Who’s Calling Me Now
Xiaoyu’s grandfather was on the brink of death. Clutching her hand, the old man wailed tearfully, “We are immortals, you know! It’s because I ignored them that I gradually lost my powers! Child, you must never neglect them—never neglect them, do you hear?” … (He breathed his last.) Later, Xiaoyu inherited the ancestral home. From the basement, strange voices would call out, echoing through the night and keeping her from sleep. One voice pleaded, “Dragon King, I beg you, let it rain!” Another declared, “Once I summon the Bloodthirsty Demon King, my parents’ deaths will be avenged!” Yet another whispered, “Spirit of the saucer, tell me—who killed her?” And another sobbed, “Merciful Bodhisattva, please let me bear a son!” Xiaoyu thought to herself: Maybe it would be easier just to die. (1v1; the male lead is always the same person.)
Who’s Calling Me Now
After learning she had cancer, Xiangyu Shi decided that before leaving this world, she would do everything she once longed to do but never had the chance. She made a bucket list for herself:
1. Read a good book.
2. Watch a sunrise.
3. Ride the tallest Ferris wheel.
4. Fall deeply in love with someone.
5. Experience a first kiss.
6. Experience first love…
…and then she couldn’t go on.
She realized that starting from the fourth item, none of it really mattered; writing it down was pointless. If she forced herself to keep adding to the list, yet couldn’t fulfill any of it, wouldn’t she be setting herself up for disappointment in her final days? Was there any need to die with regrets? Better to let it go…
She decided to start with something simple, like number three: ride the tallest Ferris wheel. That, she felt, was doable.
The tallest Ferris wheel in the country was right in her city—160 meters tall, with sixty fully transparent cabins, offering a panoramic view of the city’s bustling splendor from its zenith.
With a light heart, Xiangyu Shi set off.
But when she arrived, she found the queue was made up entirely of couples. As a single woman, she felt completely out of place amidst the sea of affectionate lovers, the atmosphere stifling. She couldn’t help but think of items four, five, and six on her list… Was this, perhaps, a kind of self-inflicted humiliation before death?
The truth was, plenty of boys had chased after her since childhood. But for reasons unknown, they always ended up being drawn away by othe
