Prologue
The day Chen Yugeng was discharged from the hospital after treatment for depression, he saw his hunched shadow in the sunlight.
That shadow suddenly spoke: "You stole my body."
He returned to the university library and found a note tucked into an old book: "Welcome back."
Late at night, the dark memories of his depression took physical form and attacked him.
Clutching the note, he sneered: "I didn't steal it. I was reborn."
The note suddenly burst into flames, illuminating the smiling version of himself in the graduation photo on the wall.
1. The hospital corridor at dawn was like a time tunnel, forgotten by the world. The smell of disinfectant was its eternal soundtrack, a kind of