After a while, the tension in the apartment began to ease.
The air in the room was no longer as thick with anxiety, though the chaos outside still felt like a distant echo.
Liu Yanyan sat on the sofa, her body slowly relaxing as she leaned back.
Her eyes occasionally flickered toward Lin Xian, who stood by the table.
Although her face looked calmer now, there was a lingering hint of unease in her gaze.
A heavy silence hung between them, like the calm before a coming storm.
Lin Xian grabbed the remote control from the table and switched on the TV.
He felt a pressing need to understand what was happening outside—about the three suns, the wild animals, and the world that seemed to shift so suddenly.
The image on the screen flashed to life.
The frantic voice of the news anchor filled the room, breaking the quiet.
"—Chaos continues to devastate cities across the globe.
The three suns visible in the sky are reportedly affecting both the temperature and the mental and physical states of living beings.
Dozens of fatalities have been reported, with many showing signs of drastic behavioral changes.
Scientists are starting to suspect this phenomenon could be a sign of a global anomaly.
Some are calling it... the beginning of the end of the world."
The screen shifted—an amateur video showing the streets in panic.
People were running frantically. Cars were ablaze.
And a massive dog, the size of a tiger, was seen mauling an elderly woman by the side of the road.
Its bite was brutal. Blood sprayed everywhere.
The woman's body was ripped apart.
Liu Yanyan instinctively covered her mouth, her body trembling violently.
Her face turned pale as snow.
Her eyes widened in disbelief at what she had just witnessed on the screen.
Without thinking, she moved closer to Lin Xian, seeking warmth, searching for safety in the midst of the terrifying images.
She lowered her head and rested it against his chest.
Her delicate hands wrapped tightly around his arm, holding him close.
Her soft, slender body pressed against him with no shame, and the curve of her chest gently pressed into his.
Lin Xian's heart rate spiked instantly.
But he said nothing, his gaze fixed straight ahead, lost in deep thought.
On one hand, he wanted to pull away from the embrace, but on the other... Liu Yanyan's grip on his arm was tight, as though silently telling him: don't leave.
The sound of the news anchor continued in the background, but it became almost inaudible.
What remained were the synchronized beats of their hearts—one filled with anxiety, the other pulsing strangely in the silent, confused space between them.
Liu Yanyan slowly closed her eyes, her breath beginning to steady.
In the midst of the fear that gripped the world... she felt just a little safer, only because she was beside this man.
Lin Xian, on the other hand, could only stare at the blank screen, his body frozen in the embrace, his mind spinning in a whirl of thoughts.
The world was changing. Something far greater than anything he had imagined… was drawing nearer.
Meanwhile, the news continued on the TV, reporting more deaths and strange phenomena that defied explanation.
A force greater than anything they could imagine seemed to be shaking the very foundations of their world, and Lin Xian knew there was nothing they could do but wait and try to survive.
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"Lin Xian... do you think we'll make it out of all this?" Liu Yanyan asked in a trembling voice, glancing up at him with a look filled with fear.
Lin Xian looked at her, and although he wanted to offer a reassuring answer, he knew it would be hard.
"I don't know... but we'll face this together."
With that, Lin Xian reached out and pulled Liu Yanyan closer into his arms. He wrapped his arms tightly around her slender waist, as though he never wanted to let her go.
Their skin brushed against each other, instinctively searching for warmth.
Liu Yanyan felt a rush of embarrassment, but she didn't pull away.
She buried her head deeper into Lin Xian's chest, feeling the warmth that spread through her.
They both fell silent, sinking deeper into the growing uncertainty, while the world outside continued to spiral into chaos.
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It wasn't long before the hours passed, and the day slowly shifted into night. The atmosphere outside had changed drastically.
Lin Xian reluctantly pulled away from Liu Yanyan's embrace and stood up from the sofa. He walked toward the balcony, and for a moment, Liu Yanyan hesitated before reluctantly letting go of him.
She silently watched him, her gaze following his movements as she followed him with careful steps.
When they reached the balcony, the view before them stopped both of them in their tracks.
The night sky stretched out in front of them, clear and devoid of clouds. But what took their breath away wasn't just the shining stars, it was the moon.
Not one, not two, but thirteen moons hung in the sky, each emitting a different color and light. Some glowed with a bluish-green hue, others with a soft purple, and some shone with a brilliant golden glow—like jewels in the sky that had never been seen before.
The light reflected beautifully off the buildings and the glass windows of the quiet city below.
A soft night breeze gently ruffled Liu Yanyan's hair.
She wrapped her arms around herself, not from the cold, but because she couldn't contain the whirlwind of emotions inside her—fear, awe, disbelief… and yet, strangely, a sense of peace.
"I've never seen a sky this beautiful," she whispered softly.
Lin Xian looked at her before turning his gaze back to the sky, a hint of doubt in his expression.
"This isn't the Earth we knew anymore... but it's so beautiful, like a dream world."
And that night, for a brief moment, the chaos of the world seemed to fade away.
All that remained was the two of them, and the strange sky above them, radiating a magic that words could never fully describe.