Three Days with Bai Luo Yin

Finding Bai Luo Yin chapter 4.

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The men eyed Gu Hai carefully. They eyed his body and his strength, wondering if it's worth the effort to help him. It could be a mistake if Gu Hai were weak and only dragged them down. They didn't need any one to drag them down. But Gu Hai had a very impressive build, and even when his arms were covered in suspicious bruises, it was only obvious he wasn't the weaker of the population.

"Who are you looking for?"

Gu Hai thought for a moment, then proudly said, "My lover." Gu Hai rubbed his finger against his lips, and looked back up. Gu Hai never once felt shy about his love for Bai Luo Yin. He never felt it necessary to hide it," I have to find him."

The man that stood in the middle nodded his head, and slapped Gu Hai's shoulder. The gesture wasn't a violent gesture, but it's a gesture used amongst men as a sign of support.

"We will find him." There was a short pause suddenly, and the man used it to clear his throat, "What happened? Why isn't he with you?"

"We got separated. He stayed behind and I went ahead, and when I returned back to where I left him, he was no longer there." Gu Hai let out a sigh. Leaving him was a mistake. He thought that it was safest for Bai Luo Yin to stay behind, but it seems the safest was for them to simply stay together. He cursed himself for only realizing that now," He's strong, he's not weak. I know that he is alive."

"Then let's start looking for him."

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Gu Hai followed the group of men down the apartment stairwell, and turned into an empty room. The windows were broken out, covering the floor in pieces of glass sized both large and small. The men came in from the window. Of course.

"The water will slowly be cleared away, but right now it is too high. We had to break into a window as the first floor door was drowned, and will have to continue to do so in case your lover is in a building," The man looked back at Gu Hai, from top to bottom and with regret in his voice he said ," If he is alive."

The boat was wooden, and the white paint was chipped and rusted into a deep brown color. With every movement, came more movements, and caused the boat to shake uncontrollably. Gu Hai barely held on to the sides of the boat, he barely cared for his body that was jerked back and forth without control. His mind was lost in distraught and worry, and he tuned out the voices that called out to himself almost to the point that they were barely there.

Everytime he thought of a single thing, Bai Luo Yin would appear back into his thoughts. He blamed himself.

"What's his name? "

Gu Hai suddenly looked up. The same man that spoke to him in the building approached him again, it seemed as if he were the leader of the men. He spoke a lot at times when some didn't want to be spoken to, and perhaps that would have been Gu Hai, but he couldn't seem to resist speaking of Bai Luo Yin.

"Bai Luo Yin," He said and twisted the ring on his finger that had those three initials carved into. Bai Luo Yin wasn't aware of that, of course, he was simply clueless at times. But Gu Hai never took it off.

"Speak of him to me. What about him makes you so desperate to find him? What makes you clearly love him?"

Gu Hai chuckled. That was a silly question. Any person with a heart would be desperate to save another human.

Gu Hai looked at the ring and thought of his question. He never thought of that, never thought of what exactly he loved about Bai Luo Yin, he just simply understood that he did. He just simply understood that he loved.

However, in that moment Gu Hai realized there wasn't a single thing that he did not love. There was not a single thing or a single fabric of personality that fustrated him.

That is when he was able to say,

"Everything"

And he said it with confidence. He said it as if God himself told Gu Hai the exact reason he loved him. Gu Hai was very sure of that, if he were not sure of anything else.

"We have to find him quickly. Stop in that building ahead," Gu Hai said, mistakenly giving orders. He was unknowingly becoming the one that led. The man understood his feelings, and due to having a warm character, he accepted Gu Hai's orders and brought the boat to a stop.

They were at a building that was far from the one Bai Luo Yin was left at, but Gu Hai had intentions on checking every single last building and every single last corner that he came across. He would surely be in one.

Gu Hai quickly stood up on the boat, and ignored the pulling that he felt as the man tied the boat to a railing so that it would not be carried down by the current. He attempted to break the window with his fist, and after four powerful punches, the glass shattered. Glass pieces scratched against his skin, and broke off into his hand, causing him to clench his teeth together but push the pain away into a far away room in his thoughts.

He kicked any remaining pieces of glass, clearing the way into the apartment. Gu Hai climbed into the window, and fell onto the apartment floor. The fall hurt his shoulders as the window was high up from the floor, but again, Gu Hai stood up and stretched his arms. Pain was simply only pain.

"We have to keep moving. Check the roof," The man stated. Gu Hai didn't acknowledge his advice in words, but acknowledged it by quickly leaving the apartment. Gu Hai quickly walked out of the door and through the hallway until he found the stairwell door. The electricity was still out, giving them the only option to use the stairs no matter how many flights.

Gu Hai did not think of the men as he rushed through the stairwell. He climbed up so many flights that he lost count, and his legs ached to receive relief. However he did not stop until he reached the roof.

He roughly opened the door, and ran out onto the roof. There were several people, but the more he approached them and saw their faces, the more he realized Bai Luo Yin wasn't there.

They continued to search. It was four buildings that day. The man in charge eventually confronted Gu Hai and told him they needed rest and they could resume in the morning. So they made the decision to rest in an empty building, and Gu Hai decided to wait on the roof. If Bai Luo Yin came by he would see him.
He wouldn't let him get away from him this time.