The elevator doors closed completely.
Chen Lusi looked at the tightly shut elevator doors, thought for a mont, and approximately understood what Xia Panqiu ant.
Probably her "different from everyone else" included Lu Hao as well.
In a way, this could be considered a complete change of perspective, right?
Perhaps.
Chen Lusi withdrew his gaze, shook his head, and then turned to leave the elevator lobby.
He walked down the corridor to the room rented by Lin Ying.
He took out a key and opened the door.
As soon as Chen Lusi entered the room, he threw himself onto the sofa, looked at the ceiling, and began to recall the events of the day.
After going over the day’s events in full.
He thought about it, took out his phone, and sent a ssage to Lin Ying.
[I just got back from a mission and encountered quite a few interesting things.]
The ssage had just been sent.
Lin Ying’s reply ca quickly.
"Were you injured?"
"No."
Chen Lusi replied, holding his phone: "But it was quite thrilling."
He briefly recounted the day’s experiences.
Lin Ying did not interrupt him the whole ti.
Only after confirming that Chen Lusi had finished speaking did she reply, "Very impressive."
Seeing her reply, Chen Lusi smiled: "I’m not sending this to get your praise, I just feel like I want to share life experiences with others..."
But just as he was typing the opening line.
Lin Ying interrupted him: "Don’t discuss this with , I don’t understand. Anyway, I really like your life; you don’t need to exchange it with others."
"...What does this have to do with ?"
"The things you are feeling are all related to yourself."
"..."
Seeing Lin Ying’s reply, Chen Lusi thought for a mont and realized she was probably right.
"So stop overthinking it."
Lin Ying did not stop just because of Chen Lusi’s silence. She soon sent several more ssages: "And also, Xia Panqiu is not , don’t go pointing fingers at any unfamiliar woman—whether about their clothes or their way of doing things. Even if you an well, it can still lead to misunderstandings.
It’s a bad habit. You can criticize all you want; I don’t mind because we grew up together. Even if you call stupid, at most, I’ll just bite you... but if it’s soone else, you’ll end up being disliked."
"...Why did it circle back to Xia Panqiu again?"
Seeing Lin Ying’s reply, Chen Lusi responded: "And isn’t being bitten worse than being disliked?"
"I won’t dislike you after biting you."
"As if others will bite because they dislike ... Do you even realize what you’re saying? Idiot."
"I’ll bite you."
Chen Lusi: "..."
Lin Ying sent a few more furious emojis before changing the subject to serious matters: "Before Lin Wan’s college entrance exams, co back and see her when you have ti... I’m probably leaving mid-month, returning to Peng City first, then will look for Xia Yue to check on the progress of my transfer to your team."
"Okay."
Chen Lusi didn’t hesitate long and quickly agreed.
They chatted a little more after that.
Until dinnerti.
Lin Ying said she had to cook for her little sister.
It was only then that Chen Lusi put down his phone.
And after that, there wasn’t much worth ntioning.
After all, it wasn’t his house, and Chen Lusi didn’t even have gas to play.
Bathe, eat, pass the ti, and then sleep.
It was probably because of the thrilling experience today.
That night, Chen Lusi fell asleep very quickly, his eyelids becoming impossibly heavy as soon as he lay down on the sofa.
Very soon.
He fell into an abyss called slumber...
And as Chen Lusi lost consciousness... the entire living room suddenly plunged into an eerie silence.
The occasional car horn sounding outside the window suddenly vanished.
Only Chen Lusi’s calm breathing remained.
Ti slowly passed.
The bright and clear moon outside cast its light in.
The white sheer curtains were gently lifted by the night breeze.
A shadowy figure suddenly appeared next to the sofa.
The figure’s posture was strange, like it was being hung up. It looked down at Chen Lusi and slowly reached out to him...
But just halfway, the figure seed to sense sothing, and withdrew its hand like it was shocked, looking to the side.
To the side.
A girl in a white dress was looking up at it, her once dark eyes slowly turning gold.
She looked at the figure for a while, then slowly turned, raised her right hand, and pointed towards the door.
And as she extended her finger, pointing at the door.
A golden thread suddenly fell from the void.
Mid-air.
The golden thread split into two, slowly moving apart.
Just like a door opening.
A black fog filled with ominous presence slowly seeped out from the void in the middle of the golden thread.
Eventually, the golden thread opened up a ’passage,’ forming a door-like shape.
But in the middle of the door, there was nothing—only pure darkness, like... a black hole.
More ominous black fog seeped out from within.
"..."
The figure standing beside the sofa looked at the ’door,’ then at Chen Lusi, and slowly walked towards the door.
It walked very slowly.
But the distance wasn’t far.
Soon, it reached the door and stepped inside.
And as it stepped to the other side of the door.
Its true appearance was revealed... it was a young girl.
She stood on the other side of the door, slowly turned around, finally glanced at Chen Lusi outside the door, and softly murmured, "Thank you..."
As she spoke.
The golden thread closed up, slowly disappearing.
Until the girl and the door were completely gone.
The little girl in the white dress withdrew her gaze, the golden color in her eyes gradually fading away, returning to normal.
And as soon as the ’door’ closed.
A bell-like sound... began to ring out.
"Ghoul!"
"Idol worship!"
"Blasphemy!"
"..."
This ti, far more voices were cursing compared to last ti.
Because just now, the originally almost defunct Yellow Springs Branch had successfully ferried a dead soul.
And that soul was supposed to head towards the mainstream.
"..."
The little girl listened to the increasingly loud curses around her, silently raised her hands, covered her ears, and squatted down beside Chen Lusi.
...
The next day.
Chen Lusi woke up early.
He looked at the white ceiling and fell into silence.
He didn’t know why.
He had a persistent feeling that he had missed sothing.
This feeling was strange and inexplicable...but unmistakably present.
"What could I have missed...?"
Chen Lusi thought for a mont, threw off the thin blanket, sat up, ready to convince himself, and then discovered in front of him... a slightly trembling thin line.
"..."
Chen Lusi looked at the dangling thin line before him, silent.
One end of the thin line was tied to his right hand, while the other extended outward, reaching into the visual horizon.
So, what is it this ti?
Chen Lusi was silent for a mont, then reached out, trying to grasp the thin line.
But as soon as he touched the thin line... it suddenly disappeared.
...
At the sa ti.
Ten kiloters away.
Sun Rensheng suddenly sat up in bed, clutching his throat, gasping for air.
"What a damn nightmare..."
After quite a while.
Sun Rensheng finally cald down, looked around his room, and cursed in lingering fear.
Just monts before in his dream.
It felt like soone had been choking him.
He couldn’t see the person’s face clearly... but they seed godlike.
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