Shen Mo withdrew his hand expressionlessly, and put it behind his back naturally.
Out of Bai Lixin’s sight, Shen Mo lightly rubbed his index finger and thumb together, feeling the fleeting touch from earlier.
“You saw the bully forcing the bride, while the bride couldn’t bear the humiliation and wanted to end her life,” Shen Mo quietly rubbed his fingers while speaking nonchalantly, “so you chose to help the bride. You took her place in marriage to teach the bully a lesson.”
“During the journey, you were seated inside the red palanquin, and the demonic aura you emitted caught my attention.”
“Although my character was compassionate and empathetic in the early stages, I also despised evil. In my eyes, demons were malevolent, so I wanted to rid the world of you. I intercepted the bridal procession and engaged in a fierce fight.”
“Later, you managed to escape and cunningly framed me, accusing me of forcibly taking a maiden and stealing the bully’s wife. You successfully diverted the bully’s attention, leading me to fight against this thug.”
“I won’t go into details about what happened afterward. In today’s scene, you’ll have your head covered, and I’ll appear to steal the bride… Um, no, I meant catch the demon.”
“You’ll keep your head covered throughout the entire scene. Only in the final shot when attempting to flee will the heroine’s face be captured in the shot.”
“I’m done explaining. You should have an understanding of the plot now, right?”
“Do you want me to explain it again?”
Bai Lixin quickly declined, “No need, no need. Thank you, movie king Shen Mo.”
‘Explain it again? I politely decline!’
Shen Mo’s gaze fell on Bai Lixin’s face without a trace, and just as Bai Lixin’s face was turning red from the scrutiny, Shen Mo suddenly asked, “Did you visit Gold Sea Luxury Apartments last night?”
Bai Lixin’s eyes showed a hint of surprise, “Huh?”
“You…have a crossdressing fetish?”
There was a buzz Iin Bai Lixin’s mind, and his expression could only be described as stiff.
“And your occupation, weren’t you a sleep tester for haunted houses? How did you become a a student from the acting department? Were you lying?”
Shen Mo stared at Bai Lixin’s somewhat dumbfounded yet delicate face. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing his first evident smile of the day. “You still haven’t recognized me? We’ve ridden the elevator together twice.”
“I bought an apartment on the 8th floor. I stay there sometimes, especially when I have work nearby.”
Shen Mo formed circles with both hands, placing them over his eyes. “I was wearing thick sunglasses at the time.”
Bai Lixin eyes went wide, “So it was you?”
Shen Mo’s smile gradually grew wider, “It really was you. Initially, I wasn’t sure if it was you. Since you’re asking in this manner, it must be you.”
Bai Lixin was dumbfounded again.
‘Damn it, I fell into this guy’s trap.’
Shen Mo suddenly approached Bai Lixin. Bai Lixin didn’t have any defenses, and subconsciously took a step back. His back leaned against the cold metal of the nanny car.
Shen Mo’s gaze was provocative as he looked down at Bai Lixin, towering above him. “You were clearly a boy last night, so why did you become a girl today? Are you a boy or a girl?”
Shen Mo’s finger slowly fell on Bai Lixin’s neck. The slightly rough fingertip traced down the contour, and the man easily found a cute little Adam’s apple. “There’s an Adam’s apple, so it seems you’re a boy?”
“You’re a boy, pretending to be a girl to infiltrate the crew,” Shen Mo chuckled, “Tell me, what’s your real name?”
Forced to tilt his head back and meet the man’s gaze, Bai Lixin answered, “I’m Bai Lixin.”
Leaning against the wall with one hand, Shen Mo used his large sleeve to shield their intimate interaction. His other hand continued to gently stroke Bai Lixin’s Adam’s apple. “Bai Lixin, Xiao Xin. So, your real name is indeed Xiao Xin. Weren’t you a sleep tester for haunted houses? Why are you here now? Just the daily grind of city life?”
Bai Lixin didn’t hide anything from Shen Mo, “I was invited by the neighboring crew. The crew next door produces a variety show about love. There was a ghostly disturbance and they wanted me to help exorcise the ghost. The ghost in question is a pervert, so the variety show’s director had me dress up as a girl to make it easier to attract the pervert.”
Shen Mo frowned slightly, his gaze locked onto Bai Lixin’s face for a moment. He opened his mouth and was about to say something when they suddenly heard footsteps approaching from a distance.
He turned his head and saw the assistant running over. While panting, the assistant said, “Everything is ready. You guys…”
The voice stopped abruptly, and the assistant continued, “What are you doing?”
Shen Mo slowly rolled down his sleeves. “We were trying out the scene. This little girl has good comprehension. I explained it to her once, and she understood the core of it. She has great potential.”
As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Bai Lixin, and he emphasized the phrase “little girl.”
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In the live broadcast room
[This time, the big boss has quite a presence. As expected of someone who’s been in the entertainment industry.]
[Seductively breaks legs, soulfully breaks hearts.]
[Even God Xin is feeling shy.]
“Equipment crew, ready!”
“Lighting crew, ready!”
“Power Crew, ready!”
“Actors, ready!”
“Action!”
With the director’s command, the shooting officially began.
It took almost two hours to shoot Bai Lixin’s scene, but the content captured in those two hours would likely be condensed into mere seconds or even split-second shots during editing.
The director became increasingly absorbed in the shoot. If not for the director of the neighboring love variety show personally requesting Bai Lixin, Director Zhang probably wouldn’t have let go so easily.
Director Zhang looked at Bai Lixin regretfully as he prepared to leave. “Xiao Xin, our crew is still here tomorrow. Feel free to come by if you have time.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
‘Come by again? That would require extra payment!’
By the time Bai Lixin returned to the small villa, it was already past 11 in the evening. He had hurried back so quickly that he hadn’t even changed out of his costume.
The lights that had previously illuminated the small villa were now extinguished, leaving only a few dim night lights stubbornly battling the darkness.
The female director gave Bai Lixin a couple more instructions before letting him go upstairs.
Similar to what the three female guests had mentioned, to create a romantic atmosphere, the entire villa was furnished with wooden flooring. Even if someone walked lightly, it would produce a considerable sound.
Everyone else had long returned to their rooms to sleep and Bai Lixin found the room marked with a dress and the number “4.”
The door wasn’t locked; it was slightly ajar. Bai Lixin pushed it gently, and the door opened.
After turning on the light, Bai Lixin didn’t hurry to change his shoes. Instead, he first looked around the room.
From his line of sight, he could see three cameras: one was mounted in the ceiling’s corner, another in the middle of a wall, and the third aimed at the door.
The room was quite clean, and there was no lingering smell.
In just one night, some evils seemed to be erased as if they never existed.
Bai Lixin changed into slippers and entered the bedroom. The bedroom was quite small, consisting of a combined bathroom, shower, and toilet, a space for a bed, and a desk placed against the wall.
A new set of pajamas was laid out on the bed, perfectly sized for him. It seemed to be prepared by the production crew.
It was already 11:30, with just half an hour left until midnight, the time when the ghostly activity had occurred the previous night.
Bai Lixin didn’t waste any more time. He quickly grabbed the pajamas and headed into the bathroom. After a hasty shower, he changed into the pajamas and neatly folded his costume on the desk.
He left in a hurry, so he will just return the costume tomorrow morning. After all, didn’t the Director Zhang say they were still around tomorrow?
By the time he finished his evening routine, there were only ten minutes left until midnight.
He turned off the lights and walked to the bed, quietly lying down.
Superficially, he lay there calmly.
In reality, he had opened the system interface.
Locating the private chat window, Bai Lixin sent a private message to Xia Chi: [Xia Chi, are you asleep?]
A few seconds later, Xia Chi replied: [Brother, I’m still on patrol. I’ll be off duty at 2 AM.]
Bai Lixin: [Are you still at Gold Sea Luxury Apartments?]
Xia Chi: [Yes, still at the same spot. What’s the matter?]
Bai Lixin: [Did you see Chen Ping’s ghost tonight?]
Xia Chi: [No, brother, it’s almost midnight. Can you not scare me like this? I’m quite a coward. Wuuu.]
Bai Lixin: [Uh, about that… If Chen Ping’s ghost appears, follow him. He might be going somewhere.]
Xia Chi: [!!! Brother, you’re heartless! You don’t care about me at all.]
Bai Lixin: [Ahem, of course I care. I do care about you, be good.]
Xia Chi: [That was perfunctory.]
Bai Lixin: […]
‘I really don’t know what I should be caring about.
The luck value is off the charts, safety index at 100%, and Tang Yue will provide personal protection for 24/7.
Damn it, in comparison, I suddenly feel so pitiful.’
After ending the conversation with Xia Chi, there are 5 minutes left until midnight.
Bai Lixin pulled the blanket over his head and retrieved the phone from the system backpack.
A day had passed, yet the phone’s battery percentage had hardly changed.
He opened text messages and found a new message.
It was sent at noon. At that time, he was giving his statement at the police station, so he didn’t have the chance to read it.
Bai Lixin opened the message and found that the content was different this time. There were only seven words: [Hello, nice to meet you.]
It was no longer the familiar ”little puppy” address. The person on the other end seemed to be aware that the phone had changed hands and politely greeted him.
Bai Lixin: “…”
Hiss, so eerie.
It was as if someone was secretly watching him in the dark, observing his every move.
A faint light from the phone screen illuminated Bai Lixin’s face. This time, he attempted to open the message from the sender, but still couldn’t see the phone number.
The time displayed on the phone was already 11:59 PM.
Based on the sender’s habits, they would send a message at both noon and midnight.
Bai Lixin silently stared at the seconds ticking away in the upper right corner of the screen. As the time reached 12:00:00, the phone rang, and a message arrived right on schedule.
Bai Lixin took a slow breath and clicked open the still-warm message.
—[Looking at your phone under the covers can harm your eyesight, you know.]
Bai Lixin instantly threw the covers aside.
In the pitch-black room, the faint glow from the phone screen revealed his somewhat tense face in the darkness.
In the pitch darkness, where one couldn’t see their own hand, there were only a few red dots on the camera, besides the faint light from the phone screen.
The young man looked somewhat vigilant and nervous as he stared at the cameras, as if suddenly realizing something. He quickly typed out a message on the phone: [Who are you?]
Sending failed.
The dim light cast shadows on the young man’s dilated pupils. He attempted to send another message: [How do you know what I’m doing?! Where are you watching from?]
Failed again.
The young man appeared flustered. His previously composed demeanor vanished, replaced by fear. He typed out another message in a hurry: [Is it through the camera? Are you someone from the production crew?]
Multiple messages were sent in succession, but the young man received no response from the other side.
Just as he was about to send a fourth message, a knocking sound suddenly came from outside.
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
The knocking was peculiar, not the rapid tapping of an ordinary person, but a slow, rhythmic and heavy knocking.
The knocking sounded weighty, as if it weren’t the result of fingers tapping, but rather the sound of a heavy object striking something.
Taking a deep breath, the young man’s fearful expression gradually eased. He got up from the bed and walked to the door.
Outside, the knocking on the door persisted relentlessly. Through the door frame, Bai Lixin asked, “Who’s knocking outside?”
A few seconds passed with no response, and the knocking on the door continued.
Bai Lixin followed the peephole to look outside. Just like the three female guests had said, there was no one outside.
After pondering for a couple of seconds, he slowly placed his hand on the doorknob.
S419m gulped: [L-Lord Hosy, can you not open the door? I’m scared.]
Bai Lixin rolled his eyes inwardly: [And why are you scared?]
S419m: [There’s no one outside and no ghost! But there is knocking. Aren’t you scared?！]
Bai Lixin: [Who said there are no ghosts? Just because we can’t see them doesn’t mean they aren’t there. Listen to the sound; doesn’t it sound like someone’s head hitting the door from above? Maybe there’s a head banging the door in a spot we can’t see.]
This statement caused the escape system to chime in: [Ah!!! Master Bai Lixin, why are you so scary with your words! We’re all good beings; can you stop scaring us? Wuuu.]
Bai Lixin: […]
Can’t even get support from the escape system.
Escape system: [But, Master Bai Lixin, if you’re so fearless, why were you almost scared out of your wits by the messages earlier? Your expression then looked like you were about to wet yourself.]
S419m: [You wouldn’t understand, System Sister. The host is fishing. Without bait, how can you catch a big fish? Don’t ask, because if you do, you’re playing into his hands.]
Escape system: [Fishing? How do you fish?]
Bai Lixin: [Chen Ping follows this person’s orders. After Chen Ping’s death, his girlfriend went insane. This person calls Chen Ping “little puppy.” So, guess who the “little bitch” in its message might be?]
Escape system: [It’s… Chen Ping’s girlfriend?]
Bai Lixin: [I suspect Chen Ping’s death and his girlfriend’s madness are connected to the person sending the texts. Look at the tone and content of its messages. It’s extremely arrogant. In its vocabulary, there are only the words “dominance” and “exploitation.” So, to catch this fish, we need to learn how to play with it.]
Escape system: [Play with it?]
Bai Lixin: [People like this enjoy the process of taming. The more frightened I act, the more excited they get. But just when they think they’re about to successfully tame me, I’ll ignore them, making them feel that uncomfortable itch that they can’t scratch.]
[After doing this a few times, they will start to feel their authority has been challenged. Most likely, they will show itself out of anger.]
Escape system: [So that’s how it is. I’ve opened my eyes by stabbing my ass.]
Bai Lixin: […]
‘Great use of a metaphor; avoid using it next time.’
Outside, the knocking on the door resonated heavily once again.
Shen Mo withdrew his hand expressionlessly, and put it behind his back naturally.
Out of Bai Lixin’s sight, Shen Mo lightly rubbed his index finger and thumb together, feeling the fleeting touch from earlier.
“You saw the bully forcing the bride, while the bride couldn’t bear the humiliation and wanted to end her life,” Shen Mo quietly rubbed his fingers while speaking nonchalantly, “so you chose to help the bride. You took her place in marriage to teach the bully a lesson.”
“During the journey, you were seated inside the red palanquin, and the demonic aura you emitted caught my attention.”
“Although my character was compassionate and empathetic in the early stages, I also despised evil. In my eyes, demons were malevolent, so I wanted to rid the world of you. I intercepted the bridal procession and engaged in a fierce fight.”
“Later, you managed to escape and cunningly framed me, accusing me of forcibly taking a maiden and stealing the bully’s wife. You successfully diverted the bully’s attention, leading me to fight against this thug.”
“I won’t go into details about what happened afterward. In today’s scene, you’ll have your head covered, and I’ll appear to steal the bride… Um, no, I meant catch the demon.”
“You’ll keep your head covered throughout the entire scene. Only in the final shot when attempting to flee will the heroine’s face be captured in the shot.”
“I’m done explaining. You should have an understanding of the plot now, right?”
“Do you want me to explain it again?”
Bai Lixin quickly declined, “No need, no need. Thank you, movie king Shen Mo.”
‘Explain it again? I politely decline!’
Shen Mo’s gaze fell on Bai Lixin’s face without a trace, and just as Bai Lixin’s face was turning red from the scrutiny, Shen Mo suddenly asked, “Did you visit Gold Sea Luxury Apartments last night?”
Bai Lixin’s eyes showed a hint of surprise, “Huh?”
“You…have a crossdressing fetish?”
There was a buzz Iin Bai Lixin’s mind, and his expression could only be described as stiff.
“And your occupation, weren’t you a sleep tester for haunted houses? How did you become a a student from the acting department? Were you lying?”
Shen Mo stared at Bai Lixin’s somewhat dumbfounded yet delicate face. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing his first evident smile of the day. “You still haven’t recognized me? We’ve ridden the elevator together twice.”
“I bought an apartment on the 8th floor. I stay there sometimes, especially when I have work nearby.”
Shen Mo formed circles with both hands, placing them over his eyes. “I was wearing thick sunglasses at the time.”
Bai Lixin eyes went wide, “So it was you?”
Shen Mo’s smile gradually grew wider, “It really was you. Initially, I wasn’t sure if it was you. Since you’re asking in this manner, it must be you.”
Bai Lixin was dumbfounded again.
‘Damn it, I fell into this guy’s trap.’
Shen Mo suddenly approached Bai Lixin. Bai Lixin didn’t have any defenses, and subconsciously took a step back. His back leaned against the cold metal of the nanny car.
Shen Mo’s gaze was provocative as he looked down at Bai Lixin, towering above him. “You were clearly a boy last night, so why did you become a girl today? Are you a boy or a girl?”
Shen Mo’s finger slowly fell on Bai Lixin’s neck. The slightly rough fingertip traced down the contour, and the man easily found a cute little Adam’s apple. “There’s an Adam’s apple, so it seems you’re a boy?”
“You’re a boy, pretending to be a girl to infiltrate the crew,” Shen Mo chuckled, “Tell me, what’s your real name?”
Forced to tilt his head back and meet the man’s gaze, Bai Lixin answered, “I’m Bai Lixin.”
Leaning against the wall with one hand, Shen Mo used his large sleeve to shield their intimate interaction. His other hand continued to gently stroke Bai Lixin’s Adam’s apple. “Bai Lixin, Xiao Xin. So, your real name is indeed Xiao Xin. Weren’t you a sleep tester for haunted houses? Why are you here now? Just the daily grind of city life?”
Bai Lixin didn’t hide anything from Shen Mo, “I was invited by the neighboring crew. The crew next door produces a variety show about love. There was a ghostly disturbance and they wanted me to help exorcise the ghost. The ghost in question is a pervert, so the variety show’s director had me dress up as a girl to make it easier to attract the pervert.”
Shen Mo frowned slightly, his gaze locked onto Bai Lixin’s face for a moment. He opened his mouth and was about to say something when they suddenly heard footsteps approaching from a distance.
He turned his head and saw the assistant running over. While panting, the assistant said, “Everything is ready. You guys…”
The voice stopped abruptly, and the assistant continued, “What are you doing?”
Shen Mo slowly rolled down his sleeves. “We were trying out the scene. This little girl has good comprehension. I explained it to her once, and she understood the core of it. She has great potential.”
As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Bai Lixin, and he emphasized the phrase “little girl.”
————————
In the live broadcast room
[This time, the big boss has quite a presence. As expected of someone who’s been in the entertainment industry.]
[Seductively breaks legs, soulfully breaks hearts.]
[Even God Xin is feeling shy.]
“Equipment crew, ready!”
“Lighting crew, ready!”
“Power Crew, ready!”
“Actors, ready!”
“Action!”
With the director’s command, the shooting officially began.
It took almost two hours to shoot Bai Lixin’s scene, but the content captured in those two hours would likely be condensed into mere seconds or even split-second shots during editing.
The director became increasingly absorbed in the shoot. If not for the director of the neighboring love variety show personally requesting Bai Lixin, Director Zhang probably wouldn’t have let go so easily.
Director Zhang looked at Bai Lixin regretfully as he prepared to leave. “Xiao Xin, our crew is still here tomorrow. Feel free to come by if you have time.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
‘Come by again? That would require extra payment!’
By the time Bai Lixin returned to the small villa, it was already past 11 in the evening. He had hurried back so quickly that he hadn’t even changed out of his costume.
The lights that had previously illuminated the small villa were now extinguished, leaving only a few dim night lights stubbornly battling the darkness.
The female director gave Bai Lixin a couple more instructions before letting him go upstairs.
Similar to what the three female guests had mentioned, to create a romantic atmosphere, the entire villa was furnished with wooden flooring. Even if someone walked lightly, it would produce a considerable sound.
Everyone else had long returned to their rooms to sleep and Bai Lixin found the room marked with a dress and the number “4.”
The door wasn’t locked; it was slightly ajar. Bai Lixin pushed it gently, and the door opened.
After turning on the light, Bai Lixin didn’t hurry to change his shoes. Instead, he first looked around the room.
From his line of sight, he could see three cameras: one was mounted in the ceiling’s corner, another in the middle of a wall, and the third aimed at the door.
The room was quite clean, and there was no lingering smell.
In just one night, some evils seemed to be erased as if they never existed.
Bai Lixin changed into slippers and entered the bedroom. The bedroom was quite small, consisting of a combined bathroom, shower, and toilet, a space for a bed, and a desk placed against the wall.
A new set of pajamas was laid out on the bed, perfectly sized for him. It seemed to be prepared by the production crew.
It was already 11:30, with just half an hour left until midnight, the time when the ghostly activity had occurred the previous night.
Bai Lixin didn’t waste any more time. He quickly grabbed the pajamas and headed into the bathroom. After a hasty shower, he changed into the pajamas and neatly folded his costume on the desk.
He left in a hurry, so he will just return the costume tomorrow morning. After all, didn’t the Director Zhang say they were still around tomorrow?
By the time he finished his evening routine, there were only ten minutes left until midnight.
He turned off the lights and walked to the bed, quietly lying down.
Superficially, he lay there calmly.
In reality, he had opened the system interface.
Locating the private chat window, Bai Lixin sent a private message to Xia Chi: [Xia Chi, are you asleep?]
A few seconds later, Xia Chi replied: [Brother, I’m still on patrol. I’ll be off duty at 2 AM.]
Bai Lixin: [Are you still at Gold Sea Luxury Apartments?]
Xia Chi: [Yes, still at the same spot. What’s the matter?]
Bai Lixin: [Did you see Chen Ping’s ghost tonight?]
Xia Chi: [No, brother, it’s almost midnight. Can you not scare me like this? I’m quite a coward. Wuuu.]
Bai Lixin: [Uh, about that… If Chen Ping’s ghost appears, follow him. He might be going somewhere.]
Xia Chi: [!!! Brother, you’re heartless! You don’t care about me at all.]
Bai Lixin: [Ahem, of course I care. I do care about you, be good.]
Xia Chi: [That was perfunctory.]
Bai Lixin: […]
‘I really don’t know what I should be caring about.
The luck value is off the charts, safety index at 100%, and Tang Yue will provide personal protection for 24/7.
Damn it, in comparison, I suddenly feel so pitiful.’
After ending the conversation with Xia Chi, there are 5 minutes left until midnight.
Bai Lixin pulled the blanket over his head and retrieved the phone from the system backpack.
A day had passed, yet the phone’s battery percentage had hardly changed.
He opened text messages and found a new message.
It was sent at noon. At that time, he was giving his statement at the police station, so he didn’t have the chance to read it.
Bai Lixin opened the message and found that the content was different this time. There were only seven words: [Hello, nice to meet you.]
It was no longer the familiar ”little puppy” address. The person on the other end seemed to be aware that the phone had changed hands and politely greeted him.
Bai Lixin: “…”
Hiss, so eerie.
It was as if someone was secretly watching him in the dark, observing his every move.
A faint light from the phone screen illuminated Bai Lixin’s face. This time, he attempted to open the message from the sender, but still couldn’t see the phone number.
The time displayed on the phone was already 11:59 PM.
Based on the sender’s habits, they would send a message at both noon and midnight.
Bai Lixin silently stared at the seconds ticking away in the upper right corner of the screen. As the time reached 12:00:00, the phone rang, and a message arrived right on schedule.
Bai Lixin took a slow breath and clicked open the still-warm message.
—[Looking at your phone under the covers can harm your eyesight, you know.]
Bai Lixin instantly threw the covers aside.
In the pitch-black room, the faint glow from the phone screen revealed his somewhat tense face in the darkness.
In the pitch darkness, where one couldn’t see their own hand, there were only a few red dots on the camera, besides the faint light from the phone screen.
The young man looked somewhat vigilant and nervous as he stared at the cameras, as if suddenly realizing something. He quickly typed out a message on the phone: [Who are you?]
Sending failed.
The dim light cast shadows on the young man’s dilated pupils. He attempted to send another message: [How do you know what I’m doing?! Where are you watching from?]
Failed again.
The young man appeared flustered. His previously composed demeanor vanished, replaced by fear. He typed out another message in a hurry: [Is it through the camera? Are you someone from the production crew?]
Multiple messages were sent in succession, but the young man received no response from the other side.
Just as he was about to send a fourth message, a knocking sound suddenly came from outside.
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
The knocking was peculiar, not the rapid tapping of an ordinary person, but a slow, rhythmic and heavy knocking.
The knocking sounded weighty, as if it weren’t the result of fingers tapping, but rather the sound of a heavy object striking something.
Taking a deep breath, the young man’s fearful expression gradually eased. He got up from the bed and walked to the door.
Outside, the knocking on the door persisted relentlessly. Through the door frame, Bai Lixin asked, “Who’s knocking outside?”
A few seconds passed with no response, and the knocking on the door continued.
Bai Lixin followed the peephole to look outside. Just like the three female guests had said, there was no one outside.
After pondering for a couple of seconds, he slowly placed his hand on the doorknob.
S419m gulped: [L-Lord Hosy, can you not open the door? I’m scared.]
Bai Lixin rolled his eyes inwardly: [And why are you scared?]
S419m: [There’s no one outside and no ghost! But there is knocking. Aren’t you scared?！]
Bai Lixin: [Who said there are no ghosts? Just because we can’t see them doesn’t mean they aren’t there. Listen to the sound; doesn’t it sound like someone’s head hitting the door from above? Maybe there’s a head banging the door in a spot we can’t see.]
This statement caused the escape system to chime in: [Ah!!! Master Bai Lixin, why are you so scary with your words! We’re all good beings; can you stop scaring us? Wuuu.]
Bai Lixin: […]
Can’t even get support from the escape system.
Escape system: [But, Master Bai Lixin, if you’re so fearless, why were you almost scared out of your wits by the messages earlier? Your expression then looked like you were about to wet yourself.]
S419m: [You wouldn’t understand, System Sister. The host is fishing. Without bait, how can you catch a big fish? Don’t ask, because if you do, you’re playing into his hands.]
Escape system: [Fishing? How do you fish?]
Bai Lixin: [Chen Ping follows this person’s orders. After Chen Ping’s death, his girlfriend went insane. This person calls Chen Ping “little puppy.” So, guess who the “little bitch” in its message might be?]
Escape system: [It’s… Chen Ping’s girlfriend?]
Bai Lixin: [I suspect Chen Ping’s death and his girlfriend’s madness are connected to the person sending the texts. Look at the tone and content of its messages. It’s extremely arrogant. In its vocabulary, there are only the words “dominance” and “exploitation.” So, to catch this fish, we need to learn how to play with it.]
Escape system: [Play with it?]
Bai Lixin: [People like this enjoy the process of taming. The more frightened I act, the more excited they get. But just when they think they’re about to successfully tame me, I’ll ignore them, making them feel that uncomfortable itch that they can’t scratch.]
[After doing this a few times, they will start to feel their authority has been challenged. Most likely, they will show itself out of anger.]
Escape system: [So that’s how it is. I’ve opened my eyes by stabbing my ass.]
Bai Lixin: […]
‘Great use of a metaphor; avoid using it next time.’
Outside, the knocking on the door resonated heavily once again.
