"I asked her who she was talking to."

"She said no one, she just got up to use the restroom."

"I went into the bathroom. It wasn't very big. The only place someone could hide was in the cabinet under the sink. I opened it, but it was empty. No one was there."

"I was stunned. Xiang Nan asked if I had been under too much pressure at work lately, and if I was hallucinating? She told me to get some rest and not to think too much."

"But I know myself very well. It definitely wasn't a hallucination!"

"From then on, I started paying close attention to Xiang Nan's every move."

"Soon, I discovered more and more strange things about her."

"She often talked to herself when she was alone, mostly in the bathroom, but sometimes in the hallway."

"When she was talking to herself, if I was on the phone, the signal would become very bad, with long stretches of static, as if it were being interfered with."

"One night, I came home late. Before I even went upstairs, I heard Xiang Nan seemingly arguing with someone. I took off my shoes and quietly went upstairs, wanting to find out what was going on."

"I found Xiang Nan standing barefoot in the hallway, talking loudly at the wall, very agitated."

"She was saying things I didn't understand. I heard the words door, let go, seize, possess...things like that."

"I could tolerate all of that, but then she actually...actually mentioned Xuan Xuan!"

"She said she could give Xuan Xuan to it too, as long as it would let her go!"

"Xuan Xuan is our child!"

"I was furious, but I held back. I suspected my wife had a mental problem, that it was all just crazy talk."

"I love her. Even if she really went crazy, I would find a way to treat her and be there for her."

"Before I could even go over to her, Xiang Nan started cursing at the wall, crying as she cursed, hysterically, saying things like get out of my body, I don't want you, I don't need you!"

"She said she had already given so much for me, according to your demands, so why...why won't you let me go?"

"I don't need you, and I don't want to live like this, half-human, half-ghost!"

"Then I heard a low chuckle. I immediately recognized that voice!"

"The one hiding in the bathroom, talking to Xiang Nan!"

"I didn't hear what that person said, because all my energy was focused on trying to find this person."

"But the laughter seemed to come from all directions. After listening for a while, I felt a splitting headache."

"But I vaguely remember that person coldly saying, if you lose me, you will age rapidly, lose your current beauty, and even instantly die of old age."

"No man will ever love you again, and everything you enjoy now will be taken away from you, after all...it's because of my existence that you stay young."

"That person said...said..."

"He actually said Xiang Nan was already 70 years old!"

"How is that possible?!"

At this point, the man's emotions fluctuated violently. Jiang Cheng could even hear his heavy breathing.

"After that person said those things, Xiang Nan suddenly stopped yelling, and then, she covered her face and cried, begging the other party not to hold it against her."

"She also said that her face, her youth and beauty, were everything to her, begging the other party not to take them away."

"Whatever the other party wanted, she would satisfy."

"But she only hoped for one thing, begging it...she actually begged it not to hurt me!"

"Hearing this, I felt a tremor in my heart. I really thought she was crazy, that all of this was just her imagination. No, not just her, I think...I think I'm having a mental breakdown too."

"But I didn't expect that even like this, she still cared about me."

"Before I could think further, I heard her say that she would make plans as soon as possible to offer a new sacrifice to it."

"I resisted the urge to rush over and see what the hell she was doing."

"But just when I thought something else would happen, Xiang Nan wiped away her tears after crying, turned around, and left the hallway, returning to the bedroom."

"She must have known I was coming home soon. She definitely didn't want me to see her like that."

"I don't know what I was thinking at the time. Although I was angry, after all, she said she was going to sacrifice our child, but after the anger, there was even a hint of emotion."

"She still cares about me, she loves me, just like I love her."

"I've already decided to send her to the best hospital for treatment. My business is connected to many hospitals. I will find the best doctors to treat her, and I will cure her illness, no matter the cost."

"But in the next second, my gaze returned from the bedroom where Xiang Nan disappeared, and in the corner of my eye, I suddenly felt that something was wrong."

"Shadows!"

"It's the shadows!"

"After Xiang Nan left, her shadow...actually stayed on the wall!"

Jiang Cheng's face gradually changed as he stared at the radio. The identity of the man who left this recording was already clear.

It was Xiang Nan's second husband, Yin Zhenliang.

Just as Jiang Cheng and the others had expected, Yin Zhenliang had also discovered the anomaly in Xiang Nan, and that was why he sent her to the hospital, ostensibly for treatment, but in reality, for imprisonment.

It was just a pity that Director Qi appeared as an unknown variable.

And what surprised Jiang Cheng even more was that there was actually a door inside Xiang Nan's body.

Just like him.

Obviously, through the recording left by Yin Zhenliang, the fact that Xiang Nan killed two children was completely confirmed, but this was not her intention. To be precise, it was a deal.

It was a deal between the guy in the door inside Xiang Nan's body and her.

In Xiang Nan's words, it was a sacrifice.

Sacrificing living people to it, and then the guy inside the door would grant her eternal youth.

Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng subconsciously glanced at his shadow.

Although his shadow stayed on the wall and everything looked normal, Jiang Cheng knew what kind of terrible monster was hidden inside his shadow.

Although it hasn't asked him for anything yet, he has a feeling that what it wants will definitely be something he can't afford, something more important than his life.

Looking at the radio in his hand, Jiang Cheng compared his current experience with his previous nightmare experiences.

Obviously, this situation is extremely special.

He wasn't dragged in by a nightmare, but the real world.

Does this mean that the door inside Xiang Nan's body is different from any door he has experienced before?

Not in terms of strength, but...control.

According to Jiang Cheng's previous understanding, once the host of the door died, the door should disappear with it, but Xiang Nan's case tells him that things are not that simple.

After the host dies, the door will continue to exist, and it no longer needs nightmares as a medium, directly eroding this world in an almost uncontrolled manner.

This may be what...it truly wants.