After a while, when Shen Jianxi calmed down, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became.
What was wrong with this person? He didn't have to scare her like this in the middle of the night just because he disliked her!
After being startled four times, her hunger had long vanished without a trace, leaving only the fire in her heart.
This time, the first thing she did after opening the door was to turn on the light. Just as she was about to settle scores with Jing Luan, she saw that the man who had been eating noodles on the floor moments ago had disappeared from his spot.
Shen Jianxi walked a bit further inside and, as expected, saw a large bulge in her quilt.
The plate on the floor was already empty, and the person on the bed was breathing steadily, clearly fast asleep.
A little white cream was still smudged on Jing Luan's vibrant lips, giving him a slightly decadent look.
As if uncomfortable with the blinding light, he pulled the quilt up. Before it could cover his head, Shen Jianxi’s hand stopped him.
Looking at the cream stain on his lips, Shen Jianxi felt a twitch in her temple. Her mild潔癖 made it impossible for her to tolerate the cream getting on her quilt.
Looking at the deeply sleeping Jing Luan, she sighed, resigned, and pulled a tissue from the bedside table, pressing it firmly against his lips.
After rubbing vigorously a few times and seeing Jing Luan's lips turn red, she was satisfied and crumpled the tissue, throwing it into the trash can.
He had taken up the entire side of the bed. If Shen Jianxi still wanted to sleep in bed tonight, she would have to crawl over him to get to the inner side.
She turned off the light and got into bed from the foot. After the four scares, her energy was long gone. She fell asleep with a heavy sense of fatigue.
However, the dream tonight made her frown unconsciously.
She found herself in a deep, misty valley. The moon in the sky hung like a ball of silver in the distance.
In front of her was only a small path. It was late at night, and the path seemed narrow and mysterious.
Shen Jianxi tentatively walked forward. After a stretch of pitch-black darkness, a light appeared before her. Sudanshu.com
She moved towards the light and entered a mysterious world.
Here, plum blossoms were in full bloom, osmanthus flowers filled the air with fragrance, and soft willows swayed by the lake.
The windless water surface was like glass, rippling slightly.
A swarm of butterflies, seemingly from nowhere, suddenly surrounded her.
Shen Jianxi extended her hand, and a butterfly with silver wings landed on it. The silver wings were pure and untainted.
With every flap, tiny specks of starlight fell from its wings.
Shen Jianxi leaned in to get a closer look, but the surroundings suddenly darkened. All the flowers and trees withered and died rapidly, the lake froze over, and the butterflies vanished in an instant.
In the darkness, heavy footsteps echoed.
Thump, thump, thump.
Each step seemed to land on her heart, bringing an inexplicable sense of tension.
Shen Jianxi tensed her nerves and looked in the direction of the sound.
A giant figure emerged. She looked up and saw a hand holding a porcelain plate with a patterned design.
Huh? A plate?
Feeling that something was wrong, Shen Jianxi continued to look up and met Jing Luan’s eyes. He smiled and slowly said:
“Shen Jian, are you fucking looking for death?”
A suffocating feeling came over her.
She opened her eyes and met Jing Luan’s enraged gaze.
Seeing that she was awake, Jing Luan sneered, “Where did you get the key to get into my bed in the middle of the night?!”
Shen Jianxi slapped his hands off her collar a few times.
As if noticing her discomfort, Jing Luan released his grip, got out of bed, and stood over her with his arms crossed, his narrow eyes filled with coldness.
“Cough, cough, cough…” Shen Jianxi coughed heavily before she could speak, “Open your damn eyes and take a good look, this is my room!”
As soon as she finished speaking, she abruptly stood up, grabbed Jing Luan’s collar, and pushed him against the wall, “Jing Luan, as you said, neither of us interfering with each other is the best state for us. Don’t test my patience!”
With that, she let go of him fiercely, grabbed clean clothes, and turned towards the bathroom.
Her chest binder had loosened during the sudden movement, and she feared being exposed if she stayed any longer.
Jing Luan hadn't recovered from the threat yet.
The Shen Jianxi from just now was like two different people from the Shen Jianxi he knew on the show. Her aura made it impossible to breathe for a moment.
Jing Luan was still in a daze when Shen Jianxi returned after changing in the bathroom.
She didn't care what Jing Luan was thinking. She glanced at him faintly and went downstairs.
The sound of the closing door brought Jing Luan back to his senses. He looked at the empty plate on the floor and the unfamiliar decorations, realizing he had misunderstood Shen Jian.
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Jing Luan knew he was prone to sleepwalking, but he hadn't had an episode for a few days before the group was formed. He thought he had recovered.
He hadn't expected not only to sleepwalk again but also to wander into Shen Jian’s room.
Jing Luan, now back to his senses, looked at the empty plate on the floor and walked over to pick it up.
…
Shen Jianxi had been hungry last night, and this hunger became even more intense after she woke up.
When she went downstairs, He Yi and Lu Gaozhuo were already eating breakfast. She went to the kitchen, fried an egg, and heated a cup of milk. While waiting, she heard the hushed conversation behind her.
Lu Gaozhuo: “Old He, did you hear anything last night?”
Speaking of which, He Yi put down his spoon, “Are you referring to the sound of a woman screaming?”
Hearing his answer, Lu Gaozhuo seemed to have found an ally and nodded excitedly, “Yes, yes! Exactly!”
Then he cautiously looked left and right, as if afraid of being overheard, and whispered into He Yi’s ear, “Do you think… this villa is haunted?”
Shen Jianxi’s hand paused as she poured milk, and some spilled onto the countertop.
It wasn’t that she wanted to eavesdrop; it was just that Lu Gaozhuo’s voice wasn’t that quiet.
He Yi’s face turned a little pale upon hearing this, but being the eldest of the four, he managed to suppress the hint of fear rising in his heart and said, “Don’t talk nonsense!”
“But,” Lu Gaozhuo remained insistent on his theory, “that sound clearly came from inside the villa, and besides, there are no women here!”
Shen Jianxi, who had just come out of the kitchen: …
Congratulations, you guessed correctly. There really is one.
Now He Yi’s face turned completely pale. Lu Gaozhuo was right; there were no women here, so the woman’s voice in the middle of the night…
“What’s wrong with you guys?” Jing Luan pulled up a stool next to He Yi and sat down, looking bewildered at the two of them with ashen faces, frozen in thought.
He picked up a steak knife and a slice of toast, spreading jam on it as he asked.
“Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!”
Lu Gaozhuo suddenly let out a scream that startled Jing Luan, and the toast with jam he had just spread fell jam-side down onto the table.
Shen Jianxi almost dropped her fried egg and milk onto the table.
Before he could get angry, Lu Gaozhuo suddenly grabbed Jing Luan’s arm, his expression panicked, “Our villa is haunted!”
Jing Luan looked speechless. He had never believed in such things, “There are no ghosts or gods in this world. You must have heard wrong.”
Seeing that he didn’t believe him, Lu Gaozhuo became anxious, “Really, really, Old He heard a woman screaming last night too. Right, Old He!”
Lu Gaozhuo turned to He Yi, wanting his confirmation.
Under Jing Luan’s gaze, He Yi nodded, “It’s true, we both heard it. There’s a woman screaming in the villa.”
Although both of them said so, Jing Luan was still half-believing about the ghost.
However, a woman’s scream in the middle of the night…
He looked at the person opposite him, who had been eating with his head down since the beginning, and his thoughts became complicated.