Starting with dissecting ghost stories

"Don't you have any other clothes?"

"Hmm... Do you have a bracelet or necklace or anything? Your clothes are too plain and need some embellishment. Never mind, I'll lend you one."

"Your nearsightedness isn't that severe, so why do you always wear glasses? Take them off and try them on."

"When did you start building those muscles...? Wait a minute! I'll go out first, then you can change!"

"Bang--!"

In the master bedroom's bathroom, Shen Xing looked at himself, now dressed in a different outfit, and carefully examined his reflection in the mirror.

She took off her glasses and styled her hair with hair clay, losing some of her gentle and mild demeanor. Combined with the black T-shirt and silver accessories, she exuded a more aggressive aura.

Coupled with his calm expression, he gave off a feeling of keeping people at arm's length... This was very different from Shen Xing's usual image.

Perhaps because of her trendy outfit and the fact that she had taken off her glasses, she looked much younger, like a college student.

My younger sister seems to really enjoy dressing up, just like when she was little and dressed up as a Barbie doll. Is this something that all girls are interested in?

Well, it's alright. This less-than-composed image is definitely very different from the description Director Wang gave of that Miss Wang Xinran. She will be disappointed.

After changing his clothes, Shen Xing came out of the room and stood in front of Shen Yuan, who was waiting in the hallway. He said, "Is it okay now? She called and gave me the address, a coffee shop."

The other party booked the only Western restaurant in this small town, which sells steak, coffee, pasta, and the like. The prices are not cheap, especially for someone like Shen Xing with a monthly salary.

This will allow the opposing team to score AA (AA points), thus deducting another point.

"Xiao Yuan?" Shen Xing looked at his younger sister, who was staring at him without moving, and asked again to confirm, "Can we go now?"

"Uh, ah? It's okay now." Shen Yuan turned her head. She didn't seem to have any intention of changing her clothes and was preparing to go directly to the Western restaurant in her school uniform.

After changing into his shoes, Shen Xing glanced at the time.

I wasted some time getting ready, and it's almost 6 p.m. Now I'll have dinner and be able to leave around 7 to 7:30 p.m.

We need to go out around midnight tonight. Don't let Shen Yuan eat too much; she still needs a glass of milk to drink tonight.

Shen Yuan's dark circles have been quite pronounced lately, so I'll treat this as a way to cure her insomnia. I used a bit too much last time, so I'll use less this time.

When Shen Xing arrived at the entrance of the building downstairs, he was about to turn around and go to the awning next to him to get his bicycle, but Shen Yuan called him back.

"How can you ride a bicycle to a Western restaurant? Take a taxi!"

Shen Yuan's words changed Shen Xing's plan from riding a bicycle to taking a taxi.

With a starting fare of 5 yuan, the taxi stopped in front of a shopping mall before the meter reached 7 yuan—the place where Shen Xing buys dolls in the morning.

"If you don't know what to say later, just keep quiet and let me do it, okay?"

"Um."

"If you feel uncomfortable, just kick me, and I'll figure out a way to get you out of here."

"it is good."

Shen Yuan adopted a very practiced demeanor and, as she walked towards the restaurant, gave Shen Xing instructions on what to do after they met.

However, Shen Yuan fell silent the moment she stepped into the Western restaurant.

The Western restaurant was dimly lit and elegantly decorated with a lot of dark brown solid wood. A faint fragrance of meat wafted in the air.

This was Shen Yuan's first time dining at such a high-end place. She appeared somewhat nervous and awkward from the moment she stepped into the restaurant. Originally leading the way, she somehow ended up shrinking behind Shen Xing.

"Do you have a reservation, young man?" The waiter politely asked as he approached Shen Xing.

"Someone made a reservation, table number 17," Shen Xing said with a slight nod and a smile.

"Okay, this way please."

Led by the waiter, Shen Xing arrived at a corner seat by the window. Two sets of tableware were already set on the seat, but no one was sitting there; they had probably gone to the restroom.

Shen Xing seated Shen Yuan inside by the window, then sat down next to her and turned to the waiter, saying, "Could you please bring another set of tableware? Thank you."

At this moment, Shen Yuan was no longer the talkative girl she had been downstairs. Wearing a school uniform that seemed out of place here, she was restless and couldn't escape because Shen Xing had blocked her way out.

"Excuse me... I need to use the restroom."

"Is it in a hurry? Let's go later." Shen Xing knew that Shen Yuan was going to run away.

She's a "burden" shield, and we can't let her go yet.

"Excuse me......"

A pleasant voice came from the side. Shen Xing looked up and saw a young and beautiful woman standing next to the seat. Perhaps because she still had a bit of baby fat on her face, she looked to be around twenty years old.

"Are you Shen Xing?" the girl asked uncertainly. She glanced at the girl sitting next to Shen Xing, who sat there like a wooden doll with her eyes down, and then said, "I am Wang Xinran."

"Yes, I am Shen Xing." Shen Xing did not stand up, but simply smiled and said, "Please sit down."

"Oh, it's good that you didn't mistake me..." Wang Xinran sat down opposite Shen Xing and began to feel a little awkward.

She would occasionally look up at Shen Xing, who was taking orders from the waiter, but whenever Shen Xing glanced at her, she would quietly look away and pick up her glass to drink her lemonade.

She had prepared a lot to say when they met, but now she seemed unable to say a single word.

The fact that a young girl was sitting next to him might have had an impact, but the most crucial thing was that she never expected that the person Uncle Wang introduced would be like this.

She had only casually asked Uncle Wang to introduce her to a handsome guy, but to her surprise, Uncle Wang actually went to look for one, and he found someone... so handsome.

They look much more handsome than the F4 from Meteor Garden, and they also look very clean and refreshing.

Wang Xinran and Shen Yuan both had their heads down. One was fiddling with the hem of her clothes with her fingers, and the other was twirling her hair with her fingers. It seemed that the only one with his head up was Shen Xing.

Wang Xinran could feel that Shen Xing's gaze seemed to be fixed on her the whole time...

What should I do? I'm so nervous! How should I start the conversation? Will my outfit look tacky? Is my lipstick color a bit too frivolous...? Ugh... I should have changed my clothes.

Shen Xing stared at the girl named Wang Xinran in front of him, his eyes slightly narrowed.

He regretted not bringing his DV camera.

In Shen Xing's eyes, Wang Xinran, who looked sweet and lovely, was surrounded by gray-white specks.

When she occasionally looked up, Shen Xing could see through the gaps in her bangs that the scars, which looked like burns, were covered with black holes like a honeycomb, as if a black microphone mesh had been tattooed on her head.

This is not a tattoo.

Another anomaly.