Chapter 351
Chapter 351
Of course, that did not mean the danger could not be avoided.
Take this ghostly figure, for instance. He only went hunting when he saw light.
If Qin Nan and the other two had been even a little slower to switch off their flashlights, they might well have been done for.
Qin Weiyi broke out in a cold sweat.
This could not be the only danger they would face.
He had to warn Jian Fan and the others!
Failing to finish filming the variety show was one thing. Being attacked might mean immediate erasure.
But how was he supposed to warn them?
Qin Weiyi began to worry.
They were all taking part in the same variety show, yet they could not even pass information to one another. It was maddening.
Qin Nan and the other two, meanwhile, knew nothing of his worries.
They had already left the company.
Once outside its doors, they came to the elevator.
All three headed straight for it.
It was strange, really. The power was out, but the elevator was still running.
Qin Nan clearly had not realized anything was wrong. He assumed the ghostly figure had been arranged by the production team and was still in the mood to joke. “What do you think? When the doors open this time, will we get another elevator full of ghosts?”
“Shut up. I don’t want to hear another word out of you,” Mu Xin said coldly.
Even without any danger, she had no desire to go through that experience again.
Just as she finished speaking, the elevator gave a ding.
It had arrived.
Mu Xin looked toward it and suddenly grew nervous.
The problem was that Qin Nan was unnervingly good at this. Anything that came out of his mouth seemed to come true.
She had to be on her guard.
Under her unblinking gaze, the doors slowly opened, revealing the scene inside.
There was a ghost in the elevator, but it was not packed with them. There was only one, and all three of them knew her very well.
Wasn’t this their ghostly big sister in red from the previous episode?
At the moment, the female ghost in red had her entire body plastered to one wall of the elevator. She stuck out her head and admired herself in the mirror.
Even the elevator coming to a stop did nothing to disturb her.
Mu Xin, however, was rather excited to see her. “Big Sister!”
The female ghost in red turned her head, saw Mu Xin, and gave a contemptuous snort. “Useless human.”
Mu Xin paused.
The female ghost in red did not recognize her.
Logically, that made sense. This was a different scenario, after all. Her personality, though, seemed much the same.
With that thought, Mu Xin curved her lips into a smile and immediately put on an adoring expression. “Big Sister, you’re so powerful! And so beautiful!”
The female ghost in red stiffened, then turned to look at Mu Xin again.
Faced with Mu Xin gazing at her with stars in her eyes, looking almost ready to clasp her hands over her heart, the female ghost in red silently slid down the wall and hovered above the floor. She cleared her throat. “Aren’t you taking the elevator? Hurry up and get in.”
Mu Xin gave a little cheer inside.
The female ghost in red was still just as easy to win over.
The three of them entered the elevator.
Qin Nan went to the buttons first, but no matter how insistently he pressed 1, nothing happened.
Surely they did not have to find an elevator card again?
Qin Nan was in despair.
Jian Fan was puzzled by the elevator too. His Script said nothing about finding an elevator card. They should have been able to leave directly.
Could his Script be wrong as well?
But the bullet comments earlier had clearly said his was the genuine Script.
Jian Fan frowned, realizing there was more to this than it seemed.
“The button doesn’t work?” Mu Xin was surprised too.
If they had to go back and find an elevator card, would that mean returning to the company? That unidentified ghostly figure from just now was… rather frightening.
As she considered this, her thoughts turned to the female ghost in red.
Her lips suddenly curved upward. In a sweet, wheedling voice, she said, “Big Sister, you must be really powerful. Do you know why we can’t press the button for the first floor?”
Mu Xin had it all worked out. If the female ghost in red said they needed an elevator card, she would ask her to help fetch it.
A perfect plan.
Yet when the female ghost in red heard the question, her expression stiffened.
That reaction… did not quite fit Mu Xin’s expectations.
The female ghost in red cleared her throat. “It might be because of… me.”
“Hm?” Mu Xin had not expected that answer.
“Why do you say that, Big Sister? Is it because you’re so powerful? So powerful that the whole elevator stops working?” Mu Xin’s main aim was to flatter her.
She meant nothing more by those words.
The female ghost in red, however, cleared her throat awkwardly. “You could put it that way.”
Huh?
Mu Xin froze.
So they really could not press the first-floor button because of the female ghost in red, rather than because they lacked an elevator card?
The female ghost in red felt a little guilty, but was she the sort to let it show?
She immediately said, “This elevator can only carry me. If you want to take it, wait for the next trip.”
Mu Xin: “…”
Qin Nan was rather speechless as well.
Then why had she told them to get in?
He did not dare ask, though.
Mu Xin, meanwhile, feigned confusion. “Why can’t we press the first-floor button when you’re here with us? Does that mean it works if it’s just us, or just you?”
The female ghost in red gave a casual “Mm.”
The more nonchalant she sounded, the more painfully awkward she felt.
She really was telling the truth. The elevator would not let them select the first floor because of her.
Qin Nan and the other two had no choice.
In that case, they could only wait until the female ghost in red had left.
They were about to step out when something suddenly occurred to Mu Xin. Turning back to the female ghost in red, she said, “Big Sister, when you get to the first floor, could you wait for us by the elevator? I want to hang out with you.”
The female ghost in red: “?”
“You want to hang out with me?” She was clearly astonished.
Then she looked down at herself. With a face like hers, she was obviously a ghost. How had this young woman managed to say she wanted to spend time with her?
Mu Xin nodded very earnestly. “Yes! I want to hang out with you. You’re so powerful, Big Sister. I admire you, and I want to spend a little more time with you.” As she spoke, she held out her hands and clasped them in a pleading gesture. “Please wait for me, Big Sister? I know I’m useless, but I really do like you. I want to hang out with you.”
Mu Xin’s words nearly made the female ghost in red blush.
Watching from the side, Qin Nan could only say that this was standard procedure for Mu Xin.
“All right,” the female ghost in red said, sounding rather helpless.
Mu Xin obediently stepped out of the elevator and gave her a well-behaved little wave. “See you on the first floor in a bit, Big Sister.”
A short while after the three of them stepped out, the doors began to close.
The female ghost in red was a little embarrassed and wanted to leave as quickly as possible. But just as the doors were about to shut, her expression suddenly changed.