Although it is already past 10 o'clock in the evening, many people are not sleeping yet, and there are many lights on in every house, making the place a little more warm and peaceful.
However, Zhang Xiaoman had a headache at the moment, just because there was a lack of lighting in the alley here and it was too dark, making it very inconvenient to walk by himself. Fortunately, Lin Sisi's home was not far from Master Liu's home, so he could use his memory to find his way there without getting lost.
After running in the dark alley for about 5 minutes, Zhang Xiaoman finally found the familiar door. The benefits of persisting in exercise were also reflected. In the past, he would have been out of breath, but now It's just a slight acceleration of breathing.
After looking at the small house behind the door, there was no light. Zhang Xiaoman confirmed that he was not looking in the wrong place before reaching out and knocking on the door.
"Dong dong dong."
The sound of the wooden door being knocked was a bit harsh in this quiet alley, but Zhang Xiaoman didn't care whether it would disturb the people now. After waiting for a while and seeing that no one came to open the door, he knocked harder a few more times.
"who is that……"
Just when Zhang Xiaoman thought he was looking in the wrong place, a timid voice suddenly came to his mind from inside the door, and a burst of footsteps also sounded.
"Zhang Xiaoman...is that you?"
It was Lin Sisi who spoke, and it could be heard that she was walking slowly towards here.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Zhang Xiaoman comforted.
"Creak~" With a sound, the wooden door was opened from the inside. Zhang Xiaoman could only see the darkness inside. Through the light at the door, he could vaguely see the girl's delicate face.
"It's so dark here... Don't you need to turn on the light when you're at home?"
Zhang Xiaoman said subconsciously, but he reacted just after the words were spoken, and then secretly cursed himself for being stupid. This question was also a weird one.
Lin Sisi was stunned for a moment and then smiled and said, "There's no need to turn on the light. You can't see it anyway. It's the same to me."
Zhang Xiaoman smiled awkwardly, and then walked into the small courtyard under the leadership of the other party. Looking at the figure walking cautiously in front of him, he somehow remembered a joke he had seen before.
"The most obvious benefit of marrying a blind girl is to save electricity bills."
Zhang Xiaoman quickly shook his head and got rid of this somewhat inexplicable thought. How could he, a gentleman like himself, do such a thing as waiting for an old cow to eat young grass? Moreover, he was also suspected of taking advantage of others... He must have suffered this. Mom’s influence is no good, it must be corrected as soon as possible.
Lin Sisi didn't notice anything strange about him. When she walked to the back room, she reached out and turned on the light, and the house suddenly became brighter.
Zhang Xiaoman also saw clearly the appearance of the surroundings, which was different from the imagined scene.
Just because this place is so simple, at a glance, you can hardly see any clutter, they are all common items in daily life. And the placement seemed to be very regular, not at all like the environment he imagined a blind person would live in.
Lin Sisi seemed to understand what he was thinking, and said a little embarrassedly: "I usually have nothing to do, and I can't see, so I often clean up the house, and the things in the house must be placed in fixed positions, otherwise I You won’t be able to find it…”
Seeing her like this, Zhang Xiaoman felt sympathy in his heart and couldn't help but said: "Your house is very clean and neat. In comparison, I feel more like a blind person."
Lin Sisi smiled when she heard this and said, "Your way of comforting people is really special..."
Zhang Xiaoman also knew that his level in getting along with girls was 0, so he quickly changed the subject and said: "By the way, you said before that you felt something was watching you. Where was it?"
Lin Sisi frowned and thought for a while, then said: "It seems that I can feel it in the hall, but mainly in my room..."
Zhang Xiaoman looked around and saw that the lights in several surrounding rooms were still turned off. They were all pitch black and he didn't know what they looked like.
After Lin Sisi finished speaking, she groped with her hands to confirm the direction, and then led Zhang Xiaoman towards a room in the back.
Turn on the light and everything around you is suddenly visible.
Zhang Xiaoman couldn't help but take a breath when he saw the scene here, and then said in surprise: "These are all... paintings?"
Lin Sisi nodded sheepishly and said: "I used to study art, and I painted these paintings myself... But since I lost my sight, I have never touched a paintbrush... What are the paintings here? I can barely remember the appearance..."
After she said that, she was already a little frustrated.
"These paintings are very beautiful. They look just like the real thing. They are very beautiful!" Seeing her like this, Zhang Xiaoman comforted her.
"Well! Thank you." Lin Sisi nodded happily, and then continued the previous topic, "I just felt this way today. It was quite normal before... But now standing here with you, it seems I don’t feel that gaze anymore.”
Zhang Xiaoman heard what she said and looked at the portraits around him. He couldn't help but think of a possibility in his mind, which is also a classic plot in many horror movies.
"Is the so-called weirdness hidden in these portraits!?"
When he thought of this, he immediately used his senses to carefully detect it, but he found no trace of energy fluctuations around him.
"No, these paintings are all landscape paintings..." Zhang Xiaoman looked around again, and then focused on one of the largest paintings.
"Did you also draw this?" Zhang Xiaoman asked, pointing to the painting beside the bed. Then he felt that he had done something stupid and quickly added, "It's the one hanging above your bed. There are three people up there..."
Lin Sisi thought for a while after hearing this, and said, "Yes, this painting is the last one I painted. In it are my parents and me..."
Zhang Xiaoman couldn't help but narrowed his eyes and slowly walked towards the bed, his muscles began to tighten.
This painting is the only figure painting in this room.
Perhaps noticing the change in the atmosphere, Lin Sisi couldn't help but open her eyes wide, "looking" in the direction of Zhang Xiaoman with confusion, and asked softly: "Um, is there something wrong with the painting?"
Zhang Xiaoman responded while walking: "I'm not sure yet, come and take a look first, you don't have to worry."
As he spoke, he came to the edge of the painting, and then carefully looked at the characters in the painting.
The background of the painting is beside a small river. A family of three is sitting around a tablecloth, like they are having a picnic in the countryside.
Lin Sisi's painting is very good and lifelike. The three people inside look in the direction of the camera, with lifelike smiles on their faces.
Zhang Xiaoman's expression suddenly changed after looking at it carefully for a moment, and then he quickly asked Lin Sisi behind him: "This painting, when you were painting it, which direction were the people in it facing!?"
PS: In order to prevent harmony, the name of the city where the protagonist is located has been changed to Qionghua City.
