She grinned even wider in the painting, and a burst of piercing laughter broke the silence of the room.
This laughter was like the whisper of a devil, cold and sharp, making people shudder. It is as dizzying as if it is going to pierce a person's eardrum and penetrate directly into the brain.
As if someone hit her hard on the back of the head with a big mallet, Lin Ting covered her ears and took a few steps back.
Xiaobai, who had been lying at the bottom of the bed, jumped out with an "ouch" and knocked the easel down. The painting fell to the ground and fell apart instantly.
The last trace of laughter disappeared, and silence finally returned to the room.
Lin Ting felt a chill, and she looked at Xiaobai, who was covered in fur. It seemed to be trying its best to collapse at her feet, and its black fur had spread all over its hind legs and tail.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Dong dong dong."
"Miss, I'm going to go buy groceries."
It was Aunt Li's voice.
Lin Ting replied through the door, "I understand."
As the front door closed, she opened it.
While Aunt Li was away, Lin Ting decided to look for clues in the house.
In a world of strange rules, unknown territory means unknown risks.
There were only two rooms in the house that she had not visited.
One is the study room and the other is Aunt Li's bedroom.
When Lin Ting entered Xu Qingzhi's study, the scent of books and ink hit her face.
Rows of mahogany bookcases are lined with heavy books, and the dark carpet makes the place look solemn and solemn. A stack of manuscripts and contracts are randomly placed on Xu Qingzhi's desk for her to look at at will. There is also an old-fashioned telephone and a glass on the corner of the table. baby.
The skin of the glass doll has cracked and is stuck together with transparent glue, and the smile on the corner of its mouth is a bit weird.
There is also a note under the doll.
The note read: "If you don't want to stay with me, let this doll accompany you instead of me."
No signature.
This doll is incompatible with the style of the study. Maybe she gave it to Xu Qingzhi.
Entering Aunt Li's room again, this room is even more depressing, with only a bed and a cabinet.
There are no windows.
The ground in the cramped room was covered with gray hair.
There is also a photo of Aunt Li and her daughter on the bedside table.
Lin Ting was about to search for useful things when the two people in the photo suddenly blinked and tears began to flow from their eyes.
"I'm so bored, I really want to go out..."
"Open the window and you will be free..."
"Why don't you save me in the face of death? Why don't you save me in the face of death..."
Go, die, die, die, die!
A window appeared in Lin Ting's sight, and his body walked uncontrollably toward the sun.
No, she was infected.
The moment Lin Ting raised her feet, she squeezed her wrist hard, using the pain to keep herself awake.
Severe pain hit his brain, and Lin Ting's sanity immediately returned. She stopped looking at the photos and turned to leave the room.
The moment he stepped out of the door, the screaming voice in his head stopped.
"Kakaka-"
Aunt Li opened the door, and every time she took a step inside, she made a weird sound of bones rubbing together.
She met Lin Ting's gaze, her eyes full of indifference.
She returned to the kitchen and continued cleaning. The dishes shattered on the floor, and Aunt Li stepped on the glass shards, bleeding profusely, but she seemed not to feel any pain.
It seemed that the place where Aunt Li spent the longest time was the most severely infected.
Lin Ting returned to the bedroom and fell asleep.
Because of the mild pollution, she had nightmares during her sleep.
There is a ringing in the ears, which gets worse as the night comes.
At first, Lin Ting dreamed that Xu Qingzhi was drinking out of control and confided in her in the dark.
"Why is it like this? Why can't you be my model forever and be beautiful forever?"
"Yes, it's all her fault. She ruined my family."
"I will take revenge..."
The words that make people's hair stand on end, and the eyes that are as sticky as snakes.
Affected by the nightmare, Lin Ting struggled to open his eyes to get rid of the fear caused by the nightmare.
But it was as if she had encountered a ghost on the bed. She knew clearly that she could not sink into the nightmare, but she could not open her eyes.
The strangeness was interfering with her mind.
Xu Qingzhi's scarlet eyes were everywhere, like a demon that he couldn't get rid of, sticking out from every corner.
She wanted to escape, but was grabbed tightly by countless arms stretched out from the ground, unable to move.
She gradually drowned in the muddy darkness.
"Meow!"
With a meow, all eyes instantly dispersed, allowing Lin Ting to regain his composure.
She opened her eyes and the room was dark.
Lin Ting felt her temples pounding. She had obviously slept, but her head felt even heavier.
That’s what it feels like to be infected.
If it weren't for Xiao Bai, maybe she would have slept until morning.
This strange story was deliberately intended to make her break the rules.
Lin Ting rubbed her dry eyes, picked up Xiaobai who was licking her palm next to her, and walked directly into the shower room.
When the water sprayed on her body, Lin Ting suddenly felt much more conscious.
And Xiaobai didn't flutter like an ordinary cat when encountering water, but exposed his belly in the water and enjoyed it.
Sure enough, water resists pollution.
Lin Ting took advantage of her clear mind to recall the dream just now.
The content of the dream may be an important clue to clearing the level.
In the dream, Xu Qingzhi mentioned "model". It can be speculated that his profession may be a photographer, or...
Is a painter.
Lin Ting remembered the portrait that suddenly appeared. She was so lifelike in the painting that it was definitely not something a layman could copy.
She came out holding Xiaobai, who was still reluctant to leave in the puddle, and happened to meet Xu Qingzhi who was going home.
His eyes fell on her tightly wrapped bath towel, his expression as deep as ink.
"You're back? Let's take a shower first."
"Um."
Xu Qingzhi's eyes didn't stay for long before he went straight into the shower room.
Lin Ting put Xiaobai in the bedroom after taking a bath, got dressed and sat on the sofa in the living room.
Xu Qingzhi, whose lower body was wrapped in a white bath towel, sat directly next to her and hugged her body.
Because she had just taken a shower, Lin Ting felt very warm when leaning in his arms.
At this moment, Xu Qingzhi wrinkled his nose and asked in a low voice: "Why are your clothes so dirty?"
Lin Ting lowered his head and realized that there were a few tufts of gray hair falling on his clothes.
Xu Qingzhi picked up a strand with his slender fingers and observed it carefully for a few seconds under the light, his voice a bit colder.
"Mouse fur?"
Lin Ting's heart skipped a beat. The rules said that if a mouse is found in the house, Xu Qingzhi must be informed immediately.
"I may have contracted it outside." Lin Tingshan said with a smile.
After hearing Lin Ting's explanation, Xu Qingzhi's serious face relaxed a little. He looked at her top with disgust and said, "Go change."
She breathed a sigh of relief, put the dirty clothes in the washing machine, and put on another set of clean pajamas.
"By the way, I will accompany you to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow."
Lin Ting heard alarm bells ringing in his heart.
"Tomorrow? Aren't you busy?"
Xu Qingzhi had no expression on his face and held her body very elegantly, but there was a hint of suppressed emotion brewing in his bright eyes.
"No - nothing is more important than your business."
