Bathroom Rules

Under the light, the force on his neck was so strong that Qin Rang suffocated. He tried to scratch his neck but couldn't find anything. He could only crane his neck and desperately open his mouth to try to get fresh air.

Yu Guangzhong Qin Rang saw the changing shadows on the wall, and a flash of inspiration struck them.

He panicked for only a moment before forcing himself to calm down and observe his surroundings.

Shadow... light...

Qin Rang looked towards the door, which was some distance away from him. After taking one look, he felt a chill run down his spine. The Bathroom door had been open at some point, and a shoe tip had already stepped in.

Without thinking, he grabbed whatever was around him and, despite the discomfort, smashed it hard against the switch.

"Clatter."

One of the light switches was knocked off, and the shadow on the wall flickered and dimmed slightly.

In that instant of hesitation, Qin Rang rushed forward and turned off all the lights, while simultaneously closing and locking the door again.

Without the light, the shadow vanished instantly. Qin Rang clutched his throat, gasping for breath, a ring of purplish-blue marks appearing on his neck.

But no sooner had he turned off the light than his strange wife started banging on the door. "Why didn't you turn on the heater when you took a shower? You need to turn on the light, or you'll get cold."

Qin Rang frowned but did not reply.

Whether it was his wife, who was in her rightful place, or the strange figure standing outside at that moment, no one could say for sure.

What if he replies, which means he agrees to the Rules for him to come in?

But I can't ignore her either; what if she really is my wife?

Qin Rang slowly placed his hand on the light switch and cautiously turned it on.

"Snap."

The lights came on, and everything seemed normal.

There were no strange shadows on the wall, nor any strange swinging sounds.

Qin Rang was taken aback. He turned on the tap, but the water was still bloody.

He returned to the door, only to find that the foot in front of the door was gone.

After pondering for a while, Qin Rang tried turning on the second light switch. At this moment, the familiar shadow appeared again, and this time it immediately grabbed Qin Rang's shadow. Fortunately, he was prepared and quickly turned off the light, leaving only one lamp on.

Qin Rang suddenly remembered that when he glanced at the shadow out of the corner of his eye earlier, he seemed to have seen a familiar piece of paper on it—was it... Rules?

The water washed away the eerie sight. Sheng Qingqiao, clutching his bleeding neck, collapsed to the ground with the Broadsword on his lap. He quickly pulled a White Eraser from his pocket and began wiping his wound.

With the help of the eraser, the wound disappeared smoothly, leaving no trace of blood.

The eraser has turned red and cannot be reused, otherwise it will worsen the injury.

Sheng Qingqiao carefully put away the eraser that could worsen her injuries and took out the Rule Slip that she had been clutching in her palm.

Bathroom Rules:

First: Remember, there is no one else in the Bathroom, and no one else outside the Bathroom. No one will disturb you while you are showering.

Second: Please turn on only one light when entering the Bathroom. Excessive electricity consumption will upset your family. If you unfortunately turn on more than one light, please quickly turn off all the lights and then turn on another light.

Third: The idea that no one is urging you from outside is just your imagination.

Fourth: Sometimes your reflection in the mirror might mischievously miss your movements. Don't panic; just avoid eye contact with your reflection. If you do unfortunately make eye contact, try your best to keep up with your reflection's movements.

5. Your toilet may occasionally get clogged. Please remember to keep the toilet lid closed at all times.

Six: Do not answer anyone's questions; the Bathroom is quiet. If you hear other sounds, you can drown them out with singing.

After reading all the Rules, Sheng Qingqiao immediately got up, turned off the light, turned on another light, and closed the toilet lid... Only after doing all this did he have time to look at the baby who had been lying on the floor for a long time, and suddenly his "maternal love overwhelmed him."

"Don't worry, Mom will sing you a song and take you for a bath." Sheng Qingqiao forced a sinister smile.

The Weird Baby: Maybe you shouldn't sing?

The unpleasant singing drowned out the sound of water. This time, the water released was no longer blood. Sheng Qingqiao quickly washed and dried the baby, then took it away from the Bathroom before letting out a long sigh of relief.

This early morning intimidation gave him a real jolt.

After settling the baby, he reached for his phone and dialed the number Qin Rang given him the day before.

A moment later, Qin Rang answered the phone, his voice coming through the phone, sounding tired and breathless.

"Hey, are you done on your end?"

"Alright." Sheng Qingqiao briefly explained the Bathroom Rules, "I don't know if all Bathroom Rules are like this, but it can give you some reference."

"I got one too, about the same as yours. We'll talk about it outside later," Qin Rang said.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Rang opened the door, and his wife called him to have breakfast.

"How's work lately? Has your boss been giving you a hard time?" His wife, who had been very amiable at the dinner table recently, suddenly looked at him with a cold expression.

Qin Rang's heart skipped a beat; the hidden dangers in this job still needed to be addressed.

He smiled and said, "Everything's fine. Don't worry, I'll definitely take good care of you and the baby, no matter what."

The daughter giggled, "Dad, you're exaggerating."

"Dad didn't... Oh, right," Qin Rang said, feigning a sudden realization, "I got paid yesterday, but I forgot to tell you. I'll transfer the money to you."

Tao Yuan gave him 20,000 to transfer to his family, but he stingily transferred 15,000 to his strange wife.

It really hurt to spend the money, but what could he do? He'd already spent all the little money he had on the Life Supermarket. The food wasn't expensive, but the seating fee was.

He only discovered it this morning when he checked his balance. Luckily, Tao Yuan lives alone and had some money to give him.

The wife's strange expression immediately brightened.

"Why is there an extra five thousand this month?" his wife asked with a laugh. "Did you hide some money from me before?"

Qin Rang, who was prepared, said, "There's plenty of bonus money. I promised you last time I'd treat you to something nice, so you can buy whatever you want now."

The daughter cheered happily, "Yay! I love Dad the most!"

"I'll go to work now, you guys take your time eating."

Qin Rang left home without going to find his teammates. He had actually noticed yesterday that some people were talking and gossiping, so it was inevitable that no one would tell his family about his movements these past few days.

To avoid such a situation, they must be wary of these wandering, eerie creatures during their operations today.

If Qin Rang were to find out that he wasn't going to work on a weekday and was just wandering around the neighborhood, even he wouldn't know how to explain it to his two weirdos at home.

After finishing what his mother had asked him to do, Lin Nieran went to Lin Yi's house and knocked on the door loudly.

Lin Yi woke up early, but still opened the door with a stern face.