Eldritch Horror Theatre
Chapter 421

Servant's Needle (11)

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The standard of saying whatever she wanted with a straight face was pretty impressive!

Hearing Headless Woman call it a coincidence, Fu Qian silently shook his head.

She knew where he lived. No matter how coincidental it was, she wouldn't just happen to be passing by his door.

Clearly, his appearance had made her misunderstand something, and she was happy because of it.

"Sorry, I'm off today. I'm not going to work."

Fu Qian said calmly.

When he'd realized someone was watching him, he'd thought he was caught up in some kind of scheme. Now, it seemed like it was just a misunderstanding.

Judging by how quickly she'd come out, she'd probably been keeping an eye on his movements all along.

And as soon as she noticed him starting breakfast, she'd rushed out.

Had she been planning to wait downstairs and create a chance encounter?

That heady scent of hormones was certainly full of energy!

"Taking the day off..."

But when she heard Fu Qian turn her down, Headless Woman seemed even more shocked.

"Are you feeling unwell? I've never seen you take a day off before..."

"No, I'd already made plans to go to the museum."

"The museum!"

The word was clearly far more unexpected than she'd imagined. Headless Woman repeated it dazedly, unconsciously smoothing her long, silky hair.

The information was coming too fast. Her thoughts seemed to have gotten tangled, and she could only struggle to make sense of it.

"Why... Is there some kind of special exhibit?"

This isn't good!

Fu Qian didn't answer right away. Instead, he stared at her hand.

When she'd grabbed at her hair just now, it had been like grabbing a bundle of dry grass. A large handful had fallen out.

And she hadn't even noticed.

Just as he'd thought, something

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