Chen Xiaoqiu's suggestion was entirely rational, aimed at maximizing the benefits.
She spoke of death as casually as if someone had died in a game. Even in a game, death wasn't pleasant.
"What if it doesn't mean death? What if Qi-ge can't come back to life?" Fatty said. "The worst-case scenario is that Qi-ge is the one who dies."
"Lin Qi is the one who dies." Chen Xiaoqiu spoke at the same time as Fatty, saying the exact same thing.
I was a little dazed.
"So, if we can figure out the principle behind the equivalent exchange, we can still give it a try. If we can't, then forget it," Chen Xiaoqiu said.
It seemed that was all we could do.
Skinny said, "She heard about it at a get-together. A meetup for people with the same interests. They were all into this kind of thing and met up in person. I think they met on a forum."
"She heard about it and just tried it?" Fatty's message sounded like he'd stopped halfway through. He'd probably held back from questioning Skinny about his ex-girlfriend.
At first glance, Skinny's ex-girlfriend really did seem unreliable. She was exactly the sort who'd go looking for trouble.
"But it didn't work. Other people had tried it, too, and none of them succeeded. The candles never went out. Their wishes were all simple things, like getting a one-cent red packet, passing an exam, or finding a partner. They were probably mostly joking around... They even tried it together once at an all-night board-game café. They brought a makeup mirror, lit a bunch of candles, and wished for a red packet. The kind you get by opening a bottle of soda." Skinny sent a sighing emoji. "That didn't work either."
"They must not have been sincere