The entire office building seemed to have returned to normal. Only the scars on the woman's legs proved that what had happened earlier was real, not an illusion.
Xiaotian hesitated, looking back at the corridor, where the lights were gradually coming on and voices could be heard. Her expression was dazed.
The woman swayed, dragging her leg as she started toward the elevator.
"What are you doing?" Liu Yingjie grabbed the woman.
"It was all fake... It had to be. It was all fake... The ringing phone, and... everything before that had to be fake." The woman muttered to herself, slowly growing more certain. "Maybe that gentleman just now solved the problem! Everything's back to normal now! We just fell for the ghost's trick, but it's over now!"
Liu Yingjie stared at her, eyes wide.
Xiaotian shuddered. "No. That's not it. What happened before was real! This is fake! Think about it! Ever since you started working here, the people you've met—so many of them never leave their offices, right? They're all fake!"
The woman shook her head violently. "How could that be? A-Jin was—"
"What about everyone besides A-Jin?" Xiaotian cut her off.
The woman opened her mouth, like a fish in water, unable to speak at all.
The man scratched his head irritably. "Forget it. Let's go! That ability user might've been killed! We're all that's left now! Come on, let's get out of here!"
When he finished, he started toward the stairwell.
At his words, both Xiaotian and Liu Yingjie shuddered.
"Could he be dead?" Liu Yingjie stammered.
Xiaotian didn't know how to answer.
"Let's go too. They'll let us leave, right? Heh..." Liu Yingjie changed the subject, let out a dry laugh, and looked at Xiaotian.
Xiaotian bit her lip and followed the man. Liu Yingjie