On the screen, the heroine's parents weren't really listening to the "doctor." Their eyes showed undisguised disappointment.
"Believe me, your daughter really isn't sick. What happened to her eyes was just an accident. If possible, I'd like to take her to Xinhai City and give her a more thorough examination." The man didn't seem like a con artist. He spoke with genuine sincerity, but unfortunately, the heroine's parents didn't believe what he was saying.
"Maybe I'll take her there sometime. Wen Yu still has school right now." The heroine's mother declined politely.
The doctor sighed softly, handed the heroine's mother a business card, and stood to leave.
Throughout the entire exchange, the doctor had his back to the heroine, so his face was never visible.
The door closed. After the doctor left, the heroine's mother complained quietly, "So that's why he was willing to treat Wen Yu for free. He's a con artist. I bet once we get to Xinhai, he'll come up with all sorts of reasons to charge us."
"I don't trust that doctor either. Maybe he's just some fake. But there has to be a reason she's sick. Wen Yu's never been like this before. How could she just get sick all of a sudden?"
"Exactly. She was fine just a few months ago. It started that night—no, that afternoon, after school. That's when she started acting strange."
Her parents' faces were clouded with worry, their voices tinged with heartache.
The camera recorded everything impassively, making it feel as if the heroine herself were watching the scene with the same cold detachment.
Her open eyes slowly closed, and that eerie music began again.
Unlike watching a horror movie at home, in the Cinema the background music came from every direction. It even created the sensation of footsteps