"Why did you suddenly get interested in movies?" The egg Alice had turned into rocked back and forth in Xu Ye's mind. "I only remember a few clips being released."
"The heroine lived three lives and went through all sorts of bizarre events. Those events kept haunting her. Even if she died and came back to life, then died again, she couldn't escape them."
"In her first life, the heroine was an orphan in a war-torn world. She was captured and sent to a prison camp. Supplies were scarce because of the war, so once the food ran out, the soldiers started eating people..."
"The heroine was lucky enough to escape, and an orphanage took her in. She thought it would be the beginning of an ordinary, peaceful life. But later, she accidentally discovered that all the orphans had been abducted by the director, who then sold them to people who came to adopt them..."
"To fetch a good price, the orphans had to study all kinds of subjects every day. They were forced to learn, and if they refused, they suffered brutal physical punishment."
"Every month, the orphan who came last in the monthly exams would inexplicably jump off the building and kill themselves."
Alice paused. "When I looked before, those were the only preview clips online. Hasn't it already had advance screenings? You should be able to find out what happens next if you look it up."
After hearing Alice's words, Xu Ye's mind buzzed. His heart involuntarily clenched, and a thin sheen of sweat broke out on his hands and feet.
It was autumn, with relatively high atmospheric pressure, brilliant sunshine, and dry air. Yet Xu Ye felt as though his whole body had been submerged in hot water.
"A-Ye, what's wrong? Did the plot blow you