By mid-November, winter had arrived in Fu City.
After returning home, Qin Manjiang went to sleep, exhausted.
He slept a dreamless night and finally felt somewhat refreshed when he woke.
Realizing that two days had already passed in the real world, he hurriedly called his boss.
"Is that you, Qin?"
"It's all right..."
"I'm closing up for a few days. Yes... I need to leave Fu City for a bit."
"Mm-hmm, it's fine. I'll be back in about a week. Remember to come in for work."
"You can also go over and keep an eye on the place, but don't bring any strange people there to play~"
Not only did his boss, Lin Ci, refrain from asking where he had been these past two days, she even told him not to come back to work for another week.
After hanging up, Qin Manjiang looked deeply moved. Such a generous su-no, such a good boss was hard to find these days. He couldn't let this job slip away.
He went to the window and took out the doll, [I].
The moment this fellow in a white lab coat entered the real world, he became an ordinary doll, giving no response no matter how Qin Manjiang bullied him.
A chilly wind swept through the city, blowing down a few withered yellow leaves.
Qin Manjiang closed his eyes, feeling the change in seasons.
It's so damp. Is it raining somewhere in Fu City?
"Hey, I know you can hear me."
Qin Manjiang suddenly spoke to himself.
The wind tousled his hair. Gazing at the doll, Qin Manjiang continued on his own, "Honestly, you're better suited to surviving in the Ghost Story World than I am. You're smarter, more decisive, and more perfect."
"And I..."
"I don't even know who I am."
Qin Manjiang