The Person in the Mirror

"Hey Xiao Shan, your cousin's a bit of a coward," Yang Jian said as he sat down back in the private room.

Even if it's to support Shangguan Yun.

He didn't dare do anything to A Fei and his gang of thugs; he just made them apologize and admit their mistake before letting them go.

Even Yang Jian, who witnessed this, felt that Shangguan Yun was far too benevolent.

If it were him, he would insist that A Fei and the others leave something behind.

"Your parents are letting him come and take care of you in this condition? I think you should suggest to your parents that you replace your cousin with me. I promise I'll take care of you until you're pregnant—oh, sorry, I misspoke—I promise I'll take excellent care of you."

Miao Xiaoshan blushed and glared at him, "Don't talk nonsense. You already have Wang Shanshan, and you're still flirting with me. If you keep doing this, I won't talk to you anymore."

"My relationship with her is purely platonic; it's just a matter of helping her out of a sense of duty. How can she compare to us, who were classmates for six years?" Yang Jian.

Wang Shanshan was pale, sitting there motionless and quiet, her face expressionless.

"I'm going to study in another province soon, so please don't worry about me."

Miao Xiaoshan said, a blush spreading across her cute face.

Zhang Wei, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore. He tapped the table and said sternly, "Miao Xiaoshan, please watch your words. I feel like you're trying to seduce Yang Jian. He belongs to the group, not to you personally. It seems your ideological awareness still needs improvement. Go back and write a 5,000-word self-criticism and send it to me tomorrow."

"I don't want to talk to you." Miao Xiaoshan rolled her eyes at him.

"Still not convinced? She must be feeling guilty. Yang Jian, I told you she's interested in you. Otherwise, why didn't she reply when I invited her to the party, but she came running as soon as I mentioned you? If I had known she was so heartless, I shouldn't have helped save her cousin," Zhang Wei said.

Miao Xiaoshan said, "It's all because your singing is terrible."

"My singing is bad? Look at my Adam's apple, it vibrates when I sing, that's a talent only the God of Songs, Jacky Cheung, possesses."

Zhang Wei tilted his head back confidently and said, "Zhao Lei, what do you think of my singing?"

"It sends chills down your spine," Zhao Lei said.

"Look, he was moved by my singing," Zhang Wei said.

Miao Xiaoshan said, "I'm ignoring you. I'm talking to Yang Jian. By the way, Yang Jian, what were you doing outside just now? It's a good thing you arrived in time, otherwise my cousin would have been in trouble."

"I almost forgot about it because of your fight. Actually, I went out to ask the waiter what happened. Why did the waiter bring seven bottles of beer for six people?" Yang Jian said slowly, leaning back on the sofa.

"Is that strange?" Zhang Wei asked.

Miao Xiaoshan said, "Isn't the promotion here giving each person a free bottle of beer? Did the waiter make a mistake?"

Yang Jian shook his head and said, "No, the waiter said there were seven of us, not six, so they brought seven bottles of beer. In other words, there's one extra person between us."

"There's one more person?"

Upon hearing this, the group of people were immediately stunned.

"It was the same when we ate before. There was an extra set of chopsticks and bowls on the table. At that time, there were four of us eating: me, Wang Shanshan, Zhang Wei, and Zhao Lei. There were five sets of chopsticks and bowls."

Yang Jian, "I felt something was strange. I was worried about paranormal events happening at that restaurant, so I had you leave early. But now it seems that the extra person didn't appear at the restaurant; he's been following us the whole time. If we're lucky, that extra person might be in this private room right now."

These words were spoken.

Immediately, everyone felt a chill run down their spines, and they stared at each other wide-eyed, feeling a nameless fear.

These experiences brought back to them the fear of being controlled by the school.

"You mean, there's a ghost in our neighborhood? Then what are we waiting for? Let's run!"

Zhao Lei was so shocked that he stood up abruptly, and his first instinct was to run away.

Yang Jian remained seated, saying, "It's best not to run for now. Running won't help. Where can you go? That ghost clearly appeared following one of us, and it's hard to say whether it will change its target after our gathering. If you leave here unharmed, that would be good."

"What if that ghost follows you home? Then things will get even more complicated."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lei, who was about to run away, immediately froze in his tracks.

What would happen if a ghost followed you home? Just thinking about it is terrifying.

"How could something be haunted out of nowhere?" Zhang Wei said, somewhat uneasy.

Yang Jian laughed and said, "How would I know? Isn't it normal for things to be haunted? There are no warning signs, no reason, and if you encounter one, you're just unlucky."

"So what do we do now?" Miao Xiaoshan asked.

"Find out who this ghost is following, then everyone else should leave to avoid getting involved. After that, I'll try to resolve this matter," Yang Jian said earnestly after a moment's thought.

If he doesn't help, one of these people is bound to die.

"Just for what you said, I have to call you 'brother,' 'Brother Leg,'" Zhang Wei said, patting his thigh with emotion.

"Brother Leg".

Zhao Lei looked at him excitedly.

"Leg, Brother Leg," Miao Xiaoshan called out somewhat embarrassedly.

In the face of vengeful ghosts, there is nothing that cannot be let go.

Yang Jian spread his hands and said, "If I can't find that ghost, or if I'm not capable of dealing with it, then I can only apologize. It's cruel, but I have to tell you in advance so you can prepare yourselves mentally for what's to come."

"Brother Leg, don't say that. You must have a way, right?" Zhang Wei felt like he was about to cry.

"It's hard to be confident in solving these kinds of things. By the way, where's my older cousin? Where did he go?" Yang Jian realized his older cousin was missing.

Miao Xiaoshan said, "My cousin went to the restroom."

Shangguan Yun was indeed in the toilet.

He was injured.

I got punched in the nose and it's bleeding now.

"What incredibly bad luck! I got beaten up by a bunch of thugs who haven't even grown up yet." Shangguan Yun lowered his head and washed his face, feeling a surge of anger.

But the way that A Fei, had been shamelessly begging for mercy just now left him wondering how to get revenge.

Yang Jian handed him a gun, but he dared not use it.

To commit murder with a gun and not be sentenced to death means you have some powerful connections. I really don't know what my cousin's classmate does, that he can even get his hands on a gun, and those thugs seem to have suffered at his hands before. Several classmates all respect him a lot.

He's definitely a class bully.

"Is that kid trying to mess with my cute cousin?" Shangguan Yun thought to himself.

In front of the washbasin was a huge mirror. Shangguan Yun, who was washing her face, did not notice that a figure appeared strangely in the mirror.

However, in the toilet, there was no one else besides him.

It's as if this person only exists in the mirror and doesn't exist in reality at all, or perhaps this person is right beside you, but you can only see them through the mirror.

The person in the mirror slowly walked towards Shangguan Yun, who was washing her face, from a distance.

He wasn't walking slowly, but the distance shown in the mirror was farther than he had imagined; it wasn't just the size of a toilet.

However, Shangguan Yun did not notice this. His nose started bleeding again, and he turned on the tap and rinsed it with his head down.

Soon.

The person walked up to the mirror, and their figure gradually grew larger, eventually covering almost the entire mirror surface.

"I got water in my eyes." Shangguan Yun blinked and quickly reached for the washbasin next to her.

He remembered there were tissues nearby.

However, after touching it a few times, he couldn't find it. It seemed that the tissue had been moved and was no longer in its original position.

But then he felt two tissues; someone must have kindly handed them to him.

"Thank you," Shangguan Yun said.

The man did not speak.

Soon.

Shangguan Yun dried herself off, opened her eyes, and looked in the mirror.

However, his face in the mirror was pale, his eyes were vacant and lifeless.

"Hmm?" Shangguan Yun touched his face.

Do I look that bad?

However, as soon as he raised his head, blood started flowing from his nose again, and he quickly lowered his head and grabbed two pieces of tissue to cover it.

Shangguan Yun was wiping his nosebleed with his head down, but the person in the mirror was still standing there, not lowering his head either. Instead, he turned his head slightly and looked at Shangguan Yun strangely.