"Hehe, let me formally introduce myself. My name is Lu Shu, and I'm your roommate whom you haven't seen for fifteen years. Just to clarify, I'm not a ghost, but rather a special race."

"Your introduction is quite unique."

"Little Wuyue, how about we make a deal?"

"What?"

"Your cooking is really delicious, just to my liking. From now on, I'll be in charge of your six meals a day. In exchange, when you go out, I'll turn into a necklace for you to wear, how about that?" Lu Shu looked at Wu Yue with great anticipation, her eyes shining brightly.

Wu Yue glanced at him. "Do I need your necklace?"

"Listen to me! Wearing me will bring blessings to your descendants."

Wu Yue's face betrayed her undisguised disdain: "I'm still young... I don't have any descendants yet."

Lu Shu crossed the dining table and approached Wu Yue, promoting himself like a salesman: "This blessing includes you too. And I can transform into any shape you want!"

"go back."

Wu Yue pushed him away, "Be careful not to drop your dirt into my food."

Lu Shu was slightly injured: ...

He silently backed away, hugged his knees, and looked aggrieved: "I'm very clean, I shower every day."

[Hahaha, Lu Shu is starting to shut up!]

Lu Shu was once a happy boy.

[The streamer's composure is truly impressive; she didn't even flinch in front of such a cute and handsome young man! Amazing!]

If it were me, I would definitely hug the young man and start to "kiss" him—I mean, I would "dote on" him.

[Handsome guy, tell the streamer you can exorcise ghosts, she'll definitely beg you to stay, hahaha]

Wu Yue stared at Lu Shu thoughtfully.

Lu Shu swallowed hard, wondering if someone had noticed something.

After Wu Yue withdrew her probing gaze, Lu Shu thought the alarm was over and breathed a sigh of relief, but a moment later she heard the girl say softly, "Could it be that you haven't left the house for more than ten years? And it's not that you don't want to go out, but that you can't."

"Of course not!" Lu Shu retorted quickly.

“If that’s not it, then go by yourself. I don’t need any necklaces.”

Lu Shu pouted, sniffling pitifully, "Okay, okay, I'll tell you the truth, alright? I don't know why, but ever since I came to this villa, I haven't been able to leave. I can only survive here on the food in your refrigerator... I'm so miserable!"

Wu Yue gave him a disdainful look, "So you were just thinking about yourself."

"Of course not... not entirely." Lu Shu explained softly, "You're still young, you don't know how scary the outside world is! There are many monsters that you can see and can't see. I did this because I wanted to protect you. After all, I watched you grow up."

Wu Yue found it hard to accept that a boy who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old was telling her, "I watched you grow up."

"Alright, I understand. As long as you don't bother me, you can stay."

"Okay!" Lu Shu transformed back into the cheerful boy he once was. He adjusted his posture, leaned forward, and asked with a smile, "Can I eat this meat again?"

Wu Yue glanced at the last remaining cola chicken wing on the plate and smiled slightly: "That tuft of red hair on your tail is quite handsome; it makes me want to set it on fire..."

"!!!"

Lu Shu sat bolt upright, quickly covering her bottom with her hands, two wide tears streaming down her face: "Little Wu Yue, I was wrong!!"

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There is a beast that looks like a horse with a white head, has markings like a tiger with a red tail, and its cry is like a ballad. Its name is Lushu, and wearing it is good for one's descendants.

—The Classic of Mountains and Seas