"Miss Shen, what kind of comics do you usually draw? Maybe I can give you some pointers."
Zhou Linqian had already sat down next to her, seemingly intending to have a long talk.
"I draw fantasy/martial arts stories."
“Indeed, Miss Shen doesn’t seem to be the type to draw this kind of fighting and killing. Even though the subject matter is different, I might be able to give you some advice.”
For some reason, the closer Zhou Linqian got to her, the stronger that strange feeling became, and she frowned in physical disgust.
"No need, Teacher Zhou. I plan to take a break for a while."
"Hahaha, that's such a pity." Zhou Linqian sensed that the people around him weren't very welcoming to him, and he sneered inwardly. There are countless people who want his guidance, and this guy doesn't even know what's good for him.
"In that case, I won't disturb Miss Chen's rest."
After he left, Cang Jin looked at Zhou Linqian's departing figure with displeasure, "Qingqing, why are you talking to him again?"
"It was a last resort, and I didn't want to talk to him."
"Hmph~"
Cang Jin fell silent, turning his head away from Shen Muqing, like a proud little dog waiting to be coaxed.
"Okay, don't be angry. I swear there won't be a next time."
"Um."
When the others in the hall saw Zhou Linqian speaking to Shen Muqing on his own initiative for the second time, they all unconsciously moved closer to her.
A seemingly talkative young man approached her, trying to strike up a conversation.
"Hello, I'm Zhang Yang, may I get to know you?"
Zhang Yang's hand remained suspended in mid-air, receiving no response for a long time, creating an awkward atmosphere.
"It's okay, it's fine if we don't know each other."
"Do you know Teacher Zhou? You two seem to know each other very well."
Several other people from the same circle were also standing nearby.
"Yes, could you tell me how you met Teacher Zhou?"
"Tell us about it, so we can benefit from it too."
Shen Muqing stood up, her face apologetic. "I'm sorry, I don't know Teacher Zhou. This is the first time I've met Teacher Zhou."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of those people changed several times before they finally walked away, leaving behind a few sarcastic remarks.
"She says she doesn't know her, but who would believe that?"
"I guess they don't want to tell us."
"I think so too, what a stingy person."
Zhang Yang was unfazed and continued smiling, "If you need any help in the future, feel free to ask me."
Then they left. After this ordeal, no one came to talk to Shen Muqing anymore. Shen Muqing smiled and nodded.
After everyone left, Shen Muqing sat back down in her seat. Being a person is so tiring, socializing is so tiring and difficult.
She thought to herself: If I tell you the truth, you won't believe me; if I don't speak, it seems like I'm being rude. What more do you want?
She tapped the screen and saw that the taxi queue time had increased from one hour to three hours. She had a bad feeling. Could it be that she wouldn't be able to leave today?
"Cangjin, do you have a teleportation spell, like one that can instantly take you back home?"
Cang Jin: "No."
"Okay, so what can you do?"
"Chatting with you helps you pass the time."
"Thank you."
It wasn't until evening that the resort owner came over to explain to everyone that due to the weather, none of them could return home, and he had prepared rooms for them, asking them to make do for the night.
No one complained, because it was the weather, and no one could be blamed except for the fact that the accommodation was free.
Everyone received their room key and went back to their rooms.
Shen Muqing held the room key and walked towards the fourth floor. This resort had no elevator and could only be reached on foot. The fourth floor was not very high.
"Cangjin, you have to protect me tonight, since you don't sleep anyway."
Cang Jin followed behind her, his broad, reassuring back enveloping her as he walked upstairs with Shen Muqing, step by step.
"Hey, why aren't you saying anything?" Shen Muqing hadn't heard a sound for a long time. She looked back and saw Cang Jin standing behind her. She instinctively stepped back, but tripped on the steps.
Just as she was about to fall headfirst onto the stairs, Cang Jin quickly caught her, so Shen Muqing appeared to be suspended in mid-air in the eyes of others.
Fortunately, no one was at the stairwell. Shen Muqing quickly adjusted her position and steadied herself.
"Big brother, what kind of monster are you playing now?"
She almost forgot that Cang Jin was a soul entity, capable of passing through his body; otherwise, she wouldn't have fallen.
"fine."
Cang Jin seemed to have just come to his senses, suppressing the discomfort and questions in his heart, "Let's go back to our room quickly."
"good."
The room number on the room card that Shen Muqing received was 404, which should have been in the middle section, but Shen Muqing did not see this room number on the long corridor.
She wanted to go downstairs to find a waiter and ask where 404 was, but instead she saw a large door number hanging at the end of the corridor that read 404.
Was this room available when we arrived?
However, Cang Jin hadn't come to his senses yet, and Shen Muqing had to call him loudly before he responded.
"have no idea."
"Forget it, it's only for one night anyway, I'll just close my eyes and open them again and it'll be over."
She swiped her card with a "beep," and the door opened. Shen Mu glanced at the room's layout; it was a very ordinary hotel-style layout, nothing unusual.
However, just to be on the safe side, Shen Muqing turned off the lights and scanned the room with her phone. She was only relieved after finding no cameras.
"Cangjin, I'm going to take a shower. You stay outside and keep watch on the door for me, okay?"
"knew."
Cang Jin's voice was muffled, and Shen Muqing was still a little unaccustomed to it. Where was his usual arrogant demeanor?
He sat blankly on the edge of the bed, his eyes vacant and unfocused.
The same thing happened after Shen Mu finished showering and came out.
"Cang Jin, what's wrong with you?"
Cang Jin: "It's nothing."
"Oh, if there's nothing else, then go to sleep."
"good."
Shen Muqing lay on the bed scrolling through her phone for a while, then casually asked, "Cang Jin, when we get home, I'll make you egg tarts, okay?"
“Okay,” Cang Jin replied, lying down beside her.
In the middle of the night, the room was pitch black. Shen Muqing suddenly opened his eyes, stared coldly at the ceiling, and then turned his gaze to the person beside him.
Cang Jin lay quietly on the bed, in a good, upright sleeping posture.
After looking at him for a while, Shen Muqing got out of bed very quietly. She had memorized the layout of the room by evening, so even without turning on the lights, it didn't affect her steps.
She quietly opened the door and went out, only to find the corridor outside completely dark. She remembered that when she first came up, she had walked to the end of the left-hand side to reach her room.
Shen Muqing nervously swallowed. She couldn't be afraid at this moment. She had to believe in herself and keep going!
She went outside, turned on her phone screen, and walked forward by the faint light.
But it felt like she had been walking for a long time and still hadn't reached the end. She wondered if the corridor was this long when she came.
Just then, a door appeared in front of her. She held up her phone and shone it on the door sign.
It had three large characters written on it: "404".
In that instant, Shen Muqing's mind went blank, he swallowed hard, and blinked frantically to make sure he wasn't seeing things.
The result was still a 404 error.
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