Chapter 024 Wedding Photos
Lin Xi took the key and, holding Shen Sang Ning's hand, walked toward the hallway. This house's hallway was quite long. With five doors, it felt longer than typical hallways. Plus, with walls on both sides, the hallway seemed exceptionally dark. The door at the far end seemed sunken in the darkness, exuding a forbidding aura.
Now that she had decided to find out, Lin Xi wouldn't turn back. Time wasn't running out. Tonight was the fourth night, and with her current intelligence, if she didn't hurry, even if she managed to make it through seven days, she'd likely be eliminated from the Rule Tales for not meeting condition two.
So Lin Xi had to give himself more time to solve the problem and conquer the last room as soon as possible.
Holding Shen Sangning's hand, she walked through the dark corridor with firm steps. The feeling of arriving at the master bedroom door was completely different from that of being in her own room. The master bedroom door was right next to hers, but it felt like a million miles away.
Because the master bedroom always gave him a strange feeling, Lin Xi always felt that his sixth sense was very strong. He had encountered many problems when playing games.
He used his sudden sixth sense to dodge his opponent's attack and then seized the opportunity to win with one move.
Now her sixth sense told her not to open the door easily.
But Lin Xi still reached out and turned the doorknob. As expected, it didn't budge, for the door was locked. This was within Lin Xi's expectations, and the realization that it met her expectations made her relax a little. She let go of Shen Sang Ning and took the key to open the door, but after thinking about it, she felt a little nervous. Holding Shen Sang Ning's hand gave her strength.
Lin Xi then switched hands to unlock the door, her free hand still grasping Chen Sangning's. Chen Sangning's hand was icy cold, but the grip was familiar, and Lin Xi felt a deep sense of peace. Lin Xi held Chen Sangning's hand, inserted the key into the lock, and gently turned it. With a click, the bolt opened, and Lin Xi twisted the key again.
The last section of the bolt was turned and the door became a little loose. Lin Xi understood that the door was open.
Lin Xi swallowed her saliva, she held Shen Sang Ning's hand tightly, and then pushed the door open. The door was pushed open, Lin Xi didn't use much force, but the door still moved back until it hit the door stopper at the corner of the wall and stopped steadily.
The master bedroom was very large, with its own bathroom on the north side and a miniature cloakroom in front. Opposite the door was a dressing table with a mirror on it, which reflected the figures of Lin Xi and Shen Sang Ning, as well as the long, black corridor behind them.
To the left of the dressing table was a row of wardrobes filled with clothes. Lin Xi took a closer look and realized there were all sorts of clothes. But then she thought about it and realized that her mother had been wearing the same exact clothes for the past few days since she came to this world. There was a gap between the wardrobe and the master bedroom, and if she walked a step inside and then looked to the side, she could see the large bed in the master bedroom.
The bedroom looked like any other, with a large, cushioned bay window. There was no television in the master bedroom, and the entire wall facing it looked rather dull. Just above and behind the bed, there was a wedding photo. To be honest, Lin Xi didn't notice anything unusual about the photo at first, until she got closer and noticed something unusual.
The person in the photo looks exactly like his parents.
Logically, this is not a bug, but the problem is that the parents already have children, and they have been married for so many years. It is impossible that they have not changed at all from their twenties to their thirties. Besides, wedding photos must be made up, and logically they should look better and younger than the real person. Although Lin Xi has never taken wedding photos, her sisters in the company will share their wedding photos when they get married, so Lin Xi naturally knows how different the wedding photos are from the real person.
She still remembered that she was lying on the bed and sharing the wedding photos of her sister in the company with Shen Sangning, and said to her: "Ningning, their wedding photos are so beautiful, let's go take some too."
Shen Sang Ning hesitated: "Isn't it a bit strange for two girls like us to take wedding photos?"
"It's not surprising. Some of my besties also take wedding photos."
Lin Xi knew that compared to her, Shen Sang Ning had too many concerns. She didn't agree to her directly at that time, but just said: "Lin Xi, I have just started working and I am too busy. Let's go to shoot after I settle down and come out to my parents."
Lin Xi understood Chen Sang Ning's concerns. She was afraid that the wedding photos she took now would become an excuse for her parents to criticize her when she came out, and she was afraid that this already difficult road would be paved with more thorns, so she was cautious and even a little timid. Lin Xi didn't have so many concerns, but she would listen to what Chen Sang Ning said, so she just kept the wedding photos in mind, thinking that she would definitely take them when she had the chance.
Well, the photos haven’t been taken yet, Chen Sang Ning is gone, and the wedding photos have become a thorn in Lin Xi’s heart.
Now seeing this wedding photo, the thorn in my heart has grown out again. Lin Xi cares too much about the wedding photo and observes it very carefully. She soon discovered... this wedding photo was probably not taken very long ago, at least it was definitely not taken more than ten years ago.
Damn it! They had just taken wedding photos a while ago, but Shen Sangning and I would never be able to take wedding photos together again! Twisted jealousy built up in Lin Xi's heart. The more she looked at the wedding photos, the more she disliked them. She even thought about taking them down directly.
Then she thought about whether she could find someone to take wedding photos for them if she returned to the real world.
If I really ask someone for help, will the person taking the photo be scared to death?
Lin Xi was quite optimistic, and always felt that she and Shen Sang Ning could return to the real world. In fact, she had been subconsciously avoiding thinking about what would happen after she cleared this rule story. She assumed that she would return to the real world with Shen Sang Ning. But the actual situation was likely to be - continue to face other stories until she cleared all the levels or died.
Because that's what other ghost stories say! An unlucky person like me who was chosen in the first round will definitely not survive the rest. Then, at the critical moment of human survival, the protagonist makes a brilliant appearance.
Lin Xi didn't want to be a scapegoat for others, so she could only fight to survive. Just as she had thought before, now she was not only alone, but also a ghost. If she died, it would really be a double death.
For the sake of her wife, she will do her best to survive.
Lin Xi noticed something shortly after entering the master bedroom: the rules weren't posted on the door. She panicked; unexpected events always make her nervous. Her panic was also the reason she was overthinking things. After realizing she hadn't found the rules, Lin Xi quickly began searching.
In addition to the large wedding photo hanging on the wall, the master bedroom also had two framed photo displays on the bedside tables on either side. This time, it wasn't a wedding photo, but a family portrait. Lin Xi picked it up and immediately saw it was a family portrait with five people on it. But before she could see it clearly, a piece of paper fell. Lin Xi bent down to pick it up, unfolded it, and saw the rules of the master bedroom.
The rules are still the same, with one more rule: "Do not enter the master bedroom without your parents' permission." The rest is the same old stuff: maintain a good schedule, rest on time, and keep things clean.
Lin Xi didn't know whether she had entered with her parents' permission. She thought it must have been tacitly approved. After all, she had been in there for such a long time. If they didn't allow her, her parents would have rushed over and killed her. But Lin Xi still stood there quietly.
This kind of rules doesn't seem to be made by the "family". Lin Xi speculated that it was made by parents and the executors should also be parents. Rules not only constrain humans, but also constrain ghost stories. If the rules are violated, parents should be like the neighbors in 303 downstairs, and will rush over to attack you even if they are unwilling.
They must have been aware of the rules they had set, and probably in order to prevent a conflict with Shen Sangning, they simply acquiesced in allowing him to enter the room.
The rules were nothing to look at, so Lin Xi put them back on the table and looked at the photo carefully. It was indeed a photo of a family of five, with the parents sitting on stools, each holding a child, the father holding the "older brother", the mother holding another little girl whom she had never seen before, and the "older sister" standing on the other side of the mother.
My sister felt like an outsider, standing awkwardly, even with a small gap between her and my mother. Unlike when they were with me, they were all smiling happily, but my sister still had that fake smile.
According to the information collected so far, the little girl sitting on her mother's lap should be the younger sister.
In other words, the younger sister does exist and is a real person.
Then...who am I?
Lin Xi's brain started working. This matter concerned her life and death. Even if she didn't like to use her brain, she still started working. She had always thought that she was a script killer. At first, she thought she was the older sister, but later she was reminded that she was the "younger sister". But since the younger sister existed, was it really necessary to add herself as the younger sister?
Then, Lin Xi thought of the clue word, which was "and acting". Lin Xi's little brain successfully opened up at this moment, and she thought of this key information.
In other words...I am not playing the role of a younger sister, but rather playing the role of "a person pretending to be a younger sister."
Lin Xi then thought of the second requirement: "Gaining his/her approval and becoming a member of this family." She always focused on the first part, but ignored that the two were parallel. Becoming a member of this family was also a very important condition.
Combined with the hint given to me by the kind-hearted person that I want to kill my sister, that is to say... I want to replace my sister, or become my sister, and become an indispensable part of this family.
Lin Xi smacked her lips in surprise. She suddenly felt like she was a terrifying presence in the strange stories of this dungeon. Imagine this: the once beloved little sister in her "sweet home" disappeared, and suddenly someone appeared. Everyone thought she was the little sister, but from the inside out... there was something wrong with her.
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