Chapter 39: A Cold Heart (8)

“Ding–“

The elevator door opened, and with the light finally available, Bai You glanced around, and found that Lin Sheng and Chu Yu, who were supposed to be by her side, were gone.

Just when the elevator started, Bai You felt something was wrong, but it was too late when she wanted to remind them.

After exiting the elevator, there were rows of windows in the corridor. The sky outside was gloomy, and the dark clouds were very low, making the air a bit dull.

It was rainy and damp, and she could feel it with every breath.

It seemed that it was drizzling when she entered the wax museum.

To be fair, Bai You liked rainy days very much, or perhaps it was life on rainy days. She always stayed at home alone, sometimes lazily eating snacks and watching anime, and sometimes curling up on the sofa and reading quietly.

But no matter what she did, the environment was peaceful and the feeling was comfortable and cozy.

But now it was different.

After a little nostalgia for the past, Bai You retracted his gaze and walked deeper. There were many oil paintings hanging in the corridor, with bright and bold colors blending together, giving people a great visual impact.

The first oil painting depicts a couple who are not young but still have no children. They pray to gods and Buddhas everywhere, hoping to have a child.

The second oil painting. The couple is worshiping a statue whose face cannot be seen clearly, as if they are fulfilling a wish. The wife is pregnant, touching her belly carefully, and looking at her husband happily.

Bai You then looked down. The couple gave birth to a boy a few months later. The boy is very cute and beautiful, with eyes as round and bright as grapes. They are very happy.

The couple thought that everything would go on happily, but something strange happened suddenly.

The boy grew up very fast. In just half a month, he had become a two-year-old child and could already walk on the ground.

The most frightening thing is that the boy will grow tentacles as long as he touches water, just like an octopus. Although these tentacles are still very tender and cannot cause harm to people, they are obviously not human organs.

They gave birth to a monster.

The couple was very scared, but the boy looked at their smiling and well-behaved little faces, and their reluctance to part with the child they finally got after so many years, made them decide to keep the boy in the basement.

They told the boy not to open the door of the basement.

But they didn’t tell him the last sentence: Don’t let people find out that you are a monster.

The boy finally opened the door of the basement, just like opening Pandora’s box, he saw the outside world, for him who had been staying in the dim basement since he could remember, everything was so novel and interesting.

He began to beg his parents to let him live outside the basement.

The next development was somewhat unexpected to Bai You. The couple agreed to the boy’s request, but asked him not to leave the house.

They lived happily for a while, at least the boy was very happy.

Bai You continued to look down.

The couple and the little boy were eating at the table. The little boy was eating happily, and his parents were looking at him tenderly.

It should have been a picture of a happy and warm family. Bai You looked down and noticed the details that could not be ignored: the wife’s slightly bulging belly, the sweat beads on the husband’s forehead due to nervousness, and-

Behind the husband, the sharp blade in his hand.

The oil painting ended here.

Without the follow-up content, there is no way to know what the final ending is. As the story ended, Bai You also walked to the end of the corridor, in front of two closed doors.

The rain suddenly got heavier, and the crackling raindrops hit the window. The rain and wind played a dull concerto.

Seeing Bai You’s normal expression, Black Snake asked: “Aren’t you curious about the ending of the story? For example, did the couple kill the little boy in the end?”

Bai You retracted her gaze from the window, “What’s there to be curious about.”

She paused, then sighed faintly, a little helpless, “He is the only wax figure that can talk in the whole wax museum.”

Black Snake: “…”

How did she find out? !

The oil painting leads all the way to this door, which has clearly hinted that the ending is behind this door.

Bai You pushed the door open without hesitation.

This is a room that looks very familiar. Bai You carefully identified it and confirmed that it was the restaurant of the couple and the little boy.

It’s just strange that there is no one in the room, only a faint sound of dripping water coming from somewhere, which should be the sound of rain outside.

The other door is directly opposite and has been opened.

Bai You, who wanted to leave immediately, stopped by the dining table and looked down. He saw a pile of cards scattered on the table and a card tower that had not been built yet.

Bai You bent down, picked up the cards, and gently completed the card tower until only the last card was left.

She took out a rose from the bouquet of white roses in her arms and put the remaining roses in the vase on the table.

Black Snake looked at her operation in confusion, and was still confused until she closed the door and left. Finally, he couldn’t help asking.

“What were you doing just now? Are you setting up a magic circle?”

“Guess.” Bai You narrowed his eyes.

“…”Bad woman! !

Until the sound faded away, the sound of water drops gradually stopped, and a figure passed by the floor, which was soaked by water, and some small pieces of broken wax were mixed in.

The vase was filled with white and warm flowers, exuding a rich fragrance. The tentacles gently touched it, and it was soft and fluffy, and it quickly retracted as if it had been electrocuted.

The tentacles carefully rolled up the cards and placed them on the card tower.

The card tower that the girl had not completed before due to a momentary mistake was finally completed at this moment.

The tentacles danced without any rules, completely unable to conceal their joy.

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According to Bai You’s expectations, there should be Xiao Jie who has turned into a monster in the restaurant, and it would take a lot of effort to pass through from now on.

But for some reason, she could feel the presence of Xiao Jie in the room, but he seemed to be deliberately avoiding her and hiding deliberately.

Bai You walked out of the restaurant not far away and saw Lin Sheng in the corridor. Seeing that he didn’t seem to notice her and stared blankly at the window, she walked over and waved her hand in front of him.

“Lin Sheng?”

“Ah!”

Lin Sheng came back to his senses, and when he saw that it was Bai You, he jumped back two or three steps, until he leaned against the wall tightly, taking a defensive posture, and his face instantly turned red like a tomato.

“Bai Bai Bai Bai Bai Bai You!”

I didn’t expect Lin Sheng to react so strongly. Bai You’s hand stopped in the air and was stunned for a moment, “What’s wrong with you?”

“No, no, no! No, no, nothing! I’m fine, hahahaha…” Lin Sheng’s eyes wandered wildly, but he didn’t dare to look at Bai You.

… He didn’t look fine at all.

“Bai, Bai You… You are really Bai You, right? This time it’s not something else pretending?” Lin Sheng suddenly reacted and asked quickly.

Bai You: “…”

She suddenly felt a little funny and asked him back: “What if I say yes? What will you do?”

Asking someone directly if they are pretending to be something else, anyone with a little IQ would not do such a thing.

However, from what he asked, it seemed that he had encountered something pretending to be her before, and something scared him.

Lin Sheng was relieved when she heard her say that. Her tone was the same as usual, and since she said that, it was definitely not the case.

“I am afraid of the rope after being bitten by a snake once. I just encountered a wax figure pretending to be you. I am a little ptsd…”

Bai You did not ask about other people’s hobbies. It was their privacy rights to say or not, and she was not interested in knowing, so she just nodded.

“It’s good that you are okay. Let’s go.”

Lin Sheng followed Bai You, not daring to look at her profile, looking straight ahead. He quietly reached out and touched his heart, which was still beating restlessly and wildly.

Although he quickly realized that it was just a wax figure pretending to be Bai You, he also quickly solved the situation. The real Bai You was cold and taciturn, and it was impossible for him to treat him like that.

But when he thought of her smiling face at him, his heart could not help but thump.

If the real Bai You also approached him like this and smiled at him…

Lin Sheng suddenly felt his face burning even more.

Bai You accidentally caught a glimpse of him fanning himself with his hands as he was steaming.

“……?”

If she remembered correctly, the temperature here was about minus five degrees Celsius.

Bai You kindly gave a suggestion: “Are you hot? If you are, you can take off this cloak.”

She pointed to the fancy gem cloak on him. This cloak was given to her by someone in a dungeon. She remembered that it was a dungeon related to the evil dragon, so they gave her a bunch of beautiful and gorgeous but useless decorations that met the evil dragon’s aesthetics. This was just the least conspicuous one among them.

However, for her pursuit of simple aesthetics, this was simply a nightmare.

Lin Sheng quickly shook her head.

He wrapped his cape around him and asked what he was curious about from the beginning, “I wanted to ask before, why did you buy this kind of… um, completely useless clothes?”

And it’s so… exuding the aura of a nouveau riche, which is totally unlike her style.

This kind of prop clothes that can be taken out of the inventory can be purchased in the mall, but apart from being good-looking, they have no special properties at all, and they are also sold at a very high price. Except for some players who like to change clothes, almost no one will buy them.

Bai You couldn’t help but justify the cape: “It’s not completely useless, at least it’s quite warm, right?”

Lin Sheng touched his frozen arm and said against his will: “… Indeed.”

Bai You sighed, “And I didn’t buy it…”

Oh, that means it was obtained in the dungeon. Lin Sheng understood immediately. Since he didn’t spend money to get it for free, there was nothing else to complain about.

“My boyfriend gave it to me.”

Lin Sheng: “?!”

“????”