Today is the third day of the instance, Grandma returns in four days, which is the seventh day of the instance.
Su Qingyu secretly resolved that she would clear the instance before the seventh day arrived.
The clock in the living room was covered in a spider web, the sofa's upholstery was peeling, revealing the sponge inside, and empty wine bottles were piled on the coffee table.
Su Qingyu raised the remote control and turned on the television.
"On our channel, we report that recently, the residential community project undertaken by Morning Star Real Estate Co., Ltd. has experienced a capital flow rupture, and many workers have been unable to collect their wages..."
Using her thumb to press the button, she changed the channel.
"The Morning Star Middle School Photography Contest has officially begun. The first-place entry is 《 A Young Girl Swinging on a Swing in a Skirt》. The anonymous contributor is requested to contact the propaganda department within seven days to collect their certificate..."
Su Qingyu noticed that the girl in the award-winning photograph was her daughter.
It seemed her daughter had been in a predicament of being secretly photographed and harassed for a long time.
Combined with that nightmare, Su Qingyu could infer her daughter's previous experiences.
In the afternoon, she attended an online class.
The chair in the study room was missing a caster, and words carved with a knife had appeared on the originally clean and tidy computer chair.
Su Qingyu used the pad of her index finger to stroke the hateful text.
"Under the guise of protection, harm was done."
"It wasn't me who was wrong, why did I have to leave school?"
"Why did Mom and Dad blame me?"
"I don't want to be the one with the knife pointed at me, I want to be the one holding the knife."
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There was also a character "death" carved with a knife, the size of half a palm.
The groove of the character "death" was dyed with a red pen, and a small piece of fingernail was caught on the raised burrs at the edge, a shocking sight.
The online class teacher wasn't really teaching much today.
The teacher's hands were propped on the desk, and the online class live stream was silent.
Even so, Su Qingyu persisted until the end of the scheduled time before leaving.
As it was about to end, the teacher mumbled very quietly and quickly, "Class, remember there will be evening self-study tonight from twelve o'clock midnight to one o'clock in the early morning."
Su Qingyu curled the corner of her mouth and left the study room.
In a ghost story instance, every word these anomalies say could hide a clue.
Tonight's evening self-study might contain a clue to clearing the instance.
She needed to attend evening self-study, but couldn't go to the study room.
This meant there was still a plot to trigger.
Su Qingyu ran to the living room; her Mom and Dad were in the kitchen at the moment.
Dad dragged a huge black garbage bag out of the kitchen, looking a bit strained, the contents of the garbage bag were heavy.
Seeing Su Qingyu, Dad frowned, "Doing nothing all day, go help your mother with the housework!"
"Okay." Su Qingyu picked up a rag and pretended to wipe the dining table, "Mom and Dad, I have evening self-study tonight."
"Got it, Dad... Ka Ka Ka... I won't disturb your studies tonight."
Dad dragged the garbage bag out the door.
Mom wiped her hands with a rag and took out a tablet computer from a drawer in the grey bedroom.
"Don't go to the study room tonight, use your tablet in your room for evening self-study."
Su Qingyu took the tablet.
While eating dinner, Dad complained about work, and Mom complained about housework.
The hygiene of the dining table was becoming increasingly severe; the more food Mom and Dad ate, the more clouded their gazes became.
This home wasn't just the furniture aging; even Mom and Dad's attitudes were becoming increasingly irritable.
After Mom came into contact with Su Qingyu, her condition would alleviate.
And Dad didn't particularly like her, his daughter.
After Grandma went to the hospital, her younger brother often sat on the balcony playing with a ball.
Loud noises often came from the balcony, like heavy objects falling from a great height.
At night, Su Qingyu returned to her room. She first used tape to secure the precarious door lock, then crawled into her quilt and turned on the tablet computer.
This tablet computer had many software programs installed that Su Qingyu had never seen before.
There was still an hour and a half left until midnight.
Su Qingyu clicked on the "Underworld Treasure" software; the items inside were dazzling.
The food section, living person area.
Su Qingyu saw familiar food items.
『 Healthy Food ×1, Price 100 Underworld Coins.
Description: Delicious soybean sauce rice, convenient and quick, microwaveable. 』
Scrolling down further.
『 Tuna Sushi ×1, Price 5000 Underworld Coins.
Description: Made with tuna, rice, and seaweed, an indispensable companion for home and travel. 』
Why so expensive? Is this sushi made of gold?
Su Qingyu tried to place an order for two servings of tuna sushi, and the screen jumped to the payment page.
Filling in the bank card number, Su Qingyu hesitated at the password field.
She hadn't set a password either.
Su Qingyu pondered for a moment and entered her birthdate.
Ding—
Payment successful.
On the payment interface, Su Qingyu found a rule for using the Heaven and Earth Bank Card.
【 Payments below ten thousand can be made without a password; above ten thousand requires entering the payment password, which is the user's birthdate. 】
Two boxes of sushi appeared before Su Qingyu in a cloud of white smoke.
For the past few days, Su Qingyu had been in a state of semi-hunger.
The healthy food, which was soybean sauce mixed rice, was too small a portion to satisfy her hunger.
Opening the plastic box of tuna sushi, the aroma of steaming rice wafted towards her.
Su Qingyu's appetite was whetted; the sushi's satiety was clearly higher than the healthy food.
As Su Qingyu was eating, Shuangxi turned her head 180 degrees to face the wall.
Leaving only her pitch-black long hair facing Su Qingyu.
Su Qingyu was amused by Shuangxi's reaction, "Do you want to try a bite?"
Shuangxi shook her head like a rattle drum.
After eating one serving, Su Qingyu hid the other serving of sushi in the drawer.
Being anomalies themselves, Mom and Dad must also dislike this tuna sushi.
Anomalies and the food of living people were not compatible; they found each other's food repulsive.
At night, it rattled the bedroom door, like the sound of wind, or like a knife scraping across sandpaper.
Fortunately, Su Qingyu propped it with a bench, reducing the damage to the door.
Clicking on the online class software, the facial recognition showed her daughter's face.
At midnight, the online class teacher appeared.
"Students, the weekly test will be held the day after tomorrow from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM.
Students who do not score above ninety points will need to participate in a year-long remedial class organized by the school.
Now, I will lead you through a review of the key points for the exam.
Pay close attention; the teacher will only go over it once."
The online class teacher spoke extremely fast, but Su Qingyu had been listening attentively for the past few days, so she could keep up.
The remedial class ended.
Su Qingyu's head was buzzing, and she collapsed onto the bed to rest.
It was the fourth day of the instance.
Su Qingyu got up and first ate a serving of yesterday's sushi to regain some physical strength.
The main door of the living room was surprisingly ajar; Su Qingyu quickly ran to close it.
"Mom, the house door wasn't closed."
Mom came out holding a kitchen knife, "Dad forgot to close the door last night."
"Where did Dad go?"
"Dad went to the hospital."
Su Qingyu interpreted this as Dad going to the hospital to visit Grandma.
After the morning online class ended, Su Qingyu saw Dad sitting on the sofa drinking.
His huge mouth swallowed three bottle mouths, his face turned upwards, and the alcohol gurgled.
Dad's left arm was empty.
His sleeve fluttered with the draft.
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