Hospital 444
Chapter 161 - 10 The Mirror’s...

Chapter 161: Chapter 10 The Mirror’s...

"Zhengxian, are you... are you serious?"

When Gu Yanan said this, she had already subconsciously begun to regard looking in a mirror as a very dangerous thing.

Wei Zhengxian nodded forcefully, saying, "Yanan, listen to me, right now we can’t be sure what looking in a mirror is all about..."

As he spoke, even Wei Zhengxian himself became confused.

Gu Yanan gave a bitter smile and said, "Have we gone mad? I, a graduate student, am starting to consider whether looking in a mirror could bring some dreadful consequences?"

Initially, Gu Yanan regarded this as pure feudal superstition.

But... now that she thought about it carefully, there were truths in the world that human science couldn’t explain.

The key question was... what terrifying thing would one see after looking in the mirror?

And, they couldn’t let the villagers find out they had looked in a mirror...

At least from Ah Lu’s tone of voice, it was absolutely not the case that the mad rants of A Mei’s father were simply the ravings of a lunatic.

"There’s another point... If A Mei’s father really is that lunatic..."

Wei Zhengxian realized it too.

"The difference in appearance between father and daughter is too great..."

This was exactly the same situation as with Ah Yuan.

Extremely ugly fathers, yet they had children who were handsome men and beautiful women.

The villagers, treating these phenomena that completely defied the laws of genetics as normal, was clearly unreasonable.

It was getting late at night.

Lying in bed, Gu Yanan and Wei Zhengxian remained silent.

What would happen tomorrow morning after looking in the mirror?

The dressing mirror had already been placed by the bedside in advance, so Wei Zhengxian would be able to reach the mirror as soon as he woke up.

"Zhengxian..."

"Yanan, maybe you should leave the village first."

"Hmm?"

"The more I think about it, the more dangerous this place feels."

Gu Yanan shook her head.

"I can’t leave you here alone, if we go, we go together. We can find another way to deal with Zhengkang’s matter..."

"Yanan..." Wei Zhengxian looked at his girlfriend lying beside him and said with difficulty, "I have to stay here, even if it’s dangerous, I have to bring my brother back home to see our parents. I must do that."

Gu Yanan clasped Wei Zhengxian’s hand.

"Can you... not think about your brother for a moment, just consider me, just for me, and let’s leave this village. If we’re just the two of us, and the village really is some illegal group, if they unite against us, we won’t stand a chance!"

Gu Yanan had had enough of feeling fearful and apprehensive, having come out for a trip only to feel like she was in a spy drama sneaking into enemy territory.

"Forget the mirror! Let’s just go! If we do that, we won’t have to take any risks!"

Gu Yanan knew in fact that Wei Zhengxian wouldn’t listen to her. Once he was set on something, almost nobody could change his mind.

As expected, Wei Zhengxian shook his head.

Gu Yanan felt a touch of sadness in her heart.

She knew that if he remained so stubborn, she could only choose to stay with him.

To him, when weighing his own interests against his brother’s, he would clearly prioritize his brother’s.

Just as he had repeatedly asked her to be more understanding of his mother’s pickiness and dissatisfaction with her, at first she could tolerate it, but as time went by, he was just making her give ground step by step.

Online, right and wrong could be very clear-cut, terms like "mama’s boy" and "brother-complex" could signify a social death sentence for someone. But in reality, faced with the situation, Gu Yanan still deeply loved Wei Zhengxian. After all, aside from this, he really was very good to her. Knowing that there might be danger, he immediately suggested that he should be the one to look in the mirror.

This night...

It was really very long.

In the end, Gu Yanan, despite the danger, decided to stay with Wei Zhengxian and stand by him.

...

Gu Yanan slept restlessly.

This unease led her to have one nightmare after another.

Especially...

Goats.

The words of A Mei’s father kept circling in her mind.

What is the goat...

What is the goat...

What is...

...

When she opened her eyes again, she found it was still pitch black outside.

It still seemed to be early morning.

But then, she looked beside her and was stunned.

She found... Wei Zhengxian was holding a vanity mirror, looking at himself!

"Zheng... Zhengxian!"

Wei Zhengxian heard her and looked at Gu Yanan.

"What did you see? Zhengxian?"

Wei Zhengxian’s expression was somewhat odd, but...

There was no look of fear.

"What’s the matter..."

Wei Zhengxian put the vanity mirror aside and said, "Yanan, we’ve been overthinking..."

"What, what did you actually see? Zhengxian?"

Wei Zhengxian laughed and said, "What can one see in a mirror? Of course it’s our own reflection!"

"Really... truly?"

Wei Zhengxian then said, "We’ve just been too nervous and anxious. Honestly, did you think we would see ghosts and monsters like in a horror movie?"

It had to be said...

Gu Yanan really did think that.

She had imagined all sorts of possibilities, like Wei Zhengxian telling her that after looking in the mirror he saw a terrifying evil spirit or something.

But now that she thought about it... it truly was ridiculous!

"It’s really..." Gu Yanan felt a weight lifted off her heart, "I’ve been reading in vain, it’s just rural superstition."

Then, Gu Yanan suddenly thought of something and asked Wei Zhengxian, "You’re not lying to me, are you?"

"Do you think I’m that talented of an actor?"

Gu Yanan tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "It seems... that you’re not."

"It’s only four in the morning, get some more sleep."

"Okay then."

Gu Yanan indeed felt extremely sleepy, her eyelids kept drooping. As soon as her head touched the pillow, she fell fast asleep.

When she woke up again, it was already daylight outside.

Gu Yanan stretched and then she noticed that the vanity mirror had been put away.

And Wei Zhengxian...

Was not in the room.

Gu Yanan sat up and called, "Zhengxian?"

At this moment, for some reason... she felt a strong sense of unease.

"Zhengxian?"

There was no answer.

She immediately stood up and began looking for Wei Zhengxian.

But he was nowhere to be found.

She started to worry.

Where did he go?

"He left without even leaving a note? What could be so urgent?"

Just then, she suddenly looked out the window...

And then, she saw...

A goat.

Gu Yanan’s eyes widened, almost in disbelief.

Because...

That goat...

Was not standing on all fours, it was only standing on its hind hooves, its whole body standing upright like a human!

Not only that...

Its front hooves hung down naturally at its sides just like human arms!

"I..."

And then, that upright-standing goat suddenly lunged towards the window!

"Ahhh!"

Gu Yanan, just like that, passed out from fright!

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