Chapter 59: Study Room (1/2)

Bai Yan stared at Wei Zizhuo, wondering in his heart whether this boy was a ghost or not.

According to the ghost story in the post, the roommate that brought a key with him was a ghost. They rode the elevator together, and inside the elevator, the main character realized that the roommate didn’t have a reflection on the mirror…

If he followed this logic, Wei Zizhuo could also be a ghost in disguise.

However, his experiences from the previous floors told him that ghosts couldn’t enter the elevator voluntarily, they could only entice him to walk out of the lift.

Both the shadow and the brother earlier became stuck in between the elevator doors and retreated angrily. And, it could be seen from the case with the ghost that walked out that the elevator also wasn’t a place they could easily go back to.

With this in mind, the post and his experiences just now were obviously contradictory.

But, like the archives, the post was also the president’s lie, and he couldn’t let himself believe it without first thinking about it.

In a span of a few seconds, countless thoughts flashed through Bai Yan’s mind in succession.

What could he say, Bai Yan had lived with his cheap roommate for two days and knew him fairly well.

Even if this Wei Zizhuo was fake, he’d have no choice but to admit defeat since this masked ghost was like the real thing.

Seeing that Bai Yan hadn’t said anything for a long time, Wei Zizhuo felt that something was wrong. As a result, he quickly opened his mouth and asked, “Bai Yan, what happened? Why aren’t you saying anything?”

Hearing this, Bai Yan’s expression immediately changed.

Bai Yan wrinkled his brows in response as if he were in unbearable pain. He limped on one foot and panted, “Before I rode the elevator, I twisted my ankle.”

“Is it serious?” Wei Zizhuo opened his eyes wide, “Can you still move?”

Bai Yan said nothing, only painfully shaking his head.

He didn’t directly tell Wei Zizhuo to come over because inside the game’s world, he couldn’t let his tongue slip.

He didn’t know what a ghost’s thought process was, but using the original owner’s and Wei Zizhuo’s relationship, a roommate with a twisted ankle would make Wei Zizhuo take the lead and offer him a hand.

Sure enough, seeing that Bai Yan was having a hard time moving, Wei Zizhuo immediately walked inside the elevator, intending to give his friend support to go out.

Upon seeing that Wi Zizhuo didn’t have any trouble entering the elevator, Bai Yan eased up a bit.

But, he still remembered that inside the elevator, the ‘good roommate’ was also able to go in the lift.

Luckily, the elevator doors haven’t closed yet, so from time to time, he shot a glance at the encircling ghosts in the mirror. Wei Zizhuo’s reflection was as small as his.

And with that, Bai Yan was able to confirm him without much effort. The 7 on the mirror was also reversed, so this floor surely wasn’t the mirror’s world.

It seemed like this floor was the real way out.

Bai Yan relaxed and let Wei Zizhuo help him out.

When they completely exited the elevator, its doors abruptly closed.

As he looked at the elevator continue to go up, Bai Yan thoughtlessly said, “What were you doing crouched down by the vending machine earlier? Did you buy anything?”

“Yup, I bought a drink!” Wei Zizhuo slightly hesitated and asked with a bit of embarrassment in his tone, “Bai Yan, do you still need my help?”

The elevator was already long gone, and according to the information Ye Shangyu revealed, there was a safe period after the ghost story ended. So, Bai Yan was not at all worried right now, but he wanted to see what Wei Zizhuo would do next.

“It’s okay. After leaving the elevator, I suddenly found out that my foot is already good.”

“That quickly?”

Wei Zizhuo felt very surprised, but he was always thick-headed that he could copy a whole test paper, word per word, not even double-checking them, so it was normal that he’d be surprised and just accept it with confusion.

Wei Zizhuo walked to the vending machine’s front, scanning the QR code and saying, “I won a limited 20-yen red envelope(1). Not using it would just be plain foolishness, so I was thinking of buying drinks just now.

After saying this, a dozen drinks came out of the vending machine.

When Wei Zizhuo was buying his drinks, Bai Yan first gave Luo Xing a call, telling him to not rush reading the post in the forum.

In a bit, he still had to leave the dorm, and he didn’t dare ride the elevator now. If Luo Xing won a ghost story that pertained to stairs, then he won’t be able to leave at all.

By the time he was done talking to Luo Xing, Wei Zuzhuo was also done buying his drinks.

Wei Zizhuo carried a bunch of beverages and wanted to ask Bai Yan to help him carry half, but he discovered that he had already walked far away.

Seeing that Bai Yan didn’t want to help him, Wei Zizhuo carried all the drinks by himself, a twinge of sadness looming in his heart as he walked back to the dorm.

‘I just helped you out of the elevator, but you didn’t even help me carry my drinks. He’s too much.’

Wei Zizhuo carried his mood with him back to the room, but he still grabbed a bottle and placed it on Bai Yan’s desk.

Bai Yan saw the drink on his table and suddenly remembered, “Do you plan on using drinks to make up for the meal?”

“No, everyone would get a drink. Of course I prepared enough for everyone to get one.” Wei Zizhuo was a bit dazed, “Also, what’s this all about a meal?”

“You forget? Don’t you owe me a meal?” Bai Yan said seriously, “You said it before, after you copied my answer sheet, you’d treat me to a meal,”

‘When did I owe you a meal?’

‘Did I promise you this?’