Chapter 39 - Invitation (1/2)

Su Min could faintly guess what the discs sent by the cinema would contain.

He checked the time. Father Su was still on his way back from work and he guessed that there was still some time until dinner. It wouldn’t hurt checking the discs.

Earlier, Su Min was reading through the movie reviews when Mother Su knocked on the door and he felt a little guilty. It was probably like a junior high school student who has been secretly dating being caught by his parents.

So this time he ensured that he locked the door.

There was only a notebook in the room and there wasn’t anything written on the discs. Su Min casually picked one up and put it in.

After waiting a while, the video player started.

Su Min’s eyes widened. The name of the movie was still “New Murder Island” but the length of it was five hours.

He had seen the movie already and it was just a little more than two hours long.

What’s with these extra three hours?

Su Min’s eyelids twitched. He selected the fast-forward button and he soon understood why it was so much longer.

Because it included scenes that were not included in the movie.

Su Min subconsciously thought back to the posts he read earlier and quickly skipped over to the relevant scene.

Sure enough.

But because of the advancement in technology, the scene was either covered up or mosaiced, and it didn’t expose him.

Su Min looked at himself covered in mosaic listening to the scream.

It feels a little strange………

What made him feel even more complicated was that the scenes following that only revealed his upper half and wasn’t considered as exposing him, so the mosaic was also gone.

It’s like he is watching himself showering.

This was especially the case when the other ghost later appeared in the bathroom……….

Although Su Min believed that Chen Su wouldn’t peek at him while he’s showering, the time was just too coincidental.

So coincidental that he felt that he must have been completely exposed.

Su Min breathed out and furrowed his brows. After falling in thought for a moment, he continued playing.

Fortunately, there weren’t any more bathroom scenes after that. The five-hour long movie however included many scenes that weren’t included in the two-hour long movie.

Because he is not the protagonist, some of his scenes were not broadcasted.

And in this disc, it included the scene at the end when Su Min and Chen Su ran into the headless ghost.

Even the scene where he was lying on top of Chen Su was shown.

Although Su Min couldn’t make out Chen Su’s appearance and just thought that the scene in the movie was too ridiculous, he couldn’t help but feel goosebumps forming when he recalled what happened.

He moved to pause the movie.

The movie was stopped at the scene with Su Min’s surprised expression. He could clearly distinguish the emotions in his eyes.

With Chen Su’s arrival, Su Min felt safe.

Since young, Su Min had not been taught things like this and he had also not met anyone like that so the experience itself was very stimulating.

It was like a stone being thrown into a calm pool of water.

But this stone didn’t feel unfamiliar. Su Min didn’t feel any aversion towards him and even went along with him.

He himself also didn’t know why.

Su Min doesn’t remember anyone called Chen Su in his memories and there doesn’t seem to be a classmate called Chen Su, let alone a friend called Chen Su.

As he was thinking about this, a knock suddenly came from his door.

Su Min was startled. He then realised that he had locked the door himself and quickly closed the notebook.

It was Mother Su: “Come have dinner.”

Su Min answered: “Okay, coming.”

He packed things up and then walked out the room. From outside, the pleasant aroma of food filled the air. He could instantly tell that they were all his favourite foods.

Mother Su and Father Su were already sitting at the dining table.

The dishes on the table were abundant and flavourful. Just looking at it stimulated Su Min’s appetite.

In the movie all he ate was clear soup and murky water. There was even that case of an eyeball in the fish soup. Although it was something that wouldn’t happen in reality, it affected his ability to enjoy a meal properly for the last few days.

Mother Su said: “There are some dishes that I haven’t made yet. It would be a waste if I cook too much so I’ll make it tomorrow. Will you be home tomorrow?”

Su Min nodded: “Tomorrow I’ll have lunch and then I’ll need to go back to school in the afternoon. There are still two more classes.”

This time it was chicken stew. Chopped green onion and mushrooms floated on the surface and there were bright yellow oil spots mixed with it. It appeared very appetising.

As Su Min filled his bowl with soup, he asked hesitantly: “Mum, did I have a classmate called Chen Su?”

The crisp sound of a spoon hitting the bottom of the bowl was heard.

Mother Su stopped her movement of picking up vegetables and asked: “Why are you asking? Do you not remember your own classmates name?”

This question was something Su Min couldn’t answer.

He found an excuse: “I ran into a classmate called Chen recently and thought that it was a good surname.”

Mother Su laughed and ask: “A girl?”

Su Min casually answered: “Yeah.”

His answer was nonchalant, so Mother Su guessed that there probably wasn’t anything going on and she didn’t probe any further.

Father Su interjected: “When are you going to bring a girlfriend back?”

Su Min said helplessly: “Dad, stop worrying about me and my relationships.”

Father Su glared at him: “Look at you. Since you were young and until now, you haven’t been in a relationship. Why shouldn’t I be worried?”

The words Su Min originally wanted to say was blocked.

He ate a mouthful of vegetables and said: “Even if I’m dating, I might not necessarily bring a girlfriend back.”

The movements at the dining table stopped.

Su Min looked up at his parents and could sense that he had spoke too soon: “I was just saying it casually. Don’t worry about it.”