Network New Liao Zhai

Chapter 1 Midnight Phantom

Phantom of the Night Synopsis: Internet writer Zhu Yan went to the summer resort house to create, but encountered a series of strange phenomena. Every night, something seemed to fall on the opposite balcony... There was no one living next door, but there was a sound of the water heater igniting... ...I hear footsteps going upstairs from time to time...I feel like someone is following me when I go out...Is it a hallucination caused by her overuse of her brain or...

Clearing away the fog, it turned out to be...

This story is purely fictitious and any similarity is purely coincidental.

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Chapter 1

It was almost time to get off work. Zhu Yan finally finished her work, saved the documents, and turned off the computer. She rubbed her sour eyes and looked out the window. The sky was gray, as if it was going to rain. The forecast says there will be sleet due to the cold air, which will be the first snow of the winter.

Having lived in this city for six years and worked in college for two years for four years, Zhu Yan has become accustomed to the weather here - hot in summer and cold in winter.When she was young, she was not afraid of heat and cold. In summer, she reduced clothes more slowly than others, and in winter, she increased much faster than others.

There is a central air conditioner in the office, which is warm. Thinking about going out from the warm room and facing the cold wind and rain outside, Zhu Yan shivered for no reason.

Today is the weekend, there is no need to work overtime, there is no reason to stay in the office (usually Zhu Yan often excuses working overtime to stay in the office to write books, because it is warm here. In addition to her clerical job, she is also an online writer, third-rate, monthly Earn a thousand and eight hundred for the manuscript.) In addition, it was the end of the month, and it was a regular meeting day for the four of their best friends. It was said that there would be no hindrance, so Zhu Yan had to quickly pack up her bags and put on a down jacket and left the office.

Sure enough, it was raining outside, and Zhu Yan was wrapped in a down jacket. It was a rare luxury to call a taxi. There is still some distance from the bus station. She didn't bring an umbrella today. , your body is still your own love.

Zhu Yan grew up without parents, and grew up in a small town with her grandmother and aunt and uncle. It was more difficult than ordinary people to be able to go to the university in the provincial capital to go to school.

Zhu Yan is very sensible. Although her aunt and aunt treat her like her own daughter, she does not slack off at all. She started work-study studies during college, plus scholarships, she just didn't ask her family to pay a penny after her sophomore year.

After graduation, I stayed in the provincial capital. The reason why I didn't return to the county town of my hometown is because the four best friends agreed to stay here for development.

Zhu Yan found a job as a clerk, and with some manuscript fees, she was able to send money to her family.Of course, the income is high and the consumption is high. Since childhood, she has developed the habit of saving. In addition to keeping enough monthly income for living needs, the rest is sent home.Of course, the necessities of life do not include taxi fees. Usually, she goes to work and goes to get off work at two o'clock and one line.

Today is a rare luxury to take a taxi. First, I am afraid of catching a cold due to the wind and rain. Second, I also want to see my friends as soon as possible. Every time they are waiting for her, who told her to always take the bus - slow.

The meeting place was near the pedestrian street in the old city. The taxi stopped at the pedestrian street entrance, and Zhu Yan got out of the car.

Take a few quick steps and turn into a small street on the left. The small street is quiet and few pedestrians, in sharp contrast to the bustling pedestrian street business district outside.

The ginkgo trees on both sides are tall and straight, and they are very old. Every autumn and winter, the leaves are golden and the leaves are fluttering. Zhu Yan likes to walk along this small street. From here, you can walk to the riverside pier.

There is a church in the small street. The outside of the church is surrounded by a carved iron fence. Every spring and summer, the fence is covered with roses, and the flowers are in full bloom and fragrant.

There is a white building next to the church. It is a small three-story western-style building, and it is also the meeting place of Zhu Yan and the four of them - the 'Stay Alive' Cafe.

From the beginning of the university to the present, the four of them have left a lot of footprints and fond memories here.At that time, the four people in the same bedroom, Guo Qiqi, Zhu Yan, Tian Tian, ​​and Xie Lin, except Guo Qiqi, who was a local, were all from other places. Xie Lin is from other provinces.

After a semester of familiarity and running-in, the four of them quickly became best friends. After class, eating, classroom, library, and campus, four people often appeared together at the same time, forming a unique landscape, which was very attractive. Lots of eyeballs.

Although they have both graduated and worked for two years, the friendship has not been interrupted and continues.

This small white building is the ancestral property of Guo Qiqi's family.

The first time I came to Xiaobailou was the last semester of my sophomore year. It was the season of spring blossoms and Guo Qiqi's birthday. I invited three good friends to my house for a birthday party.

It was a Sunday, and as soon as I walked into this small street, I heard the sound of the organ and the singing of hymns in the church, and the fence outside the church was full of pink roses, fragrant.

The small white building, which is separated from the church by a wall, even has a white fence. It is also full of roses. There is a small fountain in the yard. There is a tall camphor tree by the wall. The umbrella, half covered here, and half extended to the church.

The three fell in love with this quiet place in the middle of nowhere. Later, they often followed Guo Qiqi to play here on weekends and holidays, or stayed for a day or two.

Guo Qiqi's parents are in business, and they often fly around the world, and are rarely at home.Even at home, she rarely lives here, because it is a pedestrian street and it is inconvenient for cars to get in and out, so her parents live in villas outside the city most of the time.

This small white building has become the second den for four people, and the first one is of course the bedroom!

After graduation, the four reached a consensus and chose to stay in the city for development.After graduation, Guo Qiqi found a few jobs, all of which were high or low. (Zhu Yan once said that she is a typical rich second generation, and the hungry do not know the hungry.) Later, she simply stopped looking for it and came back to guard her own. Xiaowo - Renovated and renovated the first and second floors of Xiaobai Building, opened a cafe, and became his own boss.

On the day of the opening, Guo Qiqi said: Although you are working hard outside, tired, sleepy, and injured, there will always be a warm nest waiting for you here, and I will always be your strong backing.Zhu Yan and Tian Tian and Xie Lin were so moved that the four of them drank and cried.

Because Tian Tian went to work near the commercial area of ​​Pedestrian Street, she lived on the third floor with Guo Qiqi.

Of course, Guo Qiqi also hopes that Zhu Yan and Xie Lin can live with them, but Xie Lin works in Hedong New Development Zone, which is far away and inconvenient.

Zhu Yan wants to live here, the environment is good and money is saved (Guo Qiqi provides three guarantees), but she has no luck.

Because I used to live here before when I was in college, I would have strange dreams every time, either a woman with fluttering hair strangling her neck, or a child crying, wanting to sleep but not feeling awake, Wanted to wake up but couldn't wake up, and finally got two dark circles under the eyes in the morning.I asked everyone, and everyone said that they had a good night's sleep, and they didn't have a single dream.

Xie Lin said that she has low energy and dreams, and it is easy to provoke bad things. She should put scissors and the like by the bed next time she goes to bed, but no matter how many scissors are placed, it will not help.

She used to live here occasionally, but Zhu Yan can still bear it, but now I want to tell her to live here every day, and she doesn't want her life. I don't have a good rest every day, how can I go to work, how can I make money by typing?I had no choice but to part with the pain, say goodbye to the lovely Xiaobailou with tears, and share a two-bedroom suite with my colleagues in the company to live in first!It's just that the weekend party at the end of the month does not drop once, and occasionally there is an overnight stay.

Guo Qiqi opened this cafe called Dou Lai Wuhang, which was originally a joke, mainly for the convenience of himself and a few friends. Everyone likes to drink coffee.

Unexpectedly, the business was unexpectedly good after the opening. The brothers and sisters who came to pray and worship in the church like to come here to sit, have a cup of coffee, chat, and white-collar workers in the nearby business districts often come here. , and the wives who are tired from shopping on the pedestrian street also like to rest here.

There are also those who are in love and dating like to come here, so that there are people who come here to take wedding photos, because the church here, the small white building, the rose flower wall in spring and summer, and the ginkgo trees on the floor in autumn and winter Leaves are great for backgrounds.

When Zhu Yan walked in, she saw that the first floor was already full of people. It rained on weekends, and business was better. If the weather was sunny, you could sit in the open-air garden.

The waiter came over to greet him warmly: "Sister Zhu Zhu, you are here!"

All the waiters in the cafe are part-time college students, which was suggested by Zhu Yan.I also came from the work-study program.

Zhu Yan nodded, "Xiaoyu, have they all arrived?"

Xiaoyu: "You are the first to arrive today. Sister Tian Tian and Sister Xie haven't come yet!"

"Oh! Go get busy! I'll go up by myself."

Zhu Yan went up to the second floor with familiarity. At the end of the second floor, Guo Qiqi specially decorated a room for a party of four, never outside.

As soon as she entered the door, Zhu Yan threw off the high heels on her feet and took off her down jacket, "Oh! It's so warm, it's much easier now."

"Zhu Zhu, you're here, is it cold outside?" Guo Qiqi, who was sitting on the soft couch in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, raised her head, glanced at her, asked lazily, and then looked down at the computer on the lower table.

"Of course it's cold! You know I'm most afraid of the cold!"

While answering, Zhu Yan jumped to the couch a few steps and sat down next to Guo Qiqi, put her head on her shoulder, let out a breath, and sighed quietly, "You're still comfortable here!"

The room is equipped with floor heating, which is as warm as spring.In addition to the sofa table and chairs, a soft couch was specially made in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. Sitting here, you can see the tall camphor trees outside the window and the church next door.

Here, the sisters are very casual, and they often play and play on the couch.

Zhu Yan leaned over to look at her computer, "What are you looking at? Are you a handsome guy with such care?"

"Yes, handsome guy, there are many. You can see it for yourself!" Guo Qiqi pushed the computer to Zhu Yan, stood up and stretched out in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

Zhu Yan looked at a group of mountain scenery photos on the computer, which were available in all seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. When he turned to the back, there were photos of villas and some real estate.

"Oh! I see, this is where our summer resort is located... I didn't expect it to be so beautiful, which one is ours in?"

"This, this is it," Guo Qiqi pointed the mouse to Zhu Yan.

"Hey, what are you looking at? Don't wait for us."

It was Tian Tian and Xie Lin who pushed in the door.

"Hey, how did you two get together?"

"I met you downstairs." The two said in unison.

Tian Tian took off the coat outside and threw it on the sofa, revealing a capable professional suit. She also threw off her high heels like Zhu Yan, ran a few steps onto the soft couch, and squeezed between them, without looking like a lady at all.It made Guo Qiqi very worried about whether her small bag skirt would collapse.

And then Xie Lin, who came in, looked much more gentle. She took off her black coat slowly and hung it on the hanger, revealing her white turtleneck sweater and a black wool skirt below, and then sat on the sofa and took off her boots. just came over.

"Look, our Director Xie is still calm and generous, you two learn a little bit." Guo Qiqi said with a smile.

"It's Mama Guo."

Because Guo Qiqi doesn't go to work herself, but doesn't tire of it, she often instructs the three of them in this way, nagging and caring about them like a very experienced person, and over time, Tian Tian is called the housekeeper Guo Mama.

"Good boy."

Hahaha!

The four of them laughed together on the couch, and even Xie Lin was involved in the battle.

　The story of "New Liaozhai" is purely fictitious, and any similarity is purely coincidental.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)