I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 354 The Beginning of the Shadow Empire

"Lena, don't let anyone disturb me, don't let anyone disturb me until I open the office door!"

"I want to read the manuscript sent by Mr. A!"

Quickly replied to Mr. A's message, after downloading the manuscript file of "Shadow Empire",

Carol went to close the office door,

He can't take care of other things, he has to read this work first.

This writer who once wrote "Epic of Empire" and "Seven Sins", Mr. ABC's new work "Shadow Empire"!
As the most fanatical and loyal reader of ABC, Carroll has been looking forward to reading this work every day since he knew the title of "Shadow Empire".

And at this moment, finally, Mr. A sent the manuscript over.

Carol was extremely excited at the moment, and her whole body felt like she was stepping on cotton when she stepped on the ground.

And Linna outside the office, and other editors of the publishing house,

Hear Carol's door shut, and Carol's shout,
They couldn't help turning their heads one after another, looking towards the closed office door.There was also some anticipation in their eyes.

"...don't know when we'll be able to read it."

"It should be soon... At least we can read the Dao earlier than other readers."

"I don't know what kind of work "Empire of Shadows" is...I'm already looking forward to reading it!"

A group of editors gathered together, excitedly looking forward to the discussion.

And in the office,
Carol was as excited as stepping on cotton, and walked quickly to the desk and sat down.

"Huh...huh..."

"I have to calm down... calm down..."

Facing the "Shadow Empire" file displayed on the screen,
Carol took a few breaths, wanting to calm down and read this work,

But after trying a few times, I still couldn't calm down. On the contrary, the more depressed and excited I became,
Looking at the unopened "Shadow Empire" displayed on the screen, I couldn't help but look forward to its content.

"Forget it, that's it!"

I couldn't hold back my excitement, and I couldn't calm down when I was excited.
Carol simply opened "Shadow Empire",
The file opens.

In addition to the title of the book, the introduction of the whole book first appeared in Carroll's eyes.
"The shadow on the ground stood up, and the shadow on the wall left the wall..."

After reading this introduction, I probably felt the tone of the whole book.

A little depressing, scary, and a little weird?
"Is this a work of fantasy?"

Carol couldn't help but think this way, then paused, then lowered his gaze to Chapter 1 of the main text.

Mr. ABC did not give this chapter a name, maybe the chapters are just the division of paragraphs.

Immediately down,
is the text,

"...there is a heavy rain outside the window..."

His eyes fell on the text of "Shadow Empire",
With Mr. ABC's fluent narration, the story unfolds,

Carol's originally excited and uncontrollable emotions disappeared like this.

The excitement on his face gradually subsided, and gradually as the story unfolded, he began to immerse himself in the world of the text.

……

the beginning of the story,
It is the protagonist Chang Mo, when he was restless because of the scene where his shadow disappeared before,
On this rainy night, in the bedroom, I encountered a terrifying scene.

When he was lying on the bed, he heard the same heavy breathing sound from under the bed, and the thunder light that lit up outside the window couldn't reveal his shadow.

When I couldn't stand it any longer, I crazily lowered my head under the bed,
But then I heard that someone on the bed seemed to be anxious and frightened,
It seemed that he was himself under the bed at the beginning, and there was someone else on the bed who was afraid of him at the moment.

In this frightening environment, Chang Mo was anxious and frightened, so he got up uncontrollably and ran towards the outside of the house.

But just running into the living room, he slowed down,

The living room has not yet started, and in the dim environment, only the occasional thunder and lightning outside the window light up the living room by chance.

At other times, there seems to be a frightening figure hiding in any darkness in the whole living room,
And when he opened the door,
The darkness in the corridor made him even more deterred,
And when he was standing at the door of the living room, holding the doorknob tightly,
Behind him came the sound of messy footsteps, fearful, restless panting,
He turned his head suddenly in panic, but only saw the table, stool, sofa, coffee table in the living room illuminated by the thunder light, and the reflective TV screen reflecting his figure,

And that anxious panting sound seemed to come behind him again, in the dark corridor outside the living room.

"Oh!"

Chang Mo closed the door heavily, and broke into the darkness of the corridor without courage,

Then in a panic, he stretched out his hand to move the living room, the kitchen next to the living room, the bedroom,
All the lights in the house were turned on.

And Chang Mo, who stopped again, lowered his head again, only to see that the shadow under him had returned to its original position again,
It was in the living room and in the kitchen, several shadows of different shades were cast on the ground by lights from different positions, overlapping together.

"Whoosh..."

Panting heavily, Chang Mo sat heavily on the sofa in the living room,

The thunder outside the house still roared from time to time in the night.

Chang Mo sat in the living room all night.

……

Early the next morning.Chang Mo, who was sitting on the sofa, didn't know when he fell asleep last night.
Waking up from his sleep, he glanced at the living room for the first time,
The living room was clean and quiet.The sunlight through the window swayed on him, giving him some sense of security,

But let him follow closely, can't help looking at his shadow on the wall next to him,

His shadow was still there, turning his head sideways as he turned his head.

"call……"

Chang Mo breathed a sigh of relief and went to wash up.

The washing place is full, and now it's daytime outside,

He was still a little afraid of being alone in this closed room.

He wanted to at least go somewhere that was open and where there were other people.

Moreover, he still has an interview to go today.

He didn't even know why he had to go for an interview under such circumstances, he was probably looking for an excuse to stay in a crowded place.

He has to go out early,

Because in addition to the interview in the morning, he also made an appointment with a psychiatrist,
I want to see if I have a mental problem.

Maybe it's because I am anxious about my future job, about my job after graduating from university,

Only then will there be such a situation.

out to the door,

Chang Mo has been staring at the shadow at his feet,
Chang Mo couldn't help but be surprised just because of the change of light that made his shadow change direction.

"Ding dong..."

"I don't know which one has no sense of public morality, it simply has no quality..."

The elevator arrived, and as the elevator door opened, there was an aunt's cursing voice,
Chang Mo kept staring at his own shadow, and walked into the elevator, while the aunt was still cursing,

"It's simply unqualified. Haven't you read a book? Just throw the garbage in the elevator room, and it doesn't smell bad!"

"Some people really are..."

Before Chang Mo entered the elevator, the aunt was alone in the elevator. After Chang Mo entered the elevator, the aunt did not stop.

It seems that he just wanted to tell Chang Mo to listen and let him follow along.

Chang Mo raised his head and looked towards the corner of the elevator,
There was a bag of rubbish strewn around, takeaway boxes and other rubbish, grease and paper just strewn in the elevator, disgusting,

Chang Mo just stared, followed by a moment of surprise,
Then he lowered his head even lower, staring at his own shadow.

"It's just, I don't know what's wrong, people nowadays..."

The elevator is here,

The aunt scolded people and left.

Chang Mo squatted down, picked up all the trash, and took it out.

(End of this chapter)