Translator: AlfredoPoutineSoup  Editor: DesTheSloth
Branham was funny, and emitted a maleâs charmâ which may be derived from his identityâa football player, along with his good family background and talent of romance.
Anyway, he was considered as a good boyfriend⦠what about Len?
He was probably dull, in his friendsâ view.
âAllie, Allie⦠Allie?!â
âWhatâs wrong?â
At the corner of the school cafeteria, Gloria suddenly patted Allieâs shoulder, which surprised her.
Gloria said, âWe are asking what you were thinking about.â
âOh yeah?â Allie pretended to be calm. She answered, âIâm just thinking about a question that the professor arranged. Sorry, I didnât hearâ¦what did you ask me?â
Branham sitting on the opposite side of the table cracked a charming smile, âWe invited both of you to attend the Halloween party at this weekend. You know, we havenât found a female companion. Gloria has agreed, what about you?â
âI?â Allie wanted to refuse it⦠but for some unknown reason, when she had eye contact with Branham, she nodded subconsciously.
When she regretted her decision, Gloria was surprised, âMy God, you know that our Ellie has never attended any party because she thinks itâs a waste of time.â
Branham smiled, âThat is really a great honor⦠right, Len!â
âOh ⦠Yeah, yeah.â
After Branham and Len cleaned up the dishes and left, Allie drank up the remaining borschtâ¦she was looking forward to party.
âItâs so good that you are enlightened.â Gloria hands put together, and face was filled with surprise.
âShould I go?â Allie suddenly hesitated, âI need to hand in project design on Mondayâ¦â
Gloria both hands held Allieâs face, taking it seriously, âAllie, do you think a professorâs praise will be more important than your first party in the school? Trust me, the professor wonât only praise you.â
âBut ⦠Oh, I remembered that I donât have suitable clothes for the party.â Allie shook her head, âI think I shouldnât participate.â
âIs this a problem?â Gloria patted Allieâs shoulder, blinking her eyes and patting her chest, âLet me help you! Princess Allie!â
Allie thought that she needed to enjoy the school life occasionally.
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Enjoy her youth.
âOh, is it? Turns out there are so many funny things happened in your high school.â
Looking at the words on the interface on VK⦠Allie sensed it was a different day from the usual in the library.
âCan you tell me more funny things about yours? I want to know more.â
Ellie sighed and admired those who did proactively while watching Branhamâs profile picture. They never lacked of chatting topics.
When did it start?
It might be from the last time she received the invitation, there were more and more topics in the conversation between Branham and her.
âAh, Iâm really looking forward to tomorrowâs party.â
âMe too.â
Ellie looked down at the opened textbook⦠People would dance in a party right? The words in the opened book seemed to be playing some wonderful fantasy.
âDoes Branham like me?â
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Hmmm⦠In fact, parties at the university seemed to be far more different from what she expectedâItâd definitely not dancing trippingly with melodious music.
Loudspeakers guided students to twist their young and crazy bodies, caliginous lights dizzied them.
Several of them stayed on the dancing floorâ¦However, Allie was suddenly crowded out.
Gloria was always so brilliant.
Allie looked at her, who was surrounded at the center of the dance floor, like a queen.
âGloria is so beautifulâ¦â
Since sometime, Len was the only one around her⦠Allie turned to Len, and found he held a bottle of beer in hand.
âWhy are you sitting here?â Suddenly, Branham walked to him from the crowd, with his body gently twisted following the rhythm.
Branham patted palms, and said loudly, âCome on! Donât just sit there!â
As saying, Branham pulled Allieâs and Lenâs palms, straightly dragged them to the dancing floor.
Although it was not a formal banquet, it was still very good⦠Allie thought while she was rotating.
She looked up at Branham, suddenly feeling a kind of enjoyment.
âIâll go to the toilet, you keep going.â Branham whispered at Allieâs ear, and then patted Lenâs shoulder.
âWhat did he say?â Len asked curiously.
âHe said heâs going to the toilet.â
âOh, Iâm sorry, I donât adapt to this occasion, I may be not good at dancing like Branhamâ¦â
âIt doesnât matter, I donât always come either.â Allie shrugged her shoulder.
Indeed, without Branham, she felt awkward being with Len.
âYou ⦠your clothes are so beautiful today.â
âIs it? Thank youâ¦â Allie looked around, âI feel a little tired, and want to go outside for a while.â
âAllie, Allieâ¦â
Len was suddenly pushed by the people in the dance floor, and became dizzy.
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But meanwhile, Branham and Gloria were enjoying kissing under the eaves outside⦠In a way that Allie had never experienced.
Allie quickly turned around and backed on toâ¦
She thought and hoped that Branham and Gloria wouldnât notice her.
âIt turned out Gloria likes Branham tooâ¦â
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Crack.
The door was easily opened; Luo Qiu looked at the lawn outside, but didnât find anything useful.
He closed the door quietly, slowly walking upstairs to the living room.
The little girl Lena rubbed her eyes at this time and woke up. âBig brother, did my mom and dad come back?â
âNot yet.â Luo Qiu shook his head, walking up to Lena and sitting down.
Bangâ bang bangâ!
A loud striking sound came from upstairs!
Lena suddenly grabbed the blanket covering her body, and looked up at the ceiling, âBig Brother, Is there anything upstairs?â
âYeah..â Luo Qiu thought for a while, suddenly smiled, âThere are monsters, do you believe it?â
Little Lena was stunned, and asked subconsciously, âIs that Mr. Monster?â
Luo Qiu touched her head, and asked back an interesting question, âIf it is Mr. Monster, and wants to eat your heart, what would you do?â
The little girl seriously considered, but suddenly both hands held her chest, âIs it enough to give it half?â
Luo Qiu showed more curiosity, âWhy would you give half?â
Lenaâs big eyes opened wide, âBecause if Lena has no heart, Iâll disappear like Mr. Monster, and then my parents will be very sad! But they wonât if thereâs still half left on me!â
âThen, what if the thing Mr. Monster had dug out is not a heart?â Luo Qiu questioned softly.
âWhat will it be?â
Luo Qiu also looked up at the ceiling, saying indifferently, âSomething ⦠belonging to itself.â
Lena tilted her neck, thinking about it carefully though she didnât understand what the big brother was talking about.
At that time, a ray of light filtered in. The little girl suddenly jumped down the couch; she heard a sound of a car engine, âIt must be my parents coming back! Let me go open the door!â
The little girl excitedly ran to the house gate, standing on her tiptoes and opening the door.
But she didnât see her mother, Mrs. Maggie, or her father⦠Instead, it was Arex!
âOh, is this our little princessâ Miss Lena?â
Arex revealed a surprised look; he smiled and took off the hat, making a bow to the girl, âIâm honored that Miss Lena opened the door to greet me.â
But as realizing the person was not her parent, a disappointing expression generated from Lenaâs face, âWhereâs my mother?â
The little girl still remembered that her mother went out together with this weird brother.
âMrs. Maggie?â Arex slightly smiled, âDonât worry, Princess Lena, I think youâll see your mother soon⦠and of course your father!â
âReally?â The little girl showed a happy expression.
Luo Qiu slowly came to them, and asked, âDid you find her?â
âOf course,â Arex squinted his eyes with a gentle smile, âThanks to your help, we found her very soon.â
Luo Qiu said, âBut I did nothing.â
Arex blinked, he put his palm at his ear and faked a listening gesture, âOh you didnât? But I seemed to have heard something interesting.â
Then, Arex took one step back, and looked up.
âBy the way, Mr. Luo Qiu, may I come in now?â Arex suddenly asked, âOh⦠I just told that noble maid, that Iâll pay for itâ¦Does Mr. Luo Qiu want to obtain payment now?â
âNo.â Luo Qiu shook his head, turning his body and smiling, âPlease come in⦠dear guest.â
âThank you.â
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Bang bang bang!!
âI want to leave here immediately!â Gloria scared, cold sweat dropped from her pale face.
They had hid in the room at the upper floor and Branham and Len were pushing hard against the room doorâ¦however, the door kept being struck.
âBaby, listen, I want to get out here too, but who can drive away that damn thing!â
âThe owner should find a solution⦠Oh, they are still downstairs⦠did they⦠Len said with a more panicked expression.
âWe canât think about them⦠letâs jump down from here!â Branham promptly suggested, âWe cannot hold any longer⦠Baby! Allie, you two jump first!â
âNo, itâs too high, I canât do it!â Gloria glanced at the distance to the ground, and quickly shook her head.
Bangâ!
Branham and Len fell down the ground together as the door was struck open.
Both arms in that huge suitcase were grabbing both sides of the door frame and a pair of bloodshot eyes showing a ferocious and horrible look came from the gap.
It was like a spider hanging on the doorframe!
Ahâ!!
Harsh screams shrieked, Allie and Gloria were scared and slumped down the ground!
Just as Branham tried to stand up, the suitcase rushed to him and pressed down on his body!
Branham cried out painfully, but both his hands managed to catch its arms; they were in a stalemate!
Len saw that, and hurriedly strike its back with coat hanger severely, but only succeed in infuriating it!
Suddenly, a third arm stretched out of the gapâit was an extremely thick and long arm!
It caught and squeezed Lenâs neck, and then lifted him up.
âGo⦠fast ⦠goâ¦â Len ordered in a choking voice.
Allie quivered. She suddenly got up and pulled Gloria, rushing towards the doorway along the wall.
The two went out of the door. Then, Allie took a deep breath and closed it.
However, where should they go next?
Downstairs!
Branham couldnât burst open the door, but they could smash the glass door connecting the living room and the terraceâ¦Maybe the house owner had done that and escaped from here.
âAllie ⦠we canât just leave Branham hereâ¦â Gloria said nervously.
She stuck her ear on the door to listen to the sound inside the room while swallowing saliva, âThere seems to be no sound⦠Did Branham and Len conquer that thingâ¦â
âIs that possible?â Allie gave her a negative answer; however, the quietness confused and had her hesitate.
They quietly waited for a moment⦠but there was still no sound.
Allie hovered at the corridor, biting her finger, âLet me think about itâ¦â