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She turned her head and looked seriously at Shen Du. "If you're scared, we can choose something else."
Shen Du chuckled and pressed the play button on the remote control. To ensure the right atmosphere for watching, Yao Nian even went to turn off the lights in the living room.
As the film began, a dim wilderness appeared on screen, and a nursery rhyme gradually played.
"Rain is quietly falling from the sky, by the roadside is a paper doll, paper doll, paper doll, why don't you go home? Is it because you have no home? A dark wooden box, long nails..."
Shen Du felt the little girl unconsciously shrink closer to him.
Yao Nian was focused intently, her eyes glued to the screen. The village was empty, a sinister path stretched endlessly ahead, shrouded in mist. Suddenly, a ghostly bride reached out from the sedan chair with delicate hands stained red like cinnabar, offering a handful of red wedding candies. The scene shifted to a close-up as the sedan curtain was slowly lifted.
When a paper ghost face suddenly enlarged on the screen, Yao Nian let out a startled scream and quickly turned her head, burying herself in Shen Du's chest.
Shen Du was also startled by the sudden loud noise. He rubbed her arm to comfort her, somewhat puzzled as to why she insisted on torturing herself if she was so scared.
Yao Nian didn't dare to turn around but was eager to know what happened next. "What happened? What happened?"
Shen Du couldn't help but laugh. "She just lay down in the coffin."
Just as she was about to ask again, a pair of hands covered her eyes. "Wait, something's coming out again."
Another round of piercing screams filled the air.
Yao Nian gasped and immediately burrowed into his embrace.
Shen Du felt an inexplicable warmth at his mouth. The soft touch of the girl was separated from him by only a thin layer of sleepwear, pressing closely against him. He could clearly feel that she wasn't wearing a bra.
He instinctively turned his head away, trying to focus his attention back on the film.
After that, there wasn't much horror in the scenes; it continued with the usual revenge tropes typical of Chinese horror films.
When the ending theme played, Yao Nian leaned back into the sofa and let out a long sigh of relief.
Shen Du felt he needed to calm down. Just as he was about to get up, Yao Nian grabbed his hand and asked, "Where are you going?"
"To the bathroom," he replied, his voice a bit hoarse.
"Oh," Yao Nian nodded and added, "Then turn on the light first."
After splashing cold water on his face a few times in the bathroom, Shen Du felt slightly more composed.
When he came back out, he found Yao Nian curled up on the sofa, hugging a pillow and staring blankly at the television. She had changed the movie to a serious-looking screen displaying core social values, with bold red letters proclaiming:
Prosperity, Democracy, Civilization, Harmony.
Shen Du raised an eyebrow.
Suddenly, Yao Nian lifted her hand and declared, "I swear, this is my first time watching a horror movie, and it will also be my last."
Shen Du wholeheartedly agreed. "I won't let you watch another one."
He recalled how during the movie, whenever she got nervous, she would lean against him. The memory made his heart race, and he really didn't want to test his willpower any further.
Checking his phone for the time, he realized it was almost midnight. Seeing that Yao Nian had no intention of going to bed yet, he sat down to keep her company for a while. "By the way, I need to visit my grandmother tomorrow. Are you okay being alone?"
"What's wrong with that?" Yao Nian yawned while scrolling through her social media. "My mom is in Shanghai too; I can go find her."
Shen Du urged her, "You're this tired and still not going to sleep?"
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