The sky is getting dark and the light rain is falling. There are only a few people passing by in the streets of the old city, and now there is only a small umbrella with fresh designs. Under the small umbrella, two female middle school students are walking side by side in the misty rain.
Alley.
In the misty mist and rain, the short journey in the alley seemed extremely long - the future was hazy, as if there were some terrible monsters hidden there.
"I heard that there is a plastic surgery clinic nearby, and it's even on the hot list!" The owner of the umbrella was playing with his mobile phone, showing the hot topics he was following to his girlfriends. "There are still many posts discussing it! Hot topics
Very high!"
Another girl holding an umbrella looked at the post on the screen and nodded repeatedly——
"I've heard about it too! It's called...'Xiangyou Xinsheng'!"
He took the phone back, the plush pendant attached to it was still shaking, and he whispered mysteriously——
"In exchange for your most important thing, the shop owner can turn you into a stunning beauty in an instant!"
The girl’s best friend looked in disbelief and covered her mouth——
"You're lying, right? Where can such a cheap thing come from?"
On the opposite side of the misty rain alley, a pretty figure walked out. She held a photo in her hand and walked calmly and confidently in the rain. Her delicate and blurred facial features were pure and charming, and her slim figure was exquisite. Every move she made was Zhuo Yue's.
Her graceful and elegant tenderness, her temperament was also impeccable, her eyes were full of love and affection, and her face had an arrogant and proud smile that made the two middle school students dumbfounded.
"Did you see it just now?" The girl was very surprised.
"I saw it! She's still wearing our school uniform!"
"It's so pretty! In comparison, the school beauties and so on are simply ugly!"
"Hey, I forgot to take a photo! What a pity!"
The man showed a proud smile, and after passing by the two female students, he raised the photo in his hand——
The woman in the photo has a graceful figure, holding a microphone, and her every move and smile is full of vivid charm. The fans in the audience are crazy about her.
She threw the photo away and it fell to the ground. In the increasing rain, the girl stepped on the face of the woman in the photo.
"Luo Fanglan, I want you to pay a hundred times a thousand times for what you have done!!"
A month ago, on the same rainy day, a long-haired female student with freckles held an umbrella, looking at the messages on her phone while mustering up the courage to move forward. A drop of rain fell on the screen of her phone——
Looking up, thick fog shrouded the alley, looking eerie and scary——
"I'm really a fool to believe the rumors and come to such a ghost place..."
Putting her cell phone in her crossbody bag, she turned around and prepared to leave, but she couldn't find the direction in the thick fog. She was about to turn back, but found that she was in an empty dead end.
"Are you a guest here for a commission?"
A black-haired man wearing an old-fashioned black gown was smiling. Only then did Lin Ling discover that there was a quaint courtyard opposite the dead end, and the man was standing in front of the courtyard door, a pair of golden pupils staring at her closely.
She stepped back warily. This kind of strange phenomenon that appeared without any warning was so strange that she had to be extremely vigilant...——
"Where is this?! Who are you?"
The man just smiled, and the next moment he appeared directly behind Lin Ling.
"This is the place you want to come to, and I am the one who will take you to the place where your wish comes true!"
Lin Ling's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at the plaque in front of the courtyard door. The four powerful characters "Xianyou Xinsheng" were written on it.
"Is this the rumored plastic surgery house?"
The man led her to the door, smiled and pushed open the ajar door:
"I know you still have many questions, why don't you come in first and talk in detail over tea?"
After saying that, the man walked into the door. Lin Ling was still hesitant, but when she thought of the humiliation she had suffered, she suppressed the thought of shrinking in her heart, gritted her teeth, and walked up behind the man.
Walking through the narrow path of the quaint pavilion, the layout on both sides is quaint and unique, with an indescribable atmosphere of time.
There are bright flowers of various colors blooming in it, and the colors complement each other, without any gaudy atmosphere. They blend in with the entire courtyard and decorate the entire courtyard.
But she didn’t remember that there were such exquisite ancient buildings in the old city! Could they be newly built?
Seeing that Lin Ling was very curious about these flowers, the man explained——
"Our shop owner likes fresh flowers very much, so he planted some."
The two walked through the corridor that ran through the entire courtyard, walked into the inner room of an ancient house, passed through numerous wooden doors, and finally came to a deep corridor——
The man snapped his fingers, and all the ancient lamps hanging above the corridor lit up, and the dim lights illuminated the path ahead.
Lin Ling followed him and looked at the most ornate and heavy wooden door at the end of the corridor.
"The owner lives here?"
He led Lin Ling forward while explaining the basic situation of the store——
"Yes, live here with me and other shop assistants."
Arriving at the end of the corridor, the man gently knocked on the door:
"Sir, I am Gui Ming and I have a new guest."
A soft female voice came from the door:
"Come in."
The man known as Gui Ming stepped aside and motioned for Lin Ling to go in first. At this point, there was nothing worth hesitating about. She opened the door and walked in. The furnishings in the entire space still shocked her.
The four walls were covered with hideous masks, which looked particularly eerie in the flickering candlelight. The footsteps gradually approached, and a woman wearing a red skirt walked out from behind the exquisitely carved screen. Her eyes were full of charm, and her facial features were full of charm.
Just like the ink painting in calligraphy and painting, there is a different charm in the tenderness, the figure is mature and plump, the fiery red skirt is flamboyant and domineering, and the gauze is dancing, outlining her perfect curves - the woman looked Lin Ling up and down.
, the smile on his face is unfathomable.
"Are you the new guest today?"
Lin Ling was deeply shocked by the woman in front of her. She was speechless for a moment, until Gui Ming whispered behind her and reminded her——
"This is the shop owner, Dongfang Yaoyao."
Only then did Lin Ling come back to her senses and nervously began to introduce herself:
"My name is Lin Ling. I heard that this is a plastic surgery clinic... so..."
The woman sat leisurely on the chair, holding her chin with one hand, looking at the ordinary-looking Lin Ling with a pair of charming peach blossom eyes, which made the girl feel inferior and not even qualified to be envious. Her soft lips were like
As red as blood and as delicate as cherry blossoms, the lips opened and closed with extremely arrogant words——
"Everyone who comes here has the same purpose. What I want to know is - what price you can pay and the reason for paying the price."
Lin Ling was a high school student in the 21st century after all, and she obviously didn't believe the claim that the woman in front of her, who claimed to be the owner of a plastic surgery parlor, had almost magical powers, but Dongfang Yaoyao still didn't care, with a playful smile.
"As long as you can afford it, no matter how ugly you are, I can still turn you into a peerless beauty."
"If you don't believe it, you won't lose anything by just telling me about your situation - and this is not a place that you can just enter. After passing this village, there is no such store."
As he spoke, Dongfang Yaoyao picked up a piece of pastry from the table next to him and put it into his mouth. Gui Ming stood aside and poured a cup of tea for her. The woman sipped the tea lightly, showing an expression of enjoyment.
"Sit down and talk slowly. Since you are a guest, there is no reason for you to stand."
The moment Lin Ling didn't realize it, a chair suddenly appeared behind her. Gui Ming pushed the chair and motioned for her to sit down.
The surrounding lights were quietly extinguished. In the darkness, the strange masks on the four walls seemed to be given life at this moment, and the terrifying face became even more ferocious. All the light focused on Lin Ling, as if she was in a torture chamber.
But Lin Ling felt relieved at this moment, as if such an environment made it easier for her to speak freely and talk about her injustice and misfortune.
She crossed her fingers, knitted her brows together, and spoke slowly about her experience——
"My name is Lin Ling. I am a sophomore in high school. I usually sing and compose some original songs online. On weekends, I sing live on the platform and I have a lot of fans..."
On that day, Lin Ling opened her platform homepage as usual to check the fans' messages, but she saw an unknown ID approached her and said that she liked her voice and works very much, was interested in signing a contract, and hoped to have an interview.
Later, she also did a lot of research and found out that the other party was indeed a partner of a regular company, and his resume was also very dazzling.
It would be a lie to say that she is not excited. Although she can make a lot of money from each live broadcast, she is not an artist in an entertainment company after all. She cannot get suitable venues and resources. She is also making original music. If it hadn't been for three years
If I'm lucky and have a fan base, I'm afraid I'll be like ordinary anchors and be humble for a little bit of money.
Precisely because of this, Lin Ling knew more about how rare and hard-won this opportunity was. After being fully prepared, she made an appointment with the owner of this strange ID at a coffee shop in the city center——
Sitting in the cafe with an excellent view, Lin Ling looked at the steaming cappuccino in front of her, feeling a little absent-minded for a moment. She had obviously been looking forward to this opportunity for so long, but the content of the cooperation with this talent scout was...
It left her unable to get even the slightest bit of motivation.
The man opposite was spitting all over her because he wanted her to lip-sync to the popular singer Luo Fanglan. This situation was very different from what Lin Ling had expected during the meeting, and the other man's attitude was also very unfriendly.
If you are lucky enough to refuse, you will not understand the meaning of flattery.
"There are thousands of singer-songwriters like you who rely on self-media to promote their works online, but how many of them can enter the formal establishment? Our family, Fanglan, has been feeling uncomfortable in her throat recently. You only need to match the mouth shape and intonation behind the scenes to get
The remuneration can be said to be your income as an anchor for half a year!"
"But……"
Lin Ling wanted to say that this was not the music she was pursuing, but she thought that this opportunity was really rare and she still needed to fight for it.
"I-I'm also writing my own songs! And..."
"Those are not important! What I like is your voice - as long as you cooperate, the money will definitely be yours!" Seeing that Lin Ling was reluctant to take the bait, the talent scout relaxed, "As long as you perform well, the company will arrange it
If you make your own debut, resources can be tilted towards you."