The King of Curses

Chapter 187 Boudoir Mystery
"I have been observing Senior Jiang for some time and asked the people around her."

"She hasn't been to school for the past week. She has been coming to school in the past few days, but the dark circles under her eyes are getting heavier day by day. She seems to be under some kind of great pressure and is obviously troubled, but no one can find out what happened. No one knows what happened. According to her classmates, she always rushes home after school and disappears..."

The text message Song Yutang sent him recorded in detail the abnormalities that had occurred to Jiang Yunmei during this period.

"Um……"

Cen Dongsheng stroked his chin with a thoughtful expression.

From this point of view, Jiang Yunmei should not have encountered any human threats for the time being, but she did encounter a difficult problem -

He was originally wondering if she was in trouble and needed to ask for help; but now it seems that Jiang Yunmei encountered an unsolvable problem after that day and did not want to involve others, so she did not contact them again.

……

While thinking, Cen Dongsheng had already driven to the community where the girl lived.

It is a mid- to high-end residential area in Tianhai City. It is not the most expensive one, but it has a quiet environment and convenient transportation.

He followed the garden path and came to the bottom of one of the buildings.

At this time, Song Yutang sent another text message:

"Master, you are here as a guest, be careful not to barge into a girl's bedroom."

Since the last chat, Song Yutang changed the way she addressed him and no longer used honorifics. Whenever she used the title "Master", it inexplicably gave people a feeling that "she is very serious now".

But... this reminder is really speechless.

Cen Dongsheng couldn't help smacking his lips.

Who does she take me for?
"I'm not a savage. I know how to be polite."

"The last time Master came to visit my home, you took the initiative to ask to see my room..."

"Didn't you agree? Besides, I'm just helping you adjust the position of your items."

In Feng Shui, the placement of objects and the addition and adjustment of furniture can influence a person's fate - this is of course false. A person's fate is innate and accompanies a person until death. It cannot be changed so easily.

However, if the owner of this house is a spell master, when he (she) cultivates true Qi, it will be easier for the inner breath and the external world to achieve a balance between small and large cycles, allowing people to concentrate more and feel happy... This level is still achievable, based on complex marginal subject knowledge such as modern architectural psychology.

Cen Dongsheng had taken classes on this subject in the "advanced course" of the Governing Bureau in his spare time. It was a little skill. He and his sisters' homes were all decorated by him personally, so he naturally would not leave his apprentice and partner behind.

"It's okay for me, but it's very rude to other girls I don't know."

"Of course I know this..."

He put down his phone.

By the way, what would Jiang Yunmei's room look like?

Although Cen Dongsheng had always been a lone wolf in the past, since his rebirth, he had the honor of entering the boudoirs of three girls.

In his impression, An Zhizhen's bedroom was more like a study room, filled with large hardcover books, as well as foreign language originals that he didn't recognize. There was a laptop on the table. Apart from that, the layout was simple, even a little cold, and it was hard to tell her gorgeous personal style of dressing... Or rather, this was a true reflection of her inner self;

In contrast, Yi Qingyan's room is decorated with a homely feel, probably influenced by her grandmother. The overall color is warm, and the furnishings are all small objects she made by hand, such as wind chimes, windmills, or flower arrangements.
Song Yutang's room is closer to the impression of an average young urban woman, with fashionable items and big fluffy dolls. Since she likes outdoor sports, she also has various rackets, skateboards and shoe boxes, and posters of athletes on the wall.

The personalities and temperaments of the beauties are very different, so the styles of their rooms are naturally different, reflecting a corner of their hobbies and personalities.

Compared with external clothing and dressing, the room where you sleep and rest on weekdays is a completely private living area and can better show a person's true inner heart.

He was not familiar with Jiang Yunmei, so naturally he could not imagine what her room would look like.

But based on my current impression, she might be somewhere between Sister Zhizhen and Yutang...

Cen Dongsheng shook his head. Why did he start to fantasize about other people's boudoirs? It seemed a bit vulgar.

...It's all Yutang's fault. He complained in his heart, walked to the door and knocked politely.

*
Today is Saturday again.

Jiang Yunmei frowned at the sound of the alarm clock. She slapped it to silence it and looked up at the calendar on the wall. Tomorrow was the day for a banquet to be held at the Jiang family mansion.

These past few days have been a blur, and time has passed in the blink of an eye.

She scratched her hair without any manners, moved her eyes away from the screen that was emitting a faint white light, and picked up the charged mobile phone.

From last night till now, Jiang Yunmei has not turned on her cell phone. She is isolated from all news from the outside world and immersed in the joy of giving up completely. Only the ringtone of text messages keeps ringing. Now, she tries to cheer herself up and starts to read the messages one by one.

Classmates, junior students, teachers, and acquaintances who noticed that something was wrong with her sent her text messages to express their concern and ask how she was.

Jiang Yunmei said sorry in her heart, edited a reply casually, and passed the matter over.

There was also a message from Jiang's family, inviting her to attend a banquet.

Jiang Yunmei didn't reply and continued to scroll down. At the bottom, she saw a text message from her parents.

They were invited and set out from another city to attend the banquet in Tianhai, and asked their daughter when they could meet him.

“Is this true… Alas.”

She threw her phone away and lay weakly on the soft pillow behind her.

……

There was no light on in the room, and the dim light only covered a small area in the bedroom.

On the table stood a bottle of Coke that was no longer emitting steam, scattered open potato chip packages and biscuit boxes, and several books, all of which were popular romance novels.

On the TV screen, a beautiful 2D girl is blushing as she confesses her love to the player outside the screen. Her expression is frozen on the options.

As for Jiang Yunmei herself...she was leaning against her big toy bear, lying on her back in a very ungraceful manner, looking up at the ceiling in the dark. In her lace nightgown, she looked like a mermaid - except that she was dehydrated after coming ashore.

If the students who knew Jiang Yunmei saw her in this slovenly state, they would probably be so surprised that they would be speechless.

In the eyes of others, Jiang Yunmei is a nearly perfect girl. She has excellent grades, is serious and responsible, treats people gently and properly, has a beautiful appearance, and there is nothing wrong with her in any aspect.

She looks like the kind of student elite that appears in school promotional videos. In the future, when she enters society, the business world, and even the international stage, she will also be an elite person who frequents the upper class.

But now this young girl, who had not dressed up and was wearing a nightgown, did not have the slightest aura of shrewdness.

The real Jiang Yunmei is actually a pure stay-at-home girl. Her biggest hobby in life is to stay at home playing video games, reading novels, and eating potato chips. She spends her life in such a muddleheaded way... "Oh, no, I really give up. I might as well just surrender... There's no point in continuing to worry..."

Jiang Yunmei rolled over lazily.

She started to act badly because someone pointed out that she was being targeted by a powerful spell-binding master. Now, even her parents are involved.

She had to find a way to dissuade them. But Jiang Yunmei knew her parents' stubborn personalities very well, and if she couldn't stop them...

Or why not just deliver it to your parents? At least you can keep it with them.

Jiang Yunmei even felt regretful at this moment:

Why can't she let go of her face? If she becomes an ugly woman who is not worth mentioning, maybe no one will be interested in her.

But when she thought about how ugly she would become after indulging herself, she shuddered again... Jiang Yunmei would never allow herself to degenerate into that state.

She likes to be lazy but hates to lose. People are so contradictory.

Although she loves staying at home and it is her dream... Jiang Yunmei knows that overindulgence will make her figure out of shape and her skin worse, so she spends most of her time trying to maintain herself, develop exercise habits, stay in shape, go to bed early and get up early, protect her skin, and take care of it regularly until her natural beauty fully blooms; in this way, she has fewer opportunities to truly relax.

Also, in order not to disappoint her family and to avoid being seen as a pretty, brainless vase, she studied hard and acted like a reliable person in front of others...

Gradually, all of this has become a part of her that she cannot let go of. Others can't see it at all, even her parents don't know her true self in private.

"For someone like me, it might be easier to be kept..."

But the problem arises again. If she really has a chance to be noticed by someone, the other party will definitely be attracted by her perfect appearance. If she reveals her true side, she will definitely be hated and then abandoned.

With her awkward and unyielding personality, she will only try her best to act like a perfect lover in front of others and never let anyone down. Maybe her life will be even harder than it is now.

Besides, just becoming a lover is like admitting defeat in one's life.

So, I can only think about it.

Jiang Yunmei's eyes gradually closed; after an unknown amount of time, and after dozens of deep breaths, when she opened her eyes again, a faint light flickered in the girl's pupils.

“…Let’s stop here.”

I have indulged myself long enough.

Although she was only a stay-at-home girl for a few days, it was probably the longest vacation she had ever had since she became an adult.

In order to become the "perfect" person in her own and others' eyes, Jiang Yunmei has been suppressing herself for too long.

It was the unprecedented pressure recently, an imaginary enemy that was impossible to defeat set up on the road to the future, that made her feel overwhelmed. The huge confusion that emerged at once shattered the mask she had worn in the past, and instead allowed her to find her true self.

If she continues like this, she might not be able to "realize her dream"; at the same time, it means she will be completely irresponsible for her own life.

...But Jiang Yunmei hasn't given up after all.

It was time, she had to do something.

Even if you can't really prevent the worst from happening, you shouldn't give up at this point.

Jiang Yunmei cheered up and began to think about what to do next, while trying to adjust her state.

The first step to change is appearance.

She will quickly transform herself into the fashionable and sophisticated college girl again, and then clean and tidy up her room.

Although it seems to be an external thing, its impact on people's emotions is unexpectedly significant.

When a person is determined to change himself and his life, he often chooses to start from the appearance; even simply tidying up the room can make a big difference in his mood.

……

The room was still dim for the time being, with only the light in the bathroom turned on. The girl was applying a facial mask in front of the mirror.

Jiang Yunmei, who had cheered up, was halfway through washing up when she suddenly heard an unexpected sound.

"Dong dong dong."

It's a knock on the door.

"Who?...Oh, by the way, I ordered pizza earlier."

Jiang Yunmei grabbed her coat and put it on. It was not time to take off the facial mask yet, so she just kept it on. She put on her slippers and walked towards the door with a clatter.

……

However, when she opened the door, she saw an unexpectedly familiar face.

"Hello, classmate Jiang, I'm here to see you."

Cen Dongsheng greeted the girl in a cheerful tone.

"Are you okay? I saw that Yutang was also very worried about you, and you never responded directly, so I came directly to your house. I hope you don't mind... uh."

He had just finished his prepared opening remarks when he suddenly felt that the image of the girl in front of him was a little...unexpected.

Things are different now. Today, Cen Dongsheng is no longer the careless man who knows nothing about the opposite sex. He has a certain understanding of the differences between the two sexes and knows which details are worth observing that can expose a woman's true state.

After all, if he couldn't tell where a troublesome woman had put a lot of thought into her look today, or where her hairstyle and makeup were different, it would really make her unhappy.

It was precisely because of this trained eye that Cen Dongsheng was able to detect subtle differences:

For example, it was clearly afternoon, but Jiang Yunmei standing in front of him looked like she had just woken up. Not only was she wearing a facial mask, but her hair was also a little dry. She looked...

I haven't taken care of myself for a long time.

This girl looked completely different from the beautifully dressed and bright girl he had seen in the student union office before.

"It seems that you haven't been doing well recently."

"Crack."

Jiang Yunmei opened her mouth wide, her facial mask fell to the ground, revealing a panicked face.

(End of this chapter)