After surviving my ordeal, I learned that the school beauty had given birth to twins for me.

Chapter 168 There's a Ghost in the Mirror

Today she wore a cream-colored spaghetti strap dress with a knitted cardigan over it, her hair was styled in soft curls, she wore delicate light makeup, and she was holding a glass of strawberry sparkling water.

Her former arrogance had faded somewhat, replaced by a girlish charm, though her face remained pale and her eyes had faint dark circles.

"Whether I come or not is none of your business." Shen Zixuan put down the controller, rolled his eyes, "It's better than some people who treat a broken mirror like a treasure and almost got themselves killed."

"You!" Zhuo Nianxi's face flushed with anger, and she reached out to push him. "Shen Zixuan, shut up!"

"I knew it, what's wrong?" Shen Zixuan dodged back a little, deliberately trying to annoy her, "That mirror was ugly to begin with, just like you."

"You bastard!" Zhuo Nianxi was so angry that her eyes turned red. She splashed the sparkling water in her hand on him and ran away.

Sparkling water spilled all over Shen Zixuan, and he snapped, "Are you crazy?!"

Zhang Hao quickly pulled him back: "Forget it, don't take it to heart by arguing with a girl. She's been having a tough time lately, I heard she hasn't slept for days and her mental state isn't quite right."

Shen Zixuan dried himself off and snorted, "Serves her right, who told her to buy that broken mirror?"

Despite saying that, he felt a vague unease in his heart.

He touched the amulet he wore close to his body in his pocket, and frowned as he recalled Shen Yu's instructions.

At 8 p.m., everyone had had enough fun, and someone suggested playing Truth or Dare.

A group of people sat around the carpet in the living room, with an empty wine bottle spinning in the middle.

"It's gone around!"

The bottle spun rapidly, and finally the mouth of the bottle pointed steadily at Zhuo Nianxi.

"Oh! Zhuo Nianxi! Truth or Dare!" Everyone immediately cheered.

Zhuo Nianxi sat in the corner, already looking rather listless. After being called on, she paused for a moment and whispered, "Truth or dare."

"Okay!" a boy said with a mischievous grin. "Zhuo Nianxi, go to the full-length mirror in the living room and dance to 'Love Emergency'! You have to dance the whole song in front of the mirror!"

"No way!" Zhuo Nianxi's expression changed instantly, and she stood up abruptly. "I won't jump, let's choose another one."

"Hey, a bet's a bet! How can you go back on your word?"

"Exactly! It's just dancing, what's the big deal?"

"Zhuo Nianxi, are you scared?"

Everyone was chattering away, and no one noticed her pale face and trembling fingers.

Zhuo Nianxi bit her lip, looking at the faces of onlookers around her, and then at the gleaming full-length mirror not far away. Fear surged up in her heart like a tide.

But she was usually very proud, and with so many people egging her on, she couldn't bring herself to admit defeat.

She took a deep breath and said, forcing herself to speak, "Fine, I'll jump."

Shen Zixuan sat opposite her, watching her stiff back, his unease growing stronger.

He wanted to speak up and stop them, but the words stuck in his throat.

Forget it, what does it have to do with me? He turned his head away, pretending to play with his phone.

Zhuo Nianxi slowly walked to the full-length mirror.

Her reflection in the mirror showed a pale face and a panicked look in her eyes.

The music started playing; it was the upbeat song "Love Emergency".

She stiffly raised her hand and started dancing to the rhythm.

After dancing for only a couple of minutes, the chandelier above their heads suddenly made a hissing sound and flickered a few times.

The originally bright lights suddenly dimmed, and the orange-yellow light turned into an eerie bluish-white.

The temperature in the entire party venue plummeted, and a bone-chilling cold crept up from the soles of their feet, causing everyone to shiver.

"What happened? Did the power trip?"

"It's so cold! Is the air conditioning set too low?"

Someone complained and reached for the air conditioner remote.

Just then, a girl suddenly screamed, "Mirror! Look in the mirror!"

Everyone turned to look at the full-length mirror.

Suddenly, the reflection of Zhuo Nianxi in the mirror became distorted.

Her hair grew at a visible speed, the jet-black strands reaching her waist and obscuring most of her face.

His face was as white as paper, and his mouth was stretched into a strange arc that went all the way to his ears, revealing a set of blackened teeth.

She was facing Zhuo Nianxi outside the mirror, smiling sinisterly.

"ah--!"

Zhuo Nianxi was so frightened that she screamed and turned to run away.

But she had only taken two steps when countless jet-black hairs suddenly surged out of the mirror, coiling around her ankles like venomous snakes and forcefully dragging her back into the mirror.

"Help! Help me!" Zhuo Nianxi struggled desperately, her fingernails digging into the floor, leaving several bloody marks.

Her face drew closer and closer to the mirror, and she could clearly see the woman's resentful eyes reflected in it.

"A ghost! There's a ghost!"

Someone shouted something, and the previously lively party venue instantly erupted into chaos.

A group of pampered young masters and ladies had never seen such a terrifying scene before. They were all terrified and screamed as they ran around in all directions.

In their panic, someone ran into a table, shattering cups and plates all over the floor.

Some people were so frightened that their legs went weak and they collapsed to the ground, crying.

Some people were hiding behind the sofa, trembling with fear, not daring to lift their heads.

"Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!" A boy waved a bottle wildly, accidentally smashing it against the wall, scattering shards of glass everywhere.

The entire party venue was in complete chaos, filled with cries, screams, and the sound of shattering glass, like a scene from hell.

Zhuo Nianxi was dragged so far by her long hair that she was only a few centimeters away from the mirror. The woman in the mirror stretched out a pale hand and was about to grab her face.

She closed her eyes in despair, and tears streamed down her face.

Just then, a figure suddenly rushed over.

"Zhuo Nianxi!"

It's Shen Zixuan.

He was actually trembling with fear, his legs were weak, and his heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of his throat.

Seeing Zhuo Nianxi's desperate look, he gritted his teeth and rushed forward.

He remembered the amulet Shen Yu had given him in his pocket, quickly took it out, and threw it at the mirror with all his might.

"Bang!"

The moment the amulet touched the mirror, it burst forth with a dazzling golden light.