I have a date with the devil

Chapter 33

After being semi-forcibly seated on the sofa, Ye Miao still had a feeling of discomfort that her stomach and intestines were churning, so she had to take out her phone and swipe through social networking software to divert her attention.

The pizza on the countertop was already cold, and the golden pie topped with shredded onions and chicken had slightly collapsed and shrunk. She could eat it warm, but she'd lost her appetite, and she'd probably be shying away from take-out for a long time, at least until the killer was caught.

Berial went to the kitchen and poured her a cup of hot water, then sat down next to her, his pale, slender hand handing her the cup: "Have some hot water."

The transparent and white glass is condensed with rolling water vapor, and the transparent and clean texture washes away the flesh and blood imagined in the mind, making people's nerves slightly relaxed. Ye Miao took the glass, holding it in his hand for half a minute to warm it up, before drinking it in small sips.

The disobedient stomach was pacified by the hot water, a lot of peace and quiet. After drinking Ye Miao is still reluctant to put down the cup, the body is not as stiff as just now. She pulled the corner of her mouth: "Luckily I did not throw up, otherwise it would be a waste of your treats tonight."

"If you like, we can go back later. Right now, I'm just worried that you're not feeling well." Berial reassured her, making a "next time" promise without a trace.

"Next time, I'll treat you instead." Ye Miao knew he was diverting her attention and was grateful, so she went along with the conversation: "A friend of mine said that there is a very good Hong Kong-style tea restaurant in Chinatown. Let's go try it someday."

Berial slightly curved up his eyes, the form flying red eyes thus showed a few pure innocence: "Then let's say yes."

Ye Miao admired Berial's mental quality from the bottom of her heart, as if no matter how big it was, it was not worth being afraid of. Thanks to his presence, her mood was much calmer.

As the only two people besides Shen Minxing who had close contact with that takeaway, both Ye Miao and Kristin were the targets of the police's focused questioning. The good thing is, the female police officer also seems to see that these two girls are quite frightened, in the statement, the tone is quite gentle, and also reassured them a few words.

The investigation continued until nearly zero, the police left their contact information, instructed them to have clues to contact the police in time, before driving away. Too many things happened this day, Ye Miao very early sleepy, wash up and fall asleep.

The next day is Sunday, Ye Miao good night's sleep, sleep until the sun shines ass 12:00 noon to wake up, turned over, just feel all the bones of sleep crisp.

The phone was muted by her. She sleepily unlocked it and saw dozens of messages lying on the screen, not only from Wang Qi, but also from some domestic classmates and Chinese students in the same M country.

[Crap, Ye Miao, what's going on, are you being secretly filmed?

I don't know who took a picture of you and uploaded it to the Internet, and a big V in China saw it and took a screenshot and posted it on Weibo, and now it has gone crazy.

[Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I never thought I would see someone I know on Twitter. You're famous!

......

Ye Miao was confused. After clicking on the link they shared, the screen jumped to a blogger's page on Weibo that specialized in carrying interesting news from M countries.

The blogger usually reproduces a variety of topics, with more than three million followers, and sometimes also cut some foreign Chinese netizens' news back, such as the murder case in Santa Monica, he also made a topic to follow up.

Two hours ago, he sent out a Weibo post with the theme "This beautiful and valiant schoolgirl has stunned Simida on the Internet!"

The bottom is a long picture, simply saying that these photos were swept down from a personal account on the Internet, the original blogger's gender is unknown, but it should be a Korean, because he wrote the blog post in Korean, in addition to English. The photos include a sneak peek of her face in the classroom and a photo of her cooking in the kitchen of her student apartment. The number of retweets was not high, and it was only when it was sent back home that the discussion suddenly picked up.

Two hours after it was released, the comments and retweets on Weibo had already reached four figures.

I'm not going to be able to get a lot of money.

I'm tired of saying the word "I can", I hope pretty sister will adopt me hehehe!

I'm not going to be able to get the best out of you.

I'll squat quietly a portal]

The actual fact is that you will be able to get a lot more than just a few of these. The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who have been in the business for a long time.

[The alumni upstairs shake hands, so she's studying at St. Monica's now.

The photos were taken from the perspective of a vegetarian, right?

The same question, is this not an invasion of privacy?

......

The marketing number spread so strongly that many students recognized her and came to ask her about it. Her microblog was also quickly picked up as well, and under the latest microblog, there were suddenly many more messages from netizens.

【Sister, you're popular】.

[I can't believe I didn't take a selfie!

......

Ye Miao took a deep breath, but she was still so angry that she was shaking slightly. The "Korean" condition alone can't accuse Shen Minxing of being the one who stole the photos.

But, looking around at the people around her, the only one who had interactions with her in school and in life was him.

Who else but him could have taken pictures of her in class and in her apartment at the same time.

When she was in an occasion where she thought she could relax herself and concentrate on her work, there was actually a camera sneaking up on her. I don't know how many pictures were taken, and they were secretly posted online at ...... without her consent. There was simply a feeling of being targeted by a creature from the gutter.

I have to say, things like first impressions are always incredibly accurate. The first time she met Shin Min-hyang, she didn't like the man, and that proved to be a real omen.

Of course no one in the world would hate being praised, but for her, who had always been conscious of protecting her privacy, being famous online was not something to be happy about. Although no personal photos were uploaded in the public network and no positioning was played, there were always people who came to St. Montanka, and assuming that the photos captured some famous buildings, it could be inferred that her location ...... was a feeling of being stripped naked in the network when you think about it.

In order not to let the incident continue to ferment, Ye Miao privately contacted the blogger who reprinted it and asked him to delete the tweet as himself. The blogger replied promptly and deleted the tweet after expressing his apology.

Wang Qi's phone call came at this time, listening to Ye Miao said the cause and effect, but also righteous indignation: "I think it is secretly filmed, so disgusting ah, such people do not warn can not. Fortunately, your room comes with its own bathroom, otherwise it is not impossible to be installed cameras one day."

"I'm going to ask him to delete it later." Ye Miao hesitated, Wang Qi is her good friend, or quite able to keep secrets, she thought about it or told her what happened last night: "Da Qi, in fact, last night this Korean had an incident ......"

Only a short time ago reminded Ye Miao A University near a murder case, now Ye Miao actually almost eat human takeout, Wang Qi also scared confused: "This Simida retribution also came too fast ...... that the police how to say, really the lower half of the deceased disappeared?"

"The police just asked about our contact with the takeaway, it is impossible to tell us the case." Ye Miao while washing up, while talking on the phone: "But I think, ** not far from it."

"So scary. Fortunately, that friend of yours took the takeaway away, and invited you out to dinner, or see what will not cause a psychological shadow. However, how come I haven't heard you say you have a friend in Santa Montaña before?"

Ye Miao while going downstairs to the kitchen to cook breakfast, while explaining on the phone Berial is the grandson of his grandmother's student family, and also described the scene on the day the two met.

　"I go, are you living inside a movie plot? I recently read "Breeding villains small group" written by shallow discretion on the clouds, written about the heroine picking up different little shoujo and raising them into loyal dogs blackened beautiful teenagers. Although, right, your family hybrid beauty boy has been overage, but the set up is very familiar ah!" Wang Qi brainstorming, a slap on the thigh: "Maybe your home Berial early love at first sight to you, otherwise how will a girl who has never met so much attention, but also save your domestic number, but also sleep in the same room, candlelight dinner, I go, is definitely an attempt to you ah!

Ye Miao stood in front of the boiler, carrying an egg cracked, zipping, diffused in the black pan.

She was a little embarrassed by Wang Qi said, squirmed and said, "Berial and not my family, besides, there is no attempt to me which ......"

She was about to take a step back and throw away the eggshells when her shoulder accidentally bumped into a person's chest, and when she was startled and looked back, she was close enough to meet Berial's slightly lowered face. With his back to the light from the window, his eyes glowed with a dark aura.

Ye Miao was so shocked that she almost jumped up.

He walked without a sound, when did he stand behind her?

It's true that you can't just talk about people behind their backs. The good thing is, with a normal person's ear, should not hear Wang Qi's words, otherwise, she would die of shame.

Who knows, Berial was bumped by her, but seems to have no intention to give way, but smiled and asked her: "What were you saying just now that is not your family's?"

Ye Miao choked: "I, I didn't say ah ......"

"Is that so?" Berial closed the refrigerator door with his right hand and raised his eyebrows: "I thought you were talking about me."

Ye Miao: "......"

She felt like her cheeks were slowly cooking like the eggs in this pot.

So ashamed, so he still heard it. Since this is the case why do you still ask ah ......

Berial pulled the mouth of the can away with one hand, thought for a moment, and then said, "What will happen in the future can be uncertain now, there is no need to draw a conclusion so quickly."

Then, it turned around and walked away.

Ye Miao: "......"

What is the meaning of this sentence, you should give an explanation before leaving!

According to Kevin, Shen Minxing was sent to the hospital, emergency vomiting or stomach washing, in short, suffered a lot, back to the student apartment after the spirit was obviously depressed a lot. It looks quite pathetic.

However, when it comes to his privacy, Ye Miao didn't hesitate and directly asked him, with a cold face, to delete the photos online and the inventory in his phone, and to promise not to do such things in the future.

Shin Minhang does not follow Chinese Weibo and did not know that things had gone too far. After being discovered by the owner of the photo of the surreptitious act, he immediately wimped out and did what Ye Miao said.

The heat of even the most sensational internet event only lasts for a week most of the time, let alone a microblog that has only existed for a few hours. Soon, the attention of the netizens who were involved in the discussion was occupied by the endless news, forgetting Ye Miao to the back of their minds.

But for Ye Miao, who was at the center of the incident, the fallout from this incident, however, did not fade away so quickly.

When she returned to school on Monday, many Chinese students came over to flirt with her, leaving Ye Miao in tears and laughter.

At the end of class, another uninvited guest came to the classroom looking for her.

It was a well-mannered-looking guy with svelte gold-rimmed glasses, slightly older than Ye Miao. He was Wu Jiayu, who was studying for his PhD at the University of A. He had good grades and was very active in various activities on campus, and he was also very stable in dealing with people.

When he had some problems in choosing a minor course, Ye Miao tried to consult him by email, and he replied quickly and gave serious advice. Therefore, Ye Miao had a very good impression of him.

However, the two of them had not met in private after all. At this moment, seeing Wu Jiayu appearing outside the classroom, Ye Miao was also taken aback and hurriedly went out, "Senior Wu, what do you want to see me about?"

"It's like this, this year's Halloween will be a day off, and even last weekend, it will be a total of three days. There will be events and parties all over Santa Monica. Our Chinese students plan to hold a small costume party, the venue is in the small auditorium in the east of the school, the school has also approved, then not only Chinese people come, can also bring their friends."

Ye Miao nodded and thought to herself, "Could it be that Wu Jiayu came to inform her specifically?

"I was going to notify everyone only a week in advance, so the news has not been released yet." Wu Jiayu pushed his glasses and said with a smile, "As the organizer, I hope that the masquerade ball can not be limited to dating so monotonously by then, so, gathered some students with personal strengths and secretly prepared several programs, there are classical dances as well as bands, and small stage plays. I just recently heard that you can dance ballet, no wonder your figure is so good, I wonder if you are interested in joining us?"

Ye Miao didn't expect him to come for this, hesitated and told the truth: "I do know ballet, but it's been a few years since I've been on stage. And with half a month's time, I'm worried I won't be able to put together a decent show."

Wu Jiayu said sincerely, "You don't have to worry about that. I hope you can participate in our stage play, which is a story we made up ourselves, combining several familiar plots of Grimm's fairy tales. One of the characters is the Witch of the Forest, who needs to appear in the middle of the play, set somewhat like the Black Swan. It is not very long, that is, about a minute. It would be monotonous if the actors just walked around in a straight line. If you can mix in ballet elements and do some simple movements, it will be very interesting to watch. I really hope you can join us, and we will prepare the costumes uniformly."

If it's just for a minute, it's really just a matter of raising your hand. Ye Miao is a person who returns the favor, Wu Jiayu has helped her before, at this moment not to agree, also seems to say that it is not justified.

Moreover, since that day on the street to feel the atmosphere of Halloween, she is also a little curious to go to a legendary party.

But that was Halloween after all, Ye Miao always had some scruples, thought about it and asked, "Senior, what time will this party last?"

"The program starts at 7:30, the stage play is scheduled for the second program, and will be over by 8:00 if it goes well. After that is the free time for the party."

It seems that it will not be very late, Ye Miao vaguely relieved, finally nodded and said, "Okay then, senior."

Half a month's time passed in a flash. The afternoon of the day before Halloween, many majors at University of A were already on vacation. Young people flocked to the surrounding shopping streets, gleefully buying props for tomorrow's party.

The murder that happened in this area half a month ago seems to have faded from people's minds, even though the murderer has not been caught yet.

Ye Miao is going to perform on stage things have long told Wang Qi, Wang Qi package that he will definitely come to support the show.

The friends in the apartment who are more familiar with her are also informed, but they all have their own circle of friends and will meet with their high school classmates on Halloween, leaving the student apartment a day early and planning to return only after a long holiday.

Kevin was sorry he couldn't see the scene, and before he left, he yelled for Ye Miao to record a video and come back to show them.

When the people in the apartment had almost left, Berial seemed to have no sign of leaving and was still sitting leisurely in the living room watching TV.

"Berial, do you have an appointment tomorrow?"

When he heard this question from behind him, Berial sighed softly - did she finally know to ask him if he was free? On the other hand, his mouth said, "Not yet."

Ye Miao did think so. Because Kevin and the others were all meeting their former friends tomorrow, she thought Berial would not be surprised, but it looked like he would stay near the University of A for the holiday.

It should be boring to leave him alone at home.

Moreover, Ye Miao had a little plan - if Berial would be willing to attend the masquerade ball for Chinese students, she would have a companion for her return trip then.

"Since you don't have a date yet, why don't you join me at our party?" Ye Miao sat on her butt next to him and pushed: "It's a fancy dress party, just dress up as anything ......"

Berial's eyes glowed with a probing light: "Do you want me to go?"

Ye Miao nodded expectantly.

Berial supported his cheeks and smiled faintly: "Then I'll think about it. Tell me the time and place."

The next day, when Ye Miao got up, she knocked on Berial's door, but no one answered, he had gone out early in the morning.

Although he didn't say he would definitely come yesterday, Ye Miao was still a bit lost.

I guess he has a temporary appointment and won't show up tonight.

There are more than a hundred Chinese people attending the party today. The actors who went on stage had to go to the small auditorium early to put on makeup and change clothes. So Ye Miao had a quick bite at noon and left for school.

Her role imitates the Black Swan, so the borrowed clothes are also a dreamy and gorgeous black short sarong, the skirt is decorated with fine star chains, ballet shoes, hair ornaments and covered with a feather mask, all pure black.

At seven o'clock, the ball officially began. The show went well, and Ye Miao's one-minute ballet became the most eye-catching highlight of the stage show.

After coming off the stage, she became the focus of the crowd, it was impossible to leave after the show, as originally planned.

Only when the crowd dispersed, she was relieved to see that it was already 8:30. Wang Qi was showing her the video she had just taken when someone behind her suddenly called out her name: "Ye Miao."

Turning around, it turned out to be Wu Jiayu, who was dressed as Frankenstein tonight. He brought a white girl over and introduced her with a smile, "This is my friend Teresa, she just saw your performance on stage and wanted to come over and meet you."

Ye Miao was stunned and looked over.

The girl called Teresa, looks similar to Wu Jiayu age, a fine curl of long red hair, eyes bright, painted with black and purple lipstick, pale showing a morbid pallor - but she played yes bloodsucking countess, is quite apt.

Teresa pursed up her lips and smiled, and extended her hand: "My name is Teresa, I really liked your performance just now."

Ye Miao also politely shook hands with it. Teresa's body temperature was low, and there was a layer of moist cold sweat on her palm, cool and slick, as if she had stuck to the flesh of some cold-blooded animal.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Teresa took out her cell phone and said with a smile, "If it's okay, why don't we leave each other a contact. Wu and I are friends, and you can join our parties in the future ...... are some very interesting ones."

Ye Miao is not good to brush off the face of Wu Jiayu's friend, and the other party is also a girl, it does not matter, so she took out the phone. But before exchanging phone numbers, a familiar voice came from behind her: "Ye Miao, so you're here, I've been looking for you for a long time."

Ye Miao was stunned, and when she looked back, she saw a tall ...... person standing under the lamp?

Berial, wearing a black robe and a cloak, stood under a crystal lamp that was not lit. The light refracted from afar was a blocked, turned into a faint gray shadow, even in the shadow, his red eyes seemed to be burning with a ghostly fire, and two long curved horns extended from the dark curls on top of his head.

Very handsome, but also very ...... evil.

In what demons and devils are in the environment, such a dress is not out of place, but he makes people attention, but the kind of overwhelming ghostly aura.

Wang Qi and Wu Jiayu and others were shocked by the sudden appearance of Berial, the surrounding people also stopped talking and looked this way.

Seeing that Ye Miao was also standing dumbfounded, Berial raised her eyebrows slightly and finally walked over, stood in front of her and coldly snapped her fingers, before Ye Miao suddenly came back to her senses.

"Look silly?"

Inexplicably low all night mood suddenly high, Ye Miao a little excited: "I thought you did not have time to come."

The result is that he not only came, but also dressed up so attentively.

Berial smiled: "You want to perform on stage, of course I have to come. I forgot to mention that the performance was very nice."

Wang Qi and Wu Jiayu finally reacted, and when they learned that this was "Berial", Wang Qi showed a sneaky smile of realization and secretly glanced at Ye Miao.

Teresa, who was hung up on the sidelines, looked a little unnatural and slowly put her phone back, smiling: "It seems you have a new friend, let's talk later."

After saying that, she turned around and hurriedly walked away.

After the others dispersed, Ye Miao pulled Berial to the side and kept admiring his dress: "How did you dress up like this?"

"Didn't you say that you thought I was suitable for dressing up as Satan? I just tried it out."

"It really suits you, it looks good. So you disappeared early in the morning just to dress up." Ye Miao couldn't turn her eyes away, her cheeks flushed from surprise: "Say, your horns are so realistic, how was this prop made and how was it fixed on your head?"

She doesn't seem to see hair bands or clips, is it fixed with glue?

"Secret."

"Then can I touch it?"

"Of course you can." Berial's eyes darkened and his throat knot seemed to move, "But touch it gently."