Lin Zhihao looked at the talisman in his hand.
His fingers trembled just a little. He opened his mouth to say something but then closed it again.
His face looked all mixed up—like he didn't know whether to cry, yell, or just walk away.
"Zhihao," Liu Meiyu said again, her voice a little softer this time.
"You're smarter than this, okay? Don't let some girl who pretends to talk to ghosts mess with your head."
"Yeah," Fang Jinhai added. "Even if she believes this stuff, that doesn't make it real."
Zhao Yiran held her hand out farther. "Come on. It's just paper. You don't need it."
Lin Zhihao looked at all of them, one by one. Then his eyes landed on Xu Tian, who hadn't said anything yet.
Xu Tian stepped forward.
"Zhihao," he said quietly,
"I used to think this kind of stuff was fake too. Like... ghost stuff, curses, whatever. I laughed at it."
Yu Holea blinked but stayed quiet.
Xu Tian scratched the back of his head.
