Haunted House.

Summary

Ning Qiushui and his companion, Yue Ru, explore their campus and inquire about the "Smiling Man," a taboo subject that causes students to react with fear. They notice the tense atmosphere among students, which Ning Qiushui attributes to the legend of the "Smiling Man." Yue Ru recounts a chilling encounter with a decaying boy smiling at her from a dormitory window. During dinner, they question a timid boy about the "Smiling Man," who reveals it is a ghost story linked to a tragic incident in an abandoned dormitory where a student killed his roommates and then hanged himself. The legend suggests that anyone who smiles in the school's vicinity may attract the "Smiling Man."

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