Cheng Jiayi is truly and definitely a staunch believer of science and uphold the socialist ethic in his 28 years of life. He did not belief in ghost or whatever supernatural nonsense that he has hear from other or sometimes read in the net. Shockingly he is a fan of horror novel though and his guilty pleasure is those exciting adventure between a dashing and gallant ghost exterminator ML that saving the lives of clueless but kind-hearted MC from a ferocious ghost. Thus, begin their journey of exorcising the evil as well as falling in love amidst the whirl whirling roller-coaster ride of supernatural occurrence and with an added mystery flavour that would enhance the excitement.
But he never believe in ghost existence and such !
Until this very moment when he seen an old man who just second ago speak kindly to him change into some kind of hideous being with long sharp fingernails, red bulging eyes and rough skin tinted with greenish pallor. Yes and do not forget that drooling mouth fill with sharp teeth. The old man essentially has become a zombie right in front his very eyes.
How come he fall into this harrowing and frightening situation !?
Let's revert back few minutes ago when Cheng Jiayi just waking up from his nice and peaceful slumber. He still feel reeling and in a state of uncanny déjà vu with his sudden transmigration from his old self to this 16-year-old teenager. It became apparent that all this not really a dream or momentarily illusion due to his excessive novel reading full of transmigration trope. Cheng Jiayi still lie on the same hospital bed with injured head that twinge with sporadic pain and ache body that somehow feel heavy.
"Ah I really did transmigrate," Jiayi whisper quietly and he release a sigh.
He wonder what the reason of his sudden transmigration into this body would be. He was not dying, hit by the 'truck-kun' or anything. He even never send a hate, malicious or condemn statement toward the authors that kill his favourite protagonist or muddle up the story plotline until it lost entire credibility and reasoning from its initial setting. Though in Jiayi opinion this is a sin that deserving an author to be punished in writer hell if such thing exist.
So, Jiayi truly and utterly confused with his no apparent reason transmigration. Let`s forget about being young teenager once again but Jiayi already has peaceful and stable life. He might not have any partner or anyone that substantial in his life aside the kind warm-hearted landlord which house he rent. He also relatively a very normal person, lead a very normal life as salary man and though he lack human companion, he still has his own cuddly and squishy cat. Jiayi feel content and he does not need this transmigration to happen on his self. Seriously he does not want to transmigrate at all even with all the perks a transmigrator would usually have.
He is happy to be just a normal 28-year-old Cheng Jiayi that work in luxury brand boutique, cuddle his TomTom, binge reading online novel with all kinds of trope and watching his favourite stiff acting god drama. Not everyone wish to have magnificence life experience or titillating adventure. Normal life might be underrated for some, but he love his underrated normal life. No hustling, bustling and instability.
So, what compel whichever creator god up there to transmigrate the contented Cheng Jiayi from his old self to this new self. Can't they first ask his opinion or give him option to refuse. He truly, immensely, and sincerely satisfied with his old life and this transmigration deprive him of what he had working hard to obtain, a peaceful life after a trouble childhood and teenage life.
Jiayi is seriously dissatisfied with this Creator God and if there is customer service system to rate this unwanted transmigrate service, he will give the lowest rating in the scale. At the very least, transmigrate his silly cat with him as well.
Jiayi in his despondency look around the hospital ward he is now occupied and sigh in boredom. They don't even have the decency to transmigrate him with good phone. Real bad customer service, deserve only zero-star rating. Don't creator god know modern human cannot live without a phone by their side 24/7.
He finally decide to switch on the only source of fun in this ward, a flat screen television mounted opposite of his bed using the remote control conveniently place on the bedside table. As he is scrolling channel option and read the information pertaining show that aired, he listened a sudden knock on his door. Jiayi pause a moment to ascertain it and wait for whomever that knocking come inside. Maybe it's the nurse on duty.
No one enter after few seconds, however whomever that now standing in front his ward door, is once again knocking the door. Jiayi frown with it. Finally, he decide to have a look at this unexpected visitor. He pretty sure that would not be Wang Churan or hospital staff.
In fleeting, Jiayi feel bless this body is not badly injured and he can walk on his own. Or else, the creator god responsible transmigrating him will have another negative feedback about his service.
When Jiayi open the door, he see an old man with gold rim spectacles on his face, don a white Tang suits with bent waist and holding a cane smile amicably at him. Jiayi feel a bit surprise at first as it not expecting such a guest. He momentarily busy searching in the memory if this old man is someone that original Cheng Jiayi know. But it seems the teenager have never seen or meet this old man before.
"Hello Child," the old man greet Jiayi friendly and his smile, somehow, from Jiayi perspective is a little bit unnerving and creepy. Why this old man look so pale? Is he also a patient but he is not wearing patient cloth.
"Hello Sir, err is there anything I can help you," Jiayi kindly ask the old man.
"Oh its nothing, child. Previously, I stayed in this room, and I accidentally left some of my belonging when I discharged. So, I purposely come to get it today, Can you allow me to enter so I can get it." Hearing this, Jiayi get to know the reason of this old man visit.
"Oh, is that so ? Why not sir, please come in.'
Generally, Cheng Jiayi shall have at least detected the incongruence of the old man statement and his sudden appearance. Such an elite hospital will definitely have a strict management whereas cleaning personnel would have reported any items left inside the ward. But seeing an old man that behave courteously toward him, Jiayi conveniently accepted his reason at face value.
The old man follow Jiayi entering the ward, and if just Jiayi glance for a bit he will see how the old man face glow with eerie light and hie eyes reddened with a flash of greed and voracity. Then he might reconsider his decision to allow the old man to enter his ward.
"Click" Jiayi turn around as soon as he hear the door is shut and he see the old man still smile affably like before while standing in the position that blocking the ward door with his frail old stature. Yet, for a reason Jiayi could not fathom, he sense an impending crisis from this old man presence, and it make him nervous all of sudden.
"So, sir err where did you keep your belonging. I mean I can help you to get it," he remarks cautiously as he slowly inching to the available wardrobe in the room. If anything left, at least it must be inside the wardrobe.
"No need to be nervous child. I wonder how you get such injury on your head. It look bad."
The old man talk quietly while slowly moving toward Jiayi. "Oh, I hit my head on the pavement," Jiayi reply as he pull the wardrobe sliding door to open it. There is gift from Yang family as well as few clothing article that he identified as his personal belonging. It must be brought here by Wang Churan and his family.
"Your thing is not in here. There are only my clothes and gifts," Jiayi kindly inform the old man while closing the wardrobe door. He turn around and then almost jump in fright seen the old man standing so close behind him.
"Sir er what are you doing !" Jiayi exclaim nervously. He wonder if he has falling into some sort of questioning encounter with man that prey on young teen. It's not that Cheng Jiayi is narcissistic, but he is definitely belonging to the group label as fine specimen of mankind. But isn't this old man being a tad too old to have this inappropriate behaviour. Even if he is injured, he is sure can topple this frail old man with a single punch.
Cheng Jiayi definitely ready to give this old man a beating that he should remember for whatever life span he still has when that old man start leering at him. The old man eyes stared at him with greediness like he is such a sumptuous meal he never seen before.
Okay that's it ! this old man can go to hell with his disgusting, filthy and revolting nature. Thus, who prey on children and teenagers deserve a place in the lowest depth of hell.
"Yo old man, I might be all nice and kind, but I am sure not kind to your type of human being. No get out before I give you a beating," Jiayi shove his small delicate teenage hand in front the old man like it's some kind of dangerous arsenal.
That is when all things go south for Cheng Jiayi, and he would never forget how that old man exactly change right in front his very own eyes into a revolting creature that Cheng Jiayi belief only exist in the expressive imagination of horror author. Belatedly he wonder, if the creator god get annoyed with his negative review and send this zombie ghost or whatsoever this thing is, as punishment for his audacity.
At this rate, according to all transmigrator trope novel, isn't it the right time for a knight in shining armour to come and save him so he will not end up in that ghost stomach. Due to the sudden intense turmoil that hit Cheng Jiayi hard, he couldn't help himself but screaming loudly at the top of his lung while pushing the ghost in front of him as hard as he could so he can run away from where he is standing.
"Ahhhhhhh"
"Help me !!!"
Unfortunately for Jiayi, that frail old man turn out to be heavy like a lead when he transform as a ghost.
"He he you smell so good. Let me eat you. I am hungry. I want to eat you," this ghost is so disgusting, immoral, and definitely not a cuisine expert if he think Cheng Jiayi is edible. He, Cheng Jiayi still want to live, and be alive, disregard of wherever he is.
"You cannot eat me, but there is a lot of snacks on that table go eat it. I am not smell good, I don't take my bath yet," Cheng Jiayi is a babbling mess when he is nervous or more when he is in panic state. He basically reply to the ghost enunciation while he awkwardly twist his body to bypass the ghost that weight like a ton of lead. By hook or crook, he will run to that door.
This time though, the scary ghost laugh in manic manner and open his mouth wide ready to take a bite of that addictive soul high with yin energy.
"Ahhhh don't eat me. I am not delicious !!!!"