. so this chapter continues from the phone call xin had with the head family servants from last time.
the person on the phone says, "young master, the person who was in the annex at that time, it is confrimed that there is no one other than the young master"
xin says "there was definitely a human form. did you really check it properly?"
the person on the phone says, "yes. all visitors must provide their name and time of entry when entering the annex. as a rule, records are kept by hand."
xin says, "you could've just not uses it"
"there has been no such case so far"
the person on the phone says, "don't worry too much young master. in a workspace where one's livelihood depends, no one would break such a rule" (translations kinda murky, im assuming one's livelihood means that they would get fired if they break a rule, or by "one" they mean xin's livelihood).
xin asks them, then what about the cctv? the person on the phone is silent for a bit, then says "what do you mean?" xin says "they are watching the inside of house via cctv. in front of the dining room, between the bathroom and the dressing room, in front of the second floor bedroom, and here and there"
he continues "i'd be lying if i said it wasn't unpleasant. im not trying to say anything about that, yes for you this is a part of your workplace. but for me, its my only home. i want to make sure that this house is a safe place for me. so just... please just check the recording history once"
the caller is silent for a bit, then says "sorry. i don't understand what you are saying. it seems you have mistaken it for a fire alarm" WHAT. THESE BITCHES LYING IN HIS FACE OMFG. BITDCH DONT PLAY W ME. FYM A FIRE ALARM. so now im rly intrigued, cuz assuming this person is telling the truth and that they have no clue abt the cameras, who tf placed them there then? and also (this is the more likely option), if they are just lying to xin, why not just check the cameras and then lie to him and say no one is there? why do all this crack addict bullshit?? fire alarms my fucking ass. they're just lying for the love of the game atp.
then we cut to xin sitting in the dark playing games again. he says "smoke alarm? who are you treating like a fool. i can literally see the lense" THATS WHAT IM FUCKING SAYING.
he continues, "when i decided to come back home i was somewhat prepared but, i can't get used to the head family's method even after time passes"
"unilateral decision, and notification... verification of the decision is impossible and its not fair, is it?"
"there isn't a single thing surrounding me that hasn't been touched by the main house. even if something was taken into this cup from the main building, there is no way to find that out"
xin is sweating and has dark circles under his eyes, he looks hella sick and he says, "again, this feeling that my heart is dropping to the bottom. if i think about how long this will continue... my heart feels stuffy. i have the illusion that breathing is becoming increasingly difficult," as he says this he pulls at his shirt collar. NOW this is super interesting because, (and i do sound delusional when i say this) i think this could possibly lead to a development in the present of the oleander not actually being the cause of xin's illness? because as we're getting more context, i feel like xin is just genuinely sick and not being poisoned? at the end of season 2, he says that after lau and him were separated after their siblings died, he suffered thru a long fever with no known cause, and he compares it to the way he's feeling now in the present. now he's saying that him being in this crazy ass situation causes him panic attacks basically? so idk. i sound delusional when i say this but i rly rly want to believe that he's not being poisoned and he will live.
xin tells himself to stop thinking like this because there will be no end to it. he tries to cope by saying that oh well, at least he has this side of his house to himself, yes? and he makes the wolf nod in the game he's playing. xin laughs and calls it cute.
cut to later, xin is about to enter a door and PHYSICALLY SEES someone dashing across the hallway behind him. he notes the hem of a changpao reaching above the ankles, and then calls out "lian?" xin chases after the mystery figure, saying "is that lian? when did you arrive? were you hiding to surprise me? i saw the hem of your dress, you've been caught so come out now"
xin enters a dark hallway, and the person is gone. he walks past a few small buddhist idols. he calls out, saying "its a dead end after that. lets stop playing tag. lian?" one of the figures he just walked past falls onto the floor and breaks. xin picks up one of the pieces. he hears more running. xin calls out at lian again. then he realizes that the footsteps are coming from behind him, from the opposite deadend where he was chasing "lian". he comes to the realization that there's more than one person. he knows he has to get out of there. xin tries to get up to run away, but his foot presses on one of the broken statue's shards and gets injured. after he gets up, he hears someone running towards him and he genuinely looks like he's about to shit his pants.
after reading this chapter ive come to one conclusion: when sangyang is from lau's pov it is a noir mystery, when its from xin's pov its a straight up psychological thriller. lau come save ur man pls
the good news is that: I WAS FUCKING RIGHT, theres someone in the annex and the head familys gaslighting him abt ts.
CHAPTER 80 RAWS CHAPTER SUMMARY/SPOILERS
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so this chapter continues from the phone call xin had with the head family servants from last time.
the person on the phone says, "young master, the person who was in the annex at that time, it is confrimed that there is no one other than the young master"
xin says "there was definitely a human form. did you really check it properly?"
the person on the phone says, "yes. all visitors must provide their name and time of entry when entering the annex. as a rule, records are kept by hand."
xin says, "you could've just not uses it"
"there has been no such case so far"
the person on the phone says, "don't worry too much young master. in a workspace where one's livelihood depends, no one would break such a rule" (translations kinda murky, im assuming one's livelihood means that they would get fired if they break a rule, or by "one" they mean xin's livelihood).
xin asks them, then what about the cctv? the person on the phone is silent for a bit, then says "what do you mean?" xin says "they are watching the inside of house via cctv. in front of the dining room, between the bathroom and the dressing room, in front of the second floor bedroom, and here and there"
he continues "i'd be lying if i said it wasn't unpleasant. im not trying to say anything about that, yes for you this is a part of your workplace. but for me, its my only home. i want to make sure that this house is a safe place for me. so just... please just check the recording history once"
the caller is silent for a bit, then says "sorry. i don't understand what you are saying. it seems you have mistaken it for a fire alarm" WHAT. THESE BITCHES LYING IN HIS FACE OMFG. BITDCH DONT PLAY W ME. FYM A FIRE ALARM. so now im rly intrigued, cuz assuming this person is telling the truth and that they have no clue abt the cameras, who tf placed them there then? and also (this is the more likely option), if they are just lying to xin, why not just check the cameras and then lie to him and say no one is there? why do all this crack addict bullshit?? fire alarms my fucking ass. they're just lying for the love of the game atp.
then we cut to xin sitting in the dark playing games again. he says "smoke alarm? who are you treating like a fool. i can literally see the lense" THATS WHAT IM FUCKING SAYING.
he continues, "when i decided to come back home i was somewhat prepared but, i can't get used to the head family's method even after time passes"
"unilateral decision, and notification... verification of the decision is impossible and its not fair, is it?"
"there isn't a single thing surrounding me that hasn't been touched by the main house. even if something was taken into this cup from the main building, there is no way to find that out"
xin is sweating and has dark circles under his eyes, he looks hella sick and he says, "again, this feeling that my heart is dropping to the bottom. if i think about how long this will continue... my heart feels stuffy. i have the illusion that breathing is becoming increasingly difficult," as he says this he pulls at his shirt collar. NOW this is super interesting because, (and i do sound delusional when i say this) i think this could possibly lead to a development in the present of the oleander not actually being the cause of xin's illness? because as we're getting more context, i feel like xin is just genuinely sick and not being poisoned? at the end of season 2, he says that after lau and him were separated after their siblings died, he suffered thru a long fever with no known cause, and he compares it to the way he's feeling now in the present. now he's saying that him being in this crazy ass situation causes him panic attacks basically? so idk. i sound delusional when i say this but i rly rly want to believe that he's not being poisoned and he will live.
xin tells himself to stop thinking like this because there will be no end to it. he tries to cope by saying that oh well, at least he has this side of his house to himself, yes? and he makes the wolf nod in the game he's playing. xin laughs and calls it cute.
cut to later, xin is about to enter a door and PHYSICALLY SEES someone dashing across the hallway behind him. he notes the hem of a changpao reaching above the ankles, and then calls out "lian?" xin chases after the mystery figure, saying "is that lian? when did you arrive? were you hiding to surprise me? i saw the hem of your dress, you've been caught so come out now"
xin enters a dark hallway, and the person is gone. he walks past a few small buddhist idols. he calls out, saying "its a dead end after that. lets stop playing tag. lian?" one of the figures he just walked past falls onto the floor and breaks. xin picks up one of the pieces. he hears more running. xin calls out at lian again. then he realizes that the footsteps are coming from behind him, from the opposite deadend where he was chasing "lian". he comes to the realization that there's more than one person. he knows he has to get out of there. xin tries to get up to run away, but his foot presses on one of the broken statue's shards and gets injured. after he gets up, he hears someone running towards him and he genuinely looks like he's about to shit his pants.
after reading this chapter ive come to one conclusion: when sangyang is from lau's pov it is a noir mystery, when its from xin's pov its a straight up psychological thriller. lau come save ur man pls
the good news is that: I WAS FUCKING RIGHT, theres someone in the annex and the head familys gaslighting him abt ts.