My Iyashikei Game Chapter 3: Sleep

Some people played games to while away time, others played games to stomp over plebs, while Han Fei started this game because he was promised a relaxing experience but now, he felt even more under duress. Putting away the mop, Han Fei looked around. Han Fei scanned his surroundings. The lights in the room flickered on and off, the feeling of familial warmth had disappeared without a trace. He sidled to the side of the refrigerator. Earlier, the old woman only opened the upper section, which was the freezer. This meant that Han Fei had no idea what kind of surprise was waiting for him in the lower section.

The old lady’s refrigerator was not large enough to fit a whole person inside, unless of course…

Han Fei took a deep breath as he slowly opened the lower section of the refrigerator. He pulled open the individual fridge drawers and realized they were all stuffed with bulging black plastic bags. He encountered similar plots in horror movies before but watching them on screen and living inside one were two completely different experiences. His fingers reached into the drawer. Han Fei was worried that he’d be greeted by human faces or hair. With a tingle of his Adam’s Apple, Han Fei used his fingernails to scratch through the thin black plastic. They were filled with frozen fish and poultry. The horrendous images that he anticipated did not appear. Han Fei sighed in quiet relief. He quickly closed the refrigerator before the granny returned.

“What are you doing?” Right at that moment, a throaty voice erupted behind him. Han Fei felt an involuntarily chill slither up his spine. ‘My Lord, how did she manage to move without making any noise?!’ Han Fei surreptitiously reached for the mop as he turned around. After all, the man was a professional actor. He soon managed to arrange his facial expression. “I was just trying to help clean up. There was some accumulated water under the refrigerator. I suspected it was due to water leakage from the chiller caused by the electricity shortage.”

The old lady’s expression remained

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