"January 5th:
I consider myself a lucky person, even though I'm not pretty, my family is poor, my parents divorced, and I can't make any friends... but I still think I'm lucky because I found the 'Devil's Diary'.
All I have to do is write down my wishes in the Devil's Diary, and the next morning, those wishes will come true. I can write one wish every day.
That's what the Devil's Diary says. At first, I didn't really believe it. So the day before yesterday, I wrote down these words: 'All the pimples on my face disappear.'
And yesterday morning, the pimples really disappeared!
To further confirm, I made another wish: 'My figure and face become as beautiful as a model's.'
When I woke up this morning, I was shocked by the person in the mirror!
I never imagined that the short and chubby me, with pimples all over my face, dark skin, and a waist full of fat, would become so glamorous and enchanting. I can't find any words to describe my beauty!
I wholeheartedly surrender to the power of the Devil's Diary, even if it means giving my soul to it. Hehe, I may be exaggerating a bit, but Devil-sama, I will be your faithful fan from now on!"
"January 12th:
There are millions of yuan in my bank account, so annoying! I feel like I can never spend it all in this lifetime. Ah, the life of a rich person is really not easy!
Oh, I forgot to mention, I quit my job a long time ago. Seeing the surprised faces of my colleagues, I felt so good. Let them look down on me and mock my ugliness. Now that I've become a wealthy and beautiful woman, let them be jealous, hahaha!"
"January 20th:
The male idol on TV confessed his love to me. We agreed to get married at the end of the month. Ah... he really loves me so much, I feel so happy!! I never thought that the me who wasn't even worthy of licking his shoes before could now lie in his arms and do various things with him.
Ehehe... feeling proud..."
"January 30th:
I broke up with my male idol. Although he loved me very much, I couldn't tolerate the fact that he had a previous girlfriend. Just the thought of other women kissing and hugging him made me uncomfortable!! Whatever! I'll find a guy who is even more handsome and pure than him!!"
"February 4th:
I finally found a new boyfriend who is perfect for me. He perfectly fits my taste.
He is an artist, single, gentle and handsome. Talented in many ways, and he can cook. I can hardly find any flaws. The most important thing is that he sincerely loves me, and that's enough!"
"February 14th:
We got married on Valentine's Day, and he promised to devote everything to me. It's amazing, just like it was written in the Devil's Diary.
After getting married, I wanted to have a child. But I don't want to go through a big belly and endure the pain. It might cause my figure to change. It's better to let the Devil's Diary create a child for us who shares our bloodline. Let's set the age at around 4 years old, a smart child who can read, and most importantly, love their parents. Hmm, I'm impressed by my own idea."
"February 15th:
Wow! When I woke up in the morning, I had a child. He's so cute and looks just like me. I named him Pan Pan. I've never raised a child before, so I'll take care of him for a while and see. Maybe I'll have a girl after I get used to it too, hehe."
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After that, it's mostly mundane matters. Xu Fang just glanced at it, making sure to engrave the content into her memory, and continued flipping through.
"March 3rd:
Something's wrong, something's wrong, something's wrong!!!
After living for over a month, I gradually discovered that my husband seems to have a major problem! His perfection is just a façade.
His paintings are symmetrical, his mannequins are symmetrical, the clothes he wears are symmetrical, the food he eats is symmetrical, even... even his face is symmetrical!! After living together for so long, I only discovered it now, it's so terrifying! No, I need to divorce him, and I don't want the child either. After all, he's not my biological child. Let's end this farce."
"March 7th:
I still can't let go of him. I know I've truly fallen in love with that person. I used the Devil's Diary to change his strange obsession with symmetry. Now we can start a normal life, right? Lately, my emotions have been fluctuating a bit. I must hide my diary; this is my biggest secret, and no one can know.""March 13th
I really want to experience what it's like to live in a villa. Alright, I'll get a three-story big villa! I'm moving in tomorrow. Panpan is getting smarter and I plan to hire a private tutor for him. My husband can finally have his own studio, even though I don't really understand his art."
"March 15th
Today, the neighbor next door came to visit me and suddenly asked, 'Why are you living alone in such a big villa?'
I was confused and didn't know what she meant. Later, my relatives and friends asked me similar questions. I was puzzled. Don't they know I'm married? These relatives and friends of mine attended my wedding! It's so strange!
Then, I brought my husband and son to meet my friends, saying, 'Look, this is my husband and son.' However, they all laughed at me and said I was joking.
It wasn't until bedtime that I gradually realized that my friends couldn't see my husband and son at all. Not just my friends, nobody can see them! Why is this happening?"
"March 16th
I searched on the internet, but I couldn't find any information about my husband and son. Why is there no information about them in society? Why is this happening?
Since yesterday, my husband's mood seemed to change. His obsessive-compulsive disorder seemed to flare up again, and he wanted to smash anything that wasn't symmetrical. We had an argument until he promised not to destroy anything before we stopped.
I hate it. My life is once again deviating from the track I planned. It might be better to start over."
"March 17th
Did the Devil's Diary stop working??
I don't know why, but yesterday I wrote, 'I want to go back a month ago and start over everything,' but today when I woke up it was still March, and all the writing I did yesterday disappeared. This is the first time I haven't been able to fulfill a wish. I'm panicked. I never thought something like this would happen. Without the diary, what do I have left? Am I just an ordinary person again?
I'm so scared, really scared..."
"March 19th
I sought help on a paranormal website and received a private message from an anonymous user saying that I have become possessed by evil and cursed, and disaster will come sooner or later. The source of the problem lies in the Devil's Diary I picked up. I just need to return the wishes I made and put it back where I found it, and the curse will be lifted.
Throw away the diary? Am I crazy? It's my hope for my whole life. How can I throw away my own life!
It must be because the wish I made yesterday was too extreme, even the devil couldn't fulfill it. Tonight, I'll make another wish, and this time it will definitely come true."
After this, there is nothing more written.
Xu Fang had already seen the conclusion of the narrator. "Panpan" refers to the child mentioned in the first diary, and the woman in the diary is Panpan's mother. Since she picked up the "Devil's Diary," she transformed from an ugly duckling into a swan and made various wishes. But undoubtedly, each wish she made overdrew something within her. However, it is unknown whether the "Devil's Diary" mentioned in the woman's writings truly existed or if it was her imagination.
"Both of you, did the monster that came out earlier have any specific features?" Xu Fang pointed at the last unexplored room.
"Uh... We were too nervous at that time, so we didn't pay much attention..."
"That person didn't have a head, apart from being covered in blood." Bai Wenqiu remembered the appearance.
Xu Fang sighed, as he had guessed, the person without a head was on the other side, and the person who hung themselves was Panpan's mother. If they were to dissect her body, they would probably find the man's head inside her stomach.
According to the normal rules of the game, the headless person should also have a diary, and the diaries of the family of three would form a more complete story, and the way out would be written within the story. Unfortunately, Luobing and Bai Wenqiu didn't focus on this clue, and it slipped away.
"Is this the diary found on the person who hung themselves?" Luobing pointed at the gray diary in Xu Fang's hand.
"Yes, take a look."
"No, even if I look, I won't understand."
"Looking at it will reduce the death rate."
"Please let us take a look!"
While Luobing and Bai Wenqiu were reading the diary, Xu Fang walked around the room of the headless person, but there was nothing inside, not even any traces of blood.The trick was like an illusion from a game of demons, but... Xu Fang raised his claw and observed for a moment.
There were still traces of flesh from the hanged ghost on the pink nails, but there were no black spots. If it was just an illusion earlier, then there wouldn't be any physical remnants like this, unless the illusion was still ongoing. However, a continuous illusion is nothing more than an ordinary bizarre event.
The essence of a bizarre event is a real illusion.
Xu Fang covered his hands with white spots and turned all the dirt into gas. This made them much cleaner than washing their hands, truly achieving a sterile treatment. As for the invisible cloak, it doesn't get dirty itself, so there's no need to worry about it.
After Luobing and the others finished reading the diary, Xu Fang asked them to leave the gray diary in the hanged ghost's room.
"Gu Xi! Do you think we should leave now? The floor under our feet has turned completely gray," Luobing said anxiously, discussing it with Xu Fang.
The reason they weren't harmed by the ghost that appeared earlier may be because the floor hadn't completely turned gray yet. But if it appears now, it might be a different story.
"Let's go," Xu Fang nodded.
"Wait, why don't we take the gray diary with us? Holding onto it might help us find more ways to survive," Bai Wenqiu asked, "Developing a habit of returning things to their rightful owners is beneficial in this symmetrical world, right?"
"In this symmetrical world, it's good to develop a habit of returning things to their rightful owners," Xu Fang glanced at the time, "The path ahead won't be as peaceful anymore, and we've already received enough clues. What comes next is the real killer move. Be mentally prepared."