Specters of the Seven-Day Trial Chapter 7

After dinner, it was still light outside and the four of them walked back to the dormitory building together.

Riley Gu scratched his back. After spending the entire afternoon in the gray old auditorium, he couldn't wait to take a shower, so he quickened his pace.

The man followed him closely.

Ethan Bo and Adrian Tang fell behind the two of them, whispering.

Ethan Bo looked at the man whose behavior was not logical and asked Adrian Tang: "Do you think he is really stupid? Or is he just pretending?"

Adrian Tang whispered: "He must be really stupid. His eyes can't lie."

Ethan Bo understood and nodded, still thinking of some ideas.

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After getting a plastic basin and toiletries from the dormitory, Riley Gu went downstairs impatiently: "I'll wait for you in the bathroom on the first floor!"

The man packed his clothes slowly and left the dormitory after a while.

When passing the safety passage, he was pulled in by a hand.

In the stairwell, his back hit the wall with a dull thud, and he looked up, feeling a little overwhelmed.

In front of him, Ethan Bo was blocking the door like a school bully, raising one of his long legs to prop up the handrail of the opposite staircase, and said lightly: "Classmate, you are a little too naughty, let's talk."

Although the man didn't know what had offended him, he nodded.

"What's your real name?" Ethan Bo asked.

"I don't have a name." The man confessed honestly, "Because I think it sounds nice when you call that person babe."

Whether it is the voice or the tone, when the word "baby" is called out, it seems that the other person has a different meaning to oneself.

Ethan Bo saw that his eyes were sincere and his expression was genuine, and he didn't seem to be pretending when he said these things.

He pondered for a moment, and then began to think: "So there really is no name?"

The man nodded.

"How about I give you a new name?" Ethan Bo started to deceive. "Listen to my advice. A man should have a name that matches his temperament. Baby can only be used to address close people. If you use it as a full name, you will be laughed at."

Hearing what he said, the man frowned, thought seriously about the name, and humbly asked: "What should I be called?"

Ethan Bo thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "How about the name Wang Xiaoer?"

Man: "...I don't understand it, but it's probably not the right name for me."

With a light cough, Ethan Bo felt that he was being perfunctory, and then asked: "What about Wang Erxiao? Do you like him?"

The man stared at him, pursed his lips and said nothing.

"Goudan? Is that okay?" Ethan Bo lowered his long legs from the guardrail, adjusted his stance, and explained seriously, "There's a saying in China that if you have a meaner name, you can live longer. Now in horror games, you can die at any time and anywhere. The name 'Goudan' carries my most sincere blessings." At the end, he patted the man's shoulder in all seriousness and said, "I hope you live a long life."

Man: "I will call you that from now on. I also hope you live a long life. I give you my sincerest blessings."

Ethan Bo: "...I refuse."

Maybe it's not as stupid as you think.

Just then, Ethan Bo saw a corner of the card sticking out of the man's trouser pocket and asked, "What is this?"

He reached into the other person's pocket and pulled out a white card.

It is a rectangle with a white background, and only two neat bold characters are printed in the middle - "Noah".

Ethan Bo looked at the card, then at the man, and asked, "What's your name?"

The man took a look and replied, "It was in my pocket the whole time. I never noticed it."

"That should be it." Ethan Bo said sincerely, "It sounds nice. I'll call you that from now on."

The man hesitated and asked uncertainly: "Does it really sound good?"

Ethan Bo stuffed the card into his pocket and said, "Really, when you introduce yourself to others in the future, don't be silent. This will easily arouse suspicion. Remember, your name is Noah. Now you have a name."

After opening the door of the emergency passage and walking out, Ethan Bo reminded her again: "By the way, Noah, when I call you baby, don't make any noise, okay?"

The man with the new name finally relaxed and nodded: "Thank you for helping me find my name back."

Ethan Bo put one hand in his trouser pocket and walked out coolly: "It's just a piece of cake."

Walking in the corridor on the sixth floor, Ethan Bo looked back and saw that En Jin had not caught up with him.

He took out the cardboard from his pocket and turned over the white card with the word "Noah" printed on it. There were a few lines of words on the back --- [Machine washable (the numbers represent the water temperature)].

【Suitable for hand washing】

【Do not use bleach】.

【Iron at medium temperature (160℃)】.

Ethan Bo put the white cardboard back into his pocket, and his guilt only lasted for a second.

Although "Noah" is the brand name of a school uniform and it is perfunctory to directly appropriate it, the man at least has a name.