Xin Ling is an ordinary woman with an engineering degree. Her only distinguishing trait is that she's incredibly timid.
One day, after staying up all night, she dies suddenly and is dragged into a horror game where people can die for real.
After narrowly escaping death, Xin Ling unexpectedly gains an ability: [Reverse Empathy].
Simply put, she can share her happiness and sadness with others.
And "others" includes ghosts.
Sharing happiness with ghosts can help them regain their senses and stop going berserk.
But the catch is, she has to be happy herself to share her happiness...
To survive, Xin Ling forces herself to overcome her fear and turns the horror game into a feel-good game.
Horror games are meant to be played with a smile :)
So, to everyone's horror:
Amid laughter and cheer (and a bloody storm), Xin Ling plays ball with a ghost child. The ball is a human head;
She happily makes a lunchbox for a starving ghost using indescribable ingredients;
Even when trapped in a coffin, she shares funny comics with a ghost;
And even with a female ghost's hands around her neck, she calmly tells a cold joke...
Teammates: "Yikes, Boss Ling is so brave. Sitting on the floor deep in thought, she looks so cool."
Apart from Ling Sha, nobody knows Xin Ling is just so scared her legs have gone limp and she can't move.
# Checking how everyone, human and ghost alike, feels about Xin Ling:
Everyone: "She's a trustworthy friend, even if she's a little weird."
The ghosts: "She really gets me. Talking with her puts me in a good mood."
Ling Sha: "I'll do whatever makes her happy. If there's someone she hates, I'll chop them up."
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Enemy team member: "That weirdo crying and laughing while chasing people down with a cleaver is definitely a total psycho, right???!!!"
Heroine = Xin Ling = a badass
Hero = Ling Sha = a useless little tagalong who trails behind the badass
Couple: a timid, lazy heroine with maxed-out empathy and high intelligence x a male ghost who seems like a homicidal maniac but is actually a simple, honest fool
[Important: The hero is a ghost, and in the early chapters he's the heroine's guardian spirit.]
Independent and self-reliant: a strong female lead!
Blurb dated: 2023.3.5
Theme: Share your sorrow and it will be halved; share your happiness and it will be doubled. Open your heart, young one.
