Sun Shaodong loses sleep after his roommate, Lin Xiaosheng, tells him a story about a real-life ghost sighting. One night, he sees a shadow and discovers a burning candle on Lin Xiaosheng's bed. Jiang Tao mentions the legend of the Three Candles: people who die unnatural deaths need three candles lit to send them on their way, and if the candles go out, their hearts will be ripped out. While camping, the group encounters a coffin and three white candles, and Lin Xiaosheng accidentally brings the candles back to school. Afterward, Lin Xiaosheng starts acting strangely. Sun Shaodong sneaks a look at his diary, finds a “death threat,” and assumes Lin Xiaosheng is possessed by a vengeful spirit. Only after several clashes does he learn that Lin Xiaosheng was deliberately scaring him because Sun Shaodong had won money from him and refused to pay it back, and had stolen his girlfriend. In the end, Sun Shaodong is arrested for stabbing someone. Meanwhile, Jiang Tao, who had been secretly stirring up trouble, senses a chilling, portrait-like quality about Xiao Tingting when he confesses his feelings to her, suggesting the true haunting is not over.
