What to do if you receive the wrong package?

Three months ago, a relatively ordinary case occurred in Shenhai City: a young woman suddenly fainted at work. After being taken to the hospital and examined, she was found to be unharmed. Doctors determined it was likely due to overwork and her body couldn't handle it, so they forced her to rest. However, in the following days, similar incidents occurred one after another. Within just five days, 23 young women in Shenhai City fell into a coma. Subsequently, similar cases appeared not only in Shenhai City but also in other parts of China. These young women had different professions, hobbies, and ages; no one could explain why they fell into a coma, and no one dared to forcibly wake them.

To prevent public outcry from escalating, the Chinese government held an emergency meeting overnight, starting with hospitals and the police. Fortunately, a few days later, the first girl who had been in a coma woke up, but she had no memory of being in a coma, as if she had simply had a long sleep.

Later, every day some would wake up while others would fall into a deep sleep. The duration of each girl's sleep varied. So, to prevent their employees from suddenly falling asleep at work and going unnoticed, various workplaces started implementing communal working arrangements. Now that it was finally their turn to sneak out for a bit of fresh air, they immediately decided to have a proper get-together.

"Qiqi, how's the investigation going?" Zhou Yuran asked, changing her slippers and eating some melon seeds. Although everyone knew about the incident involving her falling into a coma, to minimize public outcry, everyone tacitly used a euphemism.

"You should ask Mumu instead of me. We're just playing a defensive role." Su Huaiqi spread her hands, indicating that she didn't know either.

Zhou Yuran glanced at Shen Mujin, who was busily preparing food in the kitchen, and decided to ask at the dinner table. "I read in a report that every girl who wakes up will have a flower appear on her left wrist, and then the color of the flower will gradually fade until it disappears after a few days."

"Yes, yes, that's why I was seconded there to do experiments. In the end, after studying for so long, I didn't come to any conclusions. And they didn't even pay me overtime!" Gu Yan vigorously rubbed the pillow in his arms.

"What kind of flower is it?" Zhou Yueran, ever curious, became even more so.

“Every girl’s flower is different; when they’re all together, it’s like a garden of a hundred flowers.” Hua Yin also joined in, exchanging what she already knew.

“Yes, yes, the two girls in the room I was on duty were both Rose, but one was white and the other was red,” Su Huaiqi added.

"White moonlight and cinnabar mole! Do you think these two sisters are staging a dramatic love story in their dreams? I like you, you like her, he likes her," novel expert Gu Yan quickly offered his opinion.

“Even a romantic drama needs a male lead, right? Look, all the ones who are unconscious are girls. Even if it's a drama with two female leads, isn't that a bit too much?” Zhou Yuran rolled her eyes at Gu Yan.

"Stop chatting, dinner's ready!" Shen Mujin poked her head out of the kitchen and called out to the other four people.

The four who had just been lounging around and chatting idly immediately got to work, each with their own tasks. True to form, those who are good at cooking are good at cooking, and in no time, the five of them were comfortably seated at the dining table in the living room. Gu Yan looked at the tempting meal on the table, clasped his hands together in front of his chest, and said, "Two weeks! Finally, I can eat a normal meal. I'm going to dig in." Just as he picked up his chopsticks, he heard a series of knocks on the door.

Gu Yan took a deep breath, put down his chopsticks, and stormed towards the door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the deliveryman with a big smile on his face: "Hello, your package, please sign for it."

As the saying goes, you can't hit a smiling face, so Gu Yan sighed, took the delivery slip, and neatly wrote her name on it. The deliveryman put away the slip and smiled at her again: "Wishing you a happy life, full of surprises." Gu Yan was slightly taken aback; were delivery services this considerate nowadays?

"Ayan, are you done?" Su Huaiqi walked over from the living room, only to see someone standing there in a daze. She couldn't help but laugh and say, "What are you daydreaming about?"

"Okay, okay, it's just a delivery guy. But these days, delivery guys are so friendly, I'm going to give him a good review!"

"What did you buy this time?" Su Huaiqi asked, taking the package.

"I don't know. I've been living at the research institute recently. Even if I buy something, it will be sent to the institute. Besides, I don't remember buying anything recently!" Gu Yan was also a little confused.

Su Huaiqi looked at the package in his hand and shook his head: "Should I say this courier is negligent or dedicated? The seller doesn't even have a name, and the shipping address is obviously just made up. You've probably encountered one of those fraudulent courier services."

The two walked onto the balcony, and Gu Yan looked at the others and asked, "Has anyone ordered a package and had it delivered to my house recently?"

The other three were taken aback at first, then shook their heads one by one. Su Huaiqi casually picked up a pair of scissors: "Just open it and you'll know everything."

When they opened it, they were dumbfounded.

The five people stared at the exquisite mahogany box inside the tattered cardboard box, unsure of what to do.

"Wow, this wooden box looks expensive. I'm really curious what's inside."

Zhou Yuran nudged Gu Yan and said, "Open your package." Gu Yan shook his head and quickly refused. She then nudged Su Huaiqi and said, "You opened the package you opened."

"I'll do it!" Su Huaiqi rubbed his hands together and carefully opened the wooden box, inside which was a beautiful round jade carving.

Gu Yan nudged Zhou Yuran and Hua Yin beside him, "You two are very knowledgeable, what do you say about this?"

"It's hard to say." Judging from the appearance alone, the carving is indeed exquisite, and the jade is flawless. But it's difficult for non-professionals to judge such things. Hua Yin put on disposable gloves, intending to pick up the jade carving for a closer look, but as soon as she touched a corner of the jade carving, she discovered that it had cracked.

The five people looked at each other, but no one spoke. Hua Yin frowned and picked up one of the pieces to examine it closely. "Perhaps these five pieces were originally separate?" Her words stirred up a storm. "Look, this piece of jade has no cracks around its edges, and the edges feel very smooth."

Shen Mujin also picked up a piece and examined it closely: "This shouldn't be a jade carving, but rather several pieces of jade pieced together. You can see that each piece of jade has a necklace tied to its bottom."

"One, two, three, four, five. Five pieces of jade, five people. Great, no need to fight." Gu Yan picked up a piece and waved it in front of his eyes.

"You've already broken up?" Su Huaiqi asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Why not take it? Since we don't know where it came from, let's consider it a gift from God. Come on, let's eat first. Mumu, we can't waste the food you made." Gu Yan smiled and stuffed several pieces of jade into everyone's hands.

“Then I’ll accept it. This jade looks valuable. Maybe it will appreciate in value in the future. Everyone, please keep it safe. If anyone doesn’t want it, you can give it to me,” Zhou Yuran continued.

"Only a fool would give it to you."

“Exactly.” The others also put the jade pieces on their bodies and then began their long-awaited dinner. The group, who hadn’t seen each other for a long time, chatted and laughed until late at night, until they were all drunk and slumped in the living room.

In the middle of the night, moonlight shone through the window onto the jade piece, which then emitted a dazzling light. Anyone awake would have been startled by this phenomenon. However, the five people, already drunk and asleep, were gradually surrounded by the light and disappeared.

Perhaps this is a gift from God, and a strange adventure full of endless fun has begun. What will happen when the five people wake up tomorrow?