Pathological love is easy to understand.
To put it bluntly, Jennifer's parents were divorced, she lacked love since childhood, and witnessing her father's weakness during her childhood led her to admire strength.
John could fulfill all her fantasies, and when he finally revealed his identity as a church exorcist who stayed behind to face danger for her, it was normal for Jennifer to fall for him.
As for why it was for her, that's even easier to understand.
Isn't that house her home? When she first brought it up, wasn't it because she was afraid of demons appearing in her house, and he was there to protect her safety?
Once a person starts to imagine things, even if there are illogical parts, they will subconsciously ignore them.
This situation is very common in America, happening to both men and women.
This is also why some men become gay, because another man can give them a sense of security, but very few are as beautiful as Jennifer.
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It was still a rainy night.
Jennifer's actions looked like she was going back to her death, but she wasn't so foolish as to just rush in directly.
She cautiously observed while trying to go around through the backyard.
However, when she arrived at the familiar home from her memory, a bewildered expression appeared on her face.
There was no longer a two-story house or a small cottage in front of her.
Instead, there was a mess of wood chips and bricks soaked in the rain, as if it had just been run over by a construction crew, leaving only desolation.
What kind of exorcism could destroy a house on the spot?
Jennifer bravely walked to the center, there was nothing, and John had also disappeared...
...
Round Clam Town Bar.
Amidst the vibrant lights and music, men and women danced enthusiastically in the bar.
The Round Clam Town quartet—Peter, Old Joe, Quagmire, and Cleveland Little Black—were gathered, drinking.
Considering the many murder cases that had recently occurred in Round Clam Town, the fact that Chief Peter could still sit there drinking tea showed his background.
Just a short distance from the quartet's booth, in a small booth.
John was slumped against the booth as if completely drained; the exorcism had failed.
That thing, the phantom card, confirmed it was indeed the Midnight Man.
Physical exorcism was useless against the Midnight Man; even if it was chopped into eighteen pieces, that thing would still be alive. On the contrary, John was almost eaten by that ghost.
Their battle almost tore the house down.
Logically, with such a huge commotion, the neighbors couldn't have failed to notice, yet there was no sound at all.
One must know that Round Clam Town has no shortage of people who love to watch a good show.
John very likely fell into some kind of barrier or an inner world, much like Silent Hill, which belongs to a special inner world.
Normal during the day, but at night it transforms into another world, which is the deep inner world.
Finally, he threw out Deformed Man Number Two to attract the attention of the slender ghost, finding an opportunity to break through that thin membrane and return to reality.
Just before leaving.
John looked back. Although Deformed Man Number Two struggled frantically, he was ultimately swallowed by the slender ghost and disappeared along with it.
Whew...
John looked at the Four of Diamonds in his hand, having come full circle back to the starting point.
Evil Spirit Wendigo was still too strained against these ghosts.
He was more suited to dealing with physical monsters.
After Evil Spirit Wendigo had recovered sufficiently, John left the bar alone and pulled out his phone.
Whoa.
He had signal.
"Jasper, Jasper!"
His phone vibrated with a ringtone, a classic song that was like a lightning rod.
It was Jennifer calling. John picked up the phone.
"My dear, where are you? When I went back, the house had been torn down. Are you alright?"
John: "It was torn down during the exorcism."
Jennifer: "It doesn't matter that the house was torn down, I'm asking about you."
John: "I'm fine, what's wrong?"
Jennifer: "Where are you? Tell me quickly, baby, please, really."
John thought for a moment and said: "The street in front of the Round Clam Town Bar."
Jennifer: "Wait for me, I'm coming right away."
He hung up the phone.
John looked at the pitch-black sky. Was even the heavy rain a phenomenon produced by the Midnight Man's world?
Where did that demon go?
In American Horror Story, whether it's demons, evil spirits, witches, clowns, vampires, or various other monsters, their territorial awareness is very strong.
Unless there's a huge difference in strength or a special situation, coexistence is impossible; only one side enslaves the other.
The demon was either eaten by the Midnight Man or it ran away.
Both situations are possible.
"Lee!"
Jennifer saw John at the corner of the street and exclaimed in surprise, then ran towards John like a young swallow.
John's English name contains the character 'Li,' so many people at school are accustomed to calling him 'Lee' and 'Jhon.'
The former has nothing to do with the character 'Li' but sounds very similar, while the latter is the English translation of 'Jhon.'
John originally had his hands in his pockets, but seeing Jennifer, he helplessly took his hands out and spread them.
Jennifer charged forward and leaped.
They embraced fully, and John could feel the soft, full impact from her spreading like cotton on his chest. Jennifer was like a koala, not only wrapping her arms around John's neck but also clinging to his waist with her legs.
"Oh, come on!"
Two bachelors on the opposite street took a thousand points of critical damage and swore that they would find a girlfriend this year no matter what.
John looked at Jennifer, puzzled: "Why are you so excited?"
Jennifer didn't speak, but excitedly offered a sweet kiss to John, blocking his words. It was as sweet as a gushing spring, and after they separated, a lingering sweetness remained. She genuinely felt it was a little sweet.
But how could saliva be sweet? Was it because of love?
Actually, it wasn't the saliva that was sweet; it was because John had drunk a few sips of a beverage at the bar.
After they separated, Jennifer looked at John with burning eyes.
"Are we going to a hotel or back to your place?"
There was no shyness; once she was sure of her feelings, Jennifer wanted to enter the deepest parts of John's body and soul with him.
"Let's get some supper first, I'm a bit hungry." John neither refused nor accepted; he was genuinely a little hungry.
"Then let's go eat! My treat this time!" Jennifer found the only Chinese restaurant in Round Clam Town, believing one had more energy to do things after eating a full meal.
Well, at this hour, only this Chinese restaurant was still open.
It was practically the 'King of Hustle' in Round Clam Town.
On the way, Jennifer didn't mention the house being destroyed, but in her words, she kept implying, "I can only rely on you. Will you let me stay with you?"
Facing this cautious inquiry, John pinched Jennifer's cheek: "Of course, I still have to take you to visit the castle, don't I?"
Jennifer rubbed against John's palm intimately, like a well-behaved calico cat seeking affection.
Why calico? Because Jennifer was very feisty. Don't let her current meowing for affection fool you; this was only in front of John.
In the past, when she was out, Jennifer could become the cheerleading captain and fiercely defend against unscrupulous suitors' tactics, practically bristling with anger every day.
Xiangnan Chinese Restaurant.
Inside, there were two other women who, judging by their attire, had just come from the bar. Soon after John and Jennifer sat down,
Another customer entered the restaurant.
It was an oddly dressed clown carrying a snakeskin bag.
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