Chapter 45
Not long after, Zhou Runhua indeed took action.
Li Shan learned from his peers that Zhou Runhua was searching for places with heavy Yin energy everywhere. It was said that he had unearthed something ominous at the cemetery construction site and wanted to handle it as soon as possible. However, Shang Tingzhi and the others knew that Zhou Runhua actually wanted to move the female ghost’s urn.
Originally, the female ghost’s urn was buried in a mass grave, which was inherently a place of great danger that could suppress the female ghost. However, after the development of Shiyi Middle School, it was difficult to find a place with the same heavy Yin energy as the mass grave.
On Zhao Ying’s side, she had yet to give Zhou Runhua an auspicious date to start work, urging him to handle the “reversed scale” on the auspicious dragon’s body as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, Xu Zhiruo had already set up an investigation team, secretly keeping an eye on Zhou Runhua’s actions. At the same time, based on the clues provided by Xia Leyang, Xu Zhiruo found out that the female ghost still had relatives in Hong Kong and had already contacted them.
The white dress of the female ghost had turned into a fitted floral dress, and her thick, heavy bangs had followed the trend and were combed into a middle part.
Since she could leave the Gu Mansion, the female ghost would occasionally go out to socialize, becoming more fashionable each time she returned. At first glance, there was no trace of the 1990s on her, she had transformed into a youthful and beautiful young lady.
Xia Leyang saw that the female ghost’s mood wasn’t clouded by hatred, feeling happy for her but also a bit uncomfortable. During this time, the female ghost had made numerous new girlfriends outside.
“I say, Sister Ghost, do you still want to go home?” Xia Leyang asked with a sour tone when he saw the female ghost holding the Hermès handbag given by her “good girlfriends.”
He had also wanted to give something to the female ghost, but after consulting with Li Shan, he learned that he had to burn it in front of the female ghost’s grave. However, in reality, Zhou Runhua had hidden the female ghost’s urn, so he couldn’t burn it even if he wanted to.
So as the son of the richest man in Rui City, he couldn’t give anything to the female ghost, unlike the “wild girlfriends” she had made outside.
“Of course, I want to.” The female ghost put away her handbag, her radiant appearance completely different from her previous despair, “I’ve been preparing to go home recently. Honestly, I’m quite reluctant to leave you.”
Actually, Xia Leyang was reluctant too. He asked somewhat dramatically, “Sister Ghost, will you miss me when you go home?”
“Of course.” The female ghost floated around Xia Leyang, “You’re my best friend.”
Hearing this, Xia Leyang suddenly felt petty. After all, no matter how many friends the female ghost made outside, he was her best friend.
“Oh, by the way.” The female ghost suddenly spoke up, “I’m going to have an abortion in a couple of days, so I might not be at home.”
“What??” Xia Leyang was shocked, his jaw almost dropping, “Where are you getting the abortion?”
“A girlfriend introduced me to a psychic witch who can remove the stillbirth in my belly.” The female ghost hooked the hair beside her cheek, expressing her joy. It was clear that getting an abortion was a big deal for her. “I don’t want to keep the seed of that scumbag.”
“Is that person reliable?” In Xia Leyang’s eyes, a witch was no different from a scammer. “Don’t get fooled.”
“Don’t worry.” The female ghost comforted Xia Leyang by patting his shoulder, “Despite my harmless appearance, if I get angry, ordinary people won’t be able to handle me.”
Xia Leyang believed this. Li Shan had explained to him the hierarchy of ghosts. Someone who died as tragically as the female ghost was much more powerful than ordinary lonely spirits.
“But…” The female ghost glanced around and continued, “Just to be safe, can I borrow your Flower to use?”
Xia Leyang listened curiously to the female ghost’s request. However, before she could finish, Xia Leyang exclaimed “No” three times in a row.
“Impossible!” Xia Leyang furrowed his brow, firmly stating, “Even if we’re good friends, this is too weird, right? He’s my husband!”
“Helping out a little shouldn’t be a big deal, right?” The female ghost scoffed disdainfully, “If it weren’t for me, would you have progressed to this point with him?”
“You, you’re the weird one,” Xia Leyang was so angry that his face turned red, “Where did you learn to use baby talk?”
The female ghost played with her hair, saying indifferently, “I can learn whatever I want.”
Every time the topic of baby talk came up, Xia Leyang could only suffer in silence. He glared at the female ghost, only to hear her say, “But you, you’re so slow at learning things. You still haven’t learned to ‘sit down and behave’.”
These six words were what Shang Tingzhi said to Xia Leyang. Xia Leyang could sit down, but once he did, he wouldn’t move at all, as clumsy as a duck stuck in mud.
“You, you, you!” Xia Leyang’s small face turned bright red at the mention of this, feeling like thunder had struck him, “You peeked at us rolling in bed!”
“Do I still need to peek?” The female ghost dug her ear casually, blowing out a breath, “You’re so loud every night. If I didn’t block it for you, the sisters in the neighboring community would have come to watch.”
“What?” Xia Leyang suddenly felt like a thunderbolt had struck him, “Why are you girls so shameless?”
“Silly brother, we’ve been dead for so many years, why be shy?” The female ghost chuckled softly, pausing before continuing, “So, letting me borrow some milk from your Flower, what’s wrong with that?”
As the saying goes, a tree doesn’t care about the skin, but once someone loses their face, they become invincible.
Xia Leyang finally understood now. Every time he argued with the female ghost, he couldn’t win because his whole body’s skin combined might not even be as thick as the female ghost’s face.
“No means no!”
After Xia Leyang finished speaking, he stormed out, while Shang Tingzhi had already heard the commotion from the bathroom. He happened to walk to the door, so when Xia Leyang went out, he bumped right into Shang Tingzhi’s arms.
“What’s wrong?” Shang Tingzhi looked at the disgruntled little fellow in his arms, rubbing his head gently.
“She bullied me!” Xia Leyang pointed to the empty sink behind him and complained.
Shang Tingzhi glanced at the empty bathroom and asked, “What happened?”
If it were anyone else bullying Xia Leyang, Shang Tingzhi would be the first to disagree. But once the target became the female ghost, he felt powerless, after all, he couldn’t even see the female ghost.
Except for a few nights ago, when he was in the bathroom taking care of himself, letting the female ghost indulge herself, he vaguely saw a figure flash by in the mirror.
Xia Leyang recounted the female ghost’s mockery to him, which Shang Tingzhi knew was true. After all this time, Xia Leyang still couldn’t learn to move by himself. But he still hugged Xia Leyang and comforted him, saying, “It’s okay, as long as I move.”
“Did you hear?” Xia Leyang hugged Shang Tingzhi’s waist, turned his head to brag to the female ghost, “His waist is as good as a little motor!”
Shang Tingzhi: “…You don’t have to be so explicit.”
The female ghost sat on the sink, rolled her eyes silently, indicating that she wasn’t interested.
With Shang Tingzhi by his side, Xia Leyang suddenly felt less aggrieved. He lifted his head to look at Shang Tingzhi and recounted the female ghost’s plan to have an abortion. Then he added, “She wants to carry around the condom you used, but I didn’t agree.”
Xia Leyang thought Shang Tingzhi would join him in criticizing the female ghost’s shamelessness, but Shang Tingzhi pondered for a moment and asked, “How can she carry around something from the mortal realm?”
“Huh?” Xia Leyang was momentarily stunned, but the female ghost reacted faster than him. Shang Tingzhi’s response clearly had potential, so she swiftly flew to Xia Leyang’s side and said, “Quick, tell him I have a Hermès bag here that can hold this special supplement.”
“What?” Xia Leyang looked at the female ghost in shock, “Can’t you respect this brand?”
“It was a gift from someone else, what can I do?” The female ghost shrugged.
Xia Leyang looked at Shang Tingzhi, frowning, “Are you really going to give it to her?”
“Since she wants to have an abortion, let’s help her.” Shang Tingzhi said.
The child in the female ghost’s belly belonged to Zhou Runhua, and Xia Leyang supported the female ghost’s decision to have an abortion. But he still felt extremely awkward about giving something of Shang Tingzhi’s to the female ghost.
Shang Tingzhi naturally noticed that Xia Leyang couldn’t get over this hurdle. He rubbed his head and said, “Don’t worry, compared to that thing, there are more beneficial things.”
Finally, the female ghost happily took Shang Tingzhi’s blood and left to have an abortion, but Xia Leyang still looked gloomy, not even in the mood for anything else.
“Why can’t I learn baby talk?” Xia Leyang lay on the bed, looking listlessly at the ceiling.
Shang Tingzhi was in a good mood tonight, and he didn’t want such trivial matters to affect their night. After thinking for a moment, he said seriously, “It’s actually related to the flexibility of your tongue.”
“Flexibility?” Xia Leyang turned his head curiously, looking at Shang Tingzhi.
“Not being able to make baby talk isn’t a congenital defect, it’s just that you haven’t practiced enough.” Shang Tingzhi said earnestly, “I know a shortcut, do you want to try it?”
Twenty minutes later.
“I’m so tired, my jaw is sore.” Xia Leyang lifted his head, looking pitifully at Shang Tingzhi, protesting with his eyes.
“Come on, Yangyang, I can clearly feel that your tongue is much more flexible than before.” Shang Tingzhi squinted his eyes, encouragingly enjoying the experience.
“Really?” Xia Leyang asked half-believingly. He didn’t know if his tongue was more flexible, but at least his teeth wouldn’t get stuck anymore.
“Really, you’re doing great, keep it up.”
After a while, Xia Leyang, with his persistent efforts, finally managed to accomplish something with just his mouth for the first time, under Shang Tingzhi’s guidance.
Xia Leyang rubbed his sore neck and jaw, ready to lie down and enjoy Shang Tingzhi’s “service” when the phone on the bedside table suddenly rang.
It was the middle of the night, and Xia Leyang wondered who could be so insensitive.
Shang Tingzhi picked up the phone impatiently and saw that the caller was Zhou Runhua.
“Master Shang, I’m currently looking for places with heavy Yin energy. Regarding the Gu Mansion, this haunted house, have you considered subletting it?”
