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I didn't know why, but I really wanted this woman to stay, so I said, "It's okay, let him go sleep with that person over there. They're good friends."
She shook her head in refusal, but I insisted, "Who knows when those men will be back? Just come in quickly and stop hesitating."
The woman seemed a bit touched and somewhat at a loss, and then I pulled her inside. Mu Xuanche reluctantly went to sleep with Bai Qiling.
That night, the two of us shared a bed. I felt that this woman, who looked older than me by quite a bit, was actually quite innocent. She didn't seem like an ordinary commoner; rather, she resembled a treasured daughter raised in a wealthy family.
She told me her name was Bai Jiaren.
After I finished my shower, she went to wash up. Lying on the bed, I checked the time on my phone and suddenly remembered, oh? I still haven't returned her phone!
So I quickly got up to rummage through her phone.
Accidentally pressing the home key, the screen lit up.
The wallpaper showed two people—of course, it was this woman and another person in a photo together. But this girl…
Is this the one called Ranran?
No wonder she looked familiar; it turned out I had seen her daughter before.
Everything felt too coincidental, as if fate was helping me. I was so lucky that I could hardly believe it.
I couldn't wait to call Mu Xuanche and share this good news with him.
Mu Xuanche's voice sounded even more pleasant over the phone as he gently said to me, "Yan Xi, don't get too excited. Is it convenient for me to come over now?"
I glanced at Bai Jiaren, who was in the shower, and then calmly replied to Mu Xuanche, "Don't come over yet. Wait for my call later!"
Mu Xuanche responded with a soft "mm."
Before long, Bai Jiaren emerged from the bathroom. As soon as I saw her, I eagerly approached her. "Jia Ren, you bumped into me earlier and dropped your phone. I picked it up, and just now I accidentally pressed the home button. This screensaver— is that you and your daughter?"
Bai Jiaren smiled with surprise but seemed a bit sad as she gently nodded. "Yes, that's my daughter. Her name is Yian Chen. Isn't she adorable?"
I agreed, but I could sense that her emotions were off. "She really is very cute."
Yet, I felt a bit confused. Yian Chen? Wasn't her name Ranran? Could it be that Ranran was just a nickname? Yes, that must be it.
After a pause, I hesitantly said, "I really don't want to pry too much, but... your daughter is no longer with us, is she?"
Bai Jiaren's eyes widened like a wounded deer as she stammered, "How did you know my daughter is gone...?"
I didn't want to beat around the bush any longer, so I replied directly, "I've seen your daughter. She has come to find me many times."
This made her even more frightened.
"She came to find you... but she's already dead."
I calmly nodded. "It's true, she is indeed dead; it's her ghost that came to find me."
Bai Jiaren looked at me in disbelief. "This is impossible, Yan Xi, don't joke with me."
Seeing her confusion, I called Mu Xuanche. "Hey Mu Xuanche, could you come over here for a moment?"
Bai Jiaren didn't know why I had summoned Mu Xuanche; she just quietly waited with me.
In less than a minute, Mu Xuanche arrived, bringing Bai Qiling along with him.
When they came in, Bai Jiaren asked, "Yan Xi, why did you call your boyfriend and his friend here?"
I could see she was a bit anxious, so I reassured her, "Don't worry. Weren't you just saying you didn't believe that your daughter Yian Chen came to find us? They can help you understand that there are indeed ghosts in this world."
Bai Qiling already knew what I had told Mu Xuanche while in the room and immediately began to perform a lower-level summoning technique from the Yokai Technique.
A figure floated into view before Bai Jiaren's eyes, startling her.
Seeing her reaction, Bai Qiling quickly retracted the summoned spirit.
I then spoke up, "So, do you believe it now?"
Bai Jiaren nodded slightly, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. I prompted her, "What's wrong? Feel free to ask whatever you want."
"Bai Jiaren": "Did she say anything to you?"
I sighed a bit helplessly and replied, "Your daughter only said or heard three things from us: 'Those who don't listen will be punished.' I don't understand what she meant by that. Do you know?"
Bai Jiaren murmured, "I don't really know her. She didn't grow up by my side; she grew up with Her Father."
At this point, she seemed a bit sad.
Seeing this, I knew I couldn't let her dwell in sadness. I needed to find out what was going on quickly.
So I got straight to the point: "To be honest, your daughter has transformed into a higher-level ghost. She might even be following a Highly Skilled Human around, harming others' lives. Therefore, I can't focus on your feelings right now. What I'm about to ask may upset you, but please bear with me."
Upon hearing my words, Bai Jiaren seemed to grasp the seriousness of the situation. "Alright, ask away. I'll tell you everything I know."
"How did she die?"
Bai Jiaren looked uncertain. "I'm not really sure. It seems she didn't listen to Her Father and went out to play, then had an accident. I don't know much; I haven't had any contact with her father."
I was curious why she had so little connection with her daughter, wondering if it was due to that man’s interference.
So I asked, "Why do you have no contact with your daughter's father?"
She appeared hesitant but eventually spoke up: "I ran away from a forced marriage. He used his father's position to pressure my father into marrying me off to him. To protect my father, I pretended to marry him. I ran away less than two years after giving birth to them; I could only take one with me. But not long after, I was caught and he choked my own daughter right in front of me—the one I took with me. I begged him to stop, and he finally let go, but my poor daughter suffered vocal cord damage and could never speak again. Later, I escaped once more, still with my daughter. This time he couldn't find me for a long time until Zhao An'an died, and then I was found again."
Her words carried quite a bit of information...
I sorted through it and realized she has two daughters?!
So I quickly asked, "Do you have two daughters?"
She nodded, "Yes, I have a pair of twin daughters. They look very much alike! Identical twins; if it weren't for their personalities, I wouldn't be able to tell them apart."
They look very much alike...
So who were the ones we met before?
I needed some time to sort that out.
For now, I continued to ask, "What’s the other one called?"
"Chen Yiran."
So that Ranran is her daughter.
I pressed on, "Do you know their personalities?"
She tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Zhao An'an is more lively, a bit mature and bold. Ranran is almost the opposite; she's quite shy and a bit insecure. I feel really sorry for her."
"How did Ranran die?"
She revealed a sorrowful expression. "That man, Chen Luyuan, is a tyrant. He has no humanity; he killed Ranran to send her to accompany her sister. Staying by his side would truly mean death for me!"
I felt a mix of sympathy and awkwardness, and amidst that awkwardness, I was somewhat relieved that my husband is Mu Xuanche...
But I wasn't very good at comforting people, so I could only look at her with an awkward expression, remaining silent.
Perhaps he noticed my discomfort and smiled reassuringly. "It's nothing; those days are behind us. Although I am really saddened by An Anran's death, I think if they had grown up in such a twisted family, it would have been a tragedy in the end."
Bai Jiaren seemed like a genuinely good woman. Sigh, but who can understand fate? Just like my visit to this city, I never expected to encounter so many interconnected events.
(End of chapter)
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