"Before your husband disappeared, did he say anything strange or do anything unusual?" ng Hongyao didn’t notice this point, as all her attention was on the main issue.
"Not really..."
He Ruoi wiped her face, lowered her hands, and said cautiously: "The only strange thing was he said... he found so master from the Xuann Association to check if there were any ghosts or spooks causing trouble in the inn. I always thought he was overthinking it. How could such a thing be possible? I even wanted to dissuade him from such absurd thoughts, but he insisted, and I couldn’t do anything about it, so he went out."
ng Hongyao asked: "Did he take anything when he left?"
He Ruoi shook her head, "It seems not. He just took the car keys and went out."
"What ti was that?" ng Hongyao asked again.
He Ruoi: "Around five in the morning. Because it had rained yesterday, it was still a bit dark. I even told him that there’s no need to go so early, but he said he wanted to go to the inn first and get ready for when you arrived."
"Getting ready for us?"
ng Hongyao repeated the phrase, feeling it was quite aningful, as if it held another implication.
ng Hongyao hesitated and looked at Jiangli, "Abbot, what do you think?"
Jiangli, upon hearing this, looked around and responded irrelevantly, "Mrs. Wu’s house is quite large."
He Ruoi paused, "Ah?"
Jiangli turned her head, smiled at her, and said, "Would it be convenient to let us stay for a night?"
He Ruoi felt a tightness in her chest.
Before she could speak.
Jiangli added, "We want to stay here for a night. In case Mr. Wu returns, we can et him right away. If he calls ho, we can know imdiately. Most importantly, since Mr. Wu is missing, Mrs. Wu might also have safety issues. Staying here, we can also protect Mrs. Wu, surely Mrs. Wu wouldn’t refuse, right?"
ng Hongyao heard this, thought it made sense, and said, "Mrs. Wu, the Abbot makes a good point. Whether or not Mr. Wu is the culprit, you might still be in danger. Us staying here to protect you would also allow us to continue chatting, perhaps you might rember sothing else about Mr. Wu, right?"
He Ruoi pressed her lips together, hesitantly nodded, "If, if you don’t mind, you can stay. I, I don’t really mind..."
Jiangli smiled lightly, "With such a big house, how could we mind?"
He Ruoi awkwardly said, "The house isn’t that big, it’s just a regular four-bedroom two-living room. You four... might have to squeeze a bit."
Xia Xin imdiately said, "No problem, I can sleep in the living room."
Jiangli gave him a aningful glance.
Xia Xin felt a chill in his heart from that glance.
Before he could ask what the ancestor ant by that look, Jiangli turned her head with a half-smile, saying nothing.
ng Hongyao didn’t notice these subtleties and followed Xia Xin’s words, "Then I’ll sleep in the living room too."
He Ruoi said, "No need for that. If this young man is to sleep in the living room, you can share a room with this young lady—you two can stay in the guest room."
She then looked at Fu Shiyan.
"As for this gentleman, he can sleep in my son’s room."
Fu Shiyan raised an eyebrow.
Before he could speak.
Jiangli directly said, "He will share a room with ."
ng Hongyao: "..."
He Ruoi: "???"
He Ruoi looked at the two of them in surprise, "You two..."
Reviews
All reviews (0)