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I hadn’t thought much of this place during the day.
But by night, I found it eerily unsettling and quite frightening.
The surroundings were deathly silent.
The weak, red candlelight flickered like will-o’-the-wisp. Even before I approached, I heard the Taoist invoking spirits with his Soul Summoning Banner.
“Oh soul, co back, Song Yun, co back!”
This sent chills down my spine.
In front of the candlestick, a stern-faced Gu Yuanzhou, dapper in his suit, was surprisingly paying respects with incense.
His behavior took by surprise.
In my mind, Gu Yuanzhou never believed in ghosts and gods.
Once, I had heard from a friend that offering the first incense of the New Year can bring better fortune to one’s company.
Even after several tis of persuading him to offer incense with , he ruthlessly rejected the idea and even mocked for it.
More than once, he asserted to that strong people do not believe in ghosts and gods.
Seeing him so devout now, I couldn’t help but wonder, what exactly had changed his faith?
“President Gu, I’m here!”
I walked up to him.
He ignored , carrying out the entire incense burning ceremony under the Taoist’s guidance.
Seeing his cold, stern face left with a lingering unease.
There were many uncertainties to co.
For example, if he found out that I could indeed be possessed by a ghost, would he kill to cover his tracks?
My phone rang, seeming to break the awkwardness of the ritual. I made an apologetic face and moved away to answer the call.
“Hey, Wenya, didn’t we tell you to text if there was anything? Why did you call?”
“Ayun, don’t be afraid. I’m currently on top of Beilu Hill. If anything happens to you, just give a call. We can be there in ten minutes!”
“You all?”
“Yes, , Jian Jing, Su Fagun and Ding Yinuo are all here… We’re all worried about you.”
Even before Wenya finished speaking, Su Peisheng’s extrely displeased voice ca from the receiver,
“Can you show so respect? Who are you calling ‘Fagun’?”
“Did I ntion any nas? If you choose to take it personally, that’s on you.”
“Okay, Wenya, I’ll rember this! One day when you fall into my hands, I’ll make you pay.”
“Oh, Su Fagun, you want a fight, huh? Co on…”
I felt a headache coming on. What were they doing here?
I raised my head and glanced uphill, spotting several beams of flashlight cutting through the night, and the faint silhouette of a drone hovering in the night sky.
“Wenya, when you’re done playing around, go back. I’m fine. I’m hanging up now.”
As soon as I ended the call, Gu Yuanzhou called for .
“Let’s go inside!”
“Sure!”
The interior of the house was just as I rembered.
For a mont, it felt like coming ho.
Except for the red candlelight on the altar, constantly reminding that all of this was nothing but a dream.
Under the Taoist’s guidance, I took a seat on the sofa.
He then took my bag and phone away.
“Close your eyes and clear your mind!”
“Okay!”
I did as told.
The Taoist swung the Soul Summoning Banner in his hand, while reciting sothing under his breath.
I didn’t understand what he was saying. I simply kept my eyes closed. Eventually, when he finished chanting and pointed the Soul Summoning Banner at .
I trembled on cue,
Then, jumping up to pretend to be a vicious ghost, I grabbed Gu Yuanzhou’s neck.
I’m possessed by a ghost?!
Even though I’ve never seen it with my own eyes, I’ve seen enough from TV and movies.
As long as one has thick skin and strong psychological quality, one can pretend.
Gu Yuanzhou didn’t dodge, but just let grab him, motionless, as he kept staring at .
“Gu Yuanzhou, you should die, why don’t you die! You have such a cruel heart, you killed both my child and , how can you live on by yourself so shalessly?”
In reality, I didn’t need to act out these feelings, they were truly my own.
Usually, I would suppress all my sadness deep inside and dare not show it.
But at this mont, taking advantage of being ‘possessed by the ghost’, I vented all my dissatisfaction towards Gu Yuanzhou.
The heartache was real.
The sense of grievance was real too.
I devoted everything, gave him the best years of my youth.
Gave him the deepest trust and love of this life.
But he, not only betrayed , but also killed .
This anger, disappointnt, and painful feeling made suffer endlessly.
I hit his chest with both hands, pouring all my anger onto him,
“You jerk! How could you do this to ! Gu Yuanzhou, you jerk!!! Why should you do this! You got a mistress, you don’t want , you don’t love anymore, you could divorce ! Even if you killed it would be bearable, why would you kill the two future children!! They are innocent! They are so tiny, so pitiful. They say even tigers don’t eat their offspring, how could you put your own flesh and blood through such harm?”
My anger, my accusations, Gu Yuanzhou didn’t refute any of them, just stood there letting hit him……
Until I was too tired to vent.
He suddenly hugged tightly into his arms.
His voice was hoarse, and he kept repeating over and over in my ear,
“I’m sorry, baby! I’m sorry, I let you down!”
Just like in the past, he would always comfort , apologizing to after we had a small quarrel.
Over and over again, chanically repeating.
I saw his red eyes and hoarse voice.
He didn’t even doubt .
He even invested all his emotions into it.
At that mont, I gradually cald down.
Seeing this opportunity, I decided to strike while the iron was hot.
“Gu Yuanzhou, why did you set the fire to kill and the two kids? I’m now a ghost, you have to tell the truth, if you don’t, I can’t reincarnate!”
Gu Yuanzhou imdiately retorted without hesitation:
“Not , I love you so much, I love the kids so much, how could I possibly do such a thing?”
“You’re lying, even now when I’m dead, you still continue to lie! You still can’t tell the truth?”
“It is really not ! But, rest assured, I will make it right for you.”
I never expected Gu Yuanzhou to deny so stubbornly, no matter how intensely I played my part.
He never gave in! He refused to confess.
“And how will you make it right?”
“I am investigating, I will find out who did it pretty soon, and I will make him pay the price. Baby, just give a little more ti.”
Seeing his sincere feelings and deeply invested expression, I began to ruminate again, could it really not him who did it?
But, I still lashed out at Gu Yuanzhou and vehently accused him.
“Gu Yuanzhou, I hate you, I hate you, I despise you! I regret marrying you, I would rather not have t you in the first place!! If there is a next life, I will never see you again. Don’t set up a shrine for , I don’t want to see Mrs. Gu even after I am a ghost, I don’t want to be Mrs. Gu…”
I criticised Gu Yuanzhou’s many wrongs. When my ire started to ebb, I feigned fainting and fell onto the sofa…
After all, my acting skills are limited, and it’s easy to be found out if I overdo it in front of soone as smart as Gu Yuanzhou.
Since I couldn’t get any useful information out of him, I had to bring it to a close.
Then, I slowly opened my eyes to look at Gu Yuanzhou, and then at the Taoist, but feigned amnesia with a confused look on my face,
“Uh, what just happened?”
Gu Yuanzhou glanced at worriedly and then said to the Taoist,
“Alright, your task is done, you can leave now!”
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