If he hadn't seen her get in the seat in the rearview mirror, he would have thought there was no one in the back.

Although he felt the girl was excessively light, he didn't say anything.

After all, he knew that some girls nowadays prefer to be as thin as possible.

If I told her she was too thin, it would probably upset her, or she might think I was exaggerating.

Their meeting was purely by chance, and he had no right to comment on the girl's weight.

After confirming that the girl was seated, Yuan Yuan started the car and drove back.

As they drove, the girl started talking to him.

However, the way she struck up a conversation was quite unusual.

He usually assumed she would start with something like "Thank you" or "You're so kind."

Unexpectedly, the first thing the girl said was—

"Are you married?"

Yuan Yuan was taken aback, somewhat surprised by the girl's question.

Although he was already in his mid-twenties and many of his peers were already married, in his earlier years Yuan Yuan was busy making money to give his mother and sister a better life. He had no other thoughts on making money.

I only had some free time after making some money in the last year or two and opening a shop.

But this is only in comparison to previous years; in reality, his current focus is still on making money.

So over the years, Yuan Yuan has never even dated anyone, let alone gotten married.

After realizing what had happened, he thought that the girl might be worried that if he took her home that night, she would overthink things, especially if he had a wife.

So he quickly shook his head and explained that he was not married and did not have a partner.

The implication was that she shouldn't overthink it.

After hearing this, the girl suddenly added something else.

"What a coincidence, I don't have any either."

Yuan Yuan: "?"

He was so shocked that he almost lost control of the handlebars.

No, what does she mean by that?

Could it be that she wants to date him?

But he hasn't thought about this yet, let alone about dating a girl he's just met.

After this guess flashed through his mind, Yuan Yuan quickly shook his head, feeling that he was really shameless.

What if they were just saying it casually?

So he could only manage a couple of dry laughs without saying anything.

The main problem was that he really didn't know how to respond to that sentence.

All he wanted to do was get the person to their destination as quickly as possible; the atmosphere was just too awkward.

To his surprise, even though he hadn't said anything, the girl kept talking.

"You're a really nice person, and you don't have a boyfriend, so be with me."

puff!

This time, Yuan Yuan really couldn't hold back anymore. The car swerved and he quickly stopped.

He turned to look at the girl in the back seat, carefully observed her expression, and found that she looked serious and didn't seem to be joking at all.

But the fact that she was so serious made her seem even stranger.

Because he had never seen anyone say such things to someone they had just met; it seemed rather disregardful of feelings.

However, since the other party had already made it clear, he couldn't continue to play dumb and could only reply to them seriously.

He said that he and she had only met for the first time and were completely unfamiliar with each other. He didn't even know her name. Two people who didn't know each other couldn't possibly be a couple.

Therefore, he had to refuse her suggestion for the time being.

After rejecting the girl, Yuan Yuan was worried that she might feel embarrassed or sad, so he quickly added that it wasn't her fault, that she was very brave, but that their situation wasn't suitable.

As he racked his brains to explain, the girl continued to look at him.

Only after Yuan Yuan finished speaking did she continue to ask him questions.

"Do you think it's okay if we spend more time together?"

Yuan Yuan: "?"

He didn't seem to say that.

Yuan Yuan could only quickly explain that he did not mean that.

Unfortunately, he wasn't very good with words to begin with, and now that he was in a hurry, he couldn't think of anything suitable to say.

Finally, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and change the subject, saying that it was getting late, his mother was waiting for him at home, and he had to hurry to take her home before he went home himself.

After that, no matter what the girl said, Yuan Yuan pretended not to hear her.

Finally, he took the girl to the roadside closest to the village and quickly told her that they had arrived and that she could go back on her own.

Actually, if the girl hadn't said he couldn't accept her request before, he would have been happy to take her home.

After all, it was pitch black outside, and it was quite a walk from the roadside to the village.

Unfortunately, he was too afraid of the girl's "wild remarks" to handle her, so he had no choice but to make a quick getaway.

Fortunately, the girl didn't do anything else when they arrived at the roadside near the village. After Yuan Yuan told her to get out of the car, she obediently got out.

After she got out of the car, Yuan Yuan immediately turned on the accelerator and drove away in a flash.

There wasn't even time for the girl to speak.

However, through the rearview mirror, he seemed to see the girl standing still, her lips moving as if she were saying something.

Unfortunately, the voice was too soft, and Yuan Yuan had already driven quite a distance, so he couldn't hear what the other person was saying at all.

Yuan Yuan only breathed a sigh of relief when the girl was no longer visible in the rearview mirror.

Forgive him, he genuinely didn't know how to interact with such an enthusiastic and proactive girl.

Back home, he felt embarrassed and suspicious. He worried that if he told his mother what the girl had said to him that night, she would definitely pressure him to get married and try to get to know the girl.

Although Yuan Yuan is filial to his mother, he is still quite resistant to and troubled by the pressure to get married.

So he decisively concealed his conversation with the girl, only briefly mentioning that he had done a good deed on the way and sent someone back to their village.

After dropping the girl off, he went straight home and didn't encounter anyone else or anything strange happened during that time.

Then he ate and chatted with his mother for a while, and then it was time for him to wash up and go to bed.

That's all that happened that night.

After Yuan Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Lin Xi with unease.

Even after explaining all this, he still didn't know at what point he encountered the ghost.

Perhaps it's because he has never seen a ghost, so he's not sensitive to it at all.

After hearing this, Lin Xi was able to temporarily identify the suspect.

She asked Yuan Yuan.

When you saw that girl on the street, did you observe whether she had a shadow?

Yuan Yuan's eyes widened instantly as he realized what Lin Xi meant.