Chapter 198 Was it an auditory hallucination?

"No, no need."

Zhong Wan looked at Director Qin, whose eyes were full of concern, and quickly shook her head to refuse.

She held her right hand with her left hand and rubbed her wrist, explaining, "I just feel a bit weak, mainly because my right wrist is sore, like I overused it. I'll be fine after a rest."

Upon hearing this, Director Qin glanced at her wrist and then carefully observed her complexion. Seeing that her face was rosy and her eyes were bright and clear, he felt somewhat relieved.

He looked at Zhong Wan and nodded: "That's good, but we can't be careless. If anything feels wrong, we should have them check it out as soon as possible."

"Comrade Zhong Wan, your health is the most important thing right now. Until you fully recover, the task of drawing characters can be put on hold."

After saying that, he looked at Lin Yan'an and instructed, "Yan'an, take good care of Comrade Zhong Wan. There's no rush for the script."

"I see."

Lin Yan'an nodded solemnly.

His expression was serious, which reassured Director Qin. He then turned to Zhong Wan and said solemnly, "Comrade Zhong Wan, this time... you've given us another big surprise... no, a shock!"

"If the effects of this Spiritual Heart Protection Talisman are verified, then its significance... I cannot simply describe it in words. Please rest assured, we will treat it with the most rigorous scientific attitude. You should take good care of yourself; nothing is more important than your health right now!"

Just by listening to his words and seeing his solemn expression, Zhong Wan could feel how much he valued that character... or rather, how much he valued her.

She even had a feeling that from this moment on, she would be seen in a completely different way by Director Qin or by the forces behind him.

That's what Zhong Wan thought at the time, but as time went by...

After Director Qin and his group left that day, nothing seemed to change.

Her life returned to normal, and she recuperated more obediently under Lin Yan'an's watchful eye.

This time, even her holding a pen made Lin Yan'an nervous.

Zhong Wan had no choice but to give up, but she also enjoyed it.

Lin Yan'an took Qin's words to heart, saying that "the script isn't urgent," but Zhong Wan disagreed.

Every day they waste is burning their own money.

Zhong Wan listened attentively and maintained her composure, while also urging and supervising Lin Yan'an's work.

Every day, I watch Lin Yan'an busy with work and scripts, trying to make money for her.

She, on the other hand, settled into a leisurely retirement life.

Teasing cats and ghosts, and flirting with Lin Yan'an, seemed to have become her daily routine.

In short, with nothing else to do, she bothered everyone in the shop, whether they could talk or not.

The only change was that a small house suddenly appeared next to the shop, the kind that's right next to it, and even her vacant little courtyard was connected to that house.

Zhong Wan initially had no idea what she was supposed to do, until she suddenly decided to go out for a while.

A young woman named "Su Mu" appeared beside him. She was probably in her twenties, with a capable demeanor, was taciturn, and agile.

Director Qin arranged for her to be here, responsible for her travel and safety.

And she lived in that house.

Zhong Wan was a little unaccustomed at first, but Su Mu had a great sense of propriety and never bothered her too much. Moreover, he was an excellent cook!

It was another sunny morning.

Zhong Wan lay leisurely on the recliner, holding Zhong Suisui, comfortably basking in the sun and listening to the novel she was currently reading. She vaguely heard noises coming from next door.

Out of curiosity, I peeked inside, but didn't see anything unusual.

Zhong Wan lay back down, stroking Zhong Suisui's head and muttering, "Are you hallucinating?"

"There's no one else next door except Su Mu, but I feel like someone is talking to me."

But the next second, Sui Sui lazily wagged her tail and said in a smug voice, "Mommy wasn't hallucinating."

"What?"

[Silly mom! There are two more neighbors besides Su Mu!]

Zhong Wan was truly shocked. Was she really being valued this much?

As if sensing her thoughts, Zhong Suisui gave a haughty snort.

He rolled over and sat upright on her belly, gently patted it with one paw, and then proudly tilted his head back: "And Sui Sui too!"

[One of those two is a master of disguise and reconnaissance; lately, he's been the janitor, the one emptying the trash cans, and even the delivery guy at our doorstep! He's even more of a drama queen than Sui Sui!]

At this point, Zhong Suisui wrinkled her little nose in disdain, then continued, "[There's another one, who should be responsible for the security of surrounding electronic devices and signals.]"

Oh, by the way, they also installed the streetlights outside. They're not bad, they kept it well hidden, but they couldn't fool me!

Zhong Wan: "!!!"

She was genuinely shocked. She knew she would receive attention from Director Qin and his team, but was the treatment and level of treatment really this high?!

This treatment... while making her feel at ease, also made her a little guilty!

Think about all the leisurely days she's been living lately...

Zhong Wan sat bolt upright in shock, grabbed her phone, and shut down the novel without hesitation.

【Mother? 】

Zhong Wan's movement startled Zhong Suisui. It shifted its little body slightly and instantly appeared on the front desk, looking at Zhong Wan who had suddenly stood up, and asked curiously, "Mommy, aren't you going to sunbathe anymore?"

"No, no."

Zhong Wan quickly waved her hand: "You can sunbathe yourself, your mom needs to go make some money!"

Speaking of making money, Zhong Wan suddenly remembered that she seemed to still be doing system tasks!

She quickly stopped and turned to look at Zhong Suisui, asking curiously, "Suisui, it seems like Mr. Du's task doesn't involve me?"

Aside from painting a portrait of Mr. Du, she doesn't seem to have really participated much.

Thinking about it this way, Zhong Wan felt even more guilty.

Zhong Suisui calmly yawned and said nonchalantly, "Mom, don't worry."

The task is still progressing normally, let me check it out.

[Current Quest: Unwavering Destiny, Level 5.]

[Task progress: 35%, in progress. Historical research and document collation are proceeding smoothly.]

[Hidden quest: The Place Where Souls Return Have Been Successfully Triggered.]

Task progress: 30%

Hearing this, Zhong Wan was completely stunned: "Where does the soul return?"

She turned to Zhong Suisui, and asked with great confusion, "Is this a hidden quest? When was it triggered? Is it also related to Mr. Du?"

Zhong Suisui leisurely flicked her tail. [Of course it's related!]

[Hmm, Mom was still asleep when this task was triggered! So was Sui Sui!]

What to do? Looking at its little eyes, Zhong Wan felt even more guilty.

Her gaze drifted away from Zhong Suisui, and she asked with a matter-of-fact tone, "Stop talking nonsense and tell me about this mission."