"Don't call me anymore."

After Lin Daiyu rested, Bai Sang went to the courtyard to wash up when she heard Shen Yuan's words.

"I heard I can help you."

Bai Sang shook the water off her hands and looked at Chen Yuan.

Shen Yuan sneered.

"You're a woman, how can you help us?"

The subtle sarcasm in those words displeased Bai Sang.

"It seems you look down on me as a woman."

"But it's really unfortunate that your elders lost to me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yuan appeared in front of Bai Sang and grabbed her by the neck.

"Shut up, or I'll strangle you today!"

Bai Sang felt as if her neck had been forcibly squeezed and she had been lifted up.

Her face flushed red, her neck throbbed with pain, and she forced out a sentence through gritted teeth.

"If I die, you will die too."

Shen Yuan watched Bai Sang struggle expressionlessly.

"You think I'm afraid?"

"If you're not afraid of death, aren't you afraid that some damned monsters are still enjoying themselves?"

There must be a reason why Chi Yuan said Shen Yuan had a twisted personality.

Being bullied is the most likely outcome.

Bai Sang guessed what was coming out of his mouth, causing Shen Yuan's grip to loosen.

"Ha, just a smooth talker."

After saying this, Shen Yuan turned to leave, but suddenly stopped.

He looked down at Bai Sang, who was bent over coughing.

You'd better clear this ghost story as soon as possible.

Bai Sang coughed until her face turned completely red.

She bent over, raised her head slightly, and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"As soon as possible? Who knows?"

Shen Yuan's expression suddenly darkened.

"snort."

He turned and left.

Bai Sang didn't look at him, but the live stream chat exploded.

What the hell! He dared to lay a hand on my wife!

"No way, this guy's a pervert! She's his fiancée, after all."

Compared to this, the first three seem really weird.

[The streamer already has a tough time with these supernatural tales, and now he's encountered such a pervert—it's made things even tougher.]

Not only did they not want to help, but they also made things worse.

The live chat was buzzing with comments, with people showering Bai Sang with well wishes and virtual gifts.

Bai Sang seemed to remember something.

"I'm not incapable of living without Shen Yuan."

"If I ever call him out again, I'm a dog."

These two sentences were highly praised by the audience in the live stream.

After Bai Sang recovered, she went to the inner room to rest.

The next day, upon waking up and seeing Lin Daiyu still fast asleep, Bai Sang walked out of the courtyard.

They should be moving into the Grand View Garden in the next few days.

Xueyan's matter has not yet been resolved.

There was no opportunity to completely awaken Lin Daiyu from her dream.

There's no way we can count on Shen Yuan.

Bai Sang took out her phone and glanced at it.

Song Xiaofu sent her another message.

She hadn't gone to the ghost story forum; she was just waiting for Bai Sang to come out.

Little Lucky Butterfly: "I heard from those three guys that Shen Yuan is pretty inhuman, so be careful."

Little Lucky Butterfly: "Don't worry, I'm here at home."

The last message, sent several hours later, was a voice message from Song Xiaofu.

Bai Sang looked around to make sure no one was watching, then clicked on the app.

Song Xiaofu's furtive voice came over.

"Sang Sang, those three guys are acting strange. I have a feeling they're about to start fighting any second now."

Bai Sang smiled gently.

Youyoumu: "I still have no clue. If they fight, tell them what I said: let them go outside to fight, so they don't damage the house."

Putting away her phone, Bai Sang heard Lin Daiyu call out "Zijuan".

She went inside to help Lin Daiyu tidy up. After breakfast, Lin Daiyu went to the garden to take a look.

Bai Sang followed behind her.

It's already the fourth day. Does she really have to stay here with Lin Daiyu and endure it day after day?

In just a few days, she encountered several dangers.

If this continues, Bai Sang isn't sure if she can escape unscathed.

It's still the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Lin Daiyu raised her hand and gently touched the tear stains on the bamboo.

[Congratulations! You have triggered the side quest "Daughter's Tears." Please complete it together with the eerie companion.]

Bai Sang looked to the side and saw Lin Daiyu beside her, looking somewhat bewildered.

"Young lady, are you alright?"

Lin Daiyu shook her head.

"fine."

"What are you slacking off for? Hurry up and get to work! You little sluts, you deserve a beating!"

Lin Daiyu recognized the speaker; she was an old woman who had followed Zhou Rui's wife when Lin Daiyu first arrived at the Jia family mansion.

Back then, the old woman always had a smile on her face and was very polite to everyone.

But now, she seemed to no longer recognize Lin Daiyu and Bai Sang, and came over to hurl insults at them.

Bai Sang immediately stood up, signaling Lin Daiyu not to stand still.

"Go wash the dishes quickly."

Bai Sang looked up and saw the old woman washing dishes smoking a water pipe, laughing and joking with the person next to her.

She didn't even glance at Bai Sang and Lin Daiyu.

Bai Sang walked to the basin of water and looked down at her face.

Things have changed.

The girl emerging from the basin was a thin, sallow-faced maid who had just grown her hair out.

Lin Daiyu's reflection in the basin was also similar to hers.

"Auntie, don't be angry. These two girls don't know any better. I'll help them, and they'll be done washing in no time."

A girl who was a little older than the two of them walked over and smiled as she smoothed things over.

As she spoke, she gently patted Lin Daiyu's head.

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