Upon seeing this, the man squatted down and reached out his hand.
The red string fell into his palm.
A breeze carries a faint scent of gardenias.
The man instinctively gripped the red string, his fingers turning white and trembling slightly.
Su Ping lay in bed, unable to fall asleep.
She waited until it was finally dawn outside, then hurriedly knocked on Lu Zhiyan's door next door.
When Lu Zhiyan opened the door and saw it was her, he was immediately wide awake.
He quickly clutched his bathrobe tighter and looked at her warily.
What are you doing in my house?
Su Ping grabbed his collar, and the next second Lu Zhiyan jumped half a meter high like a startled kangaroo.
"Don't be impulsive, it won't be good during the day."
Seeing him looking at her warily, Su Ping really wanted to take him to the hospital to get an X-ray to see if he had a mental illness.
He's like someone with paranoia every day.
"Let's go for a walk together before the sun comes up."
[Host, what you're saying sounds more like you're mentally ill.]
The Calabash Brothers are beyond words.
However, to Lu Zhiyan, these words sounded like an excuse Su Ping was making to be alone with him.
He sighed with disgust, then, remembering what his mother had told him, resignedly went back to his room to change his clothes.
Who would wake up their guest at 5 a.m. for a walk after they've been sleeping at their house?
The morning fog had not completely dissipated, and the view ten meters away was shrouded in a hazy mist, making it difficult to see clearly.
While maintaining a distance from Su Ping, Lu Zhiyan unknowingly found herself drifting further and further away from her.
When he was a child, his mother wouldn't let him go near this place, saying it had too much yin energy, so she specially found a lot of talismans.
As Su Ping got closer and closer to the house, Lu Zhiyan, who had been hiding from her, suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm.
"I'm suddenly feeling a bit tired, let's go back."
Lu Zhiyan lowered her eyes and thought of an excuse.
Want to go back? No way.
Su Ping pointed to the house not far ahead and said.
"Isn't there a place over there where we can rest? Let's go sit there for a while."
After saying that, he turned around and walked in that direction.
But Lu Zhiyan held her tightly.
"Zhiyan, what's wrong?"
Su Ping smiled with her back to him, then turned to ask him, pretending not to understand.
Lu Zhiyan could only tell the truth: "The room in front is too yin, my mother has already had the servants seal it off."
"Heavy Yin energy?"
Su Ping looked at Lu Zhiyan carefully for two seconds, and the expression on his face did not seem like he was lying.
It seems he really didn't know there was a living person locked up inside.
What secret does Madam Lu have? She's even keeping it from her own son.
After Lu Zhiyan finished speaking, he pulled Su Ping back and said, "Don't go near that room, my mom will be angry."
Su Ping didn't make things difficult for him anymore and followed him back to the hall.
I just happened to see Lu's mother coming downstairs.
She watched Su Ping and Lu Zhiyan walk in from outside, her brow twitched, and she smiled as she spoke.
"Pingping, did you sleep well last night? Where did you all go?"
Su Ping nodded and went over to take her arm.
"It's not good. I had a dream. In the dream, there was a black cat, and I chased it until I saw a house."
"I just asked Zhiyan to accompany me for a walk and I saw that house, but he just wouldn't come with me to take a look."
Upon hearing this, both Madam Lu and Lu Zhiyan's expressions changed.
Lu Zhiyan didn't expect her to be so thoughtless. He had already told her that his mother didn't like others mentioning that house, but she still complained to his face.
Madam Lu was surprised that Su Ping had dreamed about that room, and she almost couldn't keep up the smile on her face.
Su Ping observed the expression on her face; Madam Lu must know that there was someone locked up inside.
There is even a strong possibility that she herself locked that person inside.
Mother Lu tucked a strand of Su Ping's dew-covered hair behind her ear: "That room... a servant hanged himself there before."
When Su Ping heard her say that, she pretended to be surprised and hugged her arm tightly.
Mrs. Lu was very satisfied with her reaction and continued.
"Then we would often hear noises coming from inside, so Zhiyan's father and I asked a master to draw some talismans and lock the place up."
This reason is flawless.
If she hadn't seen someone locked inside last night, she would have believed this story.
Lu Zhiyan clearly believed it. In broad daylight, he shrugged and began to feel fortunate that he had never been near that place.
Thinking of Lu Zhiyan's younger brother, who was born stillborn, Su Ping suddenly had a bold idea.
Suddenly, looking at Lu's mother's kind and gentle face, she felt a little unfamiliar.
It's even a little scary.
After a quick meal, Su Ping asked Lu Zhiyan to take her home.
Lu Zhiyan noticed that her complexion was not good and assumed that she was frightened by her mother's talk about hanging herself.
"It's just a dream, don't be afraid. Even if there really is something inside, it's suppressed by the talisman and can't get out."
Hearing Lu Zhiyan's somewhat awkward attempt to comfort her, Su Ping almost laughed.
But she couldn't laugh, otherwise Lu Zhiyan would definitely feel embarrassed again.
Su Ping could only stare out the window, pressing her lips tightly together to stop herself from laughing.
In Lu Zhiyan's view, it was because she didn't want him to see her crying.
She really is a strong-willed woman.
Lu Zhiyan coughed once, and seeing that Su Ping did not react, he coughed twice more.
Still no response?
Su Ping was startled when she heard him coughing violently as if he were having a seizure, as if he were about to cough up his lungs. She quickly turned around.
Are you alright?
She forgot that he was unwell and woke him up early in the morning to take him for a walk.
She is guilty!
Lu Zhiyan looked at the worried expression on her face and snorted.
Sometimes, you don't have to be so strong.
Seeing that she didn't react, Lu Zhiyan blushed and continued, "You can try to rely on me sometimes."
Dude, are you even speaking human language?
When did she become assertive?
Su Ping expressed her incomprehension, but to save his face, she chose to smile and remain silent.
Lu Zhiyan persisted, "Why aren't you saying anything?"
Su Ping took two deep breaths and tried her best to keep smiling.
"You know I'm not good at speaking."
I'm afraid I might accidentally hurt your fragile self-esteem.
Lu Zhiyan smiled.
She turns out to be a woman who says one thing but means another, which is kind of cute.
It's Mrs. Lu's birthday this weekend, and she'll probably be hosting a banquet for some guests. I doubt anyone will pay attention to the other room.
Su Ping planned to go and see who was inside that day.
She suddenly remembered something.
She's been off the cliff for so long, why hasn't Su's father announced her death yet?
[Host, like the other three male supporting characters, Su Zhinan can't accept the fact that you're dead, so he's lying to himself that you went on a trip abroad.]
Thinking of Su Zhinan's face, Su Ping's eyes suddenly became a little moist.
[Calabash Brothers, can I visit my dad in a dream?]
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