Chapter 45 Chapter 45 An unexpected order
Su Lin was furious, but he didn't come to find Su Yun. He wanted to find Su Yiling and Ji Weitang, but they were not there.
It's even more useless to get angry at Su Yun now. Su Yun is a stubborn person. If getting angry at her had an effect, not so many people would be afraid of her.
The more he thought about it, the more he collapsed. Su Lin slumped down in a chair. He suppressed his anxiety and said, "Yes, you are right, but if you were in my situation, you would be anxious as well. Can't you really... find a way to contact them again? They worked so hard to find you. I don't believe they really won't leave you any chance to contact them at all."
Su Yun thought he was funny: "Have you never experienced... normal family affection?"
"What?" Su Lin didn't react for a moment. He didn't quite understand what Su Yun meant.
"It seems so," Su Yun confirmed after seeing Su Lin's reaction, "You and I grew up in the same place. Although I have not experienced less than you, it should not be much different. I mean, you don't know what the relationship between normal parents and children is like."
Su Lin didn't want to hear this, he frowned: "What does what you said have to do with me?"
Hearing this, Su Yun laughed out loud: "Haha, it's very relevant. You don't know how a normal pair of parents get along with their children. You compare your situation in the Su family with mine, so you say such strange things."
The words were full of disparagement, and Su Lin felt angry: "Why do you say that?"
Su Yun explained to him compassionately: "There is only one situation in which parents cannot be contacted, that is, they will go to a dangerous place. They don't know the result. For the sake of their children, they would rather pretend to lose contact. In this way, the children will have hope and think that they will come back at a certain time. Of course, this is how you treat children. I have been back for too short a time, and they still treat me as a child."
Su Yun had a rough idea of what was going on when the Thousand Miles Voice Transmission ended. Su Yiling agreed with Ji Weitong to go traveling to relax, but he ended up sending Su Yun a jade-carved laurel tree halfway through the trip, and they couldn't get in touch with each other after that.
After comparing their reactions, Su Yun knew that they must have discovered something and wanted to take a risk, but they didn't dare to tell Su Yun directly for fear that Su Yun would worry.
Thinking that there are two masters and the sexy ghost in the funeral home, they will calm Su Yun's emotions. For example, they will tell Su Yun that Su Yiling and Ji Weitang have high cultivation levels and can travel far and wide without any problem. Moreover, they also did this to build up a family fortune for Su Yun.
With the old man's comfort, Su Yun will adjust her mentality and wait until March or April. Even if she can't contact him for the time being, she has peace of mind.
But the Su family is different. The Su family is a very typical feudal family. The parents’ requirements are similar to those of those strict families who push their children to do their best. Children are not allowed to lock the door, turn off their cell phones, get angry, or lose their temper.
In fact, this is not like family at all. This is training slaves. Although Su Lin is the heir and has received the most resources and attention from the Su family, these requirements will not disappear just because he is the heir. On the contrary, he has to be more self-conscious than Su Yun.
Because an heir who can be contacted is a good heir. Being able to be contacted at any time at work can avoid most accidents, or when an accident occurs, it can be dealt with in time. This habit should be cultivated from an early age.
Su Yunduan raised his teacup and took a sip. "We don't have such rules in our family. No matter how rich I am, my parents and I feel that we are ordinary people and live ordinary lives. To me, my parents are just on a business trip far away. If they are in danger, I will go to save them. But now that the promised time has not come, I will wait at home peacefully. It's reasonable."
In fact, Su Lin had no idea whether what Su Yun said was true or not. He didn't think Su Yun's attitude was right. But when he thought about the information showing that Su Yiling and Ji Weitang were both ordinary poor young people, he felt that it was not impossible.
To be honest, the rise of Su Yiling and Ji Weitang was very abrupt. They were like two newborn calves who rushed into a gray business with no idea whether it would have any results or not. Yet, they resisted all the monsters and demons they might encounter in the beginning and still survived.
Later, after gaining experience, they became very low-key again, and were more focused on looking for their daughter. They were so stable that they seemed to be still at the moment of waiting for Su Yun to be born, without any change, and still young and passionate.
If they haven't changed, it's not surprising that they behave now.
Su Lin looked up at Su Yun leisurely making tea, then looked down at the time on his phone. He stood up hesitantly, then tried to sit back down. He hesitated for several times, not knowing what he was hesitating about.
The second cup of tea was ready. Su Yun put down the cup and asked speechlessly, "What do you want to do? My parents are not here, and you are looking for them. Why don't you just wait until April?"
"I can't wait!" Su Lin said gritting his teeth.
"Then find someone else. Bincheng is so big, there are many monks who are more reliable than my parents. Why do you have to find them?" Su Yun thought the Su family was strange.
They all have the surname Su, so their ancestors must be from the same lineage. If the family tree is looked at, they might even be a family. But the Su family just happened to seize this branch and took advantage of Su Yun's fortune. Not only did they take advantage of Su Yun's fortune, but now they want to invite Su Yiling and Ji Weitang. How weird.
Su Lin endured and endured, he only left a sentence: "For this matter, only your parents can come. If they are not here, we will go to look for them. You said they would bring you mushrooms, so I will look for places with natural mushrooms."
Then Su Lin left, looking as if he was determined to find the two people.
After they left, Yan Gui came out of the mourning hall and walked into the pavilion: "Strange, the brother and sister came one after another, both wanting to talk to you, the curator, but in the end they still wanted to find the old curator and his men. Don't they trust your ability, the curator?"
Su Yun shook his head: "I don't know. If I don't trust my ability, does that mean Lin Lang doesn't trust it either? Our strength has been proven by Wu Jin. If Su Lin just wanted to find someone, he wouldn't have asked Wu Jin. Wu Jin would definitely tell him who would be the most suitable person for us to hire."
But Wu Jin never mentioned this matter, and Su Lin probably didn't ask. They just had to mention Su Yiling and Ji Weitang, who had already faded out of the circle.
What exactly happened that requires these two old people to step up?
"They are already old, it's not appropriate to abuse the elderly. You also told others that my parents are out and about, and their whereabouts are unknown. If they meet, it's destiny. If not, it's not the right time. Don't come to the funeral home to look for them." Su Yun impatiently notified Yan Gui to go out and post the message.
Every circle has its own place to make announcements. After the Yan Gui was posted, people didn't react much, because Su Yiling and Ji Weitong had already personally posted it a few days before Su Yun was accepted by the funeral home. Anyone who was in the circle knew that it was now their newly found daughter Su Yun who would take over.
It was equivalent to a repeated update announcement, and Su Yun didn't take it seriously, but the next day, she actually received an order.
This was the first odd job that came from the Feng Shui Market since Su Yun took office. Before this, it was always recommended by acquaintances, and it was rare to get one. Only with the orders from the Feng Shui Market did she "debut" in this circle.
The sexy ghost opens the door as usual in the morning. She mostly does these fixed odd jobs because she can get up early to put on makeup and loves handicrafts, so opening the door, welcoming guests, putting on makeup and origami are all her jobs. The ghost bride comes a little later and has no fixed position. She will help whoever is not free.
When I opened the door in the morning, I saw a little girl walking up from the bottom of the stairs. She looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. She was wearing a sack-like school uniform and had a cute student haircut. But her face was filled with sorrow and she looked very hesitant.
Everyone likes little girls. The ghost walked down and greeted them kindly: "Little sister, are you lost? This place is too remote and not very safe."
The ghost was very beautiful, and she was wearing the dark Ming Dynasty uniform that was unique to the funeral home. She was so beautiful that it was eye-catching. The girl saw her from a distance but didn't dare to say hello. Now that she was in front of her, she mustered up the courage and said, "I'm not lost. I'm looking for the funeral home."
"Ah?" The ghost's face was full of question marks.
Taking the little girl into the reception room, the sexy ghost poured her some tea and asked the ghost bride to serve her, while she ran to the backyard to find Su Yun who had just woken up.
Su Yun lazily leaned back on the recliner, wondering what to eat in the morning. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Yan Gui rushing in and said slowly, "Don't worry. I won't fight you for the pancake this morning."
The ghost squatted down beside him: "No, Director, someone placed an order, a little girl, about 17 or 18 years old, should we call the police first?"
Su Yun was also confused by the series of key words. She was slowly helped up by the ghost and scratched her face dully: "Uh..."
Su Yun couldn't make up his mind. At the age of seventeen or eighteen, he was not sure whether he was an adult. According to regulations, it was unlikely that a child would come to the funeral home for no reason. The best thing to do was to call the police and let them handle it.
Moreover, if the children heard from somewhere that they can take unusual orders and wanted to do something that is not allowed by society, they would call the police.
But calling the police might hurt the heart of a 17 or 18-year-old child.
Different ages should be responded to differently. It is okay to call the police for children under thirteen years old. They can bring a psychologist with them and the problem will definitely be solved. However, children between the ages of thirteen and twenty-two are psychologically vulnerable. Calling the police sometimes feels like harm and betrayal to them and is not appropriate.
When Su Yun was a teenager, he saw a lot of pitiful young people. Their problems were not really problems at all when they grew up, but because they were not solved when they were young, they suffered a lot from them when they grew up.
After thinking it over, Su Yun held down the ghost: "Let's see what she wants to do first, and then we'll decide whether to call the police. She's in the living room, right?"
Yan Gui nodded quickly: "Yes, Xinxin is with her."
When they arrived at the reception room, Su Yun saw the little girl. She looked like an ordinary high school student. She was wearing the school uniform of No. 5 Public Middle School. There were more than a dozen public schools in Bincheng, and most of them were ranked in the top 20. Among them, No. 5 Public Middle School was an average school.
High schools are no longer divided by campus, but only by academic performance. No. 5 High School is located in a wealthy area, and many rich children with average academic performance continue to study there. They don't study there to get good grades, but just to get a diploma so that they can go abroad to study at a university.
No. 5 Middle School itself is not very good, but there are a lot of cram schools nearby, all of which are aimed at students studying abroad or becoming art students. If art students learn well, they can also go to good universities in China.
Su Yun also showed a baby-like smile and walked to sit next to the girl. "Hello, I'm the director of the funeral home. You can just call me Director Su. What's your name, classmate?"
Surrounded by three beautiful sisters, the little girl calmed down a lot. She answered obediently: "My name is Gan Xinlu, and I'm a senior student at No. 5 Middle School."
As she spoke, Gan Xinlu took out her school badge to prove her identity.
She does appear to be a young girl of about 17 or 18 years old, and she's quite frank. From her expression, she doesn't look like the kind of student who's been driven crazy or depressed by her family. So why is she here at the funeral home?
Could it be that he was bullied at school and wanted to seek justice?
Su Yun had many guesses in his mind, but he didn't show them on his face. He just asked, "Okay, Mr. Gan, what do you want to do in the funeral home? Do you know what a funeral home is?"
Gan Xinlu nodded: "I know all this, this is a place for funerals. I...but I'm not here for a funeral, I want you to save someone."
If he wasn't in this business, it would be really strange to talk about saving people in the funeral home. Su Yun asked seriously: "You should go to the police to save people. Our funeral home serves the dead. Are you sure you are coming to us to save people?"
"I know that to save someone normally you have to call the police, but it's not that kind of saving. Yes, yes... I feel like my friend is no longer my friend." Gan Xinlu paused several times before she spoke.
Su Yun was stunned, and then suddenly realized: "Ah, this is about saving people, that's indeed..."
It is not easy to call the police for this kind of thing. If you do, the result will be that either the other party will be sent to a mental hospital or Gan Xinlu will be sent to one.
The question was not very clear, and since it involved a child, Su Yun decided to be cautious: "Well... could it be that you were under too much pressure in your third year of high school, so you feel that your friend has become a different person? Your teacher must have said that the third year of high school and the third year of junior high school are both times of high pressure, and coupled with physical development, it is possible that a personality change drastically."
Gan Xinlu waved her hands fiercely: "No, no, I have evidence, you have to believe me. This matter may sound strange, but I think I am definitely not mistaken..."
After that, Gan Xinlu didn't wait for Su Yun to say anything else and went straight to talking about her and her friend Liu Yuejun.
It is true that No. 5 Middle School is a school for rich people, but there are also many ordinary children studying there. Most of the time, they stay in their own circles and don't disturb each other.
Gan Xinlu comes from an ordinary family. Her parents both work in Bincheng. They use their work to support their studies so that they can take the college entrance examination in Bincheng. With such identities, they can only hang out with people from the same class.
Liu Yuejun was a wealthy person whose family was in business. She also had an older brother. Her family didn't need her to marry off or study hard. They just wanted her to be a little princess. She was a simple person and often couldn't hear other people's ridicule. She would be cheated out of a lot of her pocket money.
When Liu Yuejun was in the first year of high school, the school held a sports meet. She was lazy and hid in the dance studio, but was accidentally locked in there. Gan Xinlu happened to pass by the equipment room next door to get a mat that day and saw someone climbing through the window. They were both stunned.
After they met, they played together for a day at a sports meet and became friends. They were assigned to the same class in their second year of high school and got along even better. They thought about working hard together to go to the same university.
Although there was a big gap between their families, Gan Xinlu and Liu Yueyun were both relatively dull and had never thought about this problem. The parents of both sides just let them do what they wanted and did not think of it as marrying up or helping the poor.
Everything started to go wrong when Liu Yueyun told Gan Xinlu that her family had brought her a new gift.
Liu Yueyun often changed jewelry and gifts. In fact, jewelry was not allowed in high school. Gan Xinlu even cut her hair. However, there were many children from wealthy families in No. 5 Middle School, and they could not be controlled too strictly, so students would wear necklaces and bracelets. They were items given by their families for blessing and safety, and they were not allowed to be taken off.
If the school does not allow you to take your child, the school will be responsible for anything that happens.
Taking the parents' status into consideration, the school turned a blind eye and many children wore bracelets and necklaces to attend class for safety.
Gan Xinlu took out her phone and showed a photo to Su Yun and the others: "Here, this is the jade pendant. Yueyue said that she was in poor health after she was born. Her family was always worried, so they bought her various blessing items frequently and often changed them to wear. This jade pendant is new."
From the outside, there was nothing wrong with the jade pendant. Su Yun looked at Yan Gui first. Yan Gui frowned and shook her head. She didn't think there was anything wrong with the jade pendant. It was just an ordinary piece of jade. You can find a lot of them in regular jade shops outside. It's just that the quality is relatively better and it's more expensive.
Gan Xinlu then continued to say that Liu Yuejun had no problems wearing the new jade on the first day, but from the second day on, she felt a little tired and kept yawning. Gan Xinlu asked her during the break: "Did you play games at night and didn't sleep well?"
Liu Yueyun denied: "No, I just felt a little sleepy these two days. I went to bed very early at night, but I still couldn't get up in the morning. Maybe my period is coming soon..."
For girls in poor health, having their period is equivalent to losing half their life. This is indeed possible. Gan Xinlu didn't think much about it and went back to cook some red dates syrup to replenish the blood for Liu Yueyun to drink.
At first, she was very sleepy. Then, Liu Yueyun couldn't even hold on during class and would suddenly fall asleep. About half a month later, the teacher told her parents and recommended that she take her for a check-up.
Gan Xinlu was very worried, so she asked Liu Yuejun to call her after the examination, but she never called. After a week, Liu Yuejun finally came back to class, and she seemed to greet Gan Xinlu just like before.
"Are you okay?" Gan Xinlu asked her.
"It's okay. The check-up showed that I'm a little weak. I'll be fine after some rest." Liu Yueyun replied with a smile.
When Gan Xinlu heard that everything was fine, she felt relieved, but then she wanted to ask, "If you're fine, why didn't you call me?"
Before Gan Xinlu could ask, the bell rang. Gan Xinlu suppressed her question and waited until the break. She suddenly realized that Liu Yuejun couldn't do English questions.
As a child from a wealthy family, English, art, and music have been cultivated since childhood. Even if you are not interested in them, you will have a basic foundation.
Liu Yuejun is not a smart child, and neither is Gan Xinlu, but the two of them complement each other very well. Liu Yuejun is very good at English, so she can teach Gan Xinlu, and Gan Xinlu is very good at math, so the two of them often exchange skills.
In other words, Liu Yuejun could not know anything except English. Her English score had always been the best in the class. If it weren't for her poor health, she should have been the English class representative.
Seeing the other party's blank paper, Gan Xinlu tentatively said: "Hey, the English newspaper distributed this morning is so difficult. The teacher has to collect it after the evening self-study. I really don't know how to do it..."
Liu Yuejun smiled apologetically: "I don't know either... shall we go ask the class representative?"
“……” Gan Xinlu was stunned. She hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.
During the afternoon self-study class, everyone was doing their homework. Liu Yuejun secretly asked the class representative, who was very shocked: "Ah? But... you are the best English learner in our class. I wanted to ask you for the answer."
Liu Yuejun froze in place, her face expressionless for a moment, then she smiled dazedly and touched her hair: "Haha, is that so? I may have taken too much medicine, my mind is hazy, I can't do anything..."
The class representative thought it made sense and said that he had not written it either. If Liu Yueyun did not know it, and her situation was special, if she explained it to the teacher, she would not be taught for the time being.
In the end, she still didn't get the answer. After returning to her seat, Liu Yuejun was silent for a long time, and then asked Gan Xinlu: "Lulu, besides English, am I good at other subjects? I... I really don't remember."
Gan Xinlu believed Liu Yueyun's words that she didn't remember, so she kindly showed her their grades: "Poor Yueyue, it's okay, I remember everything. Look, we agreed to go to college together. See, our grades are very close."
If it was really just forgetfulness, Gan Xinlu would not have reacted so strongly, but after a few days, she found that Liu Yuejun would not be deceived.
After being together for so long, Gan Xinlu knows Liu Yuejun very well. They are both dull and usually can't understand other people's jokes about them or their attempts to get some pocket money and snacks from them. Liu Yuejun doesn't care about those things. As long as she can keep some for Gan Xinlu, she will give it to other people if they want it.
Anyway, they were all worthless things, and Liu Yuejun was very generous.
But Liu Yuejun suddenly became shrewd. If someone made fun of her on purpose, she would secretly mock them back. But she didn't care about Gan Xinlu at all. Moreover, when others tried to get her snacks or wanted her to treat them, she refused.
These are things Liu Yueyun would not do.
Gan Xinlu felt that she was becoming more and more strange. Later, it even developed to the point that Liu Yuejun did not bring the handmade desserts that they had agreed to exchange with each other, but ate the ones that Gan Xinlu brought.
In fact, it’s okay for friends to treat each other unequally once or twice, but Liu Yuejun’s behavior is very hurtful. Gan Xinlu secretly observes Liu Yuejun.
About half a month later, Gan Xinlu noticed that Liu Yuejun had not changed the jade pendant around her neck.
Generally speaking, Liu Yueyun would not wear the same thing for too long. She said that her parents and brother often bought her all kinds of new jewelry, hoping that she would be safe and sound. In order not to disappoint them, she tried her best to wear each one and not to miss any of the gifts.
But this jade pendant has not been replaced for almost two months.
Gan Xinlu tentatively asked Liu Yueyun, "Have you not changed your jewelry recently? In the past, when you got new ones, you would take photos with me as a souvenir."
Liu Yueyun's expression suddenly became a little strange, and then she said, "Oh, this jade pendant is quite effective. My parents asked me to wear it for a while. It would be best if I could change it after the college entrance examination."
Although she always wanted to cooperate with her parents and brothers, Liu Yueyun was essentially a materialist. She told Gan Xinlu that she didn't believe in those supernatural things at all. The reason she was in poor health was because her mother went out to discuss business when she was pregnant and accidentally came into contact with the smell of cigarettes, alcohol, and tea.
Ordinary people would deliberately avoid such an environment when they are pregnant. Who would have known that someone would deliberately let her mother smell it? She might have thought it was okay at the time, but it affected the mother's mood, and of course the child would be unhealthy as well.
Besides, Liu Yueyun was a premature baby. When her mother was at home about to give birth, she received a call from her secretary saying that there was a small accident in a certain project and asked how to deal with it. After her mother answered the call, her amniotic fluid broke. How can a premature baby be healthy?
Liu Yueyun herself didn't believe in those things at all. Her parents understood her and wouldn't force her to wear those yellow talisman beads or something like that. They just hoped that she would have some jade jewelry on her body and change them in rotation.
However, now Liu Yueyun actually said that her parents asked her to wear it until the college entrance examination.
Impossible. Amnesia will make you forget a lot of things, but it won’t change your thoughts.
Gan Xinlu was scared. She felt that this was not Liu Yueyun at all. She didn't know what to do, so she searched the Internet, but there was no result.
With so many things happening, the two were destined to drift apart. Only Gan Xinlu felt that Liu Yuejun seemed like a different person and secretly observed her.
About a month ago, something happened in school and a girl jumped off the building. That was Liu Yuejun's relatively best friend before she met Gan Xinlu. Her family was also a well-off family with some money, and she was quite close to Liu Yuejun.
However, the other party's purpose was very obvious. It seemed that the parents urged her to have a good relationship with Liu Yuejun. The purpose was too obvious. Liu Yuejun felt a little uncomfortable. After meeting Gan Xinlu, she became much more distant from the other party.
That girl jumped from the teaching building on the quietest night at school. In the drawer was a suicide note stating that she jumped from the building in despair after becoming pregnant. The school suppressed the matter, and the parents felt embarrassed to make a fuss, so the incident happened quietly and ended quietly.
Gan Xinlu has been lonely since she became estranged from Liu Yueyun. The class monitor saw that she was not very happy and thought that she was sad because she lost her friend, so he kept trying to make her integrate into the group. After all, friends can be found again if they are gone, as life is full of separations and reunions.
The latest topic the monitor picked up was the suicide note that was widely circulated among students. The note was spread everywhere as a joke because it recorded the deceased's shameful deeds and private affairs.
In addition, the other party was Liu Yueyun's former friend. Gan Xinlu didn't like this behavior very much. She originally planned to warn the monitor not to send her such things again, but she suddenly found that the characteristics of several words on the suicide note were very familiar.
Gan Xinlu couldn't remember anything, so she went to tell the monitor seriously that she didn't like this behavior. When she was secretly observing Liu Yueyun as usual during evening self-study, she suddenly remembered that Liu Yueyun now had a habit. When she wrote, she didn't write the characters with a vertical knife next to them, without a curved hook.
In the past, Liu Yueyun loved to write neat small regular script, with obvious hooks, but the new Liu Yueyun would forget this when writing regular script. This is also one of the evidences collected by Gan Xinlu that "Liu Yueyun was replaced."
At this point, Gan Xinlu found it hard to believe that Liu Yuejun was the real person. She even suspected that there was some connection between her and the dead girl. She couldn't help but wonder if Liu Yuejun had killed the person.
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