When Ms. Ruan learned that her child had a blood type problem, her first thought was that the hospital had made a mistake.
The subsequent struggles and verifications are well-documented and need not be elaborated upon, but Mrs. Ruan had a general idea in mind.
Did the husband know the child wasn't his biological child? He probably did. She fainted right after giving birth, so it's unlikely he would let anyone take their child away unless there was something wrong with the child.
Ruan's mother recalled the hardships she faced during her pregnancy, and how she almost died on the delivery bed due to a difficult labor.
She carefully recalled and repeatedly thought back to confirm that she had not heard the newborn crying before she fainted.
Later, for various reasons, perhaps unwilling to face the truth that her biological son had died, or perhaps unable to bear to part with Ruan Bei, the child she had raised, Ruan's mother suppressed all her emotions and kept the matter a secret.
Because of the prior suspicions, when Mr. Ruan finally uncovered the long-buried secret today, he felt sad, but more than that, he felt a sense of melancholy as the dust settled.
After listening to her mother's explanation, Ruan Xi looked bewildered: "So I'm the only one in the family who didn't know?"
Ruan Bei comforted her sister, "I only found out recently myself."
Ruan Xi has a carefree personality, and her depression only lasted for a short while. When she thought about it carefully, she realized that she and Xiao Bei had grown up together, and regardless of whether they were related by blood, Xiao Bei was still her younger brother.
If you think about it that way, there's no problem.
The family sat together to calm down. Mother Ruan brought up her child who had died young: "We should find an opportunity to rebuild his grave and erect a tombstone. After all, he came into this world. Others may not know, but we, as his parents, must remember him."
Mr. Ruan also thought this made sense. They had kept it a secret in the past to hide the fact that Ruan Bei had been adopted, but now that the family knew, there was no need to do so.
"Should we give the little brother another name?" Qin Gu asked.
We definitely can't have Ruan Bei's name engraved on the tombstone, so we'll have to give the child another name.
Ruan Xi said enthusiastically, "We've covered all four directions—east, west, south, and north—so how about I call myself Ruan Hongzhong?"
Mr. Ruan: "..."
Mrs. Ruan: "..."
Qin Gu lowered his head to suppress a laugh, while Ruan Bei secretly rejoiced that he was a few days older than his little brother; otherwise, the name Ruan Hongzhong might have ended up in someone else's hands.
Mrs. Ruan slapped her in an annoyed tone: "Nonsense, why don't you just let your brother call himself Ruan Facai (meaning 'Prosperous Ruan')?"
Ruan Xi was deliberately trying to make her parents happy, so she jumped and dodged away, grinning as she said, "Okay, I wish my little brother a good reincarnation and great wealth in his next life."
Because Ruan Bei was reborn and learned about the existence of ghosts, his family believed in reincarnation even more, and after so much time had passed, they were less saddened.
"What's the point of getting rich? I just hope he'll be a blessed child in his next life, living a long and peaceful life," Mr. Ruan said wistfully.
Ultimately, he felt guilty that the child couldn't stay, and he always felt he had let the child down.
"Then let's name him Fusheng," said Mama Ruan. "I hope that child will be born with good fortune in his next life."
A name is a parent's best wishes for their child. Since the child is gone in this life, they can only be entrusted to the next.
Everyone thought the name was good, so the little boy's name was decided. The couple discussed that once Mr. Ruan's leg recovered, they would erect a new tombstone for little Fusheng.
However, this matter definitely needs to be communicated to the Ruan family relatives, especially to Uncle Ruan and Second Uncle Ruan, which requires explaining the identity of the two children.
However, Ruan Bei also said that the Lu family discovered the baby swap not long after the previous life, and it would definitely be impossible to hide it then.
Moreover, it will take some time for Mr. Ruan's leg to fully recover, so he can slowly think of how to explain things to the other two families.
When asked about relatives, Ruan's mother said, "My older brother and his family heard about your fall and injury, and they said they wanted to come and see you today."
Mr. Ruan was quite unhappy. If he had fought off a robber and gotten injured, he could brag about it. But he hadn't even touched anyone and had fallen like this himself. It felt like a joke.
However, everyone came to see him with good intentions; he was just feeling down on his own.
Now that Ruan's mother and Ruan Xi are here, he urged Ruan Bei and Qin Gu to go home or back to school to rest, since it was late last night.
Ruan Bei was worried, but Qin Gu reassured him, "It's alright. It's broad daylight. Anyone who can come out and cause trouble must be at the level of a Ghost King. Even if a Ghost King came, the two of us wouldn't be able to handle it."
"What if bad guys come?" Like those two robbers.
“We can’t do anything about ghosts, but we can’t do anything about humans?” Ruan Xi waved her fist and said, “I’ve trained with A Zhuo before, so even if I can’t beat him, I still have him. Don’t worry.”
Ruan Xi just touched Ruan Bei's eyes with great curiosity. Her brother, who was so afraid of ghosts, actually had the ability to see ghosts?
She was brave, and after hearing that Ruan Bei and Qin Gu could exterminate ghosts, she was no longer afraid. In her opinion, there was nothing to be afraid of if they could handle it. It would be truly frightening if they were helpless against ghosts.
After being persuaded by his family, Ruan Bei finally agreed, repeatedly telling them to call him and Kun Kun if anything happened, and not to leave their father's side.
He waited in the ward for Ruan Xi to call Yin Zhuo back before leaving with Qin Gu.
His future brother-in-law is quite interesting. He seems like a cheerful and honest person, but he is actually very thoughtful. He said he was going to buy a thermos, but he didn't come back until they finished talking.
"Where are we going? Home or back to school?" Qin Gu asked.
"Go home, you should get some sleep."
"Hmm? I just got up."
Ruan Bei tapped his eye socket with her fingertip: "Your dark circles are almost showing. Last night you gave me..."
He hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to say, and dejectedly lowered his hands: "You don't even object when I bully you?"
He knew that manipulating spiritual energy required concentration and it was impossible to control it while sleeping, but at the time his whole body ached, so he wanted to whine and ask Kunkun to coax him to sleep.
He thought he would be fine once he fell asleep, but it seemed that this person probably didn't sleep much all night.
Qin Gu chuckled: "What kind of bullying is this? I'm doing it willingly."
"Fine, you said it, don't regret it later." Ruan Bei muttered, his smile widening unconsciously.
After the two returned home, Ruan Bei couldn't stand the smell of medicine on his clothes anymore, so he took a shower and changed into clean clothes.
As soon as the medicine was changed, Qin Gu pressed him down on the bed and applied it again, causing him to grimace in pain and almost burst into tears.
While he was taking a shower, Qin Gu had already called his master to inform him of what had happened in Ruanbei.
If it were just a matter of Ruan Bei's background, his master would certainly not be able to get involved. But since there are evil spirits harming people and metaphysics is involved, they cannot ignore it.
He said he had already reported it to the Special Affairs Bureau. Master understood what he meant and said he would tell his eldest brother so they wouldn't worry.
Qin Gu slept until almost one o'clock. Ruan Bei was lying next to him reading a book. He wanted to lean against the headboard to read, but his back hurt, so he had to lie down to read.
Seeing that Qin Gu had woken up, the two of them went to get something to eat together, and then called his sister to confirm that everything was alright with their father.
Then they rushed to school because they had a professional class this afternoon. There were only so many people in the class, and skipping class would be too obvious and the teacher would remember it.
After class, Ruan Bei wanted to rush to the hospital, but Bai Miaomiao grabbed him and said, "Don't run, wait a bit, I have something to tell you."
"Let's go grab a bite to eat and talk while we eat," Qin Gu suggested.
If they go to the hospital now, they'll have to find somewhere to eat dinner anyway, so they might as well eat at school first and then go.
“Okay, let’s go, it’s on me.” Bai Miaomiao had a “I have some gossip I really want to tell you” look on her face, and she was as enthusiastic as ever about treating everyone.
Zeng Peng said, "I won't go; the club has an event."
Zeng Peng joined a club. With New Year's Day approaching, clubs of all sizes are organizing activities.
Ruan Bei and his two friends went to their usual grilled fish restaurant, ordered a grilled fish and two side dishes, and chatted as they ate.
While waiting for the food to be served, Bai Miaomiao first reported to him about the injustice Ruan Xi had suffered, which Ruan Bei had told him about yesterday when he called her.
He didn't rush back and fire the person as soon as Ruan Bei finished speaking. He first found out the specific situation, such as who her backer was, since everyone said that the old employee who bullied Ruan Xi had a powerful backer.
What's her relationship with the people behind the scenes? Are they relatives or something else? Besides bullying new interns like Ruan Xi, has she done anything else that violates company rules or harms the company's interests?
Furthermore, if someone like that can be hired through back channels, has that person also shoved other people into the company?
Although Bai Miaomiao has no interest in management, she was born into that environment and was influenced by what she saw and heard, so she is not so naive.
He wasn't familiar with company affairs, and he knew he wouldn't get any answers by asking on his own, so he called his brother's assistant.
The young master suddenly showed concern for the people in the company. The assistant, while noting down his request, was also uneasy, thinking that he would have to report to the big boss.
But what if the young master finds out that the boss knows? If he asks, the big boss will definitely sell him out. Wouldn't he be caught in the middle?
At the end of the call, the assistant asked nervously, "Can we tell President Bai about this?"
If you ask me to keep it from your brother, I really will. Then you two brothers can figure it out yourselves if anything happens. Don't drag me into this mess.
However, Bai Miaomiao was quite nonchalant and said generously, "Whatever you want, if my brother isn't busy, just talk to him."
He's investigating the situation now, so there's no need to bother his brother. But if that powerful figure is difficult to deal with, then he'll definitely have to talk to his brother and ask him to step in.
Upon hearing this, the assistant felt relieved and quickly investigated everything that needed to be investigated, as requested by Bai Miaomiao.
"Guess what?" Bai Miaomiao asked, her face brimming with gossip.
Ruan Beifen thought to himself, "Bai Miaomiao's style is getting more and more off track. Wasn't she a proud little peacock before? Now she's just a chattering little sparrow."
Well, since I'm helping him out, a sparrow isn't really suitable, so a magpie will do.
"I can't guess." Qin Gu refilled their water glasses, his tone indifferent.
Bai Miaomiao expressed her dissatisfaction: "Xiao Bei, guess!"
Since he needed a favor, Ruan Bei didn't want to spoil his mood. After thinking for a moment, he made a wild guess: "...Uh, the female employee has an improper relationship with that backer?"
Bai Miaomiao's eyes widened in surprise: "How did you know?"
He let Ruan Bei guess in order to whet their appetites and then shock them with the answer when they couldn't guess it.
"Really?" Ruan Bei was even more surprised than him; he had just made a random guess.
His sister had said that the person who bullied her was a senior employee, and from the description, he wasn't very old. But anyone who could sit in the management of Bai's company must be quite old. He hadn't heard that it was a female manager, so he subconsciously guessed that it was a man.
If they were normal relatives, Bai Miaomiao wouldn't deliberately keep them guessing, so there might be something wrong between them.
He randomly put together some ideas, and to his surprise, he guessed it correctly, but he didn't know exactly what was wrong with it.
Since you've already guessed it, Bai Miaomiao won't keep you in suspense any longer.
That backer is indeed extraordinary; he's not only a senior executive at the Bai family business, but also one of its shareholders.
However, rather than saying the shares belong to him, it would be more accurate to say they belong to his wife. He exercises the right to use them, and he is the one who usually attends shareholder meetings, but the ownership is in his wife's hands.
This person has a similar background to Ran Yusheng; both were golden phoenixes who flew out of the mountains and married rich young ladies, and both were only children.
However, Ran Yusheng is more capable. Although his initial business was funded by his father-in-law, he ultimately succeeded in building his business on his own merits.
This person chose to join the Bai family, in which his father-in-law held shares. With his father-in-law's support and his own abilities, he gradually rose to the management level.
"That woman, she's the one who bullies our sister."
Bai Miaomiao covered her mouth and said excitedly, "She's not a relative at all, she's Lao Huang's biological daughter."
Old Huang was the one behind it all; Bai Miaomiao had forgotten his name.
"I heard he has a wife back in his hometown, arranged by his parents, and they held a wedding banquet before he went to university."
Children in the countryside start school late. When Lao Huang went to university, he was almost twenty years old. By then, the boys and girls of the same age in the village were already running around.
"Judging by his age, he had that daughter when he was in college. He's committing marriage fraud!" Bai Miaomiao said indignantly.
Old Huang's daughter with his current wife is still in college, and the older one is already twenty-seven. He actually dared to bring her to the Bai family. Does he really think no one will know?
"Then how did you know?" Ruan Bei also found it strange. Old Huang should have kept this kind of news a secret.
Bai Miaomiao said proudly, "My brother has a whole team of secretaries, and there's no gossip in the company that they don't know."
Ruan Bei: "..."
Bosen probably has no idea that you're using his secretariat like this.
"You seem quite pleased with yourself. Your secretaries must all be pretty, right?"
Bai Miaomiao choked for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "I'm not afraid at all. The last secretary who tried to seduce my brother was dragged out by security guards. Nobody dares to seduce my brother."
How do you know?
"It was the secretaries who told me that, although the boss is handsome, no one dares to have any ideas about him anymore."
Being dragged out in front of so many people, I lost all face.
"So, what are you going to do about Old Huang's situation?" Ruan Bei asked.
Bai Miaomiao countered, "What do you think?"
Ruan Bei: "I think his wife has the right to know."
"You're right, I think so too."
Bai Miaomiao sighed: "I was originally planning to have my sister go back to the company, and then when that woman tries to cause trouble again, I would bring a group of people over, call my brother's secretary and assistants to back me up, and support my sister in front of everyone."
"I've already thought of the lines. Doesn't she have powerful backers? When the time comes, I'll just stand there with my men and say, 'Woman, don't be so arrogant. I, this young master, am Ruan Xi's biggest backer.' That'll definitely shock the whole audience!"
Ruan Bei choked, so embarrassed that he almost poked his toes through the sole of his shoe.
He didn't know if he could impress the entire audience, but he was certainly quite shocked.
Qin Gu chuckled and said, "That's a good idea. Why don't you do it first, and then tell Mrs. Huang?"
Seeing that Bai Miaomiao was about to make a move, Ruan Bei quickly stopped him and secretly kicked Qin Gu, saying, "Your sister will beat you to death."
Bai Miaomiao was confused: "Isn't this good? That's how it's portrayed in idol dramas, and all the girls like watching it, saying how handsome he is."
Ruan Bei was speechless: "You said it yourself, it's an idol drama, in reality..."
This is incredibly awkward.
"Alright."
Bai Miaomiao regretfully gave up the plan. He had the status of a domineering CEO, but unfortunately, he had no chance to use it.
"Then you all wait a bit. After I've dealt with Lao Huang and his daughter, I'll let my sister come back to work."
He knew that Ruan's father was in the hospital, so he thought he might as well notify Ruan Bei later, so that Ruan Xi could have more time to take care of his family.
"Thanks." Ruan Bei raised his cup, offering tea instead of wine to Bai Miaomiao.
Bai Miaomiao bumped into him and laughed, "There's no need to thank me. I should thank you for helping me discover a scourge in the company."
Just as my sister had said, that female employee was unproductive, always late and leaving early, good for nothing, a complete slacker, and always causing trouble.
Given what Bai Miaomiao said, Ruan Bei couldn't possibly be ungrateful.
He thought about it and realized that Bai Miaomiao had everything she needed, as long as she could make him happy.
He was just about to do something fun...
He tugged at Qin Gu, waited for him to turn his head, and whispered in his ear, "Can we take Bai Miaomiao... to throw out the trash?"
Qin Gu was taken aback for a moment before realizing what he meant, and said with a smile, "Whatever makes you happy."
As Bai Miaomiao ate her fish, she muttered with dissatisfaction, "Do you two have endless secrets to whisper to each other?"
Ruan Bei smiled and said, "Miao Miao, I have an event for you. Would you like to participate?"
Bai Miaomiao was happy to play with Ruan Bei and immediately asked with great interest, "What activities?"
"Throw away the trash!" Ruan Bei said, enunciating each word clearly. "To be honest, my father's injury this time wasn't an accident. It's definitely related to Lu Sibai. I'm planning to beat him up to vent my anger. Do you want to come with me?"
Although his father fell on his own, he wouldn't have fallen if it weren't for those two robbers.
"What? Is it because of that recording incident? How did he know?" Bai Miaomiao asked anxiously.
"No, it's for another reason, I'll explain it to you in detail later."
Anyway, once the truth about him switching babies is revealed, Bai Miaomiao will definitely know.
"I want to join in!" Bai Miaomiao clenched her fists. "I've wanted to beat him up for ages, if only..." She couldn't win...
"Then wait for my notification, and I'll definitely let you have a good time."
"Okay! Don't forget to call me." Bai Miaomiao was also looking forward to it. He decided to go back and check the information to see where it would hurt the most.
After dinner, Ruan Bei and Qin Gu went to the hospital. They had reconsidered the care arrangements during the day. Before the Special Affairs Bureau arrived, Ruan Bei and Qin Gu would stay overnight, while the others would take turns during the day.
Nothing happened that night, so Qin Gu wasn't surprised. It was a new socialist society, and ghosts weren't very useful anymore. Hundred-year-old evil spirits weren't cannon fodder; you could easily find several of them.
Xiao Bei burned that evil spirit to ashes, leaving not a trace. The mastermind behind it all must need to recuperate, otherwise where would all these ghosts come from to be sent this way?
Perhaps because he had connections, the Special Affairs Bureau sent someone over the next day. Qin Gu recognized the person leading the team; it was his senior apprentice, his nephew Ji Weilan.
When Ruan Bei became an apprentice, although his senior brother Xuan Ningcheng was not present, he sent a gift back to greet him, and several of his disciples also gave gifts to their junior uncle.
There was no way around it; the youngest among them was already twenty-seven, ten years older than Ruan Bei.
As the eldest disciple of the senior brother, Ji Weilan certainly couldn't be a nobody, given his master's position in the Special Affairs Bureau.
The matter of the century-old evil spirit was not to be taken lightly, and the one who got into trouble was Ruan Bei, a young disciple who had just been accepted into the Xuanqing Temple. No one dared to take it lightly and everyone thought it was a serious matter.
What's so special about Ruan Bei, a mere kid who's only been practicing for half a year? Is this some kind of conspiracy targeting the Xuanqing Temple behind him?
Xuanqing Temple is one of the most prestigious sects in the Xuanmen (Taoist) sects. If someone wants to target it, there must be a big conspiracy involved.
Xuan Ningcheng's decision to send out his chief disciple also demonstrates his determination to investigate thoroughly.
Ji Weilan was a man in his thirties who looked rather serious, but when he saw Qin Gu and Ruan Bei, he still bowed respectfully and addressed them as his senior uncles.
He brought some medicine, saying that his senior brother had heard from their master that Ruan Bei had forcibly broken through and injured his meridians, and that it was to help him recuperate.
These are all prepared medicines, items from the Special Affairs Bureau's warehouse. Members of the Special Affairs Bureau need to exchange them with contribution points. Xuan Ningcheng exchanged these himself and had his apprentice bring them over.
Ruan Bei naturally expressed his gratitude. Although they had never met, his senior brother seemed to be very kind to him.
Afterwards, Ruan Bei, as the person involved, recounted everything that happened that night. Ji Weilan and the others found it incredible that he had killed the evil spirit all by himself.
Finally, Ruan Bei showed off the two talismans on his hand. These talismans were not permanent. He had used them too much that night, and now the colors of the marks had faded. Ruan Bei could tell that they would be gone after only a few more uses.
Ji Weilan hesitated, wanting to ask his uncle to draw one for him too, as it was very useful.
But realizing it would be pointless to say anything, he ultimately remained silent.
After reading it, the group checked Ruan Bei's cultivation level again and were speechless.
Is this the level one can reach after half a year of cultivation? What happened to the saying that cultivation is difficult in the Dharma-ending Age?
"Wait, you said you could see what that ghost looks like?" asked one of the younger men in the team.
"Yeah, it's so ugly. I've never seen such an ugly ghost."
"Why can you see?"
Why can't I see it?
“Xiao Bei was born with the ability to see ghosts,” Qin Gu said quietly.
Ji Weilan stiffly turned to look at him: "The ability to see ghosts? I didn't know that. Didn't you tell your master?"
Qin Gu said innocently, "Master knows, I thought he would tell Senior Brother."
Ji Weilan: "..."
Clearly, the grandmaster didn't say anything.
Ji Weilan wiped his face and said with a serious expression, "Junior Uncle, how about learning about the Special Affairs Bureau? It's a national agency with civil servants and generous benefits including five social insurances and one housing fund."
"You'll receive a welcome gift upon joining the company," the young man who had just asked the question added.
Qin Gu: "..." No wonder Master kept Xiao Bei's ability to see ghosts a secret.
"What kind of gift?" Ruan Bei was quite interested. He already had a good impression of the Special Affairs Bureau, and he now had connections!
Everyone looked at the young man, who said, "..." I just said it offhand.
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