Qiu Miao: Today's small class - Gathering souls under the butter umbrella (end)

Gu Wenye frowned slightly when he heard what Qiu Yanping said. He looked at Fu Yangsheng lying on the hospital bed. The instruments connected to Fu Yangsheng's body all showed that all of Fu Yangsheng's vital signs were normal. So where did Qiu Yanping's words "obviously he's been dead for so long" come from?

"Fu Yangsheng is pitiful. He could have been reincarnated a long time ago, but he was entangled in the world of the living as a rootless ghost, trapped in this small ward." Qiu Yanping shook his head, "Second Madam of the Fu family, Fu Yangsheng should have passed away a long time ago. How could you hold him back and not let him go?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I don't understand!" The second wife of the Fu family shouted, "Mr. Qiu, if you continue to talk nonsense, even for the sake of the marshal, I must ask you to leave."

"Ask me to leave? That would be hard to ask me to come back." Qiu Yanping smiled and didn't take it seriously.

Just when the second wife of the Fu family was about to ask someone to invite Qiu Yanping downstairs, the door of the ward was pushed open. The person who came in was Fu Yi Bo, the second elder of the Fu family. The man strode into the ward, stood beside his wife, and hugged her in his arms. He looked at Qiu Yanping and Gu Wenye with an ugly face.

Qiu Yanping narrowed his eyes slightly. The middle-aged man in front of him with a sallow face and black brows was not as strong and healthy as Luo Zhongdao remembered.

Fu Yi Bo forced a smile and said, "Mr. Qiu, General Gu."

"The second elder of the Fu family." Qiu Yanping nodded slightly as a greeting.

"Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to rest at home?" The second wife of the Fu family hurriedly supported Fu Yi Bo, as if he was so weak that he didn't even have the strength to stand steadily.

Fu Yibo waved his hands and whispered, "I'm fine." He turned to look at Qiu Yanping and said, "Mr. Qiu, be responsible for what you say."

"Master Fu, you must be responsible for what you do. God is watching what you do. Your body is your own, so take care of it." Qiu Yanping smiled and replied, and Fu Yi Bo was shocked.

Qiu Yanping glanced at Fu Yibo and his wife meaningfully, then took out a business card and handed it to the second wife of the Fu family, saying, "This is my business card. You can come to me if you need anything. My fees are not high. The Fu family is financially strong, so they can definitely afford it."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and pushed Gu Wenye away. Gu Wenye sat in the wheelchair and was stunned. This was the first time someone pushed his wheelchair away without giving any explanation.

"What do you mean by that?" After entering the elevator, Gu Wenye coughed lightly and turned his wheelchair to move a little distance away from Qiu Yanping, so that Qiu Yanping would not take control of his wheelchair without any explanation.

Qiu Yanping noticed Gu Wenye's little movement. He twitched his chin lightly, realizing that his action of pushing Gu Wenye away just now seemed a little inappropriate.

"I just kept it a secret. Obviously, there is something wrong with Fu Yibo's health. If his wife really cared about Fu Yibo as much as she showed just now, she would have taken the bait and contacted me. But for better results, I had to act more decisively." He explained in a disguised way his inappropriate behavior just now, raised his head awkwardly, and pretended to concentrate on the light screen in the elevator that showed the floor.

Gu Wenye smiled and nodded to show that he understood. "Then what happened to Fu Yibo's body? Do you know the reason?"

"He spent so much time and effort and did so many things that he shouldn't have done, so naturally he has to pay a price." Qiu Yanping said, "The little ghost in Wang Ge's body was raised by him. Before the little ghost was raised, it relied on absorbing the essence and blood from Fu Yi Bo's body to survive. It's not easy to raise a little ghost. Look at him now, he looks so old, how can he look like a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties? People would believe he was in his sixties or seventies." Qiu Yanping snorted lightly. Such a big change in just a few months, he didn't believe that Fu Yi Bo's wife didn't have some doubts in her heart.

What he wanted was to take advantage of his wife's suspicion.

Sure enough, that night, almost when Qiu Yanping and Gu Wenye were about to fall asleep, the doorbell rang - Gu Wenye was temporarily staying in Qiu Yanping's single dormitory, and he left in a hurry because he did not book a hotel.

Fu Yibo's wife Zhong Fang stood outside the door, still with a look of hesitation on her face. She held her handbag in her hand until the door opened. Then she gritted her teeth and made up her mind, "Mr. Qiu... General Gu is here too?!"

Zhong Fang looked at the two men who were both wearing pajamas and home clothes, and suddenly realized that her surprise seemed a little inappropriate. She covered her mouth, coughed lightly, and walked into the house and sat down holding her handbag.

"Mrs. Fu came so late, she must have thought about it for a long time and made up her mind," Qiu Yanping asked.

The reason why Zhong Fang came so late was, firstly, that she had considered it for a long time, and secondly, she deliberately waited until Fu Yi Bo was asleep before coming. She was well aware of her husband's attitude towards these two people. If Fu Yi Bo knew that she was coming to seek help from these two people, he would definitely not allow it.

"Do you know what happened to my husband?" Zhong Fang looked at Qiu Yanping, pursed her lips slightly, and said anxiously, "Since a few months ago, he... has been a little bit abnormal. His health has been getting worse and worse. The doctor couldn't find the cause. Do you know what disease he has? Can you cure him?"

"Of course I know what happened to your husband, but I need your cooperation." Qiu Yanping smiled slightly. "Your husband knows the problem best, but he doesn't want to be saved, so ordinary people can't help him."

There was a gleam in Zhong Fang's eyes, and she accurately grasped the hidden meaning in Qiu Yanping's words, "Looking for an ordinary person...but can you help him?" She quickly changed the way she addressed Qiu Yanping, making Qiu Yanping smile even more.

It stands to reason that most people would not trust a stranger so easily, but Zhong Fang has asked almost all senior doctors, and no one can give her an answer that satisfies her. She has no choice. As the saying goes, when a disease is serious, one will try any possible means. Qiu Yanping has a good reputation, and even if his reputation is not good, his ability is obvious to all. Maybe Qiu Yanping really has some way to save her husband, not to mention today... Qiu Yanping's words really made her heart waver, and she did not miss her husband's extremely surprised look at that moment.

"Otherwise I wouldn't have left my contact information, right?" Qiu Yanping asked back.

Zhong Fang slowly calmed down because of Qiu Yanping's words. Although Qiu Yanping was too young to be a very reliable person, surprisingly, the illusion of age did not have any effect on him. Perhaps it was because Qiu Yanping's always relaxed and complacent look made people let down their guard. Zhong Fang took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. According to Qiu Yanping's request, she told him everything she thought Fu Yi Bo had done abnormally during this period.

What Zhong Fang said was basically consistent with the situation of Fu Yi Bo raising a little ghost, but it was not what Qiu Yanping wanted. What he wanted to know was where the colorful rope hanging around Fu Yangsheng's neck came from.

"That rope... was brought back from outside by Yi Bo a long time ago, and he said it could keep him safe. Ah Sheng's condition was not good during that time, and he was given a critical illness notice more than ten times. We all thought he wouldn't make it..." Zhong Fang said. She couldn't help shedding tears when she thought of those days of anxiety. She sniffed and continued, "But since he put on that rope, Ah Sheng's condition has improved and stabilized. Although he still can't wake up, at least he's still alive, and being alive is good..."

Qiu Yanping looked at the woman with some pity. Alive? Her heart was beating, her breathing was continuing. Even if she was alive? It was because of them that Fu Yangsheng's soul could not rest in peace for a long time.

He watched Zhong Fang slowly calm down, and suddenly asked, "Do you want to see Fu Yangsheng again?"

Zhong Fang was stunned and didn't react for a while. She suddenly felt a little cold and goosebumps crawled up her arms. She said with a tremor in her voice, "Ah Sheng...isn't he lying in the hospital? What does Mr. Qiu mean by this?"

She suddenly thought of Qiu Yanping's words during the day - you call this living a good life?

Qiu Yanping was always paying attention to Zhong Fang's reaction. Seeing that Zhong Fang seemed to realize something, he smiled and said, "It seems that Mrs. Fu has already got the answer in her heart."

He paused and said, "I will only ask you once, Mrs. Fu Er, do you want to see your son again? The real Fu Yangsheng?"

No mother could resist this temptation. Zhong Fang nodded silently with tears in her eyes. Qiu Yanping breathed a sigh of relief without leaving any trace. He said, "See you in the ward at three o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow. If Mr. Fu is interested, he can come along."

After Qiu Yanping finished speaking, he waited for Zhong Fang to cry on his sofa for a while. Seeing that she had no intention of getting up and leaving, he lost his patience and waved away.

"Fu Yangsheng, is he really dead?" Gu Wenye pursed his lips, "Can you let them see..." He didn't know what he was saying. He was wondering what Qiu Yanping meant by "the real Fu Yangsheng"?

"Fu Yangsheng's soul. Yes, I can let them see Fu Yangsheng's soul, which is the soul of Fu Yangsheng who is trapped in the ward and can never rest in reincarnation." Qiu Yanping finished the question that Gu Wenye wanted to ask, and he said, "Seeing is believing. Only by letting them see Fu Yangsheng's true condition with their own eyes, they will understand how absurd and wishful mistakes they have made. Only when the couple takes the initiative to let go, can Fu Yangsheng truly leave the world and reincarnate."

Gu Wenye was stunned. Fu Yangsheng had been trapped in that ward for several years, neither dead nor alive, neither human nor ghost, but no one could see or hear him? Gu Wenye felt a chill suddenly come over him.

No matter how unbelievable this statement sounded, on the morning of the appointed day, Qiu Yanping and Gu Wenye arrived at the ward as scheduled.

There were only three people in the ward, Fu Yangsheng lying on the hospital bed, and Fu Yibo and his wife.

Fu Yibo looked at Qiu Yanping with a bad face, his lips trembled twice but he didn't say anything. Zhong Fang clenched her hands and asked in a trembling voice, "Mr. Qiu...what do you want to do?"

Qiu Yanping opened the butter umbrella in his hand and walked to the corner to the right of Fu Yangsheng's bed. He held the umbrella and stood there silently, his eyes always looking at the corner. The butter umbrella was tilted towards the empty side, as if he was holding the umbrella for an invisible person.

This extremely bizarre scene made both Fu Yibo and Zhong Fang hold their breath subconsciously.

Gu Wenye narrowed his eyes slightly, and gradually, the figure of a thin man appeared under the umbrella held by Qiu Yanping. At first, it was just a vague shadow, but as time passed, the shadow became more solid, and gradually he could make out some of his facial features.

He suddenly heard Zhong Fang scream and rushed out, almost falling on Qiu Yanping. Gu Wenye was shocked and saw Qiu Yanping's other hand stretched out to block the woman outside.

"Mrs. Fu, no living person is allowed to enter this umbrella. This is the rule." Qiu Yanping warned in a deep voice.

Fu Yibo walked over in a trance. He looked at the skinny and withered young man under the butter umbrella, shaking in disbelief, "...A Sheng?"

The young man under the butter umbrella shuddered, his dull and cloudy eyes moved twice, fixed on Fu Yibo and Zhong Fang. His lips moved twice, making a hoarse and untuned sound, but it could be recognized that he was calling them.

"Dad. Mom."

Hearing this cry, the couple could no longer hold back their tears. Fu Yi Bo no longer took Qiu Yanping's warning to heart. He rushed directly under the yellow paper umbrella, wanting to hold Fu Yangsheng in his arms.

"Damn it!" Qiu Yanping had been on guard against Zhong Fang losing control of her emotions and rushing into the umbrella, but he didn't expect that Fu Yi Bo was the one whose emotions were even more out of control. He watched Fu Yi Bo rush under the umbrella, his hands passed through Fu Yangsheng's body, and he missed something. Then he stared blankly at Fu Yangsheng's phantom, tears rolling down his face unconsciously.

"What's going on... How could this happen... Ah Sheng? Ah Sheng..." Fu Yi Bo held up his hands, trembling and unable to speak. He stared at his child, his mouth opening and closing, repeating his name.

"This is Fu Yangsheng's soul trapped here. As the saying goes, yin and yang separate, so you can't touch him. It's unethical for you to see him once." Qiu Yanping glanced at Fu Yi Bo and said, "Fu Yangsheng's body is still on the bed, and his soul is trapped here and can't leave. No matter what he says or does, you can't hear or see it. Over time, he only has two ways out: one is to scatter his soul, and the other is to turn into a fierce ghost. And this is because you trapped him here."

Fu Yi Bo and Zhong Fang were both shocked when they heard this. Fu Yi Bo stepped back in disbelief, shaking his head, and slowly slid down against the wall, "How could this happen? This is not what I want..."

"Time is running out. Once the extremely yin time at 3 a.m. is over, even if the umbrella can gather yin, he will disappear. This is all I can do." Qiu Yanping said. After he finished speaking, he looked at Fu Yibo and said, "I said before that living people are not allowed to enter the umbrella, but you broke the rules. This umbrella can gather yin energy to reveal ghosts. The yin energy in it is absolutely unbearable for ordinary people. Even I can't save you."

Fu Yi Bo turned a deaf ear to him, he didn't want anyone to save him, he just wanted his child to be alive. He looked at Fu Yangsheng with tears and laughter, repeating the same incoherent words over and over again.

"It was me who harmed him. It was me who harmed him from the beginning to the end..."

Zhong Fang looked at Fu Yangsheng closely. As soon as three o'clock in the morning, Fu Yangsheng's figure became emaciated again. She stood up very slowly and walked to Fu Yangsheng's bed. She looked at Fu Yangsheng's calm and peaceful face, which was completely different from his dull and skinny appearance. She gently stroked Fu Yangsheng's warm face, "Ah Sheng, you will always be the treasure in your mother's heart. Your mother loves you the most." She covered the colorful rope around Fu Yangsheng's neck with trembling hands. Fu Yi Bo shouted angrily, "What are you going to do?!"

Zhong Fang did not answer him. She closed her eyes and tore the thin rope before Fu Yi Bo caught up with her. She held the colorful rope tightly in her hand. The shrill alarm of the machine rang in her ears. She knew that her son was gone.

Fu Yi Bo collapsed to the ground. He held Fu Yangsheng's hand tightly, as if all his strength had been drained away in an instant, "My son... my son..."

His voice became quieter and quieter until it was silent and he took his last breath.

Zhong Fang sat paralyzed in a chair. In the blink of an eye, she lost both her son and her husband.

Qiu Yanping put away his umbrella in silence. He heard Zhong Fang ask him, "Mr. Qiu, has Ah Sheng left?"

"Fu Yangsheng will be reincarnated and become a new person."

"I hope Ah Sheng can marry into a good family in his next life." Zhong Fang paused for a few seconds and then asked, "My husband, he..."

"Reincarnation." Qiu Yanping said, but the evil deeds he had done in this life meant that he was destined to suffer in the next life to pay for them. Qiu Yanping did not say anything, and Zhong Fang did not need to know it so clearly.

"Thank you, Mr. Yau."

Qiu Yanping and Gu Wenye watched the medical staff run into the ward and perform useless rescue operations. He and Gu Wenye turned around and left in this chaotic scene.

Zhong Fang stood up and listened to the attending physician announcing that Fu Yangsheng and Fu Yibo had died after failed attempts to save them. She woodenly accepted the condolences of those people.