Zhou Wenxuan was so startled that he cried out, "Thank you, Auntie!"
Nan Yuanman rushed over to catch her, but just as Xie Shuyao was about to fall into the pool, the black ball of fur perched on her shoulder flicked its tail, hooked its arm around her waist, and pulled her back.
Then the black ball of fur shifted to the other side, its fur standing on end, and bared its teeth and growled at the pool churning with resentment, its throat filled with a strong warning.
The resentment in the pool paused for a moment, then surged even more violently, and the baby-like cries and screams became even sharper.
Countless grotesque and mutilated cats and dogs burst forth from the resentment within the pool, only to be blocked back by a beam of golden light.
They floated and sank in the pool's resentment, rustling sounds constantly reaching Nan Yuanman's ears: "Traitor... traitor..."
"She's in cahoots with the bad guys, why did you save her?"
"Kill her, kill them!"
"Meow—!" The black ball bared its teeth, letting out a sharp meow, its tail tightly wrapped around Xie Shuyao's waist, full of protectiveness.
Only after confirming that the cats and dogs in the pool couldn't escape did it relax a little, come up to Xie Shuyao, and stick out its tongue to lick her cheek.
Xie Shuyao had just recovered from the shock when she felt a cool sensation on her cheek, but she didn't pay it any mind, assuming it was just a water droplet splashing on her.
Her face was pale, and she looked with slight fear at Nan Yuanman, who was standing by the pool, staring at the water with a serious expression: "Yuanman, just now I..."
Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Wenxuan rushed over like a cannonball, anxiously asking, "Aunt Xie, are you alright? You scared me to death! I thought you were going to fall in!"
If he and his sister Yuanman fall into the pool, they are just two little kids, they can't save an adult!
Xie Shuyao swallowed back the words that were about to come out, shook her head at him, and said gently, "I'm fine, thank you for your concern, Ah Xuan."
"Yuanman, could you come and help me up?"
Nan Yuanman turned her gaze away from the pool, walked over to Xie Shuyao, and helped her up from the ground.
Xie Shuyao held Nan Yuanman's hand tightly and followed her to a lounge chair by the pool. She looked at Zhou Wenxuan, who had a concerned expression, and asked, "Wenxuan, could you pour Auntie a glass of warm water?"
Zhou Wenxuan: "Okay, Auntie, you and Yuanman wait for me here."
After saying that, Zhou Wenxuan turned and ran.
Xie Shuyao then looked anxiously at Nan Yuanman: "Yuanman, did you hear that just now? The baby crying, and..."
"mew."
When Xie Shuyao said the words "cat's meow," her voice trembled. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but the meow sounded like... the meow of a lost cat, Tuan Tuan.
Nan Yuanman's little face was serious as she nodded: "I heard you!"
“Sister, there is definitely something wrong with your boyfriend’s family, especially with this swimming pool. That’s the biggest problem.” Nan Yuanman pointed to the swimming pool: “What you see in the pool is clean water.”
"But in my eyes, this is a pool of resentment and ghostly energy, and..."
She pursed her lips, looking at the cat and dog ghosts struggling and howling in resentment, each with its own flaws. She felt a little sad, but still insisted on saying, "All kinds of... flawed cat and dog ghosts."
Xie Shuyao's pupils contracted slightly, and a bad premonition suddenly welled up in her heart. Her hand holding Nan Yuanman trembled.
Nan Yuanman used a little force to grasp her hand, looked at her bare shoulders, and said in a very soft voice, "What you said in the restaurant, the ghost that's haunting you, is also a little cat ghost."
"It's a...very beautiful cow cat."
Xie Shuyao's mind went blank for a moment. She subconsciously turned her head to look where Nan Yuanman was looking, but she couldn't see anything.
Her throat felt like it was blocked with wet cotton; she opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a complete sentence: "Yes...yes..."
"Meow~ Meow~ Yes! Yes!" The little cat perched on her shoulder wagged its tail happily and answered before she could even ask, "It's Tuan Tuan~"
Before Xie Shuyao could utter the name she had been longing for, Zhou Wenxuan, Zhou Baiyu, and Feng Jingcheng rushed over.
"Yaoyao, are you alright?" Zhou Baiyu rushed over to Xie Shuyao, grabbed her shoulders, and looked her up and down anxiously.
The moment his hand touched Xie Shuyao's shoulder, the little cat demon jumped up, bared its teeth, and hissed at Zhou Baiyu, scratching him with its claws and biting him with its mouth: "Meow! Meow! Stay away from my mom! You big bad guy!"
At the same time, the resentment in the pool, which had been somewhat subdued, surged up again. Many cat and dog ghosts roared and jumped out of the pool, baring their teeth and claws as they pounced on Zhou Baiyu's back.
Just as their claws were about to strike Zhou Baiyu, they were repelled by a golden light.
Xie Shuyao stiffened slightly, subtly freeing herself from Zhou Baiyu's hand, gently shaking her head, and said, "I'm fine, I was just a little frightened."
She and Jason Chow had reached the stage of discussing marriage, especially since he had proposed to her recently, making them engaged.
In addition to the meticulous care he has given her over the years, Xie Shuyao really... didn't want to think of him as so bad.
But... but Tuantuan got lost because of Zhou Baiyu. If the little cat ghost clinging to her this time is Tuantuan, and Tuantuan started bothering her when she came to Zhou Baiyu's house, then...
A terrifying, chilling thought kept surfacing in her mind, making it impossible for her to face Zhou Baiyu normally, and she couldn't help but want to dodge his touch.
Zhou Baiyu reached out with heartache, wanting to touch her slightly red eyes: "You, when are you going to change this careless nature? It's a good thing nothing happened. What would I do if something did happen next time?"
Nan Yuanman was also lifted up from the ground by Feng Jingcheng for inspection.
Nan Yuanman hurriedly said, "Sixth Brother, I'm fine. I haven't even gone into the water to play yet!"
She glanced at the boiling pool, then at Xie Shuyao who was dodging Zhou Baiyu's touch, and hurriedly struggled out of Feng Jingcheng's grasp and jumped in, her little head directly between the two of them.
Zhou Baiyu was still stunned by Xie Shuyao's avoidance of his touch when a cute little head suddenly appeared in front of him.
The little head said without any politeness, "Okay, uncle, Sister Xie is tired, let's take her to rest first!"
"No need." Xie Shuyao took a deep breath and smiled calmly at Zhou Baiyu. "Don't worry, I was just a little scared. I'll go sit in the living room for a bit and I'll be fine."
"This swimming pool is quite dangerous without an adult watching over it. Yuanman, Ah Xuan, let's go to the living room and play with building blocks together?"
Zhou Wenxuan nodded obediently: "Okay."
Nanman Yuan doesn't care: "I'm fine with anything."
She reached out to help Xie Shuyao up, saying, "Sister Xie, let me help you."
Zhou Wenxuan rushed over too: "I'll help you too!"
Looking at the two well-behaved and sensible children, Xie Shuyao's previously chilled body regained some warmth, and she smiled gently: "Thank you, Yuanman and Axuan."
Zhou Baiyu stood still, glanced down at his hands, then slowly turned his head, looking at the clear swimming pool with a gloomy expression, a dark glint flashing in his eyes.
Feng Jingcheng took a few steps before realizing that Zhou Baiyu hadn't followed. He remembered what Nan Yuanman had said in the car, his eyes flashed slightly, and he stood still and called out to him, "Zhou Baiyu, what are you doing over there?"
"Coming." Zhou Baiyu clenched his fist slightly, raised his voice and replied, a smile on his face as he followed.
The group arrived in the living room, and after Xie Shuyao sat down, Nan Yuanman was enthusiastically pulled by Zhou Wenxuan to play with his treasured building blocks.
Xie Shuyao's chaotic thoughts along the way calmed down and became clearer.
She decided to give Zhou Baiyu a chance to explain and not to hastily sentence him to death.
So when she saw Zhou Baiyu walk in, she stood up before he could speak and said, "Baiyu, I have something I want to ask you."
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