Gu Jiashi's face turned pale, and she slumped onto the sofa in fright, a look of fear appearing in her eyes.
Feng Jingcheng and Nan Yuanman were almost knocked unconscious by the sudden stench.
Feng Jingcheng covered his nose: "Holy crap..."
This taste is even more intoxicating than the herring cans he opened before.
Nan Yuanman frowned, quickly shutting off her sense of smell, and then took out a purification talisman to cleanse the stench in the room.
Once the stench was completely eliminated, Feng Jingcheng finally let out a deep breath.
The two small, dark figures that had been observing Gu Jiashi from the ceiling slowly climbed down the wall, inching their way toward the sofa, calling out to her indistinctly, "Mom... Mom..."
Gu Jiashi wanted to force a smile or try to be more amiable, but she couldn't produce any expression; her whole body was filled with resistance.
A small, dark figure reached out and grabbed her calf with a dark, coal-like hand. The icy touch sent a shiver down Gu Jiashi's spine, and she finally couldn't help but scream, leaping up from the sofa: "Get away! Don't touch me!"
The small, dark figure that had been grabbing her calf paused, looking somewhat injured, and stared blankly at her.
The other small dark figure, which had been trying to approach Gu Jiashi, stopped crawling and slowly moved closer to the small dark figure next to the sofa.
Gu Jiashi then realized what she had done, and she subconsciously tried to explain, "I'm sorry, I... I was so scared. Mom didn't mean it. Please forgive me, okay?"
The two small dark figures nestled together quietly without saying a word.
Through the dark mist surrounding them, Nanmanyuan could see their souls, which were entangled in resentment.
Both of these infant spirits were very thin and small. They had never taken a life or devoured any other wandering ghosts. Their souls were weaker than those of the infant spirits she had encountered before.
They looked like tiny little balls, gazing at Gu Jiashi with innocent and sad eyes.
They died at such a young age that when they first regained consciousness, they didn't even know they were dead. They thought they were still alive and kept following Gu Jiashi, calling out to her, wanting her to see them and hug them.
But Mom has never seen them, and hasn't even mentioned their names once in all these years.
It's as if... we've forgotten about them.
But children's love for their mother is innate. Even if Gu Jiashi doesn't remember them, they still want to stay by her side and snuggle up to her.
Over the years, they watched helplessly as Gu Jiashi took meticulous care of Li Yuzhen.
She had new clothes that they didn't.
She has toys that they don't.
She had chicken legs that they didn't.
She had a birthday party that they didn't have.
No matter how late or tired her mother is after get off work, she will hug her and call her "baby" immediately.
At first, the little flower and grass were confused. Didn't Mom say that only the younger brother would receive these things? Why does her younger sister, who is also a girl, also receive Mom's love?
Why didn't they?
Why don't mothers love them?
Is it because they are not well-behaved enough?
The little flowers and grass couldn't understand it, and day by day, they uncontrollably began to feel jealous of Li Yuzhen.
He even conceived the idea of stripping her of her destiny and taking her place.
They endured it for a long time, but finally couldn't resist and attacked Li Yuzhen.
When they possessed Li Yuzhen's body, they really wanted to ask Gu Jiashi one question—why didn't she want them?
Unfortunately, before she could get an answer, Li Yuzhen fainted.
Now……
The little flowers and grass stared intently at Gu Jiashi, making her break out in a cold sweat. She forced a smile and asked, "Little flowers and grass, why aren't you saying anything?"
"Mom," Xiaohua looked at her, not saying whether she forgave or not, but asking, "As long as we don't bother Lao San, will you agree to any conditions we propose?"
Gu Jiashi nodded eagerly: "Of course!"
She quickly continued, "Back then, your mother was too weak and didn't have the ability to bring you out of your father's house, which caused you..."
"Now that Mom has the ability, whatever you ask for, Mom will grant it. Mom will also build your graves, and from now on, on the first and fifteenth of each month, Mom will burn paper money for you so that you can live comfortably..."
Little Grass interrupted her: "Mom, why is it that the third child can be pampered by you, but we can't, even though we're both girls?"
Gu Jiashi was caught off guard by the question: "Because..."
She hesitated for a long time, but couldn't say a word.
Nan Yuanman watched quietly, without intervening.
Seeing her like this, the little flowers and grass knew she couldn't give them an answer, so they said instead, "We also want to be reborn as Mommy's children..."
Before they could finish speaking, Gu Jiashi blurted out, as if on cue, "No way!"
These two children represent her dark and unbearable past, and they represent her cowardice. She... does not want to, and is unwilling to, have any connection with them whatsoever.
The two people and two ghosts in the room looked at Gu Jiashi. Gu Jiashi pursed her lips and forced herself to say, "What I mean is, even if I wanted to have a child, I couldn't."
"My body was too damaged before, and I suffered a lot when I gave birth to Yuzhen, so... I can no longer have children."
"Apart from this, I can accept all your other conditions."
The little flowers and grasses looked at each other and timidly said, "Then...we want our mothers to celebrate our birthdays."
They had seen Gu Jiashi celebrate her sister's birthday before. The cake was huge, as tall as both of them, and it smelled delicious and sweet. Her mother even sang a birthday song for her.
My mother... hasn't celebrated their birthdays yet.
Gu Jiashi was already prepared for them to make another outrageous request, but she never expected them to make such a demand. She was slightly stunned and asked uncertainly, "Just celebrating a birthday... is that alright?"
"Mmm." Little Flower and Grass nodded vigorously and said obediently, "Just give us a birthday celebration, and after the birthday celebration, we will be reincarnated and will no longer bother our little sister."
Afraid they might change their minds, Gu Jiashi quickly agreed: "Okay! I promise you, I'll go out and buy a birthday cake right now."
"Little Fairy, could you and your brother help look after Yuzhen at home? I'll be back soon." Gu Jiashi said, her hands moving non-stop as she picked up the car keys on the table and then took down the bag hanging on the wall.
Nan Yuanman nodded expressionlessly: "Okay."
Gu Jiashi felt a slight sense of relief. As long as the little fairy didn't leave, she wasn't afraid that the two little devils would go back on their word.
"Thank you," Gu Jiashi said gratefully, then quickly opened the door and ran out.
Xiao Hua and Xiao Cao Yuan wanted to say something, but seeing Gu Jia Shi's eagerness to leave, as if she wanted to send them away quickly, they couldn't say a word.
They turned and looked towards the master bedroom, their eyes filled with envy.
They... also want to be children protected by their mothers.
But Mom doesn't want them.
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