Chapter 100 is a pity.
[Waaaa, the big cake from year after year...]
The wails outside the door grew more and more pitiful with each cry. Zhong Suisui, who had been standing, was scratching at the door and wailing.
But when it looked up and saw the sign hanging on the door that read "No Ghosts Allowed," it instantly went limp.
The cat slid down the door and onto the floor, meowing pitifully and weakly. Its tail seemed to have lost all strength, the tip of which flicked listlessly at the ground.
The bok choy is turning yellow in the field.
Poor me, Sui Sui!
【I'm starving! ┗|｀O′|┛Aww~~】
A mournful, pitiful sound came clearly from the doorway, accompanied by intermittent scratching, giving the impression that they wouldn't give up until the door was opened.
Zhong Wan and Lin Yan'an exchanged a glance, both seeing the helpless yet amused look in each other's eyes.
"You'd better keep a close eye on your cat son from now on,"
Zhong Wan couldn't help but laugh and complain, "Don't let it learn everything. Where did it learn this melodramatic acting from?"
Lin Yan'an shook her head with a smile, but there was a hint of pride in her tone: "My son is too smart, he's self-taught, I can't control him."
Who knew that in just one short time back in its hometown, it would learn so much from the elders? To be honest, he's actually quite proud of it.
But now, Lin Yan'an looked down at his little wife in his arms, couldn't help but sigh softly, lowered his head and kissed her lips, saying with a regretful tone, "What a pity."
"What's a pity?"
"It's a pity I can't take a nap with you anymore."
His words were pointed, and his hands became somewhat more docile.
After a moment of shyness, Zhong Wan felt somewhat helpless.
You really don't know until you try it! How could her Lin Yan'an be so...
Hmm, so clingy.
Zhong Wan smiled and turned her head to avoid his pursuit, then raised her hand and pressed it firmly against his chest, urging, "Get up quickly!"
"Go open the door for your cat son quickly, or I'm afraid he'll scratch the door."
Lin Yan'an reluctantly got up, put on her clothes and trousers, and walked to the door.
He had just opened the doorway a crack when...
Then a beam of black light shot in.
Lin Yan'an turned his head to look.
Watching Zhong Suisui circling around Zhong Wan, and then looking at its large tail that almost left a blur,
Zhong Suisui looked at Zhong Wan with a mixture of grievance and anxiety, crying out loud.
[Mommy! Mommy! Where's the big cake for Sui Sui?!]
[Waaah, Sui Sui is starving!]
While calling out, Zhong Suisui rubbed her head against Zhong Wan's exposed arm.
[Did Mom and Ah Gui eat it? Sui Sui can smell it!]
[Sob sob, is Sui Sui still Mommy's favorite Tong?]
Zhong Wan felt ticklish from its rubbing and couldn't help but laugh as she scooped it into her arms, rubbing its head with a smile: "Sui Sui, do you really not trust your mother?"
【Eek~】
Zhong Suisui felt wronged and wanted to cry.
Zhong Wan quickly comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay, we've saved a big cake for you, Sui Sui."
"Dad put the cake in the refrigerator to keep it safe, otherwise it would have melted."
【refrigerator? 】
Zhong Suisui suddenly raised her little head, her dark eyes wide open.
That cold box? The cake will freeze in there!
It seemed to become even more anxious in an instant, and immediately turned its head to meow at Lin Yan'an, who had just returned, "Daddy! Save the cake!"
Lin Yan'an was amused by her cat son's rich inner monologue, and bent down to pick him up: "Don't worry, it won't freeze. It can be eaten in a little while after taking it out."
"But you, have you gained weight again? Did you sneak some cream in your dreams?"
No, I didn't!
Zhong Suisui vehemently denied it, but her eyes darted around somewhat unfocused.
Every year is just a time of growth!
It nuzzled Lin Yan'an's chin with its furry cheek. [Daddy's the best~ Hurry and take Sui Sui to save the cake~]
Lin Yan'an couldn't help but ask teasingly, "Are you worried the cake will freeze? The yogurt and fruit are also in the fridge, why aren't you worried about that?"
Zhong Suisui's eyes darted away. [But they don't have any yin energy...]
"hehe."
Lin Yan couldn't help but laugh. Before leaving, he turned back to look at Zhong Wan, who was lying on the bed, and asked with concern, "Are you still tired? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Zhong Wan: "..."
She was about to speak when she met Zhong Suisui's curious gaze.
Zhong Suisui blinked at her. [What's that on Mommy's shoulder?]
Upon hearing this, Lin Yan'an subconsciously squinted and looked at the faint hickey on Zhong Wan's shoulder. He quickly raised his hand to cover Zhong Suisui's eyes.
Zhong Suisui was startled, and quickly stretched out her paw to pry at the large hand in front of her.
"Shut up and don't talk, Daddy will take you to get some cake."
Okay.
Zhong Suisui immediately stopped struggling, obediently sitting still and urging, "Hurry up!"
"Um."
Feeling guilty, Lin Yan'an avoided Zhong Wan's gaze and quickly walked out.
They even thoughtfully closed the door behind them.
Zhong Wan rolled her eyes, speechless.
She raised her hand to cover her eyes, but a smile played on her lips.
After lying down for a while, he finally got up.
After eating and drinking their fill, the family of three went back to their own tasks.
Perhaps it's because the Ghost Festival is approaching, or perhaps it's because the store's luck changed after making a sale.
In short, Zhong Wan's shop actually did quite well over the weekend.
As she sat behind the cashier, watching the occasional customer push open the door, a long-lost sense of leisurely satisfaction quietly grew within her.
"Hello, the things for Sui Sui's dad have arrived..."
Zhong Wan quickly stood up and shouted upstairs, "Lin Yan'an! Your things have arrived!"
"Okay, please sign for it for me." Lin Yan'an's voice came from upstairs.
After receiving the reply, Zhong Wan walked over and curiously looked at it: "A crib?"
"Yes, that's right." The deliveryman confirmed the order. "Please check the outer packaging. If everything is okay, please sign for it."
A crib?
Zhong Wan looked at the package, thinking about her "boldness" that night, and her face instantly flushed. She quickly signed for it.
"Okay, where should I put this?"
"Let's go upstairs."
As Zhong Wan spoke, she directed the people who helped carry the things upstairs.
Throughout the day, orders kept pouring in.
Zhong Wan sat behind the cashier, looking at the sales figures for the past two days that she had just calculated.
Comparing the expensive baby products Lin Yan'an had casually bought, she couldn't help but sigh softly.
Her earnings these past few days aren't even enough for him to buy one thing!
Thinking about the economic disparity between the two of them, she sometimes felt a little powerless.
Zhong Wan slumped listlessly in her chair, staring blankly at the dim light in front of her.
It seems that simply guarding this shop isn't enough.
But……
She really doesn't want to take on those tasks right now.
Watching the faint, ethereal shadow drift past, Zhong Wan lowered her eyes.
She seemed a little... scared?
For her, the ability to empathize so deeply is like an invisible double-edged sword.
Each mission felt to her like experiencing their joys and sorrows, their hardships, with her own soul, a burden so heavy it made her feel breathless.
Helping ghosts resolve their obsessions is certainly a good deed, and the generous rewards are indeed tempting.
But facing the extreme regret and injustice deep within the ghost's obsession time and time again, and feeling the heavy weight of being powerless, left her exhausted.
Zhong Wan suddenly couldn't understand the purpose of her system's existence.
Was it because her greed tormented her mind?
Or is she a means to connect the living with the dead?
But……
There are too many regrets in this world, can she really bear it?
Recalling the previous missions, there was Hua Hua, the cat who was tortured and killed by scumbags, the workers who were exploited by Zhou Bapi, and Gu Nian'an who was killed by drug dealers...
Each memory weighed heavily on her heart.
She felt a bit hot to handle those task rewards.
"Sigh..." She sighed unconsciously, leaned on the cashier counter, and looked out the window with mixed feelings and a confused look in her eyes.
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