“Of course.” Song Mian readily agreed. After finishing her meal, she declined Qi Yefeng’s suggestion to take her home for tea and instead had Qi Yefeng take her home directly.
After catching up on sleep, Song Mian woke up in the evening and received a message from the auction house.
When she left the auction house today, she made a point of inquiring about the owner of the pearl bracelet.
The auction house was moving even faster than she had expected.
Somewhat surprised by the message from the auction house, Song Mian glanced at Qian Rui's WeChat, who had been trying to contact her since last night.
After completing the transaction with Qian Rui, Qian Rui did not contact her privately.
But from yesterday to today, Qian Rui has been looking for her almost every two or three hours.
Song Mian was very clear about Qian Rui's purpose, and without hesitation, she forwarded the message sent to her by the auction house to Qian Rui.
After doing all this, Song Mian got up to prepare to open the shop.
Perhaps because she's been running the shop here for a long time, she was surprised to have a live customer come to her shop today.
Unlike the ghostly guests who came from the backyard, every living customer who came to the funeral shop carried a faint sense of sadness.
After finishing her business with the living person, Song Mian soon saw Lin Jiaojiao arrive with Chen Shubin.
Lin Jiaojiao pushed open the glass door leading to the backyard and rushed to Song Mian's side as soon as she entered: "Little boss, how did it go today? Did you manage to investigate successfully?"
Seeing how concerned Lin Jiaojiao was, Song Mian realized that Qi Yefeng's worries were justified.
Jiaojiao is gentle and has no sense of caution, no wonder Qi Yefeng is worried that she is investing too much.
“The investigation is complete. And the pearl bracelet has been successfully obtained. Mr. Chen, as agreed, our transaction is now considered finished.” Song Mian said, pushing the jewelry box that was placed to the side towards Chen Shubin.
With a thought, Song Mian transformed the entire jewelry box into an illusion and handed it to Chen Shubin.
Chen Shubin opened the jewelry box, picked up the pearl bracelet, and rubbed it against his face: "That's right, this is what my sister left behind... Young boss, have you investigated the situation of my sister's descendants?"
Under the expectant gazes of the two people before her, Song Mian said in a businesslike manner, "She is dead."
Chen Shubin froze, staring at Song Mian in disbelief: "You, what did you say?"
“The auction house gave me accurate information: the owner of this small pearl bracelet has passed away. It was because the owner had a difficult life before his death that the bracelet was confiscated and put up for auction because he had not paid off his debts.” Song Mian said, looking at Chen Shubin’s shocked expression.
Lin Jiaojiao, on the other hand, paused for a moment before quickly offering a new perspective to comfort Chen Shubin: "Think about it carefully, when people die, they become ghosts. That way, you can directly meet your sister's descendants in the ghost realm! Thinking about it that way, it doesn't seem like a bad thing!"
Song Mian gently patted Lin Jiaojiao's shoulder: "Jiaojiao, people who don't pay back their debts in life are supposed to go to hell after they die, right?"
Lin Jiaojiao suddenly realized something was wrong after hearing this and quickly apologized to Chen Shubin: "I'm so sorry, I forgot about that..."
Those who committed grave sins in their previous lives must suffer in hell after becoming ghosts in order to atone for their sins.
So, the descendant of the sister that Chen Shubin was looking for is most likely living a miserable life in hell right now!
Seeing that Chen Shubin remained silent, Song Mian did not offer any words of comfort to the man.
Lin Jiaojiao, on the other hand, said with a mournful face, "Oh no, Boss, is this some kind of hellish way to comfort me?"
Unable to bear seeing Lin Jiaojiao feel guilty because of Chen Shubin, Song Mian simply cut to the chase: "Mr. Chen, since you are not a biological child of the Chen family, please tell us the truth directly. Don't let my friend feel guilty because of your concealment."
Lin Jiaojiao was shocked: "Young boss, are you serious?"
Song Mian pouted and shook off Lin Jiaojiao's hand: "You'd rather believe other male ghosts than me!"
Seeing that Song Mian looked aggrieved, Lin Jiaojiao quickly put on a smile and came over to comfort her: "Little boss, you know that's not what I meant! How about this, I'll send a message to Ye Feng in a dream and ask him to come and buy more paper money to burn for me, so you won't be upset!"
"That's more like it." Song Mian's indifferent gaze swept over Chen Shubin's bewildered face. "Mr. Chen, now that our last transaction is over, do you intend to continue doing other transactions with me?"
Chen Shubin's face showed the guilt of being caught doing something wrong: "I, I don't have any more antiques for the time being."
Song Mian nodded and didn't chase Chen Shubin away, but just chatted with Lin Jiaojiao on her own.
Lin Jiaojiao glanced at Chen Shubin with disappointment, then ignored him and started chatting enthusiastically with Song Mian.
Chen Shubin, like a ghost, floated in place, completely at a loss.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Song, I didn't mean to." Chen Shubin said softly, his words revealing a deep sense of helplessness: "I admit that I did lie. Actually, what I wanted to find was the owner of this antique necklace. That was my original purpose. I just didn't expect that I originally wanted to ask you for help, but ended up accidentally involving innocent people."
"Then why don't you hurry up and find a way to unlock Miss Qian's ability to see ghosts?" Song Mian said.
Looking at the antique necklace, Chen Shubin felt a deep sense of loss, knowing he would never see its owner again.
“Okay, then I’ll wait here tonight. Tomorrow, you can call Qian Xingyue to the shop. Once I’ve completely taken back the resentment I’ve placed on her, she’ll be safe and sound.” Chen Shubin said, then casually found an empty memorial tablet and crawled inside.
Seeing that Chen Shubin was completely out of it, Lin Jiaojiao felt sorry for him.
"Young boss, how about I send Ye Feng to try and find the owner of this antique? I really think this old man looks very pitiful!" Lin Jiaojiao said with a sigh.
Song Mian looked at Lin Jiaojiao and sighed sincerely, "Now I finally understand why Mr. Qi was so worried about you getting taken advantage of. Your personality is really something else. Jiaojiao, now that we're both ghosts, can you please stop being so soft-hearted?"
Seeing that Lin Jiaojiao hadn't yet realized what she meant, Song Mian lowered her voice and told Lin Jiaojiao the whole story.
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