Chapter 165 Suspecting Father
Surprisingly, despite spending her days kneeling and eating vegetarian food, she actually lost over 10 pounds this time.
The tight skirt became loose.
Gu Feng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his daughter had finally woken up.
Xu Jiaojiao and her two sons lived upstairs, while her daughter lived downstairs, which really gave him a lot of trouble.
"How did it get like this? You fainted while praying for blessings. Your body is too weak. We'll give you some nourishment after you're discharged from the hospital."
He handed her a letter, saying, "This was given to you by Master Fuyun. He said he would give it to you after you woke up, and only you can open it. If anyone else opens it, it won't work."
Gu Yan burst into tears of joy, realizing that her efforts had finally paid off. She opened the message and was surprised to find only one word inside.
"good!"
Then what?
There's nothing there?
...
Gu Yunxi's daily routine has returned to normal these past few days.
Early in the morning, she practiced a set of Tai Chi with her third brother. Although it wasn't very accurate, she felt much more relaxed after doing it.
This can also be considered a method of spiritual practice.
After breakfast, I went straight to the live broadcast room.
As soon as he turned on the live stream, people were already waiting to connect, which surprised him a bit, considering it was only eight o'clock.
She arrived almost two hours earlier than usual; in fact, with his current level of cultivation, he could have easily avoided sleeping.
But this body's ingrained routine is something that can't be changed no matter what.
After the call connected with "I won't sleep until the moon is full," a handsome young man answered.
He looked like he hadn't slept all night, with dark circles under his eyes.
The moment the call connected, I felt like he was about to cry.
[Hey buddy, is it okay to look so gloomy first thing in the morning?]
[It's just that Master Gu is used to it; if it were anyone else, they would have quit long ago.]
"Hey handsome moon, what's bothering you?"
The moon got up, made sure the door was locked again, and then sat down in front of the camera with peace of mind.
"Master, I would like you to help me determine whether my father has been possessed by a demon."
"Your father? Can you tell me what's happened to him lately?"
According to the moon, his father's name is Zhang Shenghuan. He is a doctor, or more precisely, a researcher who specializes in researching various special-effect drugs and works abroad most of the year.
Just two weeks ago, he suddenly returned home with a suitcase after not having been there for two years.
My father used to weigh about 180 pounds and was quite tall, so you couldn't tell if he was a little chubby.
But when he returned this time, his appearance shocked his family; he was so thin he was practically skin and bones.
He was 1.8 meters tall and so thin that his family almost didn't recognize him.
The day he returned happened to be Zhang Qiang's birthday.
Grandma, Mother, and him—the three of them had just finished eating and were sitting at the dining table.
His mother came over carrying a birthday cake, ready to celebrate his 18th birthday.
The first thing his father did when he walked in was not to wish his son a happy birthday, but to look at the leftover food on the table.
Without even washing their hands, they picked up the plate and stuffed it into their mouths.
As a doctor, he used to be extremely clean, even washing his hands several times before eating.
But this time, everything seemed so abrupt, after the meal.
The father ignored the three of them, picked up his suitcase, went upstairs, and locked himself in his room.
Their unusual behavior made the three wonder if something had happened, or if they had been laid off by the company.
Finally, after Grandma knocked and questioned the door repeatedly, it opened.
When they opened the door, the three of them saw him sitting in front of the bed, holding a photo in his hand, with his head down.
He sat there silently, refusing to speak no matter what was asked!
Staring intently at the photo.
He muttered to himself: They're all dead, soon it will be me, it will be me!
Zhang Qiang quietly moved closer. He recognized the photo; it showed five people, one of whom was his father.
The remaining four people were his colleagues, and he always kept this photo in his wallet.
At that time, his father told him that these were his good brothers who had gone through thick and thin with him.
But today, he started talking nonsense!
My father has always been my most admired idol, so why has he become like this?
When you get close to him, you can smell an unpleasant odor on him.
The smell was like he hadn't showered for days. For someone who was always a clean freak to become like this, there was definitely something wrong.
His mother and grandmother stayed by his side, constantly comforting him and asking if he was under a lot of work pressure. They suggested that if so, he should quit his job and find an easier one.
In less than two years, she lost 60 pounds. How much pressure must she have been under?
After much persuasion from the two men, the father finally told the truth.
He quit his job to celebrate Zhang Qiang's birthday right on time!
Zhang Qiang was also stunned. His father shouldn't have gone this far. The family still depended on him as the pillar of the family.
The crucial point is that I didn't see him come over to celebrate my birthday.
Seeing that their father seemed a bit dazed and it was getting late, the group decided to rest.
Zhang Qiang has a habit of locking the door when he sleeps, and his room has a separate bathroom.
He was half asleep when he felt something watching him, and he woke up with a start.
By the moonlight streaming through the window, he suddenly noticed a dark figure standing beside his bed. Startled, he shuddered and took a few steps back.
"Xiaoqiang, it's me!"
It was my father's voice. Why was he here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?
Zhang Qiang felt a chill run down his spine. He thought he had locked the door from the inside when he went to sleep, but he was probably too surprised to lock it that night.
"Dad, why aren't you resting?"
"Come here!"
That person was his father; he had nothing to be afraid of.
He had just gotten out of bed when his father pressed him to the ground with his strong hand, or more precisely, pressed his ear to the ground.
"Listen, can you hear something?"
It's already autumn, and the chirping of insects has long since disappeared. Besides, this is a city, so there are very few animal sounds here.
Zhang Qiang almost held his breath, listening intently to the floor!
I didn't hear anything at all.
"Is that a sound? There are claws scratching at the floor."
Zhang Qiang shook his head vigorously. This was the first floor, and it was an old-style building with no basement. There was a sound of something scratching at the wooden planks.
There are only two possibilities: either the father suffered some kind of trauma and developed a mental illness, causing him to hallucinate.
Another possibility is that there really is something under the wooden planks here, and that thing is very likely... a ghost!
"impossible!"
The father's voice was unusually loud, and even carried a sense of intimidation and threat.
His voice was so loud that it woke up his sleeping mother and grandmother, who then put on their clothes and went to Zhang Qiang's bedroom.
Seeing the two lying on the ground in an extremely strange position, Zhang Qiang broke free from his father's restraints, quickly got up, and stood beside his mother.
For the first time, he was actually afraid of his father.
What's wrong with him?
Zhang Qiang told his mother and grandmother what had just happened. His mother advised him that perhaps his father was under too much pressure and was hallucinating.
The next day, the group went to the hospital, but after registering and getting the examination results, they discovered that Zhang Shenghuan was missing.
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