Chi Shen looked at the boy who could comfort his mother after his death, and cried downstairs with his classmates. It was already late, and he did not urge the boy. Under the strange gazes of others, he stood aside and waited for the boy to finish crying.
When a ghost hates, it sheds tears of blood, which is the embodiment of the ghost's resentment. The boy was covered in blood, with blood still dripping from his clothes, but the tears that fell from his eyes were as crystal clear as those of a living person. His tears did not contain any resentment towards death or others, only the sadness of separation from death.
Amid the crying that only Chi Shen and Ji Xingchen could hear, a gust of wind blew, and the golden ginkgo leaves were blown away from the branches and fluttered down. Chi Shen reached out his hand and caught a leaf.
"Let's go back." The boy's voice was slightly hoarse. He wiped the tears from his face with both hands and tried to tidy up his voice. "Let's go back."
Chi Shen put the ginkgo leaf into his pocket, touched the boy's head without saying a word, and then rode away with Ji Xingchen and the boy.
After returning home, the boy was back to normal. He even stood at the door for a while to sort himself out.
“I can’t let my mother see me crying, she will be worried.” said the boy.
In the absence of damage, the ghost's recovery is very fast, so he did not have redness and swelling of the eyes or hoarseness of the throat. Apart from looking a little depressed, he was no different from a normal person.
However, ghosts' emotions are generally abnormal, so he would be more normal being inside a ghost.
Chi Shen didn't do anything else. He took out the ginkgo leaf from his pocket, put it on the coffee table, then yawned and went to wash up and go to bed.
The day of paid vacation ended very quickly. When Chi Shen got up the next day, he felt that he had lost out. He had a day off, but why did it feel like only half a day? Was it because he didn’t get up until 12 o’clock?
Chi Shen felt tired after sleeping late last night. He dozed off in front of the computer, but found that no one bothered him today. Ma Caijin and Li Xu were both doing their own things and seemed to have no time to pay attention to him.
Ma Caijin said one thing to him all morning: "Brother Li asked you to watch Resident Evil 8 and write a boss analysis report for him."
So Chi Shen stared at the computer for the whole morning, and also thought about whether American horror had anything to do with their Chinese horror game?
However, Chi Shen also knew that this was because he had never worked in the planning field, so Brother Li asked him to learn first and then gave him the task to do. So he just played "Resident Evil" while dozing off.
Looking at the weird scenes inside, Chi Shen yawned again. Compared with these shots, the occasional warm shots could make him more excited. He liked the dim lights that made people think of beautiful things.
Soon, Chi Shen was slacking off while playing games until 12 o'clock. He turned around and wanted to ask Ma Caijin if they wanted to order takeout together at noon to save some delivery fees. Before he opened his mouth, a phone call came in.
"Hello, can I leave your takeaway at the front desk?"
Chi Shen frowned and said in a calm voice: "Oh? Are we here so soon?"
Ji Xingchen was standing next to him watching him play games, and reminded him at this moment: "He's just an ordinary delivery man."
Chi Shen glanced at him, smiled, and then said into the phone, "I'll come out and get it now."
This kind of situation where takeout is delivered to your door even though you didn't order it is very common in the death game. The takeout delivered to your door is usually not good stuff, it could be internal organs, ashes, or even monsters.
In his opinion, this was a strange situation that needed to be handled with caution, so Chi Shen immediately used his reaction in the death game to deal with it.
He felt that his tone was quite normal. How did Ji Xingchen hear something wrong?
As soon as Chi Shen walked to the front desk, he saw an extremely luxurious takeaway package. The delivery man asked for his last digit of the phone number, handed him the luxurious takeaway, and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute, brother." Chi Shen's eyes fell on the takeaway order and stopped the delivery boy.
There was a line of words written on the list: Shen Shen, Mom is not with you, you have to take good care of yourself. If you encounter any trouble, you can come back home at any time.
It goes without saying who ordered this luxurious takeaway.
His biological mother really didn't want to give up, which made him even more curious.
The delivery boy looked back at Chi Shen and asked, "What's the problem?"
"No," Chi Shen smiled, "Have you had lunch?"
The delivery guy looked at his phone, counted the orders, and then shook his head: "I'm busy at noon, I'll eat after I'm done."
Chi Shen handed over the luxurious lunch box in his hand: "I've eaten, I'll give this to you."
The delivery guy immediately waved his hands and wanted to refuse. After Chi Shen’s enthusiastic persuasion to refuse the bad review, the delivery guy was moved and accepted the lunch.
Chi Shen turned around and ordered a 20-yuan braised chicken. While waiting for the takeaway, he discussed the matter of his mother with Ji Xingchen.
The result of the discussion was that the Bai family must want to gain something from him, but what was it...
If he asked the Bai family himself, they would definitely not tell him.
Ji Xingchen looked at him and said, "I can help you go to the Bai family."
Chi Shen shook his head: "No, I'm waiting."
Ji Xingchen: "What are you waiting for?"
Chi Shen smiled and said, "Wait for the fish to bite the hook."
In the afternoon, Chi Shen finished get off work early. He had to go back today to talk to the residents of his house about how to realize their wishes. However, as soon as he reached the door of Tengfei Building, he was stopped by someone.
This time, the Bai family did not send a driver to stop him, but Xu Xiuyun came in person.
Seeing Chi Shen, Xu Xiuyun immediately came over and said with a smile: "Shen Shen, the weather is cold, I bought you some clothes..."
Chi Shen also smiled at her and said, "Thank you, but no, it's enough. I'm not afraid of the cold."
Xu Xiuyun sighed: "Shen Shen, I know you don't like mom, but you have to be nice to yourself, okay? Don't be mean to yourself just because you're angry. Look how cold it is, and you're still wearing thin clothes. You'll get sick."
Chi Shen was indeed wearing very thin clothes, but it was not because he had no money or did not know how to take care of himself, but because he really did not feel cold. Or, although it was cold, he had become accustomed to it. Ji Xingchen did remind him that he should wear more clothes to look more like a normal person, but he gave up after hearing the words "You won't be handsome enough if you wear one more layer".
Ji Xingchen walked out from Chi Shen's shadow, held Chi Shen's hand, and looked at Xu Xiuyun coldly: "Auntie, what do you want to talk to Chi Shen about?"
Seeing Ji Xingchen coming out, Xu Xiuyun subconsciously took a step back. Her eyes wandered between Ji Xingchen and Chi Shen for a moment, and finally fell on their clasped hands. She said in a trembling voice: "Being together will shorten Shen Shen's life span. The Bai family has a way to keep you together for a long time without harming the living. Shen Shen, Mom really wants to compensate you."
Chi Shen smiled and said, "Thank you. I appreciate your kindness. I am living a good life now. I hope you will keep your promise at the beginning. I have nothing to do with you. Please don't bother me."
Xu Xiuyun opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but Chi Shen had already left with the crowd. Xu Xiuyun wanted to chase him, but Ji Xingchen turned around and gave her a cold look. She didn't dare to chase him anymore, but just pulled the bag in her hand hard from behind, deforming the expensive handbag.
She returned to the car, looked at Chi Shen's leaving back, and suddenly fell into thought.
The driver comforted her, "Mother and son don't hold grudges overnight. When Master Shen figures it out, he will come back naturally. Besides, he has already entered the Bai family's resources, so it's impossible for him not to want them."
After the last car accident, Xu Xiuyun changed her driver, a driver in the family who was good at exorcising ghosts, to help her drive to avoid accidents.
Xu Xiuyun shook her head, her face a little strange: "Go back."
"What should we do with those clothes?" the driver asked. "They are all Master Shen's sizes. Should we throw them away?"
"Keep it," Xu Xiuyun said, "Give it to him when there's a chance in the future. There will definitely be a chance."
After leaving the company gate, Ji Xingchen returned to Chi Shen's shadow again. The two discussed what to eat tonight. Finally, Chi Shen decided to go to an old restaurant in a small alley. He followed the navigation and turned left and right for a long time before he found the small restaurant deep in the alley.
"Someone is following you." Ji Xingchen reminded.
"It's okay." Chi Shen walked through the empty alley and went to the small restaurant and sat down.
At this moment, the small restaurant has become lively. Although the place is very remote, many people still find it and eat here. Chi Shen found a seat in a corner, sat down, and started ordering food.
After a while, a middle-aged man sat down opposite him and also picked up the menu to look at it.
The middle-aged man was wearing a black mask and a black baseball cap. He was wearing a down jacket that day. He seemed to be very afraid of the cold. The zipper of the down jacket was pulled up to the top, covering the area below the chin, which covered all his skin, leaving only his two eyes exposed.
"Boss, add more spiciness." Chi Shen had already ordered the food and put down the menu.
The middle-aged man also put down the menu and said, "Same as him."
The boss shouted and went to the kitchen, leaving them as the only two people in the corner of the small restaurant.
The middle-aged man spoke first: "I'll treat you."
Chi Shen nodded without being polite with him: "Thank you."
The middle-aged man said, "Do you know what happened to me?"
Chi Shen's eyebrows curved slightly, revealing a beautiful smile: "You are about to die. It's a curse, a curse from a ghost."
The middle-aged man looked at him with an inquiring look in his eyes: "Go on."
"I won't say anything more. You need something from me." Chi Shen said.
The middle-aged man lowered his eyes, as if thinking for a moment, and then said, "Yes, it's a curse. Not only me, but also my wife and daughter. They are all cursed."
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