In the dark mortuary.A black figure slowly sat up from the cell; his actions were so stiff as though it was a moving sculpture. The translucent incorporeal figure, on the other hand, seemed to have found a harbor it could reside at and quickly dashed toward the black figure.
However, when that translucent figure came into contact with the black figure, it wasn"t able to enter. Instead, it was as if it had knocked into a wall and was bounced back.
A surge of coldness instantly spread out, and a layer of frost formed on the other cells in the vicinity, as well as on the ground. It was as if the freezing winter had come to the mortuary.
"You still want to seize this body?"
In the darkness, the black figure let out a deep and aged laughter. It then grabbed onto the translucent incorporeal figure. He pinched on it gently, and the translucent figure turned into a wisp of smoke and dissipated completely.
After remaining silent for a moment, the black figure crawled out from the cell and slowly headed toward the mortuary"s door.
"It"s time to go and look for him... Lin..."
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At the entrance of the hospital"s parking lot.
"Mr. Lin, Mrs. Lin. I"ve troubled the two of you this time around."
s.h.i.+ Qiuhong said thankfully, "If there"s anything you need my help with in the future, please feel free to let me know."
"Forget about the verbal grat.i.tude." Lin Wu threw a glance at her speechlessly. "There"s not a glimpse of the antique mentioned at all. This is wasted work."
"Why don"t I treat the two of you to a meal?" s.h.i.+ Qiuhong asked carefully.
Lin Wu quickly waved his hand and said, "No need, no need. Don"t be standing on ceremony. You can just give me a check for eight to ten million. There"s no need to trouble yourself.
"..."
s.h.i.+ Qiuhong coughed and said helplessly, "I"m really sorry. There have been too many things happening at home recently, and my grandfather had sold off all of his antiques. I"m really unable to fork out so much money."
"You should have eight to ten million at least, right?" Lin Wu asked, feeling displeased.
"Erm..." s.h.i.+ Qiuhong seemed troubled.
"You don"t even have this much? Are you planning to make this a wasted trip for us?" Lin Wu chuckled. "Then how much can you pay?"
s.h.i.+ Qiuhong clenched her teeth and took out a card from her bag, handing it to Lin Wu. She said apologetically, "I"m only left with $200,000, and it"s all in this card. The pa.s.sword is six zeros. If the two of you don"t mind, please have it as a sentiment from me. "
"..."
The corners of Lin Wu"s lips twitched. "We agreed on $20 million, but it ended up being $200,000. You"re really good at doing business."
s.h.i.+ Qiuhong said softly and apologetically, "I really don"t have the capability to afford that. I"m very sorry."
"Forget it. $200,00 will do."
Lin Wu threw a displeased glance at her, took the card, and then said with a hint of annoyance, "If you want to get help for such things next time, pay the money upfront."
After all, one wouldn"t hit a smiling person. Since she had apologized like this, it"d be going overboard if he did not let things rest.
Furthermore, their initial agreement had been for her to give him $20 million after the antique had been sold, so he couldn"t blame her when they hadn"t found the antique.
To have received a $200,000 compensation meant that it hadn"t been a wasted trip.
"If the two of you have anything you need help with in the future, please feel free to let me know," s.h.i.+ Qiuhong said sincerely.
"See you." Lin Wu waved his hand and then took Xiao Qin"s hand, heading to the parking lot.
s.h.i.+ Qiuhong heaved a slight sigh of relief and watched as the two of them entered the parking lot. It was only then did she turn to head back to the hospital building, her figure gradually entering into the darkness.
Lin Wu held onto Xiao Qin"s hand and walked for a short distance when he suddenly felt the cold feeling in his hand disappearing. Xiao Qin"s hand seemed to have turned into air, and he ended up grasping nothing.
"What"s the matter?" Lin Wu was stunned.
"We agreed that I"d act as your girlfriend, yet you referred to me as your wife." Xiao Qin glared at him. "You"ve also taken advantage of me. You"re really something."
"What advantage did I take?"
Lin Wu looked at Xiao Qin, as if he was falsely accused. "Isn"t it normal to call one"s girlfriend their wife? I didn"t do much to you either. Wasn"t it just holding your hands and waist? I didn"t bang you. Moreover, if we"re in a relations.h.i.+p, it"d be normal even if I were to bang you."
"Oh, so you"re saying that I"m not qualified enough?" Xiao Qin chuckled.
"Erm, a little." Lin Wu stroked his chin and then nodded slightly, saying, "But if you let me kiss you, then you"d be considered qualified."
"Dream on." Xiao Qin put up her middle finger at him and said angrily, "I"ll be heading back first. I"ll leave my account number in your room later, so don"t forget to transfer 120,000 to me."
"Aren"t you going back together with me?" Lin Wu"s countenance stiffened up a little.
He almost forgot that he would need to share 60% of the money with Xiao Qin. Wouldn"t that mean that he"d only be left with 80,000?
"I won"t take the same car as you. You already have your wife accompanying you anyway, so why would you need me?" Xiao Qin snorted.
"To do you [1]." Lin Wu nodded.
"... Scram."
Xiao Qin rolled her eyes. Ever since she had gotten closer with this guy, he had been acting increasingly shamelessly.
She hadn"t expected that the one who would become an extremely eerie and terrifying malicious ghost in the future was someone like this when he was alive. She couldn"t get used to this.
"Are you really going back alone?"
Lin Wu couldn"t help but ask, feeling worried. "If you aren"t around, what will happen if Xia Bing were to take the opportunity and launch a sneak attack at me?"
"Don"t you have your wife to protect you?" Xiao Qin said.
"I can"t possibly keep living in the car. What if Xia Bing were to take the chance to seek revenge when I"m heading home and in the lift?" Lin Wu said helplessly, "When I was in the hospital today, it was because you weren"t in the lift that Xia Bing had the chance to attack me."
Xiao Qin glanced at him. "It"s fine. Xia Bing is going to be completely dissipated soon. Moreover, there"s no need for you to be afraid of her."
"I find this a little strange," Lin Wu said, feeling puzzled. "It was such a long distance for me to drive from my home to the hospital, yet Xia Bing is able to catch up to me. Moreover, in the short period that you weren"t around, she could grab onto the chance. This means that she should be able to sense your existence. But why aren"t you able to detect her? Could it be that she has some kind of special abilities?"
Xiao Qin fell silent for a moment before saying softly, "Maybe."
"Sigh, it"s really dangerous now." Lin Wu sighed. "The matchmaker keeps pus.h.i.+ng me with wives that want to take my life. Although I can live in the car and let Jianing protect me, I can"t possibly live like this forever."
Xiao Qin looked at him for a while and suddenly walked over, reaching out her hands and hugging him by the waist, leaning her face against his chest.
"What"s the matter?" Lin Wu felt a little at a loss. He hadn"t expected that Xiao Qin would take the initiative to hug him.
"If you really can"t hang on, then forget it." Xiao Qin leaned in his embrace and said softly, "After you die, no one will be able to hurt you."
"Is it because I"ll be very fierce after I die?" Lin Wu coughed. "Forget it. I haven"t gotten sick of being alive yet."
He was about to return Xiao Qin"s hug when he felt her body suddenly become incorporeal. He ended up hugging the air instead.
Xiao Qin pa.s.sed through his body and disappeared into the air, leaving only the words, "I"ll be going back first."
"What the h.e.l.l?"
Lin Wu felt a little perplexed. He had the feeling that there were things Xiao Qin hadn"t said. She was hiding something.
However, he could sense that she didn"t have any malicious intent toward him. Ever since they met for the first time, he had an intimate feeling toward her. It was as if they had been together for many years and had gradually grown closer.
"Love is like the blue sky and white clouds, with a heavy thunderstorm suddenly appearing in the clear sky..."
Just then, his phone"s ringtone suddenly rang.
Lin Wu took out his phone and checked the incoming call. It turned out to be s.h.i.+ Qiuhong"s number.