Ha, Karma! – Chapter 20
by Little PandaThis person is really quite M
Chen Hong stared at the water ghost that appeared before his eyes again, his expression both confused and at a loss.
The situation had completely spiraled out of his control.
He was exposed, completely exposed.
A few seconds later, he hurriedly turned to look at Lin Yun.
But before he could speak, Lin Yun interrupted: “There’s no use lying anymore.
“I know you can see her.”
He could see the water ghost, and he could also see the warnings the water ghost had written to him, yet he insisted on pretending he couldn’t see them.
This information came from Chu Zhaoqiu, and she was able to see through it all.
She wouldn’t be fooled anymore—she wasn’t a fool.
Chen Hong’s words got stuck in his throat, his mouth hanging open for a while, not knowing what to say.
Lin Yun picked up her phone, typed something on the screen, then put it down and raised her eyes to continue watching the man before her.
Chen Hong quickly calmed down.
Lin Yun’s ability to see the water ghost must be because those ghost hunters used spirit-connecting techniques. With such techniques, ordinary people could see these ghosts—nothing surprising about that.
The only thing he couldn’t understand was how the necklace appeared outside the iron box.
How could this be? He had definitely locked it up last night…
But that wasn’t the main point now; the main point was that Lin Yun knew.
Since Lin Yun could see, the water ghost must have leaked all his plans…
Chen Hong frowned, his heart troubled.
He wanted to play dumb, but Lin Yun clearly wouldn’t fall for that now—it would only backfire.
So there was only one way left—
He hurriedly grabbed her hand, staring into her eyes as he played the emotional card.
“Xiaoyun, I don’t know how she’s been slandering me to you, but we’ve been together for so long—how can you trust her over me?”
“Slander?!”
The little water ghost’s eyes widened instantly: “You shameless thing!”
Lin Yun slowly withdrew her hand, stood up, and with a curved smile, stroked Chen Hong’s face: “I used to believe in you, but unfortunately, your performance was too poor…”
When the water ghost told her the truth, her first reaction was to believe him.
Even when Chu Zhaoqiu spoke up for the water ghost and proved there was something wrong with him, she still believed him.
But what about him?
How did he repay her trust?
She merely needed to touch that iron box, and his fierce nature was immediately exposed.
This was the person she had loved…
“Chen Hong, you’ve disappointed me deeply.”
But Chen Hong still refused to give up.
He hurriedly grabbed Lin Yun’s hand, holding it tight, unwilling to let this fortune slip away.
He confessed to Lin Yun, promised there wouldn’t be a next time, and spoke of his earnest feelings.
“Xiaoyun! Xiaoyun, I truly love you!
“No matter what I did, I only wanted you to love me more, really!
“Please forgive me? There won’t be a next time, truly no next time. Without you, I don’t know how to live…”
He spoke with tears streaming down his face, with utmost sincerity, as if he would cut out his own heart for her if she asked.
Lin Yun looked down at him from above.
After being together for so long, she was used to seeing this man being gentle and refined in front of her, but this was the first time she saw him crying so miserably.
Then, there was a knock on Chen Hong’s door.
Chen Hong’s confession paused for a moment.
Lin Yun pulled her hand away and went straight to open the door.
The little water ghost stood watching from the side.
When the door opened, several burly men in suits walked in successively, forming an orderly circle in the living room, making Chen Hong, trapped in the middle, appear increasingly small.
These were the bodyguards assigned by her parents, who had been waiting downstairs for her instructions.
At the end of the line of bodyguards was a woman—Chu Zhaoqiu.
Chu Zhaoqiu reached out to take back the necklace that Lin Yun returned, then quickly scanned the room, understanding the situation when she saw the disheveled man with tears all over his face.
To avoid disturbing the neighbors, she carefully closed the door behind her.
“Mr. Chen, it seems we are indeed colleagues.”
Chen Hong saw her and, thinking of something, suddenly pointed at her and said: “It was you who broke into my home and stole things!”
“It wasn’t me.”
Chu Zhaoqiu’s single sentence lightly brushed off the accusation.
“Heaven watches what man does.” [人在做天在看 | rén zài zuò tiān zài kàn | traditional Chinese saying meaning that all actions are witnessed by heaven]
Although that “heaven” originally intended to cause her trouble…
Chen Hong’s brows furrowed tightly at her words.
Chu Zhaoqiu didn’t seem to be lying, and as practitioners of the Dao, they did tend to believe in such things…
Forget it!
None of this matters!
The most important thing was keeping Lin Yun!
Coming to his senses, he desperately clung to Lin Yun’s hand again, crying and begging her not to leave, saying he couldn’t live without her, that he would die without her.
He spoke with such deep sincerity.
If someone who didn’t know better saw this, they might think he truly loved his girlfriend.
Hearing this, Lin Yun’s expression changed slightly, her brows furrowing.
The little water ghost immediately slipped behind Chu Zhaoqiu.
Among all the people in the room, only Chu Zhaoqiu, Lin Yun, and Chen Hong could see her; she just needed to quiet her water sounds.
She approached Chu Zhaoqiu and asked in a very soft, worried voice: “Miss Lin won’t really forgive him, will she?”
Just as she finished asking, she saw Lin Yun grab Chen Hong’s collar and yank him up: “——If you can’t live, then don’t live.”
She hated seeing him like this, it made her sick to her stomach!
The cold words made Chen Hong freeze for a moment.
Then he heard Lin Yun say: “It’s normal if it hurts a bit, you’ll get used to it, just bear with it.”
Chen Hong: “?”
“Pah!”
A slap came down.
Before he could react, a barrage of punches and kicks followed.
Just as he tried to resist, the bodyguards immediately held him down, leaving him completely unable to fight back.
The more Lin Yun thought about it, the angrier she became, and her attacks grew more vicious.
“Deceiving me! You dare to deceive me!
“You dare to say you love me while deceiving me, and even wanted to end my bloodline!!
“Go die——!”
For a moment, the living room was filled with Chen Hong’s wails.
The little water ghost watched and listened, timidly hiding behind Chu Zhaoqiu.
How terrifying, fortunately she wasn’t a bad person…
Lin Yun left Chen Hong’s home and returned to the car.
She no longer cared what happened to Chen Hong; that was all in the past, and whether Chen Hong lived or died was no concern of hers.
Sitting beside her, Chu Zhaoqiu saw her turn her face toward the window in silence, so she reached out and gently patted her shoulder.
This was like flipping a switch of grievance, making Lin Yun unable to hold back anymore as she burst into tears.
She had liked him so much before, imagined countless futures with him, but he turned out to be scum!
Her sincere heart had been eaten by a dog!!!
Seeing this, Chu Zhaoqiu moved closer to her, handed her tissues, offered her shoulder, then gently patted her head, like an older sister caring for her younger sister.
“It’s not your fault, you handled it very well, excellent.”
Hearing someone console her, Lin Yun buried her face in Chu Zhaoqiu’s shoulder and cried even harder.
The little water ghost, staying in the necklace, felt sad hearing her cries.
Dating really seemed so difficult…
And this ghost hunter.
She seemed… not cruel at all…
After delivering Lin Yun without a hair harmed to her parents, Chu Zhaoqiu immediately took a taxi to find Fu Lianxue.
She needed to return the necklace.
The little water ghost also said she wanted to return to her sister’s side, as she was still a bit afraid to stay alone with the ghost hunter.
At Fu Lianxue’s doorstep, the little water ghost finally dared to come out of the necklace, happily knocking on the door.
Coming to her own kind’s territory felt like coming home, and she felt much more at ease.
After Fu Lianxue opened the door, she immediately slipped inside.
“Hello, Sister, I’m back!”
After saying this, she ran off to play with Baobao.
Fu Lianxue withdrew her gaze and looked at Chu Zhaoqiu, only to see the other person completely relaxed, showing obvious signs of fatigue—clearly she hadn’t rested well.
Despite such exhaustion, Chu Zhaoqiu hadn’t forgotten the purpose of her visit.
She placed the necklace in Fu Lianxue’s palm.
“Thank you.”
Fu Lianxue checked it, confirming it was indeed undamaged, then let out a snicker: “So the Young Family Head didn’t take the necklace to vanquish demons and evil spirits.”
Chu Zhaoqiu remained completely unfazed by her jab.
She replied with composure and certainty: “I promised you I would return it.”
Fu Lianxue looked into her eyes and glimpsed a trace of sincerity, as if no matter what it was, once she promised something, she would definitely follow through.
Such a serious tone instead made Fu Lianxue uncomfortable.
Fu Lianxue avoided her gaze, put away the necklace, and grabbed the door handle.
“Oh, well thank you then, you’ve delivered the necklace, you can leave now.”
“May I,” Chu Zhaoqiu suddenly held the door, looking at her with bright eyes, “may I rest for a while and have a glass of water before leaving?”
Fu Lianxue, who was about to close the door: “?”
One came asking for help, another came to her house asking for water…
She couldn’t help but say coldly: “You people really think my place is a house of charity, don’t you?”
A glass full of water was placed neither too lightly nor too heavily on the tea table.
Chu Zhaoqiu sat on the sofa, raising her eyes to look at the great demon who was withdrawing her hand.
“Drink and get lost quickly.” Fu Lianxue said thus.
Chu Zhaoqiu blinked, reached for the water glass, then smiled: “Okay.”
Her smile was gentle and sincere, quite beautiful.
Fu Lianxue crossed her arms: “……”
Still smiling at me when told to get lost, this person really is quite M.
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