Chapter 22

Chapter 22 part1

Edited by: Lord Immortal & Daisy

Oh, my god! What did I just say? I should have shut my mouth. What would Chen Shu think after listening to my nonsense?

Chen Shu’s lips were extremely thin, maybe because he didn’t laugh often, and his face always looked aloof. But upon hearing Ye Sui’s words just now, Chen Shu hooked his lips and smiled a little.

Even though Ye Sui spoke those embarrassing words, Chen Shu didn’t respond to point her out. It was almost as if it didn’t matter, and he let her act how she wished regardless of the rules.

Seeing that Chen Shu did not delve into the matter, Ye Sui calmed herself down. Behind them, the ghost was also flustered, and frustratedly yelled out.

“You are not allowed to speak to him! Don’t think he likes you because he came to pick you up. Don’t flatter yourself.”

Because of Chen Shu’s yang spirit, the lovestruck ghost dare not get close to him, thus, she could only lean forward in between them and create some distance.

Ye Sui moved closer to the window, not wanting to be too near to the ghost.

Fortunately, the idiot ghost thought she couldn’t talk to Ye Sui. After her taunting, she shrank back and sat in the back seat again.

Afterward, the ghost began to take out the makeup tools she used when alive from her small bag. It seemed that she loved to appear beautiful all the time.

She picked up her lipstick and started to do her makeup in front of the mirror.

Despite Ye Sui’s fear, she unexpectedly took a peek in the rearview mirror. She wanted to see this ghost’s appearance with makeup.

The ghost carefully outlined her lip line bit by bit and was just about to finish it. All of a sudden, the car made a sharp turn.

Her lipstick immediately slipped, and a long red line was drawn onto her face.

The gorgeous ghost seemed to be dumbstruck. She carefully checked her reflection in the mirror and wiped her face with a cotton pad while giving herself psychological hints.

“Not angry, not angry; the driver is my future husband.”

When Ye Sui heard this sentence, she felt inexplicably upset. Chen Shu was her husband, not others.

Ye Sui curled her lips while being in a bad mood. Looking at the lovestruck fool ghost, she had fixed her lipstick mishap and was now drawing her eyeliner.

When the eyeliner was about to be completed, the car came to a sudden stop.

“Oh, my eyes! I am still beautiful and need to endure.” The eyeliner pen poked the eyes of the ghost. The eyeliner was also unsuccessful.

Ye Sui, who was initially in a lousy mood, cheered up in an instant. She watched the drifting scenery from the window, raised her lips, and looked gratified.

If it weren’t for Ye Sui knowing that Chen Shu couldn’t see these ghosts, she would have thought that he was deliberately doing this. Who allowed the ghost to lay a false claim on her husband just now?

After a series of twists and turns on the road, Ye Sui finally arrived home. The ghost did not seem to keep up with them, or perhaps she dared not.

Ye Sui was relieved, together with Chen Shu entered the elevator. The elevator went up one floor after another, but just a few floors away, the elevator shook a few times and then stopped.

The elevator door slowly opened, and when Ye Sui pressed the elevator’s button again, all the keys failed. She insisted on it over and over again. Ye Sui took the elevator home because she knew that the elevator would not break down for no reason. She was a hundred percent sure that the trouble was caused by the ghost now.

“Let’s take the stairs.” Chen Shu only speculated that there was something wrong with the elevator. He called Ye Sui, who was near the edge of collapse.

Ye Sui could only follow Chen Shu with resignation and went to the stairs. She followed closely, fearing that Chen Shu would walk faster, and she would not be able to keep pace with him.

Stairs in horror movies were not so simple. Generally, when the leading actors walked up the stairs, there would be a power cut off.

Next second, Ye Sui’s conjecture was proved to be true.

“Bang!”

The lights in the stairwell went out, starting from the bottom floor and going up step by step up. At last, the whole staircase was plunged into darkness.

Ye Sui and Chen Shu stopped at the same time and stood in front of the last step. Ye Sui was frightened, so she took out her mobile phone, ready to turn on the flashlight.

According to the movies, the moment she turned on the flashlight, there must be a white female ghost with black hair that covered her face, lying on top of the stairs.

Ye Sui’s hand was trembling as the glow of the flashlight became unsteady, illuminating a white-clad female ghost at the top of the stairs.

Ye Sui was so frightened that she grabbed Chen Shu’s arm. Instead of looking at him, she stared at the dumbstruck fool ghost who was ready to frighten them.

The dumbstruck fool ghost and Ye Sui looked at each other. Perhaps she had stared at her for too long when she was in the car, the ghost discovered that Ye Sui could see her, so she was waiting here to frighten Ye Sui.

Immediately after, the ghost was ready to take the first step. Ye Sui quickly tightened her gripped at Chen Shu’s sleeves, but her hands lost their strength and could not catch his hand.

Ye Sui said in a trembling voice, her words almost indiscernible, “Hu-husband.” Ye Sui didn’t want to, but she accidentally spoke the words of the oath of command.

Chapter 22.2 : Compensation Part 2

Ye Sui said in a trembling voice, her words almost indiscernible, “Hu-husband.” Ye Sui didn’t want to, but she accidentally spoke the words of the oath of command.

In the darkness, Ye Sui seemed to hear that Chen Shu had laughed a little. In her frightful state, such a subtle sound was clearly captured by Ye Sui. Dazed, she looked into his eyes.

Chen Shu’s eyes were extremely focused. Even in the dim light, the outline was so clear. The corners of his mouth were raised slightly.

“Why are you so afraid? Do you want me to hold you?”

Chen Shu suddenly moved and stretched out his hand in front of Ye Sui. It was apparent that he was taking the initiative to hold her.

Ye Sui’s heart, which was beating wildly just now, became quiet. But her heartbeat remained typical for a mere few seconds. While staring into his eyes, her heart beat faster and faster.

Before she had time to put her hand in his, Ye Sui noticed that the ghost was focusing on her, so she stopped. She stepped on her long black hair, which had spread all over the floor.

“Ahh!”

The ghost let out a scream. The next second, she rolled down the stairs.

Yan Gui had deliberately stopped the elevator and waited in the stairwell for several minutes to frighten Ye Sui. However, she failed and rolled to the foot of Ye Sui in just one second.

Ye Sui was surprised by this sudden turn of events. Her originally outstretched hand was suspended in mid-air, and Chen Shu’s hand was only a few inches apart.

Before the ghost could get up from the ground, Chen Shu raised his hand and his slender, warm fingers passed through the fingers of Ye Sui.

This was the first time that they were holding hands in a sober state.

Chen Shu was holding Ye Sui’s hand at this time. The shadow at the feet disappeared, and the surroundings became quiet as the moonlight sprinkled in from outside.

Chen Shu found that Ye Sui’s palm was covered with a fine layer of cold sweat, seemingly scared. He gripped Ye Sui’s hand and pulled her to move ahead.

In the dark, people’s fears will be heightened several times, not to mention Ye Sui could see strange things that she shouldn’t have been seeing originally.

But when Chen Shu took Ye Sui’s hand, he stood close to her. Their shoulders were nearly touching each other. She felt that Chen Shu’s hand possessed a burning temperature.

Ye Sui was not scared at all.

Although Chen Shu was holding Ye Sui and the dumbstruck ghost had disappeared, and in addition, her fear also almost vanished, she did not speak a word to Chen Shu, nor did she let go of his hand.

The stairwell was quiet; only the shallow breathing sounds of Chen Shu and Ye Sui, as well as the subtle sound of their footsteps could be heard.

Chen Shu held Ye Sui’s hand until they got home. While letting go, Ye Sui spoke awkwardly, “Thank you.”

After that, Ye Sui quickly ran back to her room.

She lay in bed and was ready to go to sleep, but then she unconsciously put out her hand and looked carefully, thinking that Chen Shu’s hand seemed much bigger than hers.

———

Previously, Ye Sui had broken Chen Shu’s vase, and she promised Chen Shu to give him 8-10 vases when she got her paycheck.

Ye Sui hadn’t gone to the mall because the vases there were expensive, and Chen Shu’s vase looked a bit out of date. She would try her luck in the antique market.

Ye Sui didn’t know that the vase she broke was pricey. She believed that Chen Shu only bought that thing because he liked it.

After the last day of filming, Ye Sui received her payment from her shooting, so she went to the antique market. She had just reached the antique market and was stopped by the owner of a shop.

The shopkeeper was old and didn’t know any stars.

Ye Sui was beautiful and young. At first glance, he knew that she was not an expert. This kind of person was the best to trick, so the shopkeeper targeted Ye Sui as soon as she appeared.

The shopkeeper was very enthusiastic. “Are you going to buy antiques? Many people buy from here, saying that the merchandise here is genuine.”

Ye Sui naturally didn’t believe his words. She waved her hand and was ready to look elsewhere.

She looked around, and suddenly, a kind voice sounded beside her. It seemed very warm, “Little lady, you came here to see antiques?”

Ye Sui thought it was someone who wanted to sell their goods. She wanted to say “Yes” subconsciously, but when she saw the scene next to her, she almost threw the vase on the ground.

Standing next to her was an old man in Zhongshan clothes with a pale face. It appeared quite common, but one of his hands and one of his feet were broken, and blood was trickling down.

‘This, this, this, this, this is not a person talking to her: it is a ghost!’

Ye Sui and the old ghost looked at each other for a few seconds. Although she was petrified, she still pretended as if she hadn’t seen him. She gripped her clothes a little while shivering, “Why is it a bit cold today?”

The ghost was successfully deceived by Ye Sui. He did not know that she could see him.

However, the old man ghost seemed to be eyeing her. Whichever store Ye Sui went to, he followed her in.

Ye Sui picked up a vase in silence, paid the bill, and walked out of the store. She went to another shop, but the ghost still followed her.

When Ye Sui bought a plain vase, the antique ghost said, “Little lady, you have such beautiful eyes. Why did you choose so badly?”

Ye Sui: ‘…Are you praising me or sneering at me?’

Chapter 22 : Compensation Part 3

Ye Sui: ‘…Are you praising me or sneering at me?’

Ye Sui bought another vase, and the antique ghost said, “You are too ignorant of the goods. How can you select a fake item?”

Ye Sui: ‘…’

Ye Sui’s ears were battered by the antique ghost all the way. She was holding three vases in her hand when she passed by a shop. The shopkeeper who had stopped Ye Sui before saw her coming back, and his eyes lit up.

He uttered in private, “I am telling you that I have checked this vase thoroughly. I specially invited a master to see it. After buying this vase, Bodhisattva will bless you.”

The shopkeeper said nicely, but the antique ghost didn’t care, “Checked it? Did you invite a master? Will bodhisattva bless you when you die?”

Because of the shop owner’s words, he made the antique ghost despise him.

Ye Sui became dizzy by their conduct. All she wanted was to go home early. Ye Sui hurriedly glanced at him, pointed at several vases, and said, “These vases, help me wrap them up.”

In the next sentence, she almost yelled out, “Please pack them as soon as possible. I will give you all the money!”

The shopkeeper’s eyes lit up. He already wanted to double the price. In his heart, it wasn’t so easy to find a sucker. If he didn’t rip her off, it would be doing himself an injustice.

He raised a finger and pointed towards the expensive figure.

The antique ghost was not happy. He floated to the shop owner’s head, blowing his beard and staring into his eyes. Then the ghost stretched out his hand and smacked the shopkeeper on the forehead.

“This is fake, but you are still selling it at such a high price. Don’t you lie; don’t you lie.”

Although the slap was invisible, the owner still felt his scalp hurt. He only thought that he had slept poorly last night, which could be a blow. He shook his head and wanted to continue talking.

When the owner covered his eyes, the ghost lifted up his butt again and pushed the owner aside. His back suddenly hit the shelf.

The shopkeeper, clutching his waist, shouted, “Oh, my old waist.” The antique ghost stood aside, proudly blowing his beard.

After playing a trick on the shopkeeper, the ghost turned to Ye Sui again. Saddened, he said, “Little girl, in the entire antique market, only the top vase is worth the price.”

“You must believe me. I never tell lies.”

He had done so much; in fact, he just wanted her to buy that vase. Ye Sui thought for a moment, pointed to a direction, and said, “Can I have a look at that top vase?”

The shopkeeper endured his low back pain and looked in the direction of Ye Sui’s finger. That was a vase that nobody wanted. There was already a layer of dust on it.

Seeing that Ye Sui has already bought so much, the shopkeeper, who was seldom so kind, reminded her, “This vase has been there for a long time because it is not genuine.”

The antique man ghost got angry again, “What do you know? You can tell the truth at a glance. Do you want to reincarnate into a baby to see if you really have a pig brain.”(T/N: mocking the shop owner)

The owner had no idea that he was being cursed by an old ghost. He even said, “You can buy other things better than this.”

The ghost turned speechless. He urged from the side, “Little lady, this person is an idiot. Don’t be stupid with him. You should just buy it!”

Ye Sui followed the antique ghost’s advice and said, “Nothing else. I only like that.”

Unable to persuade her, the shopkeeper climbed the ladder, took down the vase, and handed it over to Ye Sui. The shopkeeper generously gave her a 50% discount, which was equivalent to freebies to Ye Sui.

The shopkeeper felt that he was making a lot of money. The ghost held his arm and smiled mockingly, “Fool.”

After Ye Sui decided to buy the real vase, the antique ghost didn’t speak again. He just stayed reticent until she paid him the money.

“Little lady, keep this vase. Its value will only be higher in the future.”

In this way, the nine vases Ye Sui bought before were all fakes, but she unexpectedly bought the real one at the lowest price.

Ye Sui took the vase and went home. She stared at it and thought that she must place it in the most conspicuous place so that Chen Shu could see it at a glance.

In the evening, Chen Shu went home. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Ye Sui running in front of him. She had a smile on her face and sparkling eyes. “You’re back.”

Chen Shu felt she was acting a bit strange. Whenever he came home at ordinary times, Ye Sui never had such a reaction. He gathered his thoughts and mumbled, “Mmm.”

Ye Sui: “Come and have a look. I have something for you.”

Chen Shu vaguely guessed something, but he didn’t speak, striding forward with long steps. His eyes swept forward and settled at the front.

The black table was neatly filled with ten vases of various shapes and heights. Chen Shu almost thought he had entered the antique market.

Ye Sui patted the table boldly. “Take a look. These are the vases I’m gifting to you.”

She looked forward to it while seemingly saying: look, I really kept my promise and bought ten vases for my husband.

Ye Sui’s pointed out the vases one by one and said earnestly, “Short, fat, tall, slender, flowery, simple, and elegant…”

“I don’t know what type of vase you like, so I bought one each.” Practically everything should be here for him to choose.

Chen Shu looked at his little wife’s innocent expression and suddenly felt that his life was becoming more exciting.