Chapter 294 - The Bill Comes Due

"Liu Xiaodan?"

It came from a voice that Liu Xiaodan felt familiar to him. However, perhaps his stay in the facility had reduced that sliver of familiarity. He could only turn around to find out who it was. When he turned, he realized it was actually someone he didn't know he would see again.

Liu Xiaodan only smiled at him. "Officer Fu, I didn't think I'd see you here. How are you? Are Miss Chu's friends coming already?"

Fu Xing, who had taken a leave today to visit, didn't think Liu Xiaodan would be here. Well, it's not that bizarre to find him here, but… "You… aren't you… aren't you supposed to be sent to another place? Did you escape?"

"...?" Liu Xiaodan blinked. Then, a hand grabbed him from the side. Once again, the savior senior came to cover for his a.s.s. Li Feng, however, didn't look friendly; neither did Liu Xiaodan know why the spectacles were back on the other guy's face.

The senior huffed. "Don't bother yourself with him. Let's go." Li Feng slid his eyes to the side to order Liu Xiaodan through his gaze. Liu Xiaodan wasn't intimidated, but he was curious. In the end, he let himself be taken away by a light yet firm grip on his arm.

Faraway, Mian Bingbing was waiting for them. Through her purple shades, she glared at Fu Xing as if stopping him from following them. 

Soon, the three people had vanished from Fu Xing's view. He remained planted on his spot and murmured as if wondering why Liu Xiaodan was not stuck in a straitjacket somewhere. He only moved when he felt a tap on his shoulder. When he turned, those others from the Records Department had arrived.

"What's wrong? Did you see a ghost?"

"...yeah, yeah, I did," Fu Xing only murmured again. Ah, yes, Liu Xiaodan was a ghost that had haunted the prison for a week. There was no need to bother about him anymore.

The group came to Chu Youlan's grave, and her friends actually wept and wailed at her loss. Some others were disappointed that their goddess, who didn't know how to be one, had died. They didn't know why she and Song Qixi was even at that place, but the two were heavily implicated. Ultimately, they lost their lives.

One of them then looked over at the big building in the distance. It was the tomb of the Mian family. "Guys, do you think we can visit Boss? Are we even allowed to pay respects to Boss?"

"I don't know." Another girl sniffed and sighed as she joined him in gazing at the tomb of the Mian family. "The Mian family can't be any less than the Song family, right?"

…

At the Mian family's tomb, several markers were there in front of the urns. All the tombstones were well-made and well-maintained. Everything was like none of these descendants were forgotten. However, even the living descendants didn't know if all of these urns contained ashes.

Wu Qianqian and Liu Li were supposed to be with Mian Bingbing and Liu Xiaodan, but Li Heilong helped Wu Qianqian have her mother's urn delivered to them here. 

Since they're entombing Song Qixi here, Mian Tianni requested for Mian Lengleng's ashes to be put here as well. It was if filling the gaps until only Mian Tianyu and hers were left. It's just very strange to see that their spots were surrounded by those both older and younger than them.

Mian Qingwei and Mian Qingtao were with Wu Qianqian and Liu Li since they want to see their parents' and even their blood auntie's. Mian Qingtao would come visit his comrades' graves later.

"Xue'er, your son should be home now." Mian Tianni stared at the urns of Song Qixi's parents. Yes, even that son of the Song family had his urn here in their Mian family tomb. No matter how much the Song family wanted it, they had no more rights since even their Patriarch let his son's urn be with his love.

A secretary walked to Mian Tianni. "Master, Fifth Mistress Song is on the phone. She wants to speak with you."

"Lisa? Is something wrong?" Mian Tianni moved to a side after receiving a call from one of Song Wangyin's younger sisters. At first, she had no idea why Song Lisa was calling, but her eyes could only close after a few minutes. "Alright, I will see you later. Wait for me."

"Did something happen?" Mian Tianyu came to her side after seeing her expression. However, his older sister only sighed and held onto her c.h.e.s.t. Her lips curled in a pitiful smile as if regretting the situation.

"Old Master Song suffered from a heart attack after hearing about Qixi days ago. Just now, he finally passed away. Lisa was scared that everyone would start collapsing all around her." Mian Tianni shook her head. "We might have to come see her later."

Mian Tianyu hummed in a grave expression. "Don't you think a lot has gone away in just a few days? It's as if Death is preparing for something."

The older sister only smiled. "Or that the bill comes due." She then eyed the members of the Mian family behind them. "The Qiao family will only grow harsher now that Qiao Muwei is also gone. Should time get to us first, do you think our Mian family will be alright?"

Mian Tianyu's countenance only grew graver. "Sister… we should train the younger generation harder now. We should at least push Feng'er to break through. The demons of the Black March could not do anything to the dybbuk, but the child could only protect so many. Liu Xiaodan can only care about so many."

However, Mian Tianni only continued smiling.

…

Huff, huff. Li Feng panted lightly as he jogged in place. A thin film of sweat was on his forehead, and a few beads rolled down the sides of his face. However, even if his face was flushed from exhaustion and his hair sticking to his head from sweat, he still exuded this rather handsome and dazzling warm aura that made women want him underneath or on top of them. This rather huggable man surely won the gene lottery.

Three more people are actually with them. One girl was also dying, but she was too beautiful to dare look like a slob while the other girl jogged behind the wheelchair. She was used to this morning routine so she even volunteered to push the wheelchair at the same speed they were jogging. The man on the wheelchair was also wheezing… but from laughter.

Before one of them could speak, they saw a blue car pull up next to them. The windows rolled down, and Jiang Yanyu smiled at them. "Hey, gorgeous misters, where can I find the Mian Residence's front yard?"