Chapter 6

Chapter 6

The lights in the living room were still on when Xie Yuchen returned to the house. He never said he wasnt afraid of ghosts, but human hearts were far more terrifying than any ghost. After everything he had experienced, hed much rather deal with non-human problems. He settled into a lounge chair on the patio, put on his headphones, and dialed a number.New novel chapters are published on

He heard the sound of a beer can opening as soon as the person on the other end answered the call.

"Don't people usually get gout at your age?" Xie Yuchen asked.

"It's soda." The other person laughed.

"There should be some results."

"Liang Yanyan? Shes called Caifeng (1) in the field. Did you see her today? What did she look like?"

"About twenty-seven or eight. Good-looking."

"Oh, thats similar to when I met her two months ago. I guess she'll be using that face for a while. But rumor has it that she changes her appearance every six months. She does makeup and helps change peoples appearances in the field. Its unusual for her to actively look for help, though. Are you nervous about her coming to you? Is that why you need her info?"

"I thought she had something up her sleeve for me, but I don't think thats the case anymore. She really asked me for help."

"Then use your charm to turn her into your confidant."

I'm not interested in her. I'm interested in the other one.

"Ah Tou? Shes just an ordinary person."

"Based on Liang Yanyans attitude towards her, I doubt it. Have you been lazing around?"

"They have a strong bond, so I don't think you can get in between them," the other party said. "When Liang Yanyan was sixteenwell, around sixteen there was a huge fire that killed about sixty people. The whole factory burned to the ground and she inhaled too much smoke and was declared dead. Ah Tous parents also worked in the same factory. Ah Tou was about seven or eight at the time, and the skin on both of her arms was burned completely. At that time, Ah Tou's grandparents had some power, so they forced Liang Yanyan's parents to donate the skin from their daughters back so Ah Tou could get a skin graft."

"And?"

Living alone in a place like this, dont you imagine all sorts of things?

Ah Tou looked at Liang Yanyan and shook her head, why would anyone ever want to bring trouble to themselves? Now that someone else was in the room with her, Ah Tou had completely calmed down and her first thought was to wonder how much this sister was going to charge.

She had just made forty thousand yuan and could take it all out. But if Liang Yanyan charged her more than that, it wouldnt be worth it. She had to negotiate the price first. If they couldnt come to an agreement and the other woman left, then shed be helpless again. Will this house even be livable?

"Uhhh" she didnt know where to start.

Where should I sleep? Liang Yanyan asked.

Ah Tou summoned up her courage and interrupted the other woman, "Well how much do you charge, sister?"

Liang Yanyan chuckled and looked at Ah Tou with a smile, "Just listen to yourself! First you called me a delivery personwhich I toleratedand now youre asking me my price for staying over."

"That's not what I meant." Ah Tou just now realized what Liang Yanyans earlier words meant (2). "Since Boss Xie recommended you to come here, I have to ask about the price. I run a small business and cant afford someone who's a prestigious expert."

Liang Yanyan looked at Ah Tous artwork and said, "Xie Yuchen has already paid, so you don't need to give me anything. But a drawing will do.

"Ah, what do you want me to draw? Ah Tou was relieved, but also a little surprised. She usually charged four thousand yuan for one of her pieces, and most of her clients were her friends. There were also some family friends whom her parents sent over to indirectly give her some living expenses. She hadnt yet developed a solid style and knew that she still needed a little work.

"Ill let you know once I have an idea." As Liang Yanyan spoke, she took out Ah Tous sketch from the Boss Xies house and pointed to the hanging man, We need to have a serious talk, but before that, tell me where I should sleep for the next few days.

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TN Notes:

(1) Tailor/dressmaker

(2) Staying over () has an implicit meaning of sleeping together.