FV CH 18

Ghost Baby

Chapter 18: Tang Ning regarded Mo Yunchu as a very good friend.

Tang Ning’s feet were held in Mo Yunchu’s palm. His feet were not small, but Mo Yunchu’s palm was too wide. In addition, the skin on Tang Ning’s feet was incredibly delicate, which made people unconsciously think of the word “suitable for playing”.

The figure on the glass door swayed, and the gaze hiding in the dark made Tang Ning feel uneasy.

The handkerchief carefully wiped the dirt off Tang Ning’s legs, causing him to tremble slightly. Tang Ning turned his head to the side, trying to avoid the reflection on the glass door. The bathroom wall was made up of countless smooth tiles, and Tang Ning’s self-deceiving face was reflected on every reflective surface.

Tang Ning wanted to curl himself up into a ball. The pervasive fear and shame almost overwhelmed him.

——Stay back.

“What’s wrong?” Mo Yunchu asked softly, “What is Xiao Ning afraid of?”

——Please.

Mo Yunchu put down his handkerchief and held Tang Ning’s pale face with both hands. His fingers gently pressed against Tang Ning’s cheekbones. His deep phoenix eyes stared at Tang Ning without blinking, as if they could pull out the secrets deep inside a person’s heart. “Tell me, okay?”

——Help.

A drop of blood-red liquid seeped out of the ceiling and splashed onto the cold tiles.

Tang Ning’s shoulders began to tremble uncontrollably as the sound of water splashed. He recalled the real nightmare he had in the bathroom on the first day. How could he explain all this to Mo Yunchu without being allowed to reveal the existence of the ghost?

He seemed to be going crazy.
Scared to the point he’s going crazy.

“Xiao Ning, you haven’t been in a good mood for a while. I’m worried about you.” Mo Yunchu’s fingers slid across Tang Ning’s brows, gently stroking them over and over again. The touch was so gentle, so gentle that Tang Ning wanted to cry.

“Are you still worried about the hearse? I have an idea. I will accompany you to find the driver of the hearse and ask him about the details. What do you think?”

Tang Ning almost suspected that he was hallucinating. This was something he really wanted to do, but due to his fear of Lao Liu and the unknown, he did not dare to act alone.

Tang Ning looked at Mo Yunchu in disbelief. His tear-soaked eyes sparkled under the light, as if he had been stunned by a sudden surprise. “…Is it really okay?”

Mo Yunchu smiled gently, “Of course.”

“But you’re going to film a movie,” Tang Ning said hesitantly.

“It’s okay. I can still take a day off.” Mo Yunchu patted Tang Ning’s head. “You’re not sad anymore, right?”

Tang Ning looked at Mo Yunchu obediently with his sparkling eyes. He nodded seriously. He wanted to thank Mo Yunchu, but was worried that Mo Yunchu would ask for a thank you gift. After thinking it over, Tang Ning carefully kissed Mo Yunchu’s jaw. He kissed very carefully and observed Mo Yunchu’s reaction the whole time. If Mo Yunchu showed any tendency to deepen the kiss, he would shrink back immediately like a frightened animal.

But Mo Yunchu did not move, and no emotion could be seen in his deep phoenix eyes.

So Tang Ning got a little bolder, his eyelashes trembling constantly, and he awkwardly kissed the corner of Mo Yunchu’s lips, and the sweet breath poured on Mo Yunchu’s face. Tang Ning blushed, closed his eyes, and quickly kissed Mo Yunchu on the lips.

Tang Ning then quickly ended the kiss. He opened his eyes, his gaze flickered, his ears were red, and he said from the bottom of his heart, “You are so nice.”

Mo Yunchu half-knelt in front of Tang Ning, motionless, his handsome face looking absent-minded, a rare moment.

When his face was expressionless, his intimidatingly handsome features made people feel distant and oppressive, so much so that Tang Ning did not notice anything unusual about Mo Yunchu for a while.

Another drop of blood-colored water splashed onto the ground. The slight dripping sound made Mo Yunchu blink. His phoenix eyes gazed deeply at the slightly nervous Tang Ning. Mo Yunchu revealed a restrained and gentle smile and praised, “Xiao Ning is behaving so well.”

Tang Ning could sense that Mo Yunchu seemed to be in a good mood. Although Mo Yunchu was still as gentle and considerate as usual, but he felt that Mo Yunchu was in a particularly good mood tonight.

This good mood did not disappear before Tang Ning fell asleep. Tang Ning snuggled in Mo Yunchu’s arms and was kissed on the forehead by Mo Yunchu in a daze. The kiss was very gentle, as if he was treating a lost treasure.

The next day, Tang Ning first went to ask Director Lin whether Lao Liu was at work. After learning that Lao Liu was off that day, Tang Ning called Lao Liu again.

No one answered the call.

Finally, accompanied by Mo Yunchu, Tang Ning entered the residential complex where Lao Liu lived. Apart from the security guard, Tang Ning did not see anyone walking around in the complex. The entire complex was in a deathly silence.

The elevator in the community was repaired this time. Tang Ning and Mo Yunchu walked into the elevator and found that even the most deserted elevator in the community was covered with advertisements. The celebrities in the advertisements were smiling at Tang Ning. In the cold and narrow elevator, posters of celebrities that Tang Ning did not recognize were posted on all four sides, and pairs of eyes were staring at Tang Ning in the center.

Tangning held Mo Yunchu’s hand tightly and leaned his head on his shoulder. The elevator door suddenly opened on the second floor. No one was outside. Tangning saw this strange scene and suddenly remembered what Lu Junchi had said to him——

“He was in the elevator, and the elevator door opened for no reason, and then closed for no reason, and then he heard the announcement that the elevator was overloaded.”

Mo Yunchu took a step forward, the cold light shining on the brim of his hat. He stretched out his hand, and with his slender fingers pressed the door closing button, and the elevator door closed again.

No overload warning.

The elevator continued to rise.

Mo Yunchu’s palm was warm. He was wearing a mask and a baseball cap, and his expression could not be seen clearly. However, Tang Ning gained an infinite sense of security from it. He gently hooked his fingers on Mo Yunchu’s palm.

Under the brim of his hat, his narrow and long phoenix eyes glanced slightly, as if he was puzzled by Tang Ning’s little action. Tang Ning gave Mo Yunchu a soft smile, and his long eyelashes could not cover the fragmented light in his eyes.

These eyes look beautiful when they cry. The thick and curled eyelashes are covered with tears like broken jade beads. The black eyes are washed clear and full of fragile beauty.

But when the eyes that were always red from crying smiled, it was a completely different kind of beauty, and the small and dim space seemed to brighten up for a moment at this moment.

Once Tang Ning gets familiar with people, he will reveal his lively and cheerful side. He will become happy for no apparent reason and will share his good mood with his friends for no apparent reason.

After spending a few days together, Tang Ning considered Mo Yunchu to be a very good friend.

The elevator door opened. Tang Ning didn’t care about Mo Yunchu’s reaction. He bravely walked out first, of course, still holding Mo Yunchu’s hand tightly.

Standing in the dead silent corridor, Tang Ning held his head high with his chest held high and searched for Lao Liu’s room according to the house number.

[System, I’m super brave now right?]
Tang Ning said with a hint of pride.

[You will be more convincing if you let go of Mo Yunchu’s hand before you say this.]
The system mercilessly exposed Tang Ning’s brave appearance.

[I won’t!]

Tang Ning’s hand was tightly intertwined with Mo Yunchu’s. They walked to the end of the corridor and stood in front of Lao Liu’s door.

There was a yellow talisman pasted on the door of Lao Liu’s room. Tang Ning didn’t understand what the tadpole-like writing on the talisman meant, but he instinctively smelled something ominous.

Tang Ning silently retreated to Mo Yunchu’s side. Mo Yunchu looked calm and unhurried as he knocked on the door. His knock was not loud, just a slight turn of his wrist, tapping the door with his finger bones, which looked very elegant.

However, Mo Yunchu used astonishing strength. The knocks on the door, one after another, were extremely penetrating, like the beating of war drums. Tang Ning, listening to them, felt inexplicably frightened.

When Mo Yunchu was halfway through knocking, the door opened with a bang.

A strong smell of blood came over.

A bloody kitchen knife was the first to come out from the crack in the door. The blade reflected Tang Ning’s frightened eyes. The veins on the hand holding the handle bulged, and blood gathered from the fingers to the blade, and then dripped from the tip of the knife.

Blood splattered at Tang Ning’s feet.

Tang Ning took a step back in panic and subconsciously hid behind Mo Yunchu. He saw that the door was completely opened. Lao Liu was holding a kitchen knife and looking at Mo Yunchu with a gloomy face.

Mo Yunchu was wearing a mask and a baseball cap, so his expression was unremarkable. However, his voice was unusually calm, gentle and polite as he asked, “Is Mr. Liu cooking?”

“Who are you? What are you doing here?” Lao Liu’s gaze fell on Tang Ning, who was standing behind Mo Yunchu. His expression darkened, and his eyes seemed to threaten someone. “Get out! All of you, get out!”

As he said that, he was about to close the door.

However, Mo Yunchu was a step faster. He firmly grasped Lao Liu’s hand, which was wielding the kitchen knife, and easily squeezed through the door. “Mr. Liu, we just want to know something from you.”

“You are not welcome here!” Lao Liu’s eyes were bloodshot and veins on his forehead were bulging.

Tang Ning saw the yellow talisman on the door floating gently, as if blown by the wind, but the air here seemed to be full of dust. Where did the wind come from?

He nervously looked at Mo Yunchu, who was currently facing off against Lao Liu. The sight of the blood-dripped kitchen knife frightened Tang Ning, who was worried the two would start fighting if they disagreed.

Mo Yunchu remained calm in the face of the irritable Lao Liu. He took out a card from his pocket with his slender fingers and said, “One million for one question.”

As soon as these words came out, Lao Liu, who was struggling violently, seemed to have pressed the pause button. He looked at Mo Yunchu in surprise and doubt, “What did you say?”

“If your answer satisfies me, I’ll add another 10 million.” Mo Yunchu said gently, and then he took off his mask, revealing his extremely handsome face.

Mo Yunchu’s appearance was obviously very recognizable. Lao Liu’s eyes widened and he stammered, “You…you are that big star?!”

The corners of his lips curled up slightly, outlining an impeccable smile. Mo Yunchu loosened the shackles on Lao Liu and took out a document from his briefcase. “This is the contract I commissioned my lawyer to draft. The transaction between us is legally binding.”

A clean file bag was handed to Lao Liu. Lao Liu looked at Mo Yunchu, then at the file bag. He hesitated for a moment, reached out and grasped a corner of the file bag. The blood on his hand left a glaring mark on the file bag.

Lao Liu withdrew his hand again.

He wiped the dirt on his hands onto his clothes, then took the document bag again and took out the contract that Mo Yunchu mentioned.

He read slowly and carefully, his cloudy eyes gradually moving as he read. After finishing reading the entire document, he took a deep breath, then turned and walked into the house, “Come in.”

Tang Ning was stunned watching from the side. He had never expected Mo Yunchu to handle the situation this way. But when he thought about it carefully, Director Lin also said that Lao Liu had given most of his savings to Taoist Hao, so his daily life must be quite tight.

Tang Ning had dealt with Taoist Hao before and knew that his price was very high. Without some money, he could only buy the funeral clothes from Taoist Hao.

This is really… Money makes the world go round.

“What are you thinking about?” Mo Yunchu took Tang Ning’s hand and led him into Lao Liu’s house.

Upon entering, Tangning saw three pairs of shoes neatly arranged next to the shoe cabinet.
Children’s shoes, women’s shoes, and men’s shoes.

There were no extra slippers in Lao Liu’s house, so Tang Ning didn’t change his shoes and walked straight into the house. The house was very dark. The curtains were drawn in broad daylight, and only the light was on in the kitchen.

In the dim light, Tang Ning vaguely saw something covered with red cloth in the center of the living room. Most of the area was shrouded in darkness, with a few areas outlined by dim light and permeated with an ominous red.

Tang Ning looked at it for two seconds, feeling a little uncomfortable. He turned his gaze elsewhere. The sofa in the living room was a bit old, and there seemed to be some messy little things placed on it. Tang Ning seemed to catch a glimpse of a vague figure out of the corner of his eye. Startled, he suddenly turned around and saw that it was clothes hanging on the clothesline. Because the curtains were closed, the clothes hanging there seemed to be a shadowy figure.

Tang Ning turned to look at the dining table. He saw three sets of bowls and chopsticks neatly placed on the table. It looked like Lao Liu was getting ready to eat.

The dull sound of chopping meat came from the kitchen, and Tang Ning saw Lao Liu standing in front of the stove, busy at work.

The kitchen was dirty and messy. The closer Tang Ning got, the more he could smell a strong and disgusting stench. The main source of the stench was the black kitchen waste bags piled up next to the kitchen door.

Tang Ning couldn’t help but cover his mouth and nose with his hands, fearing that he would vomit in the next second.

He suppressed his discomfort and took a few steps forward. He found that one of the black garbage bags was not tied, and a bone was exposed at the opening of the bag. The bone was covered with fine tooth marks, some of which were so small that they looked like they had been bitten by a child.

But this bone is obviously not cooked.

Besides, haven’t Lao Liu’s wife and children been dead for many years?

Where did the child come from?

“Bang!!!”
The sudden noise startled Tang Ning.

Lao Liu chopped the knife into the chopping board. The rushing water washed over his palms. Old Liu shook off the water droplets on his hands and said in a gloomy tone, “Tell me, what do you want to ask?”

Mo Yunchu looked at Tang Ning, signaling him to ask the question.

Tang Ning asked cautiously, “Did you pick up any passengers in the hearse you were driving on the night of July 22nd?”