Heavenly Eye 2: School Ghost Stories
CHAPTER 3
12.
Shao Lanxuan gave me a ‘are you being polite?’ look, then continued:
“The Shao family was once a prominent family, but by my grandfather's generation, it had fallen into decline. It was my grandfather's hard work that brought the Shao family back to prominence.
Our branch of the family has always had few descendants. By my generation, I'm the only male heir.
Originally, my grandfather planned to keep me in the countryside until I was eighteen, but fate had other plans. When I was six, my grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer, it was already in the late stages.
I had to say goodbye to you and Li Zhuangzhuang, and return to my grandfather's side.”
“Lung cancer, late stage?”
Hearing Shao Lanxuan's words, I took a big gulp of my milk tea.
Although I didn't know the specifics of late-stage lung cancer, I knew it was a serious illness.
But looking at Mr. Shao earlier, he seemed to be healthier than Shao Lanxuan.
Shao Lanxuan looked at me. “At the time, I also thought I was going to lose my grandpa, but after a while, my grandpa said he used some kind of folk remedy, and his health actually improved day by day.
Last month, I accompanied him to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor actually said that his lung cancer had completely recovered, a miracle in medical history.
It was because of this that my grandfather decided to send me to study abroad, so that I could finish my studies as soon as possible and return to inherit the Shao family's business.”
I looked at him in astonishment. “Wow! So you're a wealthy heir!”
Shao Lanxuan wanted to hit my head when he heard this. “I'm being serious.”
I anticipated his action and blocked him with my hand, then continued, “But it's lung cancer, can it just be cured like that? I suspect that your grandpa is borrowing life from someone!”
“Borrow... borrowing life?”
Shao Lanxuan froze, his voice trembling.
“Borrowing from who?”
My words made Shao Lanxuan's face turn incredibly ugly:
“Pious sons and grandchildren!”
13.
Shao Lanxuan couldn't stay any longer, he shoved the milk tea in my hand.
“Shen Tongtong, thank you. I remember I have something to take care of, I won't be able to entertain you anymore.”
Then he turned to leave.
I immediately called out to him, “I'll go with you!”
But Shao Lanxuan suddenly turned serious and yelled at me, “Stop! I want to handle this myself, don't follow me…”
Then he turned around, clenched his fists, and walked towards the outside step by step.
I watched Shao Lanxuan's stubborn and somewhat desolate back.
I just felt empty inside.
“Hey... are you just leaving like that?”
In my mind, Mr. Shao's gloomy and strange appearance flashed.
In an instant, I realized a lot of things.
After much deliberation, I still followed him and grabbed Shao Lanxuan.
“I'm not very capable, and I don't know how dangerous this situation is, but I know my blood is useful!”
Then I took off my school badge pin, pricked my thumb with it, and endured the pain as I placed a drop of blood on Shao Lanxuan's forehead.
Shao Lanxuan nodded. “Thank you! I'll go back first, be careful on your way.”
Then he turned and left. I waved at his back. “Call me if anything happens.”
After watching Shao Lanxuan enter the community, I went home.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the yard, I saw Shen Chen holding his arm with one hand, munching on an apple with the other, looking at me with a critical expression.
“Where were you?”
I was being stared at by Shen Chen, and I couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
“Didn't I tell you I was going to piano class?”
Shen Chen scoffed. “Don't lie!”
Then he leaned in and sniffed me like a dog.
“Smells like milk tea! And... that Shao Lanxuan guy!”
Shen Chen's nose has always been sharp. He can smell anything.
Seeing me smirk, Shen Chen got upset.
“Sis, didn't I tell you, that guy's a jinx, don't hang out with him?”
What a little brat, he's so young, but he's so bossy.
I told him earnestly, “Knowing he's unlucky is all the more reason to help him!”
I grabbed Shen Chen and pushed his bangs aside to check his forehead.
We're both our parents' children, why do I have an extra eye and he doesn't?!
Then, I found that his forehead was smooth, nothing there.
Shen Chen protested, “Sis, what are you doing!” His bangs were messed up.
I pulled at the corners of my mouth. “Sis just wanted to look at your forehead. Wow, it's so pretty, so white!”
Then I laughed twice, and under the pretext of doing homework, ran back to my room.
14.
There's no way I'm doing my homework, I'll just have to copy my deskmate Xu Jia's tomorrow.
With a pen perched on my nose and my feet propped on the desk, I lay my head on my arm, feeling uneasy.
Shao Lanxuan must suspect that his parents' death is related to his grandfather, which is why he's so eager to go home.
Mr. Shao is Shao Lanxuan's only family. If the truth is as it seems, what a huge blow it would be to Shao Lanxuan!
But who was the woman on the phone?
If she wanted the Shao family to have no descendants, why didn't she start with Shao Lanxuan's grandfather?
Even tigers don't eat their cubs, would Mr. Shao really do such a thing?
I waited and waited, and finally, near midnight, I received a call from Shao Lanxuan.
His voice sounded lost and dispirited over the phone:
“Shen Tongtong, I found my grandpa's medical records. It turns out, fourteen years ago, he had late-stage lung cancer.”
Hearing his voice, I knew something was wrong. I could hear the sound of wind in the background, so I jumped up from my chair immediately.
“Shao Lanxuan, where are you? I'm coming over right now!”
But Shao Lanxuan didn't answer me, he just laughed with a hint of melancholy in his voice.
“Shen Tongtong, I'm very grateful to you and Li Zhuangzhuang. You're my best friends in this world.
Maybe I shouldn't have been born in the first place. If I died, would you remember me like you remember Li Zhuangzhuang?”
“Shao Lanxuan, calm down! I'm coming over right now!”
I shouted in excitement.
But on the other end of the phone, a strange female voice appeared:
“It's too late, the Shao family will be extinguished tonight!
Shao Wenkang! Back then, you killed me for your own ambition, today is your retribution!
I will make you kill your own flesh and blood, hahahaha…”
This voice... it was the woman I spoke to on the phone today!
I grabbed my feather duster and rushed out the door.
Though I don't understand the whole story, I heard the word ‘killed.’
That woman must be a vengeful spirit, I can't let her hurt Shao Lanxuan.
But when I got outside, I was a little confused.
Shao Lanxuan didn't say where he was on the phone, and it didn't sound like he was at home.
Searching for him in this vast city would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Thinking about it, I immediately went home and dragged Shen Chen out of bed.
“Chenchen, help your sister, it's a matter of life and death!”
15.
Shen Chen has a dog's nose, sharper than anything.
He can smell Shao Lanxuan's scent on me, so he must be able to smell the drop of blood I left on Shao Lanxuan's forehead, right?
I quickly told Shen Chen about Shao Lanxuan's disappearance and held my thumb, which had the blood pricked on it, in front of him.
“Smell, do you smell my blood?”
Shen Chen knew I was trying to find Shao Lanxuan, and he was a little unwilling.
“Do you think your brother is a dog?”
I was so anxious I wanted to cry. “Chenchen, just help your sister! Can you bear to watch him die? You also get some of the snacks and toys he sends!”
My words seemed to move Shen Chen, and he got out of bed helplessly.
“Alright, alright, Shen Tongtong, you really are my sister.”
Actually, I secretly felt that my brother had some kind of talent.
What normal kid looks at calculus problems at the age of eight?
Unexpectedly, his nose was even more sensitive than I thought.
He sniffed and sniffed, and he actually led me to the bottom of a building.
I looked at the name of the building and my heart sank.
“Isn't this Shao Lanxuan's company?”
Shen Chen looked tired, he pointed to the roof.
“He's up there!”
I was afraid he was tired, so I picked him up.
“Chenchen, be good, let's go up and take a look. Tired, huh? Sister will carry you!”
Shen Chen hugged my neck, rubbed his little face on my face, and snorted disdainfully:
“Anyway, you promised me, this time I helped you, you can't sneak out to meet him next time!”
I readily agreed, “Absolutely, absolutely!”
I carried Shen Chen and took the elevator to the top floor. From afar, I saw Shao Lanxuan sitting on the edge of the building.
The night wind blew his hair into disarray, giving him a sorrowful aura that didn't match his age.
Behind him, stood a woman in a cheongsam dress from the Republican era!
Seeing this, I yelled, “Shao Lanxuan, be careful!”
Shao Lanxuan heard my voice, turned his head, and saw the woman behind him. He was startled.
“You... you're the woman in grandpa's old pocket watch?”
Hearing this, a trace of bewilderment flashed in the woman's eyes.
“The pocket watch... that was the token of love I gave him…”
Shao Lanxuan looked at the woman in front of him in astonishment.
“You... are you my grandpa's first love?”
The woman's face instantly changed: “I am his legal wife!!!”
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