"Alright, Sister Zhao, I'm going to bed first. Tomorrow is Sunday, and I need to take my sister back to our hometown. I've already asked for leave from school. Don't worry, Sister Zhao, I'll be back as soon as possible," Wu Jiaxin said.
Zhao Yan: "No rush, no rush. I'll take you to the station tomorrow then."
Wu Jiaxin: "Okay, I'm going to sleep now, Sister Zhao."
Zhao Yan: "Goodnight."
Watching Wu Jiaxin go upstairs, Zhao Yan turned to face the window, picked up her phone, and opened WeChat.
"Is Boss Lin there?"
In her opinion, Lin Jiahang should be very knowledgeable about computers.
When buying a phone before, he could rattle off specifications at will.
Lin Jiahang yawned. He hadn't been at the company for the past few months, and some projects required his attention.
He would have to sleep at the company again today.
Seeing his phone light up, he glanced at it instinctively. He hadn't planned to reply, but upon seeing who had messaged him, he picked up his phone and typed several words in the chat box.
After thinking for a moment, he deleted the words and finally sent an "Mm."
"Sorry, Boss Lin, I need to trouble you with something else. I need a computer and a DSLR camera. Do you have any second-hand ones? I'd like to buy them."
"Second-hand computer and DSLR?" Lin Xihang murmured softly and walked out of his office. He said to his busy assistant, "Xiao Jiu, pause your work for a moment and help me sand the bottom of my computer."
The assistant stopped working, looking a bit taken aback. "Boss, didn't you just buy that computer? Why are you sanding the bottom?"
"Make it look more like second-hand."
"Uh, okay!" The assistant scratched the back of his head. Seeing that Lin Xihang didn't explain, he didn't ask further.
"Don't we have many DSLRs at the company? Pick a new one and sand it as well."
"Okay."
Lin Xihang gave an "Mm" and messaged Zhao Yan.
"The company previously disposed of a batch of old computers and old DSLRs. You can have them for a total of six thousand yuan."
"Six thousand yuan, that's so affordable!" Zhao Yan's heart leaped with joy, and she immediately transferred six thousand yuan.
With the matter weighing on her mind resolved, Zhao Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She drew two more talismans and petted the cat a few times.
She noticed something. Before the cat came in, that couple who were destined to die always argued. Now that the cat was here, where had that couple gone?
On the first night Zhao Yan lived there, she had seen that couple, but she hadn't paid them any mind.
Closing the door, Zhao Yan went upstairs to sleep.
Wu Jiaxin always woke up earlier than Zhao Yan. She had already cooked noodles and climbed upstairs. She gently shook Zhao Yan awake. "Sister Zhao, breakfast is ready. The computer you ordered has been delivered."
Zhao Yan opened her eyes and stretched. "So fast."
"When I woke up, someone was already waiting at the door. I thought it was a guest. He said he was Boss Lin's employee and was here to deliver the computer," Wu Jiaxin said.
Zhao Yan smiled. "Boss Lin is really efficient."
Saying that, she got out of bed.
She first ate noodles with Wu Jiaxin. After eating, she unpacked the computer and DSLR.
Wu Jiaxin walked over while eating noodles. Seeing the computer and DSLR, she quickly put down her bowl.
"Ah!"
"What's wrong?" Zhao Yan asked, not understanding.
"Sister Zhao, how much did you buy this computer and DSLR for? You didn't take out a loan, did you? Let's return the computer and DSLR quickly. We don't need such high-end equipment for editing and shooting," Wu Jiaxin said urgently.
"I bought them for six thousand yuan."
"Sister Zhao, don't lie to me. I know you're afraid I'll worry about the price. This computer is the latest brand-name model, it costs over twenty thousand yuan. And this DSLR is a Canon 5D, which costs over fifteen thousand yuan."
"Even buying second-hand, it wouldn't be six thousand."
Zhao Yan scratched her head. "But I really bought them for six thousand."
Fearing Wu Jiaxin wouldn't believe her, Zhao Yan showed her the chat history on her phone.
After reading it, Wu Jiaxin summarized it with one sentence: How can rich people be so extravagant?
She browsed the computer and found that it seemed new.
Huh? This DSLR was new too.
The wear and tear looked more like it was deliberately done.
Wu Jiaxin quickly said a few words about how strange it was, opened the computer, and started editing videos while learning editing on her phone.
Zhao Yan also learned alongside her.
She was completely clueless about computers, and the old man hadn't taught her this.
The more she watched, the more amazed she became. Wu Jiaxin finished editing the video while learning editing, which was incredibly fast.
This speed was truly impressive, worthy of a top student.
"Sister Zhao, I'll send you the video, and you can publish it."
"Oh, right. My classmate used your account name. Have the followers increased?"
Zhao Yan opened her phone. Two followers had increased.
She checked her private messages; the new followers were all selling adult films.
Zhao Yan sent the video and, remembering Wu Jiaxin's bus, asked, "By the way, Xin Xin, what time is your bus?"
Wu Jiaxin replied, "My bus is at 10:45."
"It's 9:20 now, so I'll go out for a bit and be right back."
"Okay, Sister Zhao."
Zhao Yan turned and walked out. After walking for about ten minutes, she arrived at the bank and withdrew five thousand yuan.
Returning to the shop, she first took Wu Jiaxin back to her rental apartment, waited for her to get a few clothes, and then took her to the funeral home.
She helped Wu Jiaxin carry the bag of clothes and watched her go inside.
Ten minutes later, Wu Jiaxin emerged from the funeral home, wrapped the urn in black cloth, and placed it in her suitcase.
Zhao Yan didn't know how to comfort her, so she remained silent, riding her electric bike to take Wu Jiaxin to the high-speed train station.
She had timed it perfectly. As soon as they arrived, she heard the announcement for boarding.
"Take care. If anything happens, remember to call me. No matter how busy I am, I'll rush over," Zhao Yan said, hugging Wu Jiaxin and patting her back.
"Okay, Sister Zhao. I'm going to board now. Don't be too thrifty; you can't always eat lamb noodles for three meals a day," Wu Jiaxin said.
"Go ahead," Zhao Yan replied, watching Wu Jiaxin board the train.
Wu Jiaxin found her seat and put her suitcase away, then sat down.
She noticed her clothes were a bit messy and tidied them up.
As she tidied, she felt something was off. The pocket of her clothes felt noticeably heavier.
She turned the pocket inside out and saw money in it.
At this moment, her emotions became difficult to control.
Zhao Yan rode her electric bike, humming a tune.
As she rode, Zhao Yan felt something was wrong behind her and immediately looked back.
A female ghost was sitting behind her, who knows when. She immediately stopped the electric bike.
The female ghost looked at Zhao Yan. The woman in front of her was not afraid of her!
The female ghost suddenly raised her hand, stretching it high, and made hissing, threatening sounds at Zhao Yan.
The person in front of her was not only unafraid but also pulled out a butcher knife from her bag.
"What's wrong, little darling! Are you planning to fight me?" Zhao Yan said.
This butcher knife had been used by an old butcher in the mountains for over thirty years, and who knows how many pigs had been "sent off" by this knife.
The malevolent aura of the butcher knife startled the female ghost, who immediately waved her hands. "No, no, I just like to hitch rides on motorcycles and electric bikes, so I sat in the back. Others can't see me, but you can."
"I admit I was a bit arrogant just now."
Zhao Yan sized her up, her gaze fixed on the female ghost's head, and said speechlessly, "Your head is split open, and you still like to ride electric bikes? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold in your head?"
The female ghost had a very long gash on her head, which seemed to be caused by a car accident.
The female ghost was still wearing a wedding dress.
She turned to look behind her and thought, "Holy crap, the back of her head is also split open."
Truly, a double misfortune had befallen her.