"Father Gu! We've also found the big pest hiding in our house!"
The excited voice of Baby Gu came from the exit again. "Come and take a look!"
I followed the Gu couple out through the secret door that Gu Linjun had reopened. Right in front of me, I saw the red - haired Baby and an unfamiliar boy grinning as they carried a basket and ran down the stairs.
Sitting in the basket was a gray - haired old man in a suit. One of the legs of his gold - rimmed glasses had broken, and they hung loosely on his nose.
"Sheng... Sheng Shixun?!"
I couldn't help crying out when I recognized the man in the basket. "Baby, where did you find him?!"
Sheng Shixun looked extremely miserable. Not only was his glasses leg broken, but there were also many red handprint marks on his face.
Baby Gu's curly brown hair had been tied up into a high ponytail, swaying proudly. "Father Gu said that there might be some uninvited guests in our Gu family these two days. So Jinjin has been patrolling the mansion, and then he found this guy in the cave of the rockery!"
"Can you call me that?"
The handsome boy seemed rather cocky. He tilted his head proudly, his nose almost pointing to the sky. "You should call me Second Brother!"
"Second Brother..."
I was shocked again. This little boy was even more senior than Gu Linjun. He must be someone remarkable!
"Second Brother your head! Gu Jinjin, you idiot!"
Unexpectedly, Baby didn't care about this Second Brother at all. She grabbed the collar of the Second Brother and twisted his nose, shouting, "Everyone is very busy today, and you're still being so fussy! Do you want a beating?!"
Gu Jinjin didn't expect Baby to suddenly attack him in front of so many people. He quickly stepped back and called for help in the direction of Lu Xiyu. "Mom Xixi, help me! Baby is bullying her brother..."
"Still calling! Still daring to ask for help?!"
Baby waved her little fist and knocked several times on Gu Jinjin's head.
"Baby, stop bullying Second Brother."
Before Lu Xiyu could say anything, the blond Gu Linjun in front of me smiled and reached out to hold Baby's wrist, pulling her back from Gu Jinjin.
"Fourth Brother, you're amazing!"
Gu Jinjin finally got out of Baby's control. He quickly straightened his wrinkled collar and gave a thumbs - up to Gu Linjun. "Sure enough, you're a big fierce beast. You can control the tigress firmly!"
"Gu! Jin! Jin!"
Two blushes immediately rose on Baby's face. The little girl's earlobes were as red as if they had been scalded. She shouted and tried to break free from Gu Linjun's hand to chase and beat Gu Jinjin.
How could Gu Jinjin just stand there and take the beating? He had already run away and hid behind Lu Xiyu.
"Alright, alright!"
As expected of a mother, Lu Xiyu was best at balancing the conflicts among children. "You two have both worked hard! You've caught a big villain! Now, we're going to interrogate this bad guy on behalf of Granny Aunt, so as to prevent him from having any more bad ideas!"
"...Yes!"
Baby nodded obediently. She glared at Gu Jinjin hiding behind Lu Xiyu and stopped making a fuss.
I couldn't help feeling envious of this family. Everyone was so lively and interesting... I believed that each member of the Gu family must have a wonderful story!
At this moment, two surprised voices came from behind me.
"Miss Lu!!"
"Young Master?!"
"You... Why have you all come back?!"
Gu Nian and Tong Yunfang staggered forward. They took two steps past me and rushed in front of Lu Xiyu and Gu Fancheng.
"Old Nian! Steward Tong!!"
Gu Fancheng, who usually had a cold face, became excited when he saw them. "...You... You've suffered!"
"We're not suffering! It's all our negligence. We failed to help you!"
The clothes on Gu Nian and the others were torn and smelled foul. However, I saw that the palm he stretched out had already become like that of a normal person.
He... He and Tong Yunfang had been imprisoned in the damp secret room by Sheng Shixun's spell. Their flesh and blood had rotted for a long time. How could they recover immediately when they came out?
While I was looking at this happy family reunion scene and daydreaming, Tong Yunfang suddenly turned around and knelt down in front of me with a thud.
"Miss Du, thanks to you, the broken bodies of Gu Nian and I have been repaired!"
She looked up at me. Her face, which had been so rotten that the whites of her eyes were exposed, had actually returned to normal. One could see her original dignified and beautiful temperament.
"Me?!"
I didn't think I had done anything for them, let alone having the magic to revive the dead and restore the bones!
"Miss Du, your blood repaired our broken bodies. Otherwise, how could we have the courage to appear in front of everyone again..." Gu Nian also turned his head. A grateful look appeared on his honest and sincere face.
...
I always dared not reveal my inhuman identity in front of others... Because I knew what people were thinking. Those not of our kind must have different intentions!
How could a zombie live in harmony with humans?
My blood could only contaminate ordinary people and turn countless people into blood - thirsty zombies, causing social unrest. How could it become something that could save lives?
I couldn't help taking a step back, trying to look for Si Jiangchen. Unexpectedly, Si Jiangchen, who always silently followed me, was nowhere to be seen...
"Si..."
I quickly turned my head and saw that Si Jiangchen didn't come out with us. In the deep secret room, only a tall and thin shadow was standing against the wall.
"What's wrong with you?!"
I was very panicked and wanted to run in and hold Si Jiangchen's hand.
"Xiaohe, don't come in."
Si Jiangchen's voice was deep and a bit hoarse. "It will scare you."
"How could it scare me?!"
When I heard Si Jiangchen's voice, I immediately felt a kind of fear with my hair standing on end. His voice now was just like the sound of the rotten Tong Yunfang when we first entered the secret room.
I rushed towards the entrance of the secret room regardless. However, although the distance was only three or five steps, I couldn't get closer no matter what.
"Si Jiangchen!! What are you doing! Let me pass!"
I ran forward desperately, but it was like running on a treadmill. No matter how fast I ran, I seemed to be standing still.
"Xiaohe!"
Lu Xiyu and Gu Fancheng also noticed Si Jiangchen's strangeness. Lu Xiyu reached out to pull my arm. "This won't work. There's a spell here. Even if you run until you're exhausted and die, you can't get in!"
"A spell?!"
I looked up at Si Jiangchen's figure. "Let me in!! Si Jiangchen!"
No matter what he became, I wouldn't be afraid, because he was my man!