My heart raced wildly at just one word from Gu Fancheng.
Leave? Go with him?!
I was his wife in the ghost marriage, the wife my father had written a memorial to the Taoist deity for.
Once this marriage was concluded, it was reported to the Heavenly Court above and the Underworld below. All gods and demons witnessed it. If either party betrayed the other, they would be removed from the Three Realms and never reincarnate!
I bit my lip and stood up. Silently, I walked past Du Peilin and took Gu Fancheng's hand.
"Xixi!"
Du Peilin's voice changed. It sounded hoarse and choking.
Suddenly, he grabbed my shoulders, seemingly reluctant to let me go.
His hands were different from Gu Fancheng's. They carried a faint warmth of tobacco. I couldn't help but stop.
"Xixi, this is your home."
Just when I thought Du Peilin would try his best to keep me, he heaved a deep sigh instead. "It should be me who leaves!"
After saying that, Du Peilin let go of my shoulders and slowly walked out of the dilapidated store.
"Uncle Du!!" My heart suddenly felt as if it was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand. I was so sad that I could hardly breathe.
Du Peilin had already walked out of the door. Hearing my cry, he didn't turn back. He just said in a deep voice, "Call me if you have anything. I'll always be on your side!"
Then, without pausing, he got into his car and drove away in a hurry.
"Uncle Du..." I finally couldn't hold back my tears and burst into sobs.
Du Peilin had always been by my side during my most difficult days. He helped me take care of my father and manage my livelihood. He was also seriously injured at that time, and he would vomit blood every night. Grandma Bai would treat him for a long time...
I wasn't an ungrateful person!
How could I not understand his feelings?!
However, I couldn't respond to his feelings because I already had a man I loved more than my life.
As for Gu Fancheng, my feelings towards him had changed from fear and resistance at the beginning, to pity later, and now to an unswerving love...
I didn't even know how my heart had changed like this.
Watching Du Peilin's figure disappearing alone, my guilt grew infinitely. It was like a bottomless black hole constantly devouring my emotions. I collapsed on the ground and cried hysterically.
Gu Fancheng didn't try to comfort me. He just walked to his car on his own, took out two stacks of money and gave them to Master Li and Master Wang, asking them to find a budget hotel to stay in.
The two masters were reluctant to take the money, but Gu Fancheng said that the two of us would watch the store tonight, and asked them to go to work with the engineering team tomorrow.
Master Li was smart. After thinking for a while, he nodded and agreed. He dragged Master Wang, who was still refusing, to find a barbecue stand for supper.
Gu Fancheng came back and squatted beside me. He pressed his forehead against mine. The cold touch made me a little more sober.
"I... I'm a selfish and bad woman!"
My eyes were already swollen and red. I despised myself again. "I always hurt my loved ones."
"It's all my fault!"
Gu Fancheng picked me up and kissed my eyes. "I'll make up for all the mistakes and make sure you won't cry like this again in the future."
The two rooms in the backyard hadn't been damaged because of "Bilu". Gu Fancheng knew the way well and carried me back to his room.
Many times before, when he bullied me, he would say that he liked the small bed, which made it impossible for me to escape.
The small bed in my room was just like that. The iron-framed princess bed that could only accommodate me was chosen by Zhao Zifeng and me together.
The milky white three-sided bedrail blocked the bedding on my bed and trapped me in a space less than one meter wide.
Gu Fancheng's dense kisses made it even harder for me to breathe.
But I just wanted him to be more intense. I hoped I could die in his arms so that I wouldn't have to face such troubles and guilt...
My intense reaction made Gu Fancheng even more fierce. The burning flame he ignited on me devoured me completely every minute.
I lay on the soft pillow with my hands pinned above my head by him.
"Xixi, don't feel guilty." He bit my earlobe and tempted me. "You were born to be mine. No one can stop it, okay?"
The slightly rising tone emphasized his presence with his actions.
In the slightly cold weather, I was already exhausted and covered in a thin layer of sweat.
"Xixi's husband will only be one for all eternity. Do you understand?! Even if you want to escape, you can't..."
When I woke up from the short coma again, I could still hear his low murmur in my ear.
After a simple wash, he put a nightgown on me and held me in his arms.
Although I was so sleepy that I could hardly keep my eyes open, I didn't want to fall asleep. I wanted to ask him about the news Du Peilin had got from the grandmaster.
However, I couldn't form the right sentences in my muddled mind. Gu Fancheng just held me in his arms and gently twirled the hair hanging on his chest with his fingers, as if teasing his beloved cat.
...Click!
There was a soft sound.
Gu Fancheng's eyes flashed with broken light. Then he sat up with me in his arms.
"... Isn't the night watchman here?"
Lying on Gu Fancheng's chest, my ears seemed to be able to hear more clearly. I could even hear the low conversation outside clearly.
"Maybe he's gone inside to be lazy and sleep..."
"Great. Set a fire and burn them inside. Let that girl surnamed Lu pay the price."
"Hehe, good idea!"
Then, there was the rustling sound of liquid being spilled.
I was shocked and quickly looked up at Gu Fancheng. I saw a cold light flash across his dark purple eyes.
"Don't, don't kill them!" I couldn't help but gently put my arms around his neck.
Since I heard from Du Peilin that he was the reincarnation of a great demon, I had been especially afraid that he would be involved in the cause and effect of killing.
Gu Fancheng gently touched my cheek. "Then you can deal with them..."
I immediately silently recited the incantation to summon the faceless ghost messenger. A mass of black fog immediately appeared beside us.
"There are two bad guys outside. Go and capture them."
I said to the whiteboard-like face. "Keep them alive."
"Received!" The faceless ghost messenger shook the black fog and immediately disappeared.
Then, I heard a scream from outside. "Why are you pinching my ass?!"
"No, ouch!! Why are you biting my thigh?!"
Then, after a series of "cracking" noises, the black fog floated back in.
"Miss Xiyu, Mr. Gu, I've tied them up!" The faceless ghost messenger said awkwardly. "However, there were two little guys causing a lot of trouble. I accidentally took their souls..."
As he said that, he shook the black chain. There were actually two yellowish furry balls hanging on the chain. With their sharp beaks and black bean-like eyes, weren't they Jinjin and Baobao, the two little foxes!
"I've never taken the souls of animals before. Who would have thought that they would control those two arsonists first!" The faceless ghost messenger explained helplessly.
"It doesn't matter."
Gu Fancheng said calmly. He plucked the two little furry balls off like picking fruits and held them in his hand.