Xiaotuanzi didn't think it was a problem.
Even if it was, she could just climb out of the window at night and slip over on her own.
The receptionist lady also thought she had been overthinking. Saving someone's life was the top priority now, and she had to get the money back quickly.
She directly asked for leave.
Thankfully, after the incident with Supervisor Yan, the employees with a bit of power in the company had become much more restrained.
Seeing the lady looking anxious and obviously having just cried, no one made things difficult for her and refused to grant the leave.
She smoothly left the company.
But how could it be easy to get back the money that had been handed in as found property?
She found a friend to act out a scene, endured all kinds of interrogations, and only then managed to take the money away.
After getting the money, she went home and quietly waited for nightfall.
When it was almost ten o'clock in the evening, the doorbell rang.
As expected, Xiaotuanzi didn't come alone.
Unexpectedly, Xiaotuanzi looked very unhappy.
Her little mouth was pouted so high that it seemed to reach the sky, and she was exuding resentment all over.
Then she looked at the person holding Xiaotuanzi.
Yusheng...
The receptionist lady seemed to understand something.
"Second brother, I'm at the lady's house. You can go back now, right?"
Niannian might as well have written the word "dislike" on her face.
But Yusheng acted as if he didn't see it and had no intention of putting Xiaotuanzi down at all.
"No. I promised Dad to take good care of you. After we're done with this, we'll go back together."
"But I still have to go somewhere else later. I can't go back with second brother."
Xiaotuanzi wasn't willing to give up and tried to persuade him again.
She was going to the Underworld directly later. She would leave from the City God Temple at dawn and wouldn't show up at the lady's house again.
How could she go back with second brother?
Oh, it was really worrying.
"Where else are you going?"
Yusheng was surprised.
How could this little bun be so busy every day?
"I'm going to the Underworld. Do you want to follow too?"
"Yes. Even if you're going through fire and water, I'll follow."
Yusheng thought she was just joking. He ruffled the little tuft of hair on Niannian's head and replied with a big smile.
"Okay then. I'll take you with me."
Xiaotuanzi gave in. She had no other choice.
Second brother wasn't even afraid of going to the Underworld and was willing to go through fire and water. How could she persuade him otherwise?
She couldn't persuade him at all.
Yusheng had no idea that Xiaotuanzi was serious about going to the Underworld.
He was still happily grinning.
Hey! The first step in reconciling with his sister, being persistent, was completed!
"Miss, why don't you come in and talk?"
The door was open, and the windows in the house were also open. The cold wind made the lady shiver with goosebumps all over.
She couldn't help but tremble, feeling that the atmosphere in the house had become even scarier.
She just couldn't hold it in anymore and interrupted the two of them.
Hearing this, Yusheng slightly lifted his chin and carried Xiaotuanzi in.
The lady turned around and poured a glass of water for Yusheng and a glass of juice for Xiaotuanzi.
Look, it was different treatment again.
Yusheng was used to it.
Anyway, he was just here today to be a babysitter and bodyguard.
He didn't really care about it.
"Um, lady, what time do you usually go to bed?"
After entering the door, Niannian sized up the lady's house.
It was clean and tidy, and the decoration was very warm.
There weren't many sundries, and there were no corners in the house where dirt and evil could hide.
There was nothing inappropriate in sight.
Except for a faint lingering of yin energy in the air, everything else was as ordinary as could be.
It seemed that the ghost wasn't hiding around the lady but only appeared when the lady was sleeping.
"I usually go to bed around ten o'clock."
When it came to sleeping, the lady visibly trembled.
The mental torture of these days had made her subconsciously afraid of sleeping.
"Um, then lady, go to sleep now. Only when you're asleep can we lure him out."
Hearing this, the receptionist lady was very hesitant. She bit her lower lip tightly and was extremely conflicted.
As long as she fell asleep, she would see that terrifying ghost face again.
Maybe if she endured and stayed up all night today without sleeping, she would be safe in the future?
"No. Even if you don't sleep, he'll still come tomorrow. The longer you drag it out, the harder it will be to solve."
Niannian seemed to be able to read minds. One sentence dispelled all of the lady's concerns.
She looked at the little bun in front of her, white and tender like a steamed bun.
Although the one in front of her was just a naive child, at this moment, she gave an extremely reliable feeling.
It seemed that as long as she was around, all problems wouldn't be problems.
The receptionist lady made up her mind and nodded heavily. "Okay, I'll go to sleep now."
Yusheng, of course, stayed in the living room.
It was a young girl's boudoir. It wasn't a place for a strange man like him to enter.
Xiaotuanzi followed behind the lady and slowly walked in.
The receptionist lady tossed and turned in bed. It took a long time before she faintly felt a bit sleepy.
After about half an hour, she finally fell asleep.
Almost the moment she fell asleep, her eyebrows furrowed, as if she was in great agony in her dream.
As the yin energy around became stronger and stronger, Niannian timed it right and took out a talisman from her small satchel.
Xiaotuanzi pulled a straight face and pasted the talisman on the lady's forehead.
Whenever it came to times like this, her expression would become extremely serious.
Her proper and cute appearance was extremely endearing.
The lady, who was immersed in her painful dream, also relaxed her eyebrows at this moment.
And on her forehead, thick black qi gradually gathered.
The talisman began to tremble non - stop after the black qi gathered. If you looked closely, it was easy to find that the black qi was surging towards the talisman.
Xiaotuanzi placed her hand on the talisman, and her eyes showed a compassion that didn't match her age.
It was only after the black qi was completely absorbed by the talisman that she slowly withdrew her hand.
The lady didn't wake up and remained in a deep sleep.
Xiaotuanzi didn't disturb her and quietly walked out of the room.
When Yusheng saw Niannian coming out, he quickly stood up. "How's it going? Is it solved?"
"Yeah, I've caught him. Now I'm going to send him to the Underworld."
As she said this, Niannian casually threw a talisman. The passage connecting to the netherworld opened, and a pitch - black round hole suddenly appeared in front of the two of them.
Yusheng's jaw dropped in shock.
Only then did he realize that Niannian's words about going to the Underworld weren't a joke.
Yusheng: Holy shit, little sister, you're for real?!
"Second brother, do you want to go? If you're scared, you don't have to."
Seeing Yusheng's stunned look, Niannian couldn't help but persuade him again.
But this young and vigorous boy, even without the curse, was in his rebellious period.
Out of his 120 - pound body, 110 pounds were full of rebelliousness.
He couldn't stand it when others said he couldn't do it, wasn't capable, or wasn't allowed.
Especially when he saw the five - year - old Xiaotuanzi facing such a terrifying hole so calmly.
Yusheng felt that it was time to pick up his dignity as an older brother!
"I'll go! Don't be afraid, little sister. I'll go first!"