Chapter 243: Give Him A Chance
Zhou Wenxuan was so scared he screamed: “Auntie Xie!”
Nan Yuanman hurriedly flew over to hug her, but saw that Xie Shuyao’s body was about to fall into the swimming pool when the black furball squatting on her shoulder flicked its tail, hooked her waist, and pulled her back.
Then the black furball switched sides to squat, its fur bristling all over, baring its teeth and growling lowly at the surging grievance in the swimming pool, its throat carrying a thick warning sound.
The grievance in the swimming pool stagnated for a moment, then surged even more fiercely, with baby-like cries and screams becoming even sharper.
Countless ferocious and incomplete cat ghosts and dog ghosts rushed out from the grievance in the swimming pool, but were blocked back by a golden light.
They floated and sank in the grievance of the swimming pool, rustling sounds continuously entering Nan Yuanman’s ears: “Traitor… traitor…”
“She’s with the bad guys, why did you save her?”
“Kill her, kill them!”
“Meow woo—!” The black furball bared its teeth, its throat emitting a sharp meow woo sound, its tail tightly wrapping around Xie Shuyao’s waist, full of protective intent.
Only after confirming that the cat ghosts and dog ghosts in the swimming pool couldn’t rush out did it relax a bit, coming to Xie Shuyao’s front and sticking out its tongue to lick her cheek.
Xie Shuyao had just recovered from the earlier danger, feeling only a cool sensation on her cheek for a moment, but she didn’t pay it any mind, thinking it was just a splash of water.
Her face was pale, and she looked slightly fearfully at Nan Yuanman who was standing by the swimming pool, seriously staring at the water with a small face: “Yuanman, just now I…”
Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Wenxuan rushed over like a little cannonball, anxiously asking: “Auntie Xie, are you okay? That really scared me to death! I thought you were going to fall in!”
If she fell into the swimming pool, he and Sister Yuanman were just two children, unable to save an adult!
Xie Shuyao swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue, shook her head at him, her voice gentle: “I’m fine, thank you for your concern, Axuan.”
“Yuanman, can you come over and help me up?”
Nan Yuanman withdrew her gaze from the swimming pool, walked to Xie Shuyao, and helped her up from the ground.
Xie Shuyao tightly gripped Nan Yuanman’s hand, and together they came to the lounge chair by the swimming pool for resting and sat down. She looked at Zhou Wenxuan with a face full of concern and said: “Wenxuan, can you help Auntie pour a glass of warm water?”
Zhou Wenxuan: “Sure, Auntie, you and Sister Yuanman wait here for me okay.”
With that, Zhou Wenxuan turned around and ran off.
Only then did Xie Shuyao anxiously look at Nan Yuanman: “Yuanman, did you hear it just now? The baby’s cries, and…”
“Cat meows.”
When saying the three words “cat meows,” Xie Shuyao’s throat was trembling. She didn’t know if it was her illusion, but that cat meow sounded like… the cry of the lost Tuan Tuan.
Nan Yuanman’s small face was serious, nodding: “I heard it!”
“Sister, your boyfriend’s house really has problems, especially this swimming pool, which has the biggest problem.” Nan Yuanman pointed at the swimming pool: “The swimming pool you see is clean water.”
“But in my eyes, this is a pool of grievance and ghost energy, and…”
She pursed her lips, looking at the cat ghosts and dog ghosts struggling and roaring in the grievance, each with defects, feeling a bit upset in her heart, but still persisted in saying it: “All kinds of… incomplete little cat ghosts and little dog ghosts.”
Xie Shuyao’s pupils shrank slightly, a bad premonition suddenly surging in her heart, her hand gripping Nan Yuanman’s trembling.
Nan Yuanman used a bit of strength to hold her hand, looking at her empty shoulder, her voice very soft: “The ghost you mentioned in the restaurant that was clinging to you is also a little cat ghost.”
“It’s a… very beautiful cow cat.”
Xie Shuyao’s mind went blank for a moment. She subconsciously turned her head to look where Nan Yuanman was looking, but saw nothing.
Her throat felt as if it was blocked by wet cotton, her mouth opened and closed, but she couldn’t say a complete sentence: “It’s… it’s…”
“Mm meow~ mm meow~ Yes it is! Yes it is!” The little cat ghost standing on her shoulder happily raised its tail high, answering her before she could ask: “It’s Tuan Tuan~”
Before Xie Shuyao could utter the name she had been thinking about day and night, Zhou Wenxuan, Zhou Baiyu, and Feng Jingcheng hurriedly arrived.
“Yao Yao, are you okay?” Zhou Baiyu quickly came to Xie Shuyao’s front, gripped her shoulders, and tensely looked her up and down.
When his hand was placed on Xie Shuyao’s shoulder, the little cat ghost instantly jumped up, baring its teeth and hissing at Zhou Baiyu, scratching him with its claws and biting him with its mouth: “Meow woo! Meow woo! Stay away from my mom! Big bad guy!”
At the same time, the grievance in the swimming pool, which had quieted somewhat, surged again, with many little cat ghosts and little dog ghosts roaring and jumping out from the swimming pool, pouncing with claws and fangs toward Zhou Baiyu’s back.
But just as their claws were about to land on Zhou Baiyu, they were bounced back by a golden light.
Xie Shuyao’s body stiffened slightly, inconspicuously pulling away from Zhou Baiyu’s hand, gently shaking her head, and saying: “I’m fine, just a bit scared.”
She and Zhou Baiyu had reached the stage of discussing marriage, especially since he had proposed to her not long ago, making them fiancé and fiancée.
Plus his meticulous care for her over these years, Xie Shuyao really… didn’t want to think of him as that bad.
But, but back then Tuan Tuan went missing because of Zhou Baiyu. If the little cat ghost clinging to her this time was Tuan Tuan, and Tuan Tuan latched onto her when she came to Zhou Baiyu’s house, then…
A terrifying thought that made her shudder kept flashing through her mind, making her unable to face Zhou Baiyu normally, and she couldn’t help but want to dodge his touch.
Zhou Baiyu heartbrokenly reached out, wanting to touch her slightly red eye sockets: “You, when will you change that careless personality of yours? Luckily nothing happened, what would I do if it happens next time?”
Nan Yuanman was also picked up from the ground by Feng Jingcheng to check.
Nan Yuanman hurriedly said: “Sixth Brother, I’m fine! I haven’t even gone into the water to play yet!”
She glanced at the boiling swimming pool, then at Xie Shuyao who was dodging Zhou Baiyu’s touch, hurriedly struggled down from Feng Jingcheng’s arms, and inserted her little head directly between the two.
Zhou Baiyu was still stunned because Xie Shuyao dodged his touch, when a cute little head suddenly appeared in front of him.
The little head unceremoniously said: “Okay, uncle, Sister Xie is tired, take her to rest first!”
“No need.” Xie Shuyao took a deep breath, trying to calmly smile at Zhou Baiyu as usual: “Don’t worry, I was just a bit scared, I-I’ll just go sit in the living room.”
“This swimming pool is quite dangerous without an adult watching, Yuanman, Axuan, let’s go to the living room to play with building blocks together?”
Zhou Wenxuan obediently nodded: “Okay.”
Nan Yuanman didn’t mind: “Either is fine for me.”
She proactively reached out to support Xie Shuyao: “Sister Xie, I’ll help you.”
Zhou Wenxuan also rushed up: “I’ll help you too!”
Looking at these two obedient and sensible children, Xie Shuyao’s originally cold body recovered some warmth, and she smiled gently: “Thank you, Yuanman and Axuan.”
Zhou Baiyu stood in place, lowering his eyes to look at his hand, then slowly turned his head, looking at the clear swimming pool with an obscure expression, a dark glint flashing in his eyes.
Feng Jingcheng walked out a few steps before realizing Zhou Baiyu hadn’t followed. He remembered what Nan Yuanman said in the car, his eyes flashing slightly, and shouted from his spot: “Zhou Baiyu, what are you doing there?”
“Coming.” Zhou Baiyu’s fist clenched slightly, he raised his voice in response, a smile on his face as he stepped forward to catch up.
The group arrived in the living room. After Xie Shuyao sat down, Nan Yuanman was pulled by the enthusiastic Zhou Wenxuan to play with his treasured building blocks.
Xie Shuyao’s chaotic thoughts along the way also calmed and cleared somewhat.
She decided to still give Zhou Baiyu a chance to explain, not to hastily sentence him to death.
So when she saw Zhou Baiyu walk in, before he could speak, she proactively stood up: “Baiyu, I have something I want to ask you.”
