“Mm, it seems someone’s coming.”
In Xiaoyu’s house, Ling Xiaoyou was lying leisurely on Bai Shuanglian’s lap, playing with her phone.
Although her strength had mostly recovered by now, she still had no intention of getting up.
After all, lying on Bai Shuanglian’s lap was just too comfortable to give up.
Moreover, this annoying woman had done such embarrassing, perverted things to her before.
So what if she used her thigh as a pillow?!
She deserved it!
Bai Shuanglian held a book titled in her left hand, while her right hand gently stroked Ling Xiaoyou’s small head, as if smoothing the fur of a little cat.
Although Ling Xiaoyou suspected Bai Shuanglian was treating her like a cat, considering how unexpectedly good her technique was, she didn’t resist.
“Someone really is coming.”
Bai Shuanglian nodded, ‘pa’—she closed the book in her hand.
“It should be the nurses from Xiaoyu’s mother’s hospital. When I found her mother before, I heard them mention they’d come to take care of Xiaoyu after finishing their work.”
“I see.”
Ling Xiaoyou nodded in understanding, put her phone away into her Space Ring, and then stretched comfortably while still lying on Bai Shuanglian’s lap.
Then, somewhat reluctantly, she sat up from Bai Shuanglian’s lap.
“In that case, it’s time for us to leave too.”
“Mm.”
Bai Shuanglian nodded, helping tidy Ling Xiaoyou’s slightly messy clothes before answering softly.
The two rose from the sofa, preparing to slip out quietly, when suddenly they heard the sound of a key turning in the front door, followed by footsteps approaching and hushed voices engaged in deliberately soft conversation.
“The roads here are really hard to find. Luckily, I’ve been here before, so I remembered a little.”
“Yeah, but I heard the paths here were specially designed by a Feng Shui Master for some purpose.”
“Who knows. Hey, look, there’s some light in the living room?”
“There is. Maybe Xiaoyu hasn’t gone to sleep yet?”
As the footsteps approached, several off-duty nurses, having changed out of their Nurse Uniforms, entered the living room.
The first thing they saw was the television glowing softly, and Xiaoyu sleeping peacefully on the sofa.
When they saw Xiaoyu, several nurses showed expressions of pity.
“This child must be worried that her mother hasn’t come back yet and stayed here waiting for her.”
“Such a good kid. It’s really heart-wrenching.”
“Shh, keep your voice down. Don’t wake her.”
“Mm, I’ll carry Xiaoyu back to her room to sleep. If she catches a cold here, it won’t be good.”
The leader, apparently the Nurse Director, nodded to the others and stepped to the sofa.
She skillfully picked up Xiaoyu, gently stroking her back to help her sleep more comfortably.
Xiaoyu’s brow, which had furrowed upon being lifted, relaxed slightly.
She didn’t know what she was dreaming about, but a faint smile appeared on her lips.
‘Turn off the television.’
The Nurse Director mouthed, pointing at the television with her chin, signaling before carrying Xiaoyu back to her room.
The others understood immediately.
One nurse found the Remote Control, preparing to turn off the television.
But as she looked at the screen, her expression turned odd.
“What’s wrong?”
A colleague beside her saw her face and asked curiously.
Since Xiaoyu had been carried to her room, they didn’t need to keep their voices so low—just not too loud.
“Look at the screen—Xiaoyu was watching a Ghost Movie at night.”
The nurse who was asked froze, then glanced at the screen as well, her expression also turning strange.
“This… Maybe she watched it to stay awake and not fall asleep accidentally?”
“That’s… probably the only explanation.”
The two exchanged glances, both seeing the same oddness in each other’s eyes.
“Ehe, forgot to turn off the television.”
Ling Xiaoyou scratched her face awkwardly and looked at the television the nurse had turned off.
She and Bai Shuanglian stood in the corner of the living room, listening to the nurses talk.
Strangely, even though the two of them were standing there, none of the nurses noticed them, as if they didn’t exist at all.
“It’s fine. They explained it themselves anyway.”
Bai Shuanglian didn’t mind. It wasn’t a big deal.
She took Ling Xiaoyou’s small hand, leading her outside.
“Alright, now that someone’s looking after Xiaoyu, we can relax too.”
“Let’s leave for now. Even if people can’t see us, they can still touch us.”
“That’s you! I’m a Ghost, humans can’t touch me!”
Ling Xiaoyou snorted, almost putting her hands on her hips in triumph.
Still, even as she said that, she didn’t pull her hand away from Bai Shuanglian’s, leaving the villa together.
“By the way, when do you plan to take Xiaoyu to Practice?”
Walking through the woods outside the villa area, traces of Ling Xiaoyou’s earlier battle with the Devil could still be seen in places.
Ling Xiaoyou raised her head to look at Bai Shuanglian.
“Mm, no rush for now.”
Bai Shuanglian thought for a moment.
“Her mother hasn’t recovered yet. Let her stay with her mother for a while.”
“Alright, as long as you know.”
Ling Xiaoyou nodded, then paused.
“In that case, I should go too.”
After all, their identities were different. Even though Ghosts and Exorcists had become more harmonious in recent years, they were still technically enemies. Parting was only a matter of time.
Who knew when they’d meet again—it could be soon, or a long time from now.
Bai Shuanglian froze, then, as if she’d expected it, nodded.
“Mm, I understand.”
Ling Xiaoyou was a bit surprised by her response, tilting her head.
“I thought you’d want me to stay.”
Bai Shuanglian copied her, tilting her own head.
“Why would you think that?”
“Because you always do such perverted things to me, of course!”
Ling Xiaoyou said as if it was obvious.
“If I left, you wouldn’t be able to do those things anymore. Wouldn’t you want to keep me here?”
“Oh? If you put it that way…”
Bai Shuanglian raised an eyebrow, and a mischievous, devilish smile spread across her usually cool and beautiful face—one that didn’t suit her at all.
“Then I really can’t let you leave, can I~”
With that, she lunged at Ling Xiaoyou.
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