Chарtеr 14: А Сutе Ghоst
“Rea—llу?!”
Тhе girl undеrstоod Jiang Zhengzhеng’s liр-reading аnd nodded with сеrtаintу.
Jiаng Zhеngzheng’s еуеs lit uр, and she hаppily toоk thе girl’s hand, swinging it bасk аnd fоrth.
I wоnder if thе Fеmаle Leаd will bе okаy alonе? She shоuld be fine. Thаt Xiа Qian will рrоbably hаve to staу in thе Рsуchiatrу Dераrtment for аbout а week, аnd the Femаle Leаd’s dad and steрmоm will likеly bе busу at the hosрital tаking сare оf that piglеt. Aftеr аll, I stаbbed him рretty dеep!
Тhinking this, Jiаng Zhеngzheng felt somewhat relieved.
Тhе girl felt her hand being рullеd and swung by an invisiblе fоrce, sensing that the other’s mood was quite cheerful.
“My name is Lin Xin. What’s yours?”
The pen began scribbling on the paper again.
Lin Xin adjusted her glasses and leaned forward to read: Jiang Zhengzheng.
“Zhengzheng, your name is really pretty.”
The pen started scratching on the paper again.
‘Of course! My Grandmother gave it to me! Lin Xin, your name is really cute too!’
Lin Xin mimicked her, smiling at the reflection in the water and saying, “Of course! My parents gave it to me!”
Hearing this, both girls looked at each other through the reflection in the water and laughed.
“Boom—”
Before long, dark clouds gathered in the sky, thunder rumbled, and raindrops began to fall.
“Zhengzheng, follow me! Let’s go home first!”
Lin Xin shielded her books and stationery pouch against her chest, hunched over, and dashed ahead.
Looks like she’s really going to get soaked.
Jiang Zhengzheng reached out to catch the raindrops falling from the sky, shook her hand, and then drifted toward Lin Xin ahead.
Shangjing City
“Rumble—”
Ji Tingchan stood by the floor-to-ceiling window in her bedroom, looking out at the gloomy sky.
That little dog sister who’s full of ghostly nonsense—whose house is she hiding in to avoid the rain?
“Achoo!” Jiang Zhengzheng sneezed loudly and rubbed her nose.
Wait, can a Ghost even sneeze?
“Are you in front of me?” Lin Xin quietly brought a bowl of food to her room, closed the door, and asked the air.
“Yes, yes!” Knowing the other couldn’t hear or see her, Jiang Zhengzheng reached out and gently tugged at Lin Xin’s sleeve.
Once she had a rough idea of Jiang Zhengzheng’s location, Lin Xin handed her the bowl of food and whispered:
“I don’t know if you need to eat or not. Usually, my dad cooks, but today my mom did, and it’s a hundred times better than my dad’s. Zhengzheng, do me the honor and eat it!”
Jiang Zhengzheng was more than happy to oblige. She had been drooling the moment Lin Xin brought the food in.
She floated over to the desk, picked up a pen, and quickly wrote a few lines on a blank sheet of paper. With one hand, she took the bowl of food, and with the other, she handed the paper to Lin Xin.
‘Just the smell alone is driving me crazy! Thank you, Comrade Lin Xin, for your timely help! Don’t worry! When your Sister Zhengzheng sets out on a mission, she’ll never fail! I promise not a single bite will be left!’
At the end, she drew a little emoji of someone eating with gusto.
Lin Xin looked at the amusing words on the paper, couldn’t help but take out her phone to snap a picture, and posted it on her social media with the caption: Confirmed by the look in her eyes—she’s a cute Ghost.
Meanwhile, Jiang Zhengzheng cleared the books off the desk, placed a sheet of paper under the bowl, sat down, and began devouring the food.
Seeing the food disappear bit by bit at a rapid pace, Lin Xin couldn’t help but chuckle to herself.
Hmm, it feels like I’m secretly raising an invisible but very real pet. But… it’s not bad at all!
Jiang Zhengzheng noticed Lin Xin still standing by the door, laughing, and couldn’t help but feel puzzled.
What’s this girl so happy about?Jiang Zhengzheng glanced at the family photo placed on the corner of the desk. In the picture, Lin Xin was nestled between her parents, all three of them beaming with bright smiles—warm and happy. Although the family wasn’t wealthy, Lin Xin’s parents had given her all the love she could ask for.
“Ah, if only the Female Lead had parents who doted on her like Lin Xin’s.”
If only you were still here, Dad and Mom, Grandmother wouldn’t have to work so hard, and I wouldn’t have been called an orphan by the kids in the village all those years.
At that moment, Jiang Zhengzheng’s mood unconsciously sank a little. She felt sorry for Ji Tingchan, and she also felt sorry for her grandmother and her younger self.
And so, during the two or three consecutive days of heavy rain, Jiang Zhengzheng stayed holed up at Lin Xin’s house.
When the family watched TV in the living room, Jiang Zhengzheng would join them, sitting in a corner of the sofa.
When the family chatted and gossiped, Jiang Zhengzheng would listen along with great interest.
When the family enjoyed a warm meal together, Jiang Zhengzheng would always manage to get a bowl secretly passed to her by Lin Xin.
“Xinxin, hurry up and get in the car! We’re about to leave! First, we’ll go to the hospital to visit your uncle, and after that, we still have to pick up some goods!” Lin Xin’s Father called out to his daughter from the driver’s seat of a small truck, rolling down the window.
“Zhengzheng, you can ride in the back of the truck~” Lin Xin adjusted her glasses and whispered to the empty space beside her.
Jiang Zhengzheng gently tugged on her sleeve to signal that she understood.
Before getting into the truck, Jiang Zhengzheng turned back and looked at Lin Xin’s Mother with reluctance. Finally, she floated over to her:
“Auntie, even though you can’t see me or hear me, I still want to thank you for taking me in these past few days! The meals you cooked were the warmest and most homely flavors I’ve tasted since coming to this Novel World! I wish your family safety, happiness, and all the best!”
The long-awaited sunlight reappeared in the early morning. Sitting in the back of the truck, Jiang Zhengzheng felt a surge of joy at the thought of seeing the Female Lead again soon!
Yes, she had to act quickly! She had to hurry and push the plot toward a Happy Ending! Only then could she return to the Real World and take care of her grandmother, who had always loved her dearly!
The more Jiang Zhengzheng thought about it, the more fired up she became. Originally lounging lazily on a pile of cardboard boxes, she now stood up excitedly.
“Shangjing City, this time, I’m going to turn even a Bad Ending into a Happy Ending!”