Chapter 150: Xu Sen’s ghost (1/2)

Chapter 150: Xu Sen’s ghost

By this point, I had seen enough. I left Yao Youfan’s consciousness and returned back to the real world. For a long time, I remained standing where I was. I felt empty. I wasn’t sure how I should tell Xu Chuqiao this news.

Despite how much Xu Chuqiao hated and despised her, Yao Youfan never once mentioned her past to him. She was trying to protect him. So how could I be the one to reveal this secret?

But if I don’t tell him, that means I’ve failed my job. What should I do?

I had no authority to choose. My job was to tell my clients what they wanted to know. I have to tell Xu Chuqiao the truth and not worry about the other stuff.

Yes. I have to do my job! It has always been like that, right?I reminded myself and then quickly dashed out of the office.

“Are you done?” Suyang was crouching by the door. He stood up when he saw me.

“Yes.”

“Did it go well? Your expression doesn’t look very good.”

“I’m fine. Maybe it’s because I only have a day left. Tomorrow, I won’t be going into office. I need to finish writing everything and I’m going to give him the report by the end of the day.”

“Don’t worry about going into the office. I’m still here. Until you submit your report, I’m still the marketing manager. I’ll be able to cover for you for tomorrow!” Suyang gave me a reassuring pat on the back.

*cough cough*. I didn’t know whether I should smile or cry as I hugged him.

The next day, I went to the house that Na Wei gave Yao Youfan while she was pregnant. I was able to locate it based on what I had seen through her memories. After doing some research, I found out that the house was still under Yao Youfan’s name. However, the house had been vacant for a very long time. I used the method that Xialing taught me and easily opened the door.

The moment I opened the door, the wind from outside blew all the dust in the room. I had to cover my mouth and nose.

Although the whole house was dusty, all the furniture were at its original spot. They were all covered by an eerie white cloth. After giving birth to Xu Chuqiao, Yao Youfan probably never came back here again.

Every step I took caused the dust to spin in the air. I took out a scarf from my bag to cover my mouth and nose. Then, I tiptoed towards the bedroom. My intuition told me that there was something there.

I lightly pushed open the door. Dust was everywhere and everything appeared very hazy. After the dust calmed down, I walked inside the room and vaguely noticed someone sitting on the bed.

It was a grey, bony old man.

I froze in shock. I didn’t know what to say. Was it the person I’ve been searching for all this time? Xu Sen’s ghost?!?

Xu Sen also seemed stunned by my arrival. He was more shocked when he realized I could see him. Now that I have mastered the spiritual techniques, I was able to communicate with ghosts. Although they couldn’t speak, I could understand the message they transmitted through their energy waves.

“Are you Mr. Xu Sen?” I bravely walked over to face him.

“Who are you? You can see me?!”

“I’m hired by your son Xu Chuqiao to investigate your will….”

Xu Sen’s eyes turned even dimmer. Who would’ve thought that the former person in control of the Xu clan corporation could look so defeated and pitiful?

“Since you’ve found this place, you must already know the answer, right? Please don’t tell Chuqiao!”

“My job is to tell him what he wants to know.” I coldly responded.

“He wouldn’t want to know the truth. Wei, Youfan and I all tried our best to keep this secret. It’s better that Chuqiao thinks Wei and I are his parents. He should live under this assumption. It’s unnecessary for him to know the truth.”

“If that’s what you wanted, why didn’t you leave him with any inheritance? If you had, he wouldn’t be so suspicious now.”

Xu Sen clenched his fists. “This is what we owe Youfan. We had promised to give our entire estate to her after our death. This wasn’t only my decision. It was both me and Wei’s decision.”

“Your wife also wanted this?”

“Before Wei died, she left a letter for me. She wanted me to help her compensate Yaofan with everything we had.”

“But things have gotten to this point. Are you seriously going to watch your son hate his biological mother? If Xu Chuqiao’s fury doesn’t get extinguished, eventually another tragedy will occur. Why don’t you just reveal the truth and let them reconcile?”

“Life isn’t that simple.” Xu Sen shook his head. “Chuqiao purely wants to know whether the will is real, right? Show him the item in the drawer and he’ll understand.”