127 She Has Nothing to Do with Me from Here On (1/2)

”Is that so?” he asked.

”Of course, I'm very brave.” As soon as she finished speaking, a clown puppet sprung up before her, causing her to scream in shock. ”What is that!” she yelled in horror as she hurriedly crawled beneath the sheets.

An evil laughter belonging to Jin Qingyan could be heard coming from the bedroom.

An Xiaoning turned on the side lamp and glared at him angrily. ”Jin Qingyan, you're so foolish. Are you done playing?”

”No, I'm not. Didn't you say that you are very brave? What were you doing at a graveyard in the evening?”

An Xiaoning revealed the details of the matter to him while sitting on the bed. She then placed a bed table atop the duvet and began scribbling on pieces of yellow-colored paper with a red felt marker.

Jin Qingyan leaned in and watched her write an amulet for the first time in his life.

”Shi Shaochuan tore the one I gave his grandmother. The other members of the investigation unit have requested for one each,” An Xiaoning explained.

”Write me one too, then. Oh, actually, write one for everyone else in our family, including Qingyue,” he said, seizing the opportunity.

An Xiaoning put down the marker and cocked her head towards him. ”I can gladly give you one, since you're my husband. I'm perfectly fine with giving Father and Mother one each too, they're my parents-in-law. Grandma too. But your sister…”

Before she could finish her sentence, he butted in, ”She's your sister-in-law.”

”I'm not giving her one. Sorry not sorry,” she answered with a sarcastic smile.

”Why do you bother stooping to her level?” he said.

”I've said this before. Her matters are none of my business, I'm staying out of them. So, don't bring this up with me again. We're still Sisters-in-law by name, but how I treat her in the future will depend on her behavior.”

”Alright. Does it work after just a few random scribbles?” he asked curiously.

She lowered her head and said in a serious tone, ”Why don't you try scribbling on it randomly? Or print a million copies of it? I won't stop you.”

”Xiaoning, do all victims of murder end up like Wang Fangfang?”

”Of course not. Fate varies from person to person. Otherwise, the world would be in chaos. Everyone is destined to have a different outcome,” she explained.

”Why does Shi Shaochuan detest you so much? I thought you were an intelligent and pretty woman at first glance. Not to mention you have a perfect figure. Just why does he hate you so much?” Jin Qingyan asked in puzzlement.

”Must there really be a reason to hate someone? To be honest, I detest him just as much too. Likewise, I can't stand the sight of him at all,” An Xiaoning answered as she carefully wrote the last amulet and allowed it to dry with the rest on the dressing table. She then put away the bed table and returned to bed.

”Why did you come to find me, back then?” he asked, embracing her in his arms.

”Why do you have so many questions tonight?”

”I just wanted to know. Quick, tell me,” he urged her for a reply, taking her hand in his.

”I was attracted to your appearance when I was looking through your Wikipedia page. That's how superficial I am. Besides, I've also heard that you're the nearest within my reach, out of all the greatest young entrepreneurs in S Nation, or in the world, in fact. Well, I just prefer making connections with intelligent people. Do you need another reason?”

He let out a confident chuckle.

”What are you laughing at?”

”Oh, it's nothing, I just think you have great taste in men. Have you thought about our future?”

An Xiaoning answered with her eyes closed, ”I did when we first got married, but I haven't been thinking about it ever since.”

”Why?”

”I can't read your fortune, Jin Qingyan. It only crossed my mind recently that this may not be something good. How could it be that I can't read an ordinary person's fortune? Unless you're not someone ordinary,” she said truthfully.

She opened her eyes and looked up at him. ”Is there something you're hiding from me?”

With shifty eyes, Jin Qingyan replied with a chuckle, ”I grew up together with Tianze, Ciye, and Mo Li. What could I possibly be hiding from you?”