1001 Perplexed and Smitten 61 (1/2)
”No, you died on the very same day that all living beings in the Prince's residence were killed. You jumped to your death from the balcony of the palace.”
”What…” An Xiaoning was at a momentary loss for words.
He sighed and said, ”I really don't know if you two ended up together again in this lifetime in order to make up for lost time together in your previous lifetime or simply for history to repeat itself. You two are cursed. I doubt there'll be a change in the outcome of your relationship in this lifetime either.”
Clenching her fist tightly, An Xiaoning said, ”I don't care what curse it is that we're plagued with, but the previous lifetime is now a thing of the past. We won't let history repeat itself.”
”I'm afraid it's not up to you. These things are all that I know. I have no idea about the details, and there's no way for me to find out either. Also, there's something I haven't been able to understand,” he said, sounding rather pessimistic.
”What is it?”
”He's usually gentle and warm, but he becomes menacing and terrifying when he blows his top. How could he love a woman like you so unconditionally? I can't see any of your good attributes at all, no matter how hard I try. Besides, you even get jealous at every slightest thing. Both of you are crazy and overly jealous people.”
An Xiaoning retorted in displeasure, ”What do you mean a woman like me? You can't recognize my good attributes because you're blind.”
”Psht… I've already told you everything like I promised. Just complete the tasks that I wanted you to do within the next few days,” he said nonchalantly.
”I can get it done, but you have to give me some information. For example, what answer am I supposed to give when the curator asks about where the corpse is from? Or what it's called and which era it's from? You want the corpse to be on display, but we also have to provide them with some information, don't we?”
”The description doesn't have to be that detailed. Just tell him that it's a newly-discovered female corpse that has been preserved for centuries.”
”Alright.” She stood up from the couch and said, ”Are you still not going to tell me your name?”
”You'll find out naturally when it's time for you to. You don't need to hear it from me.”
He then disappeared without a trace.
”What a temperamental and opinionated man,” she muttered.
Just as she was about to go look for Fan Shixin, she sensed someone gazing at her. She then looked up and made eye contact with, Henry who was standing by the railing of the stairs.
He made his way downstairs slowly with shock written all over his face. He then walked toward her and began looking her up and down.
”Who were you talking to just now?”
”No one, I was talking to myself…”
”I heard everything. There was a man's voice but I didn't see anyone. What was it? A ghost?”
An Xiaoning admitted, ”Yeah.”
”Who was it, then?”
”You don't need to know.” She turned around and walked away.
Henry stepped forward to grab her arm and asked, ”You can see ghosts and spirits?”
”Yes. A lot of people know about that too. Did you only find out now?”
”Just what kind of a human are you? Are you a freak?” he asked in bewilderment.
”You're a freak.” She shrugged his hand away and exited the door.
Henry stood rooted to the ground and pondered over it for a moment before taking chase.
After handing Fan Shixin some instructions, An Xiaoning noticed that Henry had chased after her, seemingly wanting to ask her some questions. She said, ”We'll make another deal if you want to find out more.”
”Sure,” he agreed.
An Xiaoning grabbed his hand and pulled him upstairs. He instinctively wanted to shrug it away, to no avail.
She only let go of him when they sat on the bed.
”If you promise to obey me from today onward, I'll tell you everything you want to know.”