Chapter Twelve He Will Come Back

  "Xiao Yue, why are you going home alone? Wai Feng has been waiting for you here for a long time!"

  My mother was afraid of bad luck and hastily ran over to me, pulling me into the hotel. She asked me where I had been and why only Su Huaifeng had returned alone?

  Looking around the house, no one suspected that I had suddenly disappeared, and my heart was slightly relieved. I suddenly returned home in such a short time, probably only my eldest brother and aunt knew about it, so I wasn't worried anymore. I asked my mom how that girl died?

  My mom doesn't seem to know either, she said to me:

  "I don't know what happened, but after you left for a while, someone died upstairs, and it's said to be a suicide. Your aunts were really scared."

  A dead person at the wedding, no matter where it is, is a bad omen. Because of this reason, everyone's expression on their face was very unsightly. Su Huai Feng's dad and my dad are not here now, so it's up to Su Huai Feng's mom to take charge. Su Huai Feng's mom seems pleased with herself right now, seeing me come in, she grasped the opportunity to loudly tell the relatives who came to attend the wedding that she had opposed this marriage from the start. Her precious son never liked me at all, he loves a girl who went abroad to study with him, that girl has a good family background and is not as cunning as I am. She even bought a diamond necklace for her before, if it weren't for my dad relying on saving her husband's life back then to force this marriage between our families, her son would have married another girl by now! How could he end up marrying someone like me who was even fired from working at the hotel?!

  My mother and I stood on the luxurious carpet in the center of the hotel, countless eyes following Su Huai Feng's mother's words, all staring at me, while Su Huai Feng stood beside his mother, not denying her words, only telling her to stop talking. This attitude of his made others think that Su Huai Feng was a reasonable and broad-minded man who took care of his family and didn't air their dirty laundry, whereas I had become the woman in Su Huai Feng's mother's mouth who would stop at nothing to climb up the social ladder.

  Even if I knew that Su Huai Feng didn't love me at all, when I was insulted like this, my heart still hoped that Su Huai Feng could say a few words for me. As long as he took care of me a little bit, even if I had to bear these insults, my heart wouldn't be sad. But no, Su Huai Feng only cared about calming down his mother's anger and didn't even want to look at me!

  At this moment, even the beautiful wedding dress on my body is extremely dazzling to me, it's a kind of sarcasm that pierces my heart. I know, if I insist on marrying Su Huai Feng like this, others will think I'm after his family's money and power, but nobody knows that I just simply want to be with Su Huai Feng, nothing more.

  Perhaps it's a shame, those distant relatives of mine all slipped away, my mom stood by my side, tightly grasping my hand. Su Huai Feng's mother had already shown her tricks when my mom was framed and laid off, but my mom only felt sad and angry, yet she didn't fight back at all.

  Before, I thought my mother was weak and incompetent. But now I finally understand that all the weakness and incompetence are just because we don't have a winning strategy in our hands, there's nothing to fight back with. So, let's calm down and do what needs to be done.

  "Mom, where's Grandma and Big Brother?"

  My mom showed surprise at my calm demeanor, but then the tense look on her face relaxed and she told me that she had just seen my older cousin and younger grandmother rush upstairs, didn't know exactly where they were, should call to ask.

  My mom said that and took out her phone to call my eldest cousin, I was quick-witted and snatched the phone from my mom's hand, saying to her:

  "Mom, I'm coming. You go back home with the relatives first. Today's wedding is going to be ruined. After you get back, arrange a meal for the relatives and try not to mention today's events."

  My mom handed me back my phone, nodded slightly, and I ignored everyone else, walking into the elevator under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

  Big brother said he was on the third floor, the third floor is the Chinese restaurant and kitchen of this hotel. When I got out of the elevator, big brother was waiting for me at the elevator door, without saying a word, indicating that I should go with her to see Auntie.

  Xīnǎinai held a ruler-like object in her hand, standing at the entrance of the hotel kitchen. Before I even approached the kitchen, I heard waves of foul odor coming from inside. When Xīnǎinai saw me arrive, her expression turned serious. She pulled me to her side and told me to take a look inside the kitchen. All I saw was a black, sticky, and smelly substance covering the floor, similar to what I used to see in pigpens when I played at Xīnǎinai's house as a child, making me feel extremely nauseous.

  "What's this?" I asked Grandma.

  The thin grandma didn't respond to what I said, but instead turned her head towards me:

  "That thing, has it found you again? I just heard your mom say that you were taken out by Su Huai Feng. Tell Grandma the truth, was the person who took you out the wooden puppet you said was burned before?"

  Xīnǎinai said this, her tone didn't have a hint of doubt, leaving no room for anyone to think about lying. I hesitated for a moment, nodded my head, but immediately said that Mù'ǒu had already left! Although Xīnǎinai is a flower lady, she's also quite old, and I don't want her to worry excessively because of me.

  "He'll be back." Old Lady Jin looked at the messy kitchen in front of her, told my eldest cousin to close the kitchen door, and didn't look serious anymore, looking at me:

  "I haven't seen that wooden puppet, but I can be sure he doesn't have any ill intentions towards you. If so, it's possible he might even help us. After you and the puppet left, all sorts of strange things started happening in this store. I suspect the puppet may be able to subdue these evil spirits. If he comes looking for you, just apologize and ask him to come here and take a look. Otherwise, there will probably be another murder here soon."