Chapter 27: Return of the Soul 07

  "Christmas?" Xiao Rong furrowed her brow, searching in her memory for information related to her husband and Christmas.

  "Think of something?" Qin Fei asked sideways, looking at Xiao Rong.

  "Ah Cheng seems to have told me something about Christmas, but I just can't recall what it was... " Xiao Rong said with a bitter smile, "I don't even know what Ah Cheng is thinking about, I'm really... an incompetent wife..."

  Li Cheng wanted to comfort Xiao Rong, floated to Xiao Rong's side, stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, but his hand passed through Xiao Rong's body without touching anything. Li Cheng circled around Xiao Rong anxiously and then looked at Gu Yin, saying something to him again.

  Gu Yan glanced at Li Cheng with a faint gaze, then slowly stood up from the sofa.

  "To make up for not returning on Qixi Festival, he promised to spend Christmas with you." Gu Yin conveyed Li Cheng's words and glanced at Xiao Rong, who suddenly widened her eyes, before turning around and walking towards the entrance.

  Qin Fei looked at Xiao Rong with concern, but didn't know what to say. However, Xiao Rong actually didn't need anyone to say anything, she just wanted to be alone for a while, so she waved her hand and let Qin Fei not bother her.

  Qin Fei hesitated for a moment before turning around and walking out of Xiao Rong's house, closing the door behind her. As he reached the staircase, he found that Gu Yin, who had come out before him, hadn't left yet.

  "Are you waiting for me?" Qin Fei asked.

  "Ah!" Gu Yin curled up the corner of his lips, but what was revealed was not a friendly smile. "This is the sixth favor you owe me."

  Qin Fei: "......" So you're waiting here on purpose to collect tolls?

  The sixth personal debt... Qin Fei felt that this debt was owed a bit unjustly. After looking at Li Cheng's calendar, although he didn't think of what Li Cheng wanted to express at first, it was just a matter of time. However, Gu Yin, this creditor, seemed to have nothing to do with benevolence and generosity, and appeared to have been inexplicably targeting him since the day he discovered the curse on him.

  Qin Fei and Gu Yin walked out of the neighborhood together. Qin Fei was heading back to Shu Ba, while Gu Yin's destination wasn't on the same route as his.

  "I'll return the favor then, thanks for today." Although he felt that he owed a sixth person's favor somewhat unjustly, Qin Fei still thanked Gu Yin.

  Of course, even if he thanked him, Qin Fei didn't expect Gu Yin to be polite. After getting a faint response from Gu Yin, they parted ways at the entrance of the residential area.

  Qin Fei's slightly bloated figure gradually disappeared into the distance, but Gu Yin still stood at the entrance of the residential area, watching his back fade away. Previously, he had thought this person was Yuan Qing's reincarnation, and when he realized his mistake, he had been angry with him. However, that was just a temporary emotion, and even if he were to be angry again, it would not leave any lasting impression.

  However, he seemed to have made another mistake. When he saw Qin Fei again, that anger seemed to have turned into a sustainable one, and he couldn't help but make things difficult for him. But it was strange that he didn't like seeing him worried about others' affairs. This subtle emotion had only been triggered by Yuan Qing in his memory. But Qin Fei wasn't Yuan Qing, the Soul Stone had told him so, and on Qin Fei's body, he could hardly find any similarities with Yuan Qing except for that gentle temperament.

  Perhaps it was because of that similar temperament to Yuan Qing that he couldn't ignore Qin Fei's plea after all. Thinking of this, Gu Yin couldn't help but curl his lips in self-mockery - he had really been thinking about Yuan Qing too much, to the point where he would let his emotions be swayed by someone who merely shared a similar personality, yet wasn't Yuan Qing himself.

  Compared to Gu Yin's complicated mood, Qin Fei's mood was much simpler. He just felt a bit embarrassed towards Shen Wei. Although he had bought another breakfast set, because of the delay caused by Gu Yin, this second breakfast set had also gone cold when he brought it back to the dormitory.

  "Sorry, I originally wanted to bring it back for you while it was still hot, but something came up on the way. After finishing my business, I wanted to buy another one for you again, but the store that sells the breakfast you want is already sold out." Qin Fei looked at Shen Wei with a hint of apology.

  "It's okay, I'll just go upstairs and borrow Old Zhou's microwave to heat it up." Shen Wei took the two breakfasts from Qin Fei's hands and said to him, "Boss, I'll be right back."

  Shen Wei indeed didn't take long to come back, but when she came back, she wasn't alone. Behind her was Song Meng. Shen Wei went upstairs with breakfast to borrow the microwave, and as a result, she lured down Song Meng, the foodie. However, only Song Meng came down, and there was no sign of Zhou Jun, who always accompanied Song Meng.

  "Where's Old Zhou?" Qin Fei asked without seeing Zhou Jun.

  "A series of bizarre murders occurred in H City next door, the situation is a bit special, and the media has not reported it yet. One case happened at the boundary between H City and our S City, so the S City police also participated in the investigation, and Old Zhou was called to help." Song Meng said.

  "Why didn't you go with them?" Qin Fei asked.

  "The police only invited Old Zhou, I'm not convenient to go with him." Song Meng waved his hand at Qin Fei and continued to say to Shen Wei, "You have two breakfasts, how about sharing one with me?"

  "There's also one from our boss at home," said Shen Wei.

  "Qin Xiaofei, have you had breakfast?" Song Meng asked Qin Fei as he turned his head.

  "Hmm, I've eaten," Qin Fei said.

  "Look, Qin Xiaofei doesn't need it, so Weiwei, you should give the extra breakfast to me, someone who needs it." Song Meng stretched out his hand and raised his chin, indicating that Shen Wei should hand over the extra breakfast.

  "Can't I just have two portions by myself?" Shen Wei firmly refused Song Meng's request.

  "Vivian, you're getting more and more petty." Song Meng sighed faintly, turned around, waved his hand, and walked out of the book bar, "Forget it, forget it, I'll just go find food myself, fatty."

  Not long after Song Meng left, Qin Fei received a call from Zhang Zhixin, saying that he was going to H city and didn't know when he would be back. However, if something came up, he could be called immediately. Qin Fei smiled and agreed. Actually, since Gu Yin gave him the protective charm, he hadn't encountered many situations where ghosts pestered him. So although Zhang Zhixin looked down on Gu Yin in many ways, he still admired his abilities. Qin Fei also mentioned how Gu Yin had helped with communicating with Li Cheng's ghost, and Zhang Zhixin just grumbled a few sentences, not saying anything petty because of his dislike for Gu Yin.

  The next morning after Zhang Zhixin left for H city, Xiao Rong appeared again as a guest in Qin Fei's book bar.