Chapter Eighteen: The Leather Pouch

  Inside the Ling Shan Hospital, every building seemed to be filled with rows of energy-saving lights, but only the seven-story inpatient building had sparse lighting, and Wang Chu was staying on the second floor, room 204.

  Tian Mi's place is not far from the hospital, and Wang Ke seems to have timed it just right, already waiting for Tian Mi in the hospital lobby, looking anxious. The crowd in the lobby is much sparser than during the day.

  A few minutes later, a stunning girl stepped into the hospital lobby with her high-heeled shoes clicking on the smooth floor, making a captivating sound that drew everyone's attention to her once again. At this moment, the girl in pajamas following closely behind her was ignored by everyone, including Wang Ke in the lobby.

  The girl in the nightgown rushed to Wang Ke's front, pointing at the cheongsam girl behind her, with a look of anxiety: "Ke'er sister, she is not Tian Mi, I am the real Tian Mi."

  However, Wang Ke seemed to have not heard his own words and walked straight towards another Tian Mi. She thought that on this road, whether it was on the bus or on the street, she was like air, as if no one noticed her existence, including Wang Ke. Last night in the countryside, her shadow was blocked by a female ghost, tonight would the female ghost also block her body? If so, what explanation could Tian Mi give? She didn't dare to believe that after just waking up from sleep, all these things happened on her own body. At this moment, she was completely blank and melancholic.

  "Tian Mi, you've finally arrived! Quickly go take a look at Wang Cang. He just woke up and is saying some inexplicable things. And he even doesn't recognize me! I don't know if he's gone silly or lost his memory!"

  As soon as Wang Ke's voice fell, a strong scent of perfume seemed to catch her attention. She carefully examined Tian Mi in front of her and was speechless with surprise. Perhaps it was because Wang Ke had been too anxious earlier and hadn't noticed Tian Mi's outfit at the time: "I said, sister, the prince is awake, but you don't have to dress up so elaborately, right? By the way, when did you become fond of strong flavors? This perfume scent is so intense!"

  Qipao Tianmi listened and seemed to have not directly answered Wang Ke's question, but instead turned around in a circle, like a butterfly dancing, then said a sentence that made Wang Ke scratch his head.

  "Pretty cool? I like this leather jacket."

  Wang Ke couldn't help but shudder, as if he felt the hall suddenly turn cold. However, he didn't intentionally ponder the meaning of these words, but rather thought to himself, "How did this girl also become so nonsensical!"

  She felt a shiver run down her spine as she heard the two words "skin bag", and just as she was about to look away, Tian Mi was also staring at her. Tian Mi took a deep breath in, this cold and complacent gaze was all too familiar, almost identical to that of the woman in the floral cheongsam. But why did she refer to that enchanting attire as a "skin bag"? Was it just a casual remark? Yet Tian Mi couldn't shake off the feeling that those words were intentionally directed at her.

  At this time, Tian Mi suddenly thought of something terrible. If the fake Tian Mi was really that cheongsam female ghost, wouldn't Wang Ke and Wang Chu be in great danger now? She wanted to run over and tell them, but Wang Ke couldn't see or hear her at the moment. Tian Mi's heart felt like a mute eating bitter melon, with grievances she couldn't express.

  ……

  When the three of them arrived at the door of the ward, Wang Cang's eyes seemed to flash a white arc for an instant, and then he passed away. As a result, neither Wang Ke nor Tian Mi noticed anything unusual, but Tian Mi in her cheongsam dress seemed to catch this strange phenomenon in an instant, her body trembling slightly, and her footsteps hesitating. Perhaps she was considering whether to enter this ward that made her feel fearful, it was this white arc that had caused her to flee in disarray last time at the foot of the cliff.

  Before she could think of a countermeasure, the slightly ajar door to the sickroom was pushed open by Wang Ke. Inside, Wang Chu sat quietly on the bed, his eyes gleaming with murderous intent as he glared fiercely at Tian Mi in her cheongsam, looking like it was either you die or I perish.

  At this moment, Tian Mi's face, which was still hesitant, suddenly became overjoyed, as if the worry and fear on her face had vanished. She twisted her slender and charming figure to approach Wang Zhuo, pretending to be frightened by him, saying: "Wang Zhuo, what's wrong with you? I'm Tian Mi, why are you looking at me with this gaze?"

  "You despicable person, I never thought your evil skills would reach a new level. Now you've even learned how to possess the bodies of living people!" Wang Chu suddenly pointed at Tian Mi, who was sleeping in her pajamas, and his eyes seemed to hold an even denser killing intent as he stared at Tian Mi in her cheongsam.

  Wang Kesu looked in the direction Wang Chu pointed, but there was nothing there, not even a fly. He couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. Then he carefully examined Tian Mi again, but Tian Mi only had an unusual outfit on, everything else seemed normal.

  At this moment, Tian Mi, who was wearing her pajamas, had a look of shock on her face. She couldn't understand how Wang Cang had suddenly changed like that. But what Wang Cang said earlier made her heart tremble with fear. Combining the words "Pi Nang" (leather bag) that Tian Mi mentioned in the hall, she had a chilling guess that made her hair stand on end. She wanted to cry but found herself unable to shed tears.

  Qí páo tián mì sì hū bèi wáng chǔ yī yǔ dào pò, liǎn jiá huà guò yī sī xié è, zhè yī mù què zhǐ yǒu zhèng miàn de wáng chǔ kàn jiàn.

  Translation:

  Qipao Tianmi seemed to be seen through by the Crown Prince with one sentence, a hint of evil flashed across his cheek, but this scene was only witnessed by the upright Crown Prince.

  At this time, a middle-aged woman came in from outside the door, holding a coat in her hand.

  "Auntie, are you here looking for Tian Mi?" Wang Ke asked.

  "Yes, this kid doesn't know what's gotten into her, going out at night wearing just a nightgown. I'm worried, so I came over to bring her a jacket."

  Wang Ke heard this and suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. Tian Mi was clearly wearing a cheongsam, so how did it become a nightgown in the woman's words? She slowly turned her head to look at Tian Mi behind her, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. The Tian Mi behind her didn't seem unusual, but was staring blankly at the middle-aged woman, seemingly also shocked by the woman's words.

  Just then, Wang Ke saw the middle-aged woman open up her coat and walk towards a deserted corner, which was exactly where Wang Chu had pointed earlier.

  A middle-aged woman walked while muttering: "Mimi, what's wrong with you? Why are you so afraid of Mom? Don't be afraid! Put on your clothes and be careful not to catch a cold!"

  Wang Ke couldn't understand why Auntie was looking for Tian Mi in that corner, but just then, Wang Chu suddenly jumped off the bed, his eyes wide with anger: "You cheap woman, I'll tear you to pieces!"

  Scared, Wang Ke hastily dragged Tian Mi to the main hall in one breath. When she realized that Wang Chu didn't follow them, she let out a sigh of relief. At this moment, a speculation flashed through Wang Ke's mind, making her own heart tremble with fear: "Tian Mi, do you still remember that female ghost who could only kill people by possessing corpses? After Wang Chu woke up, his behavior was so abnormal... could it be that he has already..."

  "No, no, Wang Chu won't die!" Tian Mi seemed to find it hard to accept Wang Ke's guess, shaking her head desperately, and seemingly intentionally trying to gain Wang Ke's trust.

  At this moment, a pair of eyes was hiding in a corner of the hall, staring straight at the root of Tian Mi's delicate and smooth legs.