Chapter 1074 1040 Night Talk

After some fuss.

Miao Xiaoshan, Liu Zi, and Sun Yujia, the three girls, now felt extremely exhausted.

However, due to the previous paranormal events, they all felt a bit uneasy, so they didn’t dare to sleep separately and planned to sleep together in one room.

“Wait, something’s off.”

When the three of them were lying in bed ready to sleep, Liu Zi suddenly opened her eyes and said.

“What’s with you now? Stop freaking us out.” Sun Yujia, beside her, commented.

Liu Zi said, “I’m not freaking out. I just suddenly realized that Miao Xiaoshan should be with Yang Jian now, right? Why is she still here with us?”

“Ah?” Miao Xiaoshan was taken aback for a moment.

Liu Zi turned her head to look at her: “Isn’t that right? Yang Jian is your boyfriend. He’s come all the way to save us and arranged the accommodation. Are you just going to leave him alone without any care? Shouldn’t you go and keep him company? Sun Yujia, don’t you think I’m right?”

Sun Yujia nodded: “That’s indeed the case. You should show a bit more care.”

“Then why are you still standing here? Hurry up and go to your boyfriend. Are you really planning on staying with us? And if Yang Jian leaves in a few days, don’t come complaining to us.”

After saying this, Liu Zi pushed Miao Xiaoshan, urging her to get off the bed.

Miao Xiaoshan’s face turned slightly red: “What are you talking about… Also, it’s so late, Yang Jian must be asleep. He seemed a bit rushed today, so I shouldn’t disturb him.”

“Don’t say that to me, I’m not listening. Go and tell him yourself.” Liu Zi covered her ears and buried her head in the blanket.

Sun Yujia also said: “You should be more proactive. Meeting each other is not easy. Last time, it was because he came here for a business trip, and if it weren’t for your SOS, you two might not meet for half a year.”

“Are you really okay with leaving him out there alone? Aren’t you worried some other girl might snatch him away?”

“Yang Jian isn’t that type of person, he has to deal with paranormal events, and he himself also…” Miao Xiaoshan stammered as she tried to explain.

Liu Zi emerged again from under the blanket: “That’s where you’re wrong. Someone like Yang Jian, any girl with some sense in society would actively try to get close to him. Your current relationship is above friends but hasn’t quite reached lovers, and what’s missing is just a little push. If you don’t take the initiative to confirm your relationship now, next time you meet, who knows, he might already have a kid.”

“Wouldn’t you regret it then? Luckily he’s your boyfriend, otherwise, I’d go knock on his door myself tonight.”

“It’s not as exaggerated as you say.” Miao Xiaoshan said.

Sun Yujia, however, said: “It’s not exaggerated at all. Liu Zi would definitely do such a thing.”

She knew Liu Zi well enough to know she would actually do it given her character.

Moreover, they had indeed been frightened, and facing paranormal events could cost their lives; having such a boyfriend brings a sense of security.

“I think you both have a thing for Yang Jian,” Miao Xiaoshan puffed her cheeks and said.

Liu Zi said: “We’re just worried about you. The early bird gets the worm, you know that, don’t you? Your rivals aren’t us, but all the countless pretty and cute girls out there. If you keep hesitating, your advantage will just dwindle. After all, you’ll have fewer chances to meet in the future, unlike how you used to be together every day in school.”

Upon hearing this, Miao Xiaoshan felt a bit panicked.

She recalled today’s conversation with Zhang Wei, saying that Yang Jian went on a date today.

With whom and what kind of girl, she had no idea.

But if things continued this way, she knew in her heart that she would only drift further and further away from Yang Jian, and without any special reason, meeting would be hard.

After all, Yang Jian is a ghost handler and has to deal with paranormal events, traveling across the country.

“What are you still standing there for, stop hesitating and go. Yang Jian is in the room on the far left on the third floor. He probably hasn’t slept yet, but who knows after a while.” Liu Zi was anxious for Miao Xiaoshan, jumping off the bed and pushing her towards the door.

“Don’t push me.” Miao Xiaoshan, her face thin-skinned and red, was pushed out the door.

“Bang!”

The door closed shut.

Liu Zi’s voice came from inside: “Don’t come back if you don’t succeed. Good luck.”

Miao Xiaoshan stood hesitantly at the door for a while, finally gritting her teeth and deciding to head to the third floor.

She hadn’t walked far.

The door reopened.

Liu Zi and Sun Yujia poked their heads out: “Good luck, we’re rooting for you.”

“I got it, you guys go get some sleep.” Miao Xiaoshan said.

The two of them giggled and closed the door again.

Miao Xiaoshan took a deep breath and quietly made her way to the third floor. She reached the room on the far left and stood in front of it, struggling inwardly for a while, but ultimately knocked on the door.

“Yang Jian, are you there?”

At this moment.

Inside, Yang Jian was sitting in a chair with his eyes closed, resting. In front of him was a small closed room, a safe house containing the ghost painting.

He didn’t want any surprises tonight, so to be cautious, he watched over this ghost painting himself.

This was to prevent the ghost from walking out of the painting and causing any paranormal incidents in the villa.

With his current ability, he couldn’t be sure of dealing with this fearsome painting, let alone coming here in a rush without any paranormal weapon.

The knocking sound began.

Yang Jian immediately opened his eyes, his ghostly eye peering through the door to see Miao Xiaoshan standing outside.

“Yang Jian, did you fall asleep?” Miao Xiaoshan knocked on the door again, pursing her lips and looking very nervous.

Very soon.

The door opened.

Yang Jian walked out from the dimly lit room, and even before he got close, a cold aura filled the air, making people feel very uncomfortable.

“I’m not asleep yet. Is there something you need?”

Miao Xiaoshan looked at Yang Jian, feeling a slight sense of estrangement, and began to realize that if she didn’t seize the opportunity now, she might not even make it to her graduation before, as Liu Zi said, Yang Jian would already have kids.

“I, I just came over to see you, wanted to talk with you.”

She was changed, her words somewhat choppy.

Yang Jian said, “Is it because of what happened earlier that you can’t sleep? I didn’t think you’d be that scared. After all, it’s not your first time dealing with supernatural events. You’ve been through the Ghost Door Knocker incident at school, and the ghost painting incident a few months back, and this time it’s not even a true supernatural event; someone is using the power of a fierce ghost to kill.”

“I’m not concerned about that. I just feel like we haven’t seen each other for a long time. What’s wrong, don’t want to be with me?” Miao Xiaoshan said with a hint of grievance.

“No such thing. If you can’t sleep, just come in and have a seat. I’ll keep you company,” Yang Jian said.

“That’s more like it.”

Miao Xiaoshan said, walking into the room, only to find it dark and hard to see, with just a faint sliver of light coming through the window from outside.

“You don’t even turn on the lights? I thought there was no one in here before.”

Yang Jian said, “I’m used to it, and whether there’s light or not doesn’t really affect me…”

But before he could finish, a slight sound of the door closing came from behind him, and then in the dim environment, Miao Xiaoshan suddenly summoned the courage to throw herself into Yang Jian’s arms and hugged him tightly, her breathing a little rapid, her whole body trembling slightly, appearing very, very nervous.

“I, I want to be with you today, let me be your girlfriend.”

Such a short sentence, yet it was spoken haltingly, like it took a tremendous amount of courage to utter it from the depths of the heart.

Yang Jian froze for a moment, looking at Miao Xiaoshan in front of him, and then slowly said, “Actually, I’m not really suitable for you.”

He was refusing.

“I don’t want to let go.” Miao Xiaoshan stubbornly said, hugging him even tighter.

Yang Jian said, “Being with me will eventually hurt you.”

“You’re hurting me right now.” Miao Xiaoshan said.

“Compared to the hurt in the future, this is nothing. You know I’m a ghost handler, I won’t live long, I have no future. I knew someone named Zhang Han in Dachang City, he had a wife, and a child just over a year old, and not long ago, he died, killed by a supernatural attack… I didn’t go to see his wife and child, not because I didn’t want to, but because I didn’t dare.”

“Because I can imagine that kind of tragic scene.”

He raised his hand, gently touching Miao Xiaoshan’s cheek.

Warm, soft, delicate.

As if the most beautiful thing in the world, even touching it needed to be done cautiously, as if a slight roughness could shatter it like porcelain.

“I understand you, you are too kind, so kind that you can’t bear to hurt anyone around you, just like how you risked everything to save Zhang Wei, and risked to save Zhao Lei. You even ventured into a supernatural event for Jiang Yan, whom you’d known for less than a month. And you even saved my cousin back then.”

“So I never doubted that you would step forward during the Hungry Ghost incident.”

Miao Xiaoshan said, holding Yang Jian, burying her head in his chest.

“How do you know so much?” Yang Jian was a little surprised.

“Wang Shanshan told me. I often keep in touch with Wang Shanshan, I just never told you,” Miao Xiaoshan continued. “Why do you think my decision today is impulsive and not a determined one?”

“Besides, given what happened today, you saw it yourself. Without you, I might have already died today, from the school to here, I’ve faced quite a few dangers. The uncertain future might not be you, it could be me.”

“No one knows what the future holds, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

“If by any chance something really happens one day, then I’ll just think, actually, our lives together started way back in middle school.”

Yang Jian was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.

He was struggling inside.

On the one hand, Miao Xiaoshan had touched his heart, on the other hand, reason told him that a ghost handler should stay away from ordinary people.

Getting close would only cause harm.

They were not from the same world.

As an ordinary person, Miao Xiaoshan was bound to become a tragedy in the future.

She was smart, beautiful, gentle, also accepted into a prestigious university, she shouldn’t have this kind of life.

He had already thought it through.

So why was he still struggling today?

Was this emotion?

“I’m tired, take me to the room to rest. I won’t allow you to refuse.” Miao Xiaoshan said.

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