Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 127: Strolling on the Street

Chapter 127: Chapter 127: Strolling on the Street

Ruan Hongzhuang saw Shen Siyuan’s head coming close, so she slightly extended her neck, full of curiosity about what he was going to say.

Then her lips were lightly pecked, followed by the sound of Shen Siyuan’s mischievous laughter.

Ruan Hongzhuang gave a light punch to Shen Siyuan’s chest with her hand.

She complained coyly: "If you don’t want to say it, just leave it, no need to tease me."

"I will tell you, but not now."

Shen Siyuan’s hand gently stroked her cheek, her skin smooth and delicate, feeling exceptionally comforting.

Then he seemed to remember something and turned to look to the side.

Sure enough, he saw Dou Dou imitating him; when she saw Shen Siyuan look over, she immediately froze, then looked around pretending nothing had happened, her antics endearingly funny.

Xiao Yue and Duoduo were already laughing so hard they were bending over backward.

"This little rascal should really be sent back to her mother’s womb as soon as possible," Shen Siyuan thought to himself.

"Let’s go," Shen Siyuan said, reaching out for Ruan Hongzhuang’s hand.

She probably was really a bit angry, standing stiffly, not talking to Shen Siyuan.

She struggled a bit when he took her hand, but when she couldn’t break free, she just accepted it.

Although it was Ruan Hongzhuang’s first time being in a relationship, she was an extremely smart girl, and moreover, she was born into a business family, understanding human relationships from a young age.

Even though she was wholeheartedly into Shen Siyuan, she also knew that she couldn’t become a mindless vase—no matter how beautiful a flower is, there will be times when one grows tired of it.

So physical appearance is only the foundation of mutual attraction, but an interesting soul is the rock for long-lasting companionship.

If one wants to have an interesting soul, then they cannot lose themselves. Being angry, jealous, or a little willful, as long as it’s not excessive, these can be the spices of life.

So to love someone, you must never lose yourself; losing yourself means losing your soul, and without a soul, what difference is there between a person and a machine?

The final outcome would be to be cast aside like an old shoe, used when needed and discarded to the side, without a shred of cherishment.

Ruan Hongzhuang didn’t want to become such a person, so even if she liked Shen Siyuan very much, she would get angry and be willful, of course, also making sure to control the degree, not to be unreasonably troublesome, otherwise, it would backfire and cause the other party to become annoyed.

To coax her, Shen Siyuan bought her sugar-coated gourds, grilled sausages, meat skewers, and old-fashioned sour milk.

Honestly, besides the old-fashioned sour milk, she didn’t like the others.

But it made the little ones beside her drool enviously, leaning over to the vendors’ stands and inhaling deeply.

However, Ruan Hongzhuang still acted very happy.

She lifted her chin proudly and declared: "I forgive you."

Then she stuffed all the snacks, each with just a small bite taken, into Shen Siyuan’s hands.

Shen Siyuan had a big appetite and didn’t mind these at all; even eating them all wouldn’t be enough to fill his stomach.

Seeing that Shen Siyuan didn’t hesitate and just ate them, Ruan Hongzhuang was also very happy.

She stopped being willful too, becoming lively once again.

"Wow, they actually sell large-bowl tea here?"

Ruan Hongzhuang saw an old man at the entrance of the alley ahead, with a green thermal container in front of him, with "Large-bowl Tea, One Yuan per Cup" written on it in red ink.

Large-bowl tea is also a specialty of Xiajing, but nowadays, it’s rare to see anyone selling it. Ruan Hongzhuang was quite interested, so she quickly walked over.

"Old man, give me a cup."

Ruan Hongzhuang scanned a QR code with her phone.

Large-bowl tea had also evolved with the times, now accepting scan-to-pay, and instead of a large bowl, which was unsanitary, they used disposable paper cups.

After paying, Ruan Hongzhuang thought of Shen Siyuan and turned to ask if he wanted a cup.

But she saw Shen Siyuan bending down with his head lowered, seemingly talking to someone, yet when her gaze lowered, there was no one, which left her a bit puzzled.

"Siyuan, do you want a cup?" she asked loudly.

Shen Siyuan looked up at her and then shook his head.

Ruan Hongzhuang finally shifted her gaze and said to the old man, "Then I’ll have a cup."

After speaking, she couldn’t help turning back, only to find Shen Siyuan lowering his head again.

No longer able to contain her curiosity, she took the big bowl of tea handed to her by the owner and walked over, asking curiously, "Who are you talking to?"

Shen Siyuan was startled by the question, realizing that his conversation with Duoduo had not gone unnoticed.

"Why can’t I talk to myself?"

"→_→"

"Okay, I was talking to a little girl named Duoduo," Shen Siyuan said with a shrug.

"→_→, liar, where is there anyone?"

"Did I say it was a person?" Shen Siyuan retorted.

"Hehe, don’t think you can scare me by saying that; I’m not afraid in broad daylight," Ruan Hongzhuang said smugly, taking a sip from the big bowl of tea she was holding.

"Then I’ll tell you about it at night," Shen Siyuan said.

Ruan Hongzhuang rolled her eyes at him and then handed over the big bowl of tea she was holding.

"For you."

"Aren’t you going to drink it?"

"I’ve already had some," Ruan Hongzhuang said confidently.

Watching Shen Siyuan take it, she moved on cheerfully, her mood seeming particularly pleasant.

"This way."

But Shen Siyuan called out to stop her, pointing to an alley by his side.

Ruan Hongzhuang came over, peered into the alley, and asked with some surprise, "In there?"

"Yes." Shen Siyuan nodded and led the way into the alley.

Seeing this, Ruan Hongzhuang had no choice but to follow. The alley was narrow, allowing only one person to pass, and meeting someone else required turning sideways to get by.

"Why go through such a small alley?"

"Because the person I’m looking for lives on the other side of the alley," Shen Siyuan explained.

"So you were really here to find someone?"

"Could I possibly be lying to you about that?"

"All mysterious, you won’t even tell me who you’re looking for," Ruan Hongzhuang said, slightly disgruntled.

Shen Siyuan, walking ahead, turned to glance back at Ruan Hongzhuang upon hearing this.

Then he chuckled and said, "It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, it’s just that it’s hard to explain, and the explanation is complicated."

"I think you just don’t want to explain," Ruan Hongzhuang murmured discontentedly.

"Do you really want to know?"

"Of course."

Seeing that Shen Siyuan seemed willing to speak, Ruan Hongzhuang perked up immediately, placing her hands on Shen Siyuan’s shoulders in a very intimate gesture.

What she didn’t know was that Dou Dou, following behind, thought she was forming a train, promptly grabbed her clothes, and Duoduo, seeing this, immediately placed her hands on Dou Dou’s shoulders.

Xiao Yue found it all very childish, but not joining in would make her seem out of place, so she reluctantly put her hands on Duoduo’s shoulders.

"Choo choo choo..."

Dou Dou and Duoduo were delighted.

In this way, two adults, leading three ghosts, formed a small train out of the alley.

Of course, Ruan Hongzhuang had no idea about any of this.

Her entire focus was now on Shen Siyuan’s words.

"Over thirty years ago, in Bin Hai, there were two brothers who committed a series of serious crimes. The police, after a full-scale investigation, finally located them. During the capture, the younger brother was killed by the then Public Security Director, Lin Jianming. The older brother, unwilling to accept this, kidnapped Lin Jianming’s daughter, Lin Yunduo..."

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