Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 181: Father-Son Heart-to-Heart

Chapter 181: Chapter 181: Father-Son Heart-to-Heart

The two sat face to face on the balcony chairs.

"Want something to eat?"

Zhao Dezhu asked out of habit, then realized he might have said something wrong.

Sure enough, his son shook his head and said, "I’m already dead, I can’t eat anything."

"But you look just the same as when you were alive, it gives me the illusion," Zhao Dezhu said.

Zhao Ru Jin rubbed his hand back and forth on the edge of the table. That realistic touch made even himself feel the illusion of being alive, let alone Zhao Dezhu sitting opposite him.

"Is it Mr. Shen?" Zhao Dezhu suddenly asked.

"What?" Zhao Ru Jin hadn’t reacted yet.

"That very impressive person you mentioned, is it Mr. Shen Siyuan?" Zhao Dezhu emphasized again.

"Why would you think that?" Zhao Ru Jin was curious as to how he had guessed.

But the moment he spoke, Zhao Dezhu was immediately sure, it was definitely Mr. Shen.

"You’ve been dead so long and only now come to see me, which means that very impressive person you mentioned was someone you met recently, and why does it have to be today?"

"I also remember what Mr. Shen said when I met him today. I thought he was very impolite at the time, asking about my family situation so abruptly when it was our first meeting, and we barely knew each other..."

"So, you were there at the time?"

"I’ve always been there," said Zhao Ru Jin.

He then added, "But Dad is indeed very smart, no matter how hard I try, I can’t catch up to you."

Hearing this, Zhao Dezhu slightly furrowed his brows, and subconsciously said, "Zhou Zhou, not everyone needs to outdo someone else, not everyone needs to be outstanding, everyone lives their own... What’s the use of me telling you this now..."

His expression was somewhat sad.

People understand the principles, but how many in reality truly face this issue.

"I even thought that, when you go to university, you could get into one in Bin Hai, so I could take care of you..."

"I don’t like studying."

Zhao Ru Jin interrupted him, his gaze turning towards the distant sea.

"I might not even be able to get into college, I’m not as smart as you."

Zhao Dezhu looked at his son, feeling a heavy pain in his heart, both painful and sorrowful.

"Son, I’m sorry."

Zhao Dezhu did not call him Zhao Ru Jin, nor did he call him Zhou Zhou.

He was simply his son.

Zhao Ru Jin looked back at Zhao Dezhu and said, "Dad, you haven’t wronged me, you’ve wronged my mom. She loved you so much..."

Zhao Dezhu felt comforted that his son could say such words, realizing his son was more mature and sensible than he expected, but his heart ached even more.

As for apologizing to his mom, he didn’t know how to argue, nor did he want to.

Because life wasn’t just a matter of love or not love.

"Do you love her?" Zhao Ru Jin asked again.

Before Zhao Dezhu could answer, Zhao Ru Jin added, "I’m referring to Aunt Yu, do you love her?"

Zhao Dezhu shook his head and said, "I don’t know."

Zhao Ru Jin was somewhat puzzled by the reply.

"I used to love your mom very much, you know that, right?"

"Uh-huh."

Zhao Ru Jin nodded. His mom used to talk about it all the time; how could he not know?

"But we still ended up as we are now. So is love important or not?"

Zhao Ru Jin was somewhat confused by these words. He didn’t understand the issues that even Zhao Dezhu couldn’t figure out.

So he asked the most straightforward question.

"Will you marry her?"

"No," Zhao Dezhu said without hesitation.

"Why?" Zhao Ru Jin was puzzled.

"Because no one can compare to your mom, nor can they do better than her..."

Zhao Ru Jin was pleased by the answer, but what Zhao Dezhu did not say was that he was referring only to Zhou Congfang as he first knew her, not the Zhou Congfang who later became troublesome and aggressive.

"But what you’re doing is very bad, Aunt Yu will definitely be very sad if she knows," Zhao Ru Jin said.

Zhao Dezhu, upon hearing this, laughed heartily: "Son, in life, you can’t judge simply by good or bad. Maybe Aunt Yu thinks the same way."

"Bad people will get their retribution after they die, you know," Zhao Ru Jin said with a faint smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dezhu widened his eyes, somewhat surprised.

"Is there really a Hell? Well, since there are ghosts, how could there not be a Hell?"

His son’s words made him reflect immediately on whether he had done anything terrible.

Not getting married can’t be so serious that I would go to Hell, right?

"You’re not trying to spook me, are you?"

"You can think what you want," he replied.

Seeing him say that, Zhao Dezhu actually started to believe it.

Zhao Ru Jin turned his head and looked at the living room. The house was indeed warmly decorated; it was his home for many years, but now it felt strange to him.

"Aunt Yu is coming back, I’ll take my leave first," Zhao Ru Jin said.

"You’re not waiting for her?" Zhao Dezhu stood up and asked.

"I’m going with you to see your mom."

"Now?" Zhao Ru Jin looked at the sun setting over the sea.

"Now," Zhao Dezhu nodded resolutely.

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Dou Dou flew in the sky for half a day and finally found the giant pillar from her memory.

She gently landed on top of the totem pole, hands on hips, feeling quite pleased with herself for a while.

But she quickly realized, scratching her head, that she wasn’t very smart—it had taken her this long to find it.

But where was her sister?

"Sister Mei Qi..."

So, she stood on top of the pillar, shouting in all directions.

But obviously, her shouting didn’t seem to do much, as the square was not only large but also empty.

So she summoned a Yin Wind and flew towards the direction where there were more houses.

When she arrived at the hotel entrance, she didn’t go inside; she just stood at the door and shouted loudly.

"Sister Mei Qi..."

Seeing no one respond, she immediately tried another place.

While the method was simple, it seemed effective; soon, she had summoned several ghosts, including a little boy.

Curious, the little boy looked at Dou Dou and asked, "Who are you, and why are you looking for Mei Qi?"

Upon hearing this, Dou Dou immediately asked eagerly, "Do you know Sister Mei Qi?"

The little boy nodded.

"Then big brother, can you take me to her?" Dou Dou grabbed the little boy’s hand.

The little boy shook off her hand, displeased, and said, "You haven’t told me who you are? Why are you looking for her?"

"I’m Dou Dou, I... I’m looking for her... I won’t tell you."

The little boy, annoyed, replied, "Then I won’t tell you where she is."

Dou Dou retorted defiantly, "Then I’ll look for her myself. She must be here, isn’t that right? Otherwise, how would you know her?"

This kid is actually quite smart.

As Dou Dou turned to leave, the little boy hurriedly called her back.

"Alright, alright, I’ll take you to her; I know you."

"Why do you know me? I don’t know you," Dou Dou asked curiously.

"It was Sun Meiqi who told me about you, you’re that little brat who doesn’t know anything and just cries all the time, haha..." the little boy said.

Upon hearing this, Dou Dou suddenly didn’t want to find Sister Mei Qi anymore.

How can they talk about children like that?

She’s a child; what’s wrong with crying a bit?

PS: Another Chapter coming this afternoon~

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