After Waking Up, I Inherited a Bookstore 21

Chapter 21: Opening the Shop

Just then, Li Hanyan spoke up, “Were you alone every time? No one else around?”

The girl recalled for a moment, then nodded, biting the rim of her cup.

“Alright, we have a general idea. Go to the front counter and pay.”

After the person left, Li Hanyan’s cold face instantly turned into a wronged one. “You’ve never spoken to me so gently before.”

Liu Chuxia found it amusing. “Why are you suddenly acting spoiled?”

Li Hanyan’s face was beet red. She didn’t say anything and just threw herself into Liu Chuxia’s arms, seeking comfort.

She didn’t know why she was like this. It was just that the thought of that girl from before constantly stealing glances at Liu Chuxia made her heart ache. On top of that, she felt incredibly wronged. She felt that if she kept holding it in like this, Liu Chuxia would really run away. So, she subconsciously acted this way.

Liu Chuxia comforted the person who was nuzzling and whimpering in her arms with a smile on her lips.

Xiao Xu got a mouthful of PDA and felt quite full.

Yun Wanrou hadn’t left after paying. Instead, she boldly asked Xiao Xu, “Um, I’d like to ask, are those two girls over there a couple?”

Xiao Xu turned her head and said with a smile, “Yes, they are. What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, nothing. I was just curious.” Yun Wanrou waved her hands, disappointment written in her eyes. She lowered her head and drank her water.

“Oh, right. Do you need a room? If you do, we can provide one here. It’s one thousand a night.”

“A thousand a night? That’s a bit expensive. I won’t be staying.”

“Okay. If you have any other questions, you can come to me,” Xiao Xu said to her, maintaining her smile.

Yun Wanrou thought for a moment and asked, “Then when will you come to help me?”

“That depends on how busy we are. At the latest, it will be within three days. Oh, right, because we might have an increase in orders recently, the assignment of Spirit Masters is random. Please understand.”

Yun Wanrou nodded and then left.

Xiao Xu watched her back, sighed, and muttered to herself, “Big Sister Chuxia belongs to Big Sister Hanyan. You can’t come and cause trouble.”

Li Hanyan stayed in Liu Chuxia’s arms for a while before getting up. She then resumed her serious expression and said, “It’s about time. Let’s go.”

If not for her still-red earlobes, Liu Chuxia would have thought the Li Hanyan from just now was a fake.

“Where are we going?”

“To help the female ghost Ke Yan resolve her obsession.”

Only then did Liu Chuxia remember this matter, so she nodded.

Li Hanyan walked to the front counter and called Xiao Xu over, reminding her to bring the glass bottle.

The two humans and one ghost rented a car and headed to their destination.

When they arrived, the two of them saw a central building with “XX Department Store” written on it. They went up to the third floor and walked to the first shop on the left.

Liu Chuxia looked at the closed roller shutter door in front of her and asked, “Is this the place?”

Li Hanyan glanced at Xiao Xu. “Let her out.”

Xiao Xu opened the bottle and let Ke Yan out. The moment she was released, Ke Yan shrank back in and started cursing, “Are you f*cking crazy? Letting a ghost out in broad daylight—how could you even think of that? If you want me dead, just say so!”

Seeing her shrink back in, Xiao Xu simply put the bottle in her bag and crushed it. Ke Yan, with nowhere to go, could only follow her instincts and cling to Xiao Xu’s back.

Li Hanyan walked over and opened a white umbrella. “Get in.”

Fortunately, there weren’t many people around. It was still a bit strange to suddenly open an umbrella indoors.

The moment Ke Yan saw the white umbrella, she immediately ducked inside.

Liu Chuxia said thoughtfully, “Is there something special about the bottle? Can’t she talk inside it?”

“The bottle is sealed with a curse. She can talk inside, but we can’t hear her,” Li Hanyan explained.

When the female ghost Ke Yan heard this, she immediately shouted in surprise, “What? So that little brat didn’t hear a single thing I’ve been cursing these past few days? I thought she had a lot of tolerance, but it turns out she couldn’t hear anything?” Ke Yan was furious.

When Xiao Xu heard this, she thought, Oh, you dare to curse me? She instantly ducked into the white umbrella to give Ke Yan a beating.

Li Hanyan and Liu Chuxia didn’t have time to stop her. It was a good thing they were standing in a corner. If a surveillance camera had caught someone suddenly disappearing, it would have been a big problem.

“Xiao Xu! Now is not the time to fool around. Come out quickly.” Liu Chuxia was so anxious she broke out in a sweat. Although this was a small corner, it wasn’t empty. There were always a few people walking by.

Xiao Xu had just kicked Ke Yan when she heard Liu Chuxia’s words. She could only hold back and come out.

The moment she came out, Li Hanyan slapped an immobilization talisman on her. Xiao Xu happened to be facing the wall, as if she were facing the wall in penance.

“No spiritual energy talisman for you today. From tonight until tomorrow night, you will spend your time in the Reflection Room,” Li Hanyan said in a low voice, her entire presence exuding an extremely low pressure.

Xiao Xu felt bitter, but she couldn’t speak or move. She wanted to cry.

Liu Chuxia patted Li Hanyan on the back to calm her down, also agreeing, “She does deserve to be punished. This is outside, not the bookstore where you can just bounce around as you please. Don’t be so angry. Getting angry is bad for your health. Calm down.”

Li Hanyan sighed slightly and looked at her. “I’ll watch her here. You go and confirm with the female ghost.”

Liu Chuxia nodded, took the white umbrella from Li Hanyan’s hand, walked to the side of the shop, and asked, “Is this the shop?”

Although Ke Yan, inside the white umbrella, had just been kicked, hearing that the little brat was being scolded and punished made her feel incredibly satisfied. Now, hearing Liu Chuxia’s question, she quickly composed herself, stuck her head out halfway to reveal only her eyes, observed her surroundings, and then carefully looked at the shop. A complicated emotion appeared in her eyes, and then she pulled her head back in.

“This is the place.”

Liu Chuxia looked at Ke Yan’s actions just now. Although she was still a little scared, she suppressed her fear and continued to ask, “Did you leave a will? Do you have any children?”

“No, neither. I only have an old mother at home. It should be left to her, so you’ll probably have to find her.”

“Do you have a contact number?”

“I’ll give you the address, but let me warn you, my mom might be a bit difficult to deal with.” Ke Yan recalled some bad memories.

“Okay.” Liu Chuxia didn’t plan to ask any more questions. She quickly walked to Li Hanyan’s side and explained the situation.

Li Hanyan frowned and said, “These negotiations are not our responsibility. We are only responsible for paying for the shop. I’ll go make a call. Watch her for me. I’ll be right back.”

Liu Chuxia nodded and stood in place. Then she looked at Xiao Xu beside her. The immobilization talisman was gone, and she had turned around. She was just standing there with her head down, fiddling with her fingers, looking wronged. It seemed Li Hanyan had given her a lecture.

“Xiao Xu?” Liu Chuxia walked over and nudged her shoulder.

Xiao Xu looked up at her, pouted, and tugged on her clothes without saying a word.

“Do you know what you did wrong?” Liu Chuxia asked, tidying her hair and looking at her.

“I know. I shouldn’t have been so impulsive and disappeared suddenly outside. Big Sister Chuxia, can you plead for me? I don’t want to go to the Reflection Room,” Xiao Xu said, tugging on her clothes and giving them a little shake.

After spending so many days with Xiao Xu, Liu Chuxia knew that she was actually a ghost of good character. She was also organized and had already come to see her as her own little sister.