My Girlfriend is a Cold and Aloof Sickly Beauty 84

Chapter 84: Since You’re Here, You Should See More

Did “telepathy” truly exist?

Xiao Luohan didn’t know, but she clearly remembered the sudden surge of sadness—she had felt the same way not long ago, when her elder sister died in battle.

Had something happened to Elder Sister? Or was it the soul fragment here…

Just then, the dance drama ended, the credits started rolling, and the ending theme song played—

“The heroic soul, returns to its rightful place; those who come after, their thoughts are boundless.”

The overhead lights suddenly came on, and Xiao Luohan covered her eyes, which were stung by the brightness. She heard the sounds of the audience leaving, their discussions, and… Jiang Xue’s soft voice.

“Xiao Luo? Xiao Luo?”

“Do you want to sit for a while longer? I have tissues…”

Without urging or asking “Why are you crying,” Jiang Xue simply offered comfort and support, handing her tissues and gently putting an arm around her.

“…Something might have happened to Elder Sister,” Xiao Luohan whispered, her head lowered. “I can’t explain it, but… it’s a familiar sadness…”

Overwhelmed by grief, her words were a little incoherent, but Jiang Xue understood immediately, her eyes widening in shock.

“Let’s go home, okay?” she immediately suggested. “We can check the plum blossoms and the action figure at home and ask Elder Sister?”

As she helped Xiao Luohan out of the theater and to the restroom to wash her face, Jiang Xue’s mind was still buzzing.

It shouldn’t… be possible, right?

They had just been discussing when they could visit the “mindscape” and see Elder Sister Red Fox again… How could Elder Sister Red Fox have silently disappeared?!

But then she remembered that every time they looked out the window in the “mindscape,” they saw significant progress, which meant that the flow of time in the ancient world was different from theirs. A few days here might be many years there.

And just a few decades… no, even a few years were enough for a country to completely change.

If something had happened to Elder Sister Red Fox, was it because the changes were successful, or because she could no longer suppress the backlash from the resentful souls?

Both thoughts arose simultaneously, but Jiang Xue instinctively dismissed the latter.

After some thought, she handed Xiao Luohan a tissue to wipe her face, then sent a message to her older sister.

【Yu Xue: Xiao Luo said she sensed that something happened to Elder Sister Red Fox. Sis, is there any news on your side?】

【Yu Xue: Xiao Luo is crying quite badly. She said she felt the same way when Elder Sister Red Fox died in battle.】

It was her older sister’s working hours after the movie ended. After waiting for half a minute and not receiving a reply, Jiang Xue knew her older sister must still be busy, so she asked Sister Cheng if she was free to pick them up.

Ten minutes later, they were in the silver car, heading home.

“…See? She noticed immediately.”

Looking at Jiang Xue’s message, Jiang Mei sighed inwardly. “It’s hard to deceive them, both of them.”

“I’m sorry, but ‘that me’ can no longer see them,” Xiao Linghan’s voice also echoed in her mind. “Besides, I did approach you with the determination to die…”

“Forget it, dwelling on what’s already happened isn’t our style,” Jiang Mei sighed, rubbing her forehead. “You… being like this is also good. I can treat it as having another me to discuss things with.”

After her consciousness was pulled out of the “mindscape” by Xiao Linghan, who had transformed into a red butterfly, Jiang Mei woke up from the dream.

However, as she tried to access Xiao Linghan’s memories, she heard a surprised gasp in her mind.

“Last time, I could clearly see the ‘intersection’ of the two worlds, a glimpse of the possibility and truth of crossing over,” Xiao Linghan’s voice interrupted Jiang Mei’s thoughts. “But this time, I can’t see anything.”

“Just treat it as a bonus stage,” Jiang Mei said optimistically. “You also said that you helped create the prosperous era you dreamed of. From a larger perspective, this is also a form of causality.”

Deceiving and utilizing resentful souls, and suffering the backlash, was causality; creating a prosperous era and saving sentient beings was also causality.

“I’ll ask the Xie family elder later… but can you use my body to speak directly?”

Xiao Linghan was silent for a few seconds, then chuckled. “You’re not worried at all about having another person’s consciousness, filled with schemes and obsessions, in your mind?”

“If you really wanted to harm me, you wouldn’t have been sent to this world,” Jiang Mei deliberately emphasized the latter half of the sentence. “But you have to help me explain this to them. Xiao Luo’s body can’t handle such grief!”

“Of course, this was all caused by me,” Xiao Linghan replied apologetically.

The first thing Jiang Xue and Xiao Luohan did after returning home was to check the plum blossoms and the action figure in the study.

All four plum blossoms were in bloom. They both tried to recall and agreed that their state was no different from when they left.

As for the action figure, as soon as they entered the study, they saw it waving its raised hand in greeting, just like usual.

“Could it be that you were just affected by the atmosphere and imagery of the movie?” Jiang Xue cautiously suggested. “After all, the last scene was also of a red-clad swordsman, and from the back, she did resemble Elder Sister Red Fox. And the background music and ending theme song were very melancholic…”

Xiao Luohan shook her head. “No.”

Her tone was firm.

Jiang Xue didn’t say anything more, just hugged her tightly, looking at the plum blossoms and the action figure, sighing inwardly.

“I want to try entering a dream,” she heard Xiao Luohan say after a while. “How should I take the sleeping pills?”

“I’ll get them for you!” Jiang Xue immediately went to fetch the first-aid kit and found the pill bottle. “Get a glass of water first.”

As she looked for the pills, she noticed that Xiao Luo seemed distracted even while pouring water.

Unable to confirm her elder sister’s situation, but having a bad feeling, she probably couldn’t calm down either.

Looking at the pill bottle in her hand, Jiang Xue thought for a moment. The first time she had successfully entered a dream and saved Xiao Luo, it was because she had taken sleeping pills. If she also took them this time, would their two souls working together increase the chances of seeing Elder Sister Red Fox?

But just as she was pouring out the pills for Xiao Luohan, a knock came at the door.

…Huh? From the rhythm, it seemed to be her older sister, who should be at work?

It was so sudden. Jiang Mei knocked and then entered directly. Seeing the two girls about to take sleeping pills, she frowned and immediately took the bottle away.

“Didn’t I send a message saying ‘I’ll be right back’?” She sighed, placing the pill bottle further away as she sat down. “Although it’s a busy time at the end of the year, your situation is more important. It’s fine if I come and deal with this first, then go back to work overtime.”

Seeing the two girls lower their heads silently, the atmosphere in the room heavy, Jiang Mei gave them a moment to compose themselves before speaking. “I have two pieces of news, one good and one bad.”

Without waiting for them to choose, she first delivered the bad news: “Princess Zhemei, Xiao Linghan, has indeed met with misfortune. Backlash from the resentful souls is an inevitable consequence for her. We’re in a different world, and even I, who shares her soul, can’t interfere.”

This was what Xiao Linghan wanted her to say, to honestly explain her fate in that world, without any embellishment.

If it were Jiang Mei herself, she would have been more tactful, but she also knew how perceptive and imaginative the two girls were. Being indirect and evasive would only make them imagine worse scenarios.

However, after delivering the bad news, she had to quickly follow up with the good news—before the two could react.

“The good news is, she ‘came over,'” Jiang Mei said concisely, getting straight to the point. “We share the same soul but different bodies, so she can safely reside in my body. But the specific state of our coexistence is still being explored. I have to consult the Xie family elder during the New Year’s holiday, and Uncle Seuss is also…”

“What do you mean ‘came over’?” Jiang Xue was stunned by the two contrasting pieces of news. While Jiang Mei explained further, she was stuck on repeating the key words, her mind blank.

Jiang Mei, who had already prepared herself mentally on the way here, patiently explained the good news again.

Jiang Xue was still in shock, but Xiao Luohan had recovered and, unable to contain herself, stood up and carefully walked towards Jiang Mei.

“Elder Sister, she…”

“She can’t use my body to talk to you yet,” Jiang Mei said, roughly guessing what she wanted to ask. “She’s very weak now and fell asleep after telling me what happened. Unless it’s an emergency, I don’t think it’s wise to wake her up for now.”

Xiao Luohan nodded blankly. Before Jiang Mei could say anything else, she suddenly felt weak and collapsed.

Jiang Mei hurriedly caught her and called Dr. Qi.

Being interrupted during her shopping trip by a phone call, Dr. Qi was actually relieved and immediately drove over.

“…It’s not a big deal, just low blood sugar combined with extreme emotional fluctuations. If you’re worried, give her some calming medicine and then an IV drip of glucose.” After examining Xiao Luohan, Dr. Qi narrowed her eyes and looked at the Jiang sisters. “Her stomach is empty. Did she skip lunch?”

Jiang Xue, shrinking her neck like a quail, replied, “Yes.”

“You should also get something to eat. Do you think you’re invincible?” Dr. Qi scolded her.

In her hazy state, Xiao Luohan suddenly felt a warmth enveloping her. Opening her eyes, she saw a large red fox wrapping her in its tail.

She reached out, and the red fox lowered its head, nuzzling its nose against her, its eyes filled with gentle apology.

“What Mei-jiejie said… is it true?” Xiao Luohan murmured.

“It’s true.”

“You died again…” Xiao Luohan hugged the red fox, burying her face in its soft fur. “Last time, it was being pierced by arrows, this time, it’s backlash from resentful souls. It must have been so painful… why didn’t you let me share the burden?”

“I was able to come to this era because of you. If there’s a price to pay, I shouldn’t be exempt.”

“Why would you think that?” the red fox sighed. “Both your mother and I want you to live a good life. Even if we can only watch you leave and can no longer be by your side, we still want to send you away.”

“The only difference between your mother and me is that I was lucky, I bet on the right person and the right world. But we both disregarded your wishes, so you don’t have to feel unworthy just because you have a good opportunity now.”

Xiao Luohan didn’t say anything, only hugging the red fox tighter.

“This world is very, very good,” she whispered, her face pressed against the red fox’s fur, closing her eyes. “Since you’re here, you should see more… don’t leave again.”

“Mother, Shizhu, and the late Empress’s maternal family… you have to tell me what happened in that world.”

She felt a wet nose nuzzle against her cheek.

“Okay, Sister will tell you slowly.”