Seeing it was an unknown number, Shen Siyuan initially didn't want to answer, but considering the time, it probably wasn't an ad or a sales call, so he picked up.
"Hello, may I ask if this is Mr.
Shen Siyuan?"
A gentle female voice came through the phone.
"I am.
And you are…?"
"Hello, Mr. Shen. This is Doudou's mom, Jiang Wenxin. We just met in the elevator today."
"Oh, is there a problem?" Shen Siyuan realized who it was.
"Well…"
Jiang Wenxin quickly told Shen Siyuan everything that had happened in the elevator.
Finally, she said, "I saw him lingering outside our door, unwilling to leave.
I'm a little worried…"
"It's fine, you don't have to worry about that. As long as you don't want him to, he can't enter your home.
Also, don't be afraid of him. The more scared you are, the closer he'll get.
As for those Fleshy Tumors on his face, they indicate he isn't as kind-looking as he was in life. Because a Ghost has no physical body, it can't suppress its own Desires, so they manifest externally.
On top of that, some sins committed in life will also show up on the Soul…"
"But you don't need to be afraid. As long as you're not scared of him, he can't hurt you.
Even if he does, at most you'll just have some Bad Luck. There's no danger to your life…"
Shen Siyuan gave a rough explanation.
The ancients called Ghosts Filthy Things for a reason. If a person's Three Fires are Diminished, they are susceptible to Ghost Attachment.
While Ghost Attachment doesn't cause any substantial harm, the person will experience Bad Luck, their Fortune Decline, and Everything Goes Wrong.
"Thank you~, thank you, Mr.
Shen. I'll thank you properly tomorrow."
Jiang Wenxin thanked him repeatedly.
"You're welcome… I'm doing it for… uh… Doudou's sake.
Doudou is very cute, I like her a lot," Shen Siyuan said.
After a bit more small talk, the two ended the call.
Shen Siyuan felt there was nothing more to say, while Jiang Wenxin felt that just thanking him over the phone was insincere and planned to talk more when they met tomorrow.
After hanging up, Shen Siyuan cleaned up the takeout container on his desk, then turned on his Computer to play a Game for a while.
He didn't play competitive games, but an RPG Online Game from Pig Farm. Shen Siyuan had been playing this game since college, sinking a fair amount of money into it over time.
He had quit for a while in the middle, only to pick it up again later. This cycle repeated many times, and now he was just playing for nostalgia.
He logged on, cleared his Daily Quests, and then saw a friend with the ID [Mary Oh] come online.
This was one of Shen Siyuan's few real-life friends.
He originally wanted to name himself [Mario], but the name was already taken, so he settled for [Mary Oh]. Fortunately, he played a female character, so the name kind of suited him.
"Let's hit the Arena."
Seeing him online, Shen Siyuan called out immediately.
"Can't. I'm running a Dungeon with a group to farm for [Fire Fox] Fragments."
[Fire Fox] was a new Mount just added to the game, obtainable by farming Fragments in Dungeons.
Of course, the Shop also had a [White Fox] Mount, but it cost money. And it was via a Lottery Draw system; getting one would cost at least three thousand yuan.
For a salaried worker like Shen Siyuan, who earned less than six thousand a month, it was completely unaffordable.
Therefore, Shen Siyuan had absolutely no interest in these Mounts, Fashion items, and so on.
But [Mary Oh] was different. He had a serious collector's obsession.
It wasn't just paid Mounts and Fashion; he also loved spending a ton of effort collecting the free ones.
Of course, someone who could support such a hobby wasn't short on cash.
His family was in the clothing business, making him a true second-generation rich kid.
Moreover, his parents were very supportive of his gaming.
To them, this hobby was infinitely better than things like Entrepreneurship, playing with cars, watches, or women.
Thanks to him, Shen Siyuan had received many rare Fashion items and Mounts as gifts.
It wasn't that his friend was generous, but because these rare items were usually obtained through Lottery Draws. Whenever he got a duplicate, he couldn't be bothered to post it on the Shop and just tossed it to Shen Siyuan.
Seeing that [Mary Oh] wasn't coming to the Arena, Shen Siyuan quickly logged off. To be honest, he had lost interest in this game long ago.
It wasn't like in the beginning when he would pull all-nighters grinding, filled with the desire to explore the game.
But he couldn't bring himself to truly quit it.
Every now and then, he'd feel the urge to log on and take a look, but once he was on, he'd lose interest in doing anything. How pathetic.
He turned off the Computer. Seeing it was still early, Shen Siyuan had no idea what to do.
His life was dull: work, read novels, play games. It was almost completely unchanging.
Maybe he really should consider getting a Girlfriend.
Actually, he had already guessed why his Mom wanted him to come home this week.
It was for nothing other than a Blind Date, and this wasn't the first time.
Shen Siyuan wasn't bad-looking, but he had no house and no car.
Who would want to be with him? He looked down on himself, let alone what any girl would think.
"Forget it, I'll shower and sleep.
" The more he thought about it, the more agitated he became. He decided to take a shower and go to bed.
"Damn it, even after getting a Fateful Encounter and being able to Cultivate Immortality, I still have to worry about money."
Shen Siyuan gave a self-deprecating laugh and got up to head to the Bathroom.
Just then, his Mobile Phone rang again.
Shen Siyuan had to turn back and pick up his phone from the desk.
It was a familiar number, Doudou's mom.
"Hello, Mr. Shen, are you resting? I'm so sorry to disturb you."
As soon as the call connected, Jiang Wenxin's cautious voice came through.
"Not yet. Is there something else?" Shen Siyuan asked, frowning slightly.
"Mr. Shen, I'm terribly sorry.
When my Husband came home tonight, I told him about Doudou. He thought I was crazy and nearly sent me to the hospital.
Besides that, Doudou also wants her Dad to hold her, so we had no choice but to come see you. We hope you can help…"
"Alright, might as well see this through.
Just come over. I live at…"
"I know.
We're downstairs right now," Jiang Wenxin said quickly, not waiting for him to finish.
"I'll be right down then."
After saying that, Shen Siyuan was about to hang up.
He wasn't surprised that Jiang Wenxin knew his address.
Jiang Wenxin quickly added, "Um… that Old Man Lu has been following us.
I don't know how to make him leave…"
"It's fine. We'll talk when I'm down."
With that, Shen Siyuan hung up the phone.
Then he walked out the door, ready to go downstairs.
To be honest, he was getting a bit annoyed with Jiang Wenxin's repeated calls, but when he thought of Doudou, and how desperately they missed their daughter, he could understand.
When he got downstairs, he saw a man and a woman standing awkwardly at the entrance. Besides them, there were two Ghosts, one old and one young.
Needless to say, the little Ghost was definitely Doudou, and the old one was the Old Man Lu that Jiang Wenxin had mentioned.
Looking at his face full of Fleshy Tumors, anyone with trypophobia would be disgusted to death.
"Big Bwother."
Seeing Shen Siyuan come out, Doudou was the first to run toward him.
"Mr. Shen~"
Seeing this, Jiang Wenxin also hurried forward a couple of steps.
Her husband, Tao Guangxia, followed closely behind, studying Shen Siyuan with curiosity.
Only the old Ghost stood far off to the side, not approaching.