- That’s not what we’re looking for!
Ye Zhiyun couldn’t help but feel quite shocked.
Before her sister came, she had said that the resident of this place had passed away, and it turned out to be true?
The idea of learning everything in a dream was indeed incredible.
Incidentally, she was a bit jealous of this annoying person who could invade her sister’s dreams!
— Even though he was already dead.
If Ye Zhibai knew what Zhiyun was thinking, she would probably laugh out loud.
Haha, who would have thought that my past self would be envied by a beauty like Zhiyun? What a win!
This truly meant dying without regrets!
But for Zhiyun, as long as it made her sister happy, that was all that mattered.
It wasn’t appropriate to enter a deceased person’s home right now, but if her sister wanted to, then there was no place in this world that was off-limits.
Ye Zhibai had already stepped into the apartment where she had lived for many years.
The immediate sense of darkness didn’t frighten or worry her in the slightest.
Ten years…
Day after day, year after year, coming and going from this rundown place, she had become so accustomed to it that there was no fear left.
A small space of less than 30 square meters, a wooden plank bed, a wardrobe, a shabby desk, a small dining table, a cooking space that could hardly be called a kitchen, and a bathroom so narrow it was offensive.
This was all of Ye Zhibai’s possessions in her previous life.
Could you call this place a home?
Ye Zhibai didn’t think so. At best, it was just an inn to rest at on life’s journey, and the worst kind at that.
Even so… as Ye Zhibai now stepped onto the creaky wooden floor covered in dust, she still felt grateful.
Well, no matter how dark it was, at least this former haven wouldn’t harm me.
Creak…
What was that sound?
Cre-eak…
Ye Zhibai, holding onto the doorframe, seemed to hear a sound like a loose screw coming from the direction of her hand.
“Sister!! Watch out on the side!”
“Hm? Oh!”
Ye Zhibai’s reaction was absolutely not slow!
Hearing Zhiyun’s sudden cry, she instinctively leaped lightly to the side.
Just as her feet touched the ground again, a cloud of dust rose from where she had been standing.
— The doorframe had suddenly fallen from its hinges and crashed to the floor!
?!
The dead door suddenly started attacking the dead me?!
My little safe haven, it really would harm me!
Ye Zhiyun didn’t wait a moment. In the shortest time possible, she quickly wrapped her arms around Ye Zhibai’s body, looking at the fallen door panel beside them, her heart still pounding!
“Sister, are you hurt? Let me check quickly!”
“No need… I’m fine… Mmph!”
Zhiyun!
If you have something to say, just say it, don’t use this chaos as an excuse to slip your cold little hands under my clothes and grope around!
Ye Zhibai quickly pressed down on her clothes near her belly, trying to stop Ye Zhiyun’s wandering hands that were attempting to explore further upwards.
Well then!
Ye Zhiyun had just confirmed that the door hadn’t touched her sister, and since she was fine, shouldn’t she use her hands to help calm her down? What if she got scared!
No, no, no, no, this is truly alarming!
Hehehe…
Watching Ye Zhibai and Ye Zhiyun’s stalemate of attack and defense, Guang Yu giggled foolishly.
How nice… how nice!
The Head Maid, who had been waiting outside, heard the commotion inside and hurriedly rushed in.
Ye Zhiyun reacted extremely quickly, immediately pulling her hands out from under Ye Zhibai’s clothes.
And helping her sister smooth out her clothes.
Phew… it would have been bad if sister had started blushing now.
That kind of look on sister’s face should only be seen by me…
This is Zhiyun’s lifelong dream!
We’ll continue the inspection when we get home!
The Head Maid didn’t notice the situation at all. The two young misses had always liked to play and tease each other since they were little, so it was normal.
Her task was to check for any safety hazards.
She glanced briefly at the fallen doorframe, then turned to report the situation to the two young misses.
“Miss, Second Miss, the reason for the doorframe falling was a loose hinge. It seems that the old lady who collects scrap failed to pick the lock and used some rather forceful methods to pry the hinge. There are obvious signs of prying and impact.”
“…”
Collecting scrap and still trying to pick locks?
Ye Zhibai patted her clothes, smoothing out the wrinkles.
Damn it, my door lock lasted for ten years without breaking, and today it finally gave up!
Zhiyun’s expression wasn’t pleasant right now.
She clearly looked like she wanted to go and flip Aunt Liu’s house.
Almost hitting sister… that’s another score to settle.
Ye Zhibai patiently guided and instructed.
“It’s okay, Zhiyun. An eye for an eye will never end.”
“Sister, do you mean…”
“When we have time later, we’ll find someone to take her door off too. This is called returning the favor, it’s fair. Since it’s fair, the grudge naturally disappears. If she’s still not satisfied, we’ll take her windows off.”
“I see! As expected of sister, I’ve learned something!”
That’s better.
Ye Zhibai didn’t come here to argue with Aunt Liu.
Right now, she just wanted to find her own things.
The sacks outside were already packed and ready to be opened and searched, so Ye Zhibai wanted to check the cabinets and cupboards in the room first.
She only had one cabinet, so it was easy to find.
Guang Yu pinched the hem of Ye Zhibai’s clothes, strolling with her through this dim space.
You say it’s dark, but slivers of light still seep in through the small window sill, making it neither completely dark nor light, looking eerie!
Guang Yu timidly reminded her.
“Hey… Ye Zhibai, turn on a light, it’s pitch black in here.”
“Why turn on lights in broad daylight? Speaking of which, as a deity… don’t you have night vision?”
“I told you my divine powers are suppressed! If it were before, I could turn this little place of yours to ash with just a glance! Oh, never mind, is that the switch? Hurry and press it!”
Alright then, might as well press it.
Turning on lights during the day, being extravagant for once.
In the past, it was about saving on electricity bills, being constrained, but now Ye Zhibai knew she no longer needed to worry about such trivial expenses.
Let light fill this space, as a final blessing for this little haven.
Ye Zhibai, full of expectation, went to flip the light switch.
But the room didn’t change at all…
Oh, it seems the property management had already cut off my water and electricity.
Well, that’s that.
Suddenly, a light flashed behind Ye Zhibai.
She and Guang Yu turned their heads to look at the same time. It was Ye Zhiyun who had turned on her phone’s flashlight and was now waving it around to illuminate their surroundings.
“Wow… what kind of human suffering is this… Sister, did the person you met in your dream really live in a place like this?”
“Mm… Zhiyun, this is human suffering.”
“Hah… Actually, I’m quite grateful sometimes that you and I can have a comfortable living environment. Well, it doesn’t matter even if we didn’t. Didn’t I say when I was little that I would earn money to support you, sister!”
The money-earning you’re talking about, do you mean setting a goal of 100 million as a small target?
I thank you very much.
“Sister, is there something else you want to find?”
“Over here, there was a cabinet in the dream… help me shine the light.”
“Ah, okay!”
Ye Zhiyun followed Ye Zhibai’s instructions, using her phone’s flashlight to illuminate the only storage cabinet in the entire room.
Ye Zhibai walked forward, with a noticeably nervous heart, slowly pulling open the cabinet.
The only object she cared about in this entire apartment used to be stored safely in this cabinet.
However… many things in life don’t go as planned.
This cabinet was now completely empty, not even a speck of dust remained.
“…”
Aunt Liu, you’re truly heartless.
Oh, wait…
There are still the sacks!
Ye Zhibai suddenly closed the cabinet, turned around, and hurriedly walked towards the sacks outside.
Under everyone’s shocked gaze, Ye Zhibai knelt down in front of one of the sacks without hesitation, untied it, and started rummaging through it with a clatter!
The sack contained all sorts of things, pots, bowls, ladles, even oily dishcloths. Ye Zhibai didn’t care about these, she just wanted to quickly find that thing… that thing that absolutely couldn’t be lost in the depths of her memory.
Even though Ye Zhiyun didn’t fully understand the situation, she felt heartbroken.
She quickly walked over, crouched down, and tried to persuade her: “Sister…! It’s dirty in there! Don’t do this!”
“Don’t worry… Zhiyun… I’ll find it soon…”
“But…!”
Seeing that Ye Zhibai had no intention of stopping.
Zhiyun’s bewildered eyes quickly became determined.
She actually also bent down, kneeling together with Ye Zhibai, and started searching through another sack.
“Sister, I’ll search with you. We can just take everything out, right? You can check if there’s anything you saw in your dream.”
“Zhiyun…”
This kind of warmth was hard to express in words.
Thank you so much… Zhiyun.
Not much time had passed.
Zhiyun seemed to have found something on her side!
She pulled out a book with a puzzled look, staring at the cover with a deep frown.
Ye Zhibai’s hands paused.
With an inexplicable sense of foreboding in her heart, she glanced over.
Oh crap!!
Isn’t that the only collector’s edition book I saved up to buy in my past life?!
— “Citrus Story: The Passion of Love.”
Put it down! That’s not what I’m looking for!
Ah, no…
In a sense.
It seems it is indeed something I was looking for?!
