CH 18

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That afternoon, the worker who had broken the glass during the accident came to the hospital.

Facing Chi Jiayan’s two “twin” brothers, the other party kept bowing apologetically and saying sorry. Ne luf

Chi Jiayan was more or less awake, but still very weak, leaning against the pillow. “Uncle, you don’t need to apologize anymore.”

The worker was an honest person, and after hearing those words, he kept apologizing. “No, no, no, it was my fault. Something terrible almost happened. I really don’t know what else I can do to make it up to you.”

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Ch Jiayan said, “There’s really no need to keep apologizing. It’s fine if you just pay money.”

The worker nodded. “Yes, yes, the medical expenses should be paid by me.” ZbHtyj

Chi Jiayan smiled lightly. It looked like he didn’t think it was a big deal.

But what he said next was completely the opposite.

“You didn’t understand what I meant,” said Chi Jiayan. “Of course the medical expenses should be paid by you, but the loss I suffered wasn’t small.”

The worker was stunned. “That…what do you mean?”

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“I suffered a lot of injuries and almost died. You should also compensate for my loss of time and mental state.” Chi Jiayan spoke in a brisk tone. “This was originally your mistake. If I really had died, you might not have had to pay the expenses. After all, I have no relatives. But on the contrary, I didn’t die. I’ve been seriously injured, so who will take care of me? This isn’t just a small fee no matter how you look at it.”

The Grim Reaper frowned.

Ling Xiao glanced over with calm eyes.

The worker said, “Aren’t…aren’t these two your older brothers?” f9dGCU

As if he didn’t sense the gazes of the two men in black, Chi Jiayan said calmly, “I should refer to them as my older brothers, but we don’t have any blood relation. They’re also not responsible for me, so they might leave at any point—sometimes disappearing for years at a time. I’m an orphan, and living is very, very hard.”

There was silence in the room for a while. The honest worker didn’t realize that this young man with a simple and sweet face would be so difficult to trifle with.

Eventually, he asked how much money he had to pay.

Chi Jiayan said he wanted a thousand dollars. JMI10Z

The worker couldn’t afford that, so he tried to intercede. “I’m sorry, I really don’t have that much money. My son is still young this year. He has uremia and often needs dialysis. The medical expenses are very high. The family is really…can you…make it less?”

Chi Jiayan smiled politely. “What does that have to do with me?”

The worker choked.

After a long while, he nodded, his facial expression one of complete annoyance. n6SK3B

A thousand dollars seemed like a lot to give out, especially for a struggling family, but it was also an amount where if he tried enough, he would be able to scrounge up the money.

The Grim Reaper felt that Chi Jiayan should understand this better than anyone else.

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Ling Xiao was also surprised by this change. “Speech spirit—”

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Chi Jiayan interrupted him. “Gege, I want to drink milk.” Mahwso

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“Yogurt, like the ones in the bottle.” Chi Jiayan gestured. “Gege, buy it for me. Um…which Gege should go? I’m already having a hard time differentiating you two.” LCn0oG

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Chi Jiayan narrowed his eyes like a cat being petted.

“I grew up.” K4FrcV

After three days of hospitalization, Chi Jiayan was discharged.

He seemed to be in a pretty good mood. After leaving, he immediately went to deposit the 10,000 yuan compensation at the bank.

Seeing the balance in his account, he smiled and said, “Ah, I never knew when I would die before, so I never really wanted to save money. Now seems like the time to start.”

Ling Xiao still had a lot of things to deal with in this timeline that belonged to him, so only the Grim Reaper accompanied Chi Jiayan now. CF8TWB

The Grim Reaper managed to contact Lu Cheng. He said that there seemed to be a major malfunction in the natal chart, and they couldn’t connect to it.

Concurrently, Lu Cheng also caught the Grim Reaper up to speed with information about what Chi Jiayan had changed in the last five years.

The altered timeline was completely different from the original.

At first, Chi Jiayan tried his best to go to various large-scale, unnatural death scenes to find traces of Ling Xiao. 7rSE1z

But Ling Xiao had made up his mind not to visit him anymore, so he naturally had no luck.

Because of Chi Rui’s loss from betting on sports and Chi Jiayan’s near-death experience, his uncle’s family cut contact with him, so Chi Jiayan’s life was even more difficult than before.

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This speech spirit was like a cockroach that wouldn’t die. His tenacious vitality was really something. He started to accept some small requests as a business. At first, it was helping students with exams, then a teacher’s promotion, then slowly to the circle of parents among his peers. On the bright side, he was becoming stronger, but on the other, he became gloomier and more frightening.

He never made any friends. No matter if the other party was sincere or not, he always rejected them without discrimination. rs0aA3

Gradually, rumors about Chi Jiayan spread everywhere, and he became the object of everyone’s fear. Some people said that he was a monster who killed his whole family, and some said that he was a devil who lived off the desires of others. In short, within this dark circle of Chunnan City, Chi Jiayan had become a strange existence.

He dropped out half a year ago.

After that, Chi Jiayan set up a small forum dedicated to taking orders.

He dared to answer anything and everything. There was nothing he couldn’t do, so he became infamous. O9Cfxr

Chi Jiayan’s house wasn’t the dilapidated apartment in the Qingshui neighborhood anymore, but a small courtyard house adjacent to the urban area.

Its retro Chinese style was accompanied by a vestibule, atrium, and a backyard. Although the space was rather small, one could tell it was rather luxurious.

“When did you move?” asked the Grim Reaper.

“Almost two years ago. But I really only signed the paperwork since I had to wait until I was fully an adult to settle the formalities. I’ve been wasting time these days; the first thing I should’ve done was finalize the ownership.” Chi Jiayan opened the lock with his fingerprint. He turned his head back to say, “It’s hard for minors to do anything.” 6qtGjc

The sky was overcast and the wind was blowing hard. It looked like it was going to rain.

The yard was full of flowers and plants, but it was a pity that there were fallen leaves all over the ground, resulting in a depressing scene.

The Grim Reaper was reminded of the pea green wall that Chi Jiayan had half-finished in his old house.

“What about the old place?” he asked. kCdJSP

Chi Jiayan said, “I sold it, of course. I wouldn’t have been able to get this one otherwise.”

Based on the Grim Reaper’s understanding of how this world worked, he didn’t believe that Chi Jiayan could afford this kind of courtyard house just by selling his previous house.

But he didn’t say anything, following Chi Jiayan into the house.

The living room had an entire wall of oversized floor-to-ceiling glass, which gave the courtyard a modern feel. There was also a wide patio at the junction between the living room and the dining room. The patio was also sealed with glass, with only a tree planted in the middle. 5WmLGs

Surprisingly, there was a middle-aged woman in an apron and a pair of pearl earrings in the house, her eyes kind.

The aroma of food being cooked could be smelled.

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“You can leave,” Chi Jiayan told her.

The woman had a dull look to her face, as if she was being controlled by something. “Jiajia, then I’ll be leaving. Remember to eat. It’s going to rain soon, so be careful not to catch a cold.” krYZ50

Chi Jiayan blushed, not daring to look at the Grim Reaper’s expression.

He hastily waved his hands and said, “I know. You don’t have to say this next time.”

“Okay,” the woman replied.

It was probably the power of his control that made her come to work, and also made her care about him like an elder would. This made the speech spirit in question who was so proud of being a grown adult a little embarrassed now. JQWo4O

The woman took off her apron. She walked to the entrance and took some money there as if she had done so a hundred times before, then left in a daze.

The Grim Reaper didn’t speak.

He knew that the woman would probably forget what she had done and who she had seen after she was gone.

Through this method, the speech spirit could avoid emotionally connecting with other people, therefore not bringing disaster to others. However, that woman didn’t look like someone who needed money, and Chi Jiayan’s actions were probably forced upon her rather than placed voluntarily. fFRCog

“She was my primary school teacher, now retired.” Chi Jiayan added, “She does work, I pay her for it. There’s nothing wrong.”

This kind of scene reminded the Grim Reaper of the twenty-seven year-old Chi Jiayan from the future.

Things were already starting to go in a sinister direction.

“Hm,” the Grim Reaper said coldly. t7qrdh

“Gege, are you hungry? Do you want to eat first?” Chi Jiayan easily changed the subject. “I was pretty filthy after staying in the hospital for a few days, so I’m going to shower first.”

“The wound,” the Grim Reaper reminded him. “The doctor said not to get it wet.”

Since he wasn’t supposed to die yet, there was no reason for him to suffer the pain of an infection.

“Don’t worry,” said Chi Jiayan. “I have waterproof bandages!” Zolg J

Saying that, he entered the bedroom at the end of the corridor alone. He turned his head around again to confirm, “Gege, you won’t leave, will you?”

The Grim Reaper: “No.”

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At least, not until the natal chart was back in contact.

Chi Jiayan smiled and left. 68mtcg

In the spacious living room, the Grim Reaper was left alone.

The wind outside the window was getting stronger and stronger. The fallen leaves were being blown and swirled in mid-air, and the trees were shaking left and right.

The sky darkened like a falling curtain.

Within the silence, the Grim Reaper heard faint breathing, like the sound of a small animal dying. JteENz

He took two steps and found a cat climbing on a cat tree in a nook of the living room, cat litter spread on the bottommost level.

The old Xiao Hei raised its eyelids and looked at him, this strange yet familiar guest.

One god and one cat stared at each other for a moment. Xiao Hei let out a very weak “meow”.

It should have died long ago, but its soul was trapped in its body, unable to break free. HJOSbv

Finally, there was thunder.

Lightning flashed in the sky, and the lights in the entire courtyard house were instantly extinguished.

“Gege.” Chi Jiayan’s voice sounded from the entrance of the corridor. “Why did the power suddenly go out?”

The Grim Reaper turned his head. He saw a slender, pale, and naked figure leaning against the wall of the living room. NAYB6s

Lightning pierced the sky at this moment, and that moment was as bright as day, illuminating those clear and innocent eyes.

“Can you help me see if the waterproof sticker was applied properly? I think the wound might’ve gotten wet,” Chi Jiayan said calmly.

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