"I thought it was because of you." Ah Chen joked, knowing well that the friendliness from those people was due to her abilities.
Ji Wuyan responded seriously, "Of course not."
Now, Chenchen was more esteed than him.
"After sending them for the Divine Stone’s judgnt, we will also settle everything with the Bai Family. At that ti, we will provide material compensation to the victims," Ji Wuyan said. This was only right, as so victims were living in extre hardship and so had even died due to persecution.
However, there were still many victims who could not be compensated; both they and the Nightingale Family mbers who hard them had passed away, making it impossible to investigate.
"Is there any news about ng Dingling?" Ah Chen asked.
ng Dingling was the person who suddenly disappeared from Bai Huii’s life and was also the biological father of the Commissioner. Although Bai Huii didn’t ntion it, what happened to this person, and where he went, was likely a lingering concern for her.
Since she was already there, Ah Chen decided to look for ng Dingling’s whereabouts.
Ji Wuyan shook his head, "He didn’t have a significant background, coming from an ordinary family. I arranged for people to investigate his hotown, and it’s said he hasn’t returned for over twenty years and there are no traces of him."
"I also asked the Bai Family; when choosing hosts, besides appearance, they were very particular about status and conditions and would not select soone like ng Dingling, who was from the lower strata of society."
Ah Chen sneered, "They sure have their standards."
"Either this person is hiding, or..." Ji Wuyan didn’t finish his sentence, but Ah Chen understood.
Either this person had been dead for more than twenty years, possibly not having died a natural death.
In this world, many people die unnaturally every day, and sotis their bodies are hidden; so are discovered, and so are not.
"I also arranged for people to investigate those he was familiar with; perhaps we can find so clues," Ji Wuyan said. Deep down, he also felt that ng Dingling was likely deceased.
"Alright," Ah Chen said, always in pursuit of the truth.
If the person was truly gone, a truth was even more necessary, no matter how brutal.
"What originally was the Nightingale Family’s calamity? Was this uncovered during the inquiry?" Ah Chen asked, having always been curious about this.
Ji Wuyan nodded. After all the mbers of the Bai Family were apprehended, the Mysterious Family intervened. Realizing further resistance was futile, the spoiled family could not withstand the interrogation. The first one confessed, and the second followed suit.
"Their original ordeal should have been negotiating with and forming a contract with a dying person, agreeing to conditions under which the body would not die temporarily and would be controlled by them. Typically, they needed to fulfill the dying person’s wishes before they could replicate the person’s virtues and leave. After taking up the host body, they would also lose their mories of the past, but with the contract, they would rember what they needed to do and could only leave after completing these tasks."
"Upon returning to their bodies, they could choose to retain their mories or forget the experience of the ordeal."
"One day, an ancestor of the Nightingale Family felt this was too passive, as often the dying individual held the control, and often these individuals’ appearances and identities were unsatisfactory to them. So, this ancestor started looking for loopholes."
"Ultimately, a solution was found where a family mber would, during the ordeal, choose a suitable, healthy human to possess, with a decent status and good looks, directly slipping in and hypnotizing them. After several experints, it finally succeeded, and since then, the Nightingale Family continued this practice, making each mber attractive and able to replicate so talents."
From that point on, the Nightingale Family gradually distanced themselves from other families, becoming very secretive because they were engaging in shaful activities behind the scenes.
This answer didn’t surprise Ah Chen, as she had an inkling about it.
"With business discussed, shall we talk about sothing else, Mr. Frog?"
Ji Wuyan earnestly asked, "What shall we talk about?"
"How about a romance?"
Ji Wuyan blushed imdiately but eagerly nodded, "Alright."
Actually, he wanted to marry imdiately, but one step at a ti.
He suddenly rembered sothing, feeling a bit awkward, he said, "Chenchen, I heard you used to like making soups?"
Ah Chen laughed, "Are you trying to ntion the soups for Yu Xiaoran? No need to beat around the bush, just say it directly."
Indeed, Ji Wuyan cared about this, hearing she used to bring soup to Yu Xiaoran daily.
"But I can’t make that soup. You can pretend that wasn’t in that situation," Ah Chen said. "I can cook mushroom soup. If you’d like, I can bring you so another day."
"If it’s too much trouble, don’t worry about it." Ji Wuyan quickly replied, taking comfort in her implication that perhaps it wasn’t truly her before. Previously, he hadn’t thought about such things, but her ntion of it convinced him, lifting his spirits greatly.
The next day, Ah Chen cooked a pot of mushroom soup.
Bai Huii tasted a bowl, knowing she could also make it, yet she found Ah Chen’s version exceptionally delicious, even though she watched her and saw nothing different in the process.
Since it was brought up, Ah Chen decided to satisfy Ji Wuyan’s wish, though she wouldn’t make it a habit.
Arriving downstairs at the Ji building, she carried a thermos and walked in.
The receptionist, upon seeing her, was montarily surprised, then quickly checked her phone, and imdiately smiled warmly, "Miss Bai, are you here to see President Ji?"
President Ji had instructed them to treat Miss Bai courteously if they saw her and had even sent them her photo.
President Ji seed to have fallen in love fervently, surprising many who thought he was indifferent to romance but announced his relationship imdiately, making the whole Ji Family aware of it. This made them happy too, as all the employees received a raise that day.
Apparently, when the boss falls in love, it has benefits. They also held a favorable impression of the never-before-seen Miss Bai, thinking of her as a fortunate charm.
The ntion of "Miss Bai" drew attention from those inside.
Ah Chen noticed the excited looks from these people, did they all know her?
[Host, it’s Ji Wuyan’s doing. Ever since starting a romance with you, he has announced it openly, flaunting it in so sense, and even gave the employees a raise because of it.] 997 tattled.
Ah Chen understood, [He’s quite endearing then.]
Hearing this, 997 fell silent; truly, the world of couples was beyond its comprehension.
"Is your President Ji busy?" Ah Chen asked.
The receptionist quickly replied, "President Ji instructed that if Miss Bai cos, you can go straight up."
Ah Chen followed the receptionist to the elevator.
Reaching the top floor, she saw a familiar face.
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