After the Young Master’s Death, He was Kissed by His Mortal Enemy! - Chapter 102

Sure enough, the person looking for Shen Ran was Xia Xingyuan.

“Shen Ran, are you free right now? If you are, please come next door for a moment.”

Initially, Shen Ran didn’t realize the gravity of the situation. Claiming he was naturally free, he followed Xia Xingyuan out.

Cheng Yi, of course, wouldn’t let Shen Ran go alone. After grabbing that special mobile phone, he followed along as well.

Upon entering the neighboring villa, Shen Ran was instantly dumbfounded.

If he had to use one word to describe the scene in this villa, it would be: lively.

Originally, with only Xia Xingyuan, Xiao Dong, and the little dog named Tuoba, this massive villa should have been quite desolate.

But now… two or three young faces were sitting on the living room sofa, enthusiastically discussing something while watching a melodramatic 8:00 PM soap opera on the TV.

“I never finished this show before; I’m finally fulfilling my dream now. I’m so happy!”

“Wait until you’re done with that; I want to watch the cartoon playing on the other station.”

“I want to watch a movie! I want to watch a scary horror movie with ghosts!”

“Why watch a horror movie? Since we’re already in this state, watching ghost movies isn’t stimulating at all, okay?”

The sunlight was perfect by the floor-to-ceiling windows, where a kind-looking elderly man was leaning over, inspecting a potted green plant provided by the property management.

Aside from that, Tuoba had a new playmate.

A fat orange cat was wagging its fluffy tail. Facing Tuoba, who was excitedly begging to play, the orange cat extended a round paw and gave Tuoba two “thump-thump” swats.

Shen Ran was stunned. He immediately turned to Xia Xingyuan. “What is going on with these people?”

Xia Xingyuan scratched his head sheepishly. “It’s a long story. It’s really a long story.”

As everyone knew, since Xia Xingyuan became a spirit, he had essentially turned into a wanderer. Even after moving here two days ago, he still couldn’t sit still.

So every night, under the guise of walking the dog, he would take Tuoba for a stroll around the neighborhood.

And of course, Xiao Dong always followed along.

Likely because Shen Ran had previously asked Xiao Dong to look for the presence of nearby spirits, Xiao Dong was now exceptionally obsessed with sensing his own kind.

After only two outings, they had found quite a few people.

“That’s basically it,” Xia Xingyuan explained softly. “I’ve asked around; everyone died… quite tragically back then.”

The three young people watching TV were all migrant workers who had met with accidents on their commute.

The elderly man focused on the plants had been indirectly killed by his son to defraud a high insurance payout.

As for the orange cat playing so well with Tuoba, the young people mentioned in passing that it seemed to have died from abuse during a live stream.

Shen Ran understood. “So you and Xiao Dong felt softhearted and brought them all back?”

“Yeah,” Xia Xingyuan lowered his head, his fresh face full of guilt. “Did I cause you trouble again?”

Cause trouble? Shen Ran asked himself in his heart.

The answer was: Of course not.

After all, his purpose for moving them to this kind of place was to give this group of spirits a home.

Choosing a larger venue was also because he had considered that the team would grow even bigger later on.

From the moment he took in Xiao Dong, the gears of fate had already begun to turn.

…He just hadn’t expected the day of a “prosperous household” to arrive so quickly.

At this moment, the three people watching TV noticed Shen Ran and immediately stood up in unison to walk toward him.

Before Shen Ran could react, the three of them actually bowed to him with faces full of gratitude, all talking at once.

“We’ve heard all about it from Xingyuan. You must be Boss Shen, and the one next to you is President Cheng!”

“Thank you, Boss Shen, for giving us a temporary place to stay! Oh, even though we don’t need to eat or have bodies now, wandering outside is still really lonely.”

“Yes, yes! Since coming here, I actually feel like I have a home. Boss Shen, thank you so much, and thank you, President Cheng!”

Facing the continuous gratitude of the three young spirits, Shen Ran was at a loss for a moment. He waved his hands.

“No, no need to thank me. Cheng Yi bought the house; Xingyuan and Xiao Dong brought you back. I…”

Before he could finish, the kind and elderly man also walked up slowly.

“Xiao Shen, don’t decline. You and President Cheng are both very good people. We should rightfully thank you.”

A smile appeared on the elderly man’s weather-beaten face, yet it was somewhat heart-wrenching.

Shen Ran was usually very well-spoken, but once faced with such an emotional and warm scene, he always became quite tongue-tied and uncomfortable.

Thus, Shen Ran responded to the elderly man a bit shyly and told the three young people they didn’t need to be restrained and could treat this place as their home.

After arranging everything, the group dispersed. Shen Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief, walked into the courtyard, and found a stone bench to sit on.

Cheng Yi pulled out a cigarette case, lit a cigarette, and sat beside Shen Ran, teasing slightly.

“It seems our Boss Shen has made up his mind to ‘incorporate’ them.”

“The people are already here. It’s not like I need to pay for their meals to keep them alive; they just need a place to rest. Incorporating them is fine. After all, if it were the old me, I would also long for a place to stay, right?”

Cheng Yi exhaled a thin cloud of smoke and reached out to ruffle Shen Ran’s hair, interrupting his somewhat sentimental train of thought.

“Don’t think too much. The old you had me to fall back on, and now I’m right here by your side. No matter when it is, you won’t be lonely.”

“Hmph, President Cheng, you really are too smooth-tongued.”

Bantering casually with Cheng Yi, Shen Ran’s mood improved considerably.

Suddenly, a very special idea popped into his mind.

Spirits had nothing to do every day. Even with a place to stay, the days were still monotonous and endless.

So, why not just find something for them to do?

Find something that would be a win-win for everyone?

“Xia Xingyuan!” Shen Ran called out loudly with an excited expression.

The area in front of him, which was empty just a second ago, instantly saw a slightly transparent figure slowly emerge.

Xia Xingyuan looked serious. As soon as he appeared, he knelt on one knee and gave Shen Ran a respectful salute, like the secret guard of a young prince. His voice was deep.

“Subordinate is here! What are Boss Shen’s instructions?”

Shen Ran: Facepalm-bitter-smile.JPG.

“I’m saying, you guys don’t have anything to do every day, right? Do you want something to do?”

“Of course, we do! Actually, we all feel very lonely and bored, but… now there’s nothing we can do.”

“Who says there isn’t? I have something very suitable for you to do right here. To be precise, it’s a job.”

“A job?”

Shen Ran’s eyes sparkled. Looking at the bewildered Xia Xingyuan, it was like looking at a walking stack of cash.

“How about becoming NPCs for a haunted house escape room?”

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