I'm only five years old, how come I've become the military region's darling?

Looking at Su Mei, Xiao Chun instinctively wanted to refuse.

"It's a secret about your dad, don't you want to know?"

Is it related to her father? Xiaochun was stunned. What secrets could her father possibly have?

Seeing Su Mei's ambiguous smile, Xiao Chun gritted her teeth and followed her. After passing through the noisy hospital, the surroundings soon quieted down, and only the sound of their footsteps could be heard.

Xiaochun stared ahead, her heart pounding wildly.

Behind the hospital is a morgue that is used to store corpses. The surrounding overgrown weeds look eerie. What does Su Mei mean by bringing her here?

Some of the dilapidated houses were usually deserted. The morgue was shrouded in deep twilight, and a few black bats flapped their wings.

Su Mei's gaze was fixed on Ruan Xiaochun, as if she wanted to see through her entire being.

"There are only the two of us here, you don't need to pretend anymore."

"What did you say?"

Xiao Chun tried her best to remain calm, though her body trembled slightly. She already knew Su Mei's purpose; in her past life, she had once argued with her stepsister and even pushed her.

That day, Su Mei returned and dragged seven-year-old Xiao Chun here with a blank expression.

That's right, Xiaochun has been here before, in her past life.

Su Mei shoved her into the room in front of her, her face condescending with extreme disgust. "Think this over carefully."

With a loud crash, seven-year-old Ruan Xiaochun was locked in the morgue.

When she turned around, all she saw were corpses. In that instant, Xiaochun burst into tears, banging on the door desperately, "Mommy, I was wrong, I won't do it again."

There was no one outside the door, only the cawing of crows.

As the sun slowly set, she huddled by the door, her face drained of color from fright. Bathed in moonlight, Xiaochun was so frightened that she fainted. She woke up, fainted again, and finally, she became numb.

The next morning, the old man in charge of the morgue came and found her in the corner. He was so shocked that he rushed her to the hospital. Su Mei, who had rushed over after hearing the news, warned her, "Just say that she mischievously ran in there."

Terrified, Koharu nodded blankly.

This happened a very long time ago, so long that Xiaochun had deliberately buried this terrifying memory.

But she never expected that Su Mei would bring her here.

Su Mei pressed closer, wanting to see fear and a breakdown on Ruan Xiaochun's face.

No one knew better than her that Ruan Xiaochun had nightmares for years because of this place in her past life. Even though she got better as she grew up, Ruan Xiaochun would still tremble with fear whenever she mentioned it.

She scrutinized Ruan Xiaochun's face, but didn't see the expression she wanted to see. Unwilling to give up, she grabbed Ruan Xiaochun's arm and pulled her into the house.

Xiao Chun suddenly shoved Su Mei away hard, the unexpected force causing Su Mei to stumble a few steps.

"Are you crazy?" the little guy glared back fiercely. "Why did you bring me here? If you bully me, I'll have my grandma teach you a lesson."

Su Mei suddenly felt a little guilty.

"Ruan Xiaochun, you were also reborn, weren't you?"

"What rebirth? What are you talking about? Xiaochun doesn't understand. Didn't you say you had a secret about Dad to tell me? If not, I'll tell Grandma you lied to me and tried to sell me!"

Su Mei looked at the agitated Ruan Xiaochun, wondering if she had really been overthinking things. She tried her best to suppress her displeasure. "I have a secret to tell you. You know your dad's mentally challenged, right?"

Xiaochun rolled her eyes. Did she even need to say that?

"But do you know why your dad is mentally challenged?"

"What do you mean?"

Su Mei sneered and slowly approached Ruan Xiaochun. "Beg me, and I'll tell you if you beg me."

"If you tell me your secret, I'll tell you why your dad is mentally challenged. Do you really think he became mentally challenged for no reason?"

Xiao Chun suddenly grabbed Su Mei's clothes. "What do you mean by that?"

Su Mei sneered, saying each word clearly, "Your father should have died a long time ago; he was going to die sooner or later anyway."

Xiaochun's mind was buzzing; she didn't understand what those words meant.

Just then, a furious roar came from outside.

"Su Mei, you bitch, how dare you bully Xiao Chun!!!"

Grandma Ruan rushed in from outside like a brave warrior, grabbed Su Mei by the hair, and slapped her twice.

"You vile Su Mei, even tigers don't eat their cubs! You vicious slut, you actually brought your own daughter here. Today I'm going to strip you of your fox skin."

"Ah, what are you doing? You hit me!" Su Mei's face was pressed to the ground by Old Lady Ruan, and she was beaten until her face was bruised and swollen, with tears streaming down her face.

Old Mrs. Ruan was furious. Who the hell knew that she was in the hospital training when Ding Xiao rushed over.

"Aunt Ruan, something terrible has happened! I just saw Su Mei taking Xiao Chun to the back, which is the morgue. You need to go check it out right away."

Morgue?

Grandma Ruan was so angry that her eyes turned red. She rushed over and, sure enough, saw that Su Mei, that dead woman, was being so fierce to her little granddaughter.

"I'll beat you to death, you heartless bastard! You love scaring children so much, I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!" Old Mrs. Ruan grabbed her collar and dragged her inside.

Upon seeing the corpse covered with a white sheet, Old Lady Ruan shuddered. Even she, an adult, was terrified. How could Su Mei, that brainless idiot, bring a child here? The thought made Old Lady Ruan want to breathe fire.

"If you like watching it so much, then let me see it!"

Old Mrs. Ruan has been practicing very well lately, and her strength is astonishing. She lifted Su Mei up and pressed her down onto the corpse covered with a white sheet at the front.

A stench instantly assaulted Su Mei's nose; "Ugh—"

Grandma Ruan looked at Su Mei, who was vomiting uncontrollably on the ground, and threw her on the ground like a rag. "Even if the couple is divorced, the child is innocent. But you, Su Mei, wish your father, mother, husband, and child were all dead. You damned jinx, why don't you kill yourself if you're so capable!"

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Old Mrs. Ruan went up and kicked her in the face several times. Ding Xiao, who rushed in from the side, was shocked and full of admiration.

Xiao Chun looked at Su Mei, who was lying on the ground groaning, squatted down, and asked in a cold voice, "What exactly do you mean?"

Su Mei covered her face in a fit of rage; her face was covered in shoe prints, and her lips were swollen. She wanted to curse, but seeing Old Lady Ruan, she shrank back in fear. "I only heard that the accident involving their group wasn't an accident, I don't know anything else. Waaah."

Su Mei screamed in pain, and Xiao Chun's heart sank.

She wanted to ask more, but since Grandma Ruan was still there, Xiaochun didn't want her to worry, so she could only keep her thoughts to herself.

"You silly girl, you come running just because she calls you? What if you get sold off? Are you going to help her count the money?"

Grandma Ruan angrily pointed at Xiaochun and yelled. Xiaochun went over and helplessly rubbed against her arm, saying, "Don't be angry, Grandma. I just wanted to see what she was doing."

"What are you doing? Have you forgotten how those child predators deceive children? She's a poisoner. If you go with her, aren't you afraid she'll harm you?"

Su Mei almost vomited blood, but she was genuinely terrified of Old Lady Ruan. She got up, covered her face, and tried to run away.

Grandma Ruan wanted to chase after him, but suddenly a "hiccup" came from the room.

What was that sound?

The group followed the sound and went over. Old Mrs. Ruan's legs went weak, and she almost flew away in fright. She quickly grabbed Xiao Chun and bowed repeatedly, saying, "I'm so sorry for the offense."

Xiaochun: ? "Grandma, get up quickly, if someone sees this, you'll be dragged out for a public denunciation."

Grandma Ruan's eyes darted around. They didn't know if it was scientific, but they had always believed in ghosts and gods.

"Let's go, let's go, we've disturbed their rest."

"Clatter."

A moment of silence fell as the group stared at the pendant covered in an unknown slime.

What's going on?

Even Ding Xiao was scared now.

"Well, let's go then."

Xiao Chun stared at the pendant without moving. This was... a pendant that the Fu family children owned?