An Unusual Life Beginning with Evil Spirits-Chapter 157 : A Bit Complicated

Volume 4: High School Arc - “I” Come to Find You~
In fact, a DV camcorder and seven short sentences hardly constituted any useful clues.
Not to mention what was recorded in the DV camcorder, those seven sentence notes merely documented the situation at that time.
Other than “It is behind me”, there was basically nothing useful.
The only known common factor now was the phone call at midnight, and the three slightly distorted electronic-sounding sentences that repeated afterward.
As for the rest... could it really be as Lu Haochen said, that there would be many clues tonight?
I had no way of guessing this, nor did I know how Lu Haochen came to think that there would be many clues tonight, but I felt that even if there weren’t many clues, we should at least be able to sort out some details.
Because it was Sunday, and boredom loomed large, Lu Haochen followed me and we aimlessly wandered around the streets for more than two hours.
Come to think of it, I knew most guys didn’t like shopping, but after getting here, perhaps it was the body’s instinct, I actually began staring at the displayed goods, my heart filled with the desire to try them out.
At first I could resist, but the more I tried, the less I could hold it in.
Then, it spiraled out of control.
"This way, this way! What do you think of this outfit?"
Pointing to a dress, I asked Lu Haochen.
Behind me, Lu Haochen stroked his chin and looked me up and down carefully, then glanced at me again.
"A white dress? Why do I feel like black suits you better?"
"Black?"
Do men always fall for black?
Come to think of it, whether it was black stockings or a black dress, from a male perspective, it was definitely the attractive type.
At least the former me would have definitely been drawn to it.
"Mm... then let’s check out that one."
Since we had nothing better to do, I dragged Lu Haochen to keep shopping.
To be honest, this past year or so, perhaps due to the increasing influence of the body on the mind, or maybe the subtle changes after soul fusion, though I didn’t want to admit it, my sense of aesthetics had already begun to align with that of a woman.
Although I still retained some male habits, still...
Many things, once untouched for months, start to feel unfamiliar, and now... I had already been living as a woman for nearly a year.
Some male habits had even changed, to the point that I could barely recall the difference in visual perception between myself as Zhang Yiwei and now.
It wasn’t that my memory had faded.
On the contrary, my memory is excellent now.
It was mainly a subjective difference, hard to describe.
Although I felt slightly uneasy inside, the fact that I was Liu Yunyan could no longer be changed, and I really had no way back now.
As for the rest... only time would tell.
I didn’t buy much, and though I didn’t see any reluctance on Lu Haochen’s face, I knew that as a friend, this was enough.
Anything deeper would no longer be appropriate.
On the way back, Lu Haochen once again refused to take a ride and chose to wait for the bus.
As for me, I sat in the car driven by Shao He and headed back.
As for Lu Haochen’s intentions... I could faintly sense something.
After all, I’d been navigating society for so many years.
Even if I hadn’t eaten pork... surely I’d seen pigs run, right?
No male friend would willingly waste time shopping with a female friend out of sheer boredom, would they?
At least, I firmly believed that pure male-female friendships didn’t exist in this world.
If there were, it could only be wishful thinking on one side.
The guy has a girlfriend, the girl has a boyfriend, and the two can still be friends...
To put it bluntly, who isn’t just a backup option?
But!
Even though I had been living as Liu Yunyan for nearly a year now, I still hadn’t figured out what to do with the future.
Wanting to live a complete life while deliberately avoiding marriage is a contradiction in itself.
Sigh...
"A bit complicated."
Faced with my random comment that came out of nowhere, Shao He looked at me blankly.
After thinking for a long time without coming up with an answer, I simply stopped thinking and closed my eyes to rest.
Just as the car was about to reach home, the phone suddenly rang.
I glanced at it and answered right away, putting the phone to my ear.
From the other end came the voice of Shan Xuelin.
"I’ve sent the situation over in an email. Take a look for yourself."
"OK."
I responded briefly without any small talk, then reached into the glove compartment and pulled out the tablet.
After a glance, sure enough, there was a new email.
However, I didn’t read it in the car.
After all, Shao He was right next to me, and with her sharp eyes, once I opened the email, she would definitely see it.
Shao He seemed curious about the source of the call but didn’t ask much.
I didn’t know what Shao He had been up to lately, but I always felt... she was doing something.
Shao He was a good girl.
As for her... I could only hope she wouldn’t get dragged into this.
The car returned home.
I set down the tablet... yes, the one in the car was a spare, rarely used, only for occasional needs.
Since I hadn’t planned on taking my laptop out today, I could only go back to my room to read it.
Once I got home, everything was the same as usual.
In the yard, Wangcai lay in the shadow of a corner under the wall.
The moment the gate opened, its eyes fell on me.
Immediately, that sharp look softened into one of affection.
As for Sha Ha, the moment the door opened, she leapt at me.
Although I often trained my Sha Ha, her flaws remained just as hopeless as ever.
I reached out and caught the pouncing Sha Ha, then casually tossed her to the side.
Rolling once on the grass, Sha Ha stood up.
Her pair of sky-blue eyes gleamed with a burst of extreme excitement.
That’s right, even when mistreated, this creature would still be thrilled to play with you.
Huskies were just that kind of magical breed.
There were two cars in the garage now, one a Maybach and the other a 760li.
Shao He often did maintenance herself.
Though things like car washing could be done at the shop, Shao He still preferred to do it herself.
That was probably one of her few hobbies.
Beside the fishpond in the yard, there were many plants.
Just as I entered the yard, I saw Reina tidying them up.
This was also one way she passed time when bored.
"Miss."
Seeing Shao He and me walking out of the garage, Reina turned and greeted me, then glanced at Shao He and nodded.
"Mm."
I nodded in return.
The life of the wealthy really was quite boring.
After all... there wasn’t much to strive for.
In the past, every day’s effort was for a better tomorrow.
But now, every day’s effort was just to... kill time.
Looking back at the plants in the yard, many of the flowers had been tended beautifully.