Ghost Exorciser: Is Loved By All-Chapter 809: Ou Family’s Arrival

Holea’s eyes sharpened, her jaw tightening.

"Anything else?" she asked, voice tense. "A name? A voice? A place where you met her? Any way to reach her?"

Yu Mei shook her head, then paused. Her eyes flickered as another thought surfaced.

"Well... there is something," she said slowly. "Every year... I get a text. From an unknown number."

Holea’s expression didn’t change, but her body leaned in just a little closer.

"What kind of text?"

"It’s short. Always the same tone. Just tells me to be careful," Yu Mei replied. "To stay away from certain people. Different names every year. No explanation. No reply option."

"Do you still have them?" Holea asked quickly.

Yu Mei nodded. "I think so. I never deleted them. They’re on my phone somewhere."

Holea stood back up, her thoughts racing now. "What kind of people were you told to avoid?"

Yu Mei frowned, struggling again. "I don’t remember all the names. It changes each year."

Then, her eyes slowly lifted toward Holea.

"...But maybe this year... I was told to avoid you."

Holea stiffened, a chill running down her spine.

"What did the message say?" she asked quietly.

Yu Mei hesitated. "It just said something like: Stay away from her."

As soon as Yu Mei whispered, "Stay away from her..." there was a sudden, sharp knock on the door.

Yu Holea’s head snapped toward the sound, eyes narrowing. Her body tensed with suspicion.

"...Who is it?" she called out, moving cautiously toward the door.

The knock came again—this time slower, steadier.

Holea exhaled and opened the door, prepared for anything.

What she wasn’t prepared for... was the sight of the Ou family standing there.

Mr. Ou, tall and stern. Mrs. Ou, elegant, with watery eyes. And beside them, a handsome young man with sharp eyes and a cool demeanor—Lin Ou, twenty years old, and Ou Xiaoxiao’s cousin.

The moment they laid eyes on Yu Holea, everyone froze.

Mrs. Ou’s lips trembled. She took a slow step forward, her voice barely more than a whisper.

"...How similar," she murmured, staring at Holea like she was seeing a ghost.

Even Lin blinked, slightly stunned. Then, almost involuntarily, he muttered, "She’s... kind of cute."

Holea stood frozen, unsure whether to feel alarmed or offended.

Mr. Ou’s voice cut through the thick silence. "What are you doing here?" he asked, eyes narrowing. "Is Xiaoxiao inside?"

Holea took a moment, then nodded. "Yes. But... there’s something I need to tell you. Something important. Shocking."

At her words, the expressions of the Ou family changed instantly. All warmth vanished from their faces. Lin’s jaw tightened.

"...You’re going to say it, aren’t you?" he said slowly. "That the soul inside Ou Xiaoxiao’s body... isn’t really hers."

Holea’s eyes widened in disbelief. "You know?"

Mrs. Ou gave a tired sigh and looked around warily. "Not here," she said quietly. "We need to talk. In private."

They entered the room together.

Inside, Yu Mei, still restrained by the glowing bands of light, immediately began to squirm and cry out.

"Help me!" she shouted at the sight of the Ous. "Uncle! Auntie! Lin—beat her for me! Yu Holea’s gone crazy!"

Lin raised an eyebrow, but didn’t move.

Yu Mei kept shouting. "She’s saying crazy things! Yes, she told me something weird, but that doesn’t change the fact that she tried to stop me from meeting Meng Nanhao!

Mrs. Ou’s gaze swept past her like she wasn’t even there. Mr. Ou didn’t blink. Even Lin didn’t flinch. They ignored her completely.

All three of them turned toward Yu Holea.

"What do you know?" Mr. Ou asked grimly.

Holea didn’t answer right away. Her gaze swept over the family, studying their faces. Then she said, "Only if you tell me what you know first."

Mrs. Ou took a step forward, her eyes locked on Holea’s.

"We know who you are," she said softly. "You’re the former head’s daughter."

Holea’s eyes narrowed. "If that’s true," she asked, voice cool, "then why didn’t you come for me?"

There was a flicker of pain in Mrs. Ou’s expression. "Because if we had... you would’ve died."

Holea froze. "What?"

The room fell into a tense silence.

It was Lin who finally broke it. He looked at her seriously and said, "A few years ago... we tried. We went to acknowledge you, to bring you into the family."

Mrs. Ou nodded. "But before we even got close, we were stopped by someone. An old woman."

"A fortune teller?" Holea asked skeptically.

"No," Lin replied. "Something worse. She seemed to know everything. She stopped us in the street. And she said... ’If you reach her now, the child and her father will both die.’"

Holea’s breath caught in her throat.

"At first," Mr. Ou said heavily, "we thought she was just a madwoman. But the moment we got close to the Yu Mansion... we heard that your father had fallen into a coma."

Holea’s fists clenched.

"You think that woman caused it?" she asked.

The entire Ou family exchanged grim glances.

"That’s what we started to suspect," Mrs. Ou said. "So we looked into her. Tried to find out who she was. But the more we searched..."

"...The more things went wrong," Lin finished. His voice was quieter now. "People got hurt. Records vanished. Our contacts started disappearing."

Mr. Ou’s voice was grave. "It was like some force didn’t want her to be found."

Holea’s heart was pounding.

"And you still don’t know who she is?"

"No," Mr. Ou said, his voice low and troubled. "But ever since she came into our lives... everything’s been falling apart."

Mrs. Ou’s hands trembled as she took a step closer to Yu Holea. Her eyes shimmered with tears, her voice barely holding steady.

"I wanted to save you," she whispered. "I tried, Holea. I really did. But... I was scared."

Yu Holea fell silent.

Mrs. Ou’s voice broke as she spoke again. "One time... I tried to reach you on my own. Without telling anyone. I thought, maybe if I just went quietly—if I just saw you, maybe took you home that very day—maybe everything would be okay..."

She paused, swallowed hard.

"But that same evening... my daughter almost drowned. We were at a family gathering near the lake. She fell in. No one knows how. It was like something... pulled her."

A stunned silence filled the room.

Mrs. Ou wiped at her tears but they kept falling. "She was unconscious for hours. When she finally woke up..." She looked away for a moment, like the memory physically hurt her. "Her soul wasn’t hers anymore."

Holea’s eyes widened. Her heart pounded in her chest as the meaning sank in.

"...You mean..." she whispered, "that’s when Yu Mei—"

"Yes," Mrs. Ou said softly, nodding. "That was the day everything changed."

Holea stepped back, dazed.

Mrs. Ou looked at her, guilt plain in every line of her face. "After that... I didn’t try again. I was too afraid. Afraid that if I pushed any harder, I’d lose Lin too. Or someone else. I let fear win."

She took another shaky step and then, without warning, pulled Holea into a hug.

"I’m sorry," she whispered, arms wrapped tightly around her.

"I’m so sorry, Holea. I loved you. I still do. I always saw you as my own. But I became a coward. I put my son, my daughter, even my fear ahead of you."

Holea stood frozen in the embrace.

A thousand thoughts tangled inside her.

Finally, after a long moment, Holea asked quietly, "Did you know about the baby swap?"

Mrs. Ou pulled back just enough to see Holea’s face. Her eyes widened.

"No," she said quickly, shaking her head. "Not until you returned to your real family. We had no idea."

Holea searched her expression for a lie... but found only honesty, regret, and pain.

She exhaled softly and looked down. "Then... maybe you didn’t do as much wrong as I thought."

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Mei—trapped inside Ou Xiaoxiao’s body—suddenly screamed from where she sat, her arms still bound by glowing bands of light.

"What is WRONG with all of you?!" she shrieked. "Why are you talking to her like she’s family?! She’s nothing! I’m Xiaoxiao! I’m your sister, your daughter! I’ve always been!"

Her voice cracked, high with desperation. She turned to the Ou family, her wide eyes brimming with anger and fear.

"Mom! Dad! Lin! Help me!" she pleaded, her tone switching rapidly. "She’s going to hurt me! Don’t you see what she’s doing?! If you don’t help me... I swear I’ll—I’ll hurt myself! I’ll make her suffer through her own body!"

Lin’s expression didn’t budge. His arms were folded, jaw tight. Mr. Ou’s face remained carved from stone. Mrs. Ou, who had just been in tears, now looked at Mei with something colder—something bitter, like the taste of betrayal.

There was no warmth in their eyes now. No sympathy. Only disgust.

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