Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 876 - 123 Shen Qingxi is Hard to Please

"So this is your house? Not bad, much better than I expected."

Back in the Real World, Shen Qingxi quickly regained her composure and elegance as a wealthy heiress.

"What do you mean by ’not bad’?"

"I mean, I thought you’d be like Amber and need to sleep in a coffin, but turns out you have a normal family, normal parents, and even a maid!"

Shen Qingxi couldn’t help but harbor a grudge against Li Mumu.

When I was stuck in the slammer with Amber, you were out there living it up without a care.

I thought you must have some tragic and deep backstory to evolve into that three-headed, six-armed red-clothed woman ghost form.

Turns out your parents are alive and well, you have a car, a house, all the luxuries, and even a boyfriend to top it off!

So what do all my sufferings count for?!

Shen Qingxi flopped face-first onto Li Mumu’s bed and waved her hand to order Jiang Yinyin, "Hey, peel me an orange."

Xia Yubing sat quietly to the side, sipping tea.

Li Mumu sat at the head of the bed, offering some heartfelt comfort, "Great Sect Hierarch Shen, I know you feel wronged."

"I am NOT wronged!"

Shen Qingxi sprawled on the bed, wriggling like a worm. "But I won’t forgive you that easily unless you tell me the truth. What’s your real identity? And Amber too! Spill everything honestly!"

"I don’t think I’ve deliberately hidden any secrets from you?"

Li Mumu raised an eyebrow and said, "I’ve been through everything you’ve been through. Do you think the Special Service Bureau would let you roam free without first making you go through the process in the slammer?"

"So you’re admitting you’re the mole, right?! I trusted you, and you went behind my back to snitch on me!"

"I didn’t snitch on you. The Special Service Bureau has its own intelligence channels... Ever heard of the Astronomy Bureau or the Secretary Bureau?"

Shen Qingxi gritted her teeth. "Only heard their names—don’t change the subject! If you want me to help, you have to come clean. What secrets have you been hiding?!"

Li Mumu sighed helplessly. "You’re being so broad—how am I supposed to answer that?"

Xia Yubing suddenly spoke up, "Everyone has their secrets; you could call it privacy. If you’re asking whether we’ve ever deliberately plotted against or framed you, I can tell you we haven’t. But you wouldn’t believe that anyway."

"Oh, what nice words! ’We wouldn’t harm you,’ yet both of you already have official affiliations! Why didn’t you tell me? I want an affiliation too!"

Shen Qingxi was beside herself with grief and indignation.

Xia Yubing shook her head. "Think carefully about what you’ve been up to since you got back—taking over underground cults, storming the Former Dynasty’s imperial residence, stealing the Imperial Jade Seal, digging into the Shen Family’s shady history, holding an auction... Do you look like someone who wants an official affiliation?"

Shen Qingxi was speechless for a moment.

"That was my youthful recklessness and inexperience. As my protectors who share my food and drink, couldn’t you have advised me a little?"

"Advise what? Advise you to turn over a new leaf? You never said you wanted to defect to the authorities..."

"Aaagh! Stop talking about that!"

Shen Qingxi grabbed the deck of cards from the bedside table, sat up, puffing with anger, and declared, "Let’s play Truth or Dare. The winner gets to ask questions, and the loser has to answer. Do you dare to play?"

"Are you out of your mind?"

Li Mumu had no interest in playing games with her. What was there to talk about?

"This game helps rebuild basic trust among us."

Shen Qingxi insisted, "Sister Reddy, since you came to ask for my help, surely you don’t want someone you can’t even trust as a safety risk in your house, do you?"

"No need. I trust you."

"What you trust is my combat ability, not me as a person!"

"As long as you’re useful, that’s enough."

"Are you treating me as some kind of handy tool?"

Well, yeah—why not?

Noticing the indifference in Li Mumu’s gaze, Shen Qingxi became even more persistent.

"This is just heartbreaking. I treated you all as my dearest sisters."

"Isn’t it simply a mutually beneficial relationship?"

"It’s not that kind of relationship!"

Shen Qingxi clutched Li Mumu’s arm, squeezing out a tear from the corner of her eye. "Our friendship is unbreakable!"

"The person who just doubted I was a mole is now spouting what nonsense?"

"It’s because the deeper the love, the deeper the hate. Without profound affection, how could one feel the pain of betrayal so deeply?!"

"Great Sect Hierarch Shen, could you chill for a moment?"

"Sure, let’s play cards then!"

This damn woman just wanted to play cards.

Taking the orange Jiang Yinyin had peeled with her mouth, Shen Qingxi sat cross-legged on the bed, flipping her fingers skillfully to reveal card-shuffling moves so flashy they looked straight out of a movie.

"Wait, let me cut the deck!"

Seeing her impressive shuffling technique, Li Mumu instantly suspected she was cheating and took over to shuffle the deck herself.

"How do we play?"

"Just compare the card values!"

"That simple?"

"Start simple!"

Li Mumu dealt a card to her. Shen Qingxi flipped it over—it was a Heart Ace.

"You’re cheating!"

"The cards are in your hands! How could I cheat?"

"You’re hiding cards!"

"Don’t accuse without evidence. Now I get to ask a question. Sister Reddy, what’s your real name?"

Looking at Shen Qingxi, grinning slyly like a fox that just stole a chicken, Li Mumu resisted the urge to flatten her face.

"You don’t even know my real name, and yet you talk about ’unbreakable friendship’?"

"It can start being unbreakable from now! Look, I know my name, Shen Qingxi. We know Amber’s name too—she’s Xia Yubing. You’re the only one hiding yours so deeply..."

"It’s not hidden—it’s just that you never asked. My real name is Li Mumu."

"Li Mumu?"

Shen Qingxi mouthed the name twice, swirling it around as if tasting it. "Wow, so cute. No wonder you never use your real name—Li Mumu. Mumu mumu... HahaHAHA..."

"What’s so funny?!"

"Nothing, nothing. It’s a great start. Amber, join us!"

Shen Qingxi turned to call Xia Yubing over.

"Not interested."

"Don’t keep that deadpan face during the New Year!"

"Three people? How do we play?"

"Play Landlord then."

Xia Yubing’s face said, "I can’t be bothered with you," but Shen Qingxi ignored her entirely, jumping on the bed to drag her over.

"You’re not allowed to shuffle!"

"Fine, I won’t shuffle. Yinyin, go grab some more oranges!"

"Don’t eat oranges on my bed!"

"So stingy! I even let you borrow my car without saying anything."

Watching Jiang Yinyin head to the kitchen for fruit, Shen Qingxi turned her gaze back to Li Mumu and Xia Yubing. Her smile slowly faded.

"You two... don’t seem even a little curious about this whole ’Landlord’ concept, huh."