Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 301 - 274: Visiting the Grave
She looked at Mu Yunchu in shock.
And the latter’s nod confirmed Li Moli’s suspicion even further.
"Did something really happen while we were attending the grave?"
If not, then it would be too much of a coincidence.
After all, this was the only day they had to meet recently. It had to be either when they were going or coming back.
But no matter how they talked about it, it definitely had something to do with this.
The answer made Li Moli break out in a cold sweat instantly, "Oh no!"
She hurriedly took out her phone, worried that her impatient sister might have gone to the grave alone because she couldn’t wait for her.
After unlocking the screen, she indeed saw several missed calls and messages. All were from her sister.
She was probably too anxious when she came, so much so that she didn’t notice her phone was accidentally switched to silent mode.
Opening the last message, her mind went ’boom’, and she couldn’t even hear Mu Yunchu speaking afterward.
"Master, my sister, she...she went to the grave by herself!"
...
Li Xiuqiu thought that there were time requirements for things like visiting graves. Since she couldn’t reach her sister, it was okay for her to go by herself.
Anyway, they had bought everything together, and she would talk to their father properly in front of the grave later.
Their father loved the two of them so much, surely he wouldn’t mind.
After thinking this through, she sent Li Moli a message and then went out alone.
She was currently in town and needed to take a small bus that went to the village if she wanted to visit the grave.
The paper money was bought in two big bags, and now she had to move it downstairs and onto the bus all by herself, which honestly was a bit inconvenient.
She waited downstairs for about ten minutes, and then the small bus that ran only twice a day arrived.
This was also why she decided not to wait for Li Moli.
If she missed this trip, she wouldn’t be able to return to the village until after three in the afternoon.
Counting the time to climb the mountain, it would already be dark by the time she got down the mountain.
That village had mostly become deserted. Even though she had grown up there, she had to admit that she didn’t have the courage to get down the mountain in the dark.
So even though she needed the help of the ticket clerk to load her things onto the bus now, she only hesitated for a moment.
Given their perspective.
Especially from Li Xiuqiu’s perspective, their father and family appearing so frequently in her dreams must have a reason.
After discussion between the two, they thought the most likely reason was that he lacked money.
To ensure their father didn’t suffer from shortage of money even in the afterlife, she was determined to move the paper money up the mountain today.
There were a few other scattered people on the bus, mostly from nearby villages. She didn’t recognize any of them, but the middle-aged woman who was the ticket clerk saw her and started a conversation.
Her gaze slowly fell on the few large black bags beside her and said knowingly, "Xiuqiu, are you going back to the village to visit the grave?"
The two were not very familiar with each other. But when Li Xiuqiu and Li Moli were little, their father often took this bus, so the ticket clerk knew them.
Li Xiuqiu nodded.
"Yes, it’s almost Qingming Festival."*
Her voice wasn’t loud, but it was somewhat noticeable on the quiet bus.
Upon hearing this, a few looking out the window all turned their gaze towards her simultaneously.
But they just glanced and quickly looked away.
Clearly, this was nothing out of the ordinary.
Perhaps the trip was a bit boring since it took two hours, the ticket clerk took the chance to chat with Li Xiuqiu.
"Where’s your sister? Why are you carrying so much stuff by yourself."
Li Xiuqiu said, "She was supposed to come with me, but she was suddenly called away by her workplace."
"So that’s how it is."
The ticket clerk didn’t think much of it, not caring much about the result, and only asked casually.
The clerk sighed softly, it was unclear if she was feeling sorry for the sisters or reminiscing about time flying.
"Seeing you grow up so much, it feels just like the blink of an eye. Back then, you two were still so little, with ponytails, going to the market with your father in town..."
Li Xiuqiu furrowed her brows, feeling a little emotional.
A simple sentence, seemed to transport her back more than ten years.
"Your father was such a nice man, it’s really a shame..."
"But at least you two have each other to rely on..."
"By the way, I remember your father seemed to have a younger brother..."
...
Li Moli, in trying to call her sister back, to tell her not to go to the grave today, found the phone was unreachable, showing it was off.
Li Moli was anxious, nearly stomping her feet.
This is why they are called sisters; even their situations of finding someone are extremely similar.
It goes without saying; it’s surely because her phone ran out of battery again.
"What do we do, Master."
Li Moli’s voice was on the brink of tears, after unsuccessfully trying several times to reach her sister’s phone, she could only turn her gaze back to Mu Yunchu for help.
Now Mu Yunchu was her last straw of hope.
And Mu Yunchu also noticed at this moment, that the dark aura on Li Moli’s face was slowly dissipating and her fate had silently changed.
It seemed there was now only one solution.
"Is your hometown far from here?"
"How long would it take to get there from here?"
Li Moli calculated, "By bus, it would take at least two hours."
"But the trouble is, there are no small buses going to the village at this time."
"Take my car then." Wen Xu had no reason to stand by idly.
"My car is parked not far from here."
Li Moli didn’t know his identity, so she didn’t dare answer, and could only place her hopeful gaze onto Mu Yunchu.
Mu Yunchu didn’t hesitate, knowing at such a moment, this was the girl’s only lifeline.
"Let’s go."
After instructing Ye Zhixia to watch the shop, the three of them went to the roadside nearby.
Wen Xu’s conspicuous white G-Wagon was parked right there.
Mu Yunchu glanced at it, noticing some unrepaired scratches by the car door.
Getting in the car, Wen Xu started the vehicle while having Li Moli set up the navigation.
Heading out of the city was in one direction, saving even a second could mean one more second to prevent a tragedy.
And Mu Yunchu noticed that Wen Xu’s driving style was very different from before. Not only did he drive fast, he even skipped many main roads, taking numerous routes without traffic lights. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
Wen Xu glanced at the rearview mirror, his hands gripped the steering wheel, distorting it with a pale arc; the dashboard cast a blue glow, throwing shadows onto his cold, pale face, his brow furrowed and lashes casting dark shadows below his eyes.
Looking at the current Li Moli, his eyes held another young face.
Unconsciously, he pressed the accelerator to the bottom, the car roared, replacing the gradually clearer electronic sound of a heart monitor akin to a bee buzzing by his ear.
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*\[Translator’s note: Qingming Festival (Ching Ming Festival) is a traditional Chinese festival for paying respects to ancestors.]
