Stop pretending, the fake heiress is actually a master of metaphysics.

Shen Nian hung up the phone and turned to walk towards the courtyard.

As soon as Gu Yuncheng saw her, he came up to her and asked, "Master, where are you going?"

"Go see a few people."

It's several people, not just one.

Shen Nian had already guessed that Qi Sisi's phone call was either at someone's request or under someone's pressure, with the aim of luring her to the hospital.

As for who's behind it all...

Besides the original owner's adoptive parents' family, who else could it be?

The reason Shen Nian didn't expose her was because she had helped the original owner once, and if she directly stated it, the Shen family might harm her.

"Hospital."

"Why go to the hospital? Are you sick? There's a family doctor in Tiannanshan. I'll have the housekeeper call him."

"No. A classmate of mine is in the hospital, I'm going to visit him."

"I'll go with you."

Shen Nian pulled him away: "What kind of clingy person are you? Why do you have to follow me everywhere? Go draw your spirit-gathering talisman, I'll be back in a bit."

The driver took Shen Nian to the hospital.

The hospital Qi Sisi mentioned, although not Gu's Hospital, is still an extremely famous private hospital in Jinghai, favored by wealthy families.

Even if Qi Sisi really had a car accident, how could she possibly afford to stay in such a hospital?

She asked the driver to wait for her in the parking lot, and went into the hospital's inpatient department alone, taking the elevator to the floor where the ward Qi Sisi had mentioned was located.

Private hospitals prioritize privacy, and there were only two single rooms on the entire floor. Shen Nian easily found the room where Shen Leyao was.

There was no other reason than that the malevolent energy emanating from that ward had almost submerged the entire floor.

She didn't knock, but kicked the ward door open, startling the people inside.

"What do you want from me? Tell me."

Shen Yu frowned and said, "Why didn't you knock before coming in? What kind of upbringing is this?"

"Didn't you go to great lengths to see me? What, now that I'm here, what are you still dissatisfied with? My patience is limited; if you keep spouting nonsense, I'm leaving."

She glanced at Shen Leyao lying on the hospital bed.

Her face is now sallow and her eyes are sunken; no one can reconcile her with the arrogant young princess of the wealthy family she once was.

Shen Leyao has been in the hospital for two days.

Her nightmares became more and more severe. She drank all kinds of stimulants day and night to stay awake, and her mental state became increasingly abnormal.

In order to save her life, the Shen family had no choice but to send her to the hospital and administer sedatives and sleeping pills to her regularly, which barely managed to keep her nerves intact.

"Shen Nian!!! You bitch!!! Did you send her to harass me?! Did you?!"

Shen Nian looked at her with a half-smile: "Who's bothering you? Explain yourself."

"Did you see her face?"

"Since you can see her face, you should know that there's a reason she's clinging to you."

"What do you mean 'no reason'? I don't know what you're talking about!! Get her away from me right now!! Don't you know some kind of mystical magic?! Quickly, make her soul disappear!!"

As Shen Leyao spoke, she struggled to get out of bed and reached out to grab Shen Nian's collar.

Shen Nian kicked her back to the bedside with force. Shen Leyao hit the hard edge of the bed and screamed.

When Shen Yu saw her lay a hand on Shen Leyao, a surge of anger welled up in his heart. He strode up to her and reached out to hit her.

However, before the slap could land, Shen Nian reached out and intercepted it.

No matter what he did, he couldn't break free from Shen Nian's control.

"You were so busy hitting her that you forgot to hit you, weren't you?"

Shen Nian raised her hand and slapped Shen Yu hard across the face.

Then he picked up the bedside lamp from the hospital bed and smashed it on Shen Yu's head with a "smack".

"Have you calmed down?"

Despite the blood dripping from his forehead and the dark handprint on his face, Shen Yu remained silent, ignoring the excruciating pain.

He had no doubt that if he continued to speak, Shen Nian would kill him without hesitation.

Her expression was so cold, it was almost unreal.

Shen Yu thought back to himself—

What kind of evil spirit in human skin did they provoke?

Chen Yaqin was so heartbroken that tears welled up in her eyes. She pointed at Shen Nian, trembling and unable to speak.

"Does it hurt?"

Shen Nian chuckled softly, "But the Shen Nian of the past loved you a thousand times, ten thousand times more."

Chen Yaqin pointed at Shen Nian and said in a trembling voice, "You are not Shen Nian, you are definitely not Shen Nian."

"Shen Nian wouldn't dare treat us like this. What kind of monster are you?"

Shen Nian scoffed.

She didn't answer Chen Yaqin's question, but turned around and looked down at Shen Leyao, saying, "I came here today to tell you that I can't save you, and I won't save you."

"You know perfectly well why she's clinging to you and what you've done to her."

The female ghost had already transformed into a vengeful spirit, forfeiting her chance to be reincarnated, and remained in the mortal realm, solely to torment Shen Leyao to death.

There are grievances and debts, and even the Ten Kings of Hell in the underworld cannot help with such matters.

Unless Shen Leyao sincerely repents and obtains the female ghost's forgiveness, and is then converted by a high monk and sent into reincarnation.

Only then can Shen Leyao's life-threatening ordeal be averted.

Shen Leyao clutched her head, terrified. "I don't know what you're talking about! Get away from me!! You useless piece of trash!! If you can't save me, then get out of here!!!"

Shen Nian chuckled and turned to leave.

As she reached the ward door, she turned to the side and "kindly" reminded her, "By the way, Shen Leyao only has three days left to live."

"You can start preparing for the funeral now—do you need me to recommend a crematorium?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yaqin was so shocked that her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

Shen Yu, covered in blood, chased after him, calling out, "Shen Nian!"

"What exactly did Shen Leyao do? How can we save her? Please, I can't just watch her die."

Shen Nian glanced at him and uttered a few words calmly: "Five million."

Shen Yu was delighted: "Five million, and you're willing to save Le Yao?"

Shen Nian chuckled: "Five million, and I'll tell you what Shen Leyao did."

"I told you, I won't save her. If she really wants to live, she'll know what to do."

They just didn't want to.

Shen Yu hesitated.

Shen Nian didn't linger and turned to walk away.

"I'll give it to you!"

Seeing that Shen Nian was about to leave, Shen Yu finally called out to stop her.

"...Five million was transferred to your card, what exactly did Shen Leyao do?"

"Zhou Wanqing—Shen Leyao's junior high school classmate. Go and find out for yourself what Shen Leyao did, and you'll understand."

"I'm leaving now."

After saying that, Shen Nian left the hospital.

Shen Yu was left standing there, stunned.

Without him.

He knew who Zhou Wanqing was.

A handsome face appeared before Shen Yu's eyes.

Zhou Wanqing, Shen Leyao's classmate, she once...

I confessed my feelings to him.