Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Last Night, Did Shen Mo Come Looking for You?

Jiang Shi Yue strolled slowly to Song Li Na’s side. Tilting her head, she smiled. “Professor Song, you said you see true feelings in hardship. Your husband and your daughter should be staying with you, but right now only I came. Shouldn’t you be thanking me properly?”

“What do you want!” Song Li Na took a deep breath. Compared to yesterday, she looked extremely haggard now. Without her careful makeup, she even looked several years older.

“Professor Song, being able to grow old calmly is also a kind of blessing,” Jiang Shi Yue said lightly. “Some people don’t even get the chance to grow old.”

Her gaze turned toward the window. The breeze on the balcony felt comfortable, as if carrying the freshness of early spring.

Jiang Shi Yue seemed to be talking to herself, not looking at Song Li Na at all. “If Shen Mo were still alive, what would she be doing now? Or would she also be a respected university professor?”

“You!” Song Li Na suddenly straightened up. Her voice rose sharply, almost hysterical. “What are you to Shen Mo? Who are you!”

“I’m Shi Yue.” Jiang Shi Yue raised her brows in surprise. She dragged out her words slowly. “Why are you so scared? Don’t tell me you really have a guilty conscience?”

A guilty conscience?

Song Li Na’s breathing stopped. Her eyes were bloodshot, making her look even more crazed. “It’s useless. Even if you know something, you have no evidence. Shen Mo killed herself!”

“Oh.” Jiang Shi Yue nodded calmly. “That was more than twenty years ago. I don’t have evidence to prove anything, but…”

Her lips bloomed into a smile. A small dimple appeared faintly, making her look sweet and adorable. “You have a guilty conscience. How are you supposed to sleep well from now on?”

“You!” Song Li Na suddenly got off the hospital bed and stood in front of Jiang Shi Yue. She swung a hand viciously at Jiang Shi Yue, but at that moment, Jiang Shi Yue suddenly vanished. She appeared behind Song Li Na, placed one hand on her shoulder, leaned forward slightly, and spoke right by her ear.

Her voice was very light, and only the two of them could hear it.

And Jiang Shi Yue’s voice always seemed cheerful. “Last night, did Shen Mo come looking for you? Don’t worry. She’ll keep you company, always and always. You won’t be alone anymore.”

Song Li Na went rigid, not daring to move at all. A scream exploded from her mouth, because she saw Shen Mo standing in front of her again.

Smiling at her, yet her face twisted at the same time, as if someone had strangled her alive. Pain and a warped smile spread across her face.

She inched closer and closer.

Song Li Na was completely on the verge of madness. Screaming, she shoved Jiang Shi Yue away and ran out of the ward like a lunatic.

“A ghost! A ghost!” she howled hysterically.

“Professor Song, what’s wrong?” Jiang Shi Yue hurried after her. Her eyes were red around the rims, with faint tear marks.

As if she had been frightened.

People from the surrounding rooms poked their heads out curiously. Doctors and nurses in the hallway stopped in their tracks. Some family members even took out their phones to film the scene.

Song Li Na stumbled as she ran. Her foot twisted, and she fell hard onto the floor. She instinctively scooted backward, tears streaming down her face, screaming hysterically, “A ghost, a ghost, there really is a ghost…”