Fang Cheng sat in the taxi, his head a little dazed, feeling somewhat inexplicable. He thought to himself, how did things turn into bringing Xia Yuxuan to meet his parents? He silently took out a cigarette, feeling a bit melancholy.

".According to the latest report, a second disappearance case has occurred in Wenyuan Community recently. The information of the two missing persons is as follows: Zeng Tianyu, male, 28 years old, occupation..."

"Another disappearance in Wenyuan Community, it's really spooky." The taxi driver muttered under his breath.

Hearing the driver's words, Fang Cheng casually chimed in, "Is that Wenyuan Community in the south of the city?"

"Ah, that's the one," the driver glanced in the rearview mirror, "They just reported two weeks ago that a family of three had disappeared, and now they're reporting two more missing. Isn't that like seeing a ghost in broad daylight?"

Hearing this, Fang Cheng's heart stirred slightly, and he began to inquire about the specific situation from the driver in detail.

According to the driver's description, this Wenyuan Community has been a bit strange lately. Some time ago, a family of three who came to the city to work disappeared inexplicably. What's even weirder is that the police investigated for a long time but couldn't find any clues. In the end, under pressure, they had to suppress the matter.

But before things had calmed down for even half a month, another disappearance case occurred. What's even more bizarre is that the disappearance took place next to the original building. This couldn't help but make Fang Cheng curious.

He suddenly remembered the wraiths he encountered in Kumu Village in the other world. It seemed to be the same situation, with people disappearing inexplicably. Could there be wraiths in Wenyuan Community as well? Fang Cheng pondered silently, thinking he had to find an opportunity to take a look.

Inside an old residential house, Li Huilan sat on a sofa in the living room that had a large hole in it, sewing clothes with a needle and thread.

"Yuxuan," she stopped her sewing and called out, "Come over here for a moment."

"What is it, Mom?" Xia Yuxuan heard her mother calling her and walked out of her bedroom.

"I'm asking you, how did you meet that Fang Cheng?" Li Huilan looked hesitant, feeling a little worried about her daughter. She was afraid that her daughter was young and naive and would be deceived by a man.

"Mom, we were introduced by friends," Xia Yuxuan said evasively, unwilling to say more. Li Huilan looked at her daughter and knew she wasn't telling the truth.

"Yuxuan, you're all grown up now. These past few years since your father passed away have indeed been hard on you. It's all Mom's fault, if only my health wasn't so poor." As she spoke, she coughed violently a couple of times.

"Mom," Xia Yuxuan quickly walked over and gently patted her mother's back, comforting her, "Don't say that, it's all in the past. Our family's life will get better."

Li Huilan listened to her daughter's words and nodded with relief. She knew that her daughter was now working in a large company, and even if she didn't have great prospects in the future, at least she wouldn't suffer.

"Yuxuan, you're older now, and you're more educated than Mom. Logically speaking, you can make your own decisions about who you like and who you want to associate with." Li Huilan paused, her expression hesitant, "But Mom can tell that Fang Cheng may not have you in his heart."

Hearing this, Xia Yuxuan lowered her head. She knew, she was clear, that perhaps in Fang Cheng's heart, her position was merely that of a lover.

"It's all my fault. If it weren't for my illness, your father wouldn't have borrowed money at high interest rates, and he wouldn't have..." Saying this, Li Huilan sat on the sofa and began to sob.

"Mom, don't say anymore," Xia Yuxuan's tears instantly streamed down her face, "Your daughter will definitely work hard in the future, work hard to earn money, and our family's life will definitely get better."

Although Xia Yuxuan's face was covered in tears, her gaze was exceptionally firm.

Suddenly.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

A series of violent knocks came from the door.

"Mom, you sit down, I'll go open the door," Xia Yuxuan said quickly, wiping away her tears.

Hearing this, Li Huilan held the clothes in her hand, and the body that had just started to rise sat down again.

Xia Yuxuan dried her tears and walked over: "Coming."

"Bang!" As the door was opened, a group of burly men surged in.

Each of these people was tall and muscular, with faces full of ferocity, and various tattoos on their arms and necks. They looked like fierce gods. When Xia Yuxuan saw these people pouring into her home, her face instantly turned pale.

"Lai San, what are you doing here?" Li Huilan quickly stood up, her voice trembling slightly.

"Sister-in-law, dear niece," a bald man said.

It was Lai San. He was about 1.8 meters tall, and a black suit was stretched taut on his body, obviously very strong. Compared to the group of fierce-looking underlings around him, he actually wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, revealing a hint of civility in his barbarity, which was quite incongruous.

"I didn't want to come during the New Year, but the money you owe me, shouldn't you pay it back?" Lai San's tone was gentle, not at all like he was demanding debt, but rather like he was chatting with a friend.

"My mother is not feeling well, let's talk outside," Xia Yuxuan's expression changed, and she quickly said.

"Okay," Lai San glanced at Li Huilan and smiled, "Please."

He struck a gentlemanly pose.

"Mom, you wait at home, I'll be back in a little while."

After speaking, Xia Yuxuan ignored Li Huilan's obstruction, steeled her heart, and walked out.

A group of people came to a remote alley not far away.

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"This will do." At Lai San's words, everyone stopped.

"Lai San, what exactly do you want? I've already paid you back the money my family owed you," Xia Yuxuan's tone revealed shame, resentment, and fear.

"Yuxuan, you used to call me Uncle, but now you call me Lai San directly. You're too ill-mannered," Lai San didn't mention the debt, but instead began to lecture Xia Yuxuan.

"Don't give me that crap, tell me, what exactly do you want?" Xia Yuxuan had completely recognized the face of the person in front of her the moment her father died.

"Xia Yuxuan, don't make me out to be some kind of heinous villain, okay? You need to know, if I hadn't lent your mom money to see a doctor, your mom would have died long ago," Lai San frowned and said loudly.

"Keep your voice down," Xia Yuxuan looked around, "What exactly do you want?" Her tone revealed a hint of pleading.

"Didn't I say? I'm here to collect the debt," Lai San grinned.

"I've already paid you the money my family owed you, what else do you want?" Xia Yuxuan's expression changed upon hearing this.

"Yes, the principal of 300,000 is paid back, but what about the interest?" Lai San said softly.

"Interest?" Xia Yuxuan suddenly raised her voice, "Didn't you say you didn't want it in the beginning?" Her tone revealed disbelief.

"Don't want interest?" Lai San laughed, "Yuxuan, even if I'm running a loan shark, even if you go to the bank for a loan, you need to pay interest, right? You're telling me you don't want interest, don't you think it's funny? Besides, when did I say I didn't want interest?"

"Did you say it?" He pulled over a lackey next to him and asked, and the lackey quickly shook his head.

"Then did you say it?" He pulled over another lackey, and the other party still shook his head, "See, no one said it."

Xia Yuxuan looked at Lai San's rogue-like appearance, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"I'll give it to you, you name a number, I'll give it to you," Xia Yuxuan quickly pulled out a bank card from her pocket, which was her salary and bonus that she had just received this year.

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