The Entire Harem has Transmigrated - Chapter 27

Ruan Qingqing naturally recognized Boss Qian.

She had even stirred up trouble at the Qian Family Old Residence to help Yu Yunfei.

“What did he say to you?” Ruan Qingqing asked Fu Yeqiu, her expression serious.

Fu Yeqiu, seeing no need to hide anything, unlocked her phone and showed Ruan Qingqing the message.

Qian Shengjin had asked Fu Yeqiu if she felt uncomfortable losing to a mere girl. He then proposed a collaboration.

Ruan Qingqing remained silent, her lips pressed into a thin line.

“Qingqing?” Fu Yeqiu, noticing her unease, leaned closer and said softly, “Don’t worry. I would never cooperate with someone like him. Besides, Jiang Li and you have some connection. Even if I feel a little resentful, I wouldn’t stoop to targeting her.”

Her long hair swayed gently, the ends curling softly in the evening breeze. Leaning back against Ruan Qingqing, she murmured, “Your sister has more dignity than that. Don’t you trust me?”

“Of course I trust you,” Ruan Qingqing replied.

Fu Yeqiu constantly exuded charm, deliberately or unconsciously directing her allure toward Ruan Qingqing. Yet Ruan Qingqing remained oblivious. After a moment of deep thought, she said solemnly, “I’m just wondering… could Qian Shengjin be the one who harmed you?”

Fu Yeqiu’s eyes flickered.

How did we end up back on this topic again?

Still, Boss Qian was inherently despicable and cunning, making him a plausible scapegoat.

Fu Yeqiu asked, “Why do you think that, Qingqing?”

Ruan Qingqing replied, “I’ve met Qian Shengjin. He’s ruthless and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He’s capable of anything. Before the acquisition is finalized, he’ll undoubtedly see you as his biggest rival. It wouldn’t be surprising if he tried to sabotage you to seize the opportunity.”

Fu Yeqiu considered briefly before conceding. “To be honest, I did uncover some leads related to Boss Qian. However, the evidence is still insufficient to take any action against him.”

“It is him!” Ruan Qingqing clenched and unclenched her small hands, visibly agitated.

She was furious not only at Qian Shengjin but also at herself.

Though she hadn’t intended to help Qian Shengjin, she had resolved his immediate crisis to achieve her own goals at the time.

“If it weren’t for me, he might still be mentally unstable and wouldn’t have had the time to plot against you…”

Fu Yeqiu, unaware of the past events, naturally didn’t understand. “What do you mean, Qingqing?”

Ruan Qingqing shook her head, patting Fu Yeqiu’s shoulder with a solemn promise. “Since I’m implicated in this, I’m even more determined to help you resolve this mess.”

With that, she turned to leave the outdoor pool. Fu Yeqiu quickly rose and followed her, asking, “Not swimming anymore?”

“No, I have something more important to do now.”

Seeing her serious expression, Fu Yeqiu didn’t dare stop her, though she couldn’t help but feel a pang of regret.

Unexpectedly, the girl who had rushed toward the elevator suddenly returned and stood before her again.

Just as Fu Yeqiu was about to ask if she had changed her mind and wanted to swim after all, Ruan Qingqing asked, “Qiuqiu, do you have any makeup?”

Fu Yeqiu: “What?”

Though puzzled, Fu Yeqiu instructed someone to bring Ruan Qingqing several sets of brand-new cosmetics.

“Didn’t you like the ones I bought you before?” Fu Yeqiu asked tentatively.

Ruan Qingqing shook her head.

She explained briefly that she needed them for a different purpose, then buried herself in studying the talismans again.

Knowing Fu Yeqiu and the others might worry, Ruan Qingqing didn’t tell them about her plan to act that night. She went to bed as usual, waiting until everyone was sound asleep before getting up, redressing, and slipping out with a few bottles of wine, a red dress, and the cosmetics she had prepared earlier.

The Golden Bay Hotel was located in South City’s most bustling district. Even at 1:00 a.m., the streets were still teeming with people and cars.

As she walked alone, Ruan Qingqing realized she was still quite far from the Qian Family Old Residence. She pulled out her phone to call a taxi.

Just then, a luxury car pulled up beside her.

“Miss,” the young man rolled down the window, revealing a trendy hairstyle and deliberately displaying his million-dollar watch. He smiled at her. “Were you about to call a taxi? I can give you a ride.”

His face appeared gentle and refined, and his smile seemed harmless. Yet Ruan Qingqing frowned slightly, lifting her hand from her side and clenching it twice.

So that’s how it is.

Returning his smile, Ruan Qingqing opened the car door and settled into the back seat, her own demeanor equally soft and harmless. “Thank you for your kindness.”

“No trouble at all. Where are you headed, Miss?”

Ruan Qingqing gave him the address.

“That’s quite remote.”

The man adjusted the rearview mirror to focus on Ruan Qingqing’s face, unable to resist licking his back teeth.

Young, pure, and with a perfect figure—what a perfect prey.

And the fact that she was going to such a remote location practically handed him the perfect opportunity.

Ruan Qingqing glanced at the brightly lit mirror, meeting the man’s gaze with a slight curve of her eyes.

The man’s heart skipped a beat, and he hastily pressed down on the accelerator.

As the car sped away from the bustling city, Ruan Qingqing leaned back against the seat and slowly closed her eyes.

Before they reached their destination, the man abruptly stopped the car. He turned to look at Ruan Qingqing and tentatively called out, “Miss?”

Ruan Qingqing sat motionless, her eyelids lowered, her curled lashes still. She appeared to be asleep.

The man’s face lit up with glee. He reached toward her, but before his hand could touch the back seat, a round, disembodied head suddenly dropped into his field of vision.

“Aaaaaah! What is that?!”

The head was shrouded in disheveled hair, obscuring its features. But with a snap of Ruan Qingqing’s fingers, the long strands parted, revealing hollow eye sockets and a grotesquely long tongue.

“Help! Help! It’s a ghost!”

The man, struck by this frontal assault, collapsed into unconsciousness within seconds. Ruan Qingqing scoffed, ordering the ghost to drag him out. “Pathetic,” she muttered.

“Wake him up and scare him a few more times, but don’t go too far,” Ruan Qingqing said as she stepped out of the car, smoothing the Ghost Girl’s tangled hair. “We need to keep him alive for the law to punish.”

The Ghost Girl nodded.

“Good girl,” Ruan Qingqing said, patting the Ghost Girl’s head again. “When you’re ready to reincarnate, follow the guidance to find me. I’ll perform the rites to send you into the cycle of rebirth.”

The Ghost Girl nodded once more.

Since Ruan Qingqing couldn’t drive, she summoned another ghost driver, solidified his spectral form, and instructed him to take her to the Qian Family Old Residence.

Earlier in the car, Ruan Qingqing had pretended to be asleep, but now she felt wide awake and struck up a conversation with the driver.

They soon arrived at their destination. Ruan Qingqing bid farewell to the ghost driver, leaving the same message: “Come find me when you’re ready to reincarnate.” She then stepped out of the car, carrying her belongings, and entered the Qian Family Old Residence.

Bai Xiulian had mostly recovered, but her consciousness remained clouded. Ruan Qingqing wasn’t worried; she even gently grasped Bai Xiulian’s long-nailed hand when the woman attacked, offering kind advice: “Don’t waste your energy. You can’t hurt me.”

Bai Xiulian snarled and shrieked at her.

Ruan Qingqing could only sigh.

The Ghost Qi she had extracted from Green Mountain Cemetery to nourish Bai Xiulian’s soul had stabilized her, but the drawbacks were now glaringly apparent. Bai Xiulian’s eyes burned with malice, unable to distinguish friend from foe.

Purification required a method and the right timing. Ruan Qingqing couldn’t rush it, so she sat down on a step, pulled out her phone, and played a single-player game for a while.

Bai Xiulian continued to attack her, but as Ruan Qingqing had predicted, she couldn’t harm her. After exhausting herself for a long time to no avail, Bai Xiulian finally grew tired and drifted to the side, her head hanging low.

Ruan Qingqing, having failed her game level, put down her phone as well.

She approached Bai Xiulian, talisman wrapped around her hand, and began chanting an incantation. Within moments, flames flickered from her jade-white fingertips.

Bai Xiulian recoiled in terror, drifting backward repeatedly. Ruan Qingqing reassured her, “Don’t be afraid. This won’t hurt you.”

With that, she retrieved the red dress, beer, and cosmetics she had prepared earlier, flicked her fingers, and incinerated the entire pile in one swift motion.

Bai Xiulian froze in shock.

Before she could grasp what was happening, the brand-new red dress had already materialized on her body.

“Humans and ghosts walk different paths. You can’t directly wear clothes meant for the living, so I’m gifting them to you this way. Do you like it, Miss Bai?”

Bai Xiulian stared back blankly.

Ruan Qingqing smiled, took Bai Xiulian’s hand, and led her into the room. She turned on the lights and used her own method to wash the bloodstains from Bai Xiulian’s face, then applied makeup using high-end cosmetics.

“Miss Bai, you still retain your charm. You look absolutely stunning when you’re dressed up,” Ruan Qingqing said, showering her with compliments. She also handed Bai Xiulian the beer she had brought. “I know you enjoy drinking, so I brought some good beer. Why don’t you try it?”

Bai Xiulian took a dazed sip of the beer, her voice choking with emotion as if she were about to cry.

“Thank you,” she managed to say.

Ruan Qingqing shook her head. “You’re welcome. Your life has been so full of hardship. You did nothing wrong, yet you suffered such misfortune, unable to find peace even after death. To be trapped here for over twenty years… it’s truly heartbreaking.”

Bai Xiulian’s voice rasped, “It was Qian Shengjin… he wanted to harm me! I treated him like my own son. Why would he do this to me?”

“Good and evil will eventually be rewarded or punished. It’s not that justice won’t come, but that the time hasn’t arrived yet,” Ruan Qingqing said, peeling an orange for Bai Xiulian and burning it over a flame. She smiled gently, her expression harmless. “Now that I’m here to help you, Miss Bai, your chance has finally come.”

It was already 3:30 AM when Ruan Qingqing left the Qian Family Old Residence. As she was wondering how to get home, a voice suddenly called out from beside her, full of excitement: “Master Ruan, is that you? You’re Master Ruan, right?”

Ruan Qingqing: “?”

Who is this? She didn’t recognize the unfamiliar face.

“I—I—I was there the last time you caught ghosts at Green Mountain Cemetery! I witnessed your earth-shattering, tear-soaked ghost-catching method! I was utterly awestruck…”

Ruan Qingqing: “……”

She remembered now. Her pale cheeks flushed crimson with embarrassment.

Earth-shattering, tear-soaked ghost-catching method? That time she had just been furious with Jiang Li!

In the heat of the moment, Ruan Qingqing hadn’t thought much of it. But now, looking back, the scene had been a complete disaster!

This is so awkward! I’m so humiliated!

And it was all Jiang Li’s fault!

It’s all Jiang Li’s fault!

Ruan Qingqing muttered, “You’ve mistaken me for someone else,” and fled. But before she could get far, her phone rang.

It was Jiang Li’s grandmother, Jiang Minhui.

Jiang Minhui’s voice was agitated: “Miss Ruan, a Metaphysical Sect disciple said they saw you near Green Mountain Cemetery? Is that true?”

Ruan Qingqing forced herself to say, “Yes, I came out to run some errands.”

Jiang Minhui replied, “I heard you were alone? It’s not easy to get a taxi at this hour. Why don’t I have one of my staff drive you back?”

Jiang Minhui’s offer was genuine, and Ruan Qingqing couldn’t refuse. “Okay,” she said.

She found herself back near Green Mountain Cemetery, enduring the awkwardness as she got into the car. For the entire ride, she kept her eyes closed, pretending to be asleep.

She had no desire to chat with that young man again, listening to his tales of earth-shattering cries and ghost-catching techniques.

How embarrassing! Utterly humiliating!

Lost in her complicated thoughts, Ruan Qingqing paid no attention to her surroundings. When she finally opened her eyes, the car had already stopped in front of a classical-style villa.

Where am I?

As she puzzled over this, Jiang Minhui emerged cheerfully, tossing her cane to the butler. She rushed forward to grasp Ruan Qingqing’s hand. “Miss Ruan, you’re here!”

Ruan Qingqing was bewildered. “Yes, but how did I end up here?”

The young man scratched his head, glancing at Ruan Qingqing before turning to Jiang Minhui, looking troubled. “Madam told me to drive you back. I assumed that meant back to her residence? Plus, Miss Ruan fell asleep as soon as she got in and didn’t give me an address. I didn’t dare disturb her…”

Ruan Qingqing bit her lip.

It seemed the fault truly lay with her.

Jiang Minhui, however, brushed aside such concerns, taking Ruan Qingqing’s arm and leading her inside. “Since you’re already here, you might as well stay,” she said. “Would you like to dine or rest? If you’d like to dine, I’ll have something prepared. If you prefer to rest, a room has already been reserved for you.”

Ruan Qingqing stammered, “I… I…”

“Or would you like to see Jiang Li first?” Jiang Minhui suggested.

Ruan Qingqing’s eyes widened in shock.

Though she acknowledged her own mistakes, she couldn’t shake the feeling that this seemingly kind-hearted old woman was manipulating her.

After a moment’s hesitation, Ruan Qingqing stopped walking. “Since Jiang Li is here, I should probably leave.”

After all, Jiang Li wouldn’t want to see her.

To her surprise, Jiang Minhui immediately protested, “How could I let you leave, Qingqing?”

With a grand wave of her hand, she declared in a booming voice, “Someone go to Miss Jiang’s room and drag her out! If she refuses to get up, just throw her out with the blankets!”

Ruan Qingqing’s pupils dilated in alarm, and she frantically waved her hands. “There’s no need for such drastic measures, Grandma Jiang! Really, there’s no need!”

Jiang Minhui called for someone to come back and sighed, “I know our Xiao Li might have offended you, but that child is always cold on the outside but warm on the inside, stubborn but soft-hearted. Even if she doesn’t say it, as her grandmother, I know better than anyone that she’s been thinking of you constantly.”

Really?

It sounded absurd, but even more absurd was that Ruan Qingqing actually wanted to believe Jiang Minhui’s words.

“Sh-she really…” Ruan Qingqing trailed off, her fingers twisting nervously.

“Absolutely. Xiao Li even prepared a gift to apologize. Rest well here tonight, and Grandma will show it to you when you wake up.”

Jiang Minhui’s voice was gentle and kind, and as she patted the back of Ruan Qingqing’s hand, the younger woman gradually relaxed.

“Then… I’ll be imposing on you.”

“Not at all, not at all.”

Ruan Qingqing drifted off to the room prepared for her. After washing up, she lay on the soft bedding, staring at the ceiling.

She couldn’t stop thinking about the gift Jiang Minhui had mentioned.

Did Jiang Li really prepare it for me?

What could it be?

Thank you all so much for your support! I’ll keep working hard!