Chen Meilin was an extremely careful person, and the suspicion in her heart didn’t disappear completely. She had talismans around her wrist, and she subconsciously walked over to tug at Old Meng’s arm. If it were any other time, he would have avoided her. This time, he didn’t avoid her, and he grabbed her hand instead.
Chen Meilin’s heart thumped and she subconsciously wanted to break free, but she then heard Old Meng’s incomparably familiar tone. “Meilin, I’m sorry for neglecting you these past few days. I didn’t mean to. I just saw that you’re especially sad every time you look at Shuyi, and I didn’t know how to comfort you. I’m also sad about Shuyi. Meilin, don’t be angry with me, okay?”
Father Meng’s tone was so sincere and exactly the same as in the past, and Chen Meilin couldn’t hear the slightest difference. Just as she was about to speak, she saw that he had Master Chi’s talismans around his wrist. Chen Meilin thought that she was seeing things, but when she took another look and saw the two talismans, she suddenly got excited.
Perhaps because of the numerous looks Chen Meilin was giving the talismans, Father Meng sighed at that moment and said, “Are you still angry that I lost the talisman you gave me before? I was lying. I saw that all your attention was on our daughter, and I wanted you to spare me some of that attention. Can we make up?”
Chen Meilin had always thought that Father Meng was possessed. She had still been doubtful before, but at that moment, all her doubts dissipated at Father Meng’s words and the talismans around his wrist.
These talismans were indeed the ones from Master Chi. Didn’t that mean that her Old Meng hadn’t been possessed by that evil spirit at all?
The evil spirit didn’t dare touch the talismans. The person in front of her was really Old Meng!
Chen Meilin was suddenly excited. She recalled how she thought that Old Meng had been possessed by that evil spirit these past few days, and how scared she had been. Now that she saw it was really Old Meng and he wasn’t possessed by the ghost, Chen Meilin was thrilled and overjoyed. “Old Meng, is that really you? Is that really you? You weren’t possessed by the ghost?”
Father Meng’s hand paused for a moment, before his lips quickly curved into a smile. “Meilin, what nonsense are you saying? I’ve always been wearing the talismans you gave me. How could I have been possessed by the ghost?! No wonder you were so cold to me before!” After a pause, before Chen Meilin could speak, he said, “There was one night that I wanted to take a good look at you, but seeing that you were asleep, I didn’t disturb you. Fortunately, you weren’t awake at that time, or you would have been scared!”
Father Meng teased her half-jokingly.
Chen Meilin really believed it now. She naturally believed in the talismans which Master Chi had given to her. If Old Meng in front of her was that evil spirit, it wouldn’t dare touch the talismans at all, to say nothing of wearing them around the wrist.
Also, the thing that had bothered her the most was the way Father Meng stared at her that night. Back then, she always felt that Old Meng’s stare was too scary and creepy. Thinking about it now, she might have been too agitated these past few days; you would naturally be scared and think too much if you suddenly saw someone staring at you in the middle of the night.
The last bit of doubt in Chen Meilin’s heart disappeared completely. She hugged Father Meng excitedly. “Old Meng, it’s good that you’re fine. It’s good that you’re fine!”
Father Meng patted Chen Meilin’s shoulder. “Okay, Meilin, I’ll go to work first. We’ll talk about the rest tonight! The housekeeper has something on, so I’ll let her go home first. We’ll cook for ourselves for the next few days!”
After Father Meng left, Chen Meilin heaved a sigh of relief. Her originally tense body relaxed completely and she sat weakly on her daughter’s bed. Elated, she wiped her tears. “Daughter, your dad is fine, your dad is fine!”