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Chapter 51 A knock on the door in the middle of the night

The car sped past, and Cheng Mai quickly looked away.

After returning home, Cheng Mai immediately lay down to catch up on sleep. She had been on edge throughout her time in Fengcheng, and only now could she truly relax.

Meng An told her to rest well, and he would stay here and watch over her.

Yi Nian also urged her to go and rest, saying that he could also protect Cheng Mai.

Despite his young age, he has made a lot of boastful claims.

Cheng Mai slept very soundly, but not peacefully. She kept seeing blurry scenes. She tried to get closer to see them more clearly, but as she got closer, the scenes would move away.

Step by step, we go further and further.

A deep, resonant chant arose in my ears.

Gradually, it seemed that some people even raised Taoist banners...

Cheng Mai walked forward, then lost her footing. She cried out in surprise, and only when someone grabbed her wrist did she realize that she had reached the edge of a cliff. She looked up and saw the only person clearly visible around her.

"Boss," Cheng Mai called out.

Shang Xingjian smiled slightly, but his expression gradually changed.

He transformed into someone she didn't recognize. The man's lips parted as if he were saying something, and then he pushed Cheng Mai off the cliff.

"Ah..." Cheng Mai suddenly woke up.

Before dawn.

The moonlight outside the window was blazing. Cheng Mai got up and walked over, opening the window in an attempt to let the autumn breeze carry away the cold sweat on his body.

She must have been too tired lately to have such a strange dream.

There was a knock on the door. Cheng Mai took a deep breath and went to open it.

Meng An stood at the door with Yi Nian, looking Cheng Mai up and down. Seeing that he was alright, she still asked, "Did you have a nightmare?"

Upon seeing Meng An, Cheng Mai's anxious heart calmed down considerably. "It's probably because he's too tired."

Meng An looked around her room with some unease but found nothing wrong.

"Get up and eat something."

"Master made steamed egg custard, it was especially delicious." Yinian said, licking her lips, clearly having already eaten some.

"That's great, I'm actually hungry," Cheng Mai said encouragingly, and followed Meng An and the others to the living room.

The steamed egg custard was smooth, sweet, and delicious, with a few drops of sesame oil added. It tasted better than any restaurant's version.

"Delicious, I like it." Cheng Mai ate with satisfaction, giving Meng An plenty of face.

Meng An smiled and said, "I liked you when you were little."

Cheng Mai paused in her eating of steamed egg custard, realizing that Meng An was referring to her life two thousand years ago, a life she had no memory of, but her father remembered everything.

As Cheng Mai was thinking, someone knocked on the door.

Cheng Mai looked up at the time. It was 2:30 a.m. Who would come at this hour?
Business firm brief?

That's impossible; he never knocks so politely when he comes in.

Cheng Mai didn't open the door, but the knocking continued.

The rhythmic three knocks followed by a pause resembled a mechanical knocking motion.

Cheng Mai looked at Meng An, but did not intend to open the door.

At this time, and in this manner, it doesn't sound like something a normal person would do.

Yinian climbed down from Meng An's shoulder, ran to the door with her short legs, and listened to the sound outside. The sound outside was still going on, with three pauses every three times.

Yinian paused at the door for a moment before running back and climbing back onto Meng An's shoulder. "I saw it. It was a woman, a dazed woman."

woman?

"Ghost? Demon?" Cheng Mai asked.

Yinian shook her little head. "It's a person."

His master had taught him how to distinguish between evil spirits, magical beasts, and humans. Cheng Mai looked at Meng An, "Father?"

"Open the door."

Having obtained Meng An's permission, Cheng Mai walked to the door. "Who is it?"

Thump thump thump, thump thump thump...

The knocking continued, three times in a row.

"I won't open the door unless you tell me who it is." Cheng Mai looked out through the peephole. Seeing that the door was empty, she looked at Yinian with suspicion.

Xiao Yinian immediately raised her hand and swore, "I really recognized it, it was a person."

After Xiao Yinian finished speaking, the knocking outside stopped, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

Cheng Mai frowned slightly and said, "I'll have Yang Fan come over tomorrow to install a surveillance camera at her door."

After much deliberation, Cheng Mai opened the door. As soon as he opened it a crack, the woman who had been lying at the doorway stumbled into the house.

Cheng Mai took a step back, revealing the face of the woman lying on the ground.

“Oh, I know her. She went to Xuanhe yesterday,” Xiao Yinian said, pointing to the woman on the ground. He remembered her very well.

“Luo Linwen,” Meng An said.

Luo Linwen?
I feel like I've heard the name Cheng Mai somewhere before.

"Shen Yuanbai's ex-wife." Seeing her confusion, Meng An added another sentence.

Cheng Mai suddenly realized why the face looked familiar.

"But how did she get here?" Cheng Mai looked at the woman lying on the ground, but had no intention of dragging her in. She didn't know if she was a person or a ghost, and she would never risk her life.

Meng An looked down at Luo Linwen, his gaze sweeping over her entire body, "Puppetry."

Cheng Mai had seen this in Xuanhe Technology's case files. It wasn't exactly an evil spell; it was something that could temporarily turn a person into a puppet, making that person subservient to him.

However, because puppetry has a limited duration, it is generally used for pranks.

So someone used puppetry to get Luo Linwen to come here?
Cheng Mai looked at the elevator outside the door; there was another house behind the elevator.

One elevator per household, each homeowner can only access the elevator on their own floor and side.

Since it's a puppet, it must have come up here on its own.

Cheng Mai thought to himself, then walked past Luo Linwen and went outside.

Beyond the elevator was another apartment; the door was open, and the lights were on inside, so there was no sense of danger.

As Cheng Mai was watching, the woman lying on the ground woke up.

After waking up, Luo Linwen was initially confused about where she was. She seemed a little annoyed, but otherwise appeared to be normal.

Cheng Mai watched as Luo Linwen got up, but did not speak immediately.

Instead, Luo Linwen stood up and looked at Cheng Mai, "Excuse me, did I do anything to disturb you just now?"

He speaks clearly, rationally, and very politely.

Cheng Mai shook his head. "Are you alright?"

Luo Linwen straightened her pajamas to make herself look more presentable. "I've been having sleepwalking lately, I'm sorry to bother you."

"Recently?" Cheng Mai subtly glanced at Luo Linwen.

She is beautiful and intelligent, and even in this situation, she can maintain as much elegance and politeness as possible.

So, her previous disturbance at the Shen family and everything that has happened recently were all because someone used puppetry on her.

“That’s right, recently, but don’t worry, I’ll be moving to another place tomorrow and won’t bother you anymore.” Luo Linwen rubbed her temples. Actually, she should have moved today, but because of Qin Mai’s matter, she didn’t have time.

"Miss Luo..." Cheng Mai called her back just as Luo Linwen was about to leave.

Luo Linwen suddenly stopped and looked at Cheng Mai with a puzzled expression. "You... know me?"

Cheng Mai extended his hand in a friendly gesture, "Xuanhe Technology, Cheng Mai."

Instinctively, she sided with Luo Linwen in the matter between Qin Mai and Luo Linwen.