Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

Chapter 314 Modern Supernatural 5

With that, the three of them put the matter out of their minds, as the important matter was still ahead.

Once Qiao Chu and Murong Bai reached a secluded spot, Murong Bai asked, "What happened just now?"

“Those people just now should be from the special department you mentioned, which is why I concealed my ghostly aura,” Qiao Chu said.

"No wonder I felt you were different!"

"We'll go back after walking a little longer!" Otherwise, she felt that if they stayed too long, ghosts would start watching Murong Bai again.

Murong Bai had no objection and nodded, saying, "Okay."

*

These past few days, Murong Bai has found a part-time job nearby, and he rushes back every noon to cook for Qiao Chu.

Seeing how rushed he was, Qiao Chu said, "You can just cook for me directly, you don't need to go out and do part-time work."

After all, she gave him a lot of money, enough to cover his living expenses, except for groceries.

Xiao Qi said, "Host, are you hiring a chef?"

"I just thought he was having such bad luck. He went out for a while and came back injured," Qiao Chu said.

"Yeah, this is the first time I've ever been this unlucky," Xiao Qi nodded in agreement.

"I can't just do nothing," Murong Bai said, shaking his head.

Qiao Chu casually said, "Aren't you tired? Running around all the time."

"It's alright." Murong Bai glanced at her, knowing she was concerned about him, and a smile flashed in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Chu didn't ask any further questions, after all, it was his own business.

Several days passed peacefully until this day, when Qiao Chu got up and went to the living room but didn't see anyone.

"Xiao Qi, where is Murong Bairen?" she asked, as she walked into the kitchen to wash the rice and cook.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qi quickly checked and then said, "Host, he's been detained at his part-time job."

Qiao Chu stopped rinsing the rice: "What's going on?"

"Murong Bai is so unlucky. He tripped and fell while working, knocking over someone's shelves and damaging all the goods on them. He has no money to pay for it and has been detained," Xiao Qi explained with a heavy heart.

Qiao Chu was unusually surprised. She knew he was unlucky, but she didn't expect him to be this unlucky. She thought about the money she had given him and guessed that he probably didn't have it with him.

Even if she brought it, she estimated that the money might not be enough to cover the compensation.

"Where is he?" Qiao Chu asked after washing the rice and putting it in the rice cooker to cook.

"Host, I'll show you the way," Xiao Qi said quickly.

Qiao Chu nodded and took out a cell phone from her spatial storage.

"Xiao Qi, could you help me set up mobile payment in this world? Otherwise, carrying too much cash would be too obvious."

"Good host."

Walking down the street, Qiao Chu went to the address provided by Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi was very quick; she had already registered the chat software for this world and activated the payment function for her. After binding her bank card, she also exchanged money and deposited it directly into the card.

Over there, Murong Bai stood still, listening to his boss's nagging. He had already apologized earlier.

He felt sad and helpless after this happened, as if he couldn't do anything right.

"You figure out how to compensate me, even if you have to call and borrow money. You have to deal with these goods, or you're not leaving." The boss saw that he had been talking for a long time without the man saying anything, so he stepped forward and gave him a push.

Murong Bai lost his balance and was pushed backward, about to fall to the ground.

A hand reached out and supported him. Murong Bai turned his head in surprise.

Upon seeing who it was, he felt his heart race: "Why are you here?"

"No one's cooking for me, so I came to see what happened to you!" Qiao Chu withdrew her hand after seeing that he had regained his footing.

"I..." Murong Bai hesitated for a moment, after all, he had caused trouble.

Qiao Chu looked directly at the middle-aged man standing to the side, her eyes cold: "Just talk, why are you hitting me?"

"I didn't do it on purpose. Look, he knocked over this whole cabinet of goods. He doesn't have the money to pay for it, and I can't afford to lose money, so I just said a few more words."

The middle-aged male boss had just seen Murong Bai almost being pushed to the ground, and he was still a little guilty.

Qiao Chu glanced at Murong Bai first, then lowered his head with some embarrassment and guilt.

Her gaze then fell upon the shards scattered on the ground. This place appeared to be a warehouse, with fragile items piled on the shelves.

Looking at that sturdy cabinet, with such a wide aisle, it's not something an ordinary person could do if Murong Bai tripped and knocked it over.

"How much is it in total? I'll pay for it for him," Qiao Chu said.

Murong Bai suddenly looked up at her: "I..."

"What? Or should I keep you here to work as collateral to pay off the debt, and knock down a few more cabinets?" Qiao Chu interrupted him and said.

Murong Bai clenched his fists, lowered his head and murmured, "I will pay you back later."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged male boss smiled and said, "Okay, okay, these goods are worth a total of 20,000 yuan?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Bai bit his lip. He only earned a little over a hundred yuan a day working part-time.

Qiao Chu remained expressionless as she took out her phone: "QR code for receiving payments!"

No one should be that unlucky. Murong Bai was already struggling financially, and then he had to pay 20,000 yuan in compensation for taking on a part-time job.

Fortunately, he still has a place to live; the old house his mother left him.

After paying, Qiao Chu turned to Murong Bai, who had his head down, and said, "Let's go back!"

"Thank you, I'll find a way to pay you back!" Murong Bai looked up at her.

"Consider it rent for me to stay at your place. For now, you should just focus on cooking for me."

To avoid him being so unlucky, who knows what might happen next time he goes out. Money is a small matter; Qiao Chu didn't want to think about him falling badly or getting hit by a car.

Murong Bai was aware of his own situation and nodded listlessly.

On the way, he would glance at Qiao Chu from time to time. Since she appeared, he had changed a lot.

At least he's no longer getting hurt at home, and she's helped him a lot. If it weren't for her today, he wouldn't know what to do.

She saved him at first, then forcefully moved into his house and demanded that he obey her. He was furious but dared not speak out.

But afterwards, apart from asking herself to cook, she didn't ask him to do anything else.

Moreover, she was afraid of getting hurt if she went out, so she would go grocery shopping with him. Now she was helping him again. Murong Bai couldn't understand why she was so nice to him.

Thinking this through, he asked, "Why did you help me?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Chu looked up from her phone and glanced at him: "Otherwise, if you're left there, who will cook for me?"

Upon hearing the answer, Murong Bai was somewhat surprised, yet also disappointed, wondering if that was all there was to it.

But if that's not the case, what is he hoping for? He has nothing, can't do anything well, and is unlucky.

The only use he has is to cook for her. Murong Bai felt somewhat depressed as he thought about it.

Once they were almost home, he finally composed himself, looked at her phone, and asked curiously, "How do you have a phone? And you can even make payments with it?"