Chapter 234 - 345: Murdering His Wife and Child
"Mommy, you don’t want me..."
Despite being a blurry, indistinct spirit with no discernible features, its sense of grievance was palpable.
[This is a lot to take in. Could it be that its mother abandoned it?!]
[Hard to say. Maybe the mother was one of those who prefers sons over daughters. I feel like most mothers wouldn’t be willing to abandon a boy.]
[But I have a feeling it’s a boy!]
Before Su Nian could even ask for the full story, the live comments had already erupted into a debate about the ghost’s gender.
"Where is your mother?"
Xiao Lin, who had been watching silently from the side, finally managed to suppress her terror. Although she was still afraid, she could endure it as long as she forced herself not to look at it.
"She... was beaten to death by Daddy..."
Su Nian’s expression darkened, and her fair fingers began moving rapidly in a divination gesture.
[What does that mean? The mother was beaten to death by the father?]
[What a savage family. The woman didn’t want the child, the man killed his wife, and the kid becomes a ghost doll to harm people.]
[I’m reserving judgment until we know the whole story.]
Su Nian could see the Little Ghost’s blurry features. Based on what it said, she had already pieced together the truth.
"You have such a pitiful story? But that’s still no reason to harm people!"
Xiao Lin was taken aback. Having lived her whole life in a normal family, she couldn’t help but lecture it on what was right, even though she pitied the child.
But unexpectedly, this simple, ordinary sentence triggered some of the viewers.
[The poor thing is already so pitiful! Why are you still blaming it?!]
[I see, this must be the karma the host was talking about. This Xiao Lin probably isn’t a good person either, or why else would this ghost be haunting her!]
[It’s all retribution! The ghost is so young, and instead of pitying it, you keep scolding it. You’re not the one who’s dead, so stop being so dramatic!]
Xiao Lin was about to say something more, but Su Nian spoke first.
Su Nian’s voice always had a lofty, aloof quality, one that made people hesitant to approach her.
Now, her voice was even colder.
"You were also killed by your father, weren’t you?"
"Your mother didn’t want you because she hoped you could escape that home. But you weren’t willing to leave her behind. So when your father was beating your mother, you tried to help her, and he killed you too."
"Mm."
After a long while, the ghost doll finally gave a quiet affirmation.
"Then why are you haunting her?"
Hearing this question, Xiao Lin perked up.
"Yeah! We have no history, and I’m not a bad person. Why are you haunting me?!"
"Because there’s something inside your doll. I didn’t mean to haunt you. I just wanted to live inside that doll. I want to be hugged and kissed by a mommy, too."
The ghost doll’s tone was very somber, but it made Xiao Lin fall silent.
[What a poor child!]
[This is so sad. He’s just a tiny little thing!]
[What kind of beast is his father? That’s his own child!]
Hearing this, Su Nian nodded and turned to look at Xiao Lin.
"It really doesn’t have any malicious intent. The fact that it could possess the doll means there’s likely something wrong with the doll itself. Is there anything suspicious about it?"
"Also, for it to be able to possess the doll, it must have died very close to you. It and its mother were beaten to death at home by the father. Think back. Have any mothers and daughters gone missing recently?"
Hearing Su Nian say there was something wrong with the doll, Xiao Lin was stunned for a good while. After a moment’s hesitation, she steeled herself to speak.
"I bought this doll for myself, and it’s always been with me. The only exception was when the package first arrived; my sister brought it in for me."
At this thought, her face turned pale. She couldn’t believe this might be the truth.
Su Nian couldn’t be bothered to get involved in these family matters and said bluntly, "This doll is already ruined. Someone cast ghost-summoning Magic on it. Frankly, you should be grateful it attracted a ghost doll that only knows how to grow hair, and not some vicious monster. Otherwise, you’d have been dead long ago."
"Yes, I understand, Master. There actually is a mother and son in our area who haven’t been seen for a long time. But her husband said she went away to work, and then the man moved away a long time ago, too. I don’t know the specifics."