Chapter 561: Will You Marry Me_1
This is a story of a thirty-year-old female ghost who fell in love with a man in his forties—a tale marked by an age difference of over a decade and the separation of the living and the dead.
Hong Xiu was the name Xu Sha had chosen for herself. She felt that the name "Xu Sha" was too ordinary; "Hong Xiu" suited her ghostly temperament—though, her appearance remained as plain as before.
Originally, Xishan had taken Hong Xiu to bid her parents a final farewell, intending afterward to take her to see the Ghost, to be reborn.
However, Hong Xiu stubbornly refused; she didn’t want to drink the Grandma Meng Soup, hoping to keep her memories intact and to fully enjoy herself before deciding when to seek reincarnation.
The attitudes of these two were always in a rather peculiar state. Xishan’s stance wasn’t clear at first, until New Year’s Eve, when the man and the ghost shared a reunion dinner. That day, Xishan got drunk and revealed many stories from his past to Hong Xiu. It was through these painful recollections that the emotionally overwhelmed Hong Xiu took the initiative to embrace Xishan, and they, a human and a ghost, transcended physical form and mingled souls...
That night, the souls of Xishan and Hong Xiu intertwined passionately, each yielding their first time to the other...
As a result, Xishan, already of frail constitution, suffered a yin-yang imbalance and fell grievously ill, dragging on for a while before finally being admitted to the hospital.
In the industry, Xishan was an esteemed figure everyone looked up to, but in his private world, this man old enough to be a father, even a grandfather, was as meek as a kitten or puppy, requiring care and affection.
However, Xishan, who always acted without seeking fame or fortune and maintained a low profile, hadn’t yet experienced a serious romance. Hong Xiu was his first love, and because of this, he was even more awkward and bashful.
Hong Xiu’s entrance made Xishan’s head hang even lower.