The two brushed shoulders, and Chen Ge turned around to look at the woman. There was a weird scent radiating off the woman. It didnât smell like perfume, more like the smell of hospital disinfectant.
âHey!â Chen Ge stood at the door of the elevator and called after the woman. The woman stopped and turned around. Through the small gap between her mask and the rim of the hat, a pair of beautiful eyes blinked. They were filled with confusion. Based on the eyes, this woman was different from the picture of the woman provided by the police, and she was not be the Patient No. 2 Chen Ge was looking for.
âAre you that celebrity from the movie? Can I take a picture with you?â Chen Ge knew that he had acted rather rashly. He did not know what to say, so he created a rough excuse.
âIâm sorry, but youâve got the wrong person.â The womanâs voice was soft like she was sick or something. Then, she turned to walk away. Thinking of Chen Ge as some sort of bad buy, she practically jogged away.
Sheâs different from the picture, but Patient No. 2 suffers from Dorian Gray Syndrome. She has undergone plenty of plastic surgery, so looks cannot be my basis of comparison.
With technology nowadays, changing a new face was not difficult. Just in case, Chen Ge grabbed his backpack and ran after the woman.
Running out of the third building, Chen Ge followed the woman to the underground carpark. Chen Ge wandered about the place but realized the woman had disappeared.
âWhere did she go?â There were cameras inside the parking lot, and afraid of being misunderstood by security, Chen Ge gave up on the woman and returned to the third building. He took the elevator to the 14th floor and knocked on the door to Wang Xinâs home.
âIs someone there?â
There were footsteps behind the door, and someone opened the door wearing slippers. âYouâre looking for?â
It was a middle-aged woman wearing a black-and-white suit behind the door. She looked after herself well. Her skin was tight, and she looked much younger than her actual age.
âItâs me. I helped Wang Xin last timeâŚâ
Before Chen Ge finished, the woman recognized him. âDoctor Chen! Please come in, Iâve been meaning to thank you in person but didnât have the chance.â
âDoctor Chen?â The way the woman addressed him made Chen Ge feel weird. Even though this was the first time he had been thusly addressed, it felt weirdly familiar. âIâm not a professional doctor.â
âTo me, youâre the best doctor because you saved Wang Xinâs life. Donât be so humble, Iâve heard so many good things about you from Doctor Gao. Please come in!â The woman practically pulled Chen Ge into the room.
âSorry to disturb you. I came to visit today mainly to check up on Wang Xin and to ask you some questions.â
âThere are apples and bananas on the coffee table. Take a seat while I go brew a pot of tea.â
âThereâs no need to trouble yourself.â Chen Ge sat on the sofa. Visiting Wang Xin was just an excuse; the main reason Chen Ge was there was to find Patient No. 2 and complete the Tape Ghostâs affection mission. Of course, he would not tell Wang Xinâs mother that. Maintaining an image was important.
When Chen Ge was talking to the woman, the bedroom door opened, and a thin girl walked out. They had not seen each other for a few days, but Wang Xin already looked much better compared to before. She would not have been able to leave her room before this, but now she walked out to meet him voluntarily.
She had opened her heart before Chen Ge. When the girl hugged the Pen Spiritâs pen and cried, the words that she said were still fresh in Chen Geâs mind. Chen Ge was genuinely happy seeing the positive changes in Wang Xin.
Wang Xin sat down across from Chen Ge. She did not seem like she had gotten used to conversing with people, and her voice was very low. Chen Ge had learned many things from Doctor Gao, including how to talk to patients. He did not interrupt Wang Xin but listened patiently and put himself in Wang Xinâs shoes.
Slowly but surely, a smile blossomed on the girlâs face. After the issue in her heart had been solved, the girl was also trying to interact with the outside world. After Wang Xin left, the woman came out with the tea. âThere are many things kept inside the childâs heart, but she never tells us anything. It is because youâre here that she can smile so happily.â
Chen Ge accepted the cup but did not drink it. âWang Xinâs condition is improving smoothly, and the effect of the treatment is showing.â
He looked at the time and said, âActually, Iâm here because I have a question for you.â
âGo ahead.â The woman was very cooperative.
âI hear one of the buildings in Fang Hwa Apartments is haunted? Is that true?â
The womanâs expression froze. She stood up and sidled to Wang Xinâs room silently. She listened for the sound before leading Chen Ge into the kitchen. After closing the kitchen door, she said, âDoctor Chen, Iâm not lying to you. This is real.â
âItâs really haunted?â Chen Ge did not expect such confirmation from the middle-aged woman.
âI saw it myself.â The woman pointed at her feet. âThe haunting happened in this building on the 13th floor.â
When the woman mentioned the 13th floor, Chen Ge was reminded of the woman he met earlier. Without prompting, the woman continued. âFang Hwa Apartments was built around twenty years ago. Initially, the place wasnât so huge. There were only the six older buildings in front. The three buildings behind were built four or five years ago, and I was one of the first tenants who moved in.â
The woman held the cup of tea and started to explain the weird events that happened two or three years ago. Her story matched with what Olâ Wong said, but hers was scarier because she personally ran into the white shadow leaning outside her door.
She said, that midnight, she heard something weird coming outside the door, like someone was scratching it. Initially, she had thought it was a puppy or kitten, but not long after that, she heard someone talking. The first thought that came to the womanâs mind was burglary. She went into the kitchen to grab a cleaver before moving to the door. She looked through the catâs eye.
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The voice-controlled lights in the corridor seemed to have broken down because she could only see a cloud of whiteness. The woman called the police and used the cleaver to slash at the front door. She finally managed to scare the white shadow away.
The womanâs retelling of the white shadowâs escape was similar to Olâ Wongâs. The white shadow ran very fast, but there were no footsteps.
âI have no idea what that thing is, but I heard from the police that it was a mental patient pulling some prank.â The woman put down the cup and sighed. âI bought this place on a loan, and all my lifeâs savings have been thrown into this place. If not, I would have moved already.â
âYouâve seen the white shadow at a close distance before?â Chen Ge mulled over what the middle-aged woman had said. His eyes swept across the womanâs face that did not fit her age and the white-and-black pantsuit she was wearing.
It was not that Chen Ge did not trust Wang Xinâs adopted mother, but he was curious why the woman seemed to love black and white. When they first met, she had also been wearing a white shirt and black pants.