Chapter 15: The Changing Yunyun 1. The Weird Yunyun
Yunyun came back at night and found that the Xishi umbrella was missing. She asked Wu Yu about it, and Wu Yu told her the truth. Yunyun said nothing and went to sleep. But Wu Yu knew that Yunyun was unhappy. She was sulking and didn't talk to him.
A day later, Wu Yu went to Zhejiang again, but Officer Zhong did not come back. He learned from his team leader that Officer Zhong went out to handle a major case and might not come back in the near future. As for why his phone was always unreachable, it was possible that Officer Zhong left the area and suspended his original number.
Wu Yu hurried back to the ancient town in a bad mood. It was already evening. The sky in the ancient town was still raining heavily. The continuous rain had caused the river under the arch bridge to swell. Wu Yu had a quick dinner at a roadside shop and hurried back to the ancient house. Yunyun had called him before and asked Wu Yu to come back as soon as possible, saying that there was something important to tell him.
Wu Yu hurried back to the old house. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he felt that the atmosphere was not right. He saw a dark red in the quiet courtyard. Wu Yu looked over in surprise and saw two big red lanterns hanging in front of the door of the room where he and Yunyun lived. Wu Yu pushed the door with doubt, and the door opened gently. He saw red lanterns lit in the room as well.
When Wu Yu looked through the lantern light and faced the screen, he was so frightened that he almost screamed. He saw a bride in a red cheongsam and a red scarf on her head standing in front of him. In addition to being shocked, Wu Yu also noticed that she was wearing red ancient shoes, the kind that modern women wear when they get married. At that moment, Wu Yu seemed to have walked into a newlywed home. At the same time, Wu Yu remembered the ghost bride in a red cheongsam that Xiaoxue mentioned, and became even more horrified.
The "bride" slowly uncovered the red scarf, revealing a pale face in front of Wu Yu. Her dark eyes shone with cold light that pierced into Wu Yu's heart.
"You are..." Wu Yu was so frightened that he took several steps back and stammered. He suspected that the person in front of him was the legendary Xinluo.
"What's wrong, Yu? I'm Yunyun." The bride said with a smile.
Wu Yu felt that there was a bit of terror in her smile, but from the sound of her voice, it was really Yunyun, and he couldn't help wondering: "Are you really Yunyun?"
The "bride" said nothing, but slowly moved towards Wu Yu, stopped beside him, and almost put her eyes on Wu Yu's face, and smiled and said, "Do you see it clearly now? Are you surprised?"
"Yunyun, what's wrong with you today?" Wu Yu reacted and immediately grabbed Yunyun's shoulders and shouted loudly.
"I just dressed up because I want to learn dancing from Niaoniao, so I'm like this..."
"Why are you dressed like this? Don't you know it will scare people?" Wu Yu touched his chest which was still heaving, looking frightened. He really couldn't understand Yunyun's dress and was extremely angry.
"I heard from Niao Niao that this room was previously occupied by a girl named 'Xinluo'. I heard that she liked to wear red cheongsams, and she might have hanged herself there when she died." Yunyun stammered and pointed to the wooden beam above her head.
Wu Yu looked up in surprise, imagining the scene of Xinluo hanging on the beam in a red cheongsam, and felt a little scared.
"Yu, I'm scared..." Yunyun whispered softly as she snuggled in Wu Yu's arms.
"Did Niao Niao ever tell you why the legendary Xinluo committed suicide?"
"She said Xinluo committed suicide on her wedding day. She didn't say why. It seemed like there was a very mysterious story behind her death."
"Did Niao Niao tell you about the relationship between her sister and the legendary Xinluo?"
"She didn't mention it, so I don't want to mention it."
"If the legend is true, then this red cheongsam might have been worn by Xin Luo." Wu Yu pushed Yunyun away and looked up and down at the red cheongsam on Yunyun in horror.
Yunyun suddenly smiled and said, "This red cheongsam belongs to Niao Niao's school. The one I found in the wooden cabinet has been put back to its original place. Ever since I heard Niao Niao's story about Xin Luo, I dare not wear it anymore. If the legend is really true, then that red cheongsam is not only an antique, but also an unlucky ancient costume."
Wu Yu felt relieved, but still felt vaguely uneasy. He looked at the things in the room again, and suddenly felt a chill in the room, which made him shiver uncontrollably.
"Yu, it seems we should leave here as soon as possible, otherwise if we really see a female ghost at night as the legend says, I'm afraid..."
Wu Yu covered Yunyun's mouth before she finished speaking. What he was thinking at this moment was that if there were really ghosts in the world, he really wanted to see the legendary Xinluo. He thought he couldn't leave the old house yet - even if it was very strange. He felt that the old house was becoming more and more mysterious. He also had a hunch that he would soon know the truth about the old house.
At night, Yunyun took off her makeup and promised that she would never do it again. Knowing that the legendary Xinluo committed suicide in this room, the two of them stayed up all night. Wu Yu stared with his eyes wide open and dared not fall asleep. He always felt that the ghost bride seemed to be hiding behind them.
Yunyun's strangeness made Wu Yu feel uneasy. Wu Yu lay in bed and thought about everything that had happened recently. Ever since Yunyun wore that red cheongsam, her temperament changed drastically, and she was very disgusted with the affairs of husband and wife. Wu Yu had been with her for almost two years , and Yunyun was like a mystery in front of him. He vaguely felt that Yunyun was hiding something from him, but Wu Yu couldn't figure out what it was. After careful consideration, Wu Yu began to wonder if Yunyun had some unpleasant memories in her teenage years, which might be related to her temperament.
Wu Yu thought of the mysterious red cheongsam, so he stood up and walked over to open the wooden cabinet. It was no big deal, but he was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat - the red cheongsam was missing. He suddenly remembered that Yunyun seemed to have gone out wearing a red cheongsam in the morning.
