A sense of indescribable oppression made Tang Xiaomin's breathing shallow.
She wasn't afraid, but shocked.
Why should an innocent young life be harmed for the mistakes of adults?
Some things are like this. You know they are wrong, but you can't stop them, nor can you control them.
It was nighttime. While the on-duty nurse was not paying attention, Yan Jue knocked out the bodyguard guarding the ward.
Then, they quietly sneaked in, making no sound at all.
In the ward, Nangong Shanshan was asleep, sleeping soundly.
What she didn't know was that a tiny, blood-soaked phantom, with its eyes, nose, hands, and feet just formed, its skin almost transparent, revealing the blood vessels within, was floating above her.
It had grown to this stage inside Nangong Shanshan's womb before being heartlessly aborted.
Tang Xiaomin placed the camera she had prepared in a flower pot, adjusting the angle.
Then, she took out a small white bottle containing ox tears. When applied, it allowed people to see things they normally couldn't.
Tang Xiaomin poured some into her hands and, while Nangong Shanshan was still asleep, smeared it onto her eyes.
Before Nangong Shanshan woke up, she and Yan Jue quickly exited the ward and went to the hospital rooftop.
Through her phone, they viewed everything happening in Nangong Shanshan's ward.
At this moment, Nangong Shanshan had opened her eyes and saw the blood-stained phantom floating in the air.
"Ah!"
She let out a horrified scream, shrinking back towards the head of the bed in terror.
"Help me!"
"Help me!"
"Ah!"
Nangong Shanshan grabbed something from the bedside table and hurled it at the little phantom.
But it simply passed through, causing no substantial harm.
Seeing this, Nangong Shanshan was so scared that she rolled off the bed, scrambling towards the door.
However, Tang Xiaomin had already locked the door from the outside, so Nangong Shanshan couldn't open it.
Just then, the little phantom floated closer to Nangong Shanshan.
Nangong Shanshan, terrified, squatted on the ground, covering her head, her expression filled with horror, muttering incessantly.
"Don't find me!"
"Don't come for me!"
The little phantom hovered in front of Nangong Shanshan, its face contorted with a venomous and ferocious expression.
Its small form, with a mouth not yet grown teeth, waving hands without fingernails, looked as if it were coming to claim a soul.
Nangong Shanshan was scared half to death, her eyes wide with terror, and she began to babble incoherently.
"Don't hurt me, I didn't mean to harm you."
"You were never part of my life plan; your appearance would only lead me to ruin."
"I truly had no choice, which is why I had to abort you."
"I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry."
"Please, can you let me go? I truly have my own difficulties; I can't let you ruin my life..."
"I'm sorry, I know I was wrong. I'll burn you more paper money, okay? Don't come for me, don't hurt me, please..."
...
Nangong Shanshan said many things, many.
But no matter what she said, the little phantom continued to circle around her.
Although it couldn't cause her any substantial harm, the fear it instilled in Nangong Shanshan was immense.
Before long, the on-duty nurse opened the door from the outside.
Upon seeing the nurse, Nangong Shanshan clutched her arm like a drowning person grabbing a lifeline, hiding behind her.
"Help, help! There's a ghost! Please save me."
The nurse said helplessly, "Miss Nangong, what's wrong? There are no ghosts in this world. Don't scare yourself."
Nangong Shanshan saw the phantom clearly before her and asked the nurse.
"It's right there, can't you see it?"
"There's nothing here," the nurse replied.
"How can that be? It's right there, so small, how can you not see it?"
Nangong Shanshan said, gesturing with her hand to indicate its size.
The nurse looked at Nangong Shanshan with a complicated expression.
"Miss Nangong, I'll call a doctor to come and see you."
"No, don't leave me, please don't."
She held onto the nurse tightly, and the nurse, unable to help herself, took her to find a doctor.
Upon seeing the doctor, Nangong Shanshan continued to speak her nonsensical ghostly tales, often hiding behind the nurse. She looked utterly unstable.
The doctor, with no other option, administered a sedative to Nangong Shanshan. She finally succumbed to exhaustion and fell asleep. The doctor and nurse then escorted her back to her room to rest.
As they left, the nurse said helplessly, "She's been rambling, always saying she sees ghosts. In all my years in obstetrics and gynecology, I've never seen anything like this."
The doctor said meaningfully, "Some patients have a guilty conscience, and their hearts are haunted by ghosts; they scare themselves. Those with poor psychological resilience can become so frightened they lose their appetite and eventually perish. Watch her closely and inform me immediately of any unusual activity to prevent irreversible events."
"Yes, I'll pay close attention."
...
The next morning, Nangong Shanshan woke up abruptly from a nightmare, drenched in sweat.
Lu Zelei had prepared breakfast early and came to see her. Seeing that she was awake, he set out the bowls and chopsticks thoughtfully. Su Dan Fiction Network.
"Shanshan, get up and eat something."
Nangong Shanshan grabbed Lu Zelei's hand in terror, trembling as she told him.
"The child... the child's ghost came to find me."
Lu Zelei's mind reeled, and he frowned.
"What did you say?"
"The child's ghost came to find me, I saw it, it's right..."
The ward was brightly lit at this moment, and there was nothing there.
Nangong Shanshan swallowed the words that were about to leave her mouth.
"What child's ghost, Shanshan, what are you talking about?"
"No... nothing, I might be missing the child too much, so I dreamed of the child, and for a moment, I couldn't distinguish between dream and reality."
Speaking of the child, Lu Zelei felt a pang of sorrow in his heart.
After he helped Nangong Shanshan finish breakfast, he went to the hospital balcony to smoke a cigarette.
The balcony door was suddenly pushed open. Out of habit, Lu Zelei moved to hide behind some杂物 on the other side of the balcony.
"Hey, did you hear? Nangong Shanshan saw a ghost last night. She even startled the on-duty nurse. The doctor had to give her a sedative before she could sleep."
"That's really strange. So many people in the hospital, and no one saw a ghost, but why only her?"
"Exactly. They say if you do nothing wrong during the day, you won't fear ghosts knocking at night. In my opinion, Nangong Shanshan must have done something she regrets."
"Ah? Are you saying she actually aborted her own child?"
"Her child is gone, and she previously claimed Tang Xiaomin harmed her. But she couldn't produce any evidence. The videos posted online only show Tang Xiaomin fighting with others, not with her. It's all based on her word."
"No way, would she abort her own child to frame Tang Xiaomin?"
"Setting aside the complex grudges between Nangong Shanshan and Tang Xiaomin, I heard that she always looked down on Lu Zelei. Some nurses even overheard her saying that Lu Zelei wasn't good enough for her. Think about it, would she give birth to a child with a man she considered beneath her, thus tying herself down for life?"
"You can divorce a spouse, but once a child is born, they can't be put back."