Nightmare

Chapter 20

For the next few days, Lin Hong's high fever subsided and her body slowly recovered. However, Du Hongyuan did not allow her to leave the room. Huang Ping, who had lost her self-awareness and become a walking corpse, kept a close watch on Lin Hong as her guard.

Huang Ping not only forbade Lin Hong from leaving the room, but also forbade her to even open the curtains. Lin Hong could only judge day and night by the intensity of the light through the curtains. A week passed, and she was able to walk. Several times, she even impulsively wanted to knock down Huang Ping and run away, but because her body had not fully recovered and she did not know for sure where she was being held, she held back.

Every other day, Du Hongyuan would walk in with his obese belly, his cold eyes scrutinizing Lin Hong's condition. His sticky, fishy tongue would often involuntarily dangle and lick Lin Hong's cheeks, terrifying her and giving her nightmares. Each time he came and saw that Lin Hong's condition was improving, this monster would become excited and eager, almost impatient. Lin Hong had a terrifying feeling that if she didn't seize the opportunity to escape today, she might never be able to escape.

In the morning, Lin Hong ate breakfast under Huang Ping's watchful eye. The food was quite good: steamed turtle eggs, spicy crab roe, stir-fried bean sprouts, and beef brisket noodles. Lin Hong ate silently as usual, occasionally stealing glances at Huang Ping. Huang Ping held a small mirror in her hand, looking at herself with a resentful expression. This woman's attitude towards Lin Hong was becoming increasingly hostile; even a glance from Lin Hong would invite a barrage of insults.

But Lin Hong didn't want to argue with her. She had no interest in competing with this woman who had lost her own will. Besides, the competition was just about seeing whose taste satisfied that monster Du Hongyuan more. Lin Hong was already scared enough by such things, so how could she have the mood to compete? Although that was the truth, women's minds are strange. Watching Huang Ping looking at herself in the mirror, she secretly cursed the woman in her heart: Keep looking, keep looking, the more you look, the uglier you get.

After she finished eating, Huang Ping stood up with a look of disgust, walked to the bedside to tidy up the dishes and chopsticks, and took them outside. When she got outside, she put down the tray, picked up the key, and prepared to lock the door. Suddenly, a hand grabbed her hair. Huang Ping was shocked and was about to scream when someone forcefully covered her mouth.

The man grabbed Huang Ping by the neck and dragged her inside. Lin Hong was overjoyed when she saw her and exclaimed, "Old Qin, is it really you?"

"It's me!" The person who came in was indeed Qin Fangcheng. After not seeing him for a few days, he looked somewhat like Zhao Zhuo back then, with a dark complexion and dirty, tattered clothes. Huang Ping was kicking and hitting him in his arms, and he was actually losing control of this woman. Seeing this, Lin Hong hurriedly jumped off the bed barefoot and ran over to help Qin Fangcheng hold Huang Ping down tightly. They tied her hands and feet behind her back with several wires and stuffed a pillowcase into Huang Ping's mouth. Now Huang Ping could only keep rolling her eyes and was no longer a threat to them.

"Old Qin, how did you know I was here?" Lin Hong asked excitedly.

"I figured it out based on the situation," Qin Fangcheng sighed and said, "That night, when I went down to check the car, you suddenly drove it away without saying a word, making me walk for two hours and not get home until dawn. I didn't expect you to disappear afterwards, and that's when I realized that you probably didn't take the car intentionally. Then I noticed that Du Hongyuan's whereabouts suddenly became suspicious. He often hid here and didn't go out. The only person with him was Huang Ping, and the food they ordered from the restaurant outside was clearly for three people. So I became suspicious and sneaked out to take a look. Luckily, you were indeed here."

Lin Hong said "Oh," and then asked, "Old Qin, where is this place?"

"You've been locked up here for so long and you still don't know?" Qin Fangcheng was somewhat surprised. "This is a suite in the most luxurious hotel in Taizhou City, the Taicheng Hotel. That guy Du Hongyuan actually locked you up in the hotel."

"That's how it is," Lin Hongquan understood and hurriedly searched for his shoes on the ground. "Old Qin, let's get out of here quickly, otherwise we'll be in danger if Du Hongyuan comes back."

"That's right." Qin Fangcheng hurriedly bent down to help Lin Hong find her shoes, but there wasn't even a slipper on the ground. Qin Fangcheng was a stubborn person, and even though he couldn't find it, he still wouldn't give up, searching on the ground. Suddenly, Lin Hong said, "Stop looking, just take off her shoes and give them to me." Qin Fangcheng turned his head and saw that Lin Hong was talking about Huang Ping. Qin Fangcheng couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed: "This... isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"What's wrong with this?" Lin Hong said impatiently. She jumped over, grabbed Huang Ping's shoes, and forcefully pulled them off before putting them on. "They're a little big, but it's better than nothing." Huang Ping, who was tied up on the ground, protested with muffled noises, but Lin Hong ignored her completely.

"Alright, now that we have shoes, let's go." Qin Fangcheng said, quietly opening the door to peek outside.

Lin Hong exclaimed, "Old Qin, it still doesn't work. Look at my clothes."

"What's wrong with your clothes?" Qin Fangcheng turned around blankly and looked at him. "Aren't they quite pretty?"

"What kind of taste do you have!" Lin Hong was so angry that her eyes were blazing. She forcefully pulled down the hem of her clothes, which only reached her thighs. "This is pajamas! It's so short, you can't wear it out in public!"

"Then let's find another set of clothes," Qin Fangcheng said, looking around the empty room and finding nothing, he went outside and started searching in the outer room. Lin Hong also hurriedly walked out, but Huang Ping suddenly rolled over and blocked her way, bumping into her with her body. Lin Hong was caught off guard and was hit on the calf, crying out as she fell to the ground.

Huang Ping lunged at Lin Hong, but her hands and feet were tied behind her back, so she couldn't do anything to Lin Hong. Lin Hong pushed her hard, and she rolled to the side like a spinning top.

Just as Lin Hong was about to get up, Huang Ping, like a persistent ghost, clung to her again, knocking Lin Hong down once more. This time, Lin Hong finally lost her temper. She grabbed Huang Ping and scratched her face a few times with her fingernails, but she didn't expect to use too much force and tear the pillowcase out of Huang Ping's mouth. Huang Ping then opened her mouth wide and bit Lin Hong's wrist.

Huang Ping's teeth were sharp and powerful, deeply embedded in Lin Hong's flesh, causing Lin Hong to cry out in pain: "Old Qin, Old Qin, this woman is crazy, please come and help me."

Qin Fangcheng rushed over, but he was at a loss as to what to do. He could only watch helplessly as Huang Ping bit Lin Hong's hand tightly and wouldn't let go. Lin Hong screamed in pain, "Hit her head! Old Qin, hurry up and hit her head!" Qin Fangcheng hesitated. He was a tough guy, otherwise he wouldn't have been so easily manipulated by a trashy woman like Fu Xiuying. He just couldn't bring himself to hit a woman. He held his hand up for a long time, but couldn't bring himself to strike.

Qin Fangcheng, feeling pity for Lin Hong, couldn't bring himself to do it, but Huang Ping showed no mercy. She bit Lin Hong with her teeth and, taking a moment, kicked her bound feet hard, striking Qin Fangcheng's ankles. Qin Fangcheng took two steps back, then came back, grabbed Lin Hong's wrists, and dragged her away forcefully, causing Lin Hong to cry out in pain.

The three of them fought for a long time before Qin Fangcheng finally lost his patience and punched Huang Ping in the face. Huang Ping was in pain and opened her mouth to scream, but Lin Hong took the opportunity to pull her wrist back. Qin Fangcheng quickly helped her up: "Are you alright? Are you alright?"

Lin Hong angrily pushed him away: "How can you be so stupid? You can't even handle a tied-up woman." Before she could finish her sentence, Huang Ping behind her kicked Lin Hong with both feet, causing Lin Hong to scream and fall into Qin Fangcheng's arms.

Huang Ping's kick was incredibly powerful, sending the two of them tumbling out of the room and into the outer room of the suite. Qin Fangcheng smiled awkwardly and was about to get up when the door suddenly opened, and several men walked in and stood beside them. One of them looked down and asked:

"Honghong, when are you planning to go home?"

Lin Hong stared intently, and was immediately dumbfounded. The man who was speaking was none other than her husband, He Ming. Standing beside him, besides Du Hongyuan with a sinister smile, were several other people from He Ming's company.

8)

Lin Hong returned home.

She sat alone on the sofa, her empty eyes staring blankly at a point in the void. She had been back home for three days, and apart from eating and sleeping, she spent most of her time sitting like this, leaving people with a sense of despair and desolation.

There was a clanging and banging sound in the kitchen as He Ming personally cooked. Since Lin Hong returned home, it seemed like she hadn't seen the little pig, but she wasn't too concerned about it. For the past three days, she had been thinking about whether or not she should tell He Ming what happened that night.

It wasn't that she was unwilling to talk about it; Lin Hong had a strong urge to confide in him. Moreover, she remembered He Ming walking into the room and seeing her and Qin Fangcheng entangled in a messy embrace. He hadn't said a word, but had simply reached out to help her up, straightened the hem of her pajamas, and then greeted Du Hongyuan: "Chairman Du, excuse me, I need to take my wife home first..."

At that moment, Du Hongyuan had a sinister smile on his face and replied, "It's alright, it's alright. Our cooperation will not be affected by anything."

Here's the thing: Du Hongyuan is a man of his word—if he really is a decent person—he spent 20 million yuan to acquire He Ming's Minghua Company, promising to pay off the huge loans his company owed. Why would he do this? This doesn't conform to the rules of business investment. Businessmen value profit, yet Du Hongyuan threw his funds into Minghua Industry, a bottomless pit. What was he after?

Neither Lin Hong nor He Ming seemed to have the mind to consider these things. Lin Hong's pain lay in the fact that she had to find an opportunity to explain to her husband what had happened. She and Qin Fangcheng were not what He Ming had seen. As for He Ming, although he never mentioned it, his face always showed a dazed state. It was easy to imagine how devastating what he had witnessed was to him.

But Lin Hong really didn't know where to begin. The matter was very simple, but she couldn't say it. If she did, He Mingning would believe that she had lost her mind.

Look at all the strange and bizarre things she's experienced; almost all of them are the ramblings of a mentally unstable person!

Enormous worms or giant turtles, brains sucked out as a delicacy, vengeful ghosts toiling in ruins… These things are too absurd, too contrary to common sense, too illogical, and so many parts simply don't make sense… Was she really going to tell He Ming all this? Not to mention He Ming, even she herself couldn't be sure how much of those horrific experiences were true. If anyone told her these things, she would never believe them.

If she didn't say these things, then she would have to make up lies, but what could she make up? Lin Hong held her head in distress, falling into a state of confusion and loss of control, until He Ming called out from the kitchen, "Hong Hong, come and eat." Only then did she come to her senses.

She stood up and went to the bathroom to touch up her makeup. When she looked in the mirror, her mindset was somewhat unpredictable. It seemed that compared to Qin Fangcheng, she paid more attention to her image in front of He Ming. Could it be that Qin Fangcheng really held a place in her subconscious? This was not something she liked.

Today, He Ming brought out his best dishes for dinner: Crystal Stew, Crystal Duck, Crystal Braised Egg, and Crystal Jade Soup. Lin Hong walked to the table and looked at them carefully, then at He Ming's expression. What was he trying to tell her by going to such lengths to prepare these dishes?

“Sit down,” He Ming said with a smile, leaning over and kissing her forehead. “It’s rare to have this leisurely opportunity to cook. Once things get busy at the company in a couple of days, it won’t be so easy for you to eat my cooking again.”

"No matter how busy you are, you can't neglect this family." After saying this, Lin Hong lowered her head and silently picked up her bowl. Although her words were perfectly in line with her role as a wife, something seemed off, at least it didn't match her behavior.

“You haven’t been back for a week. A lot has happened at home these past few days,” He Ming said, picking up his chopsticks and looking into her eyes.

“Oh,” Lin Hong knew she had to explain her whereabouts. No matter how magnanimous He Ming was, his young and beautiful wife had been missing for several days, and when he saw her again, she was embracing her ex-boyfriend. This kind of thing needed an explanation, no matter what. Unless He Ming didn’t care about her at all, but that wasn’t the case right now.

She decided to tell He Ming the whole story.

While she was speaking, He Ming remained silent at first, occasionally serving her food. But when she described how she, Qin Fangcheng, and Zhao Zhuo were chased by that evil monster, He Ming suddenly spoke up:

"A lot has happened at home while you were away."

"What?" Lin Hong was startled, only then realizing that He Ming didn't believe her at all. Most importantly, this man's mind was on his family, not on her.

Feeling a silent hurt, Lin Hong slowly swallowed the food in her mouth, stopped talking, and waited for He Ming to finish speaking.

“Three days ago, my dad insisted on cleaning the wall lamps in the house by himself. Actually, he didn’t need to do it at all, but he just wanted to show off. He forced my mom to move a chair over, and then he stood on it. While he was cleaning the lampshade, he suddenly fell down,” He Ming recounted calmly.

Lin Hong was stunned for a moment: "How could this happen? Is everything alright?"

He Ming lowered his eyelids and slowly put down his bowl and chopsticks: "It's not a big deal. My father broke his right leg. Although his condition is quite serious, it's not a major problem. He just can't walk and needs someone to take care of him all the time. But my mother's condition is more serious. She was only out of danger the day I found you."

Lin Hong blinked in confusion: "How could this be? It was Dad who fell off the chair, so why is Mom the one who's seriously ill?"

“Because,” He Ming said with a wry smile, “when my father fell, he crushed my mother underneath him.”

Lin Hong stared blankly at He Ming, her eyes unblinking for a long time. She was imagining the scene of He Zhenggang and his mother falling off the chair and crashing together. The more she thought about it, the funnier it became. When she thought of the dignified He Zhenggang crashing into his mother, she couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing Lin Hong laughing carefree, He Ming was a little unhappy. He stood up, walked behind Lin Hong, and playfully slapped her on the bottom: "The old man fell and got hurt, and you're still laughing. How can you be so heartless?" As he scolded her, he couldn't help but laugh too. The two of them burst into laughter and accidentally knocked over the chair Lin Hong was sitting on. Lin Hong was laughing so hard she couldn't catch her breath and pointed at the overturned chair, unable to speak.

Amidst laughter, He Ming hugged Lin Hong, bit her ear, and said, "You have to be obedient from now on and stay at home. I don't want to see you in such a sorry state again."

Lin Hong's laughter stopped abruptly: "You're not angry with me?"

“How could I be angry with you?” He Ming took her hand and helped her stand up. “I’m only angry with myself for not taking good care of you and making you suffer.”

One sentence brought tears streaming down Lin Hong's face: "He Ming, it's all my fault. I embarrassed you in front of others." She hugged her husband's shoulders and burst into tears, letting out all the pent-up frustration she had been holding in for days.

9)

Lin Hong only knew she was suffering, unaware that He Ming had been driven to the brink of madness by life these past few days. Her sudden disappearance left He Ming heartbroken, and at this critical juncture, He Zhenggang and his mother were both hospitalized, while He Ming's health was deteriorating rapidly. His company was in dire financial straits, and to make matters worse, his second sister, He Jing, caused trouble at this crucial moment. She couldn't control her feelings and had an affair with a married man, who then blackmailed her. Any one of these events would be enough to crush a man, but He Ming was facing so many troubles—wasn't this going to kill him?

But He Ming was a man who had done great things before. After the initial panic, he calmed down and decisively ordered Xiao Zhu to go to the hospital to take care of the two elderly people. He also gave his second sister, He Jing, some money so she could go to the countryside to relax and have a drive. Normally, He Jing, who was usually idle, should have been of use in this situation, but He Ming knew his second sister too well. It was already a blessing that she could stay safe and not cause trouble for the family. To ask her for help was like trying to get fire through ice or fish by climbing a tree.

The next step was for He Ming to personally go to the hospital. Seeing that his parents' condition had improved slightly, he immediately called his friends for help, asking them to help find his missing wife, Lin Hong. His friends did not find Lin Hong, but instead arranged for him to meet with Du Hongyuan, a heavyweight in the industry, who said that Du Hongyuan was interested in his Minghua Company.

He Ming was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately asked a friend to arrange a meeting with Du Hongyuan. The two met and felt an instant connection, as if they had known each other for a long time. When they discussed the company's direction, they found they were on the same page. Du Hongyuan immediately decided to buy He Ming's company, but he wasn't interested in the company itself; he was only interested in He Ming as a person—talented individuals are rare indeed.

After some discussion, everyone relaxed and chatted casually. As they talked, Du Hongyuan mentioned an incident. He said that one night, on his way home, he saw a man harassing a woman. He stepped in to stop him, and the man ran away. However, the woman fainted on the spot. Afterward, he took the woman to the hospital, and once she was out of danger, he arranged for her to stay in a suite at the Taicheng Hotel.

He Ming initially listened casually, but the more he listened, the more bizarre it seemed. The woman Du Hongyuan was talking about actually resembled his missing wife, Lin Hong. So he suggested going to visit her, thinking that he might actually find something unexpected.

Du Hongyuan readily agreed and took He Ming to the hotel. Unexpectedly, upon opening the door, they found Qin Fangcheng and Lin Hong embracing each other, their clothes disheveled. He Ming, being a worldly man, thanked Du Hongyuan without batting an eye, then took Lin Hong home. He then found Qin Fangcheng and asked him what had happened. Qin Fangcheng didn't hide anything and told He Ming everything that had happened.

The bizarre story Qin Fangcheng told left He Ming feeling dizzy and disoriented, making him wonder if Old Qin was suffering from paranoia. He then inquired about Zhao Zhuo through other channels and, sure enough, Zhao Zhuo had been sent to a mental hospital a week earlier due to a double attack of paranoia and persecution mania.

The reason why Zhao Zhuo suffered from both illnesses at the same time was because his wife Huang Ping had an ambiguous relationship with Du Hongyuan. He has always been arrogant and conceited, with a strong sense of self-esteem. He tried to persuade Huang Ping but failed. He could not accept the blow of this fait accompli and subconsciously avoided failure, which resulted in his schizophrenia.

After Zhao Zhuo was sent to a mental hospital, he escaped when the medical staff were not paying attention. The people in the hospital were searching for him everywhere, but he found Qin Fangcheng and Lin Hong first. What's even more outrageous is that Qin Fangcheng and Lin Hong actually believed him. Even after Zhao Zhuo was caught and taken back by the strong male nurses, Qin Fangcheng still clung to Zhao Zhuo's delusions and fantasies and refused to let go.

Because He Ming already knew what had happened, he felt nothing but pity and love for Lin Hong. However, he couldn't bear to see Lin Hong torment him with Zhao Zhuo's delusions like Qin Fangcheng had done. So he interrupted Lin Hong's narration early on and turned to talk to her about the most crucial things.

"I wanted to ask you something, Honghong," He Ming said casually as he sat on the sofa with Lin Hong in his arms after dinner, tidying her slightly thinning hair. "Did you eat anything before you and Qin Fangcheng met Zhao Zhuo?"

"What do you mean?" Lin Hong looked at Qin Fangcheng suspiciously. "Don't you believe what I said?"

"Do you think I should believe it?" He Ming asked rhetorically.

Lin Hong pushed him away and sat down to the side, sulking angrily. After a while, she thought about it and realized that He Ming's thinking was reasonable. So she said, "I can guarantee that what I encountered is true. Although such things are absurd and bizarre, I am not the only one who has encountered them. Haven't your families also encountered such things?"

"Our house?" He Ming looked at her in surprise. "Which one are you referring to?"

"That nanny, Sister Zhu," Lin Hong said angrily, "when she was in your house, didn't so many strange things happen? Teacher Wang died inexplicably, Shuang Dehui was pushed downstairs by something and died on the spot, and those hooligans who abused your second sister, they all died without a burial place. Aren't these strange things enough to explain the problem?"

He Ming chuckled: "Honghong, there's something you need to understand. Most of what I've told you is just hearsay. As the saying goes, 'If one dog barks at a shadow, a hundred dogs will bark at it.' These are actually common things in daily life, but they've been shrouded in mystery in the process of being passed down."

He Ming stood up and poured Lin Hong a glass of water, then sat back down. The past few days of hard work and toil had left the man exhausted, but strangely enough, his health had inexplicably improved. Now, his eyes were bright and full of energy. Looking at Lin Hong, he explained with a smile:

"Actually, those things can be reasonably explained if you think about them carefully. For example, the tragic death of Teacher Da Lao Wu was because her husband was the murderer. In fact, that night her husband had a strange dream. He dreamed that he was buying coconuts at a street stall. After buying a coconut in the dream, he immediately split it open with force, inserted a straw, and drank from it. In fact, he was drinking his wife's brain fluid. Only a mentally ill patient who is psychologically abnormal to an incurable degree could do something like that."

"As for Shuang Dehui, that young man, his death is even easier to explain. He did commit suicide because of the heartless letter that my second sister wrote under the coercion of Sister Zhu. This is beyond doubt. Because the only person who saw that strange scene was my second sister herself. In fact, you and I both know that she was in a hallucinatory state, or rather, she was on the verge of a mental breakdown. The fantasies she saw, the scenes she imagined, none of this can be used as evidence to support the abnormal explanation in this matter."

"Finally, there's the tragic death of those thugs. This case remains unsolved to this day. The reason it's unsolved isn't some supernatural or mysterious factor, but rather that the murderer has yet to be caught. In fact, the case is quite clear. The murderer had been lurking in the house all along, probably planning to kill them at night after they were asleep. Unexpectedly, the thugs drew their curtains and turned off the lights, so the murderer seized the opportunity to rush out and kill them one by one in the darkness. This explanation is the whole story of this mysterious case. You can't use it as evidence to support your story."

After He Ming finished speaking, Lin Hong covered her ears: "I don't believe you. You're just making up a few reasons... No, there's one more thing." She suddenly shouted: "And then there's the disappearance of that nanny surnamed Zhu. She locked herself in her room, but when your mother broke down the door with an axe and rushed in, she found the room empty. How do you explain that?"

He Ming laughed: "This matter is really easy to explain. In fact, Sister Zhu left our house a long time ago. When she was at home, my mother succumbed to her tyranny and dared not resist. However, this is something my mother was extremely unwilling to admit. Admitting that she was powerless to do anything about the abuse and torment her daughter suffered would violate a mother's dignity. But fear is a real thing. Therefore, after Sister Zhu left, my mother immediately blocked out the memory of this process. She picked up an axe and chopped open the door of that empty room, just wanting to tell others that she had never succumbed to Sister Zhu's tyranny, even though that was not true at all."

Lin Hong looked at He Ming suspiciously: "How did you come up with this explanation?"

He Ming laughed: "This was done by psychologist Yang Sipeng. Listen, the doorbell is ringing. The person ringing the doorbell is him. I invited him to my home so that he could give you some psychological therapy."

10)

Upon hearing He Ming's words, Lin Hongteng stood up: "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

He Ming laughed: "Does it matter whether it's sooner or later?"

"Of course it's important!" Lin Hong blurted out, then looked at He Ming, panting angrily, unable to utter a single word. She had a vague feeling that if He Ming had told her about this earlier, the situation would have been different, but what the current situation would be, and what the other situation would be, left her confused and unable to find a solution.

Just then, He Ming went over and opened the door. A thin man walked in. He Ming asked him to change into slippers, then led him to the living room and introduced him to Lin Hong: "This is my wife, and this gentleman is Dr. Yang Sipeng from the Hong Kong International Psychological Rehabilitation Exchange Association."

Dr. Yang bowed politely to Lin Hong, but Lin Hong disliked him from the first glance and said coldly, "Since you're here, please sit down. I'll make you some tea." She didn't move, but He Ming felt somewhat embarrassed. He silently poured tea for Dr. Yang and, after sitting down, introduced him to Lin Hong, saying, "Dr. Yang is a leading authority in psychological counseling with over twenty years of clinical experience. My father's illness was cured after following Dr. Yang's advice."

So that's how it is. Lin Hong curiously took a closer look at Dr. Yang. It turned out that this was the guy who came up with the despicable idea of using the God of Wealth to impersonate the wrongfully deceased He Dazhuang. Just by looking at his weasel-like face, she knew he wasn't a good person. Having already formed a prejudice against Dr. Yang, Lin Hong was even less willing to speak, sitting to the side and coldly watching He Ming and Yang Sipeng talk.

He Ming spoke first, saying, "Dr. Yang, my wife recently encountered a very strange thing. It's so bizarre that it's unbelievable. Anyone with a slightly clear mind would dismiss her experience as a fantasy. But what's strange is that my wife isn't the only one involved; one of her friends also experienced a strange event. Dr. Yang, aren't you interested in parapsychology and collecting cases in this area? I can ask my wife to tell you about her experience."

"Is that so?" Yang Sipeng feigned surprise on his usually expressionless face. "Mrs. He, may I hear it from you?"