LIGHTNOVELONLINE
Chapter 167
The world spun around them, and a blinding golden light flashed.
"Ah..." The sisters finally felt that they had landed.
The feeling of weightlessness disappeared, and the golden light in front of them gradually weakened as well.
The girls instinctively shielded their eyes from the light and slowly opened their eyes.
They saw that in the pitch-black room, only the ancient book on the display stand in front of them was emitting a faint light.
The familiar exhibition stand, the familiar ancient book.
The girls immediately looked around and found that this was the museum they had disappeared from!
"Are we...really back?" Xia Miaomiao asked blankly.
Su Mo immediately stood up and walked around the room. The other sisters also got up and looked around.
"We're definitely back." Sang Li said.
"Why is it so dark?" Xiao Han asked reflexively.
"The museum must be closed already." Sang Li took out her phone and saw that the time displayed on it suddenly showed 23:00.
But as soon as she unlocked her phone to check the time, her phone automatically shut down.
Seeing this, the other three also took out their phones and found that they had all shut down.
Sang Li thought for a moment before saying, "When we came here, it was around three o'clock in the afternoon. Now the time shows eleven o'clock at night, exactly eight hours have passed."
"So does that mean we were there for eight months, but only eight hours passed here in reality?" Xia Miaomiao said in surprise. "Oh my god, I really feel like I just had a dream!" Xiao Han slapped her forehead.
Su Mo walked to the glass case holding the ancient book and looked at the ancient book emitting faint light. "I don't believe this was just a dream."
She took the bundle off her shoulder. Inside was a painting, a handkerchief, a sword tassel, and the medical book Xiao Zimo had given to Xiao Han.
Sang Li was stunned as she instinctively looked at her wrist. On her fair wrist was the small bell bracelet Gu Zhi had given her.
Xia Miaomiao also took out the jade whistle Hua Wuyou had given her from her bag.
The four girls looked at each other.
"It really wasn't a dream!"
Suddenly, the light on the ancient book flashed slightly.
The girls reflexively looked over, only to see the shadow of an old man appear above the book.
This old man was the beggar Shui Bo who had taken in Gu Zhi at the beginning!
Xia Miaomiao was so frightened that she immediately grabbed Sang Li next to her.
"Who are you?" Su Mo asked vigilantly.
Shui Bo stroked his beard and laughed. "Thank you girls for activating this ancient book for me. To thank you, I will give you a gift!"
"So it was you, little old man, who sent us back in time?" Su Mo pointed at him indignantly. "Believe me or not, I'll smash the glass and tear up your book!"
"Miss, please don't be impatient!"
"Just watch how impatient I can be!" Su Mo was so angry she was about to take action when Xiao Han quickly pulled her back.
"Mo Mo, don't be impulsive! We'll have to pay for damages if you really break it!"
Shui Bo completely ignored the hot-tempered Su Mo and continued to smile and say, "Girls, we are fated to meet again..."
"Who the hell wants to see you again? You damn old man, why did you write Wu Ying to his death? If you don't revive him, I'll tear your book to shreds!"
Shui Bo just smiled. Then he suddenly disappeared, and the faint light on the book disappeared as well.
The room instantly sank into darkness.
"Hey, don't go! Come out here!"
No matter how Su Mo shouted, the book never emitted light again.
"What should we do now?" Xia Miaomiao asked weakly. "It's so dark in here..."
"All we can do now is wait until the museum opens tomorrow." Sang Li said.
The girls sat down back-to-back.
Su Mo buried her face in her knees. No matter that she had returned, she couldn't forget Wu Ying's death.
"What do you think they'll do after we left?" Sang Li suddenly spoke up.
"Don't know..." Xia Miaomiao said, resting her chin in her hands.
"Even if we're worlds apart, don't we still have to carry on living?" Xiao Han also sighed. "As soon as I got back, I got a headache. You guys know my mom keeps pushing me to go on blind dates. I'm so annoyed I could die!"
In fact, Xiao Han wasn't very old. She had just turned 23 this year and graduated with her bachelor's degree. But she still needed to get her master's degree. This summer vacation was a good chance for her to intern under her advisor.
But as soon as she graduated, her mother anxiously started arranging blind dates for her!
Ever since she started studying medicine, she had been very enthusiastic about anatomy. Most men were scared away when they heard she liked dissections!
Add in her personality issues, she really didn't have many admirers. Even if she did, she probably killed them off before anything could happen. She hadn't dated at all throughout college.
She wasn't in a hurry, but her mother was anxious and felt like she wouldn't be able to marry her daughter off! So as soon as Xiao Han graduated this summer, her mother started forcing her to go on blind dates.
"I really didn't expect my romantic fortunes to appear after transmigrating! I guess this trip wasn't wasted after all!" Xiao Han was quite open-minded.
"Ah, I'll be a college senior soon, but I'm still very confused about my future. Although I'm an arts student, I know the entertainment industry is very complicated. I don't know how far I can go." Xia Miaomiao also sighed.
She had lived under her parents' care since childhood. Although her grades in her major were very good, she was neither competitive nor aggressive.
During college, many drama crews and talent agencies came to the school to recruit actors or train idols, but she never went near them. She didn't even pay much attention to the entertainment industry, focusing only on studying specialized knowledge.
But after this transmigration experience, she realized she had to experience things herself before she could grow.
She wanted to develop in this circle, and talent and grades alone would not be enough.
"I've decided that this year, when the talent agencies come to recruit trainees, I must give it a try!" Xia Miaomiao suddenly said, "And I have to check if that idol Lao Hua really does look exactly like Hua Wuyou!"
Hearing Xia Miaomiao's words, Sang Li smiled and asked, "If he really looks exactly alike, will you transfer your feelings for Hua Wuyou onto him?"
"That's possible!" Xiao Han laughed. "Miaomiao, go for it!"
Xia Miaomiao was stunned for a moment before declaring firmly, "I won't! I'm just curious!"
Sang Li turned her head towards Xiao Han. "Little Han, can you check my pulse again? I want to confirm if I'm still pregnant."
"Sure!" Xiao Han immediately grabbed Sang Li's wrist and took her pulse.
"Hmm..." Xiao Han frowned slightly, looking unhappy.
Seeing her expression, Sang Li became nervous. "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"It looks like..." Xiao Han paused before saying, "Haha, no problem, you are pregnant!"
Sang Li glared at her for almost scaring her to death.
"If you're still unsure, you can get an ultrasound done after we get out tomorrow."
"I know." Sang Li retracted her hand. "Having this child has suddenly given me a goal to strive towards."
"Sister Li, you're an executive at a listed company. You could raise ten kids no problem." Xia Miaomiao said.
"Mo Mo, you graduated this year too right? Are you planning to go back and inherit your family business as a spoiled rich girl?" Xiao Han nudged Su Mo with her elbow.
Su Mo didn't move an inch or say anything.
Sang Li turned around and hugged her. "Mo Mo, I know you're very upset, but now that we're back, life has to go on. You still have your family and friends."
Su Mo slowly raised her head. "Do you think...that damn old man will revive Wu Ying?"
"..."
"He will! Definitely!" Xia Miaomiao immediately said, "Didn't he just say he was going to give us a gift? It must be reviving Wu Ying!"
"Yes, what Miaomiao said makes a lot of sense!" Xiao Han chimed in in agreement.
Listening to what they said, Su Mo finally felt a little better.
"I got a job as a bodyguard a few days ago and will start working in a few days," Su Mo suddenly said.
She had just graduated from college at 22 years old this year. Her dad wanted her to go work at his company, but she didn't want to, so she secretly found a job as a bodyguard instead.
"What? Your family is so rich yet you went to work as a bodyguard?" Xiao Han said in surprise. "Miss, are you going to get some life experience?"
"I just don't want to work at my dad's company. That's why I found this job!" Su Mo said. "As long as I can support myself, I'm not asking for much!"
"But your dad definitely wouldn't agree, right?" Xia Miaomiao said.
"I don't care if he agrees or not. My brother can inherit the company in the future. I have no desire to go!"
"......"