The couple upstairs hadn't left, but they were pretty much done for.
Lin Baici hadn't killed them. Otherwise, the ghost infant would have taken care of them already. But even just harassing them was enough to make them suffer.
After being touched by the ghost infant, the two of them started sleeping poorly and having nightmares. In broad daylight, their vision blurred and they often felt dizzy. They kept seeing ghostly shadows.
Xu Jian had it better. He didn't go out much, but Kong Mei had it much worse.
She worked at a KTV, and her shifts were at night, making her even more nervous and scared. Besides, Kong Mei wasn't exactly a good person. She'd offended coworkers and cheated several men out of their money...
The ghostly hallucinations made her feel like someone was always following her, waiting to get revenge.
On the third day, Kong Mei was too scared to go home. She called Xu Jian and asked him to pick her up at the KTV, but Xu Jian was sick and didn't want to go.
After Kong Mei found a friend to take her home, she and Xu Jian started arguing as soon as she walked through the door. Before long, they were fighting for real.
Kong Mei was a woman and couldn't beat Xu Jian. She was badly beaten, but Xu Jian didn't get off easy either. His face was scratched up, with several bloody streaks, so there was no way he could livestream.
Xu Jian wasn't a looks-based streamer, but livestreaming with a battered face would still be embarrassing.
After dinner, Tang Qing went back to her room.
Usually, she either went to Pedestrian Street to sell cheap accessories and help cover her living expenses, or wandered around the shops.
Their home was just