The person around the corner saw me looking this way and immediately dodged.

I only saw long dark hair and a floral skirt.

This outfit only felt vaguely familiar.

I went through a mental list of people I knew, and I was sure I didn't recognize this woman.

"Darling, what are you looking at?"

My husband noticed that I had been staring in that direction and looked over there too.

"A strange woman just looked over here, but when I looked, she dodged away."

"Could it be someone you knew from before? Maybe you didn't recognize them at first because it's been so long," my husband guessed.

I shook my head, indicating that I wasn't sure.

We didn't think much of it and continued walking home.

Before bed, as usual, my husband brought me water and medicine.

As I took the medicine and watched him washing my feet so tenderly, I felt a surge of emotion.

When my head was hot, I blurted out the words buried in my heart.

"Darling, if I had nothing to my name, would you still love me like this?"

My husband's hand, which was rubbing my foot, paused. "Do you think I married you because you have money? Do you see me as such a shallow person? In your eyes, was I always like that?" Fuming, he threw the towel he was holding.

Not caring that I had accidentally knocked over the medicine, I quickly hugged my husband's waist and apologized repeatedly. "I'm sorry, dear. You've been so good to me. You're so outstanding, a graduate from a prestigious university, and so good-looking. You've been so gentle and caring towards me. I... I have nothing to offer you other than what my parents left me. I'm afraid I'm not perfect in your eyes and that one day you will leave me."

"Su Qingqing, remember, I love you because you are worthy of my love, because of who you are, not because of any inheritance! In my eyes, you are intelligent, capable, understanding, and endlessly kind towards me and my family. Being able to marry you is my greatest fortune. Do you understand?"

Tears filled my eyes as I looked at my husband and nodded.

"Darling, I won't ask hurtful questions like that anymore." "Silly girl..." My husband gently wiped away my tears and embraced me.

In the middle of the night, I always felt a pair of eyes watching me.

I woke up dazed and saw a woman standing at the foot of the bed. Long black hair, a white floral skirt, and bright red lipstick.

"Ah... a ghost..."

I felt goosebumps all over my body and immediately screamed.

The woman heard my scream, snarled at me, and then fled the room.

My husband woke up from the screaming, saw someone running away, and quickly got up to chase after them.

As I panted heavily, trying to calm my racing heart, I finally opened my hand to reveal the note.

The woman had thrown a note at me before fleeing, and I had no idea what she was up to.

When I opened it, all I saw were two scribbled words: "bad person."

Two disjointed words that made no sense.

Was she saying there is a bad person around me?

At that moment, my husband walked in, looking disheveled and covered in mud stains.

"I fell into a puddle while chasing her, and she managed to get away," he said, heading to the bathroom.

Soon, the sound of my husband showering could be heard from the bathroom.

Instinctively, I didn't want my husband to know about the note.

I hid the note under the pillow, got up to get fresh clothes for my husband, and said, "We'll check the surveillance tomorrow and hopefully find out who this woman is."