A ghost story

Title - Pregnant Ghost Part 2

Author: Philip Chan

Pen name: goodadvicechan 

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Chapter 1 - Summary of Pregnant Ghost Part 1

Tom, a journalist, had to write an article on the Chow River Village, about 120 miles away from Shanghai, China. 

Tom and Mary, his fiancé went to the village and took a lot of pictures. They also interviewed  local residents and visited places of interest. They both were impressed by the architecture of the bridges and the local culture of using boats as transportation vehicles and mobile shops. 

The center of the village was made up of rivers and narrow roads. On both sides of the road were little shops of gifts, Chines Art Work, and local galleries. Dried seafood shops were everywhere. 

What disappointed Tom and Mary was that the Chow Mansion was closed until further notice. Their garden and part of the mansion were once open to the public. What they did was to take a lot of pictures outside the Mansion. 

Mary bought Tom a picture of a beautiful bride in Chinese red wedding dress from one of the local galleries. 

One night, the bride in red came out from the picture and scared Tom and Mary to death. This happening continued for a few nights. Tom hired a ghost buster to drive the ghost away but the ghost buster was frightened by the ghost and ran away in the middle of the procedures. 

Tom and Mary had no choice but reluctantly listened with fear to the story of the ghost. 

Her name was Chow Siu Feng. She had an arranged marriage but she strongly objected to it. Although they grew up together, she treated him as a brother. When he was seventeen, he was sent to a college in Beijing. 

During his absence, Chow Siu Feng one day accidentally fell into the river when she was chasing her kite. A 

young boy rescued her and they fell in love with each other. 

Since then, they had been dating secretly until the Chow family discovered  it. Then Chow Siu Feng’s parents would not allow her to leave the house. They quickly fixed a date for the arranged marriage.

On the night before the marriage, with the help of Chow Siu Feng‘s favorite servant, she was able to get out of the house to see her boyfriend, Ho Siu Ming. Their intention was to run away. Instead, they spent a night together and Chow Siu Feng returned home next day. She was worried that her favorite servant might be beaten to death if her parents discovered her involvement in the elopement. 

When she returned home, her favorite servant already jumped  into a well and committed suicide. 

On the marriage date, Chow Siu Feng killed her self with a pair of scissors inside the marriage carriage on the way to the groom’s house. The next day, Ho Siu Ming hung himself on a big tree in front of the Chow Mansion. 

Chow Siu Feng was now pregnant and she wanted Tom and Mary to carry her child. She begged Tom and Mary to go and see her parents, and request them to arrange a marriage between her and Ho Siu Ming. 

Mary refused to do so and Chow Siu Feng entered inside her body. Mary ended being unconscious in the hospital. 

While Mary remained unconscious in the hospital, Tom’s journey to see the Chow family encountered many troubles including involved in a murder case. 

When Chow Siu Feng’s coffin was opened, it was empty. The Chow family agreed to hold a charity festival to fund the local temple with the aim of protecting Siu Feng’s soul and praying for leads for the missing body of Chow Siu Feng. 

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