Lim Tian Ching Haunting Li Lan (Dramatic Irony)
Even though readers know that Li Lan is being haunted because, in the hindsight of her narration, Li Lan explains it to us, in the moment, Li Lan is unaware at first that she is being haunted by Lim Tian Ching, creating dramatic irony.
Er Lang and Li Lan Meeting the Medium (Situational Irony)
When Li Lan goes to meet the medium for the first time, unbeknownst to her, she meets Er Lang for the first time. This situation becomes ironic because while trying to shake off one nonhuman person interested in marrying her, she meets the person (who also isn’t human) who she will end up marrying.
Auntie Three's Identity (Situational Irony)
Li Lan's initial encounter with Auntie Three is ironic because Li Lan comments that Auntie Three is motherly, and reminds her of Amah, who is the main maternal figure in her life—not realizing that Auntie Three in fact is her real mother.
Fan Disguising Herself (Dramatic Irony)
Towards the end of the narrative, the reader and Li Lan know that Fan has possessed Li Lan's body, but everyone else except Old Wong and Amah thinks that Li Lan has made a miraculous recovery, resulting in dramatic irony.
