Treasure-spitting hamster brings good fortune to others but not to itself.

Shen Zhizhou didn't say much, only telling Sheyang that he had other plans.

After recuperating for a while, Shen Zhizhou felt he was almost fully recovered and left the hospital with Shuyi. Shuyi was very reluctant to part with him.

"What, you've developed an attachment to this place?" Shen Zhizhou glanced at Shuyi, who was pouting and tears streaming down her face, as he drove.

"You have no idea, I get along really well with the senior monsters here. Everyone likes me. Aunt Bee even treated me to her homemade honey, it was so delicious!" Speaking of eating sorghum, Yi unconsciously licked her lips and began to reminisce about the happy times in the hospital.

All the way, Shen Zhizhou listened to Shuyi chattering away. After the car drove into a villa halfway up the mountain and came to a slow stop, Shen Zhizhou unbuckled his seatbelt and called for Shuyi to get out of the car.

As soon as Shen Zhizhou got out of the car, he saw that Ji Yao's eyes were red and swollen, clearly from crying. But upon seeing him, she immediately smiled kindly and stood under the corridor with a coat in hand, waiting to personally put the coat on him so he wouldn't catch a cold.

"Why didn't you wait for Sister Ji inside? It's cold outside."

"It's alright, I'm a demon and I'm not afraid of the cold." Ji Yao looked at Shen Zhizhou with worry in her eyes.

Shen Zhizhou led the two into the house, sat them on the sofa, poured each of them a cup of tea, and introduced Shu Yi and Ji Yao to each other.

"Shuyi will be my partner from now on, and we'll work together to eliminate the strange occurrences. Clean up the room upstairs for Sister Ji, and let her move in."

“Shuyi, this is Sister Ji Yao, a monster elder who watched me grow up. You should know my childhood friend from Sheyang; she’s a doctor.”

From Shen Zhizhou's introduction, Shu Yi learned that the Shen family was a family of exorcists for generations, specializing in protecting human peace and eliminating strange occurrences. She Yang was Shen Zhizhou's childhood friend, who was taken in and raised as a godson by Shen Zhizhou's father when he was very young. He opened a hospital to take in and treat sick and injured monsters. As for Ji Yao, she was a family member who had accompanied Shen Zhizhou from birth to the present, although she was a three-headed pheasant spirit.

During the time she stayed at Shen Zhizhou's house, Shu Yi didn't see Shen Zhizhou much except when he was eating. When she asked Sister Ji, she was only told to stay in the study and not to disturb him. Shu Yi was happy to eat, drink and play during this time and even gained some weight.

The gardenia tree outside began to sprout new buds and branches. Shuyi was curled up on the sofa, covered with a blanket, holding potato chips and watching a variety show on her tablet, laughing to herself. Shen Zhizhou came downstairs and saw Shuyi laughing and rolling around on the sofa.

Shen Zhizhou came downstairs, took the tablet from Shuyi's arms, and ruthlessly closed the lid.

Shu Yi laughed until her face ached. She rubbed her face and tried to snatch the tablet back from Shen Zhizhou, only to be met with a cold warning from Shen Zhizhou: "If you play with it again, I'll confiscate it. Come up here with me."

Shu Yi followed Shen Zhizhou upstairs with her head drooping. She was watching the most exciting part of that variety show when Shen Zhizhou took it away from her. In her heart, she secretly cursed Shen Zhizhou for being inhuman.

"That damned Shen Zhizhou is inhuman! He actually abuses rats! I'm going to spit in your teacup, use your toothbrush to clean the toilet, and chew holes in all your smelly, pretty clothes!"

Shen Zhizhou stopped in his tracks. Shu Yi was engrossed in cursing in her heart when she accidentally bumped into Shen Zhizhou's back.

Shu Yi covered her nose and complained, "How could you do this to me? You're killing me after I've served my purpose! You call me 'Sweetie' when you need me, but you just throw me aside when you don't. Shen Zhizhou, how cruel of you!"

"If you learn any more of this nonsense, I'll throw you out. Besides, have I ever told you... I can hear the thoughts of monsters?" Shen Zhizhou rolled his eyes, speechless.

"Did you hear me cursing just now? Can you hear the thoughts of any monster?" Shu Yi curiously leaned closer to look at Shen Zhizhou, wanting to see where he could hear the thoughts of monsters.

Shen Zhizhou pushed Shuyi away with a look of disgust and took a few steps back. Shuyi's playful mood was immediately aroused. She covered her mouth with both hands and looked at Shen Zhizhou with a playful expression in her innocent big eyes, thinking to herself, "Shen Zhizhou is a big idiot!"

Shen Zhizhou sneered, his clenched hands revealing prominent veins. He then rolled up his sleeves and strode over to Shu Yi, a slight smile playing on his lips. But his words broke Shu Yi's heart: "I won't be giving you any snacks or tablets for the next month. Instead of wasting your time, why don't you come work for my company? I'll pay you 50 yuan a month."

Shuyi was lamenting about her snacks and tablet, but the next second she heard that there was money to be made, she immediately agreed and even started planning how to use the huge sum of money, thus ignoring the glint of light in Shen Zhizhou's eyes.

...

After following Shen Zhizhou into the study, Shuyi peeked around curiously. The study was filled with books on all four sides, with some walls piled higher than a person, requiring a ladder to reach them. Shen Zhizhou sat at the desk and handed an ancient book to Shuyi, pointing to the text and gesturing for her to look carefully.

Shuyi picked up the ancient book, held it in front of her eyes, and stared at it intently for a long time. After that, she slumped into her chair in despair and resigned herself to her fate, honestly replying, "I'm sorry, I can't read."

Shen Zhizhou clenched his fists again, taking a deep breath to suppress the urge to retaliate. He pointed to the words and phrases in the ancient book and began to explain: "I have seen your original form. It is pure white with golden fur, which is not an ordinary rat demon. Your true form should be the divine beast Treasure-Spitting Rat. Legend has it that those who possess the Treasure-Spitting Rat can ward off evil and bring wealth. It is regarded as a symbol of good fortune."

Shuyi tilted her head and thought for a while before asking, "How do you prove it?"

Shen Zhizhou's lips curled into an indescribable smile, and a small flame of excitement burned in his eyes as he dragged Shuyi away.

"Where are we going?" Shuyi asked, completely bewildered.

"Let's go somewhere we can test your abilities." Shen Zhizhou shoved the man into the car, started the engine, and drove off.

...

Shuyi followed Shen Zhizhou to a shop in the corner of a residential building. As soon as they entered, they saw that the shop was crowded with people, all of whom looked like they were deep in thought and hesitant.

Shen Zhizhou waved his hand and shouted to the shopkeeper, "Scratch-off tickets, a dozen, please!"

The shopkeeper skillfully pulled out a dozen brand-new, unopened scratch-off lottery tickets from the cabinet and handed them to Shen Zhizhou. Shen Zhizhou removed the outermost film, tore open half of the scratch-off tickets, and casually picked up a screwdriver from the table, handing it to Shu Yi: "Scratch off this safety area on each ticket, then scratch off all the gray areas below to find the corresponding number. If there is a corresponding number, it means you've won. Now let's see how much we can win."

Upon hearing that scratching the surface would bring money, Shuyi immediately grabbed the screwdriver and began scratching diligently.

As Shen Zhizhou scratched the ticket, he called out to those buying lottery tickets or scratch-offs nearby: "Today, the God of Wealth is here, so everyone should seize the opportunity."

Some people were amused by Shen Zhizhou's shout and, wanting to have good luck, bought a few scratch-off tickets as well. A moment later, they heard the man's excited voice: "It's unbelievable! I never won no matter how many tickets I bought before, but today I won on two tickets in a row! Brother, you're my lucky star!"

Shen Zhizhou didn't speak, but looked up and smiled, glancing at Shu Yi who was engrossed in her work.

After finishing half of the scratch cards in his hand, Shen Zhizhou stood up, stretched, and looked at Shuyi, who was still battling with the scratch cards, and asked, "Why haven't you finished yet?"

"Almost there, almost there," Shu Yi replied casually without even looking up.

After scratching the last one, Shuyi excitedly presented all the scratch cards to Shen Zhizhou, asking him to help her see how much money she had won.

Shen Zhizhou took the cards one by one and looked at them. Finally, he announced with great interest, "Congratulations..." Seeing Shu Yi's excited pupils dilate, he finished the rest of the sentence: "You won five yuan."

"??? Five yuan?" Shu Yi, who didn't quite understand human currency, blinked slowly in confusion, as if trying to figure out what five yuan could buy.

Upon hearing Shu Yi's thoughts, Shen Zhizhou mercilessly crushed Shu Yi's confidence: "Five yuan can buy a cup of instant noodles, that's not bad."

Shu Yi nodded, thinking that being able to buy a bucket of instant noodles was already pretty good, and casually asked Shen Zhizhou how much he had scraped off.

Shen Zhizhou's smile stretched from ear to ear as he whistled happily, "200,000."

In a good mood, Shen Zhizhou even explained to Shuyi, "It's roughly the amount of money that can buy your small shop."

Shuyi visibly wilted, sitting on the stool with lifeless eyes, muttering to herself, "Wasn't I supposed to be a treasure-spitting rat, able to bring in wealth and prosperity...? Why can't I do it!"

"I guess you can only bring good fortune to others, not yourself." Shen Zhizhou smiled broadly, shook Shuyi's hand to express his gratitude, then turned and raised half of the scratch-off lottery ticket, shouting to the shop owner, "Boss, claim your prize!"

Shuyi clung to Shen Zhizhou's leg and refused to leave, demanding that Shen Zhizhou give her some money. She said, "Even if Shuyi didn't do anything special, she still worked hard!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhizhou stroked his chin and thought for a moment. Then, looking down at Shuyi, who was hugging his leg and blinking her clear eyes, a plan suddenly came to mind.

"If you come with me to eliminate strange occurrences, I'll give you a 10 yuan reward each time, plus your own monthly salary of 50 yuan. You can calculate how much you can earn each month."

"How much can we take?" Shu Yi counted on her fingers, finding it hard to figure out. After all, asking an illiterate treasure-spitting rat to do the math was really a bit of a challenge for the rat.

"You can buy a car and a house in the human world, and embark on the road to wealth! You can buy a bag of potato chips, eat a bag, look at a bag, smell a bag, and never repeat a bag!" Shen Zhizhou squinted and coaxed Shu Yi.

Poor Shuyi was not only bound by the Heart-to-Heart Curse, but was also tricked by Shen Zhizhou into signing a three-year labor contract to eliminate the strange phenomena. Now she has truly sold herself to Shen Zhizhou.

But at this moment, Shuyi was still basking in the dream that Shen Zhizhou had painted, as if she were truly in a happy bubble of being able to eat snacks at will.

...

When Shen Zhizhou told her he was going on a mission, Shu Yi was the first to raise her hand and say she wanted to go with him. Shen Zhizhou nodded and took Shu Yi with him.

Shuyi followed Shen Zhizhou to a snack shop. Shen Zhizhou ordered a bowl of wontons, while Shuyi ordered a variety of snacks, filling the entire table.

While eating, Shuyi asked curiously, "Is there a monster lurking here? But I didn't sense anything unusual?"

Shen Zhizhou stirred the wontons, slightly raising his chin to indicate, "He's here."

A man emerged from the kitchen. He appeared to be in his early twenties, but the dark circles under his eyes indicated that he was suffering from insomnia.

Upon seeing Shen Zhizhou, the man immediately took off his arm sleeves and walked over while tidying himself up. He seemed a little flustered, worried that the strong smell of cooking oil on his body might bother the two of them.

Seeing this, Shuyi kindly pulled out a chair and invited him to sit down. She even offered him a bowl of red bean soup to warm him up. The man thanked her in a daze, then touched the rim of the bowl with both hands and began to confide in Shen Zhizhou.

“My name is Chen Ming. Because I didn’t have enough money, I rented a loft room at a low price. Actually, it was pretty good at first. Although the loft was a bit small, it was spacious and clean. The cheapest room in the other rooms cost more than a thousand yuan, but that little loft room only cost five hundred yuan, including water and electricity. For me, who was in dire financial straits at the time, it was a real bargain. But then I gradually felt something was wrong. I always felt that there was another person in the room watching me. I could even hear him talking by my bed at night. One day, I was so scared and curious that I quietly peeked out from under the covers and found a pair of blood-red eyes staring at me by the bed!”

Chen Ming couldn't help but shudder as he recalled his experience that day. Anyone would be afraid and terrified if they encountered such a supernatural event. Chen Ming raised his hand to wipe his sweat and continued, "I saw your post online, so I wanted to see if you could solve it."

"Sure, but we'll need your cooperation." Shen Zhizhou clasped his hands together, his businesslike attitude revealing a degree of professionalism.

Chen Ming led the two to the attic, and Shen Zhizhou immediately sensed something was wrong as soon as they entered.

"Why are you keeping him here? Did you really tell me the truth?"