Chapter 360: Bad Feng Shui

"What do you mean 'should'?!" Ye Wanxi exclaimed anxiously. "Did they withdraw or not? Give me a straight answer."

“Um…” Xiang Linsheng pondered for a moment, “No, I only saw the returned gifts, I didn’t see the flowers. But flowers are consumables, and my brother gave such a big bouquet, maybe he just found it too troublesome to send them back and forth, so it’s not impossible that he just threw them away.”

Ye Wanxi's tense nerves relaxed instantly, revealing a mysterious smile: "It's good that it didn't retreat."

"Um?"

"The fact that she didn't back out means that she's not completely indifferent to your brother, at least she doesn't dislike him."

Speaking of this, Ye Wanxi remembered something.

In her previous life, the marriage between her second senior brother and senior sister Yun Ke was ostensibly arranged by her master and her uncle, who was Yun Ke's master.

But in fact, it was Senior Sister Yunke who first developed feelings for her second senior brother, which led to her uncle coming over to sound out his intentions.

It was only for the sake of Yun Ke's reputation that her uncle took the blame and claimed that she had chosen Yue Qi, her nephew, because of his noble character and good temperament, and that was why she intended to match them up.

This was something Ye Wanxi accidentally let slip when she was chatting with a junior sister from Yun Ke's peak. Even her second senior brother probably didn't know about it.

However, it's clear that Senior Sister Yunke's initiative had an effect, and in the end, Second Senior Brother did indeed fall for her.

As the saying goes, it's easy for a woman to pursue a man, but difficult for a man to pursue a woman.

In their past lives, the woman pursued the man; now, through the cycle of cause and effect, the man is pursuing the woman. Each of them gets to pursue the woman once, which is fair.

Ye Wanxi believed she understood Senior Sister Yunke's personality fairly well; since Yunke hadn't returned the flowers, it meant she had accepted them.

Since she is willing to accept him, it means that her attitude towards her second senior brother is softening. Although the process may be a little bumpy, she will definitely be able to achieve a happy ending in the end.

After listening to Ye Wanxi's analysis, Xiang Linsheng felt it made sense and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "I'm relieved to hear you say that. I was really worried that my brother would go to such lengths to pursue someone, and end up losing both his money and his love. His first love would be so tragic, and he might even be left with psychological trauma, ending up alone for the rest of his life."

"..." What kind of younger brother's statement is this?

Having confirmed that his elder brother's pursuit of love was not as arduous and fruitless as he had imagined, Xiang Linsheng left satisfied.

Ye Wanxi wasn't as optimistic as him. Her second senior brother had previously said he would take her to meet Senior Sister Yun Ke, but before that, he had to win her over first.

At his current pace, it seems there's still a long way to go.

It was clear that Ning Anquan was in a real hurry. They had arranged to go to the construction site with him the next morning, and he arrived to wait for them as soon as it was light.

When Ye Wanxi went there with him, it was only eight o'clock. Zou Hanming and his companion also arrived. These two spoiled rich kids, who were used to a lazy life, were getting up so early for the first time. When they arrived, they kept yawning and looked listless.

Ning Anquan was both annoyed and amused: "If you can't get up, then don't get up so early. Didn't I tell you yesterday that I can manage on my own?"

Zou Hanming wiped away the tears that had welled up in his eyes from yawning, waved his hand and said, "Don't flatter yourself. We're not doing this for you, we're doing it for Miss Ye."

Xiang Linsheng nodded in agreement, "That's right, that's right, we're here for my little sister, it has nothing to do with you."

Ning Anquan wasn't angry. It didn't matter who the two of them came for; what mattered was that he appreciated their kindness.

Ye Wanxi ignored the two's antics and, as soon as she got out of the car, began to observe the condition of Ning Anquan's building and the surrounding environment.

It's called a building, but it's really just an empty shell. The walls aren't even fully filled yet, and dust flies everywhere on the large open space. You have to wear an ugly hard hat to go in and out.

Gao Min frowned upon seeing this scene, clearly worried about Ye Wanxi going in.

"You mentioned before that several things happened here, almost forcing us to stop work. Tell me what exactly happened."

Ning Anquan didn't hide anything: "At first, the walls of the lower floors suddenly and inexplicably collapsed, almost hitting the people below. Then, the construction workers suddenly suffered from food poisoning while eating at the company canteen, vomiting and having diarrhea."

Upon hearing this, Gao Min couldn't help but interject, "It all sounds like an accident, not like it's related to that kind of thing."

“That’s what I thought at first too.” Ning Anquan smiled wryly. “When the wall started to fall off for no reason, I thought it was because the foreman had cut corners, but after checking, I found that there was nothing wrong with the construction materials. When the workers got food poisoning, I also thought it was because the food was not fresh that day, but when the food was tested, there was nothing wrong with it. In the end, we concluded that it was because they were not used to the local environment.”

"The problem is that most of the workers our company hires are locals."

A group of locals, what the hell is wrong with them not adapting to the local environment?!

"Later, several other engineering accidents occurred, large and small. Fortunately, they were all dangerous but did not cause any casualties."

Ning Anquan paused for a moment, then continued, "At first, I didn't think about it that way. Until two days ago, the foremen who were in charge of guarding the construction site suddenly said that there was... something dirty in the construction site. If it were just one person saying that, it would be one thing, but it was several people. Moreover, the day before yesterday morning, a large pool of blood appeared on the wall not far from the construction site."

"Bloodstains? Human blood?"

"Preliminary tests suggest it is not human blood."

"Did you call the police?"

“We reported it.” Ning Anquan pursed his lips. “But when we checked the CCTV footage from that time, it was completely dark and we couldn’t see anything. The police collected evidence and investigated, but they still haven’t found anything.”

“If it were just this one thing, I would think it was a prank. But considering what happened before, I feel inexplicably uneasy, and the workers are also a bit restless. It just so happens that Ah Sheng and the others said they know you, so I thought I'd ask you to come and take a look. No matter if it's that kind of problem, at least take a look and put everyone at ease.”

Ye Wanxi remained noncommittal. She looked up at the newly erected skyscraper in front of her, her expression slightly grim: "What was your company thinking? The feng shui of this land isn't very good. Didn't you have someone survey it before bidding?"

Generally speaking, the best location for a house is one that faces south, but this house is the opposite.

"Yes, my dad acquired this land, even though many of the company's senior executives were against it at the time. But..."

"But back then, there was someone who kept whispering sweet nothings in my dad's ear, and my dad was easily swayed, so..."

"Pillow talk?" Gao Min immediately seized on the key point and gossiped, "Your dad's mistress?"

Generally speaking, no one would refer to their mother as "someone," but this suggests it's a case of pillow talk, meaning it must be his father's bedmate...

Gao Min felt like she was smelling a juicy scandal from a wealthy family!

(End of this chapter)