He Mingxiao's act of smuggling his own agenda quickly spread across the internet under someone's deliberate manipulation.

Unsurprisingly, this sparked another wave of heated discussion.

The "Mingxianzhen" CP super topic first showed its strength in the last lottery event, and this time it topped the trending searches again in the same way. Its popularity continued to grow, and its ranking on the super topic list rose from 77th to the top ten in just half a day, breaking the record.

After reading the whole story, netizens couldn't help but exclaim: "To pursue his wife to such an extent, Mr. He is truly the number one businessman in China!"

Of course, there was more teasing about He Mingxiao and envy for Nan Xian.

The former is one of the most handsome, rich, and successful men in China, yet he is willing to abandon his pride and reveal his feelings to the public, using a shameless method to "bind" himself and Nan Xian together.

The latter is talented and beautiful. She briefly faded from the entertainment industry due to her marriage, but quickly returned after the divorce, focusing on her career. Now she is even more popular than when she first became famous, with countless resources at her disposal. Brands that want to collaborate with her are lining up in droves.

Rumor has it that she is being pursued by a rising singer.

Anyone who has heard even a little bit of the recent entertainment gossip knows that the new generation singer in this rumor is Yu Lin.

Two episodes of "Unveiling Ghost Stories" have already aired. The latest episode ends with Yu Lin saying to Nan Xian, "I like you, not the character you play."

Because of this statement, interviews with Yu Lin from his trainee days have been dug up, and now the whole internet knows that his "first love" was Nan Xian.

One is her ex-husband, a billionaire CEO, and the other is a passionate, younger man.

Netizens noticed that every time "Mingxianzhen" trended on social media, it coincided with the airing dates of "Unveiling Ghost Stories".

This time, in particular, just minutes after the hashtags containing the names of Yu Lin and Nan Xian appeared on the trending search list, He Mingxiao pulled off a stunt that instantly shifted the focus of attention.

So everyone learned that not only was President He shameless, but he also had a particular fondness for making vinegar.

While the online discussion was in full swing, the atmosphere at the recording site of "Unveiling Ghost Stories" was strange. All the staff dared not breathe, and even the movement of the camera equipment was deliberately kept to a minimum.

Just an hour ago, a scream suddenly came from Lu Anna's dressing room. Her assistant rushed over and locked the door immediately after seeing what was happening inside.

A moment later, Yu Lin actually came out of the dressing room.

Everyone present saw that his face was icy, his clothes were disheveled, and his steps were hurried.

Lu Anna is still in the dressing room and hasn't come out yet. Her assistant is also keeping quiet, so no one knows why Yu Lin was in Lu Anna's dressing room, let alone what happened there.

The program had to be paused during recording.

"Director Deng and the assistant director are negotiating with their teams. Lu Anna hasn't shown up yet, so we don't know how she is, but her assistant got some iodine and gauze from the doctor..." Ding He returned from gathering gossip, holding a bag of melon seeds, and shared the information with Nan Xian. "They say Yu Lin bit Lu Anna, but that doesn't make sense. They have no grudge against each other, and Yu Lin isn't a rabid dog..."

When Nan Xian heard the last sentence, her typing stopped abruptly.

She frowned at Ding He, surprised and confused: "A bite?"

Ding He turned around to make sure the door was closed, then lowered her voice mysteriously, "Yes, someone took a picture of Yu Lin coming out of the dressing room with blood on his lips." As she spoke, she pointed to the spot on her lower lip with her finger.

Nan Xian's heart sank suddenly.

Almost without thinking, she immediately thought of the black snake in her dream.

Every time it enters my dreams, it opens its mouth wide, baring its venomous fangs, chasing after me, its vicious, deep green snake eyes filled with a desire to devour me whole.

If Yu Lin is indeed possessed by the black snake, then his unusual behavior over the past two days can be explained.

He was searching for himself, but for some reason, he couldn't recognize himself in reality by his appearance and even mistook Lu Anna for his target.

In that sense, Luanna saved herself from a disaster...

**

Before they knew it, night had fallen, and Lengquan Village was shrouded in darkness, with only the occasional bark of a dog coming from one of the houses.

Lu Anna was picked up by the nanny in the afternoon to go to town for treatment, leaving only Nan Xian in the room tonight.

She thought she was going to have insomnia again, but to her surprise, she became sleepy as soon as she lay down on the bed and soon fell into a deep sleep.

However, as she fell asleep, she suddenly felt difficulty breathing, as if her mouth and nose were blocked and the air she was inhaling was becoming increasingly thin.

Her will to survive brought her back to her senses, only to find that she couldn't open her eyes and couldn't move her hands and feet.

She tried to call for help, but when she opened her mouth, she could only manage a faint "heh heh" sound from her throat.

At that moment, she suddenly felt an extremely cold chill slowly creeping up her ankle.

It's a snake!

Its icy body traveled up her legs, sending a chill of fear through her waist and abdomen, her forked tongue hovering over her chest.

The fangs were exposed, and a drop of clear venom seeped from their sharp tips.

The fear of impending death aroused Nan Xian's greatest potential. Her throat felt like it was being cut by a knife, but she still tried to open her mouth wide to inhale air. Her stiff and numb right hand slowly moved towards the small knife under the pillow.

A jet-black triangular venomous snake looked down at her from above, its two fangs, each over three inches long, bared. Its gaze was fixed on her heart. It slightly raised its body, then lunged forward—

In the blink of an eye, Nan Xian's fox-shaped jade pendant suddenly emitted a dazzling red light, enveloping Nan Xian completely like a giant silkworm cocoon.

When the black snake was illuminated by the red light, it immediately recoiled as if it had been burned and retreated into the darkness, but it still stared at Nan Xian relentlessly, fidgeting with its tail in place.

As time passed, the red light emitted by the jade pendant grew weaker and weaker, and the area it enveloped shrank rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The black snake was about to pounce again when an invisible force pushed open the window of the room. A warm breeze then gently blew in, mildly yet irresistibly dispelling the chill in the room.

It stopped moving, quickly flicked its tongue, narrowed its snake eyes, and vanished into black mist.

Nan Xian, lying on the bed, had already fallen silent, and even her face had begun to turn bluish-purple.

A warm breeze passed through her hair, entered her nostrils, and permeated her entire body.

"Thump—"

"Thump—"

The heart began to beat again, the blood flowed again, the cyanosis faded, and the color returned to normal.

Nan Xian felt her body was floating lightly, drifting aimlessly in the darkness, when suddenly a strong force grabbed her and pulled her backward—

She took a deep breath and suddenly opened her eyes.