"Wang Yingying?! What are you doing here?"

"Because the place where you were talking upstairs was right outside someone's bedroom door."

Wang Yingying also felt that she was completely innocent when she brought up the matter.

She was almost asleep when the singing, followed by talking, finally dragged her out of her dreams.

Since she couldn't sleep anyway, Wang Yingying simply went out and followed Ji Qian and her group.

Moreover, Wang Yingying didn't mean to scare Ji Qian and the others. They were just too tense and didn't even notice that there was a little tail following them.

Ji Qian had always known that when faced with paranormal events, she would subconsciously weaken her perception of living people.

But it wasn't until Wang Yingying suddenly appeared that Ji Qian finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

However, one thing is one thing. After careful consideration, Ji Qian decisively rejected Wang Yingying's idea, and her reasons were quite valid:

"I don't think this is Director Liu's masterpiece."

Ji Qian raised her hand and pointed to the several elegantly dressed ladies:

“Look at the quality of those dresses and the luster of the jewelry. Director Liu would never be willing to borrow such high-end products for filming.”

This reason was so compelling that it instantly convinced the other three, and even Wang Yingying, who had been rejected, nodded vigorously in agreement.

Director Liu's reputation was unfairly damaged.

[As a 20-year fan of Director Liu, I'd like to say that Ji Qian's opinion is actually quite fair.]

[Haha, Liu's stinginess is so deeply ingrained in people's minds, he's really not easy to be called stingy.]

[Go, Director Liu! Your persona is already established; all that's left is to debut!]

Director Liu: My anxiety has finally died.

"What do we do next? Should we go in?"

Looking at the people in the banquet hall who seemed to be from a different world than herself, Han Mengyao asked with some concern.

She was met with silence.

To be honest, if we only consider Ji Qian's personal wishes, she would absolutely never have gone in to her death!

However, considering the fate of the entire production crew, whose lives were still uncertain, Ji Qian felt uneasy about not going in.

After all, although Director Liu is stingy, miserly, and stubborn, he is indeed a good director.

It's worth noting that there aren't many directors left who dare to give celebrities so much room to perform on variety shows.

After careful consideration, conscience ultimately triumphed over fear. Ji Qian gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice:

"Let's go in!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qi instinctively shivered. Knowing he couldn't escape, he had no choice but to obediently pick up the red rope and hand it back to Ji Qian.

To prevent himself from being thrown off halfway, Xu Qi even tied two extra knots on the rope.

Wang Yingying wanted to say something, but after hesitating for a long time, she stammered and asked:

"Um, does this count as working overtime?"

Looking at Wang Yingying's hand pointing at the camera, Ji Qian fell into deep thought.

To be honest, Ji Qian and the others had never thought about this matter before Wang Yingying pointed it out.

Of course, this could also be because, apart from Ji Qian, the others are not short of money.

In short, Ji Qian was very satisfied with Wang Yingying's suggestion. If it weren't for the timing, Ji Qian would have even applauded Wang Yingying to encourage her.

After unilaterally announcing to the live camera that Director Liu would provide them with overtime pay, Ji Qian and the others finally entered the banquet hall.

After entering the banquet hall, the task of guiding the group's movement was handed over to Xu Qi.

After all, Ji Qian really wasn't good at handling such large-scale paranormal events.

As for Xu Qi, rather than being skilled at it, it's more accurate to say that his instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm gives him an innate and exceptionally high sensitivity to paranormal events.

Even Xu Qi's master, the highly respected Taoist priest of the Zhengyi sect, once admitted that he was inferior to Xu Qi in this ability.

Soon, led by Xu Qi, Ji Qian and the others followed the wall all the way to the balcony on the second floor.

"That should be it."

Xu Qi bent over and hid behind Ji Qian, cautiously extending his right hand to point in the direction of the balcony.

The entire sequence of actions was so lewd that even Xu Qi's handsome face seemed to be shrouded in gloom.

Fortunately, the ladies present didn't care about that; their full attention was focused on the balcony.

Han Mengyao stood at the front of the line and cautiously peeked out, discovering a man and a woman standing on the balcony.

The couple, with their hands clasped and heads and necks intertwined, were clearly deeply in love.

It was already late at night outside the window, and a howling wind was severely affecting Han Mengyao's eavesdropping work.

After receiving Ji Qian's approval, Han Mengyao cautiously took a few more steps closer to the balcony.

Finally, she even lay down on the ground to hear the conversation between the two people on the balcony.

[Fellow family members, does anyone understand?! I woke up this morning wanting to check the live stream, and when I opened it, I found my goddess lying on the floor with her butt sticking out.]

[You guys actually came to eavesdrop on a young couple's conversation! All I can say is: Typical of you!]

[It seems like ever since Sister Meng met Ji Qian, her style has become increasingly peculiar.]

The use of the word "also" is very accurate.

[Breaking News! National Goddess Falls Down in Public, the Real Reason is Actually This?!]

[The person above understands marketing accounts.]

[A congratulatory message was sent from the editorial department of a certain company.]

Besides the sweet nothings exchanged between the two soon-to-be-married couple, the entire conversation also revealed some truly remarkable information.

Han Mengyao became increasingly alarmed as she listened. If it weren't for the fact that the two were about to engage in some restricted activities, Han Mengyao would never have retreated back into the house.

Unfortunately, time waits for no one. In order to ensure that the program would not be investigated, Han Mengyao had no choice but to retreat to a safe area with regret and quietly share the information she had obtained with the others.

The girl on the balcony is named Nora, and she is a young lady from the Lanruer family.

The boy's name was Charlie, and his specific background was unknown, but he appeared to be the son of a noble family.

The two had been engaged since childhood, and with only a little over a month left until their wedding, Nora's father—the Earl of Lanruer—suddenly proposed to postpone the wedding.

His suggestion was that Nora should spend a year living in the town's monastery before the wedding.

It's important to know that in those days, it was quite common for noblewomen to temporarily reside in convents; it was even considered a trend.

Charlie's parents, without suspicion, quickly agreed to the old count's proposal.

But for some reason, Nora's brother Lector has always opposed this, and has even argued with the old count more than once about it.

Nora couldn't understand why her brother, who had always been obedient to their father, had suddenly changed his personality. She came to see Charlie hoping that her fiancé could subtly persuade her brother.