Chapter 457: Being Haunted by the Little Goblin
Wen Caiyi and the other woman were flattered and a little excited, and said in unison, "We are fine."
"The amulet that Miss Ye gave me last time saved my life. If it weren't for that amulet that day, even if I hadn't died, I would have been disfigured."
As Wen Caiyi spoke, she stood up and bowed solemnly to Ye Wanxi: "Miss Ye, thank you. I have been wanting to thank you in person ever since that day, but I haven't had the chance. I hope you can forgive my rudeness."
"Me too, me too." Zhang Xiaoxiao was a beat slower than Wen Caiyi in reacting, but she stood up right after her. "The talisman that Miss Ye gave me before was extremely useful. I studied with it and it made all the difference. Last month I was admitted to my desired academy, all thanks to Miss Ye. Thank you, thank you."
Ye Wanxi hadn't expected the two of them to do this. After a moment of surprise, she said awkwardly, "You don't need to do this, please sit down."
Du Yihuan could tell that Ye Wanxi wasn't good at handling such situations, so she suppressed a laugh and said, "You're making your sister-in-law feel embarrassed. Please sit down, please sit down."
The two then sat down again, and just then the waiter brought over the snacks and drinks they had ordered.
Ye Wanxi took a sip of juice to calm herself before saying, "Even strangers can't just stand by and watch someone die, let alone someone as good as Yi Huan. As for you, my talisman can only play a minor supporting role. The fact that you were able to get into your desired university shows that you have a good foundation and the ability to do so. Otherwise, even if I gave you a hundred talismans, it wouldn't have helped."
Zhang Xiaoxiao didn't think so, but since Ye Wanxi had already said so, she wouldn't be foolish enough to argue with her.
"Anyway, thank you." Zhang Xiaoxiao paused, then mustered her courage and said, "Ms. Ye, actually, I came here today because I need your help with something."
Upon hearing this, Ye Wanxi couldn't help but glance at her a few more times. Zhang Xiaoxiao had been keeping her head down the whole time, and she was also busy caring about Du Yihuan, so she hadn't noticed anything unusual about this person.
Upon closer inspection, the clues quickly became apparent.
"Disordered eyebrows and dark corners of the eyes, does this mean something bad has happened to someone in the family?"
Zhang Xiaoxiao was stunned for a few seconds, then excitedly said, "Yes, yes, it's my brother."
Speaking of this, Zhang Xiaoxiao was a little embarrassed: "I don't know what's wrong with my brother lately, his complexion is really bad, especially his dark circles and eye bags, they're worse than a panda's. And that's not all, recently he's also..."
Zhang Xiaoxiao glanced at Ye Wanxi secretly and whispered, "Her lips are pale and her limbs are weak."
Du Yihuan and her companion were puzzled: "What's so hard to say? This behavior...did your brother get involved with some evil spirit?"
"Excessive indulgence in desires."
"Huh?" Du Yihuan and the other turned to look at Ye Wanxi in surprise.
"Her brother's condition was caused by kidney deficiency due to excessive indulgence in sex."
Du Yihuan: "..."
Wen Caiyi: "..."
No wonder they were too embarrassed to say it; they wouldn't have dared to say it either!
Zhang Xiaoxiao's face was so hot it could be used to steam eggs. Although she was slow to react to many things, she was really embarrassed to bring up this kind of thing!
After a moment of stunned silence, Wen Caiyi and the other woman looked at Zhang Xiaoxiao as if they had discovered a new continent.
"I never would have guessed! Xiaoxiao, your brother actually..."
Zhang Xiaoxiao was so ashamed she wanted to dig a hole and bury herself, but she still had to defend her brother: "No, don't misunderstand, my brother really didn't mess around. It's just... his body is indeed like that, but he doesn't... he doesn't have a girlfriend at all."
"No girlfriend?" Du Yihuan and the other person exchanged a glance. "Then he..."
"That's the strangest thing. My brother is certain he hasn't had any relations with anyone, but his health is getting worse every day, and he's getting weaker and weaker. It's like... like in those fantasy novels where a monster drains your life force..."
Du Yihuan and the other person looked surprised, and then they understood why Zhang Xiaoxiao was looking for Ye Wanxi.
"You want my sister-in-law to go to your house to check on your brother and see if he's been bewitched by some kind of demon or fox spirit?"
Upon hearing this, Wen Caiyi couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "Didn't they say that things couldn't become spirits after the founding of the People's Republic of China?"
"...If someone really wanted to become a spirit, why would they care about the timing?"
Wen Caiyi: "..." I was speechless.
Zhang Xiaoxiao ignored their whispers and looked at Ye Wanxi with eager eyes.
For some reason, that look reminded Ye Wanxi of a little rabbit at home that was still crying for food.
"I can go take a look."
Zhang Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up immediately: "Thank you, thank you."
After the initial excitement subsided, she cautiously asked, "When are you available?"
Ye Wanxi pondered for a moment: "If you're in a hurry, let's do it tomorrow morning."
She's been filming night scenes for the past few days, including today.
Even though she can still come out for a while, she'll have to go back to the film set soon to prepare for her scenes later.
She's probably the least dedicated actor on set, always running off to other things.
Fortunately, the crew members are all very easygoing, have solid professional skills, don't like to cause trouble, and are highly efficient. Their current progress is already much ahead of the original plan.
Zhang Xiaoxiao was overjoyed to hear this: "Okay, okay, I'll come pick you up myself tomorrow morning."
"Um."
While Ye Wanxi was busy having afternoon tea with Du Yihuan's girlfriends, little did she know that the senior brothers she had been longing to get together with had already gathered ahead of time.
In a private office of the Xirui Auction House, the group of people who had been summoned by Feng Tianyu looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Why did you call us all here in such a hurry? Has something serious happened?"
As soon as Xiang Yueqi said this, everyone focused their attention on Feng Tianyu.
Before this, although they didn't meet often, they had discussed all sorts of random topics online, but this was the first time they had gathered together in real life.
The group wasn't stupid; they knew that their senior brother wouldn't have gathered them together for no reason. The most likely explanation was that something major had happened, and it was highly probable that their junior sister was involved.
"Not long ago, Yuanyuan and I encountered another monster."
Xiang Yueqi exclaimed, "I know about this. Is it about my brother's friend's family? My brother told me about it when he got back. That demon not only takes people's lives but also creates infant spirits. It's really despicable."
Feng Tianyu remained noncommittal, and said in a deep voice, "I captured that demon. Originally, I planned to hand it over to the special department after reviewing its memories, so that they could follow the clues and find some of the smaller fry. Unexpectedly, I found some things that are of concern in its memories."
The group immediately became interested: "What is it?"
(End of this chapter)
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