Chapter 573 Recruiting a Strong Man
The room was deathly silent; no one uttered a sound.
Wen Jue was busy comforting his terrified sister, while the others were completely caught off guard.
Ye Wanxi raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "None of you want to talk? Then how about I ask the other party involved?"
Another party involved? The crowd exchanged glances, then seemed to realize something, their expressions changing slightly.
"you……"
Before Li Weiming could speak, Wen Jue interrupted him, saying, "Miss Ye, hello, I am Wen Jue, and Wen Yuan is my sister."
"I know." Ye Wanxi looked at the young man in front of her who looked a bit like Wen Yuan, with delicate features and a youthful appearance.
Remembering that Zhang Xiaoxiao's brother had specifically mentioned that this person seemed to be one of his die-hard fans, a teasing smile appeared in his eyes: "It was your sister who called me here."
Wen Jue turned to look at his older sister in surprise.
Wen Yuan nodded with lingering fear: "You said on the phone that there was something here... I was worried, so I asked Miss Ye to come and help."
Fortunately, she was invited over. The security guards who were kept outside didn't see what happened inside the house, but Wen Yuan and the other person following behind Ye Wanxi saw it all clearly.
In that situation, even if they came, they could only watch helplessly as the tragedy unfolded.
No, without Ye Wanxi, they wouldn't even be able to get into this house. They would just wander around like those security guards, unable to find the door.
By the time they find their way into the house, her younger brother will be long gone.
Li Weiming and the others finally recovered from the shock of their narrow escape from death. They gathered around Wen Jue and asked in whispers, "Young Master Wen, who is this?"
"How did she do that? I think I saw a beam of light shine in, and then the bookshelf suddenly fell apart."
"Yes, yes, it was really too dangerous. The bookshelf was so close to Xiaohui. If it had hit her, she would have been seriously injured even if she hadn't died. As soon as the light came in, the bookshelf fell apart, and even the books on it... It was like a special effects movie. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I simply wouldn't have believed it."
"Ah, I remember now, she's Ye Wanxi, that recently famous actress. No wonder she looked so familiar. She's even prettier in person than on TV. I thought that with all the beauty filters and makeup in TV dramas these days, she must not look good in real life. But it turns out that even if she's not pretty, she's still a world apart from us. What's even more amazing is that she's not very photogenic."
For a group of high school seniors who have just finished the college entrance examination, chasing stars is a time-consuming and laborious activity that seems both exhausting and distant.
Hearing their friend's words, everyone was surprised and confused: "A celebrity? I thought it was a master. Just now, it was clearly..."
Wen Jue, who was in the know, coughed lightly and whispered, "It's not wrong to call him a master. The amulet that protected us before was bought by my sister from her."
Everyone perked up at the mention of this, their gazes fixed on Ye Wanxi like tiny light bulbs.
"Really? How much does it cost? Can we also..."
Wen Jue coughed lightly and said nothing, but his eyes were glued to Ye Wanxi just like his friends, staring at her expectantly, just like a husky wagging its tail.
Ye Wanxi was amused by her own association: "Put everything else aside for now. Tell me, what happened? How did you get involved with... this big brother?"
Li Weiming exclaimed in surprise, "Big brother? Isn't it a woman?"
Ye Wanxi glanced at everyone, her expression subtle: "So you wanted to summon a beautiful female ghost, but accidentally summoned a muscular man instead?"
Everyone's faces turned green, and they shook their heads mechanically with numb expressions. Whether it was a muscular man or a beautiful female ghost, they didn't want either. Waaah, they just wanted to save their lives and go home safely!
Wen Yuan and Xun Weian sensed something was wrong upon hearing this, and frowned, saying, "Is what Miss Ye said true? You provoked him on your own initiative...? Why would you provoke him for no reason? Wen Jue, tell me the truth, what exactly are you up to?"
Wen Jue could tell that his older sister was really angry, and he guiltily touched his nose, saying, "Well... it's nothing. Wei Ming invited us here to celebrate today, right? After dinner, since everyone had nothing to do, we suggested playing games. And then..."
"And then what?"
"Then a few girls suggested playing with a Ouija board."
"Ouija board?" Wen Yuan frowned, not knowing much about this game.
Xun Weian, on the other hand, immediately understood what was going on and explained to her in a low voice, "The Ouija board is a kind of spirit summoning game. Several players hold a pen together, chant incantations to summon the spirit to ask questions. You can ask about marriage or career. The spirit will answer the players' questions with yes or no, giving the answer that best suits the players' wishes."
Wen Yuan had never played this game before, and for the first time, she felt a generation gap between herself and her younger brother and his classmates and friends: "Ouija board? So what they summon are spirits?"
Xun Weian opened his mouth, unsure how to explain.
Fortunately, Ye Wanxi rescued him at the crucial moment: "Of course not. It's called summoning spirits, but in reality, most of what's summoned are spirits that have been lingering nearby and haven't had time to reincarnate yet..."
Ye Wanxi didn't say the word directly, but Wen Yuan immediately understood and finally realized the root cause of the whole mess that happened tonight.
"You brat, why do you have to play this game when there are so many fun things to do! It's one thing if others don't understand, but after all the things I've told you, don't you understand? You have no respect for these things at all, yet you dare to play this game. Don't you think you deserve it? If I had known that you got into trouble because of this game, I definitely wouldn't have come looking for you. I would have just let you fend for yourself here."
It's impossible for her to fend for herself; even if she could bring herself to do it, she still had to consider her elderly parents.
Wen Yuan grew angrier the more she thought about it. Unusually, she disciplined her younger brother severely, poking his head as she scolded, "You've grown up for nothing, and you've got a head like this! You're going to drive me crazy!"
Knowing he was in the wrong, Wen Jue acted like a quail, letting himself be poked and profusely begging for mercy and vowing never to do it again.
Although the others weren't scolded, they were in cahoots with Wen Jue, and they had done the same things Wen Jue had done.
Now, when Wen Yuan reprimands Wen Jue, it sounds to them as if she is reprimanding them, and they all fall silent, obediently standing in place as punishment, not daring to utter a sound.
In the end, it was Xun Weian, the good-natured guy, who stepped in to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, kids will be kids, it's natural for them to be curious. They'll learn from their mistakes, and I'm sure they'll think things through before acting next time, which is a good thing. Don't get angry with them, or you'll hurt your health and scare the baby, wouldn't that be even worse?"
(End of this chapter)
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