Chapter 597 Do you have a brother?
Seeing that Ye Wanxi remained silent for a long time, the boy with his head slightly lowered assumed that she was not satisfied with his answer. He looked at her timidly, afraid of being disliked.
After Ye Wanxi finished thinking, she met his furtive glance, paused for a moment, and her expression darkened slightly.
Logically speaking, people who can hang out with Li Weiming and others must come from wealthy families.
It's not that these people are materialistic and disdainful of the poor; it's just that sometimes, a privileged family background can make children more mature than their peers, and their views and perspectives on certain things may differ.
The person before me was the same, yet his displayed inferiority and timidity were genuine.
This made Ye Wanxi suspect that the other party's family of origin had significant problems.
"You're very meticulous and know how to start small. It was only a matter of time before we found them; it's not your fault."
The eyes hidden behind the black-rimmed glasses suddenly lit up, sparkling with pure surprise.
The boy, whom everyone considered a bookworm, was named Cui Yingwen, the eldest son of the Cui family.
His mother was the eldest daughter of the Du family, and their marriage was a business arrangement.
Reality is not a fairy tale. The two did not fall in love after marriage. Instead, they became a resentful couple because they could not divorce due to conflicting interests. In the end, things got worse and worse. Apart from the marriage certificate, they had already cheated on each other and started their own families outside of marriage.
As the product of their unhappy marriage, Cui Yingwen, despite bearing the title of the young master of the Cui family, was the most neglected and even hated pitiful person.
The school that Li Weiming and others attended was a private elite school; those who could get in were either exceptionally good students or extremely wealthy.
Especially in their class, there were a lot of rich kids, and some of them were arrogant and domineering.
Cui Yingwen's connection with Li Weiming and others stemmed from his timid nature, which led to him being bullied repeatedly at school. Wen Jue and others couldn't stand it and stepped in to help him a few times.
From then on, he became the group's little shadow.
No one expected that this usually quiet and unassuming sidekick would be so reliable in a crucial moment.
Wen Jue grabbed his shoulder, ruffled his hair, and laughed, "I didn't expect you to actually go looking for someone. Sure enough, those who study really do have brains that work faster than us academic dunces."
Cui Yingwen wasn't angry at his snoring; instead, he smiled sheepishly, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Alright, alright, stop fooling around. Let's hear what Miss Ye has to say first." Li Weiming slapped away Wen Jue's hand, which was about to rub Wen Jue's head, and brought the topic back to the main point.
What could Ye Wanxi say? A ready-made solution was already laid out before her.
“Once the person has moved away, go look for them. Nothing in this world is ever completely cleaned up without leaving any trace. As long as you investigate diligently, you will always find something.”
Ye Wanxi stopped there, turning to look at the sky outside: "It's getting late, and it might rain later. If you're not staying here overnight, you should all go home early."
Upon hearing this, Wen Jue and the others subconsciously glanced at the starry night sky outside.
They assumed Ye Wanxi was in a hurry to get back, so they made up a reason without calling her out on it, and nodded, saying, "Oh, okay, we'll take you."
This time, Ye Wanxi didn't refuse. But just as she was about to walk out of the community gate, she turned her head to look at Li Weiming and suddenly stopped.
"Miss Ye?" Li Weiming's heart jumped when he saw Ye Wanxi suddenly stop and stare at him with a serious expression.
Ye Wanxi stepped forward and casually patted Li Weiming's shoulder, tearing off and crushing a wisp of Yin energy that was wrapped around him.
Have you been to any unusual places recently? Like coffin shops, cemeteries, or hospitals?
Li Weiming paused for a moment, then said carefully, "Okay... I think so. About two weeks ago, my mom said she felt a little dizzy, so I took her to the hospital for a checkup."
"Besides the hospital, have you been anywhere else?"
Hospitals are supposed to be places for saving lives and healing the wounded, but sometimes the illness or injury is too severe to be reversed.
Everything else was fine, but places like the morgue had a relatively heavy yin energy. Ye Wanxi wasn't sure if the wisp of yin energy on Li Weiming was something he had accidentally picked up when he went to the hospital.
"Other places?" Li Weiming frowned and pondered for a long time, but before he could remember anything, Wen Jue spoke up first, reminding him, "Didn't you say you were going to buy something on East Street? I remember there's something there..."
Wen Jue's reminder brought Li Weiming back to his senses: "Right, right, a week ago, I went to East Street to buy something. If I remember correctly, we passed by a cemetery when we went to East Street, does that count?"
"Calculate."
Li Weiming's heart skipped a beat, and he swallowed hard. "Miss Ye, am I...?"
"A week ago? Have you been feeling cold all week, especially at night? It's okay during the day, but it's particularly hard to get through the night."
"Yes, yes, my hands are okay, but it's my legs that are the problem. Every night my feet feel cold, and no matter how thick the blankets are, it doesn't help. I've been woken up by the cold several nights in a row."
Li Weiming paused here, then tentatively asked, "Miss Ye, it's not that I have something on me..."
"It's not a big problem." Li Weiming carried her amulet, so most ghosts and monsters couldn't get close to him.
The reason he was tainted by that gloomy aura was most likely because of this residential area, plus the fact that he was passing by the cemetery during such a special time, which was somewhat inauspicious.
"Carry my amulet with you at all times. Try not to go out at night for the next month, and don't wander into shady or secluded places. Get plenty of sunshine."
Li Weiming was terrified. He nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice, deciding to go home at six o'clock every day for the next month and be a sensible and family-oriented good boy.
Ye Wanxi nodded as she saw that he was listening, and was about to turn away when she suddenly noticed something, and her expression changed drastically.
"Miss Ye?"
"Do you have an older brother?"
“Yes.” Li Weiming’s mood had been fluctuating all night, and he was already like a frightened bird. When she asked about his brother, his face changed instantly. He grabbed Ye Wanxi and said, “My brother wouldn’t have also… Miss Ye, you have to help my brother.”
Li Weiming's family situation is not complicated. His brother is his half-brother, and they are eleven years apart in age.
However, there was no dramatic story of a cheating husband or a mistress taking over. Li Weiming's father's first wife was frail and desperately wanted a child. She passed away not long after giving birth to Li Weiming's older brother due to her poor health.
Li Weiming's father raised his eldest son alone for several years. He realized that no matter how much he loved his son, he could not give his younger son the maternal love he lacked. So, through a friend's introduction, he met Li Weiming's mother.
(End of this chapter)
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