Chapter 709 Someone is harming you
It's worth noting that over the years, they've probably spent far more money treating her injuries and ensuring her survival than this.
Most importantly, those other kinds of money might not even make a difference, but this money was spent effectively, truly giving them hope.
Let alone 64 million, even if it were 140 million, they would still have to spend it!
Ye Wanxi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she could accept it. It was impossible to give these things away for free, but the other party was a good friend of Feng's mother.
Ye Wanxi was also worried that if the deal fell through, it might affect the relationship between the other party and Feng's mother.
Now that both parties have accepted the deal well, it can be considered a successful transaction, with goodwill maintained and both host and guest enjoying themselves.
Qiu Linshan's injuries have been healed, but there are still some strange things about the fire from back then.
"As you just said, there were so many people there, and you weren't the only one who was injured. If those injured people were all harmed by the will-o'-the-wisps, it could be explained that your crew accidentally entered their territory, causing the evil spirits to indiscriminately harm innocent people. But everyone else was fine, and only you suffered, so it's definitely not an accident."
Mrs. Feng nodded in deep agreement: "Wanxi is right. It's not that we're mean-spirited, but if everyone else had suffered, we would just accept our bad luck. After all, you can't reason with ghosts. But everyone else is fine, only Linshan is in trouble. This doesn't seem right at all. It's like it was all aimed at Linshan from the beginning, which makes you wonder."
Mrs. Qiu had obviously thought of this long ago, but unfortunately, "Back then, my brother, sister-in-law, and I did consider this possibility. We investigated for quite a long time but couldn't find anything. In the end, we had to treat it as an accident, which cost the production team a lot of money."
But what's the use of having a lot of money? If a child turns out like this, their life is ruined.
Mrs. Feng frowned: "Linshan's injury is so strange, didn't you ever think of that possibility?"
“My brother, sister-in-law, and I were all atheists before this, but when we were really desperate, we must have thought about praying to gods and Buddhas for protection. Linshan’s mother, who is my sister-in-law, invited several highly respected masters to our home a couple of years ago. They did things like burning offerings, worshipping, and performing shamanistic rituals. Every time, it caused quite a commotion, but in the end, it was still not very useful.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Wanxi unconsciously recalled the scene when she first met Zou Yuanhe after returning to this world.
At the time, she thought the Taoist priest was alright, but his skills were really lacking; he was just a half-baked practitioner.
But later she learned that in an era of declining Taoist practices, someone like Zou Yuanhe was already considered quite good. People like Master Liaoran and Qin Hongxu were rare, and even more so, the best in the field.
If Qiu Linshan hadn't had such keen senses that she noticed something amiss when she entered, she might not have been able to see the trickery behind it all.
The masters that the Qiu family invited back might not even be able to see the problem, so it's only natural that they couldn't solve it.
“After that, my sister-in-law gave up and stopped bringing these things home. She focused on seeing well-known dermatologists. But it was still no use. Maybe it would have some effect in the short term, but in the long run it would all go back to the way it was.”
At this point, Madam Qiu steered the conversation back to the beginning: "Miss Yiye, what's the situation here?"
“Generally speaking, most ghosts, unless they have completely lost their minds and were extremely wicked in life, will not attack people on their own initiative. There are two possibilities in Ms. Qiu's situation. One is that Ms. Qiu may have unintentionally done something to provoke a malevolent spirit while on set. The other possibility is…”
"What?"
"Someone is deliberately trying to harm you. The appearance of the Yin Sha Ghost is just part of his plan, and you've been used."
Qiu Linshan's expression changed slightly: "When the incident happened, we had been in that building for less than half a month. I can guarantee that I absolutely did not do anything out of line inside."
Mother Feng's eyes narrowed slightly: "So, you suspect someone is deliberately trying to harm you?"
"Before the incident, did you receive or use any of other people's belongings?"
"Probably not." Qiu Linshan thought back carefully. "I'm not used to using other people's things, so I usually pack my things in advance when I join a film crew. I have backups of everything I need, just in case."
After Qiu Linshan finished speaking, she remained silent for a while, then her expression suddenly changed.
Mrs. Qiu's eyes never left her, and seeing this, she immediately asked with concern, "Linshan, what's wrong? Did you remember something?"
"I think I did use someone else's stuff back then."
"What is that?"
"Water. That day, because I had filmed late the night before, I went to bed late and forgot to bring my water bottle when I went out. My assistant was originally going to go back to the hotel to get it, but I thought it was too much trouble, so I told her to just buy a bottle of water from a store outside. When I finished filming a scene and took a break, my assistant was not there."
"Yan Chunru told me that my assistant had an emergency at home and had to go back first, so she asked me to let her know. Also, she had bought water before she left, and because it was so sudden, she asked her to bring it to me. I saw that the bottle was sealed, and the brand happened to be one I usually like to drink, so I didn't think much of it and just opened it and drank it..."
It was just a bottle of water, and she didn't feel any discomfort after drinking it. Qiu Linshan never thought there was anything wrong with it until today...
The thought that the bottle of water might have been tampered with, causing her to suffer for so many years, made Qiu Linshan's stomach churn and she felt nauseous.
"It's her! It's actually her! Why would she do this? Linshan has never wronged her. In fact, when they were in the same production team, Linshan always treated her like a junior and took good care of her!"
Feng's mother understood her friend's distress. She reached out and held her hand, comforting her, "This is just speculation, isn't it? Maybe we've misunderstood and wronged her. But we can't be too certain. The world is a strange place. Some people will be grateful if you're kind to them and will try their best to repay you. Others might think you're doing them a favor. You can't judge a book by its cover; who can say for sure?"
Madam Qiu pursed her lips and remained silent.
Ye Wanxi asked again, "Besides this, is there anything else?"
Qiu Linshan shook her head; at least that was the only one she could think of right now.
"Is this Miss Yan still in the industry?"
"Yes, she is." Mrs. Qiu seemed to have thought of something, and her face darkened slightly. "After Lin Shan's accident, their company was short of talent. It just so happened that she had worked with Lin Shan on this drama. In the early promotion, she gained some fans by riding on Lin Shan's popularity, and she could barely be considered the most well-known minor actress of that generation. After Lin Shan left, their company seemed to have switched to promoting her."
(End of this chapter)
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