Ye Ming was stunned by the cigarette case that Xiao Yanbao handed him. What he wanted was incense that could communicate with heaven and earth, the kind of incense used for Buddhist worship, not cigarettes!
"What? This can't be used?"
Xiao Yanbao quickly stuffed the cigarette box into Ye Ming's hand, and only then did Ye Ming understand why Zhong Jingyi's gaze had been so surprised.
For a moment, Ye Ming wondered if Xiao Yanbao had deliberately embarrassed him, and his gaze toward Xiao Yanbao was filled with resentment.
Zhong Jingyi quietly walked from the corridor to the stairs. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Ye Ming stand up, holding the cigarette case in his hand, and return to his previous room.
Little Yanbao stuck out her tongue and said to Zhong Jingyi:
"Mom, you go to sleep first. I'll go upstairs after I finish eating!"
Zhong Jingyi nodded gently, and just as Xiao Yanbao brought the glutinous rice balls to Ye Ming's room, the Li family members felt a lightness on their bodies, as if an invisible shackle had been broken at that moment.
"I suddenly feel wide awake, shall we go for another walk?"
A security guard turned around and looked at his colleagues sitting behind him. He noticed that his colleagues, who had been yawning a lot before, were now all looking energetic. He felt a little strange, but didn't think much of it.
"Look!"
Seeing his companion pointing behind him, the security guard who had spoken earlier immediately turned around and saw a minivan speeding towards the manor gate. He immediately stepped forward to check the vehicle, and only when the minivan got closer did everyone see the license plate number.
The group, who were about to go on patrol, immediately stood up straight and, after the car drove past, lined up to patrol along the outer wall of the manor.
Upon entering the manor, Gao Kexin's brows furrowed tightly, and a hint of panic appeared in her eyes. The aura that had filled the manor earlier was completely gone, and even the security personnel who had just passed by no longer seemed to have that same presence.
Even though Gao Kexin deliberately lowered the car window when she entered, no one greeted her.
"Master Xu, please!"
After the car came to a smooth stop in front of Li Qirui's villa, Li Qirui got out and led Master Xu towards the living room on the first floor.
Just as Li Qirui entered the room, the spiritual energy thread that Gao Kexin used to control Li Qirui, hidden in the void, suddenly snapped, and Gao Kexin stumbled and almost crashed into the glass door.
Li Qirui glanced back at Gao Kexin; the liveliness in his eyes was gradually returning.
"What's wrong? Be careful!"
Master Xu's eyes gleamed with greed as he surveyed the various furnishings in Li Qirui's villa living room. He swallowed hard and then declared loudly:
"Mr. Li, the arrangement here is very good. However, it would be best to move this painting to another place. If you move it to a corner or take it down, your fortune will be even more prosperous in the future."
Li Qirui looked up and saw that Master Xu was pointing to a watercolor painting of the underwater world that Xiao Yanbao had painted in kindergarten art class some time ago.
Master Xu did not realize that this was a child's homework. In his eyes, such words must be the masterpiece of some master, after all, anything that could be hung in Li Qirui's home must be a valuable collection.
"This painting won't move, why don't you look at something else?"
Li Qirui directly rejected Master Xu's suggestion. However, perhaps feeling that he had just driven away the ghost from Li Muhao's body and in order to maintain his image as a master and to get a higher reward later, Master Xu reached out and grabbed Li Qirui.
And under Li Qirui's unfriendly gaze, he forced a "for your own good" expression and said, forcing himself to speak:
"Mr. Li, this painting is the root cause of the Li family's calamity. For the sake of the old man, I suggest you take it down and, ideally, burn it before dawn!"
Li Qirui turned around and stared intently at Master Xu, whose face was full of seriousness. In an instant, Master Xu felt the pressure on him increase sharply, and within a few seconds, his body began to tremble.
"Pick it!"
Gao Kexin, who had just entered, looked at the painting with an icy expression and tried to control Li Qirui. However, the words did not come out of Li Qirui's mouth as she had imagined; instead, the words came out of her own mouth.
Upon hearing Gao Kexin speak, Master Xu immediately stepped forward to take Xiao Yanbao's painting, while smiling and speaking to Gao Kexin:
"Mr. Li, you really should listen to Ms. Kexin's suggestion. This painting really shouldn't be hung!"
However, Master Xu's arm was slapped off, and at the same time, Li Qirui's icy voice came from behind him.
"What did you say?"
Master Xu thought the other party was asking him a question, and his heart skipped a beat. He cursed himself for being too arrogant. If he made Li Qirui unhappy, wouldn't all his previous efforts be in vain?
However, when Master Xu turned around, he found that Li Qirui was not looking at him, but was looking at Gao Kexin with a displeased expression. Although Master Xu did not know why the two of them were arguing, he was fine as long as they were not angry at him.
"I'm sorry, Uncle, I wasn't talking about Yanbao's painting. You misunderstood!"
Seeing that Gao Kexin apologized directly, Li Qirui refrained from making a scene. He then turned his gaze to Master Xu, who waved his hands repeatedly and pointed to the sofa in front of him.
"Let's look at the others!"
In fact, Li Qirui was trying hard to recall what had happened that night, but he could only remember the dinner party. He couldn't remember anything after that. He didn't even know why Gao Kexin was with him or why Master Xu was in his house.
"Dad, you're back?"
Li Qirui turned around and saw that it was his eldest son, Li Muxing, who had come out to check after hearing the commotion in the living room.
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