Chapter 26: 26 A demon fears ghosts—do you think that makes sense?

26 A demon fears ghosts—do you think that makes sense?

Yin Qing stood outside the door in a white dress, her long hair loose, holding a slab of medicine, tilting her head to look at him, smiling stiffly at the corner of her mouth.

At this moment her voice had completely changed, like that of someone who had been thirsty for a long time in the desert—hoarse and unpleasant.

"Teacher Bai, I already said I came to bring you medicine—why won't you open the door for me?"

Speaking, Yin Qing stepped toward Bai Yu step by step.

Bai Yu saw that each step she took was sluggish, and her body was extremely stiff, like a marionette—clearly not a normal person.

Upon close observation, her chest showed no rise and fall.

She wasn't breathing!

Bai Yu gasped in horror, kept backing away until he could retreat no further, then threw his head back and shouted:

"Help! There's a ghost!"

Xie Shiyu worked overtime today; when he returned, it was already 9:30 p. m.

Just as he reached his bedroom door, the neighboring door swung open and a head popped out.

"Xie Shiyu, you're finally back—I have a gift for you, wait a moment." Tushan Jiu's head withdrew.

Xie Shiyu was bewildered, not knowing what gift she intended to give him, feeling a slight anticipation.

However, he didn't peer into her bedroom; he simply waited at his own door.

After a few seconds, Tushan Jiu came out of her room again.

But this time she emerged fully, a red string hanging from her hand.

"Here, this peace buckler I made for you—wearing it close to the body is good for health and brings safety; although your strong aura means you don't really need it, it's still a token of my feelings. Thank you for taking such good care of me."

Tushan Jiu opened her palm, revealing a peace buckler engraved with talismans.

The runes on it were tiny and intricate, surely taking her considerable time.

After examining her hand closely and seeing no injuries, he relaxed.

Xie Shiyu didn't take it; instead, he leaned forward slightly, lowering his head a bit.

His meaning was clear: he wanted her to put it on him directly.

Tushan Jiu pressed her lips, his sudden intimate gesture making her ears burn.

After hesitating a second, she still picked up the red string, leaned forward slightly, and placed it on him.

She lowered her gaze to the peace buckler, and happened to meet Xie Shiyu's eyes as he lifted his gaze to her.

After only a second of eye contact, Tushan Jiu hurriedly looked away, saying, "Um, I need to go out for a bit; you've worked all day, rest early, good night!"

Xie Shiyu watched the flustered Tushan Jiu dash back to her room and let out a low chuckle.

He had always known what he wanted.

As a child, upon seeing her, he wanted to hide her soft, pliable self away.

Now grown up, upon seeing her, that base desire still lurked in his bones.

But he had grown accustomed to masking everything with a smile.

Everyone says love at first sight is just lust; he also admits that.

At the moment he received her call that day, hearing her soft voice and candid words, he felt the world had narrowed to tranquility, and his heart trembled.

Later, before returning to the family estate to see her, he inexplicably didn't want her to distance herself from him, so at work he changed into a more relaxed outfit.

The moment he truly saw her, looking at her guilty eyes from having frightened his mother, that pure black-and-white clarity made him fall for her eyes in an instant.

Her thoughts are simple, easy to read at a glance.

Her emotions show on her face; she says what she thinks and has no habit of hiding things.

Although sometimes her words leave others speechless, that's precisely her charm.

He fell for her at first sight, harboring ambitions like Sima Zhao's, and he had no intention of hiding it.

However, although she currently gets shy around him, he knows she still has no feelings for him.

It's still the same saying: no rush—these days isn't everyone into the 'marry first, love later' trend?

Anyway, once she's on his ship, he won't give her a chance to get off.

Xie Shiyu collected his thoughts, glanced down at the peace buckler beneath his collarbone, and couldn't help but lift the corners of his mouth.

He took out his phone, opened the blank chat with Tushan Jiu.

His long fingers tapped the screen, typing out the first line of their chat.

【It's late—I'll keep you company; I'm waiting in the living room to be your driver.】

When Tushan Jiu received Bai Yu's call, she was already on her way to the hotel.

As soon as the call connected, a wailing ghostly howl came from the other end.

Bai Yu sounded as if he were running, his breath uneven.

He shouted for help: "Ah!!! Tushan Jiu, Tushan Jiu, save me—there's a ghost! That female ghost is going to grab me! Holy shit, she's coming after me!"

Tushan Jiu was speechless, her head aching, and said, "I'm on my way—just hold on a bit longer."

"Ah, ah ah! I can't hold on—she locked the door so I can't get out, the door's covered in bugs, it's disgusting, I can't get out, ah! She's going to scratch me!"

Bai Yu kept shouting, and even Xie Shiyu, who was driving, glanced over curiously.

"The Bai family heir who insists on entering the entertainment industry, Bai Yu?"

Tushan Jiu scratched her forehead, nodded, then ignored Bai Yu's shouting and hung up.

Xie Shiyu understood, continued driving seriously, but after hesitating two seconds he still asked, "Should we first notify the hotel staff to help unlock the door, given how he was just shouting for help?"

"No need to worry—he'll be fine."

He's a fox demon—just a living corpse controlled by corpse gu; it can't even hurt him.

Really, the guts of this Bai family brat need some serious training.

A monster fears ghosts—do you think that's reasonable?

If you say that out loud, people will probably laugh their heads off!

After she said that, Xie Shiyu didn't ask any more and drove seriously the whole way.

Tushan Jiu tapped her phone a few times and sent a location to Xu Jiangshan.

The hotel is situated near the film and television city, in a relatively remote spot.

After arriving, Tushan Jiu was stopped at the front desk.

Since the place had been booked by the production crew, non-staff aren't allowed inside.

But Tushan Jiu has Xie Shiyu, so this minor issue was settled in less than two minutes.

Soon the elevator opened, and Liao Wu hurried out to meet them.

"Mr. Xie, sorry for keeping you waiting; may I ask why you've come so late at night?"

The Xie Clan's conglomerate spans many industries, and its investments in the entertainment sector are also considerable.

So Xie Shiyu is practically a solid 'sugar daddy', and people in the entertainment industry generally treat him with great respect.

Xie Shiyu doesn't particularly like Director Liao.

But he can't specify exactly why; he just finds him unpleasant to look at.

Ignoring his outstretched hand, she calmly said, "I need to speak with Bai Yu, but I don't have his number—could you ask Director Liao to have him come down?"

Upon hearing that, Liao Wu paused, then quickly recovered, smiling as he explained to Xie Shiyu, "Mr. Xie, Bai Yu said he still has work after the show ends, so he should already be on the plane by now."