Chapter 30: Chapter Twenty-Five: 【Lu Sisi

In the room, Director Fang sat on the hospital bed; only after Chen Yan left did his expression slowly turn cruel.

A few minutes later, Director Fang’s face flushed with rage, and he grabbed a glass cup from the bedside table, smashing it hard onto the floor.

“You piece of trash—you’ve made at least two hundred million from me over the past few years!”

“And now you dare to swindle me?!”

Anyone who dares invest in haunted property isn’t some saint himself!

He steadied himself, picked up his phone, took a few deep breaths, then dialed.

“Xiao Yan, are you alone? I’ve got something for you.”

“Find out where that Uncle Qing has been lately…”

“Then hire a few new faces to do something for me!”

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Director Fang didn’t easily believe Chen Yan—he only realized the truth after Chen Yan mentioned the sandalwood incense.

Last month, I visited Master Zi, but he wasn’t home; instead, his senior brother, Uncle Qing, received me.

That stick of sandalwood incense? He gave it to me during idle chat, hearing I enjoyed burning incense, claiming it was top-grade product from their Luoyun Studio, made with precious materials.

Since receiving that incense, I occasionally lit one or two sticks—and somehow… all my misfortunes began after that!

Then later, whenever I suffered bad luck, Uncle Qing convinced me it was evil spirits haunting my villa, and tricked me into paying him to perform rituals…

Now I see—it’s all connected, step by step!

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Chen Yan left the hospital ward and walked toward the main entrance, mentally tallying his earnings.

The waived rent and property fees weren’t cash—they were future savings.

In cash, he’d taken thirty thousand from Director Fang over the past two days.

Chen Yan couldn’t help sighing…

No wonder Old Grandma had amassed such wealth.

All that gold in Hong Kong’s vault, all those jade and jewels piled up.

You don’t know how fast money comes until you’re in this business—Old Grandma’s work really turns profit fast.

After helping Director Fang, Chen Yan deliberately sensed his Qi flow…

No noticeable increase at all.

Isn’t helping others break curses supposed to boost your cultivation?

The last two times it worked—why not this time with Director Fang?

So…

Only that girl, Lu Sisi, can serve as an experience pack?

Chen Yan’s mind stirred.

Such a rare experience pack—help her once, and your cultivation rises a notch.

How could he possibly pass up such a chance?

Hmm, I’m not just using her to boost my cultivation.

I, Chen the Great Benefactor, truly want to save a life.

Several more days have passed—given her cursed fate, I wonder if she’s run into more trouble.

Thinking this, he picked up his phone and found a number in his contacts—the girl’s assistant’s number, which Chen Yan had saved after taking it that day.

He dialed the contact labeled 【Experience Pack】…

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The call connected, but the ringtone made Chen Yan smile.

The girl’s got taste—her ringtone was a soothing Buddhist chant?

Just as he thought this, the call picked up.

“Hello? Hi?” The voice on the other end was still that soft, timid tone of Lu Sisi.

This girl always spoke like this—like a timid rabbit.

Chen Yan cleared his throat: “Are you Lu Sisi?”

“Yes, who is this?”

The girl’s polite.

Chen Yan was about to speak when he suddenly felt something odd.

Huh?

Why does her voice sound stereo?

His mind snapped—he looked up ahead, and sure enough, about twenty paces ahead, by the hospital entrance, stood a familiar figure.

Small, not tall, wearing a cream-colored down jacket, her medium-length hair tied in a ponytail, a backpack slung over her shoulders.

She looked every bit the youthful student.

What are the odds?

Chen Yan couldn’t help laughing.

The weather was cold; her cheeks were bright red from the chill, phone pressed to her ear, still calling: “Hello? Hello? Who is this? Speak up, hello?”

Chen Yan watched, then hung up his phone and shouted loudly:

“Lu Sisi!”

Lu Sisi heard it, froze for a moment, then turned to look at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan smiled warmly, striding toward her and calling out: “Lu Sisi, it’s me!! I was just looking for you—what a coincidence to meet here…”

“Hey? Hey hey?”

“Why are you running?!”

“Hey!”

“Don’t run!!”

Lu Sisi had already turned and sprinted off ten steps!

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Chen Yan chased after her, shoving his phone into his pocket as he shouted: “Lu Sisi, it’s me!! I’m not a bad person! Wait!”

Lu Sisi’s face turned pale—instead of stopping, she ran even faster.

I know it’s you!

You’re the bad person!

If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be running!

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One ran, one chased—out the hospital entrance, maybe thirty meters—this private hospital was expensive and remote, so the entrance was nearly empty.

Chen Yan saw Lu Sisi reach the intersection; the girl sprinted full speed, oblivious to the traffic.

Chen Yan spotted it—just then, an electric scooter zoomed toward her, rider clad in a yellow robe.

Probably rushing a delivery—the scooter was speeding, and it was going the wrong way.

The girl, head down, didn’t look—and the scooter was about to hit her!

With that speed and force, if she got hit, she’d need at least ten days in the hospital to make up for her cursed luck!

Chen Yan had no time to think—he drew a deep breath!

Command: Dun Zi Jue!

Whoosh—his body suddenly lightened, his form flickering like wind, instantly covering ten meters!

He was right behind the girl—the scooter couldn’t brake in time, about to smash into Lu Sisi.

At that moment, Lu Sisi saw the vehicle, screamed in terror, but froze—paralyzed, unable to move.

Chen Yan moved like wind, mid-air, executing a flying kick!

“Go!!”

Thud!

Lu Sisi flew through the air, her body forming a perfect cross.

Then…

She plunged headfirst into the roadside shrubbery!

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Chen Yan kicked Lu Sisi away, landed on the ground, and suddenly heard a whistling wind beside him.

He turned his head…

In his vision, another delivery rider in a blue windbreaker had charged out from nowhere, screaming as he and his scooter crashed into him.

Chen Yan: “Damn!”

Thud!

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This private hospital’s ER was indeed expensive.

Now Chen Yan sat in the emergency treatment room, a nurse cleaning the cut on his forehead, finally applying a medical gauze pad.

He winced with every inhale but dared not move.

The head wound wasn’t serious—just a scrape, a little bleeding.

The real problem was that the final collision from the Blue Knight’s bike twisted Chen Da’s waist.

Now even the slightest movement hurts.

Chen Yan winced in pain, and just a short distance beside him, Lu Sisi sat at another treatment table; another nurse was cleaning the wound on Lu Sisi’s forehead.

A moment later, the two looked oddly like a couple: both had gauze patches stuck to their foreheads.

One on the left, one on the right.

Lu Sisi’s face was pale, her eyes filled with fear and anger; she occasionally stole glances at Chen Yan, but the girl was timid, looking angry yet too scared to speak up.

Chen Yan sighed. When he saw the two nurses leave, he whispered: “Uh, Lu Sisi, how are you doing?”

“...You were the one who kicked me into the bushes just now!”

The girl gritted her teeth; though her voice was quiet, it carried a clear tone of resentment.

“Uh... I did that to save you. If I hadn’t kicked you away, you’d have been hit by the bike.”

But the girl’s eyes held a hint of hostility as she stared at Chen Yan: “Last time at the fountain, you kicked me into the water too!”

“No, no, no—that wasn’t me. It was my classmate. I even scolded him afterward.”

The girl’s reaction to this was to roll her eyes.

Her expression was stubborn as she whispered: “And that time on the plane! You said you mistook me for someone else and hit me, but I know it wasn’t a mistake—you did it on purpose again!”

Looking into Lu Sisi’s eyes, Chen Yan understood—great, she’d developed a stubborn resistance toward him.

“You’re a bad person! But why do you always pick on me? I don’t even know you, and I’ve never done anything to you!”

As Lu Sisi spoke, her eyes suddenly reddened, her lips trembled, and she looked ready to burst into tears.

“No, no, don’t cry!” Chen Yan hurried to soothe her: “Don’t cry, don’t cry yet! I’m not picking on you—I really am not!”

“I’m begging you, don’t cry! This is a hospital—if you start crying, people will think I did something to you!”

The more he said it, the worse it got. Lu Sisi, overwhelmed by injustice, suddenly opened her mouth and burst into a loud "Waaah!"

Through sobs, she gasped: “I—I don’t even know you! Why do you keep doing this to me?! I’ve already been unlucky enough! Why do you always target me, always pick on me?!”

“I’ve already been unlucky enough... Waaaaahhhhhhh!!!”

The girl suddenly widened her eyes and struggled violently.

Chen Yan clamped a hand over her mouth and held her arm down: “Stop crying! I have something urgent to tell you!!!”

“Waaaaahhhhh...”

“Have you been unlucky lately? Constantly bad luck? Always getting hurt or sick, nothing going right?”

“Waaaaah...” Chen Yan felt the girl’s struggles weaken noticeably, and her gaze turned strange.

“Let me tell you—on the plane, I saw you were about to suffer a major misfortune.”

That punch I gave you? It was to break your curse. Otherwise, your bad luck would’ve piled up—and it wouldn’t have just been a bloody nose.”

And when I kicked you into the fountain? I saw you were going to drown during that period!”

Do you understand what drowning means? You would’ve died!”

That’s why I kicked you in.”

The fountain was shallow, and I was watching nearby—it would’ve just meant you swallowed a few mouthfuls of water, nothing serious.”

Swallowing water is better than drowning!”

Get it?”

And just now...

You’re not blind—you saw that delivery rider’s bike about to hit you, right?”

You saw it, didn’t you?!”

If I hadn’t kicked you out of the way, you might’ve broken bones right now!”

Lu Sisi suddenly stopped struggling.

She might not believe the rest, but...

She remembered clearly: just now, a delivery rider’s bike had almost hit her—she’d been frozen in fear, unable to move.

She hadn’t forgotten that fact.

Chen Yan kept his hand over her mouth, staring into her eyes as he continued: “Look—I’m telling you the truth.”

I can help you.”

Listen carefully—I might be able to turn your bad luck around!”

“Mmm?”

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His hand finally released her.

After letting go, Chen Yan stepped back. The girl immediately shuffled away, gasping for air, her eyes still wet with tears as she stared at Chen Yan.

“Y-you almost suffocated me.”

“...Uh, sorry about that.” Chen Yan glanced at the door behind him and spoke quickly: “This isn’t the place to talk. Let’s go somewhere else and have a proper chat.

I’m not a bad person—I genuinely want to help you.”

If you think what I said just now is accurate—that you’ve been unlucky lately—then I...”

“No, you... you...” Lu Sisi suddenly looked at Chen Yan with an odd expression: “I... I believe you.”

“Huh? You just... believe me?”

Even Chen Yan was taken aback.

Was this girl really this easy to trust?

I’ve punched you and kicked you into water before!

And you just believe me now?!

I still had a whole speech prepared and didn’t even use it!

Seriously, girl—your IQ’s so low, by the time you’re old, you’ll be buying health supplements from con artists!

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“No, it’s not like that. I believe you because what you said was accurate—but... but...” Lu Sisi’s expression grew even stranger. Her next sentence left Chen Yan stunned:

“I haven’t just been unlucky lately.”

I’ve been unlucky for eighteen years... since I was a child—I’ve always been a cursed person...”

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