Chapter 94 Her Rotten Peach Blossom Color is Deepening
Despite having had one "ghostly" experience before, the shock of being confronted by a man who was supposed to be dead made Pei Yuancheng's blood turn cold for a moment.
The old man in the Tang suit noticed nothing.
He floated happily alongside his grandson, bobbing up and down.
"I heard your mother bragging to her friends again today. As expected of my grandson! Getting into Jingda on your own meritthat's the way to do it! Don't listen to your father about going abroad. Our domestic top-tier universities are just as good as any foreign school..."
Pei Yuancheng's brow twitched. This old man seemed quite different from the strict grandfather he remembered.
Before he could recover, two more old ladies drifted over. If he remembered correctly, one was his great-grandmother.
The great-grandmother reached out and yanked the Tang-suited old man away.
"Why are you blocking the boy at the door? Don't you know your Yin Energy is heavy? You're so old, why haven't you reincarnated yet? An Zhi came up recently and you were too scared to see her. Once she reincarnates, you'll never see her again."
The great-grandmother looked only a few years older than the old man, but he instinctively bowed his head. "Mom, you died earlier than me. What's the rush? Why are you always trying to kick me out?"
"Because I have to watch over this house! Who told you to listen to those old fools in Beijing and move the family to Haishi? Now we can't go back."
"Oh, Mom, that was ages ago. Besides, we've done well for ourselves here in Haishi, and our grandson is successful."
As the two old souls bickered, another old lady suddenly spoke up. "Sister-in-law, don't you think Little Cheng looks a bit strange? Why is he just standing there in the foyer?"
This lady was, without a doubt, the family's Great-Grandaunt.
Pei Yuancheng didn't remember her, but he knew of her existence.
She had lost her husband early and lived with her brother and sister-in-law.
She had passed away long before this branch of the Pei family moved to Haishi.
Pei Yuancheng never expected his great-grandmother and great-grandaunt to have followed the family here.
Perhaps because his reaction was too stiff, the Great-Grandaunt narrowed her eyes and leaned in closer. "Is it just me, or does it look like Little Cheng can see us?"
That one sentence caused the two bickering elders to snap their heads around and stare at Pei Yuancheng.
Pei Yuancheng's face went rigid.
His frozen expression and the fact that he was making direct eye contact with them immediately excited the three ghosts.
"Oh my! Little Cheng really can see us!"
"It's true! Just like An Zhi last time!"
"Grandson! It's me, Grandpa! Can you see Grandpa?"
Pei Yuancheng: "..."
At that moment, he realized exactly why he was suddenly seeing his ancestors. It could only be Jiang Xuxu's doing!
He truly hadn't expected her to be so ruthless. He had made up his mind to pursue her sincerely. It was fine if she didn't want him, but to make him see ghosts...
Even if they were his own ancestors, they were still ghosts!
While Pei Yuancheng spent the most agonizing night of his life, Jiang Xuxu returned to the banquet, where she was immediately pulled aside by Li Qingzi for a private chat.
"The talismans you sold me worked!" Li Qingzi whispered, her voice tinged with excitement.
Jiang Xuxu looked at her. "Which one?"
Last time, she had sold Li Qingzi two talismans: an Anti-Villain Talisman and a Rotten Peach Blossom Talisman.
"Both of them," Li Qingzi said softly. "The guy who tried to scam me? After I had someone chase him off, he tried to stage a 'chance encounter' with me. He was so busy following me that he didn't notice a broken manhole cover and fell right in!"
Li Qingzi couldn't help but laugh at the memory. "You have no idea how badly he stank when they finally hauled him out."
Jiang Xuxu wasn't surprised by the results. Nor did she feel any sympathy. For an Anti-Villain Talisman to work, the target had to have malicious intent in the first place.
Li Qingzi understood this perfectly, which was why she felt no pity for the man's "bad luck." She did, however, help call the emergency services to get him out.
"I followed him to the hospital, and sure enough, the moment he arrived, he called my stepsister. He claimed it was a 'work injury' and demanded she pay his medical bills and mental distress fees."
Although Li Qingyuan didn't actually send any money, Li Qingzi had recorded the phone call. These were tools she would use to deal with Li Qingyuan later, though she didn't go into detail with Jiang Xuxu.
Then, she moved on to the Rotten Peach Blossom Talisman.
It had taken some effort to plant the talisman on Li Qingyuan, and she had kept a close eye on her afterward.
Sure enough, within two days, a wealthy playboy from their social circle started pursuing Li Qingyuan.
Li Qingzi knew the guyhe was a notorious flirt who changed girlfriends faster than clothes.
For some reason, he had become obsessed with Li Qingyuan and had been pestering her for days.
The only pity, Li Qingzi felt, was that Li Qingyuan was protective of her reputation and had firmly rejected the playboy.
"I haven't seen that guy around for two days. He's probably given up," Li Qingzi said.
Though she was disappointed she hadn't seen her "dear" stepsister completely ruined by the messy romance, seeing her looking disheveled and harassed for several days was worth the five thousand yuan she had spent.
Jiang Xuxu listened to the story and didn't find anything wrong with Li Qingzi enjoying the show. Everything was relative. If Li Qingyuan hadn't tried to make a fool out of Li Qingzi first, Li Qingzi wouldn't have had the chance to return the favor.
Jiang Xuxu's gaze swept casually through the crowd, eventually landing on a young girl talking to Lu Xuexi in the distance.
"Is that your stepsister?" Jiang Xuxu asked, gesturing with her chin.
At an event like this, if Li Qingzi was present, Li Qingyuan would naturally be there as well. Usually, Li Qingyuan stayed glued to their parents' side, acting the part of the perfect, obedient child.
Li Qingzi was impressed that Jiang Xuxu had identified her "unlucky" sister at a glance. "Yes! How did you know? Did you read her face?"
Li Qingzi was becoming genuinely interested in metaphysics.
Jiang Xuxu replied calmly, "No. I saw her walking in with you earlier and guessed."
Li Qingzi: "..."
"Ha, I see," Li Qingzi chuckled awkwardly.
Jiang Xuxu suddenly raised an eyebrow, her tone certain. "However, looking at her face now, her Rotten Peach Blossom color is deepening. It doesn't look like that man has given up at all."
Li Qingzi blinked. "What?"
Was the show about to enter its second act?