Si Jiangchen squinted his eyes and tilted his head back. His handsome side profile looked even more strikingly good-looking under the pale yellow light in the small courtyard.
In the inky blue night sky, the huge outline of a helicopter had already emerged.
"Don't land," Si Jiangchen said to Ji Chen on the phone. "Just drop the hoist cable."
"But sir..."
Ji Chen wanted to say something more on the phone, but Si Jiangchen had already hung up.
It was only then that Uncle Yang realized that Si Jiangchen must be someone of great importance, as there was actually a helicopter coming to pick us up.
He nervously swallowed and said to me, "Du, Young Master Du, I haven't paid you for exorcising the evil spirits in my house. Wait a moment, please!"
"Uncle Yang."
I originally wanted to tell him that I wouldn't take any money, but after a moment's thought, I smiled and said, "The plums you gave me were delicious. Just give me two more."
Uncle Yang and his wife were honest people who never wanted to take advantage of others. If I directly said I would help them exorcise the evil spirits for free, they would definitely feel uneasy.
Moreover, since I had done so much for them, if I didn't accept any money or supplies, this karmic debt might be transferred back to them.
People who showed kindness to me always seemed to be haunted by bad luck. I didn't want Uncle Yang and his wife to be involved!
Hearing my words, Aunt Yang quickly took out a bamboo basket full of dark purple wild plums from the kitchen and stuffed it into my hands.
"What's this worth? What's this worth..."
She said in a flurry, "Young Master Du, whenever you want to eat, just come to Auntie. Auntie will cook delicious cold noodles for you!"
I was about the same age as their daughter, so it was natural for her to treat me like her own daughter.
"Thank you, Auntie." I took the basket without hesitation and pointed at her forehead, reminding her, "Don't wipe off the talisman I drew for seven days. Close the door early at night and don't open it for anyone. After seven days, take the two clothes from today to the crossroads and burn them. Then everything will be fine!"
Although the two soul - catchers had sworn an oath, I still wanted to be cautious and remind them again.
The helicopter hovering above had already lowered the cable. Si Jiangchen held me under my armpit with one hand and grabbed the buckle of the hoist cable with the other, and we left the ground.
"Goodbye, Uncle Yang, Auntie!"
Looking at the old couple waving to us with their heads tilted up, I waved my hand desperately...
The hoist cable of the helicopter retracted quickly and steadily. Soon, the lights in the Yangs' yard became a hazy halo.
Only then did I belatedly feel scared.
We were so high up, and Si Jiangchen was injured. What if he couldn't hold me tightly enough? Wouldn't I fall and be smashed into a pulp?
Si Jiangchen seemed to sense my fear. He blew gently into my ear and said, "If you're scared, hold me tight."
At such a height, how could I dare to move? I tightly held the small basket of fruits in my hand and said in a trembling voice, "Just hold me tight. I'm not scared!!"
Before I could finish my sentence, Si Jiangchen loosened his hand a little. I screamed in fear, feeling my body suddenly sink, and then I was firmly caught.
I saw Ji Chen's smiling face in front of me.
"Good evening, Miss Du!"
He greeted me and then went to pick up his boss.
I sat in the seat still in shock and found that I actually had acrophobia!
Then, Si Jiangchen also entered the cabin. He immediately sat beside me and pulled me into his arms.
"What are you doing?!"
The cabin was small. Ji Chen and another assistant were sitting less than three feet away from us. Such an action really made me feel embarrassed.
"You said just now that I should hold you tight."
This old man! He always misinterpreted my words!
The flight from Yizhou to Beijing was short.
I only dozed off in Si Jiangchen's arms for a while. The noise from the propeller's airflow gradually faded, and then a hubbub of voices came into my ears.
"Achen, how did you get hurt like this?!"
A woman's anxious voice rose above all the noise.
I opened my eyes and saw a charming and delicate face looking at us with tears in her eyes.
"I'm fine."
Si Jiangchen behind me said calmly. He supported my waist and helped me out of the cabin first.
Only then did I see where we were.
We were on the helipad on the top of a high - rise building. The four huge neon words "Fir Capital" hanging halfway outside the building emitted a dazzling blue light.
"Who is this?"
The extremely beautiful woman in front of me stared at me with big, deer - like eyes, which were wet.
She wore a light beige striped shawl over her shoulders and a long sky - blue cheongsam that fit her figure perfectly, showing a section of her snow - white calf. Just standing there, she exuded a charming and coquettish beauty.
She had a charm that made men's blood boil, making Bai Wei, who was standing behind her in brand - name clothes, look like an inexperienced servant girl.
"She is Du Xinghe."
This "servant girl" insisted on coming closer. Although she also looked concerned about Si Jiangchen's pale face, her action of whispering and tattling while tilting her head ruined the elegance she tried to show.
A strange look flashed across the cheongsam woman's eyes. She ignored me and reached out to hold Si Jiangchen, who had just got off the helicopter. "Achen, what happened? How did you get hurt and bleed?"
As she spoke, she even wanted to wipe the blood still oozing from the corner of Si Jiangchen's lips.
"Sister, have you forgotten the rules?"
Si Jiangchen tilted his head slightly to avoid the woman's kind gesture.
Sister...?!
I couldn't hide the shock on my face. This woman was actually Si Jiangchen's sister?!
In an instant, I thought she must be a zombie too!
Otherwise, how could she look so young, with both the innocence of a young girl and the charm of a mature woman? I'm afraid no man could resist her charm!
Most importantly, it was her way of dealing with things.
She ignored me but directly showed concern for Si Jiangchen. Her expression of both heartache and sorrow was so hard to refuse.
I even felt a bit angry at Si Jiangchen's cold - heartedness!
This dog man, how could he be so heartless?!
"Jiangchen, did you get hurt because of Miss Du?"
Bai Wei had already been released from the police station. She and Wei Yuan were taken away by the police from the Fengs' house for investigation. It only took two or three hours for them to return to Beijing.
After the initial shock, Bai Wei blamed all her sufferings on me.
If I hadn't insisted on going to such a remote place, she wouldn't have been tortured by the pervert. Being tied by the neck and dragged on the ground like a dog in that dirty place, no matter how many times she had washed or how much high - end perfume she had used, she still seemed unable to cover up the stench of humiliation!
Thinking that I might have spent the whole night with Si Jiangchen, Bai Wei was so angry that she almost gritted her teeth.
Just when she was at a loss, a phone call from Wei Yuan's mother gave her an outlet to vent her anger...