Cheng Rui felt extremely regretful.
She had just met me and Zhao Zifeng for the first time. How could there be any conflict?
It all started because of Bai Wei.
The two of them got to know each other while studying abroad. Their shared background as children of the wealthy gave them a common social circle.
They had wild parties together, traveled together, and even carried out so - called pranks to frame the overseas students they disliked.
After Bai Wei's family company ran into trouble, she returned to China.
Unexpectedly, she managed to land a job at Fir Capital, one of the top three global investment firms. This made Cheng Rui envious. She never thought that this would - be slacker could make a comeback!
Cheng Rui had no great ambitions. Unable to stay on in the foreign country, she also returned to China at the beginning of the year.
She was the second child in her family. With an elder brother and a younger sister, she had little chance of inheriting the family business.
So, Cheng Rui got an idea. She was eager to curry favor with Bai Wei and hoped that Bai Wei could also arrange a job for her at Fir Capital.
Meeting at this banquet, they once again felt the thrill of the pranks they used to play abroad.
Anyway, Zhao Zifeng had no status or family background. They felt no guilt in pulling a prank on her.
That's why Cheng Rui was willing to take out her expensive bracelet as a bait to frame Zhao Zifeng in order to please Bai Wei.
Now it was obvious that Bai Wei was about to renege on her part and try to distance herself from the incident.
Cheng Rui got angry. She decided to drag Bai Wei down with her and not let her get away scot - free!
"Miss Du, I believe in your abilities. Please help me find my bracelet. I'll pay you a consulting fee," she said. Knowing that I had some tricks up my sleeve, she immediately switched sides without hesitation.
I had indeed placed a listening charm on the waiter who bumped into Zhao Zifeng.
It was a type of sorcery that orthodox Taoists looked down upon. It involved using a charm to attach the soul of a little ghost to the target. Then I could use this little "informant" to keep track of the target's movements at any time.
This was a way of raising little ghosts. I had just captured five little ghosts from Li Chengxian in the spa. Except for Si Tong, who had been returned to her own body, I hadn't had time to perform the ritual to send the other four little ghosts to the afterlife. So I had them help me out for the time being.
"Sure!"
I nodded and then asked with a smile, "It costs ten thousand yuan to find someone. Are you willing to pay?"
"… Okay!"
Cheng Rui knew that I wouldn't help her for free. Compared with the tens of thousands of yuan her bracelet was worth, ten thousand yuan was a small loss. Moreover, it was like making friends with a "master" like me. It seemed like a good deal no matter how she looked at it.
So, Cheng Rui and I added each other on WeChat. With a "ding", ten thousand yuan was instantly transferred to my account.
"Between the six directions and within the four seas and eight wastelands..."
I put away my phone and made a hand gesture for finding ghosts. My mind immediately became clear.
In an instant, a shadow appeared. It was that hateful young waiter. He was still wearing his waiter's uniform and carefully hiding in a place like an employee locker room, furtively looking at his phone. The little ghost I had sent to follow him was peeping out from his shoulder, showing his mouthful of tiny teeth and giggling as he watched the funny videos with the waiter.
"What? Can't you find it?"
Seeing that I remained silent after chanting the spell, Cheng Rui nervously looked at me and asked.
She didn't know where Bai Wei had found the waiter to cooperate in framing them. But from past experience, it wasn't hard to guess that Bai Wei must have given the waiter some tips to help with this little scheme.
Cheng Rui was worried that the waiter might find out that the bracelet he had received was very valuable and just disappear, leaving the Sheng family's mansion!
"Chuckle!"
Bai Wei, who had retreated behind Sheng Shixun, covered her mouth and gave a soft laugh. "I wonder if she'll refund the money if she can't find it..."
"Command, urge!"
I didn't bother to pay attention to her boring provocation. I simply pointed my two - finger sword gesture towards the direction where the waiter was.
By now, a large crowd had gathered in front of the lounge. It seemed that everyone had a gossipy nature, even these extremely wealthy people were no exception.
"Who's that little girl?"
"What's going on here?"
"Hey, they said that the second daughter of the Cheng family lost a diamond. It was stolen, and they're looking for it!"
"Who's so short - sighted? Stealing at this kind of occasion?"
"Look, those two girls over there!"
"… They're new faces. Could they be here specifically to steal?"
"Hehe, who knows..."
Amid the whispering, the malicious speculation about me and Zhao Zifeng almost reached its peak.
I didn't care about these, but Zhao Zifeng was just an ordinary girl. Her little face was already flushed with embarrassment.
"Can you find it?" Sheng Shixun asked me gently. "I think we'd better ask the security to check the surveillance and also guard the exits of the courtyard."
"No need!"
I smiled at Sheng Shixun. "There's no need to go to all that trouble. He'll come to us soon!"
I was so sure because in my mind, I could see that the little ghost I had just commanded was dragging the waiter by his hair, and the waiter was staggering towards us...
"Thud, thud, thud..."
As soon as I finished speaking, the sound of messy footsteps reached everyone's ears. When everyone turned around, they let out a low exclamation.
I also quickly looked in the direction where everyone was dodging. I saw a tall and thin man dragging the waiter, who was still haunted by my little ghost, towards us. However, the little ghost that had been on the waiter's shoulder was gone.
"You're raising ghosts and doing evil!"
The man had a slender build, a straight nose, and a pair of narrow, slightly upturned eyes. He was coldly sizing me up.
"This guy stole our stuff. I just used a listening charm," I said, glaring at him coldly. "Give me back the charm's core!"
The charm's core was the little ghost that had helped me. I still had to perform the ritual to send it to the afterlife, so I couldn't just let someone else capture it.
"Du Peilin! What are you doing?!"
Zhao Zifeng behind me suddenly spoke up. "Xinghe is my friend. Don't get involved blindly!"
Oh! So he was Zhao Zifeng's boyfriend?
No wonder she was so infatuated with him. This guy did look extremely good - looking. He was an unparalleled hunk!
"You're friends with her?"
Du Peilin frowned and casually threw the waiter he was holding in front of us. "Zifeng, don't be so open - hearted with just anyone. This person raises ghosts. How can she be a good person?"
"Pooh, you're not a good person!"
My vengeful temper flared up. Regardless of the occasion, I retorted to Du Peilin. Then I reached out and grabbed the waiter's vest collar. "Thief, you've committed a crime!"
"Ah... What did I do? Where am I?"
The waiter had been controlled by the little ghost just now and was about to reach the lounge door. Suddenly, Du Peilin removed the little ghost from him. For a moment, he had no idea how he had gotten from the locker room to this public place!
"Tell me. How dare you keep Miss Cheng's diamond bracelet for yourself?"
Sheng Shixun walked over coldly and stared at the waiter.
As the head of the family, he usually didn't need to deal with such trivial matters. But now, this theft had happened right under his nose. If he left it to his subordinates to handle, the guests here would surely think that he was a poor family head. There would be no shortage of ridicule behind his back!