Chapter 075: You Are Facing Imprisonment Soon
Bai Chuwei remained calm and composed, then continued, “This feng shui master isn’t bad. Setting up this Wealth and Romance Array shows some skill—it probably cost at least a million yuan.”
Xu Xingchen, who had been living in this house, was likely affected by it as well. No wonder he was so popular with the girls at school.
Not bad? Some skill?
When these words came from Bai Chuwei’s lips, they somehow carried a trace of disdain.
The smile on Xu Li’s face vanished entirely. She stared at Bai Chuwei, dumbfounded.
Not a word off!
She had spent precisely 1.01 million!
Xu Li licked her red lips, clenched her hands, and forced a smile. “Miss Bai, do you have some knowledge of these things?”
Bai Chuwei’s lips curled into a meaningful smile. “I know a thing or two.”
Just those four simple words carried immense gravitas, subtly taking control of the conversation. Xu Li’s heart raced with anxiety, and her palms gradually grew clammy with sweat.
Usually, only Duan Xingye came over to study. Bai Chuwei’s sudden appearance left Xu Li uncertain of her motives.
Xu Li bit her tongue, scolding herself inwardly. She was nearly forty, had Duan Xiuhao wrapped around her little finger—how could she possibly be outmaneuvered by a girl not yet twenty?
Putting on a smile, Xu Li teased, “I know young ladies like astrology and tarot cards. Why don’t you read my fortune too?”
Xu Li certainly knew how to smooth things over; with those words, the tension Bai Chuwei had conjured melted away.
Bai Chuwei smiled, revealing two rows of pristine teeth—a sweet, charming smile. “Of course.”
She rose, hands clasped behind her back, and paced from the living room to the balcony, gazing coolly at the scenery outside. Her eyes were as cold and remote as snow atop a mountain.
Though her figure was slender, she exuded an aura of powerful mystery, impossible to grasp.
Noticing that Xu Xingchen looked equally unsettled, Xu Li joked, “Miss Bai, do you need me to fetch a tarot deck or a compass for you?”
Bai Chuwei glanced back, her smile deepening. “I don’t use tools to read fortunes.”
Xu Li blurted out, “How can you read fortunes without tools?”
Bai Chuwei replied calmly, “If something can be seen through at a glance, why would I need them?”
The three in the room inhaled sharply—such arrogance!
Bai Chuwei paced back inside, hands behind her back, and looked down at Xu Li on the sofa, her smile unwavering. “Ma’am, you face imminent imprisonment. I’d advise you to think twice before you act.”
Xu Li’s face drained of all color. Her legs buckled, and she slid right off the sofa.
Duan Xingye, who was closest, hurried to help her up, noticing beads of cold sweat rolling down Xu Li’s forehead, her expression sheer panic.
Imprisonment!
She’d caused someone’s death—wasn’t jail inevitable now?
Fear surged within Xu Li like a tidal wave, soaking her clothes with cold sweat.
She stared at Bai Chuwei’s serene, beautiful smile, feeling utterly exposed.
Seeing his mother’s strange demeanor, Xu Xingchen’s suspicions grew—was she up to something? He quickly tried to defuse the situation. “Alright, enough of this nonsense. Let’s go study in my room.”
Duan Xingye was still troubled by Bai Chuwei’s earlier mention of “bloodshed,” but with her present, his fear subsided. Hearing Xu Xingchen’s suggestion, he nodded.
Duan Xingye went to get Bai Chuwei to study together.
The three ascended the stairs one after another. Suddenly, Duan Xingye caught sight of something, his face turning ashen as he anxiously demanded, “What is this?”