140: Chapter 140: She’s not a fortune teller, she’s just a robber.
140: Chapter 140: She’s not a fortune teller, she’s just a robber.
Whether it was company matters or the daily activities of a star, Xia Yunchen’s schedule was packed day in and day out.
Events from half a year ago were, at best, only vaguely rembered.
As Xia Yunchen’s agent, Xu Enhao was constantly on the go, managing all the pressing matters.
Qin Ruan’s demands were too exacting, leaving him feeling as if he’d bitten off more than he could chew, but without the ability to express his grievances.
During the confrontation between the three of them, Lun Wenbin stepped forward.
“Didn’t Xia, the award-winning actor, shoot a movie half a year ago?
The one he was promoting last month?”
“Yes, Yunchen was shooting a movie in the mountains half a year ago!”
Xu Enhao followed up quickly.
Qin Ruan frowned slightly: “In the mountains?”
“Yes!” Xu Enhao was very certain.
Yunchen’s eerie dreams began half a year ago, during the shooting of the movie he was promoting last month.
The hand that Qin Ruan had clamped around Xia Yunchen’s neck slowly loosened.
She glanced down at him, then spoke slowly, “Apart from the Peach Blossom Curse that’s got you entangled in all sorts of evil, you’re also plagued by an ancient beast.
You’re dealing with two sets of problems here, so the price is doubled!”
“What the hell?!”
Xia Yunchen’s voice was hoarse, his expression stunned, and his face twisted sowhat.
He seriously doubted the credibility of the person they’d invited this ti.
This wasn’t so sham fortune-teller, this was a bandit!
When Xu Enhao hired her, he told Xia Yunchen he’d have to make a hefty paynt to settle his issues for good.
Ten million had already pushed his limit, and yet, Qin Ruan insisted on doubling the amount.
That added up to twenty million!
He recalled that back when he just began his career, his film fees were barely a six-figure sum.
Although he was doing better now, that money didn’t just fall from the sky.
Xia Yunchen got up from the ground, his face extrely grim.
He reached up to touch his neck, still feeling lingering traces of the strangled sensation from before.
Qin Ruan sneered, her tone sarcastic, “If you want to increase the fee, I don’t mind at all since no one ever complained about having too much money.”
Xia Yunchen took a deep breath, trying his best to stay calm, “Do I look like a pushover to you?”
He pointed at himself, a serious look on his face.
Qin Ruan shook her head, “No, you don’t.
But you look like a man about to die.”
Xia vented his frustration with a curse in Mandarin, his usual deanor completely abandoned in Qin Ruan’s presence.
Swallowing his anger, he called out, “Brother Xu!”
“Yes!”
Xu Enhao imdiately responded.
“Transfer the money to them; I want them out imdiately!”
He was obviously trying to get rid of Qin Ruan and Lun Wenbin.
Xu Enhao’s face showed his internal struggle.
Although Qin Ruan’s words sounded implausible, he was willing to give it a shot.
After all, they had been recomnded by the Jade Star Sect.
If by so chance they could solve Yunchen’s problems¾not just twenty, but even thirty million would be a price he’d willingly pay.
Mocking laughter echoed within the living room.
Qin Ruan’s face wasn’t looking any better than Xia Yunchen’s.
“I wish I could leave.
But if I could, why would I bother coming in?”
If she hadn’t looked back at Xia Yunchen in the courtyard, she wouldn’t be tangled up in this ss now.
The Hook Snake’s blood-red eyes were fixed on her as if she were its prey.
Its nearly twenty-ter-long body coiled in the courtyard, blocking the way out.
With the beast blocking the way, escaping wouldn’t be easy.
Qin Ruan wasn’t confident about dealing with the monster, but neither did she want to stand around waiting to die.
Xia Yunchen wouldn’t hear of all these.
To him, Qin Ruan was rely talking nonsense.
He pointed to the door behind him, his voice chilly, “The door is right there!
We may have broken our promise first, so we’ll compensate with ten percent of the agreed amount.
Brother Xu will transfer a hundred thousand to you later.
You won’t be leaving empty-handed –mandarin here for ‘take care’.”
He just wanted Qin Ruan out of his sight right now.
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