TRYMBPIETM 110: Revival of All Things (31)

Regarding Chi Qingzhou’s question, Chi Qingning felt that this was a long story.

Chi Qingzhou leaned against the car door, his tone slightly impatient: “Then make it short.”

Chi Qingning’s nervous thoughts, which had just emerged, instantly extinguished. He grabbed his hair and cautiously began to explain his phone call with Fu Wenan.

Worried that Chi Qingzhou wouldn’t help him, he didn’t dare conceal his previous intentions and directly mentioned that he had wanted to intercede for Fu Wenan.

Chi Qingning occasionally glanced at Chi Qingzhou’s expression, his voice growing softer.

“Well, he’s been good to me over the years. If I give up on him now, what kind of person would I be?”

Chi Qingzhou slowly glanced at Chi Qingning, then lightly smiled: “You like him, why not just say it?”

Chi Qingning lowered his head, his voice lacking confidence: “Second Brother , even though both you and Big Brother call me your brother, I know well that I have no connection to the Chi family. The situation between his family and ours is said to be a marriage alliance, but in reality, it has nothing to do with me.”

He didn’t dare let others know how much he cared about Fu Wenan, fearing it would become a weapon for others to hurt him.

Chi Qingning never spoke of his real sufferings to others.

He didn’t believe anyone would truly sympathize with his hardships. It would only become a topic of gossip, making him more embarrassed.

The only reason he was willing to tell Chi Qingzhou now was because he feared Chi Qingzhou, and he vaguely felt that Chi Qingzhou probably had no interest in discussing his sufferings.

This was someone who could scare off dark entities just by his name—how could he possibly have such lowbrow interests?

Clearing his throat, Chi Qingning explained his conflict with Fu Wenan last night, and how he had planned to call for help, finally getting to the point.

“Afterwards, I called Wen Ge. I originally wanted him to clear some time, so we could go do charity work together, but I didn’t expect…”

His voice began to tremble involuntarily.

“When the call was answered, it wasn’t Wen Ge’s voice at all!”

At first, Chi Qingning hadn’t thought much of it, assuming it was a relative of the Fu family or a new housekeeper. He politely asked the other party to call Fu Wenan, but the person just laughed and said nothing.

At that moment, Chi Qingning finally sensed something was wrong.

He swallowed hard and said to Chi Qingzhou, “I heard a strange laugh on the other side, and then I remembered—I called Wen Ge’s personal phone. After our argument last night, he didn’t return to the Fu family at all.”

Fu Wenan owned several properties, and in the same community where Chi Qingning’s apartment was located, he also had two units.

After being kicked out by Chi Qingning, he tried to apologize, but since Chi Qingning hadn’t forgiven him, he temporarily stayed in the unit above Chi Qingning’s apartment.

Chi Qingning’s face turned pale. “Second brother , besides the hourly workers, no one else ever comes to those two houses!”

What terrified him the most was that, upon realizing this, the temperature in the room suddenly dropped.

Standing beside the sofa, he could clearly see the glass door on the balcony.

Strange frost began to form around the doorframe, and within three or four seconds, it covered most of the glass.

The bizarre sight scared Chi Qingning so much that he screamed.

While holding back tears, he continued shouting Fu Wenan’s name, rushing into the bedroom, grabbing a blanket and thin mattress, turning around and running out the door, heading straight for Chi Qingzhou’s neighborhood.

Along the way, the coldness followed him like a shadow, and only when he noticed strange moving shadows on the empty street did he reluctantly shout Chi Qingzhou’s name, causing the coldness to vanish with the shadows.

Chi Qingning’s spirits lifted, and he looked at Chi Qingzhou with admiration, clutching the blanket tighter.

“At that moment, I knew—those things were definitely afraid of you!”

As expected of Chi Qingzhou, his name alone could intimidate dark entities!

Chi Qingzhou’s expression shifted slightly. “…”

There was no need to be this excited.

Chi Qingning didn’t notice Chi Qingzhou’s expression and enthusiastically waved his arm. The back of his hand slapped the car roof with a loud sound, turning red, but he didn’t mind.

“Second brother, you have to save me! The Master our family worships is useless, and besides you, I honestly don’t know who else could help me!”

Chi Qingzhou’s gaze shifted slightly. “Your family still worships a master? Isn’t it uncle?”

Chi Qingning instinctively responded, not thinking much. “No, not him. But I’ve never met this master. I just heard Uncle Shuhong say that Big brother invited him back, and his abilities are quite strong.”

He pursed his lips, not believing Shuhong’s evaluation.

Once upon a time, he had thought highly of Shuhong, but after the incident where almost the entire family ended up in the hospital, his view of Shuhong had completely shattered.

“Big brother and the others were really unlucky during that time.” He spoke sincerely. “Uncle Shuhong couldn’t turn the family’s fortune around, and it seems the master didn’t manage to either, so I think… maybe Uncle Shuhong has a bit of a filter when it comes to cultivators from orthodox backgrounds?”

Chi Qingzhou tilted his head.

It seemed that through the Chi family, it would be difficult to trace the whereabouts of Master Shen Wenxu.

But perhaps his uncle also worships that ghost deity?

Such an obvious clue—it puzzled Chi Qingzhou why he had overlooked it earlier.

Had he really been careless, or was it intentional?

He lifted his lips slightly and did not press further.

He simply turned his head and looked at the excited expression on Chi Qingning’s face: “Brother.”

Chi Qingning was taken aback for a moment, his expression confused: “Second Brother, why are you looking at me like that?”

Chi Qingzhou spoke gently: “I am looking at the karma on you.”

Chi Qingning was startled and looked at himself several times, then cautiously asked: “What, what did you see, Second Brother?”

Chi Qingzhou’s gaze passed over a few gray lines on him, his tone still flat: “You still owe others karma.”

Chi Qingning: “Huh?”

He was a bit scared and quickly looked over himself again. Other than slightly wrinkled clothes, he didn’t see anything.

He became more anxious: “What karma do I owe? What will happen if I owe karma?”

Chi Qingzhou answered without addressing the question: “If the boat you are on is sinking, what will you do? Stay on it and sink with it, or try to find a new boat?”

He thought for a while, still not understanding whether Chi Qingzhou was referring to the Chi family or Yade Entertainment when he mentioned the boat.

Chi Qingning was even more confused.

Chi Qingzhou was from the Chi family. If the Chi family fell, it didn’t seem like it would benefit Chi Qingzhou, right?

Chi Qingning asked uncertainly: “Is something going to happen to Yade? But hasn’t Mr. He already been fine?”

It couldn’t be that Mr. He’s bad luck hadn’t ended, right?

Chi Qingzhou replied: “It has nothing to do with Yade.”

Chi Qingning’s cautious expression froze.

He stayed silent for a long time, then finally found his voice: “Second Brother, is the Chi family going to fall?”

Chi Qingzhou didn’t answer.

Fear filled Chi Qingning’s eyes, and he sat there in shock for a while, forcing himself to steady his emotions.

“If the Chi family really collapses, I… I might just get married right away?”

Chi Qingzhou raised his eyebrows in surprise: “You’re planning to jump from a sinking ship to another one that’s taking on water?”

Chi Qingning: “……?”

He opened his mouth, his eyes wide, unable to say a single word.

The shock was so overwhelming that he couldn’t think, and his entire spine trembled unknowingly.

Chi Qingzhou smiled with a hint of meaning in his voice: “Brother, clear your karma soon. The mistakes you’ve made aren’t enough to make you sink with both ships.”

…

Chi Qingning followed Chi Qingzhou to the company, his mind still in a state of chaos.

Chi Qingzhou didn’t give him much guidance, only calmly telling him not to worry about those dirty things.

“Fu Wenan won’t be in trouble. But he might face a bit of bad luck. If you’re worried, you can visit him at the hospital tonight.”

As for the ghost that targeted Fu Wenan…

Chi Qingzhou smiled, his expression still deep with meaning: “They’ll soon lose the energy to trouble others.”

Chi Qingning snapped out of his daze and nodded blankly.

Chi Qingzhou waved at Du Huan, leading Du Huan into the elevator.

Chi Qingning watched as Chi Qingzhou’s figure was blocked by the elevator door, pursed his lips, and instinctively hugged the blanket tighter.

Were Chi Qingzhou’s words true?

If so, what would happen to the Chi family that would involve him?

Now that he knew this, should he inform Big Brother and the others in advance…?

Chi Qingning had some grievances against the Chi family, but after all, they had raised him and given him many years of comfortable life. He couldn’t be indifferent.

Caught in a moment of indecision, Chi Qingning completely forgot he was still holding the blanket, standing there in a daze in the company’s lobby.

Several young artists passed by and, seeing him like this, couldn’t help but take a sharp breath, covering their mouths and exchanging glances.

They pushed each other into the elevator, and when the elevator reached the training room floor, they looked at each other and burst into uncontrollable laughter.

“Did you see Chi Qingning like that just now?”

“Shit, I’m dying of laughter. His lost look is so ugly. Could it be that he’s finally been abandoned by the Chi family?”

“Out of all the famous seniors in the company, he’s the most annoying! Acting like he’s some kind of young master with his nose in the air!”

“Shit, don’t talk about it. Just thinking about it makes me laugh. He was so proud before, his brother pampered him, Mr. He supported him, and he even had a wealthy fiancé, right? Turns out, it was all stolen!”

“A fake young master, acting like a thief for so many years, and still having the nerve to show off!”

The young artists, laughing maliciously, headed toward the performance studio, their voices unintentionally loud since it was uncommon for trainees or artists to be at the training room at this hour.

As they passed by the performance studio, one of the artists glanced over, his steps suddenly slowing.

The other artists looked over in confusion, and their expressions changed as well—

The door to the performance studio was open, and someone was already inside, though they didn’t know when they had arrived.

The person had a refined face, an ethereal and innocent aura.

Everyone recognized this face.

Wasn’t it the other person involved in the fake young master incident?

They stopped in their tracks, recalling how they had just mocked Chi Qingning, feeling a wave of embarrassment.

However, they quickly remembered the natural conflict between Chi Qingzhou and Chi Qingning, and their expressions became more smug.

Someone smiled at Chi Qingzhou, who returned the smile.

The artist relaxed, thinking Chi Qingzhou wasn’t planning to pursue it, and smiled again, nudging his companions to hurry up and leave.

The smile on Chi Qingzhou’s lips deepened.

“You guys were laughing at my brother just now?”

He tilted his head, and the shadow beneath his feet began to sway, though they hadn’t noticed when it started.

“Has anyone ever told you that a person should be kind?”