TRYMBPIETM: Making friends (1)

After Chi Qingzhou finished his breakfast, he received a call from the assistant director of “Scenery Along the Way”.

The other party kept apologizing on the phone, saying that the repeated shooting had wasted a lot of his time and he was really sorry. The program team gave him a compensation and notified him to go to a studio the day after tomorrow to make up for the single recording.

“That’s what the investors wanted. They believe accidents happen all the time… well, they suspect something was wrong with the interview location, so they decided to change the venue.”

The assistant director had reviewed the interview materials from the past two days, so his tone was inevitably a bit cautious when he spoke.

“Don’t worry, Teacher Xiao Chi. The chief director and the host have been replaced by the two people from the first season. Our variety show will still maintain its warm and cozy style.”

“So that’s how it is.” Chi Qingzhou was very reasonable. “I don’t have work the day after tomorrow, and I will be there on time.”

The assistant director didn’t expect Chi Qingzhou to be so easy to talk to. While thinking that Qi Ming and the others really demonized Chi Qingzhou, he hung up the phone with almost profuse thanks.

Chi Qingzhou opened the online banking app and checked. The balance had indeed increased by 100,000, with the note labeled as compensation.

He smiled and said, “The production team is so polite. I feel embarrassed about this.”

The system interrupted him: [What’s there to be embarrassed about? Maybe this is an advance payment for your emotional damages. The director and host were suddenly replaced, and the investors also insisted on switching to a live broadcast. Does anyone still think this is a normal operation?? 】

【No way, no way? ChiQingzhou had already gotten used to the system’s tendency to assume the worst of people, so he simply ignored it.

The system snorted and did not force Chi Qingzhou to remain alert.

It seems that it has finally understood this host.

This person is a living saint. He has a serious issue with his thinking. Even though he knows there are problems behind certain things, he still takes the initiative to make excuses for others.

He still hasn’t figured out how the host developed this kind of personality. Logically speaking, given his painful life experience, he shouldn’t be like this, right?

How did he manage to not harbor any dark thoughts in his heart?

The system is puzzled.

As a system designed for ordinary modern technological dimensions, its scanning capabilities are still too weak.

So far, it hasn’t detected that only half of Chi Qingzhou’s soul remains in his body.

It’s not that Chi Qingzhou doesn’t get angry, but all negative emotions don’t stay in this half of his soul. Once they arise, they quickly flow to the other half of his soul that was severed..

Occasionally, the other half of his soul would emerge from the shadows and indulge in something driven by a negative mentality, like watching a “good show” for the sake of amusement

He never thought there was anything wrong with him and often labeled these behaviors as ‘surprises.’

From the perspective of metaphysics, the system isn’t actually wrong.

Chi Qingzhou is truly sick.

He is no longer a normal person.

Xing Shuangzhan lived in his shadow, guarding the other half of his soul, all in an effort to heal him.

A few months ago, Chi Qingzhou chose to return to the Chi family and enter the entertainment industry, also as part of his treatment.

—For him, strong emotions can warm his soul, but such emotions cannot come from ghosts or demons..

The entertainment industry is a natural pharmacy

Xing Shuangzhan woke up at some point.

He sat up from the shadows, draping one arm around Chi Qingzhou’s slender waist and resting his chin on his shoulder. Half-closing his eyes, his expression was filled with a sense of wantonness and casualness.

This touch of nonchalance softened the sharpness of his features, making his presence even more intoxicating.

“The fear and malice collected a few days ago were of very high quality,’ Xing Shuangzhan said with a smile. ‘Another wound has been healed. I’m very pleased.”

Chi Qingzhou was infected by him, smiling with his eyebrows gently arched.

Xing Shuangzhan brushed his fingers through Chi Qingzhou’s hair, letting out a low sigh.

‘It’s a pity that man can only provide this emotion once; otherwise, he’d heal faster.’

Chi Qingzhou blinked. ‘Huh? Did the young lady succeed in her revenge?'”

Xing Shuangzhan: “It should be soon. Two yang fires were extinguished on his body yesterday, and the Buddhist beads from the monk were also shattered. There is nothing to prevent the female ghost from approaching.”

Generally speaking, public institutions such as police stations have a certain deterrent effect on ghosts, but Lu Yao is different.

She holds the Fengdu Order issued by the underworld in her hand, and is an officially recognized revenge-seeker in the underworld. These organizations cannot attack or block her.

The string of Buddhist beads that came from nowhere was the biggest barrier preventing her from taking his (Qi Ming) life. Now that it was indirectly resolved by Chi Qingzhou, she naturally felt relieved.

Chi Qingzhou nodded, leaned back in his good friend’s arms, and yawned softly.

The system huddled beside Chi Qingzhou’s soul, trembling.

The energy fluctuations from this evil ghost were stronger than last time. From what they had just said, it seemed this evil ghost was injured but was starting to recover.

Even if it’s not as terrifying as at its peak, does it still have a chance to force its host into taking on the task?

…

In the third month after his sister’s death, Lu Man dreamed of her.

She was wearing her favorite lotus green dress and the pearl white high heels that he had burned some time ago. She looked calm and her eyes were clear.

“Brother, I will soon succeed in my revenge.”

She reached out and hugged Lu Man, happily telling him about the good things that had happened to her recently.

“Before, I was full of resentment and had no rationality. I didn’t dare to come to see my brother. Now I am much more sober and can finally come to see you.”

After looking Lu Man up and down, Lu Yao found that her brother had lost a lot of weight and his expression was sad. She couldn’t help but shed tears sadly.

When Lu Man saw his sister crying, he felt bad too. He hugged Lu Yao tightly with red eyes.

The two of them hugged each other and cried for a long time, telling each other about their experiences during this period, and it took them a long time to calm down.

Lu Man wanted to ask about the murderer, but Lu Yao spoke first.

“Brother, do you know a star named Chi Qingzhou? He’s the one who’s going to participate in “Scenery Along the Way” soon.”

Lu Man was surprised and said, “I know him. He doesn’t have a very good reputation outside. What’s wrong?”

Lu Yao said, “It was because he helped me that I was able to get revenge.” She hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth and said, “In short, if there is anything wrong with him in the variety show, brother, you can help him a little.”

Lu Man asked about the situation in detail and found out that if Chi Qingzhou had not helped, his sister would not have been able to successfully take revenge, and her sanity would have been eroded by resentment.

By then, she will be unable to control herself and will attack all living people. She may commit a heinous crime and be hunted by both the Yin and Yang worlds.

He was very grateful for Chi Qingzhou’s help and immediately agreed.

“It seems that Mr. Chi is a good person. The negative information circulating now may not be true.”

Lu Yao’s mouth twitched.

He may be a good person, but his brain is definitely not normal.

She had never seen anyone who insisted on making friends with evil spirits and jumped into the trap even though he knew it was a trap.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Yao felt that she shouldn’t think badly about her benefactor.

She tried hard not to sound too strange, and warned her brother, “Mr. Chi’s… situation is rather special. His way of thinking may be different from that of ordinary people, and he is more, um, straightforward. If he did something that others can’t quite understand, you should try to make amends for him, brother.”

Of course, if there’s really no way to make amends, then forget it.

She just wanted to repay a favor and didn’t want to ruin her brother’s future.

Lu Man agreed, but a thought crossed his mind.

Maybe he could ask his friends to help him find out why there is so much negative information about Mr. Chi.

The two talked for a while, and Lu Yao left reluctantly.

Lu Man slowly woke up from his dream, saw the bright sunshine outside the window, thought of his lively sister in his dream, and felt lost.

It was a dream.

I wish it were true.

The phone vibrated violently. Lu Man snapped back to reality and quickly picked it up.

The person who called was from the police station that handled Lu Yao’s car accident case. The police told Lu Man that the murderer who killed Lu Yao had been found, but there were some details that needed to be confirmed with him.

The words his sister had said in the dream flashed quickly through Lu Man’s mind. He was so shocked and excited that he couldn’t think carefully and just sat up from the bed.

“Who is it? Who is the murderer?!”

the police replied, “It’s a man named Qi Ming. According to him, you are colleagues.”

Lu Man’s eyes narrowed.

In the midst of his surging anger, his thinking became clearer.

At this moment, he suddenly understood what the seven problematic interview materials meant.

After hanging up the phone, he got up to change his clothes.

It seems that it is time to ask a friend to find out what Chi Qingzhou experienced.

…

Chi Qingzhou encountered a lot of negative news right after his debut, and has had very little work since then.

His agent did not give up on him,but he wasn’t the only artist under his management and he was not able to take good care of him.

Therefore, Chi Qingzhou stayed comfortably at home for two days. Early in the morning of the third day, he was sent by his assistant to the location designated by the program crew for filming.

He arrived neither early nor late. The staff led him to the dressing room. After a while, a thin and gentle man came over.

Chi Qingzhou glanced at him.

He has a full forehead and clear eyes. Judging from his face, he has a strong career fortune, but few family connections.

Chi Qingzhou was a little surprised about his relationship with the female ghost. He blinked and asked, “Have you seen your sister?”

The man, Lu Man, bowed deeply to Chi Qingzhou.

“Teacher Chi has a good eye. My sister came to me in a dream two days ago. The person who killed her has got retribution. Thank you Teacher Chi for helping her fulfill her wish. If Teacher Chi needs anything in the future, please let me know.”

Chi Qingzhou thought for a while: “Then can you call your sister over?”

Lu Man: “Call my sister? Is there something wrong with her?”

Chi Qingzhou said seriously: “No. It’s just that more friends mean more paths. I want to make friends with her.”

Lu Man hesitated for a few seconds: “I don’t know where she is now. How about I tell her when she comes to me in a dream next time?”

Chi Qingzhou was very disappointed and had to tell Lu Man: “Then don’t forget it.”

Lu Man had a complicated expression: “…”

Suddenly he understood why his sister had an indescribable expression at that time.