Chapter 196

Chapter 196: This Thing Has Become a Spirit!

[Am I seeing things? Did that stone move?]

Jiang Chang Bin and Xi Jing Yue: “…”

No, you are not seeing things. The stone really had moved!

Although they also felt this was very hard to believe, it had happened right under their noses, so they had no choice but to believe it.

Du An Rao stared closely at the stone and quietly moved back to the front of the stand. This time, it did not move.

[Could it really be that I imagined it?]

She thought for a moment, then suddenly walked quickly two steps to the right. Then, once again, the three of them watched as the stone, as if afraid of being left behind, slid two centimeters to the right, landing with a thud on the tray next to it. It stayed still, as if nothing had happened.

The three of them: “…”

The silence at the scene was deafening. After quite a while, the two men again heard Du An Rao’s startled shout by their ears.

[Case closed. This stone has become a spirit!]

Jiang Chang Bin and Xi Jing Yue: pfft…

Although it really did look that way, for some reason, hearing her shout like that had a strange comical feel, and their inner tension faded a lot.

Du An Rao stared at it for a long time, even wanting to reach out and knock on it.

But all the items in the hall were locked behind glass, and this stone was no exception, so she had to give up that idea.

Realizing that this maybe-turned-spirit stone did not seem dangerous, Du An Rao suddenly became playful. She walked here and there, making the stone follow her, moving in circles.

The two who watched all this: “…”

Weren’t they very nervous just now? And now she was playing with it?

Luckily, after playing for a while, Du An Rao suddenly stopped and looked at the stone thoughtfully.

Before, when she had discussed all the things she had run into recently with her Master, along with the strange changes in her eyes and the increase of accumulated merit on her body, her Master had told her that this accumulated merit, after being converted, could be used to protect her family and friends, keeping them from being entangled by bad luck and from being harmed. He had also mentioned that as the accumulated merit on her grew, her luck bonus when things happened would also get bigger.

Most importantly, her wealth would also keep growing.

Simply put, money would grow legs and come looking for her.

Jiang Chang Bin: “!!!”

Xi Jing Yue: “!!!”

What kind of ridiculous cheat buff was this? Money would actually take the initiative to jump into someone’s arms. That was pure cheating!

Wait, why did that description sound so much like…

Jiang Chang Bin and Xi Jing Yue turned their heads at the same time to look at that rough stone.

On the other side, Du An Rao had clearly confirmed the meaning of her Master’s words. Her eyes shone brightly as she stared at this large gray stone.

[I’m rich, I’m rich! There must be some unknown treasure hidden inside!]

Thinking this, Du An Rao cleared her throat and said with great interest: “It looks like I have quite a bit of fate with this stone.”

Xi Jing Yue and the other: “…”

You mean you have fate with this pile of money, right!

“If you like it, then bid for it. Write down its number first.”

“Mm-hmm!”

Strangely enough, after Du An Rao said that line and wrote down the order in which this stone would appear in the auction, it was as if the thing knew it would not be abandoned and it did not move again.

This made the three of them all breathe out in relief. With how it had looked just now, they had really been afraid that the commotion here would be discovered by other people. Losing the stone to someone else was a small matter. The three of them being caught as weirdos would really be fatal!

By the time they finished looking at the stone, there were only about ten minutes left before the auction started. They were just about to go into the auction hall to wait when they ran into someone they knew.

“A Bin, I finally found you.”

“Qing Ting? And Uncle, why are you here too?”

“I heard you and your cousin wanted to come here to watch the fun. How could my dad and I not come?”

Jiang Chang Bin understood at once. This father and son had come for his little cousin.

“This is Chang Bin’s aunt’s cousin, right? She looks delicate and pretty. At first glance you can tell she is a good child.”

“Uncle, you flatter me. My cousin and your son are good brothers, and Sister Yu and I are old classmates. If you don’t mind, you can call me An An like my cousin does.”

“Good, good, good. You really are a good child. Uncle is meeting you for the first time and didn’t bring any gift. Here is a card. There are two million in it. The password is six Xs. Take it as your meeting gift from Uncle.”

Before Du An Rao could even react, there was an extra card in her hand.

“Wait, this…”

Du An Rao was just about to refuse when Jiang Chang Bin reacted first, pulled her, and muttered through gritted teeth in a voice only the two of them could hear: “Hush money.”

Hush money?

Du An Rao’s eyes rolled and she understood too.

[Indeed. The head of the family has a whole lush green field on his head, the oldest daughter almost got tricked in body and heart by a gay man acting straight, and the youngest daughter is not even his biological child. Even if he is a victim, if all these things spread, it really would not look good on the party concerned. It’s understandable that he doesn’t want outsiders to know and gives hush money to avoid gossip. If I refused, he might actually feel more uneasy.]

Hearing the Yu family’s gossip for the first time, Xi Jing Yue: “…”

This little girl really brings drama wherever she goes.

After spending just a little time to figure out the reason, Du An Rao finally accepted the card: “Since it is Uncle’s kind intention, I will accept it. Please rest assured, even though I am young, I know what is important. I know what I should say and what I should not say.”

Mr. Yu finally let out a breath, and the smile on his face grew more sincere: “With these words from you, there is nothing for Uncle to worry about. If it weren’t for you, your Sister Yu doesn’t know how much she would have suffered. Our family…”

Mr. Yu paused. Only now did a bit of pain and vulnerability from being betrayed by his family show on his face.

Du An Rao blinked and politely changed the subject: “Where is Sister Yu? Didn’t she come with you?”

“Her?”

When they heard Du An Rao mention Yu Chu Hui, the father and son’s faces both showed more smiles. “She can’t sit still. She has gone to settle scores, taking revenge for her grudges.”

Du An Rao: “???”

[From that description, is Sister Yu personally going to torment the scumbag man? Or is she going to make trouble for that white-eyed wolf of a sister and her dumb mother whose head is full of love, love, love? Ah, I want the gossip, but since I’ve already taken their hush money, isn’t it a bit inappropriate to ask more?]

Jiang Chang Bin’s eyes flashed slightly. He decided to go talk with his good brothers later.

It was nothing else. He simply cared about whether their family already knew Yu Ya Qi’s true identity and whether his old classmate had already escaped the schemes of her half-sister, that white-eyed wolf.

The appearance of the Yu family members once again drew everyone’s eyes in the exhibition hall onto Du An Rao. And the next two people who appeared made everyone further understand what kind of social circle Du An Rao had.

“Miss Du, President has finally found you.”