Heartbond Gu

At the Wu family home.

Tang Ning looked at Wu Sihan and asked, "Who called?"

"Zhang Siliang!"

Tang Ning sounded a little surprised. "That building materials merchant?"

Tang Ning frowned. Zhang Siliang didn't have a very good reputation. He had built his fortune from nothing, but once he became rich, he took a fancy to a secretary and abandoned the wife who had endured hardship with him. He didn't even want his son anymore.

Tang Ning didn't like the man much. Zhang Siliang and his ex-wife had once been a model couple, yet for the sake of a frivolous mistress, he had actually pushed his ex-wife down the stairs, nearly injuring her seriously.

Strangely enough, that mistress of Zhang Siliang's was somewhat pretty, but hardly a stunning beauty. She was always offending people, and her family were no angels either. Tang Ning couldn't understand why Zhang Siliang had chosen her, much less why he was so utterly devoted to her.

"You're not exactly close to him! Why would he come to you?" Tang Ning asked.

Wu Sihan glanced at Tang Ning. "Because of that plane ticket. I booked it for my cousin Ye Fan and left my phone number when I did. Zhang Siliang met him on the plane, and Ye Fan told him there was a bug inside his body."

"A bug?" Tang Ning asked, utterly baffled.

Wu Sihan nodded. "That's what he said. Ye Fan told him that bug was the reason he obeyed his current secretary's every word. But that woman was on the plane too, so he couldn't really ask more. He tracked me down through a few connections and asked me to help him contact Ye Fan."

"What kind of bug could make someone obey another person's every word?" Tang Ning asked in bewilderment.

Wu Sihan shook his head. "I don't know. He seemed pretty anxious, so I gave him Ye Fan's number."

"Was that a good idea?"

"My cousin loves squeezing money out of rich people, and Zhang Siliang has plenty of money," Wu Sihan said.

Tang Ning was speechless.

Bai Yunxi was driving when Ye Fan's phone rang.

"Hello, Cousin. I'm already here. Don't worry, I won't cause trouble."

"Someone's looking for me? Who? Fame brings trouble. I'm just that popular."

"Zhang Siliang? Who's that? Never heard of him!"

"You mean that guy on the plane? He's got it rough. He found himself a shrew, and she even called me a country bumpkin."

Ye Fan hung up, a smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

"Did something good happen?" Bai Yunxi asked.

Ye Fan nodded. "You could say that. I met an unlucky guy on the plane, and now he wants me to solve his problem. If I do, I'll probably get fifty million!"

Bai Yunxi looked at Ye Fan. "Solve his problem?"

"There's a bug inside Zhang Siliang's body. He probably wants me to get it out," Ye Fan said.

Bai Yunxi looked at him and asked, "What kind of bug?"

"A heartbond gu. His mistress probably planted it in him," Ye Fan said.

"What happens to someone who takes one of these gu insects?" Bai Yunxi asked curiously.

Although the government promoted opposition to feudal superstition, Bai Yunxi was actually an enthusiast of the occult and loved hearing about strange phenomena like these.

"Someone who takes the Child Gu will instinctively obey the person carrying the mother Gu. If they disobey, they'll feel unwell all over," Ye Fan said.

"Is removing it difficult?"

"Not really. I just need to put together some medicinal ingredients, brew them into a decoction, and lure the bug out," Ye Fan said.

Bai Yunxi smiled. "That sounds pretty interesting!"

"It is! But that woman seemed wary of me. She probably won't let Zhang Siliang out easily. She dragged him away as soon as we got off the plane," Ye Fan said.

Bai Yunxi was speechless.

Inside a hair salon.

"Young man, you just had your hair done, didn't you? It looks really cool. What style would you like to change it to?" the hairdresser asked.

"Dye it black," Ye Fan said.

"Black? That's quite a change in style!"

Ye Fan scratched his head. "Tell me about it. But my husband doesn't like it. He says I look like a wild pheasant and won't even go out to eat with me. I might as well get a crew cut."

"You're so good-looking, young man. You'll still look handsome with a crew cut."

Ye Fan smiled. "Of course I will."

At the Bai family home.

When Bai Shiyuan saw Bai Yunxi enter, he couldn't help clearing his throat twice.

Bai Yunxi walked over to him and asked, "Grandpa, what's wrong?"

"I heard Ye Fan came to Capital City?" Bai Shiyuan asked, feigning casual interest.

Bai Yunxi nodded. "Yes."

Bai Shiyuan looked at Bai Yunxi's wrist. "That Fortune-Turning Bead bracelet of yours is quite distinctive!"

Bai Yunxi stroked the Fortune-Turning Bead and smiled. "It's all right."

Bai Shiyuan was speechless. Bai Yunxi didn't like flashy things, so this colorful Fortune-Turning Bead bracelet that had suddenly appeared on his wrist was probably a gift from Ye Fan.

"I heard something supernatural happened during your meeting. Some Spider-Man showed up at your place?" Bai Shiyuan asked.

Bai Yunxi shook his head. "No, Grandpa. You're overthinking it. Where would Spider-Man come from in broad daylight?"

Bai Shiyuan snorted. "It's precisely because Spider-Man appeared in broad daylight that it's so shocking!"

"Nothing of the sort happened. I'm going to get some rest," Bai Yunxi said.

Bai Yunjin walked in and asked, "Grandpa, is Yunxi back?"

"He's back. What's the matter?" Bai Shiyuan asked.

Bai Yunjin shook his head. "Nothing. I just heard Yunxi skipped work! He's always so meticulous. It's rare to see him playing hooky!"

"That brat Ye Fan has been a bad influence on Yunxi," Bai Shiyuan said indignantly.

Bai Yunjin smiled. "I think my little brother has seemed much more cheerful since he came back from the ancient tomb. I wonder if it's because of Ye Fan. I hear he's quite unusual. I'd really like to meet him."

"That fellow is no good. He really knows how to get under people's skin. Old Xiao took one phone call from him and nearly ended up in the hospital from sheer anger," Bai Shiyuan said, shaking his head.