"Unless you're willing to be with me." Wei Peng's gaze grew even more ardent.
Su Li put on an innocent expression, his beautiful face full of confusion. "Be with you? How?"
Wei Peng laughed wildly inside. Su Li was far too innocent. Perfect-just what he wanted.
"I'll teach you..." As he spoke, he tried to pull Su Li over.
He had barely reached out when a small hand stopped him.
He looked to the side and saw an exquisitely pretty little girl with twin ponytails, wearing a pink dress.
The little girl stared at him with murder in her eyes. "Get lost."
"Where did this brat come from? Get out!" Where had this child come from? Why hadn't he seen her earlier?
He was about to use the desk phone to call security and have her thrown out when he saw the pretty girl's face and arms slowly rot and turn black. Her eyes turned pitch-black too, terrifying beyond measure.
"Aah!!!" He crashed into the desk. What kind of monster was this?!
With the way ahead blocked, he tried to turn around and call the police, only to feel his body restrained by threads like a puppet, unable to move.
An even more terrifying sight appeared:
The girl who had turned into a ghost raised her hand, and numerous dolls suddenly appeared around them, every one with pitch-black eyes and a venomous expression.
Tang Wanwan's voice was heavy with murderous intent. "You deserve to die!"
She had been following Su Li invisibly all along. Seeing this man dare to insult him had instantly enraged her.
Wei Peng was already too frightened by the scene to speak, his legs trembling.
Only now did he recognize her. Wasn't this the Ghost Doll from the livestream? She really was a ghost!!
He watched Su Li rub the Ghost Doll's head, and her face instantly returned to normal.
The Ghost Doll was exceptionally obedient in front of him.
Even someone as stupid as Wei Peng could figure it out now. Su Li could actually control ghosts! Just who had he provoked?
At that moment, he found Su Li's bewitching face utterly eerie.
"Mr. Wei, can we still terminate the contract? Wanwan doesn't have the best temper. If she happens to move her hand..." He sounded almost casual.
Tang Wanwan played along and took a step forward.
Terrified that she would kill him outright, Wei Peng said, "Yes, yes! I'll sign right now! I'll give you however much money you want. Please don't kill me!"
Su Li curled his lips. "Still want me to be with you?"
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare! Don't kill me. It was my fault. I'll never do it again!" Tears and snot streamed down Wei Peng's face.
Su Li took out the contract. "Sign it."
Tang Wanwan freed his right hand and gave him a pen. Wei Peng quickly signed, though his hand shook uncontrollably as he did.
"Call that Manager Feng and tell him you agreed to terminate the contract."
"Okay... Just don't kill me..."
He picked up his phone and dialed. Once the call connected, he quickly said, "Just letting you know, Su Li's contract with the company has been terminated." Then he immediately hung up.
Manager Feng held his phone, his face full of confusion. Hadn't... hadn't he told him to keep Su Li before? Why had he changed his mind again?
Meanwhile, Wei Peng was still begging for mercy. "I've made the call. Can you let me go? Please!"
Su Li gave him a mocking look and told Tang Wanwan, "Release him."
He instantly felt the restraints disappear and collapsed to the floor. A dark patch spread across the crotch of his suit trousers-he had actually wet himself in fear.
Su Li looked at him as though he were trash. "Mr. Wei, I don't think I need to explain what you should do next. If you can't keep your mouth shut, it would be better to sew it shut."
Wei Peng immediately covered his mouth. "I absolutely won't say a word!!"
Su Li led Tang Wanwan away. Before leaving the office, Tang Wanwan shot him another warning glare, making him even less inclined to try anything.
Wei Peng wanted to get up and change, but he couldn't stand even after a long while. He regretted it more and more. Why had he provoked Su Li?
He had thought Su Li was just a pretty face, only to discover he was a devil who could kill without blinking! He didn't even know whether he was human!
No, he had to go home. It was too dangerous here.
Su Li walked down the street with Tang Wanwan, who asked him, "Aren't we killing that man?"
"Don't worry. I left lots of little cuties to keep him company."
He turned to her and asked with a smile, "Want some ice cream?"
"What's ice cream?" Tang Wanwan stared blankly at his hand holding hers. There could still be someone who would hold her hand like this?
Su Li remembered that she was a ghost from decades ago. "I'll take you."
The two arrived at an ice cream shop. He ordered chocolate and strawberry ice cream for her, and a serving for himself too.
Tang Wanwan took a tentative bite, and her eyes instantly lit up. It's so good!
She had never eaten anything so delicious. After she was adopted, the Manor's servants had only given her ordinary meals. The mistress never concerned herself with it, and sometimes they didn't even feed her.
She had only been six when she died. No one had ever spoken gently to her before, and later she had died a horrific death at the Manor.
Su Li gently stroked her head, held her hand, bought her pretty dresses, and gave her delicious food to eat.
Although she had already become a ghost, for some reason, she really wanted to cry.
She would protect Su Li. Whoever dared to hurt him, she would tear them apart!
Watching her eat ice cream, Su Li couldn't help thinking of his first life.
He had been in an orphanage for as long as he could remember. A family adopted him when he was three, but because his adoptive mother became pregnant, he became an orphan again.
After a difficult childhood, he joined a company and became a corporate drone, only to die suddenly from working overtime. He had hardly eaten ice cream in his entire life. He loved milk tea, but his frugality kept him from drinking it often.
In his second life, he transmigrated to the Rod Continent. The state of that world made him suffer terribly during his first few years. Although he eventually became the Crimson Wizard whom everyone feared, he would have died long ago if Yuan hadn't been there.
This life, however, was free and comfortable. Not only did he have friends, but Yuan was still here too.
"Master, I will always stay with you."
"Yuan, hurry up and solidify your body, okay? Then you can eat ice cream with me!"
Yuan's voice was exceptionally gentle. "All right."
Just then, several young women came over to Su Li's table and cautiously asked, "Excuse me... are you Su Li?"
Su Li turned to look at them. "I am."
The young women grew excited. "We're your fans. Could we take a photo together?"
Tang Wanwan looked up at the group of young women. Sensing no ill intent from them, she lowered her head and continued eating her ice cream.
After Su Li posted a statement on Feibo announcing the termination of his contract with the company, a flood of comments followed.
[So he's ditching the company now that he's made it?]
[How ungrateful.]
[Those people above, could you get your facts straight before commenting? The company never did anything for Li Bao. They didn't do anything when he was being smeared before either.]
[Su Li got famous on his own, and now the company remembers him and wants to make money off him? What gives them the right?]
[Exactly. Director Wang even said he was the one who approached Su Li about appearing on the variety show.]
[Then which entertainment company will Li Bao go to?]
Meanwhile, Wei Peng hurried home in a panic. Only after seeing the servants in his house did he feel reassured.
A servant poured him a glass of water. "Why are you home so early?"
He forced himself to calm down. "It's nothing."
He planned to get some sleep to settle his nerves.
Lying in bed, his thoughts ran wild.
He had already signed for Su Li and apologized. Surely Su Li wouldn't come after him anymore?
As he thought about it, he fell asleep.
By the time he woke up, it was already nine at night, and the sky had gone dark.
He was about to get up and eat something when he saw a figure behind the curtains by the bedroom balcony!
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