Wei Peng immediately sat up. "Who's there?"
He thought a burglar had broken in.
He grabbed a baseball bat at random and cautiously approached the window.
He pulled back the curtains but found nothing.
He suspected he had been so badly frightened at the company that, combined with having just woken up, he had seen things.
He had only just turned away when he heard a swish behind him.
He instinctively looked back. The curtains had actually closed by themselves!
What was going on?
Could... a ghost have followed me home?
He backed away in panic until he reached the bed, feeling as though something was near his feet.
He slowly lowered his head. A terrifying ghostly face was actually poking out from under the bed!
Where had this come from?
He froze for a long moment before letting out a scream.
"Aah!!"
He desperately struggled free of that hand, grabbed the car keys by the door, and dashed out as though fleeing for his life.
He hurried downstairs and ran out of the villa. Seeing him rush out of the house in slippers, a servant called after him, "Where are you going?!"
Wei Peng was focused entirely on escaping. He got into his car and fled.
He had no destination. Filled with terror, he only wanted to get as far away from there as possible.
Why was there a ghost in his room?!
He drove aimlessly for half an hour, gradually relaxing. Without realizing it, he reached a highway where there were hardly any cars passing at the moment.
A red figure ahead drew closer and closer.
He hurriedly slammed on the brakes. The figure was right in front of his car.
He was about to stick his head out and curse, but when he looked closely, the person actually had no head!
There was a ghost here too?!
Shocked once again, Wei Peng threw caution to the wind and started the car, charging straight ahead. The red figure vanished the instant the car hit it.
What was wrong with this world? Why were there ghosts everywhere?!
His expression was utterly terrified, and his heart felt as though it would leap out of his chest. The car went faster and faster.
He happened to glance in the rearview mirror, only to discover that the headless figure had appeared in the back seat!
His mind instantly went blank. Then a woman's voice suddenly came from the passenger seat. "Where are you taking me?"
He slowly turned his head. A woman's head sat in the passenger seat, smiling at him.
On the highway, a luxury car veered off the road at a hundred and twenty miles an hour and slammed into a large tree with a tremendous bang.
Flames shot into the sky.
The next day, the area was cordoned off.
Ambulances, police cars, and police officers were everywhere, and there were even reporters.
They had received word that Feiyuan Entertainment's newly appointed president had died in a car accident. The reporters kept taking pictures from outside the police cordon.
"What are you taking pictures of? Clear out!"
In the end, the findings at the scene were that Wei Peng had accelerated into the tree himself.
Before long, a series of photos of Wei Peng's crash scene appeared online, along with evidence that he had threatened multiple female artists, and even male artists, to achieve his illicit aims.
There was also evidence of Feiyuan Entertainment's illegal practices, including forcibly withholding artists' contracts, threatening to shelve their careers, forcing them to sign unfair contracts, and secretly embezzling employee wages.
Little-known artists who had been victimized began posting accusations and testimony on Feibo.
There were plenty of trending topics too:
#Feiyuan Entertainment's newly appointed president dies in car crash#
#Wei Peng threatens artists#
#Feiyuan Entertainment unfair contracts#
#Feiyuan Entertainment unscrupulous company exploits employees#
Feiyuan Entertainment's stock immediately plummeted four points.
Condemnation flooded the internet:
[Ugh, what a garbage company.]
[All I can say is good riddance. How many people suffered at his hands?]
[This company is disgusting. Not a single one of its executives is human.]
[That Manager Feng is disgusting too. Look at his vile face.]
[I just remembered Su Li used to be with this company too. Thank goodness he terminated his contract.]
[Good thing Li Bao was smart enough to escape this unscrupulous company.]
Su Li received messages of concern from An Hui and the others in the group chat.
Gossip squad:
An Hui: Xiao Su, you didn't have any trouble when you terminated your contract with that company, did you? If there's any trouble, come to me.
Zhuo Zhuo Zhuo: Brother Su, thank goodness you terminated your contract. What kind of scum are Feiyuan's management? They're even worse than our company. [Angry]
Your Sister Cheng: Little brother, speak up if anything happens. If anyone dares bully you, we'll help teach them a lesson.
Your Sister Cheng: Our company is terrible, but compared with it, Feiyuan is still worse.
Zhuo Zhuo Zhuo: Then why don't you leave, Sister Cheng? Starting your own studio would be great.
Your Sister Cheng: My contract doesn't expire for another year, and I feel like running my own studio would mean dealing with so many things. [Crying]
Pear pastry: Thanks for your concern, everyone. Nobody's bullying me. Besides, have you forgotten what I can do? [Doge]
Zhuo Zhuo Zhuo: Brother Su, that's different. Sometimes people are much worse than ghosts!
An Hui: That's true. Be careful too, Xiao Su.
The group started chatting again.
Su Li leaned close to Yuan.
Yuan was the one who had exposed those things about Wei Peng online.
"Master, I will make sure to avenge this insult for you." Whenever Yuan remembered how Wei Peng had insulted Su Li that day, his desire to kill grew stronger.
Wei Peng had still died too easily.
And Feiyuan Entertainment had to fall!
Su Li gave Yuan a sweet smile. "I'm not angry now, and you've already avenged the insult for me."
"Yuan, when will you be able to take off your hood?"
He was very curious about Yuan's face.
"Soon," Yuan said indulgently.
"Yuan, once you've become solid, I can take you out for delicious food, and I'll take you shopping for clothes too. With your figure, you'll definitely look good in anything!"
Beneath his black robe, Yuan's gaze grew even deeper. He really wanted to draw his master into his arms, but he could not yet.
"All right, my master."
A few days later, Su Li moved into the new villa.
The villa was in the city center and stood four stories tall, with an enormous yard containing a swimming pool, a small hot spring, a large area specifically for growing flowers, and more.
Zheng Xing had already arranged for people to clean up the villa in advance.
Su Li's bedroom was on the third floor. It was the largest room in the entire villa, in the best location, right in the center.
The second floor contained various recreational spaces and other bedrooms, which he used as guest rooms.
As for the fourth floor, he put all the ghosts he had subdued there.
After touring the entire villa, Su Li praised Zheng Xing. "Not bad. I really like it here."
Tang Wanwan was there too. She asked Su Li expectantly, "My lord, can I have a room of my own too?"
"Pick any room on the fourth floor. Go on." He rubbed Tang Wanwan's head.
"Thank you, my lord!" She excitedly went upstairs to choose a room.
"Zheng Xing, choose a room on the third floor."
Zheng Xing was a little stunned. "Boss, I... can stay on the third floor?"
Su Li smiled. "You're my trusted aide. Why couldn't you?"
"Boss..." Zheng Xing was deeply touched. He had found a good boss to follow!
Su Li glanced at his phone. "Zhou Jing will be here soon. Go wait by the entrance and bring her in when she arrives."
"Yes."
Zhou Jing had also left Feiyuan. After some consideration, Su Li decided to keep her as his manager.
First, he had no other candidates he knew well. Second, Zhou Jing had indeed treated the original owner of his body well, and she was professionally capable too.
So having her as Su Li's manager was a good choice as well.
Zhou Jing had been ecstatic when she received the news. With Su Li's current potential, plenty of well-known managers wanted to take him on. She had never expected to be able to continue as his manager.
As a result, she screened every engagement for Su Li even more carefully and diligently.
This time, she had received quite a few offers for advertising endorsements and television dramas. She had screened them and brought several good ones for Su Li to choose from, leaving the decision to him.
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