The little girl with blood streaming from both eyes let out a scream and fled at lightning speed. By the time Jian Ran sat back up, she was nowhere to be seen, while the Guests around him showed no reaction at all, as though nothing had happened.
Nor had they seen that eerie white figure.
Only Lu Yanting gazed at him with a half-smile. "Did she mistake you for a ghost?"
Jian Ran parted his lips, about to admit it, but abruptly changed the subject. "There's something I'm curious about."
"What?"
"Have you opened your Third Eye?" Jian Ran frowned, looking thoughtful.
Lu Yanting said, "You mean being able to see supernatural phenomena?"
"I think I've mentioned this before."
"I was born with it."
Jian Ran's face suddenly filled with hope. "Then can you predict the winning lottery numbers? Or..."
He paused. "A few hints would work too."
"You can't divine them yourself?" Lu Yanting thought, You're so money-crazed you're asking me to predict lottery numbers?
Jian Ran shook his head. "That's a major taboo. Divining that sort of thing shortens your life."
Lu Yanting said, "So that's how it works." Heh. You certainly have your principles.
"Jian Ran!" Xu Xuda's booming voice suddenly rang out.
Jian Ran looked toward the voice and saw him waving his arms excitedly, poised to race over. Beside him was an irritating face.
"Your assistant... why is he with my manager?" Jian Ran frowned in confusion, his voice tinged with distaste.
"Haven't they known each other for ages?" Lu Yanting asked as though it were obvious. "You didn't know?"
By then, the two had approached. Su Yuan curled his lip. "Who'd know a stunted runt like him?"
"The height gap is an unbridgeable divide."
Jian Ran always protected his own. He could mock them,