Unlike last time, the three big men brought this time all exuded a strong masculine presence, so Yang Xiaoxi wasn’t as scared as before.
When they came before, Cheng Feiyang was so timid that he was even more frightened than her, as if he could be scared away at any moment, giving her no sense of security at all. This time, with three people with strong auras, she reckoned even if a real female ghost showed up, she wouldn’t even think about running.
Ruan Yiqian’s expression changed slightly, "Xining told Mianmian?"
"Who else could it be?" Yang Xiaoxi snorted, "Don’t tell me you don’t know what kind of person your cousin is. Do owners not know whether their dog bites?"
Without Cheng Xining, Mianmian would have known nothing about this house. Although those people in the school knew that Shen Mianmian was going to buy a haunted house, they weren’t so immoral as to introduce her to this one.
Ruan Yiqian was left at a loss for words by Yang Xiaoxi’s retort, his face growing dark. He had always thought that Cheng Xining was just a bit willful and too fond of He Nan, which was why she did some outrageous things.
But he hadn’t expected that she would introduce this house to Shen Mianmian. Both being born and bred Beijing locals, she knew what the house was like; she knew the house had bad feng shui and could even be lethal, yet she introduced it to Mianmian. This was no longer a matter as simple as personal character. Follow current novels on novel※fire.net
Seeing Ruan Yiqian seemed genuinely upset about the matter, Shen Mianmian thought for a moment and said calmly, "Although Miss Cheng’s intentions were not pure, I wanted to buy this house myself; it doesn’t have much to do with Miss Ruan. Besides, the house wasn’t a bad purchase. Big brother Ruan, you don’t have to feel bad about anything."
She not only did not blame anyone for the matter with the house but she was even grateful to Cheng Xining.
Seeing Shen Mianmian being so reasonable, Ruan Yiqian felt even worse. Mianmian was so understanding, yet he had always been suspicious of her character; no wonder she didn’t like him.
"I’m sorry, Xining was wrong. Although the house hasn’t caused you any trouble for now, her motives were indeed improper," he said.
"The house has been bought; why talk about that anymore? Let’s go in and take a look!" Lu Siyuan, who disliked beating around the bush, directly interrupted the conversation. He had been itching to go inside and see the house for days, and having arrived at the doorway, he felt as antsy as a cat scratching at his heart.
Shen Mianmian didn’t want to continue with the topic either, and just as she was about to lead the way, He Nan suddenly grabbed her hand.
"Let Yiqian lead the way."
As soon as these words came out, everyone’s mouths twitched.
Shen Mianmian looked at Ruan Yiqian with slight embarrassment, but he didn’t refuse and walked in first.
He Nan held Shen Mianmian’s hand tightly and followed, while Yang Xiaoxi, like a thief, clung to Lu Siyuan’s arm and trailed at the back. Siyuan, seeing her cowardly behavior, said disdainfully, "If you’re scared, just wait at the entrance."
"I don’t want to," Yang Xiaoxi immediately shook her head in refusal, "If I’m alone at the entrance and a ghost drags me away, none of you would know."
Only a fool would choose to stand there alone; it was safer to stay together with the others.
With Ruan Yiqian leading the way, they walked around the yard and nothing strange happened, so they moved on to the house’s entrance. Shen Mianmian took out the key, and Ruan Yiqian opened the door.
With age, the house was full of dust and cobwebs, and a strong musty stench assaulted their nostrils. Shen Mianmian slightly furrowed her brows, and He Nan reached into his pocket, handed her a handkerchief, and whispered, "There’s a lot of dust inside."