Chapter 3
Chapter 3
I honestly have no idea what this guy has that attracts the Greed Maiden.
Aside from a handsome face, he’s utterly worthless.
Right now, I’m squeezed awkwardly between Bai Chen and Jiang Xiaoyu. The silence between the three of us is deafening.
Jiang Xiaoyu is the first to speak:
“Bai Chen, maybe you should go stay with Big Sister?
“After all, she is your official girlfriend.
“She might get angry in a bit.”
Bai Chen dotingly strokes her hair and says dismissively, “She’s just a lapdog. She doesn’t have the right to be angry.”
Seeing the two of them holding hands as if no one else is around, the Greed Maiden crawls in my ear like something dark and twisted:
“Argh!! Where did this little green tea bitch come from?!
“This man is rotten! We can’t have him!”
I…
It turns out the Greed Maiden is a stickler for moral purity.
Just then, Jiang Xiaoyu suddenly leans in curiously.
“Huh? Why are you still wearing jade earrings?
“That’s so old-fashioned. Who even wears stuff like this anymore?”
Bai Chen snorts in agreement. “Heh, she treats those earrings like treasures. She never takes them off.”
Hearing this, a flash of malice crosses Jiang Xiaoyu’s eyes. She suddenly reaches out.
“Let me have a look.”
Before I can react, she deftly snatches one of my earrings away.
While the words “don’t touch that” are still stuck in my throat, she deliberately lets go.
*Crack.*
The Jadeite Earring hits the ground and shatters into pieces.
My face instantly turns pale, and I gasp for air.
Jiang Xiaoyu covers her mouth with an exaggerated look of shock.
“Oh no, I accidentally dropped it.
“Big Sister won’t blame me, will she?
“Since you’re pretty poor, this earring probably cost a thousand yuan at most, right?”
Bai Chen immediately steps in front of her as if afraid I might lash out and hurt her. He frowns.
“It’s just a cheap trinket. If it’s broken, it’s broken.
“Xiaoyu didn’t do it on purpose.
“Be a bit more magnanimous.”
This isn’t the time to be talking about being big-hearted!
No one sees that the Companion Greed Maiden, who has been sealed for five years, is busy squeezing her way out from the edges of the shattered Jadeite Earring.
She first blows me a kiss, then puts her hands on her hips and laughs maniacally.
“Hahaha! I’m finally out!
“I’m back in business!”
My expression becomes increasingly wooden: *She’s back in business, and I’m heading for a prison sentence!!!*
The bullet chat on the side starts scrolling wildly:
[Looks like that Jing-dog is actually angry. LOL, imagine treating a cheap piece of junk like a treasure.]
[You can’t say that. She said she never takes them off; they must be important to her.]
[Jiang Xiaoyu did that on purpose. That’s a bad look.]
[She said it was an accident. Is the person above a paid shill for that Jing-dog?]
Just then, a comment from someone named “Professor Zhou from Geology University” flashes across the screen:
[Whoa, that’s high-quality old-mine jadeite. What a waste.]
[It looks like an antique, too. Rare and priceless.]
The scene instantly falls silent. Jiang Xiaoyu tries to maintain her composure, though she’s clearly shaken.
“How is that possible? She’s just a lapdog, how could she afford something so expensive?
“It must be a fake.”
The Greed Maiden gives a disdainful sneer and casually crooks her finger.
Wisps of purple luck begin to float past my eyes.
My phone suddenly rings, and a mechanical voice shatters the silence of the room:
[Alipay: 3,000,000 yuan received.]
At the same time, the director-the one who frequently tries to coerce actresses into casting couch situations-suddenly starts cursing at the top of his lungs:
“Damn it! They said the insider info was a guaranteed limit-up stock!
“It just crashed so hard it hit the circuit breaker!”
The next moment, Sister Wang, my manager, comes rushing in excitedly.
“Jingjing! A top-tier brand just hand-picked you to be their global spokesperson!”
Meanwhile, Bai Chen answers a phone call, his brow furrowing.
“Mom, what are you saying? A cockroach was found in our restaurant and it’s trending on social media?”
The scene descends into chaos as curses ring out one after another.
My forehead is covered in cold sweat.
I want to die, but I have a feeling the ones who should be dying are the others.
The Greed Maiden leans against my ear and asks in a near-seductive whisper:
“Is this fun?
“Why don’t you just give in to me?
“I guarantee you’ll reach the peak of your life in three years and be rich enough to rival a country in five.
“Whose wealth should we take first?”
Just as the Greed Maiden is rubbing her hands together, ready to roll up her sleeves and get to work, she suddenly pauses.
She looks at Jiang Xiaoyu with a hint of confusion before a playful smile spreads across her face.
“Huh? It looks like she’s keeping a Little Ghost?”