Chapter 352

Chapter 352

The female ghost in red swept a hand toward the elevator doors, making them open again.

She floated straight out. At the same time, a flick of her sleeves sent all three of them back into the elevator. “You go down first. I’ll take the next trip.”

The three of them: “?”

They were utterly bewildered. Meanwhile, the doors had already closed, and before they could select a floor, the button marked 1 lit up on its own. The elevator began to descend.

“I feel like something just happened,” Qin Nan said.

He did not dare say more, for fear of getting struck by lightning.

Mu Xin and Jian Fan had realized it too, of course. But there was nothing they could say, and in the end, all three fell silent in the elevator.

That silence lasted until they got out.

The footage shown to the audience followed Jian Fan and the other two.

Lu Jing, as the director, could see more. So could Qin Weiyi.

After leaving the elevator, the female ghost in red did not go away. Instead, she turned, her sleeves swirling, and immediately engaged the ghostly figure that came charging out from nearby.

He was the very one who had swallowed the four NPCs earlier.

“Well, well. Since when did Sister Red become so kindhearted?”

The ghostly figure teased the female ghost in red as they fought.

She could not be bothered to answer. With one sweep of her sleeve, she sent him flying and offered him a single word. “Scram!”

The ghostly figure was no match for her.

He pouted, looking bored. “I’m off.”

With that, he floated away.

Only after watching him leave did the female ghost in red turn back toward the elevator.

The floor indicator had already reached 1. It seemed that young woman had made it down safely.

The female ghost in red smiled. Then, with a light movement of her fingertips, she sent the elevator shooting back up. In the blink of an eye, it stopped on her floor.

Mu Xin and the other two got out of the elevator.

Because they were thinking about the female ghost in red, none of them left. They simply stood outside the doors.

They looked at one another. Before they had spent long standing there in a daze, perhaps only three or four seconds, the elevator gave a ding.

“Hm?”

All three were taken aback.

They turned toward the elevator and saw the familiar female ghost in red.

She stepped out.

“Are you trapped in this office building?” she asked.

Mu Xin immediately nodded. “Yes, Big Sister. Do you know a way to get us out?”

“Mm. I know where the key to the main door is. I’ll take you to find it.” The female ghost in red offered before they even had to ask.

She really was a walking cheat. A ghostly one, that is.

Hopefully, this female ghost in red would be in the next episode too.

If she was not in the next episode, they were not watching. No, filming!

As she spoke, the female ghost in red walked ahead, remembering to beckon the three of them after her.

Mu Xin immediately followed.

“Big Sister, you’re amazing. Are you the strongest one in this building?” she asked.

She had a small suspicion, but no evidence, so she wanted to test it.

Although the female ghost in red did not recognize her,

could some things still be the same?

Her personality, for instance. Or the fact that she was not the strongest one here. There was still a boss, and could that boss possibly be called… Qi Xu?

Mu Xin already had an answer to the first question. What about the second?
She did not know, but the female ghost in red could tell her.

Hearing Mu Xin’s question, the female ghost in red laughed. “I’m not the strongest. I think I’m pretty powerful, but even I have to admit there’s a ghost who’s stronger than me.”

“Someone’s even stronger than you, Big Sister?” Mu Xin looked astonished, as though she could scarcely believe it.

“Mm.” The female ghost in red nodded.

Seeing that she did not intend to explain further on her own, Mu Xin could only keep at it. “Oh my goodness, can someone like that really exist? Who is he, Big Sister? Is he real? I can’t imagine it. You’re already so powerful. How powerful would someone have to be to beat you?”

The female ghost in red laughed. “He exists. His name is Qi Xu.”

At that name, Mu Xin, Qin Nan, and Jian Fan all felt their suspicions confirmed.

Behind the scenes, Qin Weiyi lowered his gaze slightly when he heard the name too.

As for Lu Jing, he scratched his head. Why was it this Qi Xu again?

“Qi Xu?” Mu Xin asked.

She wanted to hear what sort of introduction Qi Xu would get this time.

He was a ghost, which proved he was already dead. But when had he died? Had the Qi Xu from the hospital come to this office building, or had he died in yet another way?

“Mm. He’s also the owner of this office building,” the female ghost in red said.

Mu Xin was not surprised, but she put on a shocked expression. “Oh my goodness, he owns this building? Then how did he die?”

“Qi Xu was a very unfortunate man,” the female ghost in red said. This time, without waiting for more questions from Mu Xin, she gave them a brief account of his story herself.

“He was abducted and sold as a child. His adoptive parents abused him, and he had a miserable childhood. He always wanted to study hard and leave that small town. But just before his college entrance exams, he was suddenly diagnosed with a hereditary disease. It wouldn’t kill him, but treating it cost money,” she said with a sigh.

The three of them exchanged glances as they listened.

In the first episode’s backstory, Qi Xu had not survived that crisis. He had jumped from the hospital roof. This time, he had made it through the crisis before his entrance exams, but he had clearly encountered another one. If their guess was right, he must have died in this office building.

They already had their suspicions, but they said nothing, waiting for the female ghost in red to reveal the answer.

“Qi Xu was very strong. He got through that period, went to university, worked hard to earn money, and started a business. By the time he graduated, he was running a modestly successful company. Then he invested in this office building.”

Here, perhaps, came the important part.

“Qi Xu really was unlucky. When construction on this building first began, people thought very highly of the project. He invested a great deal of money, hoping to get a share of the profits. But just before the building was completed, problems were uncovered with the company commissioning it. The construction crew was suspected of cutting corners too. On top of that, an employee ran off with the money. In short, the whole project went under, and Qi Xu’s investment went down the drain.”

“Quite a few people had invested at the time, but some fled and others went to prison. In the end, the migrant construction workers came looking for Qi Xu. The story was all over the news, his reputation was ruined, and even his main business suffered. He was driven into bankruptcy. Finally, he jumped from the roof of this unfinished office building.” The female ghost in red sighed softly.

All three felt that this was just as they had expected.

Still, Qi Xu really had suffered terribly.