We walked into the house and saw that Yi Xi
was awake. He looked dispirited. H
e asked for some water.
I gave him a bottle of mineral water. After taking a few sips, he looked around. Suddenly, he hugged Yin Xinyue
and sobbed.
“Sister Yin, what should I do now? My acting career is completely ruined!”
Earlier,
I
didn’t have a chance to read the news on the Internet carefully, so
I used my phone to check again.
This morning,
an
anonymous person sent a lot of information and photos to many press agencies. They were all about Yi Xi having private moments with some men.
Whether he liked men or women, one thing was clear
—h
is personal life was complicated.
Those photos weren’t taken on the same day. Someone must have collected them over a long time
to
dirty
his name.
I
thought of
one person
and immediately asked,
“Was there anything wrong with your agent today?”
“Song? This morning he told me that he
had
some stuff to do. He left and…” Then, Yi Xi’s face changed drastically. “Damn, that bastard! H
e
plotted against me! I have to kill him!”
He was still weak. He struggled to get up, but he fell right back on his butt.
Since
his soul
had
stabilized not too long ago, I was worried about him. “Calm down. Yesterday, I asked your agent to keep this mask. How did you end up wearing it?”
“I don’t know. I was taking a nap in my van. When I woke up, he was gone. The mask was
placed
in a bag on the driver
’s
seat. Then, my company called me
and told
me that there were so many negative news articles about me on the
I
nternet. I checked
the news on
my phone and felt
as if
my head had exploded…”
He gritted his teeth
.
“Then, I heard many people in the film crew discussing the news and laughing at me. I hated them so much. I put on the mask
, and
I don’t
remember anything afte
r that
.”
This was a deliberate act.
I told Yi Xi, “You should rest. I’m going to help you
find
your agent. You guys can talk face
to face. Is it okay?”
Yi Xi agreed. I went with Li Mazi and Yin Xinyue to the entrance of the town. Because of the incident in the afternoon, the film crew members were there to avoid the danger. They flocked together like scared birds.
“Director, where’s Yi Xi’s agent?” I asked the director.
“I don’t know.”
“Didn’t I ask you to comfort him?
There
are
huge
news threads about him. Why did you guys talk ill behind his back?” I was
upset.
The director wore an innocent face. “I
was
shooting the drama the entire afternoon. There are a few
hundred people
here. How could I control their mouths?”
I went to check Yi Xi’s van. The
van was not locked.
There was an envelope on the driver
’s
seat with Yi Xi
’s name
on it. Yin Xinyue stopped me. “It’s not good to do that. What if he
becomes
even angrier
if he finds out
that
you
opened the letter
?”
“But what if this letter contains something too overwhelming? I should read it first,” I said.
I opened the envelope. It was a resignation letter that listed
all the times
Yi Xi had caused
problems
with his love affairs
. Every time it happened,
the agent had to clean up his mess. It even included their complicated relationship.
The agent
loved
Yi Xi
but started to hate him later
. That
was
why he had come up with this revenge plan to destroy him. If Yi Xi killed someone today, the police wouldn’t care if he had been possessed by
an
otherworldly item or
not
. He would have been jailed or confined in an asylum. He wouldn’t have been able to be a star
or
lead
a normal life.
After all
, Yi Xi always had a privileged life. This
blow
would be more painful than death to him.
It was fortunate that we had solved the case on time. Otherwise, we couldn’t imagine the consequences.
“Yi Xi’s personal life
is a mess
.” Yin Xinyue furrowed her brows. “However, this agent crossed the line.”
I also didn’t feel comfortable
that
the
man had run away.
Afterward, we didn’t tell Yi Xi anything. “Your agent admitted that he
did
these things. Moreover, he’s resigned.”
Yi Xi
clenched
his
teeth
. “I’
ve
always treated him well. I
can’t
believe that he stabbed
me
like that!”
He clutched his head. “It’s a big scandal this time! What should I do now?”
Yin Xinyue comforted him. “I don
’t
think it’s
that big of a deal.
Y
ou’ve been hiding the truth for too long
. That’s why everyone is so shocked right now. Many movie stars have
come out of the closet. They
’ve
even
gained
more fans. You
should
consider
it
too.”
Yi Xi sighed. “It’s really hard to earn a bowl of rice in this industry.”
“You should be more careful
about
your personal life. Celeb
rities
live
under
a
magnifying glass. Normal people don’t need to mind their
image that
much
, and t
hey can live their lives casually. However, celeb
rities
are different. To have the glorious halo around you, you must sacrifice something. Don’t you think so?”
Yi Xi had tears in his eyes. He reached
out a
hand
and patted
my shoulder. “Mr. Zhang, thank you for helping me. Can you stay and comfort me?”
“Er, this…” I turned to look at Yin Xinyue.
She tried to hold in her laughter. “I have some stuff to do. See you.”
After this event, we stayed in the filming location for a few days. Yi Xi
recovered
shortly after
. Without the aid
of
the mask, he couldn’t immerse himself in his character. However, this
man
was tough enough. He
memorized
all of his lines and eventually understood the character. Gradually, he got in the right
state
.
Having confidence was a good thing. However, too much confidence would
make a person
narcissistic and ignorant. They couldn’t accept any critiques or comments. They
’d
gradually
isolate
themselves from the rest of the world. When they noticed that their friends had distanced themselves from them,
it would be too late to
regret
it
.
I believed Yi Xi had
learned
a good lesson
from this scandal
. He wouldn’t
act like that
again!
Before we left the filming location, the staff member from the prop team found me
and told
me that I didn’t keep my word. I had promised that I would give him an otherworldly item
that would make
him rich after he helped me. However, I hadn’t done anything.
I then remembered my promise. “I didn’t bring it with me. I’ll send it to you when I
get
home. Could you give me your contact information and address?”
After we returned to Wuhan, I saw on the
I
nternet that someone had kept digging into Yi Xi’s case
, discovering that it was the doing of
his agent.
His scandal heated up a second time. People mocked that one shouldn’t find an agent named Song.
I
ronically, agent Song became more famous as people kept cursing him
. They made
his name well-known. Many people were willing to hire him. He opened a blog to expose Yi Xi and spread rumors about him. Some talk-show hosts even invited him to their programs.
T
he more shameless people were, the more popular they could become!
Half a year ago, I had collected a Yin and Yang money bag. It was a tricky deal. This money bag had two parts. One helped earn money, while the other drained your money. With the good money bag, money and opportunities would come unceasingly. However, when one had both of the bags, there would be no effect at all.
The trickier part was tha
t if
the first owner
didn’t throw
the money bag
away, the
second owner
couldn’t throw his bag, either.
Thus, I sent the prop team member the good money bag and asked Yin Xinyue to send the evil money bag to agent Song through his new company’s address. I put a note inside that bag
that
wrote, “If you don’t do anything bad, you won’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door.”
I hoped that he would remember it for a long time and that he would never stab people’s backs again.
Regardless of
the
reasons he
had
, it was disgusting!