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Chapter 467: The Despicable Agent

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, 

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. 

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!