After being forced into a marriage of convenience, a master of metaphysics manipulates a cold and al

This photo is yellowed and looks to be at least a decade or so old.

It was a group photo of four people, and Ye Bai spotted Song Fuling at a glance.

At that time, Song Fuling was still very young, with her hair tied in a high ponytail, radiating youthful energy.

He was probably only eighteen or nineteen years old, and his facial features had hardly changed compared to now, which was why Ye Bai was able to recognize him at a glance.

From this perspective, this beautiful department head has not had any plastic surgery; she has been beautiful since childhood.

The other three were all men, and they were all older than Song Fuling at that time, around twenty to thirty years old.

Ye Bai, standing on either side of Song Fuling, was a complete stranger; it was certain that she had never seen him before.

But the one standing on the very edge gave Ye Bai a vague sense of familiarity.

It wasn't his appearance, but his eyes; they seemed vaguely familiar.

Just as Ye Bai was about to carefully observe and recall, Song Fuling's voice entered his ears.

"Teacher Ye, please wash your hands, it's time to eat..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Bai turned his head and found that Song Fuling and Jiang Nuai had already started bringing dishes out of the kitchen.

This forced him to quickly put the photo back in the book, putting it back in its original place.

Although there were only three people eating, Song Fuling prepared a full ten dishes, filling the entire table, which showed her great sincerity.

They even opened two bottles of expensive red wine, seemingly to celebrate the passing of that scumbag Hua Zhenghao.

Ye Bai tasted the dish and had to admit, although Director Song looked stunning and charming, the kind of person who should stay away from the kitchen, her cooking skills were actually quite good.

The three of them enjoyed their meal together, and Ye Bai didn't ask about the photo.

Although he was very curious, it was Song Fuling's private matter, and he and this beautiful department head were not that familiar with each other.

After eating and drinking their fill, Ye Bai and Jiang Nuai headed home together.

When he went to the police station earlier, since he didn't know when it would be over, he asked Shen Lu to go to Qin Wanqing's place so that she wouldn't have to wait in the car like an idiot.

So now that there are no drivers or private cars available, he could only call one online to take Jiang Nuai back first.

This beautiful colleague, who used to be an assassin, is one of the top in Jingzhou in terms of skill alone.

After all, he had already cultivated internal strength, which was a true watershed moment.

There are very few people left who can truly pose a threat to it.

Its only weakness is its cowardice; it wouldn't even dare to kill a chicken, let alone a person.

So, just to be on the safe side, Ye Bai thought it would be better to give it to them.

The reason Jiang Nuai was able to escape from Sun Yibiao last time was not because she was stronger than him, but because that scoundrel from the Xuanmen sect had other plans and therefore did not kill her.

In addition, he was too careless, and in the end, he fell into Jiang Nuai's trap.

The leader of this group of five scoundrels ended up losing even his wallet; it's quite pathetic.

"Teacher Ye, I found something in Director Song's room..."

While waiting for her ride-hailing car, Jiang Ai hesitated for a long time before suddenly whispering something.

When she went to help in the kitchen, Song Fuling was worried that she would get her clothes dirty, so she specially found her a set of home clothes to change into in the bedroom.

After cooking, she went to the bedroom to change her clothes, which meant she went twice.

Ye Bai, on the other hand, had never been inside the woman's bedroom.

"What is it? It can't be one of those toys, can it? But that's understandable, considering Director Song has been single for so many years..."

Ye Bai was taken aback at first, then looked enlightened and shook his head indifferently.

Desire is a natural part of human nature, and there's no need to fear it like a tiger.

Especially in this era, people who like to use toys are often clean people.

"What toy? Ah..."

Jiang Nuai was completely bewildered. After a long while, she finally understood what Ye Bai was talking about and immediately let out a gasp.

Her pretty face flushed bright red in an instant, and her chin almost drooped to her chest, like a little quail, not daring to look at Ye Bai even once.

From Ye Bai's perspective, the female teacher's ears were all pink, faintly shimmering under the streetlights.

"Is not it?"

Seeing Jiang Nuai's reaction, Ye Bai was dumbfounded.

"No...it's not..."

Jiang Nuai quickly shook her head, her words becoming stammering.

Unfortunately, even though she and Ye Bai are quite familiar with each other now, they haven't reached the point where they can freely discuss those kinds of toys.

"what is that?"

Ye Bai didn't care about these things; instead, his curiosity was piqued.

"It's...it's a bronze statue..."

Hearing that Ye Bai didn't continue the topic of toys, Jiang Nuai finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said...

"A bronze statue? Tell me more about it."

A strange light flashed in Ye Bai's eyes; this time, he was genuinely interested.

Although many bronze artifacts can be bought on the market now, none of them fall into the category of national treasures. However, most people would only place such items in the living room or study.

However, few people place them in the bedroom because it is easy to violate feng shui taboos.

Unless, there is an unknown reason.

"Director Song was there too, so I didn't get a clear look, but the bronze statue seemed quite eerie. The upper body was human, and the lower body was a beast. It looked very fierce..."

Jiang Nuai spoke softly.

"It's a beast-bodied, human-headed statue!"

Ye Bai's expression turned serious, and he asked in a deep voice, "Do you remember where it was located?"

Jiang Nuai thought for a moment and said, "Put it in the corner of the wardrobe. Judging from the orientation of Director Song's house, it should be the southwest corner..."

Having come from an assassin training camp, Jiang Ai wasn't as directionally challenged as other girls.

At least the cardinal directions are still clearly distinguished.

"The southwest direction, with a beast's body and a human head, Director Song did this to ward off evil..."

Ye Bai pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Exorcise evil spirits? Could it be that Director Song's house is haunted by evil spirits?"

Jiang Nuai covered her mouth and let out a soft gasp, her beautiful eyes filled with terror.

As an oddball among assassins, she not only suffers from severe social anxiety, but is also terrified of ghosts and other supernatural things.

"Hmm, it's not necessarily evil spirits; maybe someone wants to harm her."

Ye Bai comforted Jiang Nuai and realized that if he had the chance, he would have to go to Song Fuling's house again.

Placing an animal-bodied human-headed statue in the southwest corner of the bedroom is clearly problematic.

Unfortunately, Jiang Nuai didn't observe carefully enough at the time and couldn't provide him with more information, which prevented him from making a very accurate judgment.

But one thing is certain: Song Fuling, this beautiful department head, is definitely not as simple as she appears on the surface.

"Could Hua Zhenghao's death be related to her?"

Ye Bai's eyes narrowed slightly, and a bold guess suddenly came to mind.

If Song Fuling were just an ordinary woman, Hua Zhenghao's death would naturally have nothing to do with her.

But what if it's not ordinary?