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

Although the old sayings about not being allowed to enter a girl's bedroom and men and women not being allowed to touch each other are long gone in this day and age, a girl's bed is still considered a very private place!

Being sat on by someone of the opposite sex can make anyone uncomfortable, let alone someone like Ye Bai who just sprawled out on top of them.

Fortunately, Ye Bai was just lying down and didn't add, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get on," otherwise the atmosphere of horror would have been at its peak.

Even so, Tong Yan's pretty face turned red again, completely blushing, unable to understand what this guy had suddenly done wrong.

Should I help her try out the bed to see if it's comfortable? Or do I want to smell her scent?

But no matter which aspect you look at, their relationship is very inappropriate, isn't it?

Shen Lu, standing to the side, wore a smug expression.

She had long suspected that her son-in-law and Tong Yan had an improper relationship, and this action now clearly confirmed it.

The young lady's plan to prevent fire, theft, and her best friend's misfortune ended in complete failure.

Just as the two of them were lost in thought, Ye Bai suddenly stood up from the bed, staring intently at the ceiling and asked, "Have you touched this ceiling since you moved in?"

The dormitories at the TV station are naturally not decorated in a luxurious way; the main focus is on cleanliness and tidiness.

So the ceiling was just a simple plaster ceiling, the kind that's very basic.

"No, I just had the cleaning lady clean it when I moved in..."

Tong Yan didn't understand why Ye Bai suddenly asked this, but she still shook her head.

The ceiling was too high for her to reach, so the cleaning lady had to bring her a ladder.

"That's probably where the problem lies..."

Ye Bai nodded, then rolled up Tong Yan's bed sheet, and with a light leap, reached into the ceiling with his right hand.

Tong Yan and Shen Lu didn't even see Ye Bai's movements clearly before they saw him land on the bed again, suddenly holding something in his hand.

It was a statue, entirely black, made of wood, and shaped like a snake.

The snake's body is layered, with its head at the top, its tongue flicking out.

The statue is extremely lifelike, especially the snake eyes, which are filled with a cold and sinister aura, making people feel a chill just by looking at them.

"This...this is the snake that appeared in my dream!!"

After seeing it clearly, Tong Yan's pretty face suddenly turned pale, and she subconsciously took two steps back, covering her mouth and letting out a gasp.

Tormented by that terrible nightmare every day, she couldn't sleep well, so her impression of that strange snake was naturally very deep, and she recognized it at a glance.

“Young master, young master, Miss Tong dreamed of a real snake, but what you’re holding is just a statue…”

Shen Lu, curious, asked Tong Yan's question.

Even if people sometimes get confused, this wooden snake statue is indeed very realistic, but after all, it's fake, not a real snake.

Most importantly, this wooden snake statue wasn't placed outside, but inside the ceiling.

How could someone with a youthful face, who doesn't have X-ray vision, possibly see that?

"You two, smell this. Doesn't this statue have a fragrance?"

Ye Bai handed the wooden snake statue to Shen Lu. He originally wanted to give it to Tong Yan, but the beautiful host was clearly traumatized by it and didn't even dare to touch it.

"Huh? It really does smell nice... Miss Tong, please smell it."

Shen Lu exclaimed and held the statue near the childlike face's nose.

Tong Yan dared not look into those chilling snake eyes, but she reluctantly took a sniff.

Sure enough, just as Shen Lu had said, the wooden snake statue had a peculiar fragrance that gave her a sense of familiarity.

"The material of this statue is called 'Phantom Serpent Wood,' a rare specialty of a certain region in Southeast Asia. The most distinctive characteristic of this wood is its ability to produce a unique fragrance that involuntarily induces hallucinations..."

Ye Bai began to explain.

"Young master, do you mean that someone deliberately spent a lot of money to import a piece of wood from Southeast Asia, just to carve a snake to scare Miss Tong?"

After listening, Shen Lu asked, looking completely bewildered.

Tong Yan had recovered from her initial shock, and a thoughtful expression appeared on her pretty face.

No wonder she could smell a faint fragrance every time she went to sleep; it turned out to be coming from this statue.

"...No one is that bored; there must be a purpose behind it."

Ye Bai shook his head and looked at Tong Yan, asking, "There are two possibilities now. One is that this wooden snake statue has always been placed inside the ceiling, and you just happened to move in."

"The second possibility is that someone secretly put it in the ceiling after you moved in. Which one do you prefer?"

Tong Yan remained silent for a while, then said somewhat uncertainly, "It should be the first one, right? I don't have any enemies, so why would they use such a prank on me..."

Before Tong Yan could finish speaking, Ye Bai shook his head and interrupted, "You're wrong. This isn't a prank; it's a blatant murder!"

"murder?"

Upon hearing this chilling word, both Tong Yan and Shen Lu couldn't help but exclaim in unison.

"That's right, the Illusion Serpent Wood is indeed magical, but it's just one type of wood after all. Only by using it through special means can it cause you to have a series of nightmares like this."

"And if it goes undetected, the nightmare will become more and more terrifying over time, driving people completely insane, and even scaring them to death!"

Ye Bai sighed, thankfully he had helped Qin Wanqing deliver things to Tong Yan today.

Otherwise, if it is not discovered soon, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Therefore, Tong Yan leans towards the first possibility, while he believes the second possibility is the truth.

Just as Shen Lu said, no one would buy such an expensive piece of wood, then hire an expert to set up a trap and put it in the ceiling of the TV station dormitory to play with.

If Tong Yan hadn't moved in, this dormitory would have remained empty for who knows how long.

Ordinary employees are not eligible to live here. Apart from Tong Yan, all the senior executives of the TV station are from Jingzhou, and at least they own houses in Jingzhou.

Not going back to their own homes and staying in dormitories is something that leaders would never do.

Therefore, the goal of this wooden snake statue is to create a youthful appearance!

"Someone... wants to kill me?"

Her youthful face had lost all color, and her delicate body began to tremble slightly.

No one is unafraid of death, especially a beautiful girl like her who still has a bright future ahead of her.

"Don't be afraid, the danger is over now. Since the other party went to such lengths and expense to use such troublesome methods, it means they wouldn't dare to openly attack you. You should be safe for the foreseeable future..."

Ye Bai offered a word of comfort, then said, "What you need to do now is check the corridor's security camera footage to see who has secretly entered your room. Even if the person who put the statue isn't the mastermind, they're certainly involved."

After explaining to Tong Yan, Ye Bai placed the statue on the coffee table. After examining it carefully for a few moments, he suddenly had a thought and asked, "Lulu, have you noticed that this snake looks somewhat familiar?"