Ye Huohuo was in the midst of an internal struggle, unsure how to face Li Mohan after he had seen her entire life. The sound of "knock, knock, knock" echoed again.
Only then did she remember to check the window.
A mynah bird was standing outside the closed window, pecking incessantly at the glass with its beak, as if threatening to peck through the glass and enter if she didn't open the window.
Seeing this big black bird, Ye Huohuo rolled her eyes and reluctantly opened the window, letting it in.
The mynah bird skillfully hopped onto the windowsill inside the room, looked around with its small eyes, and blurted out, "What's this, hit the jackpot!"
Its first words were a broken sentence with a Northeastern accent.
Ye Huohuo scratched her messy hair. Her hair was dark and thick, and after sleeping for a night, it had puffed up like a large basket on her head.
"If you have something to say, say it quickly. I have important things to do today!" she replied impatiently.
The mynah bird glanced at her disdainfully, spread its wings, and flew around the room. After a tour, it finally landed on a clothes rack.
Looking down at her from above, it said, "What important things do you have? Isn't it just fortune-telling and feng shui for others?"
"I'm going to get my marriage certificate today!" Ye Huohuo said proudly, searching the room for her clothes but finding none. Finally, unable to help herself, she picked up a set of women's clothing from the table, intending to take a shower and change in the bathroom.
"Did you handle that guy surnamed Li?" the mynah bird asked skeptically. "You didn't cast some kind of spell on him, did you!"
Ye Huohuo stood in front of it. "Even if you don't believe in your junior sister's abilities, you should at least believe in our master's title as a divine predictor, senior brother."
The mynah bird shook its head. "That's right. Master is always right. Master sent me here to help you this time."
"Help me? I can handle it myself. I've gotten through the times when I had bad luck five times a day. Now that I've borrowed Li Mohan's luck, surely it won't be worse than before!"
Ye Huohuo had already entered the bathroom and was talking to the mynah bird outside while showering.
The person and the bird, talking through the door, would certainly seem bizarre to an outsider.
"I'm not sure. You know how our master is. He always says half of what he means, leaving the other half unsaid, calling it 'things cannot be completely predicted, words cannot be fully spoken.' The heavenly secrets cannot be fully revealed.
However, judging by his solemn expression, I think it's best for you to be cautious," the mynah bird advised.
At that moment, the outer door was knocked upon. The mynah bird casually responded, "Come in!"
The doorknob was turned, and the door was pulled open. A slightly overweight woman in her thirties entered. Upon entering, she saw a large black bird standing on the clothes rack facing the door, staring intently at her.
The woman screamed, "Oh my gosh!" in fright, almost falling backward.
Soon, everyone outside heard the "æšć«" and rushed over.
Li Mochen, running at the forefront, exclaimed, "Sister Mei, what happened!"
He looked at the woman, referred to as Sister Mei, who was covering her mouth with one hand, pointing into the guest room where Ye Huohuo was, her face filled with terror.
Li Mochen curiously poked his head inside. Just then, the mynah bird, also startled by Sister Mei's scream, instinctively spread its wings and flew up, heading directly towards the doorway.
Li Mochen was unprepared. As soon as he peeked inside, he saw a large dark object swooping down towards him. Due to the speed, he couldn't discern what it was.
He was terrified, turned his head, let out a cry, and quickly ran out.
His reaction also greatly frightened Uncle Zhong, the butler, who was following behind him.
Uncle Zhong, already elderly, saw a large black shadow fly out of Ye Huohuo's room and cried out in alarm, "Someone come quickly, there's a ghost!"
At this point, the mynah bird had already flown out of Ye Huohuo's room. The guest room Ye Huohuo was staying in was on the second floor, with a fenced corridor outside. The fence was about 1.5 meters high, mainly to prevent accidental falls.
Below the fence was the first-floor lobby. The large reception hall in the center was two stories high, with a massive crystal chandelier above. Normally, no one would touch the chandelier.
Only specialized personnel came to clean it once a month.
However, the mynah bird, startled by the screams of Sister Mei and the others, flew around erratically, causing the chandelier to sway. Many of its black feathers were knocked off, drifting down in the air.
As it flew, it kept shouting, "Someone come quickly, there's a ghost! Someone come quickly, there's a ghost!"
Its voice sounded exactly like what Uncle Zhong had said.
Just then, Old Master Li also came out of his study. Seeing the panicked individuals and the mynah bird flying wildly around the room, he sighed and shouted, "What's all this commotion? That's not a ghost at all. Look closely, it's a mynah bird!"
Only then did the three of them look closely and feel embarrassed.
"Fourth Young Master, why are you shouting so loudly for a mynah bird?" Uncle Zhong said, rubbing his forehead.
"It's not my fault. It was Sister Mei. Why are you afraid of a mynah bird?" Li Mochen didn't want to be mocked as a coward.
When he was young, he often saw unseen things and cried frequently. He was also very timid and often teased by other children. Although his grandfather later found an old Taoist priest to cure him, so he no longer saw those unseen things, his courage still hadn't improved.
However, he was also concerned about his reputation and was most afraid of being laughed at for being timid. This remained the same even now. Upon hearing Uncle Zhong's words, he quickly asserted that it wasn't him who was timid, but he had been influenced by Sister Mei.
Sister Mei also felt wronged. "I intended to call Miss Ye to wake up for breakfast. I heard them say to come in, but when I opened the door, I saw a pitch-black thing standing right in front of me.
At that moment, I didn't see clearly that it was a bird and thought it was some kind of monster! How could I have known that such a large black bird would appear in Miss Ye's room?"
As they were talking, Ye Huohuo walked out, wiping her damp hair. "What's going on? What happened?"
She had been showering and could hear the commotion outside, but she couldn't hear what they were saying due to the distance.
As soon as she asked, she saw the mynah bird flying back and forth in the air, hitting the massive chandelier several times. The chandelier, struck by it, swayed more and more violently, even giving the impression it might fall.
"Oh no!" Ye Huohuo exclaimed in shock. Had her senior brother also been affected by her "five bad lucks a day"?
"Senior brother, don't be afraid, it's Huohuo. Come over here!" Ye Huohuo said, waving the white towel in her hand to attract the mynah bird's attention.
However, the mynah bird, which had been able to converse with her like a human just moments ago, now seemed panicked and didn't recognize her. It kept repeating Uncle Zhong's last words.
"Someone come quickly, there's a ghost!..."
"Huohuo, what is going on? Where did this mynah bird come from? And you... why are you calling it senior brother?!" Old Master Li also looked bewildered.
Ye Huohuo scratched her hair in annoyance. "Grandpa Li, I'll get my senior brother down first, and then I'll explain!"
After saying this, she cleared her throat, but when she spoke again, everyone was stunned!