Ye Huohuo caressed the tattered cloth bag on her back for a long time, a hint of sadness in her eyes, as if the bag held many emotions.
"Is that bag left to you by your family?" Li Moyan's mind flashed with scenes of people carrying cherished items left by loved ones as the sole memento, keeping them close to remember the departed.
He couldn't help but feel this young girl looked truly pitiful, and a wave of pity washed over him.
Just as he was about to say, "Don't be sad, if you come to our Li family later, we will all be your family."
Ye Huohuo suddenly looked up and sighed, "I wish I could carry a leather one, but I don't have enough money! When I save enough, I'll buy a nice one and throw this one far away!"
In an instant, the tragic image she had just built up in Li Moyan's mind completely collapsed.
"Does that bag mean nothing to you?" Li Moyan asked, unwilling to give up.
"Meaning? What meaning? Ah, it does have some. My senior sister gave it to me when I descended the mountain. That stingy person! She wouldn't give me any of the good ones, insisting this one could hold more and was made of pure linen, which was restricted! It made me so angry!"
As Ye Huohuo spoke, she tugged fiercely at the bag. Finally, with a "crack," the already precarious bag strap broke!
"This is terrible! I'm truly down on my luck! Even this one bag is broken!"
Li Mohan's expression grew even more unpleasant. "I'll buy you ten bags tomorrow, and you can switch them out."
Ye Huohuo was initially delighted but then her face fell again. "No, I can't just accept your things."
"Even though it's fake, you are a member of the Li family now. You can't go around wearing a tattered bag every day. And your clothes too!"
He looked at the rips in her clothes, revealing her fair skin underneath. It was so dazzling.
Li Mohan, with a somber face, took off his own jacket and, with a flick of his wrist, draped it over Ye Huohuo. "Cover yourself up, your clothes are all torn. If you ever run to a place like this alone again and get yourself into such a state, I will never forgive you!"
The jacket, carrying Li Mohan's warmth and his unique faint cool scent, was draped over Ye Huohuo. She suddenly felt enveloped by him. His scent permeated her nostrils and every pore. Ye Huohuo felt her heart suddenly beat faster, and her face grew hot.
However, she remained relatively calm and managed to regain her composure.
Li Mohan always kept his word. Although Ye Huohuo hadn't interacted with him before, she could read faces, and this man's face indicated he was someone who never went back on his word.
Such people were very strong-willed. If you defied him, you would inevitably be severely hurt. So, she quickly showed weakness, "Understood. I was just eager to save someone. I absolutely won't dare to do it again!"
Her fawning demeanor made Li Moyan watching from the side involuntarily click his tongue, thinking to himself, this little girl is a natural actress; it would be a waste if she didn't act.
During the fight earlier, she was like a fierce leopard, darting left and right, taking down more people than he did. Now, she had instantly transformed into an obedient little kitten. She was truly skilled at dealing with people differently.
But then he suddenly seemed to recall something. "Brother, she wasn't alone this time, I was with her! I also put in effort. Look how disheveled I am, all for your wife! So..."
Li Mohan glanced at him indifferently. "Speak, how much do you want this time?"
Li Moyan scratched his head, looking a bit embarrassed. "Brother, it's really not my fault this time. I carefully selected the script and the actors. It was originally planned to finish filming within six months and be released by the end of the year for the holiday season.
At that time, not only would we make a fortune, but the profit would at least double, providing costs for the next film as well.
But who knew that as we were filming, strange occurrences started happening. Either an actor had an accident today, or the director had an accident tomorrow. A film that should have taken five months to complete dragged on for over half a year without finishing.
The Lunar New Year release date is fast approaching, and my film isn't finished. And for every day it's delayed, my costs increase by several million. I..."
Li Mohan closed his eyes and sighed softly. When he opened them again, his gaze at Li Moyan became sharper. "Fifty million. If that's still not enough, you can consider a career change!"
Ye Huohuo looked at Li Moyan's hesitant expression and pursed her lips. "You didn't abandon me and run off earlier, which shows you're quite loyal. I, Ye Huohuo, am also a loyal person. I'll handle your matter!"
"You?..." Li Mohan looked at her from the side. Although Ye Huohuo had removed the messy makeup from her face, she still looked childish no matter how he looked at her.
"You probably haven't finished dealing with what happened just now. Your illusion spell might work for a while, but they'll soon realize they've been tricked. What will you do then?" Li Mohan's expression remained grim.
He hadn't intervened earlier because he wanted to see how this little girl would handle the situation. He hadn't expected her to use such an unreliable method. He truly didn't know how she had managed to survive this long.
If those people discovered they had been deceived, they would make her wish she were dead.
However, Ye Huohuo wore an indifferent expression. "Don't worry, they won't find me. With my face painted like this, how could they possibly recognize me? And Li Moyan is also wearing a large mask. They won't recognize either of us.
They don't even know what we look like, so how can they get revenge? I made thorough preparations!"
Ye Huohuo even sounded a little proud as she spoke.
"But Big Brother's face was exposed!" Li Moyan added.
Ye Huohuo's expression froze for a moment, and her eyes darted around. "It's fine. Your big brother is in luck right now. They can't do anything to him. In Haicheng, who dares to provoke the head of the Li family!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the back of her collar was grabbed by a large hand. "Ye Huohuo, our Li family has always acted openly and never resorted to bullying. What happened today is settled. If there's a next time."
Li Mohan tightened his arm, and Ye Huohuo was lifted to his face like a little chick. As their eyes met, Ye Huohuo could feel the warm breath from Li Mohan's exhale on her face.
"I'll tie you up in the basement so you can never cause trouble again! Do you understand?"
Hearing his icy words, Ye Huohuo involuntarily swallowed and quickly nodded vigorously like a pecking chick, "Understood, there will absolutely be no next time!"
Li Mohan's eyes narrowed. Looking at the clean little face so close to him, his gaze gradually lowered, sliding down to her fair and tender neck.
Seeing the several purplish love bites still lingering there, he couldn't help but recall the feeling of kissing that spot in the car earlier.
Although he had been driven by lust under the influence of the peach blossom sha, his consciousness was clear. The smooth, delicate touch still seemed to linger on his lips.
Li Mohan's gaze lingered on the love bites for a couple of seconds before he blinked and then put Ye Huohuo down, clearing his throat somewhat unnaturally.
"You'd best remember. You don't need to worry about Moyan's situation."
"You're looking down on me!" Ye Huohuo could tolerate anything else, but she couldn't tolerate others questioning her abilities.
Moreover, deep down, she was more afraid of Li Mohan looking down on her, for reasons she herself didn't understand.
"I've already looked. He is also in bad luck, just like me. Otherwise, why would this fight happen, causing this undeserved disaster?
This is all related to the troubles he's encountering now. If I'm not mistaken, it's likely that while they were filming, they disturbed something unclean, which is why everything has been so unlucky and led to his continuous bad luck," Ye Huohuo quickly explained.
Although Li Mohan had witnessed Ye Huohuo's abilities before, he still didn't believe that everything was related to ghosts and spirits.
"Moyan is losing money because of poor management. His previous two films were also like that. This has nothing to do with those things."
"You're mistaken. The unprofitability of his previous films might be related to factors like his choice of script and actors, but this time it's definitely not. I've seen his wealth palace, and it's full and very prosperous, indicating that his current business should make money, and a lot of it.
However, there's a layer of dark energy obscuring his wealth palace, indicating that it is being affected by bad luck. If it's not dealt with promptly, it will truly exhaust the fortune within his wealth palace," Ye Huohuo did not back down.