The viewers in the live stream went crazy over the couple, especially the fans who shipped them as a couple.
Gu Yueyue felt uneasy. She couldn't bear Zhao Yuan's affection, and she deeply rejected his love.
"Okay, thank you for your help, Teacher Zhao. Let's go in then." Gu Yueyue let go of Xu Yi's hand.
Xu Yi stared wide-eyed, looking down in disbelief at their separated hands. Soon, Gu Yueyue's hand touched her palm again, and their fingers intertwined and held together.
"Hurry up, if you're scared, you can tell me," Gu Yueyue said to her, a blush slowly creeping up her ears.
"Mm." Xu Yi nodded gently, responding naturally.
Ahhh!
At home, Xiaoxiao covered her ears again, "Help! Stop screaming! Your baby is about to die!"
Xu Yi followed closely beside Gu Yueyue.
Zhao Yuan went to knock on the door first.
While waiting for the hosts to open the door, Zhao Yuan turned to them and said, "Something's getting weirder and weirder. Who holds a wedding banquet with the doors tightly shut? And no one's passing by the door either. It doesn't look lively or festive at all."
Gu Yueyue was just feeling ashamed that she had secretly taken advantage of the child and felt guilty for exploiting the child's naivety.
Hearing Zhao Yuan's words, the flush of irritation that had risen beneath her makeup vanished instantly, and she turned several shades pale with fright, though her makeup concealed it so others couldn't tell.
Xu Yi could feel that Gu Yueyue was gripping her hand a little tighter.
"Teacher Gu, I'm a little scared."
Xu Yi was naturally not afraid; she just wanted to distract Gu Yueyue and help her share some of her fear.
Sure enough, when Gu Yueyue heard her say she was scared, she pulled her closer to her without hesitation.
"If you're scared, you can stick close to me."
Gu Yueyue wanted to say, "You can come into my arms and hug me."
But the camera was still there, Zhao Yuan was still there, and Xiao Xu was still very innocent; she didn't dare to be too reckless.
"Okay," Xu Yi replied softly.
Ahhh!
Zhao Yuan's face darkened, and he pursed his lips without saying anything more.
The door was also opened.
A middle-aged woman.
When she appeared, Gu Yueyue and Zhao Yuan's expressions changed slightly.
They knew this woman.
A note from the author:
I really wanted to sleep today, but I stayed awake and even wrote something!
I want to praise them! I want to hear compliments!
I have to keep visiting relatives and friends for the New Year tomorrow, sob sob, I'm going to get asked again if I'm dating anyone.
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 23:20:40 on February 3, 2022 and 23:15:51 on February 4, 2022!
Thank you to the little angel who watered the nutrient solution: Chen (5 bottles);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter Seventy-Two
Zhao Yuan asked in surprise, "Professor Qi, what are you doing here?"
Gu Yueyue was naturally astonished.
The woman who opened the door did not respond to their address; instead, she looked confused.
"What are you doing?" the woman asked in the local dialect, which she spoke fluently.
Gu Yueyue and Zhao Yuan roughly understood.
Professor Qi actually accepted the program.
Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "Hello, we came here for sightseeing. We heard that you are holding a wedding banquet here, so we came to see the local wedding customs."
"Oh, the wedding banquet doesn't start until after 8 pm, you've come too early. Come and join us for the banquet tonight."
After the woman finished speaking, she closed the door again, so quickly that it was astonishing.
The three people locked at the door felt even more confused.
Zhao Yuan took a few steps back, looking at the courtyard wall outside the house, as if trying to see what was going on inside through the wall.
Gu Yueyue: "It's strange. They say it's a wedding banquet, but it doesn't look festive at all. Instead, it looks like..."
Zhao Yuan chimed in, "It's like a funeral."
"How about we sneak in and take a look?" Xu Yi whispered, standing close to Gu Yueyue.
Gu Yueyue's face darkened, and she tightened her grip on her hand. "Don't be ridiculous."
Who would sneak into someone else's house without a word? Besides, the host isn't unwelcoming, they just aren't allowed to go in right now.
Xu Yi fell silent.
She broke free from Gu Yueyue's grasp, and like Zhao Yuan, took a few steps back to survey the situation outside the courtyard.
This has always been her habit; she always needs to figure out what she doesn't understand before she can feel at ease.
Just like this bizarre banquet.
Zhao Yuan was also very interested and asked Xu Yi to inquire as well. He smiled and asked, "Have you noticed anything unusual?"
"Hmm. It's too quiet. Even if the banquet starts after 8 p.m., the host should be busy by now." Xu Yi frowned slightly and guessed, "Maybe it really is a funeral banquet."
Zhao Yuan: "If it's a funeral banquet, why call it a wedding banquet?"
Xu Yi was thinking.
Zhao Yuan added, "Before I came here, I researched the local information and learned about the local customs. Unlike other places, there are extremely strict requirements for holding banquets here. There is no confusion between day and night."
If there is anything going on here, Xu Yi's divine sense can detect it.
But today's scene was arranged by the production team. You could say it's a game. Xu Yi can't sense any ghostly or evil aura here, and he can't even use his divine sense to cheat. Otherwise, this game would be completely uninteresting.
She stood beside Zhao Yuan, her chin resting on her hand in confusion, her thoughts gradually sinking.
“Could this family be from out of town? Unaware of local customs?” Zhao Yuan came over and shared his thoughts. “Out-of-towners, unaware of local customs, held a wedding banquet at night, and then accidentally broke a taboo, leading to a series of strange events.”
"And then we were implicated?"
"This is probably what the production team wanted to do."
"Xiao Xu, what do you think?"
Perhaps Zhao Yuan himself is a bit too outgoing, because he called out to Xiao Xu in such a short time, or perhaps he subconsciously followed Gu Yueyue's lead and called her that too.
Xu Yi didn't care about the form of address; her attention was focused on the strange house.
Gu Yueyue held her free hand and looked at the two people a few steps away, who were getting along exceptionally well. They were a handsome man and a beautiful woman, quite a sight to behold.
Gu Yueyue couldn't describe how she felt. Even though she wasn't paying attention, she had overheard their entire conversation.
Xu Yi considered Zhao Yuan's words. It was possible, but unlikely, because…
Gu Yueyue: "I don't think so. Because this family's surname is Yue, and everyone in this area has the surname Yue."
Gu Yueyue spoke before Xu Yi could.
She added, "Xiao Xu and I came here because we got a clue from an old man in the village. The old man said that this family has a son, the only son in five generations. They are getting married today and having a banquet tonight, it's going to be very lively."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuan chuckled helplessly, "Lively? The old man isn't wrong, is he?"
Xu Yi nodded in agreement, "Indeed, it doesn't look lively at all."
"Since we can't see anything here, why don't we go look somewhere else? We can't just stay at someone's door forever, can we?" Gu Yueyue came to Xu Yi's side and casually took her hand.
Xu Yi's attention shifted to the wedding banquet, and she didn't notice that her hand was being held.
Xu Yi said to Zhao Yuan, "Teacher Zhao, let's go look for clues elsewhere first, and then meet here at 3:30 to share the clues we've found."
"Okay." Zhao Yuan looked at them and agreed.
Zhao Yuan took the lead, while Xu Yi, holding Gu Yueyue's hand, walked enthusiastically in another direction.
Gu Yueyue was feeling rather depressed throughout the journey.
"Are you very interested?" Gu Yueyue asked Xu Yi. Ever since the little girl met Zhao Yuan at the entrance of the courtyard, she seemed to be very interested in this matter.
In fact, meeting Zhao Yuan and Xu Yi's interest in this matter had nothing to do with each other.
However, Gu Yueyue still connected the two matters, subconsciously concluding that Xu Yi was very interested in this matter because of Zhao Yuan.
Xu Yi naturally had no idea what Gu Yueyue was thinking, but she vaguely sensed that Gu Yueyue's mood was not very good.
"Huh? A little bit. It seems quite interesting." Xu Yi said, while observing her expression.
Unfortunately, she was standing in front of a top-notch actress. When Gu Yueyue tried to hide her true thoughts, how could Xu Yi possibly analyze her emotions through her facial expressions?
"Um."
Gu Yueyue responded with a soft laugh, then asked with a gentle smile, "Are you happy?"
"I'm so happy."
"As long as you're happy. Let's hurry up and go see the village chief."
“Okay.” Xu Yi readily agreed, her mind still preoccupied with unraveling the mystery of the Yue family’s wedding banquet. Seeing that Gu Yueyue was also very interested, her enthusiasm grew even stronger.
And he was determined to win against Zhao Yuan in front of Miss Gu.
Don't think she doesn't know that last time Miss Gu came home late, it was Zhao Yuan who brought her back.
The two had different thoughts.
Zhao Yuan was also putting in a lot of effort to find clues as soon as possible and solve the mystery before everyone else.