Chapter 262: Chapter 260: Good Luck Talisman

Meng Xiaoyi had no idea what she had just been through.

Her face ashen, she sat on a woven wicker mat, hugging her knees tightly.

Xie Fu Yao sat on the other side, still silent.

In contrast to their silence, over by Wen Ying, Xu Jiali was pulling Song Jiayan to her side, seemingly trying to give her courage.

Zhao Qi had also sidled up to them.

Even though he was a grown man, seeing that scene in the livestream had nearly shattered his nerves.

Growing up in a materialistic age, even after watching countless ghost stories and horror movies, those were all confined to the screen. Everyone knew they were fake.

But the scene from Wen Ying’s livestream just now... the shock was just too immense!

This wasn’t some stunt prepared by a production crew. This was real.

His entire worldview had been shattered and was now being rebuilt.

Zhao Qi felt the only way he could feel safe was by staying a little closer to Doctor Wen.

Doctor Wen, that young man from before won’t run into that again tonight, will he?

What about that bus? Will other people get on it? It’s a constant menace! Will there be more victims?

I feel like things are happening in the world, little by little, that are turning our worldviews upside down. Is the apocalypse coming?

Don’t be so dramatic. You guys watch one livestream and jump to the end of the world? HAHAHAHAHA! That whole scene was staged, wasn’t it?

Don’t mind the moron above. When it happens to him, let’s hope he doesn’t come crying to Doctor Wen to save his life.

"All right, to address everyone’s concerns, I can tell you this: his journey ahead will be perfectly safe. Nothing like this will happen to him again anytime soon. The call has ended. Now, we’ll start the giveaway for three lucky winners."

A large prize wheel appeared on the livestream’s main screen. The three winners were chosen, with the usernames: ’Koi Carp Lives in My House,’ ’I’m the Real Young Miss,’ and ’Hey Rich Lady, Look At Me.’

"Tell me what you want in the comments. The prizes are limited to items you’ve seen on my stream. And don’t even think about asking for money."

When the user ’Koi Carp Lives in My House’ saw they’d been picked, they shot up from their bed and slammed their head on the bottom of the top bunk, wincing in pain.

’Koi Carp Lives in My House’ wrote: "Doctor Wen, I want a Good Luck Talisman! Wait, no, I mean the medicine that brings good luck. Can I have that?"

"You can. But it’s a one-time-use medicine that only lasts for a month."

’Koi Carp Lives in My House’: "Thank you, Doctor Wen! One month is more than enough! I’ll send you my address right now."

Doctor Wen, if I use this Good Luck Talisman to buy a lottery ticket, will I become a millionaire?

"No. A person’s luck is finite. While this doesn’t deplete your future luck, it only boosts your good fortune within a reasonable range. It won’t cause anything that outrageous to happen. An insatiably greedy person would never be able to win my Good Luck Talisman. Our friend ’Koi Carp’ here has a good heart and has been facing some real difficulties lately, which is why they were chosen for it."

Hearing Wen Ying’s explanation, ’Koi Carp Lives in My House’ was on the verge of tears.

"Doctor Wen, thank you! I can’t believe you knew about my struggles. Is that why you let me win the Good Luck Talisman? I’ll definitely work hard! I won’t let you down!"

The real name of ’Koi Carp Lives in My House’ was Ye Xinyue.

She was twenty-six years old, had been working for three years, and was still living in the company dormitory.

Six people lived in one dorm room, which had three sets of bunk beds.

Ye Xinyue was on a bottom bunk. Thankfully, her roommate on the top bunk was out with her boyfriend; otherwise, jumping up like that in the middle of the night would have definitely earned her a scolding.

Ye Xinyue poked her head out from under the thin blanket, drenched in sweat.

It was a mixture of lingering fear from before and the utter shock and joy of the present.

Doctor Wen was right. She really was in a tight spot.

Her company was holding an "Outstanding Employee" competition. Having worked there for three years, pulling overtime every day and always being at her boss’s beck and call, Ye Xinyue was confident she could win. After all, the award didn’t just come with a cash prize.

It also came with a potential promotion!

’A supervisor position!’

’This was incredibly important to her!’

She had worked herself to the bone for it. Even her colleagues thought the spot should be hers. But all her high hopes were dashed when someone with connections was ’parachuted’ into her department.

Her boss brought the newcomer around, introduced her to everyone, and told them all to help their new colleague get settled in at work.

And to help her out personally if she needed anything.

The boss’s arrangements were so solicitous that anyone who had spent a few years in the workforce could tell this person had connections.

The newcomer was also quite good-looking and bought afternoon tea for everyone in the office that very day, including Ye Xinyue.

Ye Xinyue thought this new colleague was really nice and made a genuine effort to befriend her. She never expected that, just a few days later, the newcomer would also apply for the award.

And just like that, the colleagues in the office—the very people who had originally supported Ye Xinyue—all flocked to the newcomer’s side.

Ye Xinyue didn’t have enough money to buy everyone afternoon tea every day.

She came from an ordinary family. On a monthly salary of 4,500, she still had to send 3,000 home.

Seeing their decision hurt, but she could understand it.

After all, she wasn’t a rookie fresh out of college. Everyone makes choices that benefit them, and her colleagues were no different.

’But I just can’t accept this!’

’How is that fair?!’

’I worked day and night. I treated them like friends. I’d do anything the company asked of me. So why can’t I get back even a fifth of what I put in?’

She had told her parents about the potential promotion, and they, in turn, had told all their friends and relatives. Now everyone back home knew she was doing well and was about to get promoted.

But now, people might think her parents were just bragging, or that they were dishonest. They would be looked down upon.

The pressure on her would be even greater!

It wasn’t that she hadn’t considered talking to her boss, but his words were heavy with implication. "Xinyue, you’ve only been with the company for three years. We have many more years ahead of us, so what’s the rush? The big boss and I both see your performance. You’re a rare talent. Even if you don’t get the promotion this time, we’ll still give you a three-hundred-yuan raise, understand? You need to learn to be a team player, to get along with everyone. You get me?"

Ye Xinyue nearly coughed up blood.

’I was a great team player before the nepotism hire showed up!’

’But teamwork means nothing when faced with money. This is the adult world.’

’Three hundred yuan... compared to a promotion and a real raise, it was like being tossed a scrap of someone else’s leftovers.’

’I’ve been here for three years, killing myself for this company for three years. In their eyes, is that still not enough?’

’But the nepotism hire has been here for less than a month!’

Ye Xinyue sent her address to Wen Ying, wondering when the package would arrive.

All of a sudden—