315: A deceptive gimmick

Because there were too many people queuing, Su Yue and his group still chose not to go see what the Wishing Tree was all about.

However, after observing it from the outside, they felt that this so-called Wishing Tree was no different from an ordinary tree.

Tian Yuwei was even a little disappointed after seeing it.

"I don't know how this Wishing Tree became so popular. Can such an ordinary tree really work every time?"

Lin Jia also learned the reason for Yuehai Shopping Mall's sudden popularity through Tian Yuwei and the others' explanation. Seeing that Tian Yuwei, who had been very interested in the Wishing Tree before coming, was now so disappointed, she also subconsciously teased her.

"Tian Yuwei, didn't you keep saying you wanted to make a wish? Why don't you believe it now?"

Hearing this, Tian Yuwei pursed her lips speechlessly, feeling quite annoyed.

"I didn't expect the pictures online to be so deceptive. The pictures online looked quite interesting, and there was really a sense of mysticism."

"Who knew that when I came here, I would find that this is clearly a deception! How many layers of filters did these people add to take pictures of a green tree as pink? I want to learn from them."

Tian Yuwei spoke indignantly, but it was precisely because of her helplessness that she amused Su Yue and the others.

Su Yue looked at Tian Yuwei with a bit of amusement: "Tian Yuwei, didn't you say this tree was very effective? We haven't even tried it, how do you know it's not effective? What you said is too absolute."

Liang Yuzhu was also amused by Tian Yuwei, and she echoed: "Exactly, Tian Yuwei, I see that the people queuing are indeed very excited. Why don't we give it a try? We're already here anyway."

However, perhaps Tian Yuwei was disappointed with this so-called Wishing Tree after seeing the layout on site. When Liang Yuzhu suggested going to see it, she actually refused.

"No, no, I still think this is a deceptive gimmick. Let's not join in the fun."

Lan Zijun nodded in agreement: "I don't know why, but I also feel that this Wishing Tree is strange. I don't know if it's my imagination, but it's better if we don't go."

Liang Yuzhu was only slightly interested in the Wishing Tree, but upon hearing that they were all not interested in it, that bit of curiosity disappeared.

And Su Yue, upon hearing that Tian Yuwei was not interested in the Wishing Tree, also smiled widely, looking at her and saying.

"Tian Yuwei, you are right not to be interested in this Wishing Tree. I also think there is something strange here."

Putting aside how strange it is to have a Wishing Tree in a shopping mall, just looking at the layout of this shopping mall, even if Su Yue didn't understand feng shui, he could tell that something was wrong here.

Coupled with General Manager Zhang's inexplicable coma, this shopping mall makes it hard not to be suspicious.

However, this was just his guess, and Su Yue wouldn't say anything directly before having evidence.

He asked Lan Zijun: "Lan Ziju, do you still want to look around?"

It was Lan Zijun who said she wanted to come here to see today, and they had already toured this new shopping mall once.

Lan Zijun shook her head: "No more looking."

Lan Zijun had a good relationship with General Manager Zhang, and seeing him like this made her feel a little unbearable, so she wanted to see if she could find any problems in the shopping mall.

Sure enough, just as she thought, this shopping mall seemed to have quite a few problems.

However, this problem was not something she could solve alone, so the investigation could not be rushed.

Moreover, Lan Zijun also saw that Su Yue had already noticed that there was a problem with this shopping mall, so there was no need for her to dwell on it here anymore.

Liang Yuzhu frowned as she watched Su Yue and Lan Zijun seemingly reach an unspoken understanding. She had no idea what kind of understanding they had reached.

However, Liang Yuzhu didn't dwell on it too much. Anyway, as long as she asked Lan Zijun, Lan Zijun would tell her everything, so she wasn't too worried.

Finally, the group arrived in a hurry and left in a hurry.

They didn't eat in the shopping mall, but went to a private restaurant that required reservations.

This time, Lin Jia was treating them because she was opening a new company, and they all said they would support her. To express her gratitude, Lin Jia proactively offered to treat them to a meal.

The decoration style of this private restaurant was very retro. When entering the private room, they would pass through a garden and pavilion. In the instant they turned around, they actually bumped into a man dressed in all black.

The other party was burly, and the petite Tian Yuwei was directly bumped by him, almost losing her balance and falling directly into Su Yue's arms behind her.

And the other party didn't seem to think he had done anything wrong and left without looking back.

Su Yue held Tian Yuwei and asked her worriedly.

"Tian Yuwei, are you alright?"

Tian Yuwei's shoulder was aching from being bumped by the man, but because she was being held by Su Yue, the pain became insignificant.

She shook her head with a blush: "I'm fine."

Lin Jia was also very angry at the man just now and cursed at his retreating back.

"This person is too rude. He bumped into someone and just ran away like that."

She then turned to look at Tian Yuwei, her brows furrowed: "Tian Yuwei, are you alright? Does it hurt? Should I get you some ointment?"

When the two collided just now, there was a loud 'bang'. Just hearing it, Lin Jia felt the pain for Tian Yuwei.

Liang Yuzhu and Lan Zijun also asked: "Tian Yuwei, are you okay? If it hurts badly, let's go to the hospital first."

"Yes."

Tian Yuwei gradually cooled down her excitement due to their concern. She reluctantly left Su Yue's arms and shook her head.

"Don't worry, I'm really fine. Oh, I'm so hungry, let's eat first."

Saying that, she walked towards the private room.

Seeing that Tian Yuwei was indeed fine, the others also felt relieved and followed her into the private room.

However, Su Yue, who was the last to enter the private room, subconsciously turned his head to look at the opposite private room. At this time, the door of the opposite private room was slightly ajar, and it was quiet inside, with seemingly no abnormality.

At the end of this corridor, there were only their private room and the opposite private room, which meant that the man in black just now had left from the opposite private room.

Su Yue's pause made the few people inside feel confused. Lin Jia asked: "Su Yue? What's wrong?"

It was also at the moment Lin Jia spoke that Su Yue seemed to hear a slight noise coming from the adjacent private room.

Su Yue couldn't tell what the sound was. He suppressed his curiosity, stepped in, and closed the door of the private room.

When they finished eating and left the private room, the door of the opposite private room was wide open, and it was clear that the people inside had already left.

Su Yue looked at the wide-open private room and found nothing unusual, so he let go of the slight doubt in his heart.

He thought that perhaps he had become too sensitive from solving too many cases recently, and others were just having a meal like them.

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There were not many opportunities for these few people to gather for meals and outings. After dinner, Lin Jia, Lan Zijun, and the others left first because of business.

Only Su Yue and Tian Yuwei were left.

Tian Yuwei hadn't taken on any new work during this period, so she had a lot of free time.

Seeing that the two of them had a rare opportunity to go out and play, Tian Yuwei couldn't help but suggest: "Su Yue, why don't we go to the video game city to play!"

Su Yue was a little surprised by Tian Yuwei's suggestion. He raised his eyebrows and asked: "Tian Yuwei, aren't you afraid you'll be recognized by your fans?"

Although Tian Yuwei was heavily disguised, the power of fans should not be underestimated. Moreover, in a place with so many people like the video game city, the probability of Tian Yuwei being recognized would be even greater.

Recently, Tian Yuwei had been on trending searches too many times, and now she could be said to be known by everyone.

When Tian Yuwei heard Su Yue say this, her body stiffened. It was clear that she was also worried about being recognized if she went to the video game city like this.

After hesitating for a while, Tian Yuwei still cautiously and tentatively said: "If we are careful, we should not be recognized, right? And I am now so heavily disguised that even my mother wouldn't recognize me, so they shouldn't recognize me."

The temptation of going out with Su Yue was too great. Tian Yuwei thought about it and was still lured by the temptation.

Su Yue looked at Tian Yuwei's lively and expectant dark eyes and couldn't bear to refuse her.

However, there were too many people in the video game city, and many of Tian Yuwei's fans were young male fans. The risk of being recognized in the video game city was too great.

Su Yue thought for a moment and finally suggested: "Why don't we go watch a movie?"

As soon as Su Yue made this suggestion, Tian Yuwei nodded in agreement excitedly: "Okay, okay, watching a movie is fine too."

As long as she was with Su Yue, she would agree to do anything.

Just like that, the two of them went to the movie theater together and chose a horror movie.

The movie was chosen by Tian Yuwei, and she was indeed as the internet said, so scared that she trembled and screamed directly in Su Yue's arms.

It was a workday, and the movie they chose was also niche. There were only the two of them in the entire theater, so Tian Yuwei didn't have to worry about her losing control and being recognized by others.

She was safely scared and trembled and screamed in Su Yue's arms.

When Tian Yuwei chose the horror movie, Su Yue wanted to ask her to change it, but Tian Yuwei insisted on watching this one and also said that she wasn't afraid of these things.

Only then did Su Yue feel relieved and chose this movie.

Who knew that Tian Yuwei was just lying to him? As soon as the dark scene appeared, Tian Yuwei was so scared that she closed her eyes and screamed.

At first, Su Yue was very worried that Tian Yuwei would be scared and thought about taking her out.

Who knew that the next second Tian Yuwei would jump into his arms? In his daze, Tian Yuwei even reached out and hugged his waist.

Now Su Yue could clearly see Tian Yuwei's purpose in choosing the horror movie.

Su Yue was both shocked by her actions and amused by her boldness.

However, he had to say that Tian Yuwei's actions really made Su Yue happy. They watched the entire movie together, hugging.

When they came out of the movie theater, Su Yue immediately saw Tian Yuwei's red eyes and couldn't help but feel both heartache and amusement.

He said helplessly: "Tian Yuwei, since you can't watch horror movies, why did you choose to watch one?"

Tian Yuwei's eyes were clearly red from being scared, but at this time, she still insisted on her stubborn idea that she could watch horror movies.

She said very seriously: "Who says I can't watch horror movies! I can watch them!"

Tian Yuwei explained seriously, her face full of stubbornness, just not admitting the cowardly idea that she was afraid of horror movies.

Su Yue could clearly see that Tian Yuwei was pretending to be calm.

Seeing that she didn't want to admit it, he didn't make things difficult for her anymore and nodded in cooperation.

"Alright, alright, our Liang Yuzhu is not afraid of horror movies, our Liang Yuzhu is the bravest."

Su Yue's words, which were like coaxing a child, instantly made Tian Yuwei blush. She was already feeling guilty, and now she felt even more guilty.

She swallowed and couldn't continue talking.

After thinking for a moment, she finally pulled Su Yue towards the claw machine not far away.

"Okay, okay, the movie is over, let's go play claw machines!"

Su Yue let Tian Yuwei pull him along. He felt both novelty and joy at her behavior of pulling him along like a couple on a date.

Speaking of which, this was the first time Su Yue had gone out alone with a girl to watch a movie and play games. This feeling made him quite happy.

Therefore, Su Yue also accompanied Tian Yuwei to play the games she wanted, and they both had a great time.

It wasn't until night fell that Tian Yuwei reluctantly let go of the game controller and said with lingering reluctance: "Su Yue, it's late, let's go back!"

Because they were worried about Tian Yuwei revealing her identity, they spent the entire afternoon playing video games in a corner of the shopping mall. Although they didn't have as much fun as playing on large machines, Tian Yuwei was very satisfied with the time she spent playing games with Su Yue.

Su Yue nodded: "Okay."

After leaving the shopping mall, Su Yue remembered that his phone had been set to silent while watching the movie. He quickly took out his phone to check.

He didn't know until he looked, and he was shocked. He hadn't looked at his phone for just one afternoon, and there were dozens of unread messages and calls.

And these calls and messages were all from Liang Yuzhu.

Seeing so many missed calls, Su Yue quickly realized that Liang Yuzhu was probably in trouble again, and he called her back immediately.

When Liang Yuzhu separated from them just now, she said that she was going back to cover for a sick colleague. He didn't know why Liang Yuzhu was so eager to find him just for covering a shift.

Tian Yuwei inadvertently glanced at Su Yue's phone and saw that Liang Yuzhu was anxiously looking for Su Yue in the afternoon. Thinking of the special nature of Liang Yuzhu's work, Tian Yuwei felt a little guilty.

She didn't know what Liang Yuzhu was looking for Su Yue for. If it was because she pulled Su Yue to play games and made him miss something important, then she would be in big trouble.

Su Yue caught a glimpse of Tian Yuwei's self-reproachful expression and quickly shook his head at her.

He had a great time today, and he didn't regret it.

Liang Yuzhu answered the phone quickly. As soon as the call was connected, she sighed from the other end of the line: "Su Yue, you finally answered the phone."

Su Yue got straight to the point: "Liang Yuzhu, is there something you need me for?"

Liang Yuzhu's voice became more serious. She said: "Su Yue, I learned from Lan Zijun that you and Lan Ziju went to see General Manager Zhang yesterday, right?"

"General Manager Zhang suddenly applied to be discharged from the hospital today, but he was in a car accident on the way and is currently in critical condition."

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