The Haunted

Ye Yingzhi speaks Chinese very well, even if he grew up in China, Chi Yan would believe that there is really nothing to correct.The two usually send messages to chat, but Ye Yingzhi will call him at night, saying that it is to practice his "oral expression".

Chi Yan couldn't help but be impressed by the other party's attitude of striving for perfection, and thought that if he had this spirit back then, he could at least score another ten points in the TOEFL exam.

Ye Yingzhi usually calls at ten o'clock in the evening. At this time, Chi Yan usually just took a shower, with the window open, talking on the phone while letting his hair dry naturally.The two could chat for half an hour to an hour, and Ye Yingzhi also spoke English with him, but he really helped him correct some pronunciation and accent problems.It was easy and fun to talk to the other party, and it was really beneficial to him, so Chi Yan was naturally more willing to talk to Ye Yingzhi.

Ye Yingzhi's English accent is a relatively pure British accent, and he always has the feeling of carrying it when he speaks, which is even more overwhelming when he speaks it out.He didn't feel it when he was speaking Chinese, but when the other party was speaking English, Chi Yan had to pay more attention to what the other party had to say, and he often felt his ears were burning.

For the first time, he understood why some people would say that the British accent is more seductive than the American accent.

At around 10:30 that night, Chi Yan was talking with Ye Yingzhi when he suddenly heard knocking on the door and calling his name.

Listen to the voice is Alex.

Chi Yan said to the phone: "Wait a minute, someone is looking for me."

He got up from the bed, put the phone on the table, opened the door, and it was Alex outside.

Alex was holding two stamped posts on a black background: "Hi, Jerry, there is a reception this weekend hosted by Prius. I'm doing an internship there now so I got a lot of invitations, and they Young students from AHU are very welcome here, maybe they think this is a good opportunity to promote the company. Don’t you want to fully experience the different life and various activities of Sophie? This is a good opportunity. I have two Zhang invitation, you can bring your friend to play together. What's his name? Kevin?"

Kevin is Jiang Tian's English name.

Chi Yan hadn't attended a formal party since he came here, and he was indeed interested in this reception, so he readily agreed and thanked the other party for his kindness.He took the invitation and said, "Okay, thank you, I will ask Kevin."

"It's great that you can come," Alex smiled cheerfully. "The meeting place is a little far from the dormitory. Simon and I will drive there. You and Kevin can take my car."

Chi Yan thanked each other again and wished each other good night before closing the door and going back.

His phone was on the table, the screen was on, and the call was still going on.

"Did you hear it all? The classmate who lives next to me invited me to a reception this weekend. I don't know what the reception here is like. Have you ever been there?"

Ye Yingzhi didn't answer his question, but asked instead: "The classmate who lives next to you? Is that the black-haired, blue-eyed boy you told me about who often hangs out with a group of friends? I advise you to avoid contact with them. They don't sound like serious people." There was a rare hint of disapproval in his voice.

"Okay, I got it." Chi Yan smiled, he didn't expect Ye Yingzhi to be so conservative, he thought that foreign young people are more fun, but Ye Yingzhi looks like the dean of their middle school.

"They just love to play, and they are very nice. There are also many students in our country who usually have a good time at the end of the semester and get good grades. Everyone works in different ways. Besides, this time I have already Promise him, just go to see if you don’t drink too much alcohol, nothing will happen, right? Prius is also a famous company, isn’t it?”

Price is a biotechnology company that is still well-known in Australia.Due to its unique geographical location and evolution process, Australia has many wonderful animals and plants not found in the northern hemisphere, and has always had a leading edge in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and health care.

While talking, Chi Yan flipped through the invitations sent by Alex.The invitations were extremely delicate and had a unique fragrance.The black card surface has golden patterns on it, and when it is opened, it has the same bronzing cursive characters——

You are cordially invited to join us for a feast this weekend, and you are sure to have an evening to remember.

At the same time, the time and place of the banquet are indicated.There is no clear signature, but people are very eager to participate after seeing it.

After Ye Yingzhi heard what he said, he just gave a soft "hmm", but didn't stop him.

It was getting late, Chi Yan and his Tom Ye said good night to each other, charged the phone and fell into a deep sleep.

The street outside the window was silent, with occasional cars passing by at high speed, and one or two chirping of insects and birds sounded from the green belt between the driveways.A huge four-hoofed black shadow swiftly passed by his window, the shadow covered the entire window, and even reflected on the opposite wall through the window screen.The owner of the room grumbled in his dream, but didn't realize it.

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Soon it was Saturday, and Chi Yan had talked to Jiang Tian about the reception before. Jiang Tian was extroverted and couldn't be free in daily life. After hearing about it, he happily agreed to go with Chi Yan.

Chi Yan and Alex made an appointment to meet at the door of the dormitory at [-]:[-] pm, and then Alex drove them there.

When the appointed time came, there was only Alex at the door, already dressed and neatly waiting for them.

"What about Simon and the others? Won't you come with us?" There are at least five or six friends in Alex's group of friends. The most common ones are two people who seem to have a milder temper, a boy named Simon and a boy named Zhu. Dee's girls.Chi Yan is not good at remembering the names and faces of foreigners, only these two people can be remembered, because they come to Alex most often and greet Chi Yan every time they see him.

"They have passed by first, but we have to wait, there is one more person." Alex said with a smile, looking in a good mood.

After a while, Emily appeared in front of the three of them wearing a white dress. Her beautiful blonde hair was pulled up high, and she held a pearl-colored small bag in her hand.

It turned out that the person Alex was waiting for turned out to be Emily, but this made sense, after all, they lived very close together, and it seemed that Alex and Emily had a good relationship.Since the other party has invited himself, it is natural that Emily will also be invited.

"White, it's really good. They will definitely like it." Alex praised softly, and led the three into the car.The two of them sat in the front, Chi Yan and Jiang Tian sat in the back.

Sophie is good at this, Chi Yan has been here for so long, and has never experienced traffic jams.

Alex drove the car all the way to the outskirts of the city.

Jiang Tian couldn't help but asked aloud: "Isn't it written on the invitation that the banquet will be held in the clubhouse in the west of the city? How can it be held in the east?" He went to the west of the city to attend an academic conference held by a school last semester, so he still remembers the way .

"The location was temporarily changed yesterday," Alex replied. "To be honest, I don't know why they changed the address."

The reception was held in a manor in the suburbs, not far from here, and the car arrived at the destination after an hour of driving.

Alex walked ahead holding Emily's hand, Jiang Tian murmured to Chi Yan in a low voice: "You are so pitiful, look how smart Alex is, you should also bring a female companion instead of me .”

Chi Yan patted him on the shoulder comfortingly: "Don't underestimate yourself."

As soon as Alex walked into the venue, he felt an unusual tension.

He frowned, found Simon who was flirting with a human boy in his arms, pulled him aside forcefully, and asked in a low voice: "What happened? Why are so many old guys coming? They haven't been here for a long time. Didn't show up?"

This is just an ordinary full moon blood banquet, how could it attract so many elders of the same race?After a cursory look, there were still a few faces that did not belong to Sophie at all.If he remembered correctly, those guys must have come from Sydney or Melbourne, maybe even from Adelaide and other places.

Those old guys were clinking wine glasses and whispering to each other, their expressions and behaviors were somewhat deliberately solemn.

Come on, how long has it been since the Middle Ages?

Alex tugged impatiently at the collar of his shirt, hoping that his friend could give him an explanation.

Simon put his head close to him, and whispered: "I heard... I just heard that the person you met that night accepted the invitation."

He looked at Alex who was a little stunned: "But I think it's true in all likelihood. Didn't you see that there are people of the same family who are currently in charge from other places coming here? And the banquet venue is also from the city we often go to. The clubhouse has been temporarily changed here... After all, the guy who came to the southern hemisphere has been very low-key this time, and has never shown his face in public, so no one wants to make trouble at this time, right?"

"Oh my god," Alex moaned while covering his head, like an ordinary young man complaining about the restraint from his elders, "Who hasn't seen such a scene before, why is he suddenly interested in a small party like ours?" Did you actually accept the invitation? It's over, there are so many old guys here, I probably won't be able to do any new tricks this time."

"Shh, keep your voice down." Simon looked around and made a "shut up" gesture.

He patted his friend's stiff shoulders, and comforted him: "Relax, this is all about those big shots. According to the rumored style of that person, even if he came, he would not show up in public, at most he would accept it in a side hall. A visit from some old guys. That has nothing to do with us. I didn’t say that you really did it this time, and you actually brought three humans, and two newcomers from the East..."

He licked his teeth: "...we enjoyed a lot today."