Chapter 79: The Jinghong Fairy
"Weren't you asking about that warehouse?"
Stephanie playfully pulled away from him, her tone suddenly turning serious. "I've never seen that warehouse before. It must be in some hidden spot. Judging from those cabinets inside, it looks like a storage room for emergency supplies and weapons and ammo. If I'm not mistaken, that warehouse is probably in..." Stephanie furrowed her brow, lost in thought.
Xiao Yi glanced in surprise at the image on the display screen. He hadn't noticed it until she pointed it out, but those cabinets did indeed resemble gun safes.
Watching Stephanie furrow her brow and lower her head in contemplation, Xiao Yi found himself captivated.
He never imagined that his mother from the second world had been such a clever and charming woman in her youth.
With her stunning beauty, devilish figure, and sharp intellect to boot, this kind of woman could make any man fall head over heels.
"I got it!"
Stephanie snapped her fingers with confidence. "That gun safe has to be inside the panic room! I've heard people talk about it—this villa has a panic room underground. Besides stockpiling food, water, and daily necessities, it also holds weapons, ammo, and emergency gear. When the apocalypse hit, someone suggested we all hide there! I figure that's the only place in this villa for storing emergency supplies and firearms!"
"Panic room?"
Xiao Yi suddenly recalled one of the breakers in the electrical panel labeled Panic Room. Back then, its switch had been off.
"Yes, there's a huge panic room underground in this villa. The owner built it as a precaution against terrorist attacks. When the end times came, some of the security guards tried to organize everyone to take shelter there, but things were total chaos. I saw crowds rushing toward it, so I gave up and hid in the kitchen instead."
Stephanie continued her explanation.
"Did a lot of people make it into the panic room?"
Xiao Yi nodded slightly and pressed on. "Stephanie, do you know a Chinese woman? She should be from the mainland like me, and she's probably a movie star."
"Katie?? Lee Mi-yeon?? No! Wait, Katie and Lee Mi-yeon are Korean... Kim Nam-joo? No! She's Korean too... Chenling Jin? Uh... they all seem like Korean stars... Sorry... I'm face-blind when it comes to you Asians... Faye Yu? Right, Faye Yu is one of you Chinese!"
Stephanie's string of mangled English names gave Xiao Yi a headache.
"Stephanie, what the hell was going on in this villa when the apocalypse hit? Why were there so many actresses and models here?"
Xiao Yi couldn't help suspecting that the villa had been up to no good when the world fell apart.
In his previous life, he'd heard whispers on social media about scandals involving American elites—especially in Hollywood, that den of fame and fortune. Actresses from around the world would do anything to cozy up to the bigwigs and power brokers, all to win their favor and carve out a spot in Tinseltown.
The owner of this estate was clearly some high-society heavyweight. A single manor like this, packed with so many stars and packed with secrets—Xiao Yi had to wonder if it was a private playground where tycoons preyed on models and starlets from every corner of the globe!
Otherwise, how else could you explain all these gorgeous celebrities and supermodels showing up here?
"Xiao..."
Stephanie lowered her head awkwardly, her face flushing with discomfort. She hemmed and hawed, "Oh! I just remembered—Faye Yu's Chinese name is... is YU... YU... FEI... Yes! That's it! She introduced herself to me. Her name is Yu Feihong. She was shooting a movie called The Joy Luck Club in Hollywood, and she told me she's Chinese!"
"Yu Feihong?"
The name hit Xiao Yi like a bolt. He remembered her instantly!
Yu Feihong—that was the actress from the hugely popular drama Little Li Flying Dagger, the unforgettable female lead, Jinghong Fairy Yang Yan!
Li Xunhuan's second woman.
Xiao Yi had a vivid memory of this beauty. Even in his previous life, from 2010 to 2019, Yu Feihong had stayed active on screen—a evergreen goddess with solid name recognition back home.
Plus, her unique aura and that signature smile had left a deep impression on him.