Early that morning, his beautiful neighbor Duan Rou came over again.
"Xiao Yu, so you're that Master Xiao... You kept me fooled for so long. I thought you were a detective!"
"When did I ever lie to you?"
"But you didn't deny it back then, either!"
"Well, I didn't admit it, either."
The thought that she had probably looked no different from a clown to this man back then made Duan Rou seethe.
And all that talk about living off a woman? Wasn't this just making a fool of her?
She kept a straight face and pretended to sulk, but she could only hold out for a few seconds before she broke into nonstop giggles.
"All right, all right! Let's leave that aside for now. Master Xiao, could you tell my fortune? We're neighbors, after all! A close neighbor is better than a distant relative!"
"No problem."
Ever since that scoundrel Pi Chenning had "disappeared," Duan Rou's future had already changed.
"Congratulations, Miss Duan Rou. The clouds have cleared, and your future is smooth sailing. You'll have a happy marriage and get along well with your husband. However..."
Duan Rou had been grinning, but that one "however" immediately made her nervous.
Whatever came after the "but" was always the most important part.
Sure enough...
"...However, although there's nothing wrong with your own future now, there's still trouble in your family that needs resolving. If it isn't handled properly, I'm afraid you won't have much to smile about in the future, either."
Duan Rou hurriedly asked, "Master Xiao, what kind of trouble, exactly?"
Xiao Yu pondered for a moment.
Now was not the best time to tell her.
But they were only neighbors, after all. Xiao Yu could hardly wait until the right time came in the future to tell her.