Knowing Lin Tingyue's personality, Lin Xiawan couldn't help but wonder if the last two words were the key?
The beach was already quite crowded. It was the weekend, and some parents had brought their children out to play in the sand.
[This makes me want to play in the sand too!]
Couples confessing their love and kissing is a common sight.
[I politely declined the kiss.]
The place was bustling with activity, and to Lin Tingyue's surprise, there was even a fortune-telling stall on the beach.
[Seriously? This is possible?]
The stall owner was wearing sunglasses, and a banner next to him read, "If it doesn't work, you don't have to pay."
[... That really does reflect current events.]
However, his business was quite good, with long queues forming. In just a short time, he probably earned close to a thousand yuan.
[I've discovered a new way to make money, but I'm not very good at fortune telling. Is it too late to learn now?]
Lin Xiawan, however, felt that Lin Tingyue didn't need to learn at all. She was a walking gossip machine, able to pick up any gossip with ease. Fortune telling should be very simple for her, right?
Her sister is amazing!
But just as this fortune teller's career was flourishing, he suddenly announced that he would stop fortune telling and from now on, he would only tell fortunes to those he was destined to meet.
[Hmm? Is this some kind of new marketing tactic?]
At first, everyone thought it was just a marketing tactic by the fortune teller, that he just wanted to make more money, but unexpectedly, he actually stopped telling fortunes.
So, is there someone destined for him in this competition?
Soon, the fortune teller's destined person appeared.
He went straight up to her with the banner, saying, "Miss, would you like your fortune told?"
"Me?" Gao Siqi pointed to herself.
"Yes, it's you. Miss, you're my destined one. I won't take your money."
"They're not charging us anymore," Gao Siqi's friend said. " Siqi, why don't you give it a try and see what he says?"
"That's right."
Gao Siqi's best friend, Wei Pei, secretly exchanged a glance with the fortune teller. She then whispered in Gao Siqi's ear, "Besides, Siqi, you're about to have good fortune. It's good to have a lucky break."
These words struck a chord with Gao Siqi, Gao Siqi replied, "Alright then."
Gao Siqi asked, "Shall we calculate it here?"
"Miss, please come with me."
Gao Siqi sat down on the stool opposite the fortune teller, who then asked Gao Siqi to extend her right hand.
Gao Siqi did as she was told, then glanced at the fortune teller a couple more times. "Sir, you look kind of familiar."
"Miss, please don't steal my business when I'm not looking."
[It's actually quite humorous.]
After examining her closely for a while, the fortune teller exclaimed, "This young lady is destined for great wealth and honor!"
Gao Siqi's friend behind her said, "Of course, she's the young lady of the Gao family."
"So you're the Gao family's daughter! My apologies for not recognizing you sooner. Now that fate has been decided, it's time for marriage..."
Everyone knew that Gao Siqi was getting married soon, and everyone was eagerly watching the fortune teller.
Unexpectedly, the fortune teller gasped, frowning as he said, "This is bad."
"Not good?" Gao Siqi pulled her hand back angrily, "How is it not good?"
The fortune teller opened the folding fan next to him and, upon closer inspection, saw that it read, "Scumbag men will be struck by lightning."
Is it this trendy?
The fortune teller said, "Miss thought it was a match made in heaven, but little did she know that the man had ulterior motives. Your partner is unfaithful, unfilial, unkind, and unjust—he's simply... not a human being!"
[Huh? Is the language really that foul?]
Gao Siqi had already stood up, and her friends were comforting her. Wei Pei said, "How dare you talk like that, you fortune teller? Do you believe I'll overturn your stall?"
"Miss, I'm just telling you the truth. If you really care about your friend, don't let her jump into a fire pit."
Gao Siqi, unable to bear it any longer, said, "Stop talking nonsense! If it weren't for..."
Gao Siqi suddenly got stuck.
She wanted to say that she wouldn't have come if it weren't for the mysterious voice in her head, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.
And then the mysterious voice began again—
[However, what this fortune teller said was all true.]
real?
Gao Siqi was stunned.
[ Gao Siqi's boyfriend is not a rich and handsome man at all. His identity is fake, his face is fabricated, and even the so-called parents he took Gao Siqi to meet were extras he paid to act. In reality, he is already married with children in another city.]
Gao Siqi could barely stand.
Not far away, Chi Yangyun was searching everywhere for Gao Siqi. After seeing her, he jogged over, " Siqi, the performance is about to start, why are you still here? Let's go quickly."
Gao Siqi didn't move, Chi Yangyun tentatively tugged at Gao Siqi, and Gao Siqi slapped him across the face.
Still dazed from the blow, Chi Yangyun covered his face and asked, " Siqi, what happened to you? Why did you suddenly..."
Wei Pei suddenly shoved Chi Yangyun hard, "What else? You know what you've done. Stay away from Siqi."
What did I do?
He was stubborn as a mule; unable to reveal the mysterious person's voice, Wei Pei dragged the fortune teller over. "Just now, Siqi was telling fortunes here, saying you're disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust. Are you already married?"
"I...
Chi Yangyun's face was pale.
Seeing this, how could Gao Siqi not know what was going on?
"Separate!"
Gao Siqi slapped Chi Yangyun again, then turned around, pulled out a card, and handed it to the fortune teller. "Thank you."
fortune teller. "?"
Why thank him? Thank me! He also had ulterior motives and malicious intent!
What???
Gao Siqi had already raised her hand, but she stopped abruptly when the fortune teller took off his sunglasses.
Wei Pei feigned surprise and asked, "No way, what are you doing, Ning Jitong?"
"I'm here to expose the young lady's fiancé's true colors."
Gao Siqi, Ning Jitong, and Wei Pei grew up together. Ning Jitong has always liked Gao Siqi, and their families were already engaged. However, a month ago, Gao Siqi suddenly wanted to break off the engagement because she had fallen in love with a man named Chi Yangyun.
Ning Jitong thoroughly investigated Chi Yangyun and then came up with this plan. He was the main force, Wei Pei was responsible for cooperating.
I didn't expect it to turn out so beautifully.
"Yeah."
Ning Jitong and Wei Pei high-fived. Wei Pei thought to herself, "We really have to thank the heavens for sending in these divine soldiers."
Gao Siqi couldn't stand it anymore. "Would it kill you two to throw the documents in front of me?"
Ning Jitong and Wei Pei exchanged a glance. Ning Jitong said helplessly, "Even you don't believe me, Miss?"
"Get lost."
Ning Jitong shamelessly asked, "Want to watch the performance together again?"
"The beach is so big, who cares about you?"
[This appears to be a coded advertisement from the Civil Affairs Bureau. Just look at the first part; the second part is a scam.]
After finishing their melon and dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), Lin Tingyue and Lin Xiawan went to the performance venue.
The performance hadn't started yet; Lin Xiawan's senior, a guitarist, was tuning his instrument.
Upon seeing this person, Lin Tingyue's first reaction was, "How can someone be so handsome?!"
[However, it seems he's still a little inferior to Mr. Ying.]
Lin Xiawan didn't understand how Lin Tingyue had made the connection to Ying An.
After glancing at the gossip on her phone, Lin Tingyue felt her vision go black.
[This isn't a handsome guy, it's like a person grew out of a melon!]
Chapter 65
[This guy was always looking for something better. When he first entered university, he had a girlfriend, so he sent messages to all the girls in the class group chat, confessing his feelings to them. Since it was only freshman year, everyone was still unfamiliar with each other, the class group hadn't been created yet, and there was no communication. He actually managed to date three girls in his class at the same time.]
[This affair only came to light during the second semester of their sophomore year when the three girls moved to the same dorm. They compared names and discovered they all had the same boyfriend. Not only that, he would accompany girl A to buy clothes in the morning, girl B to buy cosmetics in the afternoon, and girl C to see a movie in the evening.]
[Hmm... how can I not call him a time management master?]
[And he paid for everything with the girl. He spent almost all the money he earned from forming the band and performing everywhere on dating. When people asked him why he did all this, he said...]
What are you saying? I haven't heard anything this outrageous in ages.
[Purely for the thrill.]
Some people exclaimed, "This is insane."
Absolutely.
[My God, the pursuit of thrills has gone so far...]
Why does this sound always sound choppy?
Do we really have to watch ads and pay to enjoy gossip?
Despite their inner grumbling, everyone still listened intently, eager to see what would happen next in this juicy story.
[Hmm, isn't this the real-life version of "I treat you like a brother, but you want to be my dad?"]
Tang Rui's brothers said:?
Their band is all guys, and they're all good brothers and buddies, so whose father does Tang Rui actually want to be?
While the others were still pondering, drummer Gao Cang's face had already turned ashen.
His mother had just divorced his father a few months ago, and these days she often left early and came home late. He thought his mother had been scammed by insurance or health product salespeople, so he secretly followed her a few times but couldn't find any clues. Could it be that Tang Rui was the one who was scamming his mother?
[Furthermore, Tang Rui didn't have a major mishap because he was extremely cautious; he never met his teammates' mothers when everyone was resting.]
Okay, okay.
Who cares, let's just fight first.
Gao Cang grabbed a drumstick and went up to Tang Rui, then smacked him on the shoulder.