What made Charlie feel a little surprised was the fact that Cadfan would actually look for a Feng Shui master to investigate and find out about his identity.Although the old man had spoken very vaguely over the phone just now, the important points that he had mentioned were very clear.For instance, he had said that he would only be responsible for watching, calculating, and correcting. This was evidence that he was a Feng Shui master.In a larger sense, the role of a Feng Shui master was similar to the role of a prime minister in ancient times. A prime minister could discover the problems and provide the relevant solutions to resolve the problems, but he was not a military commander, and he would not kill or lead the soldiers to war.Perhaps thousands of people would die simply because of his words, but he would not have blood on his own hands.Of course, not all prime ministers in history were honest gentlemen, so there would also naturally be Feng Shui masters who would be wil
The most work that these psychic mediums would often do would be to exorcise evil spirits from children.Old people were generally more superstitious, and they often believed that their children would be scared and frightened after seeing spirits, and that was the reason why they would continue crying non-stop. That was the reason why they would seek help from these psychic mediums.Generally speaking, young people would not believe in such things. Some of the old generation of well-educated people would also commonly dismiss this kind of superstitions.It was the same case for Yolden.He had been living abroad for so many years, and he had never believed in this kind of superstitions before. However, since his right eyelid had kept twitching today, and since his daughter had just participated in the government's military operation, he could not help but feel extremely uneasy. So, he suddenly felt the urge to get his divination read.So, he told Charlie, “Charlie, please go ahead
“Everything will go wrong?!”When Yolden heard these four words, he subconsciously asked, “What does that mean?!”The old man looked at Yolden in disgust before he asked, “Have you ever checked your fortune and asked for a divination before? You don’t even know the meaning of these words? It simply means that everything will not work out for you!”As he spoke, he said in a very serious tone, “That is to say that if you drew this lottery, whatever you were seeking or asking for would not end well! If you were asking about the relationship between a husband and wife, it would indicate that the husband and wife would be separated. If you were asking about your career or money, it would indicate that you will lose everything that you have. If you were asking about your fortune, it would indicate that you will suffer a disastrous and great downfall. And if you were asking about the safety of your loved ones, it would indicate that the other party will definitely meet with a major catastr
Yolden immediately felt very anxious when he heard this. A fatal disaster?! How could he allow that to happen?! He hurriedly asked, “Sir, please do whatever you can to save my daughter!”Charlie was a little puzzled and bewildered at this time.The Five Emperor Coins that the old man had thrown out were indeed five genuine ancient copper coins. However, the information that had been conveyed by the hexagram was very vague. The reason why this kind of hexagram would appear was not because the prospects of the said person were very vague or confusing, but it was simply because the level of divination of the person drawing up the hexagram was simply too limited. Because of his limited abilities, he could only obtain a very vague result. To put it plainly, the meaning behind the hexagram that he had drawn up simply meant: You do not understand it at all.He obviously could not understand the hexagram at all, but he simply said that the other party would face a bloody disaster in the n
From the perspective of the hexagram, Autumn was on the verge of dying, and it seemed as though her only chance of survival was in Aurous Hill.Charlie suddenly realized that Autumn’s only chance of survival must lie with him.He was afraid that there would be no one else who would be able to save her aside from himself.Moreover, this hexagram seemed to show that Autumn would be completely shrouded and enveloped in danger from now on.Furthermore, since Autumn’s only chance of survival lay with him, she would certainly die if he did not save her life.Charlie barely showed any hesitation when it came to whether he would save her or not.The moment he had discovered that Autumn’s life and death were in his hands, Charlie had already decided to save her life.Although Charlie had never met Autumn before and had no friendship with her, he had two reasons to save her life.The first reason was because he wanted to venture and make a debut in the huge ocean shipping industry as soo
Now that all of his children were already married, they all lived a poor and destitute life.Although he was already so old, he still had to come out to swindle and cheat people. On one hand, it was so that he could support himself and his wife, and on the other hand, it was because he hoped that he would be able to give his children a little money to subsidize their living.The old man usually did not dare to vent or tell anyone about his sad and miserable situation, and he had to pretend as though he was a learned and successful man. But now, this young man had actually seen right through him, and he was exposing him directly. This immediately made the old man feel very angry.He did not think that Charlie truly had the ability to read divinations, but he felt that Charlie was deliberately trying to ruin his business while taking advantage of this opportunity to mock and ridicule him!So, he snorted as he replied disdainfully, “Pfft! You are saying that I have been suffering and
The old fortune-teller would never have expected Yolden, who looked like a decent and cultured middle-aged man, would actually try to go against him and contradict him at this time too. So, he immediately replied with a hint of irritation and anger, “You don’t have to try and bring up science in front of me now. What kind of science are you talking about? Even if it is science, there should be some common sense in it too, right? Like father, like son. So, since I have an AB blood type, it is only natural and justified for me to have a son with AB blood type too! What is the problem?”Yolden replied helplessly, “Sir, you really should believe in science. Although I do not specialize in studying medical science and biology, no matter what it is, I am still a university professor. Therefore, I still have some basic common sense too.”The old man suddenly started panicking when he heard Yolden saying that he was a university professor.He felt that Yolden did not look like a liar. So, h
He never would have dreamt that not one of his three sons were his biological sons.He could not help but hold his face as he said with a pained look on his face, “I… what sins have I committed in this life? I… I have been working hard all my life to raise other people’s sons and grandchildren for them…”As the old man spoke, he collapsed completely, and he suddenly lay down on the ground as he cried out loudly and miserably.Yolden was also taken aback.He thought that Charlie had been deliberately trying to go against this old man all this while. However, he had never expected everything Charlie had said would be true.He hurriedly asked Charlie, “Charlie… this… what is going on?”Charlie shrugged helplessly as he said, “That is how it is. Judging from his physiognomy and the hexagram, he should not have a son. Nevertheless, he claimed to have three sons. So, it was obvious that something was wrong. However, the truth is finally out now, and he truly does not have any sons at
While Charlie was waiting for Claire at the airport, Jacob and Elaine were taken to the traffic police station.But even in the patrol car, Elaine did not stop lashing out at Jacob.As such, the traffic police had no choice but to call up another patrol car to bring them over separately.Charlie was hence left wondering what those two were up to this time as they were nowhere to be seen when Claire's flight was about to land and weren't answering his texts.Fortunately, Charlie never considered them reliable, so he was fine whether they showed up or not.If they did, they could all head home in the same car.If they didn't, he just had to take a cab home with Claire.It was past three when Claire's private jet landed, and Claire herself cleared the checkpoint in just half an hour, wheeling a trolley with her luggage.Seeing Charlie from afar, she couldn't help quickening her pace as she beamed.Charlie hurried toward her as well, and Claire shoved her trolley aside when they w
However, to Jacob's shock, Elaine wasn't misled at all as she growled icily, "Why would I ask anyone else?! If there's someone I must question, it's Matilda! She's getting married, isn't she? Good! I will be there and ask her why she hooked up with my husband!"Jacob turned pale right then.Matilda's son and even some of their old classmates would be attending her wedding.If Elaine went, he would be exposed, and he wouldn't be able to stay in Aurous Hill out of shame!His nerves gnawing at him, Jacob could only plead, "Please, just trust me this once! Anything else aside, she's getting married, anyway—there's no way that I'd have anything to do with her! That alone should prove my innocence!"Elaine snorted. "If Matilda returned when I was arrested, it means she has been back for a while! And you're saying nothing happened since? Hell, even if she's married, it doesn't prove that she wasn't up to some hanky-panky with you! Maybe while I was arrested and refused a divorce when you
The driver was left dumbstruck—this wasn't how it was supposed to go.Still, he blurted, "C-Crashing into a Cullinan? I might end up dead instead…""Fine! Then let's change cars, and you crash into ours—how about that?!" Elaine promptly retorted before continuing, "Or we could just stand right in front of your car while you run into us! I just happen to have a death wish, but if you don't kill me now, I'll kill you! Don't think about getting away either—I know your car plate! I'll sell this car and use the money to put a bounty on your head! I don't care what happens to me now! I'll claw my nails into the devil's face even if he shows up!"The driver was actually quite experienced, but even he had yet to meet someone as ridiculous as Elaine.Barely able to keep his hands steady, he threw them up as he apologized, "I'm so sorry, ma'am—I just lost my cool. I'm merely a humble driver of a Honda Civic while you own a Rolls. Hell, I spent fifty bucks buying that red emblem from Amazon,
Elaine may have led a life as if she was above the rules, but beneath that tough exterior lay crippling insecurities and a horrific inferiority complex.She was always afraid of being belittled—but more than that, of being ostracized and betrayed.Over the years, the greatest source of her complexes could all be traced back to Matilda.After all, Matilda had been a star back in their school days. Because Elaine was a close friend of hers, many boys would get chummy with Elaine, but only because they were interested in Matilda.Being from a poor farmer's family, Elaine had been scorned plenty and therefore felt exceedingly inferior around Matilda.It was from that sense of inferiority that Elaine had inadvertently developed a one-sided rivalry against Matilda, and she believed her greatest triumph over Matilda in this life was the moment she had stolen Jacob from her.However, while Elaine presumed that she could hold that victory over Matilda's head, Lady Wilson had soured that v
Moreover, given Elaine's ridiculous temper, Jacob knew she would definitely go overboard and destroy him.He wouldn't even have a place to live at that point, and it would really be game over if she held a grudge and stormed the Calligraphy and Painting Association!Under such circumstances, he couldn't ask for a divorce—hell, he might even refuse a divorce if Elaine asked for one!However, that was when Elaine laughed coldly. "Oh, my… You're really not going to divorce me?""Come on—how long were we married?" Jacob quickly reasoned. "Getting divorced at our age? People would laugh at us."Elaine scoffed. "Now I'm curious… Matilda's quite old too, and she's a divorcee marrying again. Won't people laugh at her?""Technically, she's a widow—"Jacob blurted out, but soon turned pale, tensing up again not a second after he had just calmed down, asking gingerly, "W-Why would you suddenly mention her?'Elaine stopped pretending right then and snapped, "It's actually impressive that y
Horrified, Jacob promptly grasped the steering wheel and brought the Cullinan back under control while not hesitating to snap, "Are you crazy?! We're on the highway—that could have killed the both of us!"However, Elaine ignored him and seized the moment to open the armrest box, pulling out the large white envelope.As she opened it, she muttered, "So, it really was a wedding invitation… You really are a terrible friend, Jacob Wilson, hiding a wedding invitation like this! What's the point? Just look at that nervous face of yours—would I suspect you of having an affair with the bride-to-be?"She flipped open the card and was experienced enough to check the names first while disregarding the usual preamble. She wouldn't care about the venue or the time either, focusing solely on the professor who had somehow made Jacob very nervous.That was how Elaine found the names in less than a second: Yolden Hart and Matilda Hall.Matilda?!The name could well be knives stabbing Elaine in th
Jacob's brain blanked out, leaving only a dull hum as soon as Walker mentioned 'Professor Hall'.Already feeling nervous in the first place, he quickly said, "Okay, okay—I got it. Anyway, I'm hanging up if there's nothing else!"With that, he promptly pressed the button to hang up.Nonetheless, Elaine was soon asking in curiosity, "Who's Professor Hall?"If Jacob had any semblance of composure, he would have said 'a colleague at Senior University' as if it was perfectly natural, and the matter would have been forgotten.But the reality was that he didn't—in fact, he was the champion when it came to dropping the ball as a casual question from Elaine left him sweating all over his brow.Even as he slid nervous glances at her face, he stammered uncontrollably, "N-Nobody…"Elaine promptly noticed his strange reaction and frowned. "I'm talking about Professor Hall. What do you mean, nobody? Who are they? And what's this about an invitation? Inviting you for what?"Seeing that he was
Jacob had really had too much to drink and couldn't remember the later parts of what had happened last night—even how he had gotten home was a blur.Naturally, he also forgot that Walker had brought Matilda's wedding invitation, and therefore didn't hesitate to answer the in-car answer button.Over the phone, Walker was positively fawning as he asked, "Mr. Wilson? It's Walker. Why didn't you come in today? Had too much to drink last night?""Uh-huh," Jacob grunted, lethargic. "I did—my head still hurts now… Anyway, what's up? Trouble at the association?""No, of course not," Walker quickly said. "I was just worried you're still hungover, so I called to ask. If you need a driver or anything, you just need to ask!"Then, before Jacob could answer, he continued, "By the way, my wife is somewhat knowledgable in Oskian medicine, and she has recipes for brews that cure hangovers and nourish the liver. I'm sure you'll need the latter since you're always drinking at social events, so I as
Fortunately, Elaine and Jacob's bickering never escalated.Even though Elaine was winning, Jacob found it tolerable.After Jacob finished his lunch and cleaned up, he never looked up as he said, "Charlie sent a text, saying Claire's flight would touch down earlier at three. We will leave at two."Elaine grumbled. "Why leave so early? She's coming back from abroad, and there'd be checkpoints she has to clear—she'd be lucky if she could leave by half past three. I'm sleeping a few winks now, and we'll leave at half past two."As she left the dining room, she didn't even look back as she said, "Clean up for me too."Jacob had a million complaints but said nothing as he kept his head down, throwing Elaine's lunchbox in the trash can as well.With Elaine gone, he sat on the couch as her hangover slowly cleared while his mood soured with the lack of alcohol.In the end, the pleasure of being fawned over at the Diamond Room was but temporary—the pain of his beloved leaving with someone