Rong Lan: "..."
She was on the verge of being enraged. How could there be such a person! It was clearly Chen Hong who was afraid of the truth being exposed, yet she had spoken so righteously as if she had never done anything wrong.
Rong Lan took a deep breath. The smile that had been on her face when she first met Chen Hong had disappeared. "Ms. Chen Hong, you said at first that you wanted me to do a divination for you. Tell me, is it about love, career, or something else?"
She had nothing else to ask Chen Hong.
At first, influenced by Xie Xinxin, a sincere and lovely human girl, she had a favorable impression of Xie Xinxin's mother. Her first instinct was that Xie Xinxin's mother must have a similar personality to her daughter.
Now it seemed that she had misjudged.
Chen Hong was selfish and paranoid, and had done quite a few bad deeds. Instead of talking to her and listening to her play the role of a wronged woman with feigned tears, she might as well ask Si Mo what he had seen from Chen Hong.
Chen Hong looked at Rong Lan tearfully, hesitating to speak. "I'd like to ask the master to do a divination for me. Will my second daughter be carefree all her life?"
Rong Lan's expression turned slightly cold. "Ms. Chen Hong, shouldn't you remember that your second child is a son? Where did the 'second daughter' come from?"
Chen Hong was especially good at reading people's expressions. Seeing Rong Lan's tightly pursed lips, she knew that the other party was angry. She sighed. "I know the master can't understand my difficulties. I won't force you. But there's one thing I'd like to ask the master. Could you please not tell others about this? If the other members of the Xie family find out about this, my happy life will be ruined."
Rong Lan wasn't a fox who liked to gossip with strangers. She didn't have many acquaintances in this world, so there was no chance for her to spread the news.
"Ms. Chen Hong, aren't you the least bit regretful about this?"
Si Mo glanced at the little fox. It seemed that the little fox was extremely angry. Well, even an old guy like him who had lived for over a thousand years was enraged, not to mention the kind - hearted little fox.
Chen Hong propped herself up from the wooden table. Her eyelashes fluttered slightly, and more tears slid down her cheeks. "I don't regret it! This was just a harmless little trick I used to maintain my marriage and family. If I hadn't done that back then, I definitely wouldn't be living such a happy life now. I don't regret it at all!"
Rong Lan secretly rolled her eyes. Chen Hong was seriously ill. She had successfully brainwashed herself.
"I don't understand you, but I won't tell anyone irrelevant. You can rest assured." The little fox said huffily.
"I trust the master. Thank you, master, for chatting with me for so long. I won't bother you anymore." Chen Hong bowed politely to Rong Lan, tightly clutching two tissues in her hand, and then turned to leave.
After Chen Hong left, Rong Lan and Si Mo were silent for a long time before they could speak again.
"Little fox, you'd better pay attention to your safety recently." Si Mo waved his folding fan, his expression sharp. "A person who is this paranoid... It's quite normal for her to have the idea of silencing others."
He always felt that when he heard Chen Hong asking the little fox not to tell others about this, he could detect a hidden murderous intent beneath her sad tone.
The little fox didn't have any magic powers for the time being. If Chen Hong designed a car accident against the little fox, it would be difficult for the little fox to avoid it.
Rong Lan nodded and slightly raised her hand hidden under the table.
Then Si Mo saw a small flame dancing on the little fox's finger. His eyebrows twitched. "Has your cultivation recovered?"
"Only a little. It hasn't fully recovered yet." If it had fully recovered, she would definitely conjure a fireball instead of showing Si Mo that tiny flame.
Rong Lan made a fist and put away the flame. She then raised her hand and rubbed her face. "I was so angry just now that I didn't even feel happy when I felt my spiritual power forming a complete cycle in my body."
At first, she thought that if her cultivation ever returned, she would jump up for joy and then buy two roasted chickens to celebrate with Chu Hengyuan.
However, now her mind was full of how to persuade Xie Xinxin to stay away from the Xie family.
It seemed that none of the Xie family members were normal. Except for Xie Xinxin, who was an angel, the other members of the Xie family were all seriously ill. She was afraid that if Xie Xinxin stayed in the Xie family, she would be influenced by those crazy people.
"Do you still remember our bet?" Knowing that the little fox was still angry, Si Mo changed the topic. If he let the little fox keep thinking randomly, she might get so angry that she would harm herself.
"Of course I remember." The vengeful little fox mobilized the limited spiritual power in her body, used it to lift the disposable cup that Chen Hong had drunk from, and threw it into the trash can. "I think this bet is a draw. I didn't lose, and you didn't win either."
Although it was Xie Xinxin who first stepped into the fortune - telling shop, it was Chen Hong who had chatted with them for so long.
"I agree." Si Mo picked up a rag and wiped the table. "I wonder if Xie Xinxin will come here later."
"Probably not. Xie Xinxin should send Chen Hong home. As for whether she will come here in the future, that's hard to say."
Facts proved that the little fox's guess was correct.
They didn't see Xie Xinxin until it was time to close the shop.
After closing the shop door and saying goodbye to Si Mo, Rong Lan headed straight for the south entrance of the shopping mall. As soon as she walked out, she saw Chu Hengyuan, who was wearing a long black windbreaker and looking down at his phone, standing by the pool in the open space in front of the entrance.
She happily skipped over and wrapped her arm around Chu Hengyuan's.
Chu Hengyuan almost subconsciously dodged to the side. Fortunately, he looked up and saw his little wife smiling from ear to ear. He raised his hand and gently rubbed her slightly cool cheek, with a gentle smile on his face. "Shall we set off now?"
He was here because he had received a text message from the little girl in the afternoon. She said she would take him to a nice place for dinner in the evening.
But when he checked the address she sent him, it was just an old urban area with no well - known restaurants nearby.
"Yes, let's go now." Rong Lan replied.
At first, Chu Hengyuan thought that the little girl had prepared a surprise for him. However, when they got there, he found that it was just an ordinary small restaurant with ordinary decoration and ordinary dishes.
He didn't understand the reason, especially when he saw Rong Lan always looking at a fifteen - or sixteen - year - old girl in the restaurant.
"Where did you get the address, Lanlan? Is there a great chef hiding here?" After ordering the dishes, Chu Hengyuan pushed the menu to the edge of the table, rolled up his sleeves, and began to rinse the teacups with hot water.
Rong Lan blinked her eyes, smiling sweetly. "There's no great chef. The reason I wanted to come here for dinner was to feel the earthly atmosphere."