Chapter 12

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Wen Rou turned around and glanced at Wen Wen. A smile appeared on her pale face. She bowed to Feng Nian. “Sister, thank you.”

“Go, it’s time.” Feng Nian urged Wen Rou to hurry up because there was a time limit to the appearance of the reincarnation path. If she missed it again, it would really be very difficult for Wen Rou to reincarnate.

Wen Rou started humming a ballad. Her mother used to hum this ballad often. This was the last time she would hum it. Let this ballad accompany her on her way.

As the wind blew, Wen Wen listened to the sound of the wind rhythmically blowing the branches. It seemed to be the melody that Wen Rou’s mother used to hum. His eyes were moist. Back then, he and Wen Rou’s mother had met because of this ballad. When he heard this pleasant ballad, he followed the ballad and saw his Wen Rou’s mother’s beautiful figure. For the first time, he was attracted to a girl. He had eliminated all difficulties to marry Wen Rou’s mother, but later on, her mother had passed away, leaving only their daughter.

Perhaps it was because he was reminded of his past with Wen Rou’s mother the moment he saw her, and he did not want to be sad. That was why the distance between him and his Wen Rou kept getting further and further. All he could think about was the Wen family’s reputation. That’s right, how long had it been since he had genuinely cared about Wen Rou? Was the Wen family’s reputation that he had always cared about really that important?

The thick fog gradually dissipated, and the wind gradually stopped. The cold aura around them dispersed, and the sound of insects rang out. Feng Nian knew that Wen Rou had really left.

She turned around and said to Wen Wen, “Mr. Wen, your daughter has reincarnated. After she’s buried, everything will end.”

Wen Wen nodded heavily and thanked Feng Nian solemnly again.

Feng Nian accepted Wen Wen’s thank-you gift. After helping others ask for divinations and solve their doubts, they had to pay a reward. Only then would it be considered even. This was a rule and a reason.

Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly said, “Second Miss’s illness requires the care of her family. Once her heart is open, her illness will naturally recover.” This was the last thing she could do for Wen Rou. At that time, Wen Qing wanted to save Wen Rou. With Wen Qing’s kindness to her, she should also give her some pointers.

Her words made Wen Wen’s eyes light up. He thanked her profusely. He only had this daughter left. After Yu Yanhui caused a scene in the back hall, she lost her footing in the backyard and fell into the artificial lake. Although she was saved in time, she became a vegetable.

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At the Wei residence.

Wei Zhen stood on the balcony with his hands on the railing as he looked at the scenery outside the balcony. The wind blew gently and the night was quiet and dark. The smoke from his mouth rose and dissipated. Soon, the cigarette in his hand was extinguished.

He took out the wooden fish he carried with him and looked at it carefully. The fish was carved from agarwood. The fish’s head, body, and tail were all lifelike. Even the scales and fins on the fish’s body were lifelike. It symbolized a carp jumping over the dragon gate. A fish that jumped over the dragon gate transformed into a dragon. There was a layer of slurry on the fish, which was because it was often played with. There was a small word “Nian” engraved on the fish’s tail.

That day, when he met the girl called Feng Nian at Auntie Xiang’s coffin shop, he said to himself, “Nian, meaning a sense of longing, nostalgia, and also a sense of commemoration. It seems that the elders in the family have high expectations of her.”

However, the girl who was highly expected by her elders was wearing a washed-out sportswear and running to help others divine fortunes to survive. The only explanation was that her family had encountered a disaster. This girl even gave him the wooden fish that she had carried with her for many years. How interesting.

Wei Zhen threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and returned to his room.

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Zun City University.

At this moment, an hour had passed since lunch. However, Feng Nian could not care less about her hunger because she made her mistake again. She had lost her cell phone!

She was so anxious that she searched everywhere she had passed in school today. The classroom, the dining room, the library. She had searched everywhere she had been today, but there was nothing. She was now staring at the campus road inch by inch. If this did not work, she would have to go to the school’s trash room and search for trash.

At that moment, a pair of limited edition men’s sneakers appeared in front of her. She looked up and saw a boy about her age in a basketball jersey standing in front of her, blocking her way.

Although she did not know why the other party was here, she did not have much time to waste with anyone. She wanted to find her cell phone. “Please move aside.”

However, the boy did not move aside. Instead, he handed over an object and asked in a slightly higher voice, “Is it yours?”

Feng Nian took a closer look and realized that the man was handing her her cell phone. She took it and thanked him with a smile.

“No, you’re welcome. My name is Xiao Jiasheng.” Perhaps it was because Feng Nian thanked him, or perhaps it was because he had done a good deed, but Xiao Jiasheng’s face was slightly hot.

He was from the class next door. Sometimes, he would go to class with Feng Nian. Every time, he would find her sitting alone. He had found out that Feng Nian was ostracized by his class. The reason was that she was a witch.

She had fair skin, cherry lips, and curved eyebrows when she smiled. How could such a person be a witch? Xiao Jiasheng did not believe that his classmates would use such a reason to ostracize her. He had always wanted to find a reason to strike up a conversation with Feng Nian, but he did not expect to pick up her cell phone today and successfully talk to her.

Feng Nian looked at Xiao Jiasheng’s face and suddenly realized that there was a faint darkness between his eyebrows.

The darkness located between two eyebrows affected a person’s basic luck. It was also the place where good and bad colors converged. Light colors meant that life would be smoother. If it turned black, it meant that something evil was about to happen. From Xiao Jiasheng’s expression, it did not seem like something evil had happened yet. That could only mean that something evil was about to happen.

She could not help but remind him, “The area between your brows is dark. Don’t walk at night for the time being.”

These words sounded like words that a fortune-teller under the bridge would say to cheat people of their money. Xiao Jiasheng was stunned, not because he was worried for himself, but because Feng Nian was really a witch.

“Jiasheng, hurry up. Let’s go.” Xiao Jiasheng’s roommate saw that Xiao Jiasheng had not caught up with them for a long time, so he turned around to look for him. Unexpectedly, he saw Xiao Jiasheng and Feng Nian talking. Feng Nian was the sorcerer in the class next door. It was never good to meet her.

Xiao Jiasheng glanced at Feng Nian again and nodded as a form of greeting before leaving with his roommate.

She put her cell phone in her backpack and dusted off her hands. Feng Nian also turned around and walked in the opposite direction from Xiao Jiasheng. Just now, she saw the expression on Xiao Jiasheng’s face. At first, he was stunned, then it appeared that he did not believe her. She only wanted to thank Xiao Jiasheng for finding her cell phone, so she kindly reminded him. Since he did not believe her, there was nothing she could do. Anyway, the two of them were even.

Behind Feng Nian, Xiao Jiasheng and his roommates’ laughter could be faintly heard. “Brother Dong’s birthday is tomorrow night. He’s invited a few people out to have fun. Are you coming?”

“Of course,” Xiao Jiasheng replied with a smile. He did not take Feng Nian’s reminder not to walk at night to heart.