Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 411: Their respective futures

"Finally, let me emphasize again that divination is only about capturing a certain possibility of future development in advance. It does not mean that this possibility will continue in the future. Please treat it rationally. Please try to remain quiet and mute your phone. Each person can only ask one question, and you must be sincere when asking. This way, I can get a better result from the divination."

Under the dim light, Gu Nian solemnly explained the precautions in divination, and then raised both hands to the crystal ball, "Okay, who will go first?"

"I'll go first."

Lin Anyu raised his hand and said, "Since we can only ask about marriage, then I will ask when I can have a girlfriend."

Gu Nian shook his head: "My dear guest, I have told you before, please be sincere when asking questions."

Lin Anyu was very considerate and immediately put his hands together in front of his chest, and said devoutly: "Almighty God, I sincerely ask you, when can I find a girlfriend?"

Gu Nian nodded with satisfaction, closed his eyes and gestured something to the crystal ball. After a while, he opened his eyes and stared at the picture in the crystal ball with a thoughtful expression, as if he had got the answer.

It's so similar, so similar to the charlatan in TV...

Lin Anyu complained in his heart, but he came to the divination with the intention of getting good luck, so he couldn't be too harsh on him. He kept a pious look throughout the whole process, as if he was a believer who was about to listen to an oracle.

"I already know the answer."

Gu Nian said, "The crystal ball told me that as long as you persist in what you are doing now, you will find your destined other half in three months at the latest."

Lin Anyu was stunned: "What do you mean by insisting now?"

Gu Nian shook his head and patted his chest gently: "You have to ask yourself, as long as you persist, everything will bear fruit one day in the future."

It's really a charlatan...

Lin Anyu complained in his heart, but at least the divination result was good. He would be able to have a girlfriend in three months at the latest. Just thinking about it made him look forward to it.

"Who's next?"

"Let me do it."

Xiao Xiaoxiao lazily raised her hand. She wanted to ask a question casually, but when she thought of what Gu Nian had just said, she imitated Lin Anyu's previous behavior, clasped her hands together in front of her chest, and said seriously, "I want to ask if I will have a relationship in the future..."

After hesitating for a moment, she suddenly shook her head and changed the question, "Will I have a chance to have a relationship in the future?"

Han Zhou looked at her in confusion, not understanding why this guy would ask such a question. With his conditions, unless he didn't want to have a relationship, he would definitely not lack people who like him in the future. How could he not have the opportunity to have a relationship?
Gu Nian was also stunned by this question. He didn't understand why the girl asked such a perfunctory question, but he still started to divine very carefully.

After a while, he said uncertainly: "The crystal ball's hint is a little strange... In the near future, you may be able to touch the threshold of love, but if you don't seize this opportunity, then you may lose love for a long time in the future."

After a pause, he said seriously, "So whether you can have a chance to have a relationship depends on you."

The reason why he found the clue given by the crystal ball strange was that the word "past" was mentioned in the answer of the crystal ball, but the question asked by the girl was clearly about the future.

If the complete interpretation is followed, the answer given by the crystal ball should be "From a certain moment in the past until the end of a certain period in the near future, love may approach you cautiously. Once disturbed, it will be hard to find again. It will approach like clouds and flee like wind and rain."

"Thank you."

Xiao Xiaoxiao nodded, then leaned lazily in the chair, as if she just had to ask a question about marriage and didn't care what the result of the divination was.

"Let me be the next one."

Before Gu Nian could ask, Gu Zheng raised her hand and said, "I want to ask if I can be with the person I like in the future?"

Her tone was casual, and she seemed as nonchalant as Xiao Xiaoxiao. She just wanted to ask a question to get by, but anyone could see that she was very concerned about the issue, so Gu Nian did not say that she was not sincere and quickly began to tell fortunes.

Under the dim light, the colors and patterns in the crystal ball seemed to be changing all the time, like some kind of omen in the distant future.

The interesting thing about divination with a crystal ball is that the colors and patterns seen in the crystal ball are different from different angles, which just represents that the future is unpredictable and has countless possibilities.

"The crystal ball tells me that you will definitely be with the person you love in the future. There is no doubt about it and it cannot be changed."

Gu Nian was a little surprised. "To be honest, this is the first time I've seen such a definite and clear foreshadowing."

He didn't say this on purpose because Wang Runxue asked him to do so. This was what the crystal ball showed.

"Really?" Gu Zheng's eyes lit up, "How long in the future will that be?"

She has decided to muster up the courage to confess to Han Zhou after winning tomorrow's game. Although she will not change her mind regardless of whether the result of the divination is good or bad, it is always a happy thing to get a good result.

Gu Nian thought for a moment and replied, "Not too close, not too far."

That was all he could see from the crystal ball; he couldn't get a very accurate time.

Gu Zheng was originally quite happy, but she suddenly became unhappy after hearing this. It was not because what Gu Nian said was as good as nothing, but because she was clearly going to confess her feelings to Han Zhou tomorrow, and the time was so close, but this guy still said that the time she and Han Zhou had been together was "not too close". Wasn't he implying that her confession tomorrow would fail?

Although she didn't believe this, she felt somewhat depressed after hearing it.

Han Zhou had been observing Gu Zheng's expression. He had noticed the change in her as early as when she asked the question she wanted to tell fortunes. In the past, Gu Zheng would never have been embarrassed to ask such a straightforward question in front of so many people. Even if she really wanted to ask, she would have pretended to find an excuse. But now, she can frankly express her desire to be with the person she likes, and she's just short of naming the person she likes - perhaps Gu Zheng herself didn't even notice this change.

It seemed that because of Mo Yixia, she was unconsciously transferring her competitive spirit to this place where she had once been timid.

Han Zhou felt mixed feelings about this change. He was happy that Gu Zheng was becoming braver in dealing with feelings than before, but he was worried that Gu Zheng's bravery was not a good thing for him. After all, in his current situation, the slower the window paper was broken, the more time he would have to prepare, and once it was broken, he would immediately face a choice.

Thinking of this, Han Zhou sighed secretly.

This worried expression happened to be caught by Wang Lengqiu on the opposite side. He seemed to be thinking about something for a moment, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

At this moment, Zhong Ling raised her hand carefully and said a little embarrassedly: "I...I want to ask if I will have a relationship in the future?"

She originally wanted to divine whether she and her sister could be together forever in the future, but this time the divination could only ask questions about love. She really didn't have anything to ask about love, so she could only come up with such a perfunctory question.

Han Zhou naturally helped to relay Zhong Ling's words. Gu Nian was not surprised that he could hear Zhong Ling's voice. After all, Wang Runxue had mentioned it before. He shook his head and said, "Such a simple question should not be asked to be divined by others, but should be asked by yourself - sorry, please change the question."

Although he didn't say it explicitly, he obviously felt that this was a perfunctory question and that the person asking the question was not sincere enough.

Zhong Ling was a little embarrassed and tugged at the small cloth bag on her waist nervously. Seeing this, Wang Runxue beside her whispered, "I'm sorry, senior sister, the president didn't mean to target you. He was just too serious when he was fortune-telling. Just change the question... Don't you really have anything to ask about love?"

She realized that she might have guessed wrong. She originally thought that this "dumb bride" might have an affair with Han Zhou, but now it seems that this is not the case at all. It seems that this senior knows nothing about love, otherwise she wouldn't even know what to ask.

Zhong Ling shook her head and subconsciously looked up at Han Zhou, wanting to ask for his opinion. Han Zhou smiled and said softly, "It's okay, senior sister. If you don't want to ask, forget it. I won't force you."

"But...but it cost money."

Han Zhou couldn't help laughing: "It's only ten dollars. At worst we can apply for a refund."

"May I?"

"of course."

Zhong Ling breathed a sigh of relief. The junior was a very reliable person. If he said yes, then yes, then yes. Just as she was about to nod, she suddenly hesitated. After a moment's hesitation, she asked, "I... I think I have another question. Can we not refund the money?"

Han Zhou was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course."

Zhong Ling tugged at the small cloth bag, lowered her head and said, "I want to know who my love partner will be if I fall in love in the future."

Han Zhou was a little surprised, but he didn't think much about it and helped to relay the question.

Gu Nian nodded, closed his eyes and silently recited something, then looked at the crystal ball, pondered for a moment and said: "The crystal ball can't directly tell me the name of your future lover, it can only give a hint - in the past, present, and future, the person who always takes you out of danger will accompany you for the rest of your life."

The one who always brings me out of danger...

For some reason, Zhong Ling didn't like this answer, but nodded politely anyway.

"Thank you."

Seeing that she was absent-minded, Wang Runxue beside her whispered, "What's wrong, senior sister? Isn't this the divination result you ideally wanted?"

The reason why many people choose to tell their fortune is not because they don’t know the answer, but because they want to hear the answer they want to hear.

Just like some people who like to make decisions by tossing a coin, in fact, they have already made their choice in their hearts the moment the coin is tossed into the air.

But before Zhong Ling could respond, Gu Nian suddenly looked at Wang Runxue and said seriously, "Xiaoxue, keep quiet. If you have anything to say, wait until the divination is over."

"OK……"

Wang Runxue shrank his neck, closed his mouth and stopped talking.

"Who's next?"

Gu Nian withdrew his gaze and waited for the next person to ask a question.

"Let me do it."

Mo Yixia held her chin with one hand and said slowly, "I want to know when we will have the wedding."

Her tone was calm and composed, as if she was thinking about what to eat tonight. It was more like she was asking which day would be a good day to get married, and preparing in advance for the wedding that was destined to take place in the future, rather than predicting the unknown future.

Although it wasn't stated explicitly, everyone present knew exactly who the "we" she was referring to was.

"Too arrogant, this guy is simply too arrogant..."

Gu Zheng was so angry that her teeth itched. This guy simply didn't take her seriously. What would she do if Han Zhou married her? If Xiao Xiaoxiao, who was sitting next to her, hadn't stopped her, she might have slammed the table and stood up.

The other girls smiled bitterly and looked at Han Zhou at the same time, only to see that the latter was looking at his nose and his mind, as if he had heard nothing.

Gu Nian did not notice the changes in the expressions of the crowd, and continued to do his divination diligently. After a while, he said with a strange look: "The crystal ball tells me that your wedding will be quite grand, but the specific time is difficult to determine, because it seems a bit troublesome to negotiate..."

Mo Yixia looked at his expression and said, "Please tell me specifically what 'trouble' is."

"I can't be sure, but according to what the crystal ball shows, your future wedding will be disturbed by many factors. There are many factors that can affect the progress of the wedding, and there is a very obvious sign of 'Yin is strong and Yang is weak'. In other words, these interference factors are likely to come from the woman, and the influence from the man can be ignored."

What do you mean?
Han Zhou was still pretending to be dead, but he became unhappy when he heard that. What did he mean that the influence from the man could be ignored?
"I understand, thank you."

Mo Yixia didn't care about the so-called interference, just like she never cared who her love rival was. It didn't matter whether the divination result was true or false.

No, it’s not completely unimportant.

At least the "big wedding" would be real.

After Mo Yixia finished her divination, only Han Zhou and Wang Lengqiu were left without asking any questions. Han Zhou knew that Wang Lengqiu would most likely not ask any questions, so he was about to speak, but the next second he heard Wang Lengqiu's voice -

"Will I have a grand wedding in the future?"

Everyone was stunned. This was an ordinary question, but everyone heard different emotions in it.

It was the first time that Gu Nian heard Wang Lengqiu speak so normally. He felt a little emotional for a moment and then immediately started to tell fortunes.

After a moment, he nodded seriously.

"meeting."

A very simple and affirmative answer, no more information.

Wang Lengqiu did not ask any further questions. He just said "thank you" softly and then stopped talking. His pitiful face was filled with emotions that no one could understand.

Everyone looked at her thoughtfully, and then Han Zhou suddenly asked, "I would like to ask, today is just not suitable for fortune-telling other than love, it should not be completely impossible to ask other questions, right?"

Han Zhou doesn't plan to do divination or anything related to love?
After hearing this, everyone stopped staring at Wang Lengqiu and looked at Han Zhou suspiciously.

"Yes." Gu Nian nodded, exchanged glances with Wang Runxue, and replied calmly, "But to show respect to fate, your question can only be randomly selected by me."

The reason why he came to the store to tell fortunes for everyone today was mainly to complete the task Xiaoxue asked him to do, to let this classmate named Han Zhou know the dangers of being a scumbag. What he wanted was that the other party did not ask questions related to love.

"Then please help me pick a question for divination." Han Zhou said seriously.

Now that Gu Zheng and Mo Yixia were both present, he knew very well how troublesome it would be to ask questions related to love. He would either offend one or the other, and if things went wrong he would offend both of them. It would be better to ask a question that had nothing to do with love.

This is more stable.

(End of this chapter)