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"Um, have you started your activities yet?" The girl stood in front of the table holding a stack of flyers.

She looked to be around twenty years old, wearing the uniform of Yinshan Academy, with her long hair tied in a low ponytail at the back of her head. However, her eyes kept darting around as she spoke, as if she was worried about being seen by someone she knew.

"Soft opening." Ye Zhiyu immediately got into character. She interlaced her fingers behind the crystal ball, her usual lazy and nonchalant expression gone, and her tone became unusually deep.

"Eighteen years of divination experience in the creative department. Free today, no refunds if the divination is wrong in the future."

"But it says on the label that you can't ask for money for free..."

"Therefore, no refund."

"..."

What a confusing business logic.

The girl glanced at Lin Zhou beside her, then at Ye Zhiyu's face.

"Do you really have eighteen years of divination experience?"

"Of course," Ye Zhiyu said calmly.

"I started observing the night sky when I was three years old, became well-versed in the Book of Changes when I was five, saw through the illusions of the world when I was eight, and decided to retire from the martial arts world when I was twelve."

Lin Zhou nodded. "Later, he was forcibly brought back because of the nine-year compulsory education."

"I see……"

No, how could she actually believe it?

Looking at the other person's enlightened expression, Lin Zhou suddenly felt that the creative department's activities had great potential. As long as Ye Zhiyu dared to speak and the customers dared to believe her, they might actually achieve financial freedom after the school anniversary celebration.

"Please sit down," Ye Zhiyu said, pointing to the chair opposite the table.

"I'd like to ask about marriage, future prospects, studies, or whether there will be any bloodshed or misfortune recently?"

"Love and destiny..." The girl sat down on the chair, placing the flyer in her arms on her lap, looking somewhat conflicted.

"But my situation is a bit strange, I don't know if I can talk about it."

"Don't worry, we have professional ethics," Lin Zhou said.

"Hmm," Ye Zhiyu added, "unless I can't help it."

"Shut up."

The girl relaxed a little after being teased by the two, but when she was about to speak, her cheeks quickly flushed red. She hesitated for a long time with her head down before finally speaking softly.

"I have someone I like, but... I shouldn't like him."

Ye Zhiyu drawled, "Oh—"

Lin Zhou and Ye Zhiyu sat up straight, exchanged a glance, and said, "Continue."

"Someone I shouldn't like... O-Teacher?"

The girl shook her head.

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

He still shook his head.

"Married?"

"no!"

"It couldn't be the principal, could it?"

"How is that possible?!"

The girl's face was almost completely red. She seemed to regret sitting there and picked up the flyer to leave. But Ye Zhiyu quickly pressed down on the corner of the table and her tone became mysterious again.

"Don't rush, you don't need to say anything, we'll figure it out."

"Is it really possible to calculate it?"

"certainly."

After Ye Zhiyu finished speaking, she looked at Lin Zhou.

Lin Zhou was also looking at her.

The two stared at each other for two seconds. Ye Zhiyu raised her chin, signaling the technicians to start working immediately.

Good guy.

She was the one who boasted; when it came to actually doing the calculations, she left it to Lin Zhou.

"Wait a minute, I'm a little nearsighted..." Lin Zhou silently put on his glasses, and after turning on the phone, the girl's information appeared in front of him.

Character: Xu Zhi

State: Tense, distressed

Inner monologue: Is it weird to like my older brother...? If he knew, he'd probably think I'm disgusting...

Current intelligence: ...

"..."

elder brother?

Lin Zhou stopped moving.

He initially thought it was the boyfriend of a teacher, a senior student, or a good friend, but—

It's pretty ordinary.

"How is it?" Ye Zhiyu asked.

Lin Zhou coughed softly. He couldn't very well say directly that he had already seen the answer, so he could only pretend to extend his hand.

Give me your hand.

"Would you like your palm read?"

"Um."

Xu Zhi obediently placed her hand on the table. Lin Zhou stared at her palm lines for a long time, but actually couldn't understand anything. In the end, he could only lightly trace one of the lines with his finger.

"The person you like has known you for many years, and you have a very close relationship."

Xu Zhi's eyes widened.

"He takes good care of you. He always gives you the best things first when you're young, and he's the first person you turn to when you're in trouble. But recently he's started deliberately avoiding you."

How did you know?

Palm prints.

Ye Zhiyu glanced thoughtfully from the side and noticed that Lin Zhou's fingers weren't even touching the emotional line; in fact, they were almost touching the other person's wrist.

Who has a marriage line that extends into their veins?

However, Xu Zhi clearly didn't notice that her gaze had changed from doubt to belief.

"Then...do you know who he is?"

Lin Zhou stared at the information in front of him and fell into a brief silence.

To tell or not to tell?

Would it seem too mystical to just say it out loud? What if it scares people away?

But since the person was already sitting in front of the fortune-telling stall, it wouldn't be fair if it wasn't a bit uncanny, given eighteen years of experience.

"Brother, or... a character similar to an older brother," Lin Zhou said finally.

Xu Zhi's body stiffened instantly, then she abruptly stood up, "Huh?"

Ye Zhiyu, who had been watching the scene with her chin resting on her hand, slowly sat up straight after hearing those two words. She glanced at Xu Zhi first, then turned to look at Lin Zhou, her expression seemingly asking—

Dude, you can even figure this out?

"You, what are you doing..." Xu Zhi panicked completely. She quickly pulled her hand back, scattering the promotional materials all over the floor.

"No, I didn't. I only see him as a brother! I don't like him!"

"..."

Suicide truck.

Xu Zhi covered her face, completely speechless.

Lin Zhou bent down to help her pick up the scattered promotional materials and discovered that they were promotional posters for the photography department. The president of the department also happened to have the surname Xu, so it seemed that he was most likely the person this girl liked.

"It's not that strange..." Ye Zhiyu leaned back in her chair. "I thought you liked men ten years older than you."

Xu Zhi lowered her head and said softly, "But we are siblings."

"A biological father?" Lin Zhou confirmed.

Something's not right. This is different from the information I saw.

"Yes, my brother is two years older than me. We grew up together, and my parents have always said that he is my biological brother."

"That's why I'm so troubled." Xu Zhi bit her lip.

"Recently, my brother seems to have noticed that I'm avoiding him. He keeps asking me if I'm angry, but I don't know how to explain it."

"Are you planning to tell him?" Lin Zhou asked.

Xu Zhi immediately shook her head, "Impossible. If I tell anyone, we won't even be able to be siblings anymore."

"Then let's not talk about it for now." Ye Zhiyu gently turned the crystal ball on the table.

"What if I confess my feelings and we can't even stay siblings anymore? We might have been close before, but after confessing, we might drift apart."

"I can tell the difference," Xu Zhi replied quickly.

After she finished speaking, she paused for a moment, and her cheeks flushed again.

It seems that the distinction is indeed very clear.

Just as Lin Zhou was about to continue asking questions, a boy's voice suddenly came from the end of the path.

"Xu Zhi!"

Hmm? There's some juicy gossip.