A Young Woman's Heart

“Generally speaking, it’s about tomorrow’s fortune; we can’t predict things too far in the future,” Ashley said seriously. “My power isn’t strong enough yet.”

Mo Xueyao almost burst out laughing.

It's quite interesting to hear someone with a modern scientific education say something like that.

Unlike those missionaries, she seemed like a child who hadn't grown up yet, still believing that the stories in TV shows or cartoons were true.

I really think I'm a witch.

Just like some little boys who think they can actually become Kamen Rider.

Hua Yinyin was still eager to try: "That's fine too, let's skip tomorrow's and just calculate what will happen this afternoon."

"Okay, you can touch each of these stones one by one first."

“Okay…” Hua Yinyin picked up the stones, squeezed them, and then put them back on the ground one by one.

"Then close your eyes and think of something you like the most, the more specific the better."

"it is good."

Hua Yinyin closed her eyes, cupped her hands, and made a wish as if on her birthday.

Aisha picked up all the pebbles and threw them all on the ground with a clatter, as if she were throwing dice.

Then, she picked up a few more, tossed them gently into the air, caught them with the back of her hand, tossed them again with the back of her hand, and caught them with her palm.

It feels a bit like a game I played when I was a kid.

The difference is that her fingers are more dexterous.

The pebbles spun smoothly in her hand, as if they were magnets, and wouldn't fall off.

Then, Ashley pulled a piece of paper with a magic circle drawn on it from her pocket and threw all the stones at it at once.

She carefully watched where the stones landed, and if any landed outside the designated area, she would throw the stone again.

"All right."

"How was it?" Hua Yinyin looked at the pile of scattered stones, somewhat disappointed. "Nothing happened?"

Mo Xueyao glanced at her sideways: "Do you expect the stone to glow and then fly into the air or something?"

"Is it not allowed?"

She didn't answer, but swallowed back the words, "Can you talk about science?"

Just like Ouija boards, there's actually no mysterious power involved, but girls like these mystical things, just like boys like machines. These things probably give them a sense of excitement.

A thrilling exploration of the mysterious.

My feelings were similar to Mo Xueyao's when she watched "Approaching Science".

"Hmm, let me see, fruit...snacks...enjoy...water..." Ashley muttered to herself, it was unclear what she was basing her judgment on.

Does that mean different stones falling at different points correspond to different words?

"Illnesses, pain..."

"That doesn't sound like a good word." Hua Yinyin stared worriedly at Aishu'er's stones. "So what did the divination reveal?"

“Hmm, I’ll connect these words.” Ashleigh took out a small notebook and carefully wrote them down.

Mo Xueyao felt that this was like a primary school student's sentence construction using conjunctions.

"I guess... I ate fruit, but mixed it with other desserts that shouldn't be eaten with this kind of fruit. I enjoyed it while eating it, and I also drank ice water..." Ashley said very seriously, "and then my stomach started to hurt and I started having diarrhea."

"Is that so?" Hua Yinyin felt that it made sense for some reason. "It's possible. If we go to Xiaoyaoyao's fruit shop later, we will really be able to eat fruit."

“It’s very accurate, but as long as you’re careful, you can avoid it. The future can be changed,” Ashley said confidently. “—It’s good to know in advance.”

Mo Xueyao had absolutely no interest in this.

However, it's good to remind people of this as a little life tip, since some fruits really shouldn't be eaten together.

Some things are not poisonous when eaten separately, but become highly poisonous when eaten together.

Such poisons are frequently mentioned in many novels.

"Xiao Yao, would you like to give it a try?" Aishuer looked at Mo Xueyao again and asked with an expectant expression.

"Me? I don't need it." She shook her head, indicating that she wasn't interested in these things. "Phew, I'm suddenly so sleepy."

“Yes.” Hua Yinyin leaned against Mo Xueyao and lay down on the clean-looking floor. “It’s not bad to take a nap here.”

Outside the window, the trees provide ample shade, and if you look beyond the walls and trees, you can see the roads and cars that belong to this era.

This church is a relic of the previous era, and it seems somewhat out of place in this bustling city.

The courtyard wall, covered with trees, seemed to be there to separate it from the real world.

The sunlight shifted slightly, and a white cloud drifted by, blocking half of the light.

I could vaguely feel the cold air coming from the central air conditioning unit—but I didn't know where the air vents were.

Mo Xueyao squinted her eyes, leaned slightly against Hua Yinyin's chest, and fell asleep.

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Chapter 102 Accuracy in a Certain Sense

In the afternoon, as the weather cleared up a bit and the sun took a 'midday nap,' Mo Xueyao and Hua Yinyin said goodbye to Ai Xiuer and secretly slipped out through the small door of the bell tower, leaving the church that blended ancient and modern styles.

Buses seem to move much more smoothly in places without sunlight.

The cicadas seem to have stopped chirping much, as if they were tired from chirping before and are now gathering their strength again.

This non-air-conditioned bus, without a "K" designation, had almost all its windows open, and there weren't many passengers sitting in small groups.

The two sat down in seats near the exit door. There was a horizontal bar there, and when she was a boy, Mo Xueyao especially liked to put her feet up on it, which was incredibly comfortable.

But I can't do that today because I'm wearing a skirt.

A hot summer breeze blew in from the window, and the two, already drenched in sweat after just a few steps, instinctively moved closer to the window, hoping to get more air out.

—Even hot air would be fine.

After leaving the city center, the road ahead gradually became more open and spacious.

Besides traffic lights, even stops are sometimes just slowly passed by; if no one wants to get off, the bus doesn't even stop.

We had already reached Shixiang Road and were almost halfway up the mountain when the car broke down.

The long, two-section train was brought to a very difficult stop on the side of the road.

The driver got out of the car to check for a while, then got back in to try again. After about ten minutes, he stood outside the door and shouted to the few passengers inside, "The bus has broken down—walk to the bus stop ahead and change buses!! Just say you're from the broken-down bus, you don't need to pay anymore!"

The sky outside the car grew increasingly gloomy, making it hard to breathe.

Some passengers got off the bus with complaints, and Mo Xueyao and Hua Yinyin looked at each other and followed them off.

"It seems we're almost at Xiaoyaoyao's place, right?" Hua Yinyin usually takes this route to school by bike or bus.

However, human memory is sometimes strange; even a familiar route can feel somewhat unfamiliar when you're on vacation.

"A little over two stops, about three stops," Mo Xueyao added after calculating the distance to the next stop.

"Shall we just walk over there?"

"Let's go."

Generally speaking, if a bus breaks down, it takes at least ten minutes to wait for another bus of the same type. It would be faster during rush hour, but that's not the case now.

So the time spent waiting for the bus might be enough to walk there.

The distance between the stations is actually not that far.

After all, Hangzhou itself is not very big.

The only downside was the lack of shops along the way; otherwise, each person could have bought an ice cream and eaten it while walking, making the journey more enjoyable.

The road is flanked by farmland and an elevated highway under construction.

Dust was everywhere, and the air quality was terrible.

Occasionally, a clanging or banging sound could be heard from the construction site, but it wasn't noisy.

"It feels like summer vacation has already started." Hua Yinyin suddenly said as they passed the station the driver had mentioned earlier.

"Summer vacation is much hotter than this." Mo Xueyao fanned herself, and although she was sweating, it wasn't unbearably hot yet.

The cicadas in the trees along the roadside weren't chirping so urgently.

"Clap."

"Da da da".

"Pat-pat-pat—"

"Little Yaoyao, you're drooling."

"What and what?" Mo Xueyao was a little confused by Hua Yinyin's train of thought.

"So it's raining?"

"what?"

Mo Xueyao then felt the cold raindrops falling on her head.

Then, within seconds, they became increasingly dense.

The entire dark sky suddenly lit up, followed by a thunderclap that resounded throughout the city.

Mo Xueyao was so frightened that she closed her eyes.

The sound was as if it were ringing right next to my ear.

"Holy crap...it's raining so hard..."

"Run!"

"I think we should take shelter from the rain first..."

"No, you can't stand in the shade during thunder!"