In the Chinese saying, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," and Zhao Man, my high school deskmate, was exactly that—beautiful and seductive.
Unfortunately, I had little interaction with her. I worked as a property administrator in a residential community, while she was a radio broadcaster in the city, with a daily routine filled with fitness, travel, and high-end social events. Her WeChat Moments were filled with various internet celebrity locations or beautiful selfies.
One day, she posted a selfie with a smile, showing off her dimpled chin, prominent breasts, and snow-white neck. It was a pure, unfiltered selfie, truly captivating.
However, I noticed a red zit on her nose, right at the tip, which was quite unusual.
As everyone knows, people often get zits on the sides of their noses when they have a heat attack, which is called "yin-xiang acupoint acne." These zits generally do not affect one's luck. But a zit on the nose tip is uncommon, and it's called "pressure-run acne." The nasal bridge is likened to the beam of a house, and if there is pressure and bad luck, it will not dissipate. Eighty to ninety percent of the time, it means trouble.
Additionally, although Zhao Man's smile was bright and beautiful, there was a hint of grayish darkness around her eyebrows, just above the eyebrow bone. The eyebrow bone is at the end of the nasal bridge and is associated with looking far into the distance and one's luck. This grayish darkness indicated that she was about to experience bad luck.
At that moment, I felt that Zhao Man would encounter some sort of misfortune in the next few days—something that would cause her to bleed.
Some people may ask how I know how to read faces. The answer is simple: My grandfather was a Feng Shui master who flourished in the 1990s. He taught me many techniques from the divination arts.
Unfortunately, he has passed away, and before he died, he left me a book called "The Book of Heavenly Clarity," which he said was the lifeblood of our family. He warned me not to read it unless it was a matter of life or death; he didn't say why.
Returning to Zhao Man, I sent her a comment with some concern: "Old classmate, be careful of things above your head lately. Try not to get hit by anything."
The reason I advised her to be careful of things above her head was because her bad luck came from the acupoints on her eyebrow bone and nasal bridge, both of which are high points. Therefore, her bad luck would come from above her head, such as fans or objects thrown from heights.
Zhao Man quickly replied: "You're crazy! How can you say such things?"
Clearly, Zhao Man—a beautiful and modern young woman—did not believe me. I didn't pursue it further; I just shook my keys and walked around the residential community to see if any new homeowners had pretty daughters.
Before I had time to warm up my legs, I saw that my high school classmates' WeChat group was exploding with excitement. Classmates who usually lurked in the depths of the group were all coming out of hiding.
"Zhao Man bought a new house! No wonder she's our beauty queen; she's so good at making money!"
"She said that everyone should gather this weekend and she'll be the one to foot the bill."
"That house she bought is a small detached villa in the city with a small garden. It cost over four million yuan! I envy her so much."
I realized that Zhao Man had bought a new house and understood why her luck was good but also slightly unfavorable. Buying a house is considered good luck, but there was something wrong with the house, which meant she would encounter bad luck.
At this moment, the discussion among classmates suddenly shifted to me.
One person said: "Did you see Zhao Man's latest selfie on WeChat Moments? She posted it in the afternoon and got upset with Li Shiyi. Hahaha."
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"That so-called 'master of divination' is starting to act up again; does he really think he's some sort of half-divine being?" "It's laughable."
"Protect our Zhao Man and defeat Li Shiyi!"
These words are full of mockery and maliciousness, but I'm used to it. In high school, I was often mocked by these classmates because of my status as Sun's grandson, the Feng Shui master.
I didn't want to pay attention to them, but someone tagged me and said, "@Li Shiyi, come out and predict the future, hahaha."
The person's name is Wang Dong. He has always been at odds with me since we were in school. He has always pursued Zhao Man, but he has always failed. And he saw me sitting next to Zhao Man for two years, so he had grievances against me.
I showed up and said, "Wang Dong, I heard that you've gained weight recently. Your body is small and you work in the construction industry. How could you gain weight? I suggest you try some human feces to eat. Otherwise, you'll get fatter and fatter."
Wang Dong was obviously hit by what I said, and he was also puzzled about why he had gained weight.
He asked me, "What is human feces? Is it a kind of traditional Chinese medicine?"
"It's shit. You eat it three times a day, and you will not get fat if you empty your intestines."
"Go fuck your mother!"
The group became more lively, and Zhao Man also showed up. She sent a smiley face with a gentle smile: "Don't fight, remember to have a gathering this weekend. I will go to the new house later. The workers are still waiting for me."
Old classmates in the group all said yes and couldn't wait to chat with Zhao Man for a few more minutes.
I thought to myself and said, "Your fortune is not good today. It's better not to go to the new house tonight because the Yin Qi is strong. I suggest you don't go to the new house. The tiles are not safe."
As soon as I said this, the group exploded. Many people cursed me for speaking poorly.
Zhao Man was also angry: "If it weren't for the fact that we are old classmates, I would have blocked you a long time ago!"
She cursed and then left the group, still determined to go to the new house.
Classmates in the group continued to trash talk me and said that I had a bad mouth and shouldn't speak.
I didn't pay attention and went back to my rented room after work.
When I was halfway there, everyone in the group tagged me and I opened it to see that everyone was saying something strange.
"Damn it! Zhao Man just drove to the new house and suddenly a brick hit the front of her car! It's dented!" Wang Dong, the little bastard, volunteered to tell me what happened.
It turned out that Zhao Man had just taken a photo on the group and complained that her car had been hit by a brick that fell from the roof of the new house. She didn't know who did it.
"Li Shiyi, you were right this time!" Many classmates were teasing me, but since Zhao Man was not hurt, they were not worried.
But I felt that something was serious. The brick should have hit someone, but it hit the car instead. This was a bad omen of "breaking the family". In other words, Zhao Man was not just injured; she would also go bankrupt.
I directly said in the group, "Zhao Man, find a lighter and light it on your shoulder for three minutes."
The shoulders of human beings have Yang Fire. Zhao Man was unlucky at the moment, and her Yang Fire was dim. She needed external fire to make up for it for now. After tonight, we would worry about it later.
Zhao Man immediately said, "Li Shiyi, I don't have time for you now. I'm calling the insurance company to tow my car away."
Classmates in the group continued to mock me and make fun of me trying to seduce goddesses.
I was not happy with them anymore. The feelings of old classmates had ended, and now it was time to charge money.
"Zhao Man, you have to find me in ten minutes. Send me 2000 yuan then, or don't come looking for me." I left those words with a bit of anger in my heart.
The group was in an uproar, with cold mockery and sarcastic remarks flying left and right.
Zhao Man didn't even respond to me, and it was about to be ten minutes soon.
The old classmates in the group were all watching me with raised eyebrows, and Wang Dong even started counting down in the group.
Unexpectedly, he counted down to three, and Zhao Man suddenly sent a voice message: "Oh my God, the hanging lamp on the third floor suddenly fell and hit me on the shoulder! I was so scared!"
The group fell silent for a moment, and then everyone was stunned, starting to tag me.
Zhao Man also asked, "Li Shiyi, are you there?"
I didn't respond, because now it's business time, and no matter how beautiful or sexy Zhao Man is, she can't break the rules.
Seeing that I didn't show up, Zhao Man got anxious and started chatting with me privately: "Li Shiyi, what's going on with me? It's so scary, I'm crying!"
I still didn't respond.
Zhao Man asked again in the group, "Who has Li Shiyi's phone number? Contact him quickly!"
"Who has it? It seems like none of us have been in contact with him?" Wang Dong also helped to ask.
"He just said he wants 2000 yuan." Someone reminded.
"Really? He really wants 2000 yuan? Classmates shouldn't be like this!" A group of people were indignant in the group, feeling sorry for Zhao Man.
However, Zhao Man sent me the money and also sent a crying and soft voice message.
"Li Shiyi, please help me quickly! Just now, the ceiling in the new house suddenly collapsed, and if it weren't for the workers pulling me away, I would have been killed!"