NOVEL NEXT Chapter 34: Fortune-Telling
"If it's not accurate, you better pack your things and head back to your mountain. Don't embarrass yourself here anymore. In such a high-end place, you don't belong."
He Lei was already very angry because of the earlier incident, so he spoke without reservation.
"Is that all?" Wang Ye responded indifferently, "If my predictions are inaccurate, indeed I would have no face to stay here."
"You..."
He Lei thought his words were harsh enough, but Wang Ye seemed completely unconcerned.
The more indifferent Wang Ye was, the angrier He Lei became. However, if he were to change his mind and impose a harsher punishment now, it would make him look foolish.
"Mr. He, tell me what you want to calculate," Wang Ye asked calmly.
"Fortune-tellers claim to know the past and the future, right? We don't have time to verify the future, so calculate the past."
"No problem, go ahead," Wang Ye said fearlessly.
"Fine, then calculate my family background."
In He Lei's view, Wang Ye surely wouldn't know his family background. Moreover, when it was time to reveal his family secrets, he could boast to Wang Ye and humiliate him well.
"It's possible, but Mr. He, fortune-telling also relies on some clues to infer. So, please extend your hand, and I'll read your palm."
"Okay!" He Lei agreed and extended his hand.
Wang Ye glanced at it and already had an idea. Moreover, through He Lei's palmistry, Wang Ye could see through his health as well.
This He Lei was practically on the brink of ruin. Clearly, he was a very indulgent man. Shiny on the outside but filthy inside.
"I know all about Mr. He's family background," Wang Ye smiled confidently.
"That fast?" He Lei didn't believe it.
Fang Feifei and Su Wanqing, who were nearby, were also skeptical. However, they didn't say anything, just quietly watched.
"From the palm lines, Mr. He, you were born in a wealthy family. There are many people in your household, and your family is flourishing."
"Is that all you can calculate? That doesn't show the skill of your fortune-telling. After all, the He family in Yun City holds a significant position. Who doesn't know this?" He Lei said proudly.
"Don't be in such a hurry, Mr. He. Listen to me slowly," Wang Ye said, growing more serious.
"Among your affection lines, there's a very long one. It suggests there is an elderly person in your family, likely your great-grandfather, who should be ninety-six by now. However, there's a very short affection line; your mother met with misfortune when you were three years old. You have no biological brothers or sisters. But you have many male cousins, four to be exact, and two female cousins. As for relatives by marriage, I won't mention them since they are not part of your family. In your next generation, only one of your male cousins has a son, over one year old. Does that sound right?"
As He Lei listened to Wang Ye, his expression gradually turned to stone.
These details, though not secrets of the He Family, were not commonly known. Especially his cousin's child, being illegitimate, had never been made public and was known by even fewer people.
Yet Wang Ye, just by looking at his palmistry, had listed them one by one accurately.
It was clear that Wang Ye's fortune-telling skills were not just empty talk.
Fang Feifei knew about the He family situation, so she also knew that what Wang Ye said was correct.
"He Lei, do you have anything else to say now? Are you still doubting Wang Ye's abilities?" Fang Feifei asked indifferently.
"This…" He Lei's face stiffened, wanting to refute, but evidently, he had no grounds to refute.
These were all facts, and if he claimed Wang Ye's fortune-telling was incorrect, that would be unreasonable.
Yet, He Lei was reluctant to admit it, so he tried to think and found a chance to argue.
"No, Wang Ye got it wrong," He Lei said through clenched teeth.
"Oh? What's incorrect?" Wang Ye asked.
"My great-grandfather was not ninety-six years old, he was ninety-seven. And the year my mom had her accident, I was four."
He Lei felt, after all, these were his own affairs, and no one knew the truth better than he did. Changing some details was completely possible.
After hearing this, Wang Ye simply smiled faintly, "Mr. He, you know the truth in your heart. If you really think my calculations are wrong, then I admit my lack of skills and shall return to the monastic order. However, by doing so, your fortune-telling session will affect the He Family's future. Are you sure about what you're doing?"
"Are you... threatening me?" Fear began to creep into He Lei's heart.
Although he had previously not believed in fortune-telling, Wang Ye's accurate revelations had shaken him. What if distorting the facts truly affected the He Family's future?
Seeing He Lei hesitate, Su Wanqing knew for sure that He Lei was lying. She had also witnessed some of Wang Ye's capabilities before. Initially, at her grandfather Su Yuanqiao's birthday feast, Wang Ye had claimed that breaking an engagement would invite divine retribution on the Su family. Eventually, Grandfather Su Yuanqiao really…
Thus, Su Wanqing knew, Wang Ye's calculations were not wrong. This time, Wang Ye was definitely going to win. But Su Wanqing did not want Wang Ye to win. Of course, it wasn't that she wanted He Lei to win either.
"Alright, it's just fortune-telling, no need to be so serious. You two grown men, do you really need to argue over this so fiercely?" Su Wanqing intervened.
With this exit provided, He Lei quickly took it, "Wanqing is right, no need to take this too seriously."
Wang Ye didn't probe further, knowing the truth was clear in He Lei's own heart.
Fang Feifei was not a person to hold onto arguments, so she didn't add anything more either.
Just then, the waiter started serving the dishes.
Thus, this matter was smoothly put aside.
However, it didn't take more than a few seconds for He Lei to start having other cunning thoughts.
"Mr. Wang, how about we go to Entertainment City for some activity after dinner?" He Lei suggested.
He couldn't embarrass Wang Ye here, but it would be different in Entertainment City.
There, it was He Lei's home ground.
"Entertainment City? I don't think that's necessary, I don't really like such places," Wang Ye declined.
"I think it's not necessary either. Wang Ye and I still have matters to discuss," Fang Feifei also said.
Hearing this, He Lei grew even more displeased. Fang Feifei and Wang Ye alone together, who knew what could happen?
Although Su Wanqing didn't say anything, her face also didn't show much happiness. Hearing that Wang Ye would go out alone with Fang Feifei, she always felt an odd sensation in her heart. She herself didn't know if it was jealousy or something else.
At this moment, the four of them each harbored their own thoughts. Then, they fell into silence.
In the somewhat awkward atmosphere, dinner came to an end.