Chapter 141 Extra (2)

Netizens excitedly shared their experiences of meeting Xu Gui:

[...I had Xu Gui calculate my marriage prospects, and it turned out my boyfriend is my nemesis; being with him will cause me financial loss. Sigh, even though my boyfriend is handsome, dashing, and charming... I still have to break up with him!]

After all, love is precious, but money is even more valuable. How many people in this world would choose to love a man over money? She certainly wasn't; she was just an ordinary, materialistic person who loved money.

You can control her luck, but you absolutely cannot control her wealth.

[Oh, right, Mr. Lu is also with Xu Gui. He's really Xu Gui's assistant now.] A netizen added this sentence.

Mr. Lu, of course, is Lu Baiyi. There's a reason why netizens said that.

Three years ago, not long after the "360 Trades" program ended, Lu Baiyi suddenly had free time and often invited Xu Gui out for meals and outings. Later, when Xu Gui set up a fortune-telling stall on the roadside, he often followed him.

If you see Xu Gui, you'll almost certainly see Lu Baiyi nearby. Netizens have gone from being surprised at first to taking it for granted now.

[Isn't this Mr. Lu the boss of the Lu Group? Why is he so free all the time? Is the Lu Group about to go bankrupt?]

[It's said that the current head of the Lu family is Mr. Lu's father. As for why Mr. Lu's father, who clearly retired long ago, suddenly came back to work, judging from Mr. Lu following Xu Gui around like a shadow, you should understand the reason, right?]

[Hilarious! Simply put, Mr. Lu had his retired father rehired so he'd have time to pursue our little turtle, right?]

At first, I was very opposed to Xiao Gui being with this Mr. Lu, but now that three years have passed and he's remained the same, I can't help but believe that he truly loves Xiao Gui.

[Is there any difference between their current state and when they were together? They're practically inseparable now, aren't they? Actually, thinking about it, Mr. Lu isn't a bad boyfriend. The Lu family is wealthy, and I haven't heard of any messy things happening in their family. If Xiao Gui were to be with Mr. Lu, they would be a perfect match, both in terms of looks and social standing.]

[Ha, there are still people who think our Little Turtle isn't good enough for the Lu family? Get this straight, it's just the Lu family. Our Little Turtle started from scratch and amassed a fortune of over 100 million. With our Little Turtle's abilities, he's good enough for anyone! He's just Lu Boyi.]

[Unless it's officially announced, I won't believe these two are together! Waaah, Mom won't allow it! Our little turtle is going to be the only one who shines!]

Netizens naturally had a lot to say about the relationship between Xu Gui and Lu Baiyi.

Three years have passed, and the number of fans supporting the couple has grown day by day. The fans have gone from being staunchly opposed at the beginning to now mostly turning against them, with only a few "mommy fans" and solo fans still persevering.

However, fans were already prepared, since neither Xu Gui nor her company had denied the relationship between the two, which was basically an admission.

Fans could only console themselves that at least the Lu family was wealthy, and that Mr. Lu was also handsome and exceptionally good-looking. The two of them standing there were a very pleasing sight and a perfect match.

As for what Xu Gui, who is being discussed by netizens, is doing now? She's earning extra money.

As a fortune teller, and a fortune teller who is also a celebrity, Xu Gui's income mainly comes from fortune telling and being a celebrity, earning money through acting and endorsements. However, the latter is more like a part-time job, so the money earned is quite limited. Therefore, Xu Gui's main income still comes from fortune telling.

However, she does fortune telling in two ways. One is that she goes out to set up a fortune telling stall, where she doesn't charge much, only 500 yuan per session, so her earnings are limited. The second way is what she does now: being invited to people's homes at high prices to tell their fortunes, which is commonly known as "earning extra money."

The family that's contacting her now is a family whose child is missing, so they want Xu Gui to help them figure out where the child went missing.

“...She was only eight years old and very timid; she would never go out alone.” The child’s mother said, tears streaming down her face, her voice filled with panic and helplessness. “There was a housekeeper at home at the time, but she said that the person was gone in the blink of an eye.”

The young mother spoke haltingly, her voice choked with sobs. Her husband sat beside her, gently putting his arm around her shoulder, his face also filled with sorrow.

The young mother said, "I really can't figure it out. Where could she have gone? We've checked the home security cameras, the police have come, but we've searched everywhere and still don't know where she is."

The other party's husband looked at Xu Gui and said softly, "So, we would like to ask Miss Xu to help us figure out where the child was lost, whether he is alive or dead. In any case, there should be some trace, right?"

No matter what, there should be some news, not like this, with no trace of the person, neither alive nor dead.

Looking at the family's sorrowful appearance, Xu Gui nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll do the divination for you."

This family only has one child, and now that the child is missing, the whole family is extremely anxious and heartbroken. It has been two days and two nights since the child went missing, and there is still no news. The family had no choice but to try to find Xu Gui online for help.

For this, they were willing to pay Xu Gui 500,000 yuan as a reward—their family wasn't very wealthy, and 500,000 yuan was the most they could afford.

They also stated that if Xu Gui felt it was too little, they were willing to give him the house they currently lived in.

Xu Gui: "...I always feel that you have some misunderstandings about me." If someone who didn't know better heard them say this, they would think that he was some kind of vicious exploiter who wanted money and a house.

"Give me 100,000 yuan, that's enough," Xu Gui said, not asking for a high price.

She always sets prices based on the person's financial situation; she pays more to those with more money and less to those with less, which is a fair way of ensuring fairness and preventing her from overcharging.

After saying this, Xu Gui didn't wait for the family to say anything more before starting to calculate the child's situation.

After finishing the calculation, Xu Gui frowned.

"Master, what was the result?" The child's mother's heart tightened, and she looked at her anxiously. "My daughter, is she alright?"

Xu Gui: "I have good news and bad news..."

"Good news, the child is still alive;" Amid the family's sudden, ecstatic gaze, Xu Gui whispered, "Bad news, the child's condition is not good..." or rather, his voice was barely audible.

What?

The family, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, immediately became anxious again.

The situation was urgent, so Xu Gui immediately stood up and said, "I figured the child is still in the neighborhood, let's go find her first!"

Upon hearing this, the family members all got up and followed Xu Gui. On the way to find the child, Xu Gui also asked the family to call the police, an ambulance, and even the fire department.

The family was in a daze, and they did whatever Xu Gui said without thinking.

However, as Xu Gui led them through the neighborhood in a winding, circuitous way, the family couldn't help but feel a little confused.

“My Yingying is timid, she would never run this far…” the child’s mother said.

Xu Gui sneered and said, "Otherwise, why do you think I told you to call the police?"

"..." The family was dumbfounded. The mother of the child said somewhat slowly, "You mean, my Yingying was brought here by someone? Otherwise, why would you call the police?"

Xu Gui nodded firmly: "That's right. Otherwise, why would a child like her come to such a remote place? And why would she deliberately avoid the cameras?"

The police reviewed the security camera footage and only saw the child leave the house. However, once the child was in a certain location, the camera lost track of the child.

In this neighborhood riddled with surveillance cameras, unless someone deliberately takes their child to avoid the cameras.

The child's mother realized this and was both anxious and angry: "Who is it? Who is so vicious as to want to harm an eight-year-old child?"

Lu Boyi pondered, "That person must be someone the child knows."

He said, "You said that the child is very timid and doesn't even dare to leave the house, so she would never dare to go with someone she doesn't know."

Upon hearing this, the child's parents felt their heads buzzing, utterly unable to think straight. They couldn't fathom which of their acquaintances could be so heartless as to harm even their child.

While they were still in a daze, after walking for about ten minutes, Xu Gui stopped.

“We’re here!” she said.

This area was already a particularly remote part of the community, not a place that residents often came to. Even weeds had grown over it. The child's parents looked ahead and stared blankly at Xu Gui.

Xu Gui remained silent, but took a step forward and then lifted a patch of grass.

As she moved, the lawn was lifted up, revealing a dark hole underneath—an abandoned well.

Upon seeing the well, the mother realized something and felt dizzy. She swayed and almost fainted, but her husband caught her tightly from behind, preventing her from collapsing to the ground.

"Master Xu, my daughter, is she down here?" the child's mother cried out hoarsely.

Xu Guizheng frowned as he looked down, and upon hearing this, replied, "Yes."

Upon hearing this, the child's parents felt a wave of dizziness wash over them.

Xu Gui looked at them and said, "Don't faint yet, the child isn't dead. Let me go down and check."

Upon hearing her words, Lu Boyi instinctively grabbed her arm, his brows furrowed, and said, "Don't go, I'll go down!"

Xu Gui turned to look at him and saw his disapproving expression, instantly understanding his thoughts.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen," she said. "The entrance is narrow; only someone my size can fit through it. You..."

She leaned back slightly, looked him up and down, and concluded: "Too strong." The subtext was, "This hole can't hold you."

Upon hearing this, Lu Baiyi showed a hint of annoyance on his face, probably annoyed that he was too strong. But just as he was feeling annoyed, Xu Gui suddenly reached out and hugged him.

Lu Baiyi was taken aback.

Xu Gui said, "If you're worried, then share some of your good luck with me!"

"..." Lu Boyi hugged her back tightly, his worry emanating from him. "If I can really give you my luck, then I am willing to give you all of my luck."

Xu Gui: Ah, that's unnecessary. If you lose your luck, won't you become an unlucky guy?

Thinking to himself, Xu Gui reached out and patted his back comfortingly, then decisively pushed him away and walked straight to the well.

The pit looked like it had been abandoned for a long time. The opening was small, only big enough for one person. Lu Baiyi could barely squeeze in, but there was a child below. If he went down, there wouldn't be enough space at the bottom.

As for the child's parents... they were both deathly pale, and it was already a struggle for them to stand. If they went down, the number of people they needed to save would increase to three.

Therefore, the most suitable person present is still Xu Gui.

Of course, some might say that in this situation, it would be better to wait for the firefighters to arrive. Xu Gui also thought so, but... she calculated that the child below wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.

Now, only she can save herself.

Xu Gui thought for a moment, then went down into the well without the slightest hesitation.

Fortunately, there was a ladder on the well wall that could be used to get down, but it was rusty because no one had used it for many years.

"Wait!" Suddenly, Lu Baiyi called out to Xu Gui. As Xu Gui looked over in confusion, he took off his T-shirt, revealing his bare upper body, and forcefully tore the fabric of the T-shirt into two pieces, then tied them to Xu Gui's hands.

After binding Xu Gui's hands securely, he frowned and whispered, "Be careful."

Xu Gui smiled at him and said, "Okay."

This time, no one called out to her anymore. Xu Gui climbed down the ladder of the pit little by little.