Chapter 17: Learning and Applying
Cheng Lei knew what he wanted since he was a child.
The racing car toys that the neighbor's kid showed off, the class beauty who always ignored him, the perfunctory replies from his tutor, the look from his boss that ignored him...
They will regret it one day.
Cheng Lei thought so, and in order to impress those people, he worked very hard for a while until he joined the Luo Group, one of the elite gathering places in Hai City.
The admiring tone of the instructor during the dinner, the envious looks from classmates, and the humble words of those who asked for his help...
If the tone of his tutor's request that day had not made him feel extremely comfortable, he would never have given the internal recommendation spot to Qin Qinsen, and he would not have believed that such an ordinary person could pass the Luo family's test.
But Qin Qinsen not only passed the interview, but even became a stumbling block on his road to success.
The cold water wrapped around his throat, and Cheng Lei felt his whole body stiff. The thing wrapped around his neck gradually cooled down, freezing him completely.
What's wrong with wanting success? He wanted to escape his impoverished past and become the envied upper class—and Yu Jinglan, the only daughter in the family, presented him with a ready-made shortcut. So he painstakingly approached her, deliberately catering to her preferences and cultivating the kind of lofty image that innocent girls admired. While occasionally assertive, he always put the girl's will first.
Sure enough, Yu Jinglan loved him so much that even her mother could not influence her thoughts.
As for Yu's mother... she was just a middle-aged woman with good luck. The company's growth was entirely due to his guidance over the past two years. If it was to continue to grow and earn more money, he had to take over the management. But Yu's mother was stubborn and superficial. Not only did she not allow him to interfere in the company's affairs, she even tried to interfere in her daughter's marriage, forcing them to cancel their marriage registration plan two months ago.
By chance, he met a self-proclaimed sorcerer on a third-rate forum. Every post he made was about numerology, such as breaking Tai Sui, salvation, and ghosts. Among them, the posts related to gaining wealth and power caught Cheng Lei's attention.
With a try-it-out mentality, Cheng Lei started a transaction with the netizen, first with a small amount of lottery tickets, then some "windfall", until finally he asked what he wanted to know most - how to own everything in the Yu family rightfully.
"It's not a big deal, brother, I'll teach you a trick... As usual, don't tell anyone about it after you succeed."
"They're just a few ornaments. Who would have thought they were puppetry? Brothers, don't forget each other when you become rich and powerful!"
"...forced aunt to change her will, and then what? Let her die?" Qin Qinsen sneered, "A will can only take effect after the person is dead."
"But have you ever thought that after so many days of failure, your aunt might not know what you have done?"
Teng An beside him suddenly sighed with understanding, "No wonder after I said you helped the Teng family so much, Auntie immediately agreed to come to the hospital."
Yu's mother was very clever and had been seeking help from outside sources, but she had no connections. Furthermore, Cheng Lei followed Yu Jinglan home every two days, clearly observing the effects of the divination.
The talisman that turned to ashes last time was her chance to save herself, and the Teng family members who came to visit her today were the lifeline she had to grasp. As expected, Qin Qinsen saw through everything at a glance.
"Yes, I know."
Yu's mother stood in front of Yu Jinglan and looked straight into Cheng Lei's eyes. "If you really like Jinglan, whether you want money or a company, I can give it to you. I only have this one daughter. She is my life. Everything in the family will belong to her in the future. But you shouldn't play with her feelings!"
"The look in your eyes when you love someone can't be concealed, and neither can the calculations." Qin Qinsen got out of bed and came to Cheng Lei's side, observing him closely as if he had never seen him before.
After all, it's a new technique I just learned.
Just like he had suddenly glimpsed Yu Mu's life just now, the golden book that came into his sight opened by itself, and then the cause and effect tracing technique flew out from the book and reflected in Qin Qinsen's mind.
According to the records in the book, by using water from the same source and two poles to tie up the person who teaches evil magic, both of them can be punished at the same time, and the degree of punishment varies according to the severity of their own evil deeds.
The water quickly froze at Cheng Lei's neck and spread upwards. In just half a minute, the ice completely wrapped around his head.
Seeing this, Qin Qinsen quickly raised his hand, trying to break the ice. The seemingly thin ice, according to the Golden Book, was incredibly potent. No matter how hard he knocked or punched it, it showed no sign of breaking.
"Oh my goodness! Hand! Hand! Don't move!" Teng An was startled by his movements and grabbed the remote control and ran over. "Stay aside. If your wound breaks, my brother will eat me alive."
"Don't worry about me, just break the ice quickly. If someone suffocates here, we'll all be in trouble!"
Yu's mother and her husband, who had been lost in their own thoughts, were stunned by this. They exchanged glances before running to close the door and draw the curtains. Regardless of whether Cheng Lei was dead or alive, it would be difficult to explain if someone saw him.
"Master, didn't you make this? Please take it back!" Yu Jinglan didn't know whether she should feel sad about her lost love first or feel sad about her ex-boyfriend who was about to freeze to death or suffocate. She could only pick up the fruit knife and join the people who were breaking the ice.
Take it back?
Qin Qinsen stopped what he was doing and closed his eyes to look for relevant records in the golden book.
Just as the three of them kept hitting the ice, Qin Qinsen flicked three fingers and tapped the ice surface. After five times, the ice suddenly faded away.
As the ice melted, Yu Jinglan gathered her strength to swing her knife downwards to chop the ice. She was unable to stop herself and only had time to turn the blade, barely glancing at Cheng Lei's cheek. The narrow blade went straight through his left ear.
For a moment, blood gushed out.
"ah!"
Yu Jinglan screamed in fright and was taken away from Cheng Lei by her mother. Teng An couldn't control himself and hit Cheng Lei, but fortunately it was only the remote control and no secondary bleeding occurred.
In the chaos, Qin Qinsen recited some spell, and the blood immediately stopped flowing out, but the knife was still stuck in his ear, which looked very scary.
"Send him to the hospital... No, this is the hospital. Go to the emergency room to get the knife. Goodbye." Qin Qinsen pushed the person out of the ward and greeted the nurse who hurried over after hearing the scream with a smile.
"...He insisted on performing some knife-throwing show, and that's when something bad happened... Yes, please take him to the emergency room, thank you very much."
Qin Qinsen didn't return to the ward until he was sure the nurse had taken Cheng Lei away. "What are you all looking at me for? Go back and throw away what needs to be thrown away, burn what needs to be burned. Teng Er, help me ring the bell. The wound has torn again."
"Master, what about Cheng Lei..." Yu Jinglan was worried and looked at Qin Qinsen hesitantly.
Unexpectedly, the other party raised an eyebrow, and his tone was relaxed and tinged with admiration. "Cheng Lei won't tell anyone. The consequences of being attacked by the magic are more than just being frozen. Every day from now on, he will have to pay the price for his mistakes, from small things like burglary at home and stolen packages to big things like car accidents and unexplained bankruptcy... until the debt is paid. As for you, you have passed the love test, so you should learn from this. Since you know that you are suspicious of my aunt's new partner, why don't you be more careful about the people around you?"
"Uncle Zeng is almost fifty, and he's so shameless as to say it's love at first sight. He's courting my mom every day and always asking her out for a drink and a stroll. I have to be wary of him!"
Compared to her scumbag ex who had completely broken up with her in her heart, Yu Jinglan, who had come to her senses at this moment, began to worry about her mother's love life.
Regardless of Yu's mother's objection, she insisted that Qin Qinsen check carefully for her mother to see if she had encountered a scammer.
Qin Qinsen was so amused by the girl's sudden outburst that he said bluntly, "I already said good things are coming, so she must be a good person. I wish Auntie happiness and a happy family."
Hearing this, Yu Jinglan let out an awkward "Ah" and then asked, "What about me? How is my marriage?"
After a long silence, Qin Qinsen said: "...In modern society, women can make a name for themselves, so how can they be confined to petty love affairs?"
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