"Do you remember what I told you before, that we should hire people with unusual birth dates?"
"Of course I remember, isn't Li Huai the one?"
Luo Tianhe was somewhat puzzled as to why I asked that question.
"That girl is probably like Li Huai."
"Just like me? No way!"
Li Huai's eyes widened immediately, then he scratched his head.
"It doesn't look like it to me. That girl seems quite normal,"
"Exactly. Li Huai is the kind of person who I can tell he's always been haunted. How should I put it? Just looking at his face, I feel like he's having a really tough time and his life is really hard."
Luo Tianhe thought for a moment and then defined Li Huai.
Immediately, Li Huai frowned.
"What do you mean by 'my face looks incredibly miserable'?"
"Ahem, the words may be rough, but the principle is sound. Think about it carefully, haven't you been particularly unlucky?"
Luo Tianhe still spoke tactfully, without directly saying that Li Huai's parents were dead, he was constantly encountering ghosts, and he was even sold by the orphanage director to be a scapegoat.
Li Huai had clearly thought of this as well, his eyebrows drooping, and he had no intention of arguing with Luo Tianhe anymore.
I patted Li Huai on the shoulder.
“A person’s fate is not immutable. Look, now that you’ve met us, although you still encounter ghosts every day, aren’t other things much better? You have a place to live, money to spend, and most importantly, you can’t lose your parents again.”
"Hehe, thanks for the comforting words, I feel much better now."
Li Huai said with a forced smile,
"Ahem, let's get down to business. Like I just said, a person's fate is not immutable. That girl was supposed to be a cursed loner, just like Li Huai, living a miserable and tragic life. But it's obvious that her family is better off than Li Huai's!"
"It is estimated that when she was born, a lot of money was spent to consult a master and some arrangements were made accordingly."
"Holy crap, defying fate?"
Li Huai was astonished, his eyes filled with envy.
"Don't overthink it. Defying fate is easy to backfire. Right now, it's probably because the master's arrangements can't suppress her destiny."
How do you know?
Luo Tianhe was puzzled.
I looked into the noodle shop and saw that the owner had already knocked his son unconscious.
The girl finished eating and took out a bunch of change to pay the bill, but the owner was in no mood to take the money and waved his hand to indicate that the girl didn't need to.
A look of obvious joy flashed across the girl's face.
"See that? This girl clearly comes from a wealthy family, but now she's reduced to eating in a small noodle shop like this."
"What's wrong with eating at a small noodle shop? Can't we change things up once in a while if we're tired of eating big, meaty dishes? I, Master Luo, am not short of money, and I eat there too."
"Would you be overjoyed and walk with a swagger if the noodle shop owner gave you a free meal?"
Seeing the girl's delighted expression, as if she had gotten a great deal, Luo Tianhe could no longer laugh.
When the girl walked out of the noodle shop and saw the three of us looking at her, she immediately put on a wary expression.
"Beautiful lady, I have something I'd like to ask you."
I tried my best to force a friendly smile.
"Don't come any closer, or I'll call the police!"
The girl pulled out something—I couldn't tell if it was pepper spray or something else—and pointed it at me.
Seeing this, Luo Tianhe was somewhat gloating, and Li Huai couldn't help but smile when he saw me get the short end of the stick.
My smile froze on my face, and I touched my cheek in disbelief.
Do I look like a bad person?
"I saw the three of you causing trouble in the store just now trying to skip out on the bill, and you even knocked out a waiter!"
What did you see? You were clearly engrossed in your phone and eating!
"Don't wrong an innocent person! Who would cause trouble just to skip out on their bill?"
The girl remained wary.
Helpless, I pulled out several hundred-yuan bills.
"Okay, answer three questions for me, and this money is yours!"
"real?"
The girl looked suspicious, but her attitude was much better than before; at least she didn't point the pepper spray at me anymore.
I nodded and added:
"You can pay first and ask questions later!"
"I don't trust you because I'm greedy. I just think you wouldn't skip out on the bill because you have money. Go ahead and ask!"
The girl took the money, concealing her excitement, and spoke calmly.
Luo Tianhe, who was behind me, nudged Li Huai and said in a low voice:
"Now I believe this girl is just like you; her greedy nature is exactly like yours!"
"I... I did it for the orphans in the orphanage!"
"Hehe, they're just trying to survive. I think I heard Chen Yan say that the most obvious sign of a bad fate is poverty!"
"Money can buy life, and wealth can communicate with the gods. Having money doesn't mean you're completely free of troubles, but it can solve 90% of your problems. For example, although I don't lack money, I'm not rich enough, otherwise I would have killed that former richest man long ago! But if you don't have money, you can't afford to eat when you're hungry, and you can't afford to see a doctor when you're sick. Naturally, your fate will be full of misfortunes and miserable."
Upon hearing this, Li Huai realized that Luo Tianhe's words made perfect sense; they were practically the truth!
"If I'm not mistaken, your family used to be quite wealthy, right? Did your fortunes decline?"
I hesitated for a moment before asking the question.
Upon hearing my question, the girl was clearly taken aback and instinctively asked in return:
How did you know you knew me?
Sure enough, I became even more certain of my guess. After shaking my head to indicate that I didn't know him, I asked my second question.
On what day were you born, during the Qingming Festival?
"How did you know? You still say you don't know me?"
The girl showed a guarded expression again.
"Let me make this clear first: any person I know could answer these questions. I advise you to ask something meaningful for your last question, or I won't refund your money!"
Luo Tianhe nudged Li Huai again.
Is she your sister?
Li Huai glared at Luo Tianhe.
"My parents died shortly after I was born, so I don't have a sister. Get lost!"
"Okay, one last question: do you have a twin sister or younger sister?"
"No!"
The girl said it with absolute certainty.
No?
That can't be right. Then who is the female ghost behind her?
Suddenly, I slapped my forehead. I had misunderstood. How could her parents possibly tell him something like this!
"Have you finished asking your questions? I'm leaving now?"
Seeing that I seemed a bit neurotic, the girl cautiously asked.
"Wait, here's my business card. Give me a call if you need anything."
I handed him a business card.
These were printed for me by Luo Tianhe. After all, he's the owner of a museum, so naturally he needs business cards.
"Yan Hehuai, the funeral home?"
The girl read it aloud word by word, and when she saw the words "funeral home," her little hand trembled. She looked up at me, her voice trembling with tears:
"Who are you people? My family and friends are all doing well, they don't need anything!"
"Ahem, young lady, take a closer look. Our services don't just include funeral arrangements; we also provide ghost-catching and exorcism services. We're absolutely professional!"
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