Chapter 105 I'm Being Followed
“Sorry, I’m having dinner with friends—” Lin Zhixian politely declined: “If you don’t mind, you can make an appointment for tomorrow morning.”
She used to have appointments every day, but in order to participate in the competition, all recent appointments have been cancelled.
After the preliminary round, the contestants can rest for three days before the qualifying round.
Liang Jing bit her lip and frowned, and after a while she gave an apologetic smile: "I know this is very rude, but I am very anxious and still hope to do the fortune-telling as soon as possible. If the fortune-teller doesn't mind, I can wait until the fortune-teller finishes the dinner with his friends before doing the fortune-telling."
Lin Zhixian was startled when he heard this, and then he carefully checked Liang Jing's face and found that her forehead was dark, which seemed to indicate that a disaster was about to happen. It seemed that her matter was indeed urgent, so he nodded: "In that case, you wait for a moment."
"Thank you, fortune teller." Liang Jing was very happy: "I'll just sit there and wait for the fortune teller to call me."
Lin Zhixian nodded.
Liang Jing stopped disturbing him and returned to her seat.
"What a fortune teller~~" Xu Hongmian teased, "I didn't know Ah Xian was so amazing."
Li Jinlun disagreed with her: "That only means you have no brains. Junior Sister Lin won the second place in the preliminary round. Of course, she is a true beauty fortune teller."
"Ha, you're so good, Li Jinlun, who are you calling brainless?" Xu Hongmian widened her eyes and slammed the table hard, attracting the attention of other guests. She stuck out her tongue and put her hands away.
Chang Chunning said: "Since there are guests waiting for you, let's eat quickly."
“That’s not necessary.” Lin Zhixian shook his head: “It’s still early, just proceed as usual.”
Although Lin Zhixian said this, Chang Chunning and the others were not the kind of people who didn't know what was good for them. They quickened their eating pace and finished their meal quickly. When they were about to pay the bill, they were told that it had already been paid.
"That lady paid the bill." The cashier pointed at Liang Jing and said.
"Okay, thank you very much." Lin Zhixian thanked.
Chang Chunning frowned: "Junior Sister Lin, how can we let your guests spend money? Let's return the money to them."
“Forget it.” Lin Zhixian shook his head: “My divination fee is more than this little money. If she wants to treat me to a meal, let her do it.”
Liang Jing must have felt something in her heart and felt uneasy, so she urgently asked for help when she saw her.
When Chang Chunning heard Lin Zhixian say this, he did not mention the matter again.
They were about to say goodbye. Xu Hongmian and Li Jinlun left first. Chang Chunning whispered to Lin Zhixian, "Junior Sister Lin, I saw that the young lady's forehead was black. I'm afraid there will be a bloody disaster."
Lin Zhixian nodded: "I noticed that too."
"Just know what's going on." Chang Chunning looked hesitant.
"What's wrong?" Lin Zhixian asked.
"Nothing." Chang Chunning didn't say what was in his mind. It would seem that he underestimated Lin Zhixian. He changed his words: "I'm worried about you being a girl. I'll wait for you outside."
“No need.” Lin Zhixian said hurriedly, “I can just take a taxi back after I’m done.”
Chang Chunning still insisted: "It's not safe for a girl to go home alone at this late hour. If Master knew that I asked you to go home by yourself, he wouldn't scold me."
"Okay then." Lin Zhixian couldn't persuade Chang Chunning, so he had to agree: "You don't need to wait outside, just come with me."
"Will your guests have any objections?" Chang Chunning asked.
"Probably not." Lin Zhixian smiled: "Besides, Senior Brother Chang is so powerful, maybe I will need his help when the time comes."
"Don't say that." Chang Chunning waved his hand: "Junior sister, you are so amazing. It is my honor to have such a good opportunity to learn from you."
Chang Chunning said something to Li Jinlun and Xu Hongmian, and Li Jinlun and Xu Hongmian left first.
Lin Zhixian took Chang Chunning to find Liang Jing: "You can go now."
"Okay." Liang Jing quickly got her bag and stood up.
After the three of them left the restaurant, Lin Zhixian introduced Chang Chunning to Liang Jing: "This is my friend Master Chang. You don't mind him coming along, right?"
"It turns out to be Master Chang. I am so sorry for the disrespect." Liang Jing had no objection when he heard this, only respect.
Master Chang Chunning nodded expressionlessly, but he was actually feeling extremely embarrassed.
Lin Zhixian ignored all that and said to Liang Jing, "Let's find another place to sit down and talk."
"Okay." Liang Jing said hurriedly, "I know there's a teahouse nearby that can book a private room. Let's go there."
"You lead the way." Lin Zhixian nodded.
Liang Jing took Lin Zhixian and Chang Chunning to the teahouse, asked for a private room, ordered tea and snacks, and then sat down.
Liang Jing looked at Lin Zhixian and smiled bitterly: "Lin Shensuan, if I hadn't met you today, I would have wanted to ask you to tell my fortune in the past few days. But I saw in the newspaper that you are participating in that Xuanmen Newcomer Competition, and I don't know if you are free, so I was so rude tonight. I am really unhappy."
Lin Zhixian nodded: "I did participate in the competition. Today, the preliminary round just ended, so I had time to come out for dinner. Since it is fate that we met, why don't you tell me what happened to you recently?"
"I feel like I'm being followed." Liang Jing took a deep breath. "I don't know if I'm a psychopath, being suspicious all day long, but I really can't take it anymore."
Lin Zhixian couldn't help but frown. She could imagine how scared a young woman would be if she encountered such a thing. She asked, "When did you start to notice it?"
"It was about half a month ago." Liang Jing said, "One night I went out with my friends and it was very late when we got home. I drove back to the apartment and parked my car in the parking space in the underground parking lot. When I locked the car and prepared to go upstairs, I suddenly felt like someone was watching me in the dark. It made my scalp numb. I quickly looked back, but there was no one. There were only a row of cars and pillars. The lights were on in the entire parking lot. It felt very cold. I was very scared at the time, so I quickly took the elevator upstairs."
"At the time I thought I was just being suspicious and didn't take it seriously, but starting from the second day, I often felt as if someone was watching me. I didn't know where that gaze came from. Every time I had this feeling, I couldn't find the person who was secretly watching me.
Until recently, I felt like I was being watched even at home, but I searched the house and found nothing unusual, which made me wonder if I was a psychopath and why I was so paranoid.
"Master, I am so tortured by this incident that I dare not go home. I can't help but look back when I walk on the street. I am almost dying. Please help me calculate what is going on with me?"