POM!!
A beer bottle dropped right on the bald guy. The sound broke the silence of the night.
Foosh!
Red hot blood started to gush out from his head. It never showed any signs of slowing down. "Ouch….This f*cking hurts…." He was rolling on the ground in agonizing pain while clutching his head.
"Now you believe me! I told you there will be a blood spill but you chose not to believe me." Chen said it with confidence. Everyone around him was stunned. The back alley was near the karaoke. It was pretty normal for bottles to drop from the building. But, how did Chen know when and where this bottle would drop?
"Could you foresee the future?" Lan blinked her eyes, they were as shiny as the stars in the sky. She was curious. Chen stiffened up a little, and then he proceeded by nodding his head and said, "Yes. I know a little about foreseeing the future. If you are interested, I can predict your future for you."
"Bastard! Stop making up all this shit! Just a one-time prediction and you consider yourself a true master?" said the Fire "Grim Reaper" Boss.
"You don’t believe me?" Chen looked at the face of the boss and started to look back at his past. "Both of your parents have passed away. You have walked alone for ten years. Also, you have suffered a lot to earn this position. Other than that, you are living a luxurious life right now. But, there’s something in your mind that is currently pressuring you. You want to be more powerful. Am I correct?"
After listening to all these, all his followers were even more stunned that before. All of them knew their boss started to become a gangster ten years ago. And, that he slowly worked his way up to become the boss. Above him, there were more powerful gang pressuring him. And, it was hard for him to expand his power. Chen got everything right. This was truly divine prediction. However, the boss shook his head and said, "Everyone knows about my past. That’s not a prediction. Are you treating me like an idiot?!"
"But, I’m not from the underground world." Chen twitched his lips and said, "Fine. More recent news then. Hmm.. Your wife left you yesterday! She is a good woman. Also, she left because she was angry at you!"
"What the f*ck is happening right now? How do you even know that?" The boss was stunned and had his eyes wide open. This incident happened last night. He had not shared this with anyone because it was a shameful thing. He never expected Chen to know about this matter. This was crazy.
Again, everyone around him was stunned by what he just said. Lan’s mouth was half opened as she stared at Chen with her beautiful eyes. She looked really cute.
"Master, you are my dear master! I’m impressed by your prediction ability! I’m now convinced!"
The boss’ attitude toward him had completely changed. He begged him and asked, "I regret making her leave me, Master, please teach me how to make her come back to me. Please!"
"I can help you but you must promise not to disturb my friend again." Chen tapped on Lan’s shoulder.
Lan was still stunned in his embrace. "Don’t worry, master! If you are willing to help me! From this moment onwards, you will be my dear brother and she will be my sister in law. I will respect and love the both of you!" The boss thumped on his chest and made his promise.
"What kind of nonsense is that? What do you mean by sister-in-law?" Lan snapped back to reality and her face became red. She quickly stepped away from Chen’s embrace. The combination of shyness and her beauty was perfect. It made her so lovely. Chen’s heart was racing. The gangster around him were moved by her beautiful move. But, Chen was beside her, none of them dare to make any actions towards her.
"Please wait here for a while! I need some time alone!" Chen gave them a clear instruction. Then, he walked away from them. He turned on his cellphone and found the three charms of marriage inside his treasure chest. He figured these charms will be able to help him.
[Please write down the names of two person on this charm. The two people will be married. The rate of success is all depend on the individuals. Do you want to withdraw it?]
"There’s no guarantee success after using it? This is bullshit!" Chen looked disappointed but he pressed on withdraw without any hesitation. The value of this item is rather low since it did not have a 100% success rate. Thus, it was totally fine to give out as a present.
"Take this charm and write down your name and your wife’s name." Chen handed over the charm to the boss. His wife was a nice lady and he really wanted to become a better husband. The charm will likely work for them.
"I’m done writing." The boss did it as fast as possible.
"All is done. I want you to go back to become a vegetarian and pray to God. She will definitely come back to you." Chen said.
"Becoming a vegetarian and pray to God?" The boss said it in a hesitant voice.
"I always fall asleep when I pray and a no-meat diet is a pure torture for me. Can I….."
"Cut the crap! Just believe me and do it. Please don’t blame me if your wife is gone forever. Also, your followers should become vegetarians and pray to God as well. It is a show of good faith." Chen said it, smiling slightly.
Actually, there was no need to become a vegetarian and pray to God to use the Charm of Marriage. Chen did it on purpose to punish this group of gangsters that did no good to the society. The boss nodded and said, "Sure! Sure! Sure! I will listen to the master! Before my wife comes back to me, I will make sure all my followers become vegetarians and pray to God with me, every single day."
His followers were devastated. "Boss, please don’t do this to us! We can probably hold on for a day or two at most. Heck, instead, we will become a group of monks if your wife does not to come back to you."
"Cut the crap! Just believe in Master Chen! Let’s go! We should leave these two to have some alone time." The boss trusted Chen fully. He commanded his followers to leave the place while scolding them.
"You are finally safe."
Lan patted on her chest and said with a serious tone, "Thank you for saving me. You may leave your number with me. I can buy you a meal some day." She was as cool as she usually was, after she had calmed herself down. That made her even more gorgeous and perfect.
"So gorgeous…" Chen was stunned for a short while, and he handed his phone number to her with a smile on his face. "Don’t try to sweet talk me. I do not like guys who sweet talk all the time." Lan grumbled playfully. She took a look at Chen and said, "I shall leave first. This weekend, it’s a date then."
"You don’t have to rush! I’m going the same way as well. Also, I’m from Green Vine University like you." Chen quickly followed her.
"What a coincidence! I can’t believe we are from the same university."
"Well, I call this fate."
"You are really good at prediction. Where did you learn all these tricks?"
"It’s self-taught."
"Does the charm work? They will come back and beat you up if it doesn’t work."
"Don’t worry. It’s from the Moonlord. It will definitely work!"
"What do you mean by the Moonlord?"
*Cough*
"I meant that the moon is really big and round today."
The two of them walked back to the university together. Lan’s cool factor also included the fact that she was a woman of few words. However, this time she opened up herself and started to chat with Chen. It was joyful talking to her. Chen walked her back to her dorm and said goodbye to her.
Three of his roommates were gathered around the computer, checking on something. They quickly flipped the screen shut when they saw Chen entering.
"Third brother! You’re back?" Eldest brother Zhou Zitao and second brother Zheng Fengyi were so nervous when they saw him.
"What are you guys watching?" Chen asked curiously.
"Now won’t be a good time to find out. So, it’s better for you not to ask." Forth brother Li Ming spoke up.
"I’m really fine! Why would I be sad?" Chen asked.
"Let me watch! Curiosity kills the cat!"
Li hesitated for a while before turned the screen around. He said nervously, "Third brother, you must not break down…."
Translator footnote
Moonlord- Is a god of marriage and love in Chinese mythology.