374 No One Is Allowed to Bully Her Except Me 7 (1/2)

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In the morning, Jin Qingyue dropped Jin Bao'er off at school, where she instructed the teachers to forbid anyone else other than herself from picking Jin Bao'er up, even if they claimed to be a relative.

While driving back from the school, Jin Qingyue chanced upon a fortune-telling stall along the way. In a moment of curiosity, she decided to have a look and try her luck to see if the fortune-teller was accurate with his readings. She pulled over and got down from the car.

She sat down in front of the elderly fortune-teller and said, ”I'd like to know about my marriage prospects.”

”Miss, what are your birth characters?” asked the fortune-teller.

Jin Qingyue revealed her birth characters to him.

The elderly man then took out a book slowly and flipped through its pages before saying, ”Have you already ended your marriage?”

”Yes,” Jin Qingyue answered with a nod.

”From what I see, you're going to have another marriage in your life. The catch is, he has a bad temper. However, he's definitely a good man. On top of that… you two know each other,” said the fortune-teller as he looked up at her.

”We know each other? How long more until I meet him again?” Jin Qingyue asked eagerly.

”Very soon.”

”But, I've consulted another fortune-teller before and I was told that I would only meet him in the next month. How then could it be someone I already know?”

”You two know each other, but your romance has yet to begin. It's only predestined to begin recently.”

”Thank you, Uncle,” Jin Qingyue said as she handed him 100 dollars.

”Miss, there's no need to pay me so much.”

”You absolutely deserve it.” She then stood up and left.

Jin Qingyue hopped back inside her car and began driving towards Wei Ni Estate.

She had initially thought that An Xiaoning was not at home. To her surprise, An Xiaoning was leaning against a chair in the yard and reading some books leisurely.

Upon sight of her arrival, An Xiaoning sat up straight and asked, ”What brings you here, Sis-in-law?”

”Sis-in-law, try this. It's from a newly-opened dessert shop that I passed by along the way. Thus, I decided to buy some for you to try,” said Jin Qingyue as she placed the snacks she bought onto the table.

An Xiaoning scanned her from head to toe before asking teasingly, ”There can't be rat meat in there, can there?”

Jin Qingyue snorted with laughter and said, ”Sis-in-law, could you just trust me a little? I wouldn't dare to do that to you anymore. I was too insensible in the past. I just want to get along well with you now, okay?”

An Xiaoning decided to do her the honor and picked up a piece of snack. ”I'm not used to you being so nice to me.”

”It's because you're the person my brother loves the most and my brother is my closest kin. That makes you my family too.”

”Since when have you gotten such a glib tongue? Don't tell me you have something to request from me?” An Xiaoning asked calmly.

”No, I don't. It's purely because I'm in a good mood. You know I don't have much friends anyway. I don't have anyone to chat with, so I decided to come look for you,” Jin Qingyue said smilingly.

An Xiaoning was rather surprised and bewildered to see such a friendly side of Jin Qingyue.

”I know you still don't quite trust me yet, but I'll earn your trust in the future and let you know that I can be a trustworthy person too.”

”Why do I feel like you've changed so much?” An Xiaoning remarked.

”People grow and change. Before I met Shi Shaochuan, I used to think that my life was extremely blissful. I was born into a wealthy family and could live a carefree life, rid of any financial burden or woes. I didn't have to worry about having a roof over my head or fret over establishing a stable career. Neither did I have to work hard to run my company, unlike Brother. I would go about my willful, bratty, and stubborn ways without ever heeding anyone's advice unless failure hits me in my face. In hindsight, I was really such an ignorant and naive girl who doesn't know she's walking herself to the end of a cliff. As much as I wish I could go back in time and stop myself, it's impossible, and there's nothing I can do now,” Jin Qingyue said with a wry smile.

An Xiaoning placed her book aside and picked up the teacup on the table to take a sip of her floral tea. ”It's good that you've realized it now. Life is indeed a journey of continuous growth. How else are you going to learn about what the world has to offer if you don't experience trials and tribulations?”

”I passed by a fortune-teller on my way back after dropping Bao'er off at school and decided to give it a try.”