Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 411 Their Own Future

"Finally, let me emphasize again that divination is only a way to capture a certain possibility of future development. It does not mean that the future will definitely continue to be that possibility. Please take it rationally. Please keep quiet as much as possible later. It is best to silence your mobile phones. Each person can only ask one question, and you must be sincere when you ask. Only in this way can I get a better divination result."

In the dim light, Gu Nian solemnly explained the precautions for divination, then raised both hands in front of the crystal ball, "Alright, who wants to go first?"

"I'll go first."

Lin Anyu raised his hand and said, "Since I can only ask about marriage, then I'll ask when I'll be able to get a girlfriend."

Gu Nian shook her head: "This guest, as I said before, please be sincere when asking questions."

Lin Anyu was very obliging and immediately put his hands together in front of his chest, looking very devout, and said, "Almighty Lord, I sincerely ask you, when will I be able to find a girlfriend?"

Gu Nian nodded in satisfaction, closed her eyes and gestured something towards the crystal ball. After a while, she opened her eyes, stared at the image in the crystal ball, and had a thoughtful expression, as if she had found the answer.

It's so similar, so much like a charlatan from TV...

Lin Anyu thought to himself, but since he had only come for a divination with the intention of getting good luck, he couldn't be too harsh on him. He maintained a devout expression throughout, like a believer about to hear divine pronouncements.

"I already know the answer."

Gu Nian said, "The crystal ball tells me that as long as you persist in what you are doing now, you will find your destined other half within three months at the latest."

Lin Anyu was taken aback: "What do you mean by insisting on this now?"

Gu Nian shook her head and gently patted her chest: "You have to ask yourself that. As long as you persevere, everything will blossom and bear fruit someday in the future."

He really is a charlatan...

Lin Anyu thought to himself, but at least the divination result was good. He would have a girlfriend in three months at the latest, which made him look forward to it.

Who's next?

"Let me do it."

Xiao Xiaoxiao lazily raised her hand, intending to ask a casual question, but remembering Gu Nian's words, she imitated Lin Anyu's earlier gesture, clasping her hands together in front of her chest and saying earnestly, "I want to ask if I'll be in a relationship in the future..."

After hesitating for a moment, she suddenly shook her head and asked a different question, "Will I have the opportunity to have a relationship in the future?"

Han Zhou looked at her with a puzzled expression, not understanding why she would ask such a question. With her qualities, unless she didn't want to date, she would definitely not lack suitors in the future. How could she not have the opportunity to date?
Gu Nian was also taken aback by the question, not understanding why the girl would ask such a perfunctory question, but she still tried her best to perform the divination.

After a long pause, he said somewhat uncertainly, "The crystal ball's hint is a bit strange... In the near future, you may be able to touch the threshold of love, but if you don't seize this opportunity, you may lose love for a long time to come."

He paused, then said seriously, "So whether you have the opportunity to have a relationship also depends on yourself."

He found the crystal ball's hints strange because it mentioned the past in its answer, even though the girl's question was clearly about the future.

According to the complete interpretation, the crystal ball's answer should be: "From a certain moment in the past until the end of a more recent future, love may cautiously approach you, but once disturbed, it will be difficult to find again; approaching is like clouds, escaping is like wind and rain."

"Thank you."

Xiao Xiaoxiao nodded, then leaned back lazily in her chair, seemingly only asking a question about marriage and not caring about the divination result.

"My turn next."

Before she could even ask, Gu Zheng raised her hand and asked, "I want to ask if I can be with the person I like in the future?"

Her tone was casual, seemingly as indifferent as Xiao Xiaoxiao, as if she just wanted to ask a question casually to get rid of it. But anyone could see that she cared about the question, so Gu Nian did not say that she was not sincere and quickly began to perform divination.

Under the dim light, the colors and patterns inside the crystal ball seemed to be constantly changing, like some kind of omen of the distant future.

The interesting thing about using a crystal ball for divination is that the colors and patterns seen from the crystal ball differ depending on the viewing angle, which precisely represents the unpredictability of the future and its countless possibilities.

"The crystal ball tells me that you will definitely be with the person you love in the future, without a doubt, without any change."

Gu Nian was somewhat surprised. "To be honest, this is the first time I've seen such a definite and clear omen."

He didn't say that on purpose because Wang Runxue asked him to; that's exactly what the crystal ball showed.

"Really?" Guzheng's eyes lit up. "How long into the future is that?"

She has decided to muster the courage to confess her feelings to Han Zhou after winning tomorrow's competition. Although she will not change her mind no matter whether the divination result is good or bad, getting a good result is always a happy thing.

Gu Nian thought for a moment and replied, "It's not too close, and it's not too far."

That's all he can see from the crystal ball; he can't get a very accurate time.

Gu Zheng was initially quite happy, but upon hearing this, her happiness vanished. It wasn't because Gu Nian's words were meaningless, but because she was about to confess her feelings to Han Zhou tomorrow, and it was already so close. Yet this guy said that she and Han Zhou hadn't spent "too much time" together. Wasn't he implying that her confession tomorrow would fail?

Although she didn't believe in this, she was still somewhat upset after hearing it.

Han Zhou had been observing Gu Zheng's expression. He had noticed the change in her the moment she frankly asked about her divination. In the past, Gu Zheng would never have dared to ask such a direct question in front of so many people. Even if she really wanted to ask, she would have made up an excuse. But now she could openly express her desire to be with the person she liked, almost to the point of naming the person she liked. This change was something Gu Zheng herself might not have realized.

It seems that because of Mo Yixia, she is unconsciously transferring her competitive spirit to this place where she used to be timid.

Han Zhou felt a mix of joy and worry about this change. He was happy that Gu Zheng was becoming braver in her feelings than before, but worried that Gu Zheng's bravery was not a good thing for him. After all, given his current situation, the slower he broke through that barrier, the more time he would have to prepare. Once it was broken, he would immediately face a choice.

Thinking of this, Han Zhou sighed inwardly.

Wang Lengqiu, sitting opposite him, caught this worried expression and seemed lost in thought, seemingly pondering something.

Just then, Zhong Ling cautiously raised her hand and said somewhat shyly, "I...I want to ask if I will date in the future?"

She originally wanted to have her fortune told to see if she and her sister could stay together in the future, but this time the fortune telling only allowed her to ask about love. However, she really didn't have anything to ask about love, so she could only come up with this somewhat perfunctory question.

Han Zhou naturally relayed Zhong Ling's words. Gu Nian wasn't surprised that he could hear Zhong Ling's voice, since Wang Runxue had mentioned it before. He shook his head and said, "Such a simple question shouldn't be asked to someone for divination, but should be asked by yourself—sorry, please ask another question."

Although he didn't say it explicitly, he clearly felt it was a perfunctory question, and that the person asking it wasn't sincere enough.

Zhong Ling felt a little awkward and nervously tugged at the small cloth bag at her waist. Seeing this, Wang Runxue beside her explained in a low voice, "I'm sorry, senior, the club president didn't mean it to you. He was just too serious when he was doing the divination. You can just ask a different question... Don't you really have any questions about love?"

She realized she was probably wrong. She had thought that the "mute bride" might also have a thing with Han Zhou, but now it seemed that was not the case at all. This senior seemed to know nothing about love, otherwise she wouldn't not even know what to ask.

Zhong Ling shook her head, subconsciously looking up at Han Zhou, wanting to ask for his opinion. Han Zhou smiled and said softly, "It's okay, senior. If you don't have anything to ask, that's fine. I won't force you."

"But...but it cost money."

Han Zhou couldn't help but chuckle: "It's only ten yuan, we can just apply for a refund."

"May I?"

"of course."

Zhong Ling breathed a slight sigh of relief. Her junior was a very reliable person; if he said it was possible, it was definitely possible. Just as she was about to nod, she suddenly hesitated and asked after a moment's pause, "I... I think I have another question. Can I not get a refund?"

Han Zhou was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course."

Zhong Ling tugged at her small cloth bag, lowered her head, and said, "I want to know... if I were to date in the future... who would be my romantic partner?"

Han Zhou was somewhat surprised, but he didn't think much of it and relayed the question.

Gu Nian nodded, closed her eyes and muttered something to herself. Then she looked at the crystal ball, pondered for a moment and said, "The crystal ball can't tell me the name of your future love interest directly, but it can give you a hint—in the past, present and future, the person who always leads you out of danger will accompany you for the rest of your life."

The person who always gets me out of danger...

For some reason, Zhong Ling didn't like the answer, but she still nodded politely.

"Thank you."

Seeing that she was absent-minded, Wang Runxue asked in a low voice, "What's wrong, senior? Isn't this the result of the divination you wanted?"

Many people choose to have their fate divined not because they don't know the answer, but simply because they want to hear the answer they want to hear.

Just like some people who like to make decisions by flipping a coin, they have already made their choice in their hearts the moment the coin is tossed into the air.

Before Zhong Ling could respond, Gu Nian suddenly looked at Wang Runxue and said seriously, "Xiaoxue, keep quiet. We can talk after the divination is over."

"OK……"

Wang Runxue shrank her neck and shut her mouth, no longer speaking.

Who's next?

Gu Nian looked away, waiting for the next person to ask a question.

"Let me do it."

Mo Yixia rested her chin on her hand and said slowly, "I want to know when we will have our wedding."

Her tone was calm and composed, as if she were thinking about what to eat that evening. Rather than divining the unknown future, it was more like she was consulting auspicious days for her wedding, preparing in advance for the wedding that was destined to take place in the future.

Although she didn't say it explicitly, everyone present knew very well who "we" meant.

"That's too arrogant, this guy is just too arrogant..."

Gu Zheng was so angry she was grinding her teeth. This guy simply didn't respect her at all. What would she do if Han Zhou married her? If it weren't for Xiao Xiaoxiao sitting next to her stopping her, she might have already slammed her fist on the table and stood up.

The other girls smiled wryly and looked at Han Zhou in unison, only to see him looking down as if he hadn't heard anything.

Gu Nian didn't notice the changes in everyone's expressions and continued to perform his divination diligently. After a while, he said with a strange expression, "The crystal ball tells me that your wedding will be quite grand, but the specific time is difficult to determine because it seems to be a bit troublesome to negotiate..."

Mo Yixia scrutinized his expression: "Please tell me specifically what the 'trouble' is."

"I can't be sure, but according to the crystal ball, your future wedding will be affected by many factors. There are many elements that can affect the wedding process, and there is a fairly obvious sign of 'yin prevailing over yang'. In other words, these interfering factors are likely to come from the bride, and the influence from the groom can be ignored."

What do you mean?
Han Zhou, who was pretending to be dead, was immediately displeased upon hearing this. What did he mean by saying that the influence from the man could be ignored?
"I understand, thank you."

Mo Yixia didn't care about the so-called interference, just as she never cared who her love rival was. As for whether the divination result was true or false, it didn't matter.

No, it's not entirely unimportant either.

At least the "grand wedding" will definitely be real.

After Mo Yixia's divination ended, only Han Zhou and Wang Lengqiu remained without any questions. Han Zhou knew that Wang Lengqiu probably wouldn't ask any questions, and was about to speak when he heard Wang Lengqiu's voice the next second—

Will I also have a grand wedding in the future?

Everyone was taken aback. It was an ordinary question, but they sensed a different emotion in it.

This was the first time Gu Nian had heard Wang Lengqiu speak so normally, and she was momentarily moved. She then immediately began to perform divination.

After a moment, he nodded seriously.

"meeting."

The answer was simple and definite; there was no further information.

Wang Lengqiu didn't press further, simply saying "thank you" softly before falling silent. Her pitiful face was filled with emotions no one could decipher.

Everyone looked at her thoughtfully, when Han Zhou suddenly asked, "I'd like to ask, today is just not suitable for divination about anything other than love, it doesn't mean we can't ask any other questions, right?"

Han Zhou doesn't plan to do anything related to divination or love?
Upon hearing this, everyone stopped staring at Wang Lengqiu and looked at Han Zhou with suspicion.

“Yes.” Gu Nian nodded, exchanged a glance with Wang Runxue, and answered calmly, “However, out of respect for fate, I will have to randomly select your question.”

The reason he came to the store today to do divination for everyone was to fulfill the request Xiaoxue made, to let this classmate named Han Zhou know the harm of being a scumbag. The fact that the other party didn't ask questions related to love was exactly what he wanted.

"Then please pick a question for me and tell my fortune," Han Zhou said seriously.

Now that Gu Zheng and Mo Yixia are both present, he knows very well how troublesome it would be to ask questions related to love. He would either offend one of them or another, and might even offend both of them. It would be better to ask a question that has nothing to do with love.

This is a more stable approach.

(End of this chapter)