I Got Together With the Fake Heiress - Chapter 80

Ignoring those messy affairs, time quickly reached the sixth day of the National Day holiday, which was when Wen Yunqing and her group needed to return to An City.

Unfortunately, what must come always comes. Just as Wen Yunqing finished packing her suitcase and was preparing to take the high-speed rail back together, her phone rang.

Seeing the three characters of “Lu Zhiming” on the caller ID, Wen Yunqing couldn’t help but make a tsk sound, feeling a sense of foreboding.

“I think there’s an eighty percent chance we have to change our ticket,” Wen Yunqing said, shaking her phone at Wen Yimeng to show her the caller ID.

“Teacher Lu’s call?” Wen Yimeng let go of the suitcase. “Don’t tell me…”

Wen Yunqing shrugged, then answered the call. “Hello, Lu Zhiming. Please don’t tell me I can’t even enjoy my National Day holiday properly?”

Lu Zhiming on the other end felt a bit guilty. “Well, Team Shen called me. He said you happen to be nearby, so why don’t you lend me a small favor?”

“Can I refuse?” Wen Yunqing asked sincerely. She really didn’t want to do anything outside of her planned schedule.

Lu Zhiming was silent for a moment, then chose to get straight to the point. “The beauty salon in An City actually started having problems half a month ago. The Feng Shui layout of the shop was tampered with, and anyone who visited would experience a few days of bad luck.”

“Wait, the beauty salon in An City also had problems?” Wen Yunqing raised an eyebrow. Wasn’t that the salon her mother frequently visited? If the An City salon also had issues, wouldn’t that affect her mother?

“Yes, that’s why we decided to search the beauty salon’s branches in other provinces and cities,” Lu Zhiming replied.

Wen Yunqing glanced at the suitcase. “What was the result?” Fortunately, I set up a simple array at home before leaving. As long as Mom comes back after finishing her beauty treatment, the Feng Shui layout shouldn’t affect her.

“We checked a total of eight branches over the past few days, and five of them already have problems,” Lu Zhiming said. “In the beginning, it was always a patient from a free trial who developed a problem. Then, while causing a disturbance, they damaged some things and, coincidentally, altered the Feng Shui array inside.”

“And, have you found anything out?” Wen Yunqing asked.

Lu Zhiming sighed. “No. The people causing the trouble were paid to do the job. The money was wired through an overseas account, and our technical staff cannot pinpoint who the sender is.”

“Then what do you need me to do? I can stay here a little longer, but I have to leave by tomorrow morning at the latest,” Wen Yunqing said, directly stating her bottom line.

“It shouldn’t be difficult for you, actually. Just cooperate with Vice Captain He and help adjust the beauty salon’s layout. Change it to one where, as soon as the Feng Shui is tampered with, you can trace the person responsible,” Lu Zhiming said. “You can do that, right?”

Wen Yunqing lifted her wrist and checked the time. “Are you sure this is the only thing required?”

“Yes. If you complete it, I’ll apply for compensation for you. This time counts as a business trip, and you’ll receive a subsidy,” Lu Zhiming said. “Of course, if there are follow-up issues, I’ll also need your help.”

“Alright, I’ll make this trip for you then.” It was just modifying a Feng Shui layout; the travel time was the longest part of the task.

Hearing Wen Yunqing agree, Lu Zhiming breathed a sigh of relief. Wen Yunqing was indeed a formidable person. She could actually implement this kind of tracing Feng Shui layout. If it were him, it would take at least three or four days of effort, and he might not even succeed.

Since they had to make an extra trip, their departure time would be postponed by two hours, requiring a ticket change.

“You need to cooperate with an investigation again?” Mother Wen frowned deeply when she heard this. “What happened there? How did it involve you? What did the police say?”

“Don’t worry, Mom. They aren’t looking for trouble with me; they’re looking for my help,” Wen Yunqing could only disclose a little information so as not to worry her mother.

Mother Wen still hesitated. “If the police can’t handle it and they’re asking you to do it, is it something very dangerous?”

“No, I just need to go there and give some guidance,” Wen Yunqing said with a smile. “Mom, you and Yimeng can go to the station first and wait for me. I’ll head to the station and be there in two hours.”

Under Wen Yunqing’s assurance, Mother Wen agreed to the arrangement. After Wen Yunqing left, she and Wen Yimeng took a car to the station.

“Yimeng, tell me honestly, what is Yunqing really doing this time?” Mother Wen pressed the matter. She had initially thought her daughter just had a good relationship with the police and hadn’t asked in detail.

But the situation was clearly different now. What kind of matter couldn’t even the police handle? Moreover, this was an inter-provincial case. Any case that could cross provincial borders without notifying the local police was no small matter.

If the beauty salon had problems, could it be related to drugs? Wouldn’t that be very dangerous?

Seeing her mother’s expression grow increasingly solemn, Wen Yimeng could only confess part of the truth, explaining how Wen Yunqing had learned术法 (shufa, magical arts) and Feng Shui from a Daoist priest when she was young.

Mother Wen’s expression was quite complex when she heard this. “Based on what you’re saying, Yunqing is quite accomplished in this area?”

“Uh, you could say that,” Wen Yimeng couldn’t help but rub the back of her ear. That shouldn’t be too much of a problem, right?

Wen Yunqing had no idea that her girlfriend, under the scrutiny of her mother, had already revealed half of her hidden alias. She was currently very seriously directing the store staff to move some decorative items.

“This is roughly the layout,” Wen Yunqing said, then pointed out several spots with her finger. “These areas are best reinforced. As long as these few spots aren’t moved, the layout will remain in place.”

“You understand what I mean, right?” Wen Yunqing asked.

“Understood, understood. I’ll immediately call people to reinforce these items!” the store manager responded, quickly pulling out his phone and starting to record a video, so that even if a small accident occurred, they could immediately restore the original layout.

After completing what she needed to do, Wen Yunqing politely declined Vice Captain He’s offer to drive her and quickly called a ride-sharing service to rush to the station.

“Huh? Mom, what are you talking about? I didn’t hide anything from you!” Once sitting on the high-speed rail, Wen Yunqing was dumbfounded. She had only been gone for less than two short hours, so why did her mother know so much information?

“Aren’t you a master who can read Feng Shui and tell fortunes?” Mother Wen asked. She was actually still in a state of semi-belief, as she hadn’t witnessed anything firsthand.

“Ah, this…” Wen Yunqing said vaguely, her questioning gaze landing on Wen Yimeng.

Wen Yimeng unscrewed her water bottle, took a sip, and implicitly acknowledged the truth with her silence.

“Alright, I did learn a bit, but I didn’t know how good I was before. It was only later, when I met Vice Captain He and the others, that I was discovered, so I occasionally help them out,” Wen Yunqing said. Her current explanation was roughly seven parts true and three parts fabricated.

Mother Wen nodded thoughtfully. “If that’s the case, when we get back tonight, talk to your father. He recently hired a master, saying he wanted him to look at the Feng Shui of his new piece of land and, while developing it, create some sort of wealth-gathering Feng Shui arrangement.”

“I think the Feng Shui master your dad hired looks a bit like a swindler. Before heading back, meet with the Feng Shui master and see if he’s a real master or a fake one,” Mother Wen said.

“You want me to look at Feng Shui?” Wen Yunqing paused, then her eyes lit up. “Mom, that’s doable, but I want to ask: how much did Dad spend to hire this Feng Shui master?”

Mother Wen frowned in thought. “I’m not sure of the exact amount, but I only know the deposit was one million dollars, and there should be a significant amount more afterward.”

“One million dollars?” Wen Yunqing frowned. “Mom, I request fair competition. If I defeat the Feng Shui master Dad hired using the things I’ve learned, I demand that Dad pays me double the compensation he would pay that master for looking at the Feng Shui.”

“That is, double the compensation paid to that Feng Shui master,” Wen Yunqing emphasized.

Mother Wen was startled at first, then her expression turned quite helpless. “Are you running low on money? If you are, just tell me, and I’ll transfer some to you.”

“That’s different. I’m not short on money,” Wen Yunqing refused her mother’s offer to transfer money. “I’m exchanging my own labor and knowledge for money. This way, the profit stays in the family, so to speak.”

“Besides, if the Feng Shui master Dad hired is truly inferior to me, then I’ll also be teaching Dad a lesson. After all, if he genuinely followed the advice of a fake Feng Shui master, the loss would likely be much greater, right?” Wen Yunqing said, winking at her girlfriend to prompt her to speak up.

“Cough, cough.” Wen Yimeng cleared her throat. “I think what Yunqing said makes sense. After all, business is business.”

Mother Wen smiled and shook her head. “Alright, if Yunqing is better than that Feng Shui master, I’ll have your father give you triple the money. How does that sound?”

“Of course, that’s fine,” Wen Yunqing replied with a smile, then took out a copper coin. “This coin acts as a protective amulet, Mom. Remember to carry it with you.”

Mother Wen took it and examined it carefully in her palm. “This is a copper coin from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, right? Can this also serve as an amulet?”

“A simple copper coin can’t, but I have already drawn the corresponding talisman on this coin, so it has protective effects,” Wen Yunqing explained.

Mother Wen nodded, placing the copper coin into her wallet. “Is it okay if I keep it here?”

“Yes, Mom. Just remember to take your wallet with you when you go out,” Wen Yunqing said.