Li Se was walking down the street, intending to hail a car to go home, when a car immediately stopped beside him. Yin Wenhao was naturally in the driver's seat, and he said, "Little Brother Li, I'll give you a ride."
"Alright." Li Se didn't refuse and got into the passenger seat. Although Shang Yuan's family had treated him poorly, he didn't blame Yin Wenhao for it.
"Little Brother Li, don't take it too much to heart. My teacher is very unstable emotionally. It's mainly because a few months ago, someone tried to kidnap his granddaughter, which is why he's like this." Yin Wenhao also felt a bit distressed, after all, that was his teacher.
He paused and then continued, "You said my teacher only has three months to live. Is that true?"
Li Se glanced at Yin Wenhao and nodded, "That's right. His granddaughter's mental illness is another matter; at least it doesn't cause physical harm. If her mother follows the method I mentioned yesterday, she can recover within a week. Even if she doesn't, the girl will only have mental issues and can live for several decades without a problem. But Shang Yuan's condition is more serious."
"My teacher used to be quite healthy. Even with worrying about his granddaughter these past few months, his lifespan shouldn't have reduced to just a month left, right?" Yin Wenhao was a bit confused.
"Did you observe the feng shui layout of your teacher's villa?" Li Se asked.
"This... I didn't pay much attention." Yin Wenhao shook his head. Even if he had noticed, he wouldn't have understood it.
Li Se recalled the layout of Shang Yuan's villa and said, "This villa's layout was altered a few months ago, with the focus on the swimming pool. Didn't you notice that the swimming pool became higher?"
As Li Se mentioned it, Yin Wenhao seemed to recall something and immediately said, "Yes, the swimming pool was initially sunken. Now there's a half-meter-high wall around it. Why is that?"
Li Se explained, "This feng shui layout is called 'shang shan xia shui' (mountain uphill, water downhill), which causes the wealth of the house's owner to be depleted. However, because this layout was modified later, it became a 'shan shui de wei' (mountain and water in their proper positions) feng shui. This is one decline and one prosperity, former decline and later prosperity. Master Shang Yuan wanted to exchange his own fortune for his granddaughter's!"
Yin Wenhao truly didn't expect that a simple villa design would have so many complexities. He exclaimed, "If that's the case, why hasn't Lele recovered after my teacher's lifespan was shortened?"
Li Se shook his head, "The biggest taboo in feng shui is modification. If it's modified again and again, it's impossible to remain in the same position. That feng shui pattern has been broken."
After a pause, he added, "Moreover, it's generally very difficult to change one's fortune by relying on feng shui layouts."
"Little Brother Li, you must save my teacher!" Yin Wenhao pleaded.
"Brother Yin, as you can see, it's not that I don't want to treat him, but they are unwilling to let me treat him. In that case, why should I try to please them? My medical skills are not that cheap," Li Se said calmly.
Yin Wenhao ultimately said nothing. He knew Li Se's temperament. Unless his teacher came to apologize in person, it would be too difficult.
One was the chief appraisal master of Zhongbao Pavilion, and his son Shang Zhifeng was a real estate tycoon in Qingyun City, worth tens of billions. How could they possibly come to ask Li Se?
Perhaps they would indeed act according to the noblewoman's thoughts and forcibly make Li Se come to treat him, but doing so would only make matters worse.
For the next two days, Li Se, besides taking medicinal baths, made herbal medicine for his mother and occasionally went to give massages to the widow Zhang Aiming. However, each time he went, he almost lost his composure.
Li Se really suspected that if the woman wasn't on her period, she might have pushed him down.
Additionally, Li Se repaid the money he owed his relatives and even gave them some extra interest. In any case, his reputation among his relatives was now quite good.
One day, after eating, Li Se went to a clothing store and bought several new outfits for his mother, and also bought a casual outfit for himself. Up until now, he hadn't worn a suit. The main reason was that he wasn't an elite in the business world and felt unaccustomed to wearing suits; he preferred something more casual.
Afterward, he went to a jewelry store, intending to make a protective amulet for his mother. The better the quality of jade, the better the effect of the amulet made.
"Li Se?"
At this moment, a surprised voice sounded.
It was a man around Li Se's age who walked briskly towards him.
"Chen Bin?" Li Se was also a little surprised to see this man.
"You kid!" Chen Bin gave Li Se a bear hug. "It's been over a year since graduation, and you haven't contacted me. I heard from classmates that you were getting married?"
Mentioning marriage, Li Se's expression dimmed slightly, and he said, "It's off."
"What happened?" Chen Bin asked curiously. "I remember you were with Zhang Yunyun from the next class, and you were about to get married. How did it fall through?"
Li Se roughly recounted his situation with Zhang Yunyun to Chen Bin. They had been good friends in college, but after graduation, he was busy with work, which led to them rarely contacting each other. At most, they would occasionally chat a few words on WeChat, but that was all.
After listening, Chen Bin was also indignant. "I always felt that Zhang Yunyun wasn't suitable for you. Because when we were in school, I thought she was very materialistic. But at that time, seeing how much you liked her, I didn't want to say anything."
"Let's not talk about him. Is this jewelry store yours?" Li Se asked.
"Yes." Chen Bin smiled. "My dad gave me this jewelry store to manage."
Li Se was somewhat surprised. He only knew Chen Bin as a rich second-generation before, but he didn't expect him to be so wealthy.
"Are you here to buy jade or gold? I can give you a discount," Chen Bin asked.
Li Se replied, "I want to buy some pendants."
"No problem." Chen Bin knew that Li Se's family background wasn't very good, so he didn't pick out overly expensive pendants. "Take this one for five thousand, and this pendant is complimentary."
"Chen Bin, you don't have to. I have my own money now." Li Se quickly waved his hand.
"We're brothers, why be so formal?" Chen Bin directly stuffed the pendant into Li Se's hand. "If you're still being polite, I'll get angry with you."
"Alright." Li Se no longer hesitated and put away the pendant. Then he said, "Chen Bin, get me another pendant."
Chen Bin raised his eyebrows. "Oh, you kid, you're trying to take advantage of me! Fine, I'll give you another one."
He took out another pendant. Although it wasn't made from top-quality jade, it was still worth over ten thousand.
Li Se knew Chen Bin had misunderstood, but he was still very moved. He then conjured a spell onto the pendant and returned it to Chen Bin. "Chen Bin, I see your complexion isn't too good. Wearing this pendant can bring you peace and safety."