Chapter 145: My Brother Wants to See You

“Since that is the case, you two should be staying at the Yuan residence instead. Why have you run all the way out here to see me?” Su Yan pulled the conversation back to the main topic.

Ma Chulan beat him to the punch and answered, “It was my brother who wanted to see you.”

It was indeed true, but for some reason, the moment the words left her mouth, Ma Chulong suddenly felt a flicker of embarrassment.

He immediately looked at Su Yan, fearing she might misunderstand.

Fortunately, Su Yan didn't seem to overthink it as he did.

“Ahem, actually, I wanted to come and consult Miss Su. Do you happen to know what the scourge in Mr. Yuan's household is?”

“Mr. Ma, you certainly know how to joke. If none of you are clear on it, how could I possibly know?”

Su Yan spoke very seriously, yet Ma Chulong couldn't help but feel that she actually did know.

“Miss Su was also invited by Mr. Yuan to come here. Why don't we go back together so that everyone can resolve this matter as quickly as possible?” Ma Chulong extended a sincere invitation.

Since she hadn't left the provincial capital immediately, it meant she had no intention of standing idly by.

Furthermore, when he had come out, he had specifically asked the Yuan family; she had not had any conflicts or expressed any dissatisfaction with Mr. Yuan.

Su Yan politely declined. “With so many of you present, I doubt there will be much room for me to be useful. I won't join in the commotion.”

“Miss Su...”

“Mr. Ma, if you have nothing else, please head back. My partner and I will be heading out shortly as well.” Su Yan gave Ma Chulong no further opportunity to persuade her and directly saw him out.

Seeing that Su Yan remained completely unmoved, Ma Chulong had no choice but to stand up and leave.

Just as Su Yan opened the door, Sun Mang came walking over excitedly.

He was incredibly surprised to see the siblings.

“Brother Ma, why are you guys here?”

Before his voice could even fade, Su Yan immediately asked, “Sun Mang, have you bought everything I need?”

“Bought it all.”

“Then bring it in.”

Su Yan's intention was very clear: she didn't want him to continue conversing with the Ma siblings.

Sun Mang quickly shut his mouth.

Ma Chulong sighed inwardly and walked out.

“Su Yan, the people you said you were waiting for were Brother Ma and his sister?”

Sun Mang felt that Su Yan was not only skilled at exorcism but was also a divine calculator, as she had known from the start that these siblings would come to visit.

Su Yan remained noncommittal.

“What are they here for?” Sun Mang asked with a gossipy look on his face.

Su Yan absentmindedly flipped through the yellow paper resting on the table. “They want me to return to the Yuan family.”

Sun Mang's eyes instantly lit up. “That's a good thing! Then why did you let them leave?”

They had come to the provincial capital specifically to do business with Yuan Jing; now, they could use this as an excuse to go back.

“It was Ma Chulong who wanted to come, not Yuan Jing's intention.”

Su Yan's words left Sun Mang bewildered.

Was there really a difference?

“The ones who look down on us aren't just Li Zhou and his group, but Yuan Jing as well. If even Yuan Jing doesn't trust me, then no matter what I want to do after I go there, how could he possibly cooperate?”

If the person involved refused to cooperate, resolving the problems at the Yuan residence would be even more difficult.

So, the time wasn't right yet.

Sun Mang seemed to understand, but also seemed not to understand.

However, any decision Su Yan made was correct in his eyes.

“Then let's wait a bit longer. How about you teach me how to make talismans?”

He had thought of it on the way back—if he could make talismans himself, he wouldn't have to trouble Su Yan in the future.

See, he really was quite smart.

Su Yan let out a couple of "he-hes." “Sure, I'll give you all of these. Draw whatever you want.”

Sun Mang was overjoyed.

“However, talismans aren't like common cabbages; they aren't something anyone can just draw and have them be powerful.” Su Yan's casual remark completely extinguished his enthusiasm.

He definitely belonged to the "anyone" category, so making talismans was destined to be beyond him.

Looking at his dejected state, Su Yan sometimes truly doubted the secret Grandma Sun had told her.

This kid had a seal on him, sealing an ability passed down through the Sun family for generations.

She didn't know what the ability was, but she had promised Grandma Sun that she would only help him break the seal once Sun Mang had enough power to protect himself; otherwise, she would let him live as an ordinary person for the rest of his life.

“Alright, stop dawdling. We'll go for a stroll in the park this afternoon.”

Business had to be done, but leisure couldn't be neglected either.

As the Ma siblings walked out of the hotel, Ma Chulan let out an exaggerated sigh.

“Brother, what if Miss Su refuses to help us?”

“If she won't, we'll rely on ourselves,” Ma Chulong said candidly.

In truth, he hadn't expected Su Yan to agree readily when he came today.

Ma Chulan suddenly stared at him and began to giggle.

At first, Ma Chulong didn't notice anything, but after they had walked a distance, Ma Chulan's gaze still hadn't been withdrawn. He couldn't help but stop in his tracks.

“Little sister, what are you laughing at?”

“Brother, tell me the truth. Do you like Miss Su?”

Ma Chulong froze slightly, and his expression immediately turned awkward.

“Don't talk nonsense. We aren't even close to Miss Su.”

“If you aren't close, then why did you make a special trip to find her?” It was the first time Ma Chulan had seen her brother like this, and she found it incredibly amusing.

Her brother wasn't young anymore, and their father had long wanted to introduce girlfriends to him, but he had rejected every single one with righteous indignation.

During the days they had been out, she had never seen him act so specially toward anyone, yet he claimed not to like her.

Ma Chulong was incredibly embarrassed. “It is absolutely not what you think. And I'm warning you, don't talk nonsense in front of Su Xiao in the future. It's not good if she gets the wrong idea.”

Like what she said today—that he wanted to see her. It wasn't like that at all.

Ma Chulan's smile grew even more brilliant. *So, they'll be seeing her again in the future?!*

***

Suburban Park.

Su Yan watched the tourists coming and going; even before entering, she could feel the crowd.

Sun Mang was exceptionally excited, his mouth never stopping throughout the journey.

However, the appearance of the two of them also attracted many lingering gazes.

Of course, those gazes were all because of Su Yan.

“Young lady, please stay a moment.”

Just as the two were about to enter, a voice suddenly rang out from beside Su Yan.

“Young lady with the eye ailment, please stay a moment.”

As if afraid Su Yan wouldn't know he was calling her, the person actually shouted a second time.

Su Yan stopped and turned around.

About three or four meters away from her sat a simple wooden table. Sitting behind the table was an elderly man nearing sixty, staring at her intently.

What Su Yan found funny, however, was the cloth strip propped up next to the table.

On it, two large characters were clearly written: "Fortune Telling."

“Su Yan, this old uncle calling you is a fortune teller.” Sun Mang also found it surprising and spoke up to her.

He didn't know if this old man actually had real skills or was just a fraud, but regardless, if he ran into Su Yan, it would definitely be his own bad luck.

(End of Chapter)