Su Nian glanced at her but didn’t get straight to the point.

She simply said, "Please pay the divination fee first."

The girl looked difficult to get along with, especially with the large, exposed tattoos that gave her the air of a punk.

But at that moment, she timidly lowered her head, blushing as she quickly took out her phone to scan the payment code.

It was only then that Su Nian noticed the girl’s neck was quite pale, but the fair skin was speckled with bruises.

After quietly paying, she carefully raised her head.

"Hello, Master. I watch your live streams all the time, so I know you’re the real deal. I’d like to ask you for a reading today."

"Mm, okay. Go ahead."

Surprisingly, her tone was unhurried—soft, gentle, and even a little pleasant.

[An Angel with her eyes closed, a punk with them open.]

[Isn’t she the epitome of an e-girl?]

[But I feel like she’s actually pretty polite.]

[Anyway, I steer clear of people with tattoos.]

"I’d like a reading on my love life."

She shot a quick glance at Su Nian before her head dropped again.

"Love life? But aren’t you already in a relationship?"

"Um... yes. I want you to find out... how many girlfriends he actually has."

Her voice was laced with anxiety and frustration.

[I don’t get it, but I’m shook.]

[I’m starting to think I misheard her.]

[Seriously, is this a problem that belongs in the mortal world?]

Su Nian raised an eyebrow. She’d seen plenty of free-spirited girls and independent women, but this was a first.

"Your palace of relationships is in chaos. You were the other woman who ’won,’ weren’t you?"

Su Nian’s tone was completely neutral, yet the girl’s face flushed crimson in an instant.

[Whoa, what did I just hear?]

[You’ve gotta be kidding. The drama is that wild?]

[That’s messed up!]

[She got with him by being the other woman, and now she has the audacity to act like she’s the one busting a cheater.]

She hastily explained, "But it’s different. What he and I have is true love."

Even Su Nian, who had seen it all, couldn’t help but furrow her brow at that.

’This client seems a little brain-dead.’

[Happy people live on love; unhappy people live on empty promises.]

[Go ahead, let your whole life revolve around him. Be an e-girl forever.]

[Damn it, why do girls even bother with love? Do they think their tears are made of pearls? Isn’t it better to just make money and find a hot guy?]

[It’s been a while since I’ve heard something so idiotic. I almost thought I heard wrong.]

Su Nian shook her head, her expression filled with disbelief.

"If you’re really so confident, then why did you come to me for a reading today?"

Seeing Su Nian’s expression, the girl’s retort grew even more forceful. As if trying to prove a point, her voice grew considerably louder.

"He’s different with me than he is with those other girls. With them, it’s all just an act!"

Su Nian: ’...She’s a lost cause.’

[I can’t even. Is your life just about love? Don’t you have parents? A job?]

[Pah! If my best friend dared to say that to me, I’d slap some sense into her.]

[The world of idiots... I’ll never understand it.]

Watching the girl twist logic to defend her position, Su Nian sighed.

’This girl isn’t just a little idiotic,’ she thought, ’calling it brain cancer wouldn’t be an exaggeration.’

As for the faint bruises on the girl’s body, Su Nian already had an answer in her heart: they were from her "dear" boyfriend.

"Are you asking about all this because you want to break up with him?"

Su Nian’s blunt question made the girl’s smile stiffen, her gaze flickering away.

"I just want to convince those other women to stop clinging to someone else’s boyfriend."

[???]

[What the hell? You were the one who broke them up, and now you’re acting all self-righteous.]

[All I can say is, the guy is a piece of work, too.]

[For sure. He must have terrible taste, too. I mean, who would fall for a girl like this?]

Su Nian blinked, her expression noncommittal. She offered no judgment on the girl’s words.

"Do you have a photo of your boyfriend? Let me see it."

"I do."

She was obviously prepared. After a few quick taps on her screen, a man’s face appeared.

The man in the photo was young, with short stubble. He was good-looking in a roguish, bad-boy sort of way, with a thuggish air about him.

Su Nian’s fingers began to move rapidly, performing a divination. A long moment passed before her eyes snapped open, pupils constricting. She raised a hand and rubbed the bridge of her nose. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

For a moment, she was at a loss for how to tell the girl.

After another look at the man in the photo, Su Nian handed the phone back with a look of distaste. The man’s outward appearance was decent, but his eyes were murky, and his facial features indicated a poor character.

Su Nian could tell his private life was so chaotic that he had even contracted a venereal disease.

And yet, the girl in front of her treated this man like a precious treasure, cherishing him as if he were a priceless gem.

But the girl was stubborn. Seeing Su Nian’s expression, her mind immediately filled with negative assumptions.

"Master, what is it? What’s wrong with my boyfriend? Is something bad going to happen to him?"

Su Nian shook her head. "Including you, he has seven."

"What? Seven?"

The girl looked shocked and bewildered.

She could accept her precious boyfriend making a few small mistakes now and then, but wasn’t seven a bit too many?

[Of course someone this wild has a boyfriend who’s just as much of a train wreck.]

[I guess birds of a feather flock together.]

[Don’t tell me she actually thinks this makes her boyfriend ’in high demand.’]

Su Nian glanced at the poorly-colored, hideously-lined tattoo on the girl’s arm and asked casually,

"Did your boyfriend give you that tattoo?"

At the mention of it, she perked up and smiled proudly. "Yeah, he did it for me."

Just as she looked ready to launch into a long-winded, epic tale of their earth-shattering romance, Su Nian deftly changed the subject.

"I’ve already answered your question."

"Oh, right, right! So, can you give me the contact info for those other girls?"

Su Nian’s brows rose slightly. "Are you planning to go and cause trouble for them?"

Su Nian’s gaze was profound and her expression cold, as if she had seen right through the girl’s intentions.

Under Su Nian’s stare, the girl felt completely exposed. She lowered her head in embarrassment, a guilty look in her eyes.

But then, on second thought, she straightened her spine, her expression turning self-righteous.

"I’m just going to teach them a lesson on how to behave!"

Despite her words, her eyes darted around nervously.

Su Nian laughed, a sound of pure exasperation.

She stated bluntly, "The bruises on your body... your boyfriend gave them to you, didn’t he?"

She didn’t shy away from it, nodding earnestly.

"Yeah."

"Then why don’t you break up with him?"

Su Nian pressed.

But this time, to Su Nian’s surprise, the girl puffed out her chest proudly and declared with ringing conviction, "Love stops the pain!"

Su Nian: ’????!!!’

Su Nian simply couldn’t comprehend. It took her a long moment to formulate a question.

"Are his fists coated in ibuprofen or something?"