Rebirth as the Richest Woman in the World
Chapter 245 Ninety Million! (First Watch)

Chapter 245: 245 Ninety Million! (First Watch)

In this life, she wanted not only to seek vengeance and right her wrongs but also to live freely!

To live only for herself!

Chu Jin took the Tarot cards out of her backpack, "Mr. Shen, let’s do a reading while we’re waiting for the dishes."

Shen Lingtian nodded, "Alright."

Chu Jin quickly shuffled the cards and arranged a ’Universal type’ spread.

"Mr. Shen, please draw a card."

Shen Lingtian carefully drew a card.

The upright position: The Sun.

On the card, a smiling, confident child rode on a horse’s back, leaping out from a walled garden. Behind him was a large field of sunflowers, above which shone the radiant sun.

This was a card filled with hope and sunshine.

A mocking light flickered in Chu Jin’s downcast eyes. Fate always seemed so unfair; a despicable and treacherous villain like Shen Lingtian had a future that was completely bright, without any twists or turns—in fact, there wouldn’t be the slightest ripple on his life’s journey, smoothness to the extreme.

Ridiculous, truly ridiculous!

If fate was unjust, then she would defy it! Change it!

She would cut off Shen Lingtian’s path with her own hands, obscure his light, tear off his human skin mask, and ensure his downfall and miserable demise.

A chilling, bloodthirsty glint gradually appeared in her previously clear, peach-blossom eyes.

It sent shivers down one’s spine and an inexplicable tremble.

Could it be that his situation was very serious? Thinking this, a worried look came over Shen Lingtian’s face, and he hastily asked, "Miss Chu, is my situation very troublesome?"

Chu Jin immediately snapped back to reality, her eyes regaining their clarity, and already having made her calculations, said with a somewhat grave expression, "It is indeed a bit of a hassle. On this card, I see a trace of resentment. I’m afraid that the entity following you these past days is not any ordinary specter."

Shen Lingtian’s face turned pale, his voice trembling, "Ah? How could this be? Is it serious? Is there any way to resolve it?"

Chu Jin took a sip from her watermelon juice through the straw without directly answering Shen Lingtian’s question, but instead asked, "Mr. Shen, this condition of yours has been going on for over half a month now, hasn’t it?"

Shen Lingtian nodded, without any intention of concealing, "That’s right, ever since I parted ways with you at the Wang family’s place last time, this condition has started."

Since then, he had been unable to eat well or sleep peacefully. No matter where he was, he always felt like a pair of eyes were staring at him from behind.

Moreover, whenever he awoke from his midnight dreams, he would always see that figure.

That cold, terrifying figure that made one’s heart palpitate.

It was utterly hair-raising, leaving him restless and uneasy.

"That makes sense," Chu Jin nodded, "It seems that entity followed you home from Uncle Wang’s place. A person has three fires on their body, and usually, with your masculine energy being so strong, those entities wouldn’t be able to approach you in the slightest. However, because someone in your family has recently passed away, reducing the flames on your body, that entity took advantage and, moreover, the thing following you isn’t alone—one of them, I can’t see clearly, but I can faintly sense the enormous malevolence it carries; it must have had some connection with you in life."

Enormous malevolence? Connected to him in life?

Hearing Chu Jin’s words, Shen Lingtian’s face paled slightly as beads of sweat almost instantly appeared on his forehead.

His fingers trembling, he picked up a glass of watermelon juice and took a big gulp, trying hard to calm himself, and then he looked at Chu Jin anxiously, "Miss Chu, do you have any way to resolve this?"

At these words, a troubled expression immediately showed on Chu Jin’s face, and she spoke hesitantly, "There are ways, of course, but..."

At that moment, the system’s voice rang in her mind, [Friendly and harmonious reminder: Please do not attempt to change another person’s fate on your own, as it could very likely result in retribution from the Heavenly Dao!]

Heavenly Dao?

What is Heavenly Dao?

There has never been such a thing as Heavenly Dao in this world; there is only injustice.

Chu Jin’s eyebrows rose slightly, ignoring the system’s warning.

Yet, curiosity stirred within her. When she was with Zi, he always made her become stronger, so she could personally slay her enemies and exact her revenge!

How come now, the system was cautioning her not to change someone else’s fate?

Retribution from the Heavenly Dao?

Moreover, when Zi was around, the system had never shown such a prompt. Why is it that now Zi is gone, these prompts suddenly appear?

Is this a bug in the system, or is there more than meets the eye?

Furthermore, Zi never mentioned the backlash from the Heavenly Dao.

In fact, Zi had always been very supportive of my seeking revenge.

What kind of backlash from the Heavenly Dao would occur if I forcibly tried to go against fate?

It seems that Zi has many little secrets...

"Just what?" Shen Lingtian said impatiently, "Miss Chu, rest assured, as long as you can help me get rid of those filthy things, no matter what the cost, I will agree to it."

As he spoke, Shen Lingtian took out a napkin and wiped the fine sweat from his face in a haste.

His expression was frantic; as the saying goes, the face reflects one’s heart, and it was evident that Shen Lingtian was truly afraid.

He acted as if he had really seen something terrible.

Chu Jin’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. She had only made some minor adjustments in his car, creating illusions that were merely auditory misperceptions.

Was there really a need for him to be this scared?

Chu Jin slightly smiled, "If Mr. Shen says so, I feel relieved."

Then, unhurriedly, she took out a string of Buddha Beads from her backpack, placed them in front of Shen Lingtian, and continued, "These Buddha Beads are made from thousand-year-old purple sandalwood, with a total of 18 beads. Inside each one, an entire Diamond Sutra is carved. Not only that, during the consecration, they were recited with exorcism scriptures 1800 times, and they are reinforced with 888 incantations for binding. Not just for warding off evil spirits, but wearing them continuously could prolong life..."

"Can these Buddha Beads drive away those filthy things?" Shen Lingtian immediately looked up at Chu Jin.

Chu Jin nodded slightly, her crimson lips curving lightly as she spoke indifferently, "Of course, Mr. Shen, as long as you wear them, no dirty thing will come within half a step of you. However, creating these beads has drained many years of my cultivation, so the price may be... a bit expensive."

Her tone was light but carried a soothing charm.

Every move she made was captivating.

And Shen Lingtian, having witnessed her abilities, immediately asked without hesitation, "How much?"

Chu Jin took a sip of watermelon juice, looked up slowly, and uttered three words, "Ninety million."

"Ninety million?" Startled by the number, the fear in Shen Lingtian’s eyes disappeared by half in disbelief. "Miss Chu, did you add an extra word by mistake?"

Just this string of beads worth ninety million?

She was making money way too quickly then, wasn’t she?

Shen Lingtian was indeed as stingy as ever.

Back then, when she married into the Shen family, she filled the Shen Clan’s financial gap with sixty million in assets.

Now she was asking for ninety million; surely, this was going to cause him quite some pain.

Chu Jin raised an eyebrow slightly, a curve spreading across her lips, revealing shallow dimples, "Mr. Shen, which word do you think I said extra?"

Shen Lingtian ate a piece of fruit and glanced surreptitiously at the Buddha Beads before speaking slowly, "Miss Chu’s items are naturally excellent, but to say they’re worth ninety million..." he paused, then continued, "Miss Chu, how about selling them to me for ninety thousand?"

Even if these Buddha Beads could really ward off evil, ninety thousand was a lot of money!

Compared to ninety million, Shen Lingtian actually preferred to offer nine thousand.

After all, it’s just a string of beads.

Ninety thousand could bury this string of beads.

"Ninety thousand?" Chu Jin chuckled lightly, her dimples deepening, "Mr. Shen, are you joking?"

"I..." Shen Lingtian hesitated before standing up, "Excuse me, Miss Chu, I need to use the restroom."

Chu Jin nodded courteously.

After Shen Lingtian left, Chu Jin turned to gaze out of the window at the scenery.

The streetlights had just turned on, and the moon had risen above the trees, but the neon lights had already outshined the moonlight.

The restaurant was located in a bustling district, and outside the window was a busy street with people coming and going, including an old lady selling lotus pods from her basket.

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