The Fake Heiress Turns out to Be a True Tycoon!
Chapter 299: The Great Dao is Fifty, Heaven Devolves Forty-Nine

Chapter 299: Chapter 299: The Great Dao is Fifty, Heaven Devolves Forty-Nine

Because it took some time to handle, when Scarlett Jennings and the other guests were leaving the hotel for the set, the entrance was almost completely blocked by entertainment reporters who had received the news and fans rushing over from nearby.

The reporters had been waiting there early to get the first-hand scoop.

And the fans, well, they were there to support their beloved idol.

Their idol was eighteen, and no matter her status, she was still eighteen.

Eighteen, free to love.

Passersby, mind your own business.

"Our idol, we’ll always support you!"

"Fly free, our idol, we’ll always be with you~"

"Be strong, but be happy too!"

The production team, worried about potential issues, didn’t let Scarlett Jennings show her face throughout the journey. Sitting in the car, Scarlett could only watch the excited crowd outside, shouting something she couldn’t quite hear, and she couldn’t help but remark,

"There are way more onlookers today than before."

After several episodes of filming, Scarlett Jennings had already gotten used to being surrounded by onlookers.

And those onlookers were getting more and more excited with each episode.

Ariel Zimmerman, sitting next to her, couldn’t help but twitch her lips.

"Don’t let the fans outside hear you say that."

"Why?"

"Because they aren’t passersby, they’re all your fans."

Ariel explained with a touch of annoyance.

She had noticed that Scarlett Jennings didn’t seem to care much about online traffic; her Weibo was updated maybe once every half month, and she rarely engaged in social media activity.

The way she was in the first episode was exactly the same in the fifth.

Ariel felt that Scarlett Jennings’s fans were like wild Sophia Whites growing in the fields.

They grew unruly, while Scarlett paid no attention, yet they just kept thriving.

Hmm, it was really jealousy-inducing.

It was during the trip from the hotel to the set in the show’s car that the hot search on social media about Scarlett Jennings’s rumored relationship was removed, and even the original post by the netizen who uploaded the photo was deleted.

Those netizens who woke up late or slept in had even missed this fresh gossip.

By the time the car arrived at the set, those who had been waiting for a long time had dispersed, making the guests breathe a sigh of relief.

As the group of guests got off the car and Scarlett Jennings was about to walk inside, a sudden exclamation was heard from behind.

"Ah!"

It was Ianthe Lawson who, for some reason, tripped while getting out of the car, nearly stumbling forward. Thankfully, an assistant on her side quickly caught her.

Scarlett Jennings looked at the noticeably dim fortune on Ianthe Lawson’s forehead and immediately smacked her forehead, realizing she had forgotten something.

Due to the doll incident, Ianthe Lawson’s fortune had visibly decreased.

Thankfully, they undid it early; otherwise, according to Hestia Knight, if it had stayed in her body for seven days as planned, Ianthe Lawson’s fortune would have been completely stolen. Even if she were swapped back, the misfortune-laden Ianthe would likely soon die from an accident.

Since the stolen fortune couldn’t be recovered, expressing it would only add to the trouble, so Scarlett Jennings hadn’t explained it yesterday.

"You had your body taken yesterday, so your fortune will be dim for a while. Try to be extra careful during this period."

Though she didn’t tell the whole truth, Scarlett still gave a reminder.

Ianthe Lawson sighed bitterly,

"I figured, I choked while eating last night, almost slipped after showering, and it’s just visible how unlucky I’ve become."

She said with a bit of self-deprecation. Though her demeanor was of resignation, she was actually quite anxious inside.

Being unlucky daily wasn’t her concern; she was mainly worried about it affecting her work.

After all, in the acting business, luck truly makes a difference.

With good luck, even a low-budget web series could become a hit overnight.

With bad luck, even S+ major productions might fail due to various reasons.

Ariel Zimmerman, being a fellow professional, naturally guessed Ianthe Lawson’s worries.

Especially since Ianthe Lawson’s incident was a sheer misfortune.

Who could have predicted that nowadays, celebrities not only had to be cautious about gifts from anti-fans but also guard against fans sending cursed dolls?

If Ianthe had had any faults, it could have been excused.

But she was one of the rare low-key starlets focused on acting in the industry, and Ariel still felt a tinge of sympathy.

"Scarlett, I heard there’re these Luck Changing Talismans, right? Couldn’t you draw one for Ianthe?"

They could buy it!

Hearing this, Ianthe Lawson looked at Scarlett Jennings with hopeful eyes, wishing to purchase such a Talisman if it existed.

However, Scarlett Jennings, eyeing the two in front of her and the secretly attentive staff around, merely shook her head and said,

"Neither the Luck Changing Talisman nor the so-called Luck Talisman are legitimate Talismans."

Scarlett explained,

"Fortune is finite for everyone; the so-called Luck Talisman, if effective, merely shifts the luck you’d have in the future to the present. The good fortune you experience now just uses up your future luck in advance.

If one’s usual fortune is mediocre, a singular stroke of luck might be the culmination of lifelong fortune. Using it in advance leaves only lifelong misfortune."

Luck Changing Talismans work on a similar principle, but what makes them less acceptable in the Mystical Sect compared to Luck Talismans is that, while Luck Talismans might merely use one’s own fortune in advance, Luck Changing Talismans often rely on borrowing others’ fortune.

Just like Emma White once tried to swap her destiny with Isolde Garrison’s, like the children sacrificed for the Wealth Pillar, or like the Harper Clan members who washed away female offspring for nine generations for the prosperity of the family.

These cases were essentially for changing fate.

And the more one desired, the greater the cost.

Ianthe Lawson initially thought it’d be nice if it could be changed, but hearing Scarlett’s explanation, she no longer dared desire it,

"Then forget it, I’m just a bit unlucky now. Whether it’s borrowing future fortune in advance or borrowing someone else’s, neither is acceptable, don’t draw it for me."

Ianthe Lawson’s stance was clear; she didn’t say this to earn favor in front of the audience during the live broadcast. Instead, she genuinely felt that the practice was wrong.

Scarlett Jennings had wanted to use this chance to educate the live audience, and Ianthe’s attitude made her feel quite gratified.

Had the doll incident never happened, this sixth guest choice wouldn’t have been wrong.

Yet still, the way of heaven is fifty, while its manifestations are forty-nine; everything has a sliver of hope.

"You’re not entirely without options in your situation."

Scarlett Jennings stated, "Although fortunes are finite for an individual, they also incorporate wealth luck, career luck, and romance luck, and an imbalanced fortune can be balanced through special methods."

Hearing this, Ianthe eagerly asked, "What methods?"

Scarlett looked at her, "For instance, doing good deeds."

In Geomancy Technique, there’s a saying about losing money to avoid disaster, which does hold some truth.

Whether it’s doing good deeds or losing money voluntarily, it essentially means actively lowering your wealth luck to supplement other aspects of fortune.

As one aspect of fortune lowers, another will rise, thereby achieving an alternate balance.

This was also the method Scarlett found most suitable for Ianthe Lawson.

Sure enough, after carefully considering Scarlett’s words, Ianthe Lawson earnestly nodded in agreement.

"I understand what I need to do now."