I had no desire to talk to these peacock-like women in front of me.
These women came from wealthy families, while I was just an ordinary person struggling for my daily meals.
We were from different worlds, so there was no need to force ourselves to mingle.
My lack of interest was seen as an offense by them. How dare the owner of a shabby little shop, who didn't even bother to look at them, be so arrogant!
"Alas, people without good family upbringing are really unpleasant..." Bai Wei said casually. "If Miss Du wants to build a good relationship with us, she needs to show some sincerity. How about... giving us a palm reading? After all, palm-reading is your family's business, although it's not very respectable..."
"Wait! Who said palm-reading is not respectable?"
Suddenly, a sweet-looking girl stepped out from among the gorgeously dressed women, frowning slightly. "My good friend's fortune-telling shop in Green City is even highly respected by the big tycoons in Hong Kong!"
Bai Wei was quite dissatisfied with this girl who suddenly came to defend the other side, but she didn't know her background. So, she slightly restrained her arrogance and showed a smile that she thought was kind. "Excuse me, miss. You don't seem to attend parties very often. You look a bit unfamiliar."
"I'm attending a party in the capital for the first time."
The girl in the light blue dress smiled and said, "I'm from Green City. I came here with my boyfriend to make a donation and be a fool!"
"It's your first time. Well... you can make a lot of friends here."
Bai Wei showed an even gentler smile. "That's great, little girl. May I ask your surname? And where does your boyfriend work?"
"My surname is Zhao, and my boyfriend's surname is Du." The girl also curled her lips and said to Bai Wei, "But, unfortunately, my boyfriend is also a fortune-teller who makes a living by talking."
"......Ah?!"
Bai Wei didn't expect the girl to say such a thing. For a moment, she didn't know if the girl was telling the truth or just teasing her.
The girl who claimed to be surnamed "Zhao" ignored Bai Wei and lifted the hem of her dress. She walked up to me with a big smile. "Hello! I'm Zhao Zifeng. I'm from Green City. My boyfriend also has the surname Du. He's a feng shui master."
"Y-you... hello."
Hearing about the feng shui master with the surname "Du", an alarm bell immediately went off in my heart. "My name is Du Xinghe."
"Hehe, Xinghe. I don't know why, but I feel quite close to you as soon as I see you."
Zhao Zifeng was very familiar. She stepped forward and grabbed my arm. "You're just like my good friend! You two are both little fortune-tellers! Hahaha!"
Her carefree laughter caught the attention of Bai Wei and Sister Susu. It seemed that we were isolating them, a group of noble girls.
"Xinghe, you can do palm readings, right? Please take a look at my love fortune."
Zhao Zifeng ignored the others and pulled me to a corner of the banquet hall, where there were several sofas for guests to rest.
"Look!"
Zhao Zifeng pulled me to sit down and stretched out her right hand in front of me. She said with a bit of distress, "I really like my boyfriend, but I always feel that I'm dispensable to him... Look, as soon as we got to the banquet hall, he left me alone. I was so bored among those girls! Xinghe, please take a look at my love fortune. When will I get married?"
"......Er."
I thought Zhao Zifeng was only about twenty years old. Was she already eager to get married?
"Have you asked your boyfriend to take a look? He should be very good. Is he from the Du family in Northern Henan?"
I finally couldn't help asking. I was very wary of other people with the surname "Du".
"How would I know? That guy never says anything! That's why I'm so anxious... I have no idea!" Zhao Zifeng's little face wrinkled. "Please take a look for me. If it really doesn't work, I'll get him drunk and make it a done deal."
I was amused by her words. Such a cute and innocent girl was really adorable!
I held the right hand she offered and carefully examined her palm lines. "......Ah?"
There was a faint "X" on the line symbolizing the love line on her palm. "You had a boyfriend before... was it a ghostly relationship?"
I chose my words carefully before saying, "That is, he passed away, but he haunted you for a while."
"Ah?!"
Hearing my words, Zhao Zifeng immediately widened her eyes. "So... accurate!! I did have such an experience before. I almost fell into the sea in a plane crash. It was all because of that dead boyfriend. Fortunately, my current boyfriend saved me."
"Keep looking, keep looking! Xinghe, you're so amazing!"
Zhao Zifeng sighed sincerely, "I really like Uncle Du. If we can't get married, I'll cry to death!"
"......Don't worry." I carefully examined Zhao Zifeng's palm lines. "Your fortune in the past and the future is very good. You'll have a smooth and peaceful relationship with your boyfriend. It's definitely a good match..."
"Ah! Really?!"
The corners of Zhao Zifeng's mouth curved into a big smile. "I believe you! When I get married, I'll definitely invite you to the wedding banquet. It will be much more comfortable than this place!"
Saying that, she looked at this magnificent hall and the foreign band playing music on the small stage. She pouted rather gloomily.
"Sure!" I didn't like this kind of place either. It was too luxurious and full of rules. It made me lose my appetite!
"Excuse me..."
While Zhao Zifeng and I were talking, a girl's voice came from the other end of the sofa. "Can you also give me a palm reading?"
I turned my head and saw that it was Sister Susu. I didn't know when she had walked up to us. She was looking at me with a bit of embarrassment. After all, when Bai Wei was making things difficult for me, as the host who was supposed to take care of me, she didn't stand up for me.
"No problem."
I noticed that several other girls were also pretending to chat nearby. It seemed that they were all paying attention to the conversation between Zhao Zifeng and me.
Girls always had an infinite curiosity about feng shui, metaphysics, palm reading, and fortune-telling.
Hearing Zhao Zifeng say that I was very accurate in palm reading, they all seemed to want to come and talk to me.
Sister Susu was older and more thick-skinned. She was the first to come and ask me to take a look at her fortune.
When the other girls saw that I readily agreed, they immediately surrounded me.
Bai Wei originally wanted to isolate me at the banquet by relying on her long-established relationships in the socialite circle. Today's event was a all-night one that included a banquet, a dance party, and an auction. She planned to make me lose face completely!
Now, seeing that I had almost attracted all her female companions with my fortune-telling tricks, although she was so angry that she stamped her feet, there was nothing she could do. She had to swallow her pride and come over too.
"What do you want to know? Love or career?"
I looked up at Sister Susu. Her forehead was glowing brightly, which showed that she was in great luck... However, beneath her prosperity, I faintly saw a sign of exhaustion in her body.
"I... want to know about my career."
Sister Susu replied hesitantly.