Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 109

Chapter 109: The Stars Rising from Darkness

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“The Sun card indeed possesses magical power, and the temptation of wish fulfillment is beyond human resistance. From the moment you possessed it, you gained the right to become the sun. However, if you choose to become the sun, the curse of the tower that destined to obscure the sun and moon will inevitably befall you again,” An Jinrou said slowly.

“Is that so? Well, it seems I’m quite lucky then, but why did that tarot card disappear?”

“This Sun’s destiny has already been bound to your fate. If you choose not to use it, it’s merely an ordinary tarot card, and if it’s just an ordinary tarot card, it naturally loses its meaning for existence.”

When saying these words, An Jinrou’s expression was completely calm, seemingly not feeling any regret for the disappearance of the precious Sun tarot card.

The new Star card was placed in Xu Fengwu’s hand, then An Jinrou’s voice sounded again.

“【The Star】The Star. Stars always shine brilliantly in the night sky, especially Sirius. Stars bring redemption to those who are lost, and those seeking help will find hope and confidence from the stars. Having escaped the shackles of the tower, tranquility must follow turbulence, and those bathed in starlight will also have a life full of hope. But I think there’s more to it than that. The Star also represents the beginning of a beautiful romance, but please remember, just like the sun, stars are also celestial bodies, and the good fortune they bring cannot fully enter reality. Also remember to avoid blind optimism.”

“Thank you…” Xu Fengwu said softly.

“No need,” An Jinrou slightly narrowed her eyes, her voice carrying more weariness, “Well, it’s time for you to leave now, you’ve stayed here too long.”

“Ah… sorry, then goodbye.” Xu Fengwu was stunned for a moment. She had never seen such a shopkeeper who actively drove customers away, but since the shopkeeper had real abilities, some eccentric temperament was understandable.

“We won’t meet again…” An Jinrou said in a light tone, “Our fate has run its course, live well, no need to meet again.”

“Then, farewell… may the dark star rise as usual.”

With An Jinrou’s gentle voice echoing in Xu Fengwu’s ears, she dazedly walked out of An’s Magic House. When she came to her senses, there were only people staring at her with strange looks.

Looking carefully, what stood before her was clearly a fruit shop, where was the fortune-telling house?

However… the miniature Star tarot card in her hand, sealed in transparent plastic with a chain attached, seemed to prove that everything had really happened…

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Under the shade of the trees, Xu Fengwu once again tightly gripped the tarot card pendant on her backpack, and she also firmed her resolve to win back Xia Ruoming.

She knew herself that if she didn’t actively pursue Xia Ruoming, Xia Ruoming might not forgive her until women could have children in the future and even had a second child.

But she was also very distressed. Recently, Xia Ruoming barely stayed at school, and even when she wanted to appeal to emotions every day, she couldn’t find her. After military training, Xia Ruoming had been staying with Chu Suhe, and today she didn’t even come to school!

Xu Fengwu was really afraid that in this weather, if Chu Suhe acted a bit fragile and fell directly into Xia Ruoming’s arms, they might end up in bed, and then do something… even more excessive than what Xiao Qinghan did.

After all, she knew best that Chu Suhe could even evoke sympathy from her, an “love rival”. For the soft-hearted Xia Ruoming, she was definitely a deadly weapon. Letting Chu Suhe and Xia Ruoming be alone together made her heart ache like cat scratches every day, but on the other hand, she didn’t seem to have such strong hostility towards Chu Suhe. If Xiao Qinghan and Xia Ruoming secretly did those things that were in her mind, she would probably curse Xiao Qinghan a thousand times in her heart.

While Xu Fengwu was struggling terribly, Xia Ruoming was tasting different recipes of iced milk tea with Chu Suhe in the villa.

“Susu, try this cup, it seems to be more silky, how is it compared to the previous one?” Xia Ruoming picked up another cup of milk tea and placed it beside Chu Suhe.

Just earlier, Xia Ruoming had gone to purchase 3 kg of black tea and 3 kg of green tea to experiment with different milk tea recipes.

The quality of tea leaves in Hangzhou was indeed good, but it was really too expensive. After making the purchase, Xia Ruoming gave up on sourcing tea leaves locally in Hangzhou and instead turned her attention to those tea merchants from her previous life who specialized in supplying milk tea shops.

Even premium Ceylon black tea was only about 70 yuan per 500g, and high-quality commercial green tea was only 50 yuan per 500g, and that was for retail individually packaged ones. Wholesale supplies would be even cheaper, not to mention that those milk tea shops didn’t even use such good green tea. Xia Ruoming had seen plenty of those milk tea shop-specific green teas that would only sell for 5.9 yuan per 200g in the future…

Xia Ruoming indeed wanted to get some good raw materials, but she really couldn’t accept the tea prices in Hangzhou — mainly because no fool would use such good tea leaves to open a milk tea shop. When Xia Ruoming went to purchase tea leaves, she didn’t think it through at all and just did it.

“Ruoming… I can’t drink anymore…” Chu Suhe had never felt so full just from drinking beverages.

Just drinking milk tea alone had made her incredibly full, not to mention that Xia Ruoming had also made her try some grape milkshakes and strawberry sundaes that she said would be sold in the future.

Looking at the dozen or so cups of milk tea still left on the table, Xia Ruoming sighed. It seemed she could only cup them up and freeze them, although she herself couldn’t drink anymore either.

“Sister Qinghan!” After recording the recipes that all three of them thought were good, Xia Ruoming troubled Xiao Qinghan again, who was elegantly tasting the milk tea she made with milk and premium Biluochun in the living room.

“What is it, Ruoming?” Seeing Xia Ruoming coming out of the dining room so quickly, Xiao Qinghan was a bit curious. She had thought Xia Ruoming would have something happen with Chu Suhe in the dining room, which was why she had retreated to avoid it.

“Could you help me contact a renovation company? I want to renovate the newly bought cafe completely.” Xia Ruoming wrote down an address on paper, which was the two-story cafe she had just bought. Originally, Xia Ruoming thought she could make do with minor modifications to the original decoration, but after deciding to turn the first floor into a comprehensive beverage shop, the original decoration was no longer suitable and had to be redone from scratch.

“No problem, is it urgent, Ruoming? Do you need it now?” Xiao Qinghan asked with a smile.

“Ah… not really, Sister Qinghan can handle it whenever you have time.” Seeing Xiao Qinghan picking up her clothes and handbag as if ready to go out, Xia Ruoming felt a bit awkward, realizing she had made Sister Qinghan misunderstand with her rushed appearance. She wasn’t actually in that much of a hurry, she just wanted to let Xiao Qinghan know in advance.