The Beautiful CEO's Close Bodyguard

Chapter 659: Chapter 0661: The Budding of Love

"Mr. Liu," Nangong Man Sha called out respectfully.

The middle-aged man known as Mr. Liu was looking down at a book. Hearing her, he raised his head, glanced at Nangong Man Sha, then kindly smiled, "Miss Man Sha is here, please have a seat."

Nangong Man Sha pulled Chu Ge to sit on the sofa, then she began to introduce: "Mr. Liu, this is Mr. Chu, whom I mentioned to you before."

Mr. Liu regarded Chu Ge with a contemplative gaze. Although he was sizing him up, his look didn’t make Chu Ge feel uncomfortable.

After a moment, Mr. Liu slowly nodded, "Mm, a fine young man indeed, handsome and likely to have a limitless future."

Chu Ge looked at Nangong Man Sha, puzzled, as if asking, what is this about?

Nangong Man Sha shook her head slightly at him, then asked Mr. Liu, "Mr. Liu, could you help him dispel some bad luck? He has been particularly unlucky recently."

Chu Ge’s eyebrows twitched. So, this Mr. Liu is a fortune teller?

Chu Ge cleared his throat and mused that fortune tellers nowadays even have their own offices.

Mr. Liu took another look at Chu Ge, shook his head gently, and said, "Everything is predetermined by fate, and there is no such thing as good or bad luck. For example, Mr. Chu has just been released from the police station. You may think it’s bad luck, but in my view, it’s actually a good thing."

Chu Ge looked at him in astonishment and blurted out, "How did you know I just came from the police station?"

After asking, he turned his gaze to Nangong Man Sha, his mind clearing up. It seemed Nangong Man Sha had informed him beforehand.

Nangong Man Sha knew Chu Ge was mistaken, she gently shook her head, "I didn’t tell him. The reason I brought you to see Mr. Liu is because he is knowledgeable about matters of both Heaven and Earth and can foresee a person’s past and future."

Nangong Man Sha brought Chu Ge to Mr. Liu precisely because she knew of his ability. She wanted Mr. Liu to check on Chu Ge, to see if there might be any mishaps in the future that could be avoided.

Chu Ge, however, found this notion absurd, "If he knows a person’s past and future, why didn’t you ask him to predict for Old Master Nangong? Have him see who is scheming against Old Master Nangong behind his back."

Nangong Man Sha was at a loss for words, indeed wanting Mr. Liu to make a reading for Old Master Nangong, but Mr. Liu refused, claiming that doing so would shorten Old Master’s lifespan.

Nangong Man Sha didn’t know how to explain, her lips parted, speechless for the moment.

But Mr. Liu interjected to explain: "Mr. Chu, I have a rule here—I don’t read for those who don’t believe, those who are older than me, or for bad people."

Among these three rules, Old Master Nangong met one criterion, hence Mr. Liu would not make a reading for him, and the Nangong Family could not do anything about it.

Chu Ge looked at him skeptically, "Do you really know a person’s past and future?"

He hardly believed it, suspecting that such skill was nothing but a scam.

Mr. Liu shook his head gently, "Of course, not everything should be so clearly predicted, as my lifespan is also limited. Every time I make a reading for you, my lifespan shortens by a day."

Chu Ge remained unconvinced.

But Mr. Liu only gently shook his head, "Those who don’t believe should not bother, so you two please leave."

Nangong Man Sha tugged on Chu Ge’s sleeve, signaling him to give it a try, but Chu Ge was very firm in his beliefs. He stood up and apologetically said to Mr. Liu: "I don’t believe in fortune-telling. I believe the path I take is one I carve out for myself, and the world under Heaven is one I carve out for myself as well. Moreover, the future is filled with uncertainties, and I don’t want to prematurely know what will happen to me. That would rob me of the meaning of life. I apologize."

Chu Ge bowed apologetically to Mr. Liu, preparing to turn around and leave.

Mr. Liu, however, smiled faintly. He spoke with approval: "Mr. Chu is different from others. If a person knows what they will become in the future and what will happen, indeed life would become meaningless."

Looking at the two, Nangong Man Sha also felt helpless. In the end, she could only walk out of the office with Chu Ge.

"Mr. Chu, are you really not going to let him take a look for you?"

Nangong Man Sha asked, "He really has the ability to understand a person’s past and future."

Chu Ge shook his head slightly, "No, I’m not interested in such fortune-telling." noveldrama

He glanced sideways at Nangong Man Sha and shifted the topic: "Didn’t you say you were bringing me out for a meal? Could it be that you didn’t bring me out to eat, but to have my fortune told instead?"

Nangong Man Sha smiled awkwardly, "Of course, I brought Mr. Chu out to eat. Having a private date with Mr. Chu is something I’ve long wished for."

Nangong Man Sha pointed downstairs and said, "I have reserved a spot on the second floor."

As if she thought of something, she added, "That Mr. Liu, is actually the restaurant’s behind-the-scenes owner, and his profession isn’t that of a fortune teller."

Chu Ge: ...

Inside the office, after Chu Ge and Nangong Man Sha had left, Mr. Liu slowly stood up. He went to the window and looked at the bustling city outside, his expression turning somewhat melancholic. The future of the Capital City, I’m afraid, is not going to be peaceful.

Downstairs, Nangong Man Sha rarely got to have a casual meal with Chu Ge, but she didn’t expect Chu Ge’s phone to keep ringing incessantly.

Nangong Man Sha sat across from him, watching Chu Ge look at his phone with a smile on his face, and she became somewhat displeased, "Mr. Chu, playing with your phone while eating isn’t very polite, you know."

Chu Ge was startled, then promptly put away his phone. He apologized to Nangong Man Sha, "Sorry, I just received a very funny text message and couldn’t help myself."

Nangong Man Sha, as a woman, had a generally accurate sixth sense. Curious, she asked, "Was that text message from that fiancée you mentioned?"

Chu Ge didn’t evade and nodded, "Yes, it was from her."

Nangong Man Sha felt like there was a small crack in her heart from which sourness incessantly bubbled up. She pursed her lips. "Mr. Chu, your relationship with your fiancée must be very good. To be able to text your fiancée despite having a beauty right in front of you."

Chu Ge heard a touch of unhappiness in Nangong Man Sha’s words, but he didn’t know what he had done or said wrong, so at that moment all he could do was smile awkwardly as a response and then picked up his chopsticks to eat.

Nangong Man Sha took a deep look at Chu Ge and sighed softly in her heart. Initially, she didn’t have feelings for Chu Ge, but gradually, as she always wanted to get close to him, to understand him, with increased contact, she began to feel that Chu Ge was different from those who pursued her.

A restless heart slowly started to sprout the seeds of love...

No, not the seeds of love, but her own unrequited love...