Chapter 148: Lover Exposed, Social Death on the Spot?
“A Lang, my uncle Jiang Chengce was sentenced for corruption and embezzlement, and is now in prison. Why are you so happy?”
Lin Lang unexpectedly replied, “Of course I’m happy, because every single penny of the illicit money you recover from now on will be our joint marital property.”
“Sister Yiren, what bad intentions could I have?”
“I’m just protecting my future interests through legal means, hehe…”
Chu Yiren smiled faintly and said, “A Lang, you’ve got your calculations all figured out!”
Lin Lang continued, “I calculated that Ren Yubin, the general manager of your Chumen Hotel’s procurement department, has been using his position to illicitly receive kickbacks, rebates, commissions, promotional fees, and other benefits, and has embezzled the hotel’s procurement funds. He helped suppliers promote products and increase sales, receiving over 15 million chinese yuan in bribes and corrupt funds.”
Chu Yiren was shocked to hear this and asked, “A Lang, are you really not joking with me?”
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Lin Lang replied very seriously, “I wouldn’t dare to fool around with such a prank. That old scoundrel Ren Yubin is extremely corrupt. It would be a disservice not to throw him into the labor camp to sew!”
Chu Yiren said furiously, “How preposterous! There are so many corrupt individuals within Chu Group. Are the people in the group’s audit and supervision department just sitting around doing nothing?”
Lin Lang replied, “Sister Yiren, you got that right!”
“Wang Geng, the manager of your Chu Group’s audit and supervision department, failed to uphold his integrity during his tenure and engaged in corrupt acts by accepting bribes. He has long since colluded with corrupt senior executives of the company, becoming birds of a feather.”
Chu Yiren couldn’t sit still after hearing this. She stood up and asked in astonishment, “What? Even the department manager responsible for internal auditing in our Chu Group is a corrupt individual who steals from within?!”
Lin Lang shrugged and said, “Unfortunately, yes!”
Chu Yiren said with a look of disbelief, “A Lang, are you really that mystical, able to calculate the corrupt officials in our group company just by pinching your fingers?”
Lin Lang replied with a serious expression, “I am not very talented, but I have a slight understanding of bu gua metaphysics. I can accurately calculate the corrupt individuals within your Chu Group.”
Chu Yiren then said indignantly, “A Lang, are there many corrupt Woodworms within our Chu Group?”
Lin Lang replied truthfully, “For those who have embezzled or accepted bribes exceeding 50,000, I would probably need to make a list, print out a thick book of their crimes, and there would be one or two hundred people involved!”
Chu Yiren was furious upon hearing this, her eyebrows furrowed as she said, “How preposterous!”
“I never imagined that under the management of my father and elder brother, Chu Group would breed so many corrupt Woodworms. It seems that without a thorough purge and strict investigation of a batch of company executives, it will be difficult to curb this wave of corruption.”
“Sister Yiren, don’t be angry!”
“Tomorrow, I will use bu gua metaphysics to list all the illicit individuals within your Chu Group and send the list to your email, helping you launch an anti-corruption storm within Chu Group.”
Chu Yiren then said self-deprecatingly, “My dear, our entire Chu Group’s audit and supervision department isn’t as capable as you alone. I’m truly impressed!”
Lin Lang chuckled, “I’ve roughly estimated that this anti-corruption storm in Chu Group is expected to recover hundreds of millions in illicit funds. Sister Yiren, how will you thank me?!”
Chu Yiren smiled mischievously with a hint of disdain, “That’s your duty, what’s there to thank for?”
“Didn’t you just say, A Lang?”
“Every penny of Chu Group’s illicit funds that I recover from now on will be our joint marital property. You’re just protecting your future interests through legal means.”
Lin Lang sighed and said, “Uh… then a kiss should be fine, right?”
Chu Yiren lightly kissed Lin Lang’s handsome cheek, and Lin Lang felt delighted.
Immediately after, Chu Yiren looked at Lin Lang like he was a monster, with an incredulous expression, and asked in confusion, “My dear, when you use your bu gua metaphysics, do you really not need to use tools like tortoise shells, copper coins, yarrow stalks, or bamboo divination sticks?”
Lin Lang’s lips curved slightly upwards, revealing a mysterious smile.
“Every bu gua master has their own unique bu gua habits and calculation methods. Some bu gua masters prefer to have the querent start the divination by shaking hexagrams, reporting numbers, or writing characters, to predict good or bad fortune.”
“As for me, I prefer to use the method of pinching my fingers to capture the space-time field at the moment of thought, thereby predicting future misfortunes or fortunes.”
At this point, Lin Lang paused slightly, then continued in a profound manner, “A single thought can alarm three feet of divine spirits and ghosts from all directions.”
“Therefore, we must carefully guard our every thought!”
Finally, Lin Lang even quoted a Buddhist saying: “Guard your thoughts well.”
It was as if this sentence contained infinite profound meaning, requiring Chu Yiren to carefully ponder and comprehend it.
Chu Yiren listened in a daze, her eyes wide, her mouth slightly agape, her face filled with an expression of disbelief. She stared intently at Lin Lang and said self-deprecatingly, “I never thought I’d have such a mystical charlatan for a boyfriend.”
Lin Lang smiled faintly and said, “Don’t worry, my dear, I never use my bu gua metaphysics for evil. I only use my ability to calculate with my fingers to do positive things and accumulate good karma.”
“So, Sister Yiren, you must keep your phone on and with you 24 hours a day. In case you encounter any misfortune, after I divine it immediately, I can inform you in time to avoid disaster and resolve difficulties.”
Chu Yiren felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing this, and then asked with a hint of sadness, “A Lang, I want to ask you a favor.”
Lin Lang readily replied, “Sister Yiren, just speak your mind. There’s no need for such formality between us.”
Unexpectedly, Chu Yiren asked with teary eyes, “Please help me calculate, after my father passed away, did he become a wandering ghost, or did he go to heaven?!”
Although Lin Lang’s All-Purpose Entry Prompt System was very versatile, it could not divine matters of the underworld, and it was even uncertain if there was an underworld.
However, Lin Lang decided to use a benevolent lie to comfort Chu Yiren in her grief over her father’s death.
So, Lin Lang gently closed his eyes, and with a serious air, pinched his fingers to calculate, falsely claiming, “Your esteemed father was not only a highly respected Hu Merchant magnate but also a renowned philanthropist during his lifetime. He accumulated donations exceeding 3 billion chinese yuan, making him one of the most generous philanthropists in Xia Guo. Because he accumulated perfect merit through his good deeds during his lifetime, he has now ascended to the ranks of immortals.”
Chu Yiren was overjoyed and cried tears of happiness, asking with tear-filled eyes and a smile, “Really, A Lang? You mustn’t lie to me?!”
Lin Lang continued to speak profoundly, “Your esteemed father was deified by the Jade Emperor, becoming a Heavenly King of Treasures. He wears a treasure crown, golden armor, and is adorned with various precious ornaments. His face is majestic but not ferocious. In his right hand, he holds a wish-fulfilling treasure banner, and in his left, he holds a treasure-spitting mongoose that continuously spews out various treasures, so there is no scarcity.”
“After ascending to the ranks of immortals, your esteemed father sits cross-legged in the Bodhisattva’s wish-fulfilling posture on a crouching white lion. The lion turns its head to gaze at its master, appearing very majestic and imposing.”
Chu Yiren shed tears upon hearing this, and said joyfully, “So, after my father passed away, he was deified by the Jade Emperor and became the Heavenly King of Treasures, a benevolent deity symbolizing wealth and auspiciousness?!”
Lin Lang slowly opened his eyes after speaking, and kindly lied, “With my current level of cultivation and spiritual attainment, I can only calculate this much. Your esteemed father has ascended to the ranks of immortals, enjoys divine duties and Salary, and lives between heaven and earth, carefree and at ease all day long. He is definitely smiling in the heavens, so Sister Yiren, you can rest assured!”
Chu Yiren sniffled and said with tear-filled eyes and a smile, “A Lang, you’re not just making this up to make me happy, are you?”
Lin Lang vowed, “How could I make something like this up?”
“Your esteemed father accumulated good karma and received good results, benefiting his descendants with continuous blessings. As the saying goes, a family that accumulates good deeds will surely have great blessings.”
“The I Ching states that a family that accumulates good deeds will surely have abundant blessings. If one has a good heart, misfortune is far away even if blessings have not yet arrived. If one harbors evil, blessings are far away even if misfortune has not yet arrived.”
“Your esteemed father accumulated virtue and performed good deeds during his lifetime, and was a great philanthropist. After his passing, he was deified and ascended to the ranks of immortals. Sister Yiren, how can you still not believe it?”
Under Lin Lang’s eloquent and earnest persuasion, Chu Yiren nodded with tears in her eyes, seemingly believing Lin Lang’s benevolent lie.
“A Lang, although I can’t distinguish between truth and falsehood in what you say, I’d rather believe that what you say is true!”
Lin Lang raised his right hand and gently wiped away the tears from Chu Yiren’s eyes, saying affectionately, “There are many things in the world that science cannot explain. For example, why does my heart ache so much whenever I see you cry? This cannot be explained by science, can it?”
Chu Yiren looked at Lin Lang with tear-filled eyes and a smile, and replied playfully, “The scientific explanation is that you love me, which is why your heart aches for me!”
Lin Lang gently stroked Chu Yiren’s exquisite face and asked, “So, do you believe me now, or do you believe in science?”
Chu Yiren looked at Lin Lang with emotion, and replied tenderly, “I still believe in science, but I believe in you more! Actually, the day you said you loved me, I thought that even if you were lying to me, I would accept it.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Lang pulled Chu Yiren into his embrace and passionately kissed the incomparably beautiful Chu Yiren.
It was a passionate and fervent kiss.
Chu Yiren kissed so earnestly, so emotionally, as if she had fallen completely in love with Lin Lang.
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“Buzz buzz…”
Lin Lang’s phone vibrated and rang at an inopportune moment.
“Buzz buzz…”
Chu Yiren’s face flushed as she reminded him, “My dear, your phone is ringing.”
Lin Lang, however, seemed to be still lingering and replied, “Don’t mind it, let’s continue! Hehe…”
Chu Yiren then said, “What? You don’t dare to answer the phone in front of me? Are you afraid it’s a wild woman from outside calling?”
“Uh…” To prove his innocence, Lin Lang could only pull out his phone.
The caller ID showed Marry Yang.
Chu Yiren asked with a scrutinizing gaze, “Who is this?”
Lin Lang could only truthfully reply, “It’s the female director of the Shanghai Television Station’s 'Appraising Heirlooms' program. She might have some work-related matters for me. It’s too noisy in the cinema, I’ll go out to answer it.”
Chu Yiren, however, used the remote control to pause the movie playing in the private cinema, and said with a mischievous smile, “You don’t need to go out to answer the phone, as if you have a guilty conscience. It’s quiet now, you can answer the call!”
“Uh…”
Lin Lang could only bite the bullet and answer the call from his lover, Marry Yang, in front of the delicate and beautiful billionaire Chu Yiren.
“Hello~ Hi! It’s Sister Marry!”