Still beneath that LED screen, a tall and striking figure turned the corner. She was dragging a huge suitcase, yet showed no sign of struggling with its weight.

Her long black hair reached her waist, cascading down her back like a waterfall, fluttering in the wind.

She was tall and slender; even in simple sneakers, it was obvious her legs were much longer than those of the people around her. With each stride, she covered the distance of two or three ordinary steps.

She was practically the template for a movie heroine—standing out in any crowd, even if she did nothing at all. She was naturally the focus of everyone’s attention.

The black-haired beauty walked quickly, and in just a few steps, she caught up with the woman in the red dress who had been commented on by the three guys earlier. Sometimes, a perfect thing alone may not seem so dazzling, but when compared to others, its brilliance multiplies a hundredfold.

At this moment, the woman in the red dress became mere contrast. As the black-haired woman passed by her, their beautiful legs formed a stark comparison, the difference clear at a glance. The contrast only heightened the black-haired woman’s allure, making her legs even more eye-catching.

“Ah Xu, no question about it. She’s a solid ten out of ten,” the sunny guy immediately stood up, patted the dust off his clothes, and ran his hand through his hair.

“What are you doing?” the short-haired guy asked.

“I’m going to ask her out! A woman this perfect is a once-in-a-lifetime encounter. So, whether I succeed or not, I have to go for it—otherwise, I’ll regret it forever.” The sunny guy grinned, his rows of white teeth gleaming in the sunlight. He really did have a knack for attracting girls, with all the makings of a winner in life—sunny and handsome.

Even if he failed, he’d lose nothing; but if he actually succeeded, he’d hit the jackpot! With so much to gain and nothing to lose, why not give it a shot?

A real man shouldn’t fear embarrassment at a time like this—he should bravely step up!

With that, the sunny guy squeezed into the crowd, heading toward the beautiful woman with the long, straight black hair.

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Then, in less than two minutes, the sunny guy came back, head hanging in defeat.

“Failed? That fast?” the chubby guy with glasses asked in confusion—he knew his buddy had over a ninety percent chance of failing, but still, his friend was decently good-looking and a smooth talker. How could he fail so quickly? With his skills, even if he didn’t get a date, he should at least be able to chat with her for a while, right?

“There was no chance to ask her out. That beauty’s legs are so long, she walks so fast—one of her steps is several of mine. I was practically jogging, but I just couldn’t catch up,” the sunny guy said, tears streaming down his face.

“……” The short-haired guy was speechless.

“Pfft!” Ethan Brooks almost burst out laughing—these three guys were hilarious.

But honestly, that black-haired beauty’s legs really were dazzling.

In this day and age, with the internet so developed, all kinds of beauties are everywhere, and people have long grown numb to the idea of “beauty.”

But true gold stands the test of fire—a truly distinctive beauty will always draw people’s eyes.

For example, that black-haired beauty just now—one glance and you’d remember her, probably unable to forget her for a long time.

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Running into a beauty was just a small episode in his stroll.

After resting for a while, Ethan Brooks got up and continued wandering around.

“I should buy some snacks to take back later,” he thought to himself. His roommates had taken good care of him when he caught a cold recently, so since he was in this foodie’s paradise, he couldn’t go back empty-handed.

He didn’t know what they liked to eat, so he decided to buy a bit of everything delicious.

Chapter 11: Suddenly Looking Back, That Person Is There, Where the Lights Are Dim

In the eyes of fortune-tellers, the future is always like looking at flowers through a mist—full of mystery and unpredictability.

But in the view of a “very famous” fortune-teller—the future changes with people’s choices, creating many different possible outcomes. But no matter which choice is made, none of them are truly accidental.

Because in this world, there is no such thing as coincidence—only inevitability.

Even what seems like a chance encounter between two people is, in fact, something destined to happen. One inevitable event after another pushes the wheel of history forward, developing into all sorts of inevitable futures!

After saying so much, the point is really just this: the results of a fortune-teller’s reading are never wrong. If they seem wrong, it’s only because the fortune-teller’s reading was for another parallel world’s inevitable future. And you simply followed another inevitable path to a different future.

So, it’s not the fortune-teller who’s wrong—it’s the world!

The above is the self-justification of a fortune-teller who has done countless readings but never gotten one right. You’ve probably guessed it—yes, this fortune-teller is none other than the Copper Trigram Immortal Master from the Number One Group of Nine Provinces.

Although he’s not a very reliable fortune-teller, his words do have a certain twisted logic.

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Ethan Brooks had never thought he’d run into that black-haired, long-legged beauty again—after all, the world is so big, how could there be so many coincidences?

Yet, after wandering around for a while, he unexpectedly ran into her again.