Watching the three rush towards him, Lee Yeong was also flustered by their shameless tactics.
After he narrowly dodged the attacks from Jang Do Jin and Choi Micheala, the snowball in his hand hit both of them, but by then Jiang Xialan had already reached Lee Yeong and directly smashed a snowball on his head, instantly knocking him out!
"Yay, we won! I hit him, we won..."
Lee Yeong looked at Xia Lan, who was boasting to Jang Do Jin and Choi Micheala, with a helpless yet doting expression.
"Alright, what are your wishes? I, Nicholas Lee Yeong, shall grant them all!"
The three, Jang Do Jin included, were successfully amused by Lee Yeong's antics.
"Can any wish be granted? Then I'll go first, I want a snowman exactly like me!"
Jiang Xialan still hadn't forgotten about Lee Yeong building a snowman with her, and she was the first to jump out.
Lee Yeong pondered for a moment; although it was impossible for ordinary people, Lee Yeong still thought of a solution.
"No problem, when you wake up tomorrow morning, I guarantee you'll see a snowman version of Jiang Xialan."
Jang Do Jin and Choi Micheala, hearing Jiang Xialan's words, couldn't help but sigh, thinking how nice it was to be simple; yet they couldn't believe Lee Yeong actually agreed to her request. In their eyes, a simply built snowman would be fine, but how could one be made exactly alike?
"Young Master, if you can truly do it, then our wishes are also the same. A man of his word cannot go back on it!"
Seeing that the two of them also so casually used up their wish-granting opportunity, Lee Yeong secretly chuckled; they would cry tears of regret when they knew Lee Yeong's abilities.
"If I say I can do it, then I will naturally do it. But don't you two regret it later! Haha..."
"It's getting late. I'll go move Eun Sang's things. Sister Duozhen, you two can gather the snow. I'll be back soon!"
The few of them didn't understand what Lee Yeong meant by 'regret,' only thinking he was a bit inexplicable.
Just as Lee Yeong was driving to Cha Eun Sang's house, Nam Hong Joo had already been startled awake by a dream. Just as Lee Yeong had told her, her mother lost her life because of her in the dream.
Yoon Moon-sun, hearing her daughter say she would die because of her, did not worry for herself. Instead, she comforted her daughter while preparing for her own departure; she hoped her daughter would not do anything irrational because of this.
Nam Hong Joo, fearing the dream would come true again, directly cut off her long hair, simply because she had long hair in the dream.
She kept reassuring herself, but suddenly, she remembered what Lee Yeong had said last night; although she didn't know Lee Yeong's purpose, for her mother's sake, she still found the phone number on Lee Yeong's business card and dialed it.
"Hello, I'm Nam Hong Joo... I'd like to talk to you in person."
Lee Yeong had just arrived at Cha Eun Sang's house when his phone rang; Nam Hong Joo's call came a little later than he expected.
"Hello, I'm Lee Yeong; since you're contacting me, it means you've already dreamed about your mother, and I didn't lie to you."
"If you want to know the specific details, I'll be waiting for you at the Seoul Cafe at 1 PM this afternoon."
Lee Yeong remembered that Nam Hong Joo could foresee Ding Zaichan's actions, which meant that the deeper the impression someone had in her mind, the higher the probability of dreaming about them.
He had to meet the Magu God in two days, and he had to prepare for the worst; Nam Hong Joo's ability might be able to see that scene.
After hanging up the phone, Cha Eun Sang and her mother had also finished packing; seeing Cha Eun Sang carrying out large bags and small bags, Lee Yeong became anxious.
"My silly girl, why are you bringing so many things? We have everything at home. Just bring some things with sentimental value."
Cha Eun Sang was a bit reluctant; these were all things she had accumulated little by little, and it pained her to just leave them. Seeing this, Lee Yeong could only say to her:
"If you do that, Auntie will think I'm bullying you, and if Eun tak and Sunny find out, they'll definitely say I'm abusing my wife..."
Eun Sang's mother was on Lee Yeong's side on this point; she also wanted her daughter to be radiant and beautiful by Lee Yeong's side, and men certainly liked pretty women.
Ultimately, under Lee Yeong and her mother's persistent persuasion, Cha Eun Sang could only compromise, bringing only essential clothes and books and photos full of memories.
...
It was almost ten o'clock when Lee Yeong and the others returned to the manor. Jennifer and the others had been waiting for a long time; but there was nothing they could do, traffic was a bit congested due to last night's snow, which caused a significant delay.
"Sister Eun Sang, you're finally here! Young Master only came back early this morning and even bullied me. You have to stand up for me!"
During dinner, Jiang Xialan suddenly spoke, directly exposing Lee Yeong.
Lee Yeong was choked by Xia Lan's words and spat out his drink. How did it sound like he had gone out to meet a secret lover? And he even bullied her? Are you saying you don't want me to die miserably enough?
"You little brat, don't talk nonsense! It's just that I didn't build a snowman for you this morning! If you just called me 'brother,' there wouldn't be so much trouble. Also, don't talk like that outside, people will get the wrong idea!"
Jiang Xialan also realized she had said the wrong thing, and her small face turned red.
"But you weren't home last night... And I'm clearly two months older than you!"
Cha Eun Sang and the others found Jiang Xialan quite amusing. Although Jiang Xialan was not young, she had a baby face. Standing next to the mature Lee Yeong, anyone would say Lee Yeong was the older brother.
"Alright, don't be angry. After dinner, I'll help you deal with him and let you vent properly."
"After dinner, I'll take you to the city center to play. You can have anything you want, alright?!"
Lee Yeong quickly changed the subject, fearing Xia Lan would say something else shocking.
Hearing Lee Yeong's words, Xia Lan first smiled happily, appearing very pleased; but then she suddenly thought of something and lowered her head again; Lee Yeong's heart sank, how could he have forgotten about this?
So he turned and said something to Cha Eun Sang, then pulled Jiang Xialan towards the room.
"Xia Lan, come with me for a moment, I want to tell you something."
"Brother didn't mean it just now, I forgot you don't like going to crowded places. However, are you afraid of seeing things you shouldn't see?"
Jiang Xialan was very shocked, because she had never told Lee Yeong about her eyes' special ability.
"How did you know? I'm not crazy, and I'm not a monster..."
She fell back into her past memories, where people around her, even her mother, treated her like a monster, and she could only curl up in a corner and cry.
Lee Yeong held her in his arms. She was trembling all over and kept muttering to herself until Jiang Xialan slowly calmed down. Then he spoke to her again:
"There are many special people in this world. Some can see ghosts, some can summon wind and rain, and some can foretell the future."
"And the reason you can foresee death is because of your father. This is his gift to you!"