Destined Entwining: Capturing My Devoted Beau

Chapter 286 - 159: How Many Good Brothers Do You Have? (Second Update, 300+ Monthly Tickets)

Francis Johnson said, "Don’t look, I know who it is."He didn’t touch the bouquet but squatted down again, smoking and staring at the photo on the tombstone.

It was a strikingly beautiful young woman, with full lips and deeply expressive eyes.

Even through the photo, Lawrence Winters could see a wild streak in her eyes.

She murmured, "...This girl must be a very assertive person. She would definitely go after what she likes."

Francis Johnson paused for a moment, swiftly glanced at Lawrence Winters, and said gravely, "What are you talking about?"

"I’m reading faces..." Lawrence Winters shrank her neck, awkwardly saying, "But I’m not very accurate."

Francis Johnson quickly lifted his head, blinked, and said with a smile, "Not bad, pretty accurate."

After saying this, he seemed to have opened up.

"The person buried here was my fiancée."

"In the beginning, she pursued me, but at that time, I secretly liked someone else."

"I didn’t dare confess, and she didn’t dare make it clear."

"Later, the person I was pursuing finally responded to me, but she saw it..."

"She left us, and the person I thought I liked and I never managed to truly connect."

"Do you think human nature is inherently cheap? When someone genuinely likes you, you either don’t know or don’t cherish it, and only realize your feelings when it’s too late to change anything."

Francis Johnson wiped the corner of his eye.

Lawrence Winters pretended not to see the tears in his eyes and gently said, "Since you’ve spoken, I’ll also be honest."

"I’ve been following my uncle to look at Feng Shui since I was six years old. In the early days, the people seeking our Feng Shui services were mostly ordinary folks. Yet their emotional entanglements made it unimaginable that they were just regular people like you and me."

"And from then on, I saw a lot of the coming together and breaking apart between men and women."

"Some loved so fiercely, yet turned around and sought Feng Shui Masters to sabotage the other’s place."

"Some made vows of eternal love, but quickly abandoned the previous partner for a better man or woman in pursuit of true love and happiness."

"There were women who would even ruin their own children to please a man."

"And men who would marry other women while torturing their ex-wife’s children to death."

"They once loved... but there’s no couple that could truly stay together well."

"Later, our clients included wealthy bosses, and then romantic ties became even more bizarre."

"So I’ve never believed in love, or more so, I don’t believe in love that lasts forever."

"I’m completely indifferent to love because I’ve become immune."

Lawrence Winters shrugged, brushed her hair off her forehead, and laughed, "Of course, except for Mason and Graham CP, but their love is celestial and beyond comparison for us common mortals. If explained statistically, Mason and Graham CP’s love should be an excluded sample because their relationship doesn’t have reference value for the general public."

Francis Johnson was slightly surprised but didn’t show it.

He stood up slowly, exhaled a puff of white smoke, and laughed, "Actually, there are five billion people in the world, how many have you met? Your sample is too small to be universal."

He turned to look at the woman on the tombstone, saying faintly, "For example, my ex-fiancée, if she were still alive, we might still bicker, but we would definitely be together until death separates us."

Lawrence Winters stared at the photo on the tombstone, shook her head, and said, "No, you and her weren’t destined to be husband and wife."

Francis Johnson paused and retorted, "You said you weren’t accurate."

Lawrence Winters laughed at him, not refuting, and agreed, "Not accurate, I’m just guessing. This woman has both wildness and heroism in her gaze. Her bone structure is upright; such a person wouldn’t have a bad heart."

"Of course." Francis Johnson’s tone had a faint pride, "She was a hero, a martyr. She gave her life for our country."

Lawrence Winters said "Oh" without much surprise, "Is that so? What did she do? I don’t think I’ve heard her name in the news."

Francis Johnson was sorrowfully silent for a while before saying, "I can’t tell you. But she truly was a hero."

Lawrence Winters nodded, carefully saying, "I believe you."

After a while, she asked again, "...Is it because of her that you haven’t had a girlfriend or married?"

She had heard Kenneth Osborne mention that SSA Private Equity’s Mr. Zhao not only wasn’t married but didn’t even have a girlfriend. They even guessed if he might be gay...

Francis Johnson rubbed the cigarette with his fingers and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Yes and no. Yes, because my heart is indeed still with her, and no other woman has moved me."

"No because I haven’t deliberately planned anything; I just go with the flow."

Lawrence Winters looked at him for a while, nodded, and said, "Brother Johnson, your marriage line is still there, but...you need to persevere."

"Alright, you’re really getting into character." Francis Johnson laughed, pointing at her with his cigarette and said, "Your grandmaster is here."

Lawrence Winters turned around and saw the elderly Daoist standing there with a sorrowful expression, asking her, "Can we go back now?"

Lawrence Winters quickly said, "We can, let’s go."

She waved to Francis Johnson, "Brother Johnson, I’m leaving, don’t be too sad."

Francis Johnson smiled, "I’m fine, take care on the road."

Lawrence Winters followed the old Daoist out of Pine Cypress Cemetery, looking back and feeling the wonders of life.

She quietly asked the old Daoist, "Grandmaster, did you choose to visit the tomb today because you calculated?"

The old Daoist grumbled, "What’s there to calculate! Today is my sister’s death anniversary! If I don’t come today, should I wait until after it passed?"

Lawrence Winters: "..."

She recalled meeting Christopher Mason and Lydia Graham today and murmured to herself, "Is it possible they came for the same reason?"

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