Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 953: Chapter 949: Dark Brows

It seemed that sensing Huo Sining’s troubled emotions, Gu Xu couldn’t help but chuckle lightly. As Huo Sining lifted her head, he calmly said, ”Three o’clock direction, the fifth booth.”

”Hmm?” Huo Sining was stunned for a second before realizing that Gu Xu was telling her Hattori Keiko’s exact location.

This left Huo Sining somewhat surprised and a bit skeptical: ”How do you know I—”

”Don’t forget I came from Falcon; this little thought of yours can’t escape me,” Gu Xu said with a faint, elusive smile at the corner of his lips, while his deep, pool-like eyes indulgently gazed at Huo Sining. He casually reached out to stroke a loose strand of her hair.

Huo Sining felt like a student caught in a mischief, guiltily trying to lower her head, but just as she was about to do so, Gu Xu pinched her chin.

The man across from her leaned in close, stopping less than a centimeter from her, and in a solemn tone, said:

”Wife, you can choose to trust me unconditionally. Whatever you want to do, tell me, and if I can help, I will not hesitate for a second. I also hope you won’t hide anything from me. Remember, I am your man, your strong support, understand?”

Huo Sining was taken aback by Gu Xu’s words, and the shameless man across from her took advantage of the pause to dominantly kiss her lips, savoring the sweet taste of his wife before sighing in satisfaction.

Huo Sining was originally quite moved, but Gu Xu’s antics made the budding emotion in her heart vanish instantly, leaving her with mixed feelings of amusement and frustration.

”I still don’t understand, why are you so sure Hattori Keiko is in that booth?” Huo Sining wondered inwardly and couldn’t help but lower her voice to ask.

Gu Xu laughed and responded, ”To the right, counting fifth, there’s a pair of shoes at the booth’s entrance that matches the style and color of that woman’s. When entering, a waiter came out from that booth with a menu in hand, which means the guests in that booth just arrived and have just finished ordering. Additionally, when the curtain was lifted, I saw the corner of that woman’s dress. Based on these details, I’m sure the person you are looking for is in that booth.”

Hearing this long string of analysis, Huo Sining was momentarily stunned, and in the end, she couldn’t help but admire Gu Xu’s astonishing observational skills.

No wonder he could be in Falcon; these keen eyes indeed resemble those of a hawk, undeniably impressive!

Since they were at a century-old establishment, they had to try authentic Kobe beef. Neither Huo Sining nor Gu Xu was short on money. Both enjoyed the finer things and didn’t mind spending a fortune to taste top-tier Kobe beef.

While ordering, Huo Sining excused herself to the restroom, guided by the waiter.

Before long, she silently arrived in front of the booth where Hattori Keiko was situated.

According to Huo Sining’s plan, she intended to confront Hattori Keiko. Yet, as she approached the booth and stood outside the bamboo curtain, her steps involuntarily halted.

Because from Hattori Keiko’s mouth, she heard a familiar name—Watanabe Yasu.

Seated opposite Hattori Keiko was none other than Watanabe Yasu, someone who had also crossed paths with Huo Sining.

Indeed, enemies meet again! Huo Sining couldn’t help but feel a sense of irony.

Just then, the waiter served the meals that Hattori Keiko and her companion had ordered. Huo Sining stepped aside, and as the waiter lifted the bamboo curtain to enter, she glanced inside the booth, confirming that the man sitting opposite Hattori Keiko was indeed Watanabe Yasu.

However, the moment she saw Watanabe Yasu, Huo Sining felt something was off.

Watanabe Yasu was in a strange state; with just one look, Huo Sining noticed the gloom that seemed to hang around his eyes and brows.

Initially taken aback, Huo Sining suddenly recognized that familiar aura of gloom. A flash of inspiration hit her, and she recalled that Tang Sancai Galloping Horse they had retrieved from the Taicheng Ancient Tomb.

That Sancai Horse, unearthed by tomb robbers, seemed to cast a strange misfortune on anyone who came into contact with it.

The farmer who unearthed the horse’s wife miscarried, his dorm mates had accidents, and within a day, the farmer himself died at the tomb’s entrance;

The Cultural Relics Bureau staff transporting that horse also faced issues; the transport vehicle overturned on the road;

After touching the horse, Feng Yang, Li Xuanbing, and Captain Wu all had their foreheads shrouded in a black aura overnight. Even Huo Sining nearly fell prey until Xie Daoyuan found a learned Fangzhang to chant scriptures and cleanse the aura.

Having touched the Sancai Horse herself, Huo Sining knew there was something sinister about it; something inexplicable but undoubtedly tainted.

Later, at the Imperial Capital Ghost Market, another Tang Sancai Horse appeared. Although Huo Sining did not touch it, she sensed the familiar malicious aura emanating from its surface.

Judging that it likely came from the same tomb, Huo Sining did not pursue it, and eventually, Watanabe Yasu bought that horse for sixteen million.

The incident had long passed, nearly forgotten by Huo Sining, until seeing the black aura on Watanabe Yasu’s forehead reminded her of the exact doom-laden aura she saw on Li Xuanbing and Feng Yang.

More alarming, while Li Xuanbing and Feng Yang’s exposure was brief, making the aura faint, Watanabe Yasu’s forehead was completely shrouded in a heavy, oppressive black aura, seemingly ready to burst out, clearly already beyond containment.

Frowning, Huo Sining easily guessed that Watanabe Yasu must have taken that horse back to Dongyang. If her assumptions were correct, Watanabe Yasu most likely kept the horse in a place he frequently accessed: either his office or his home.

By living daily with such a doom-laden funerary item, the aura had inevitably invaded his body. Recalling her experiences at the Taicheng Ancient Tomb, Huo Sining couldn’t help but sigh. To endure this long, Watanabe Yasu’s resilience was indeed remarkable!

However, with that black aura now concentrated on Watanabe Yasu’s forehead, even though it seemed harmless for the moment, Huo Sining estimated an inevitable outbreak. Watanabe Yasu’s good days would soon come to an end.