Time passed quickly.
After leaving the dormitory, Zhang Wei did not idle. He took Li Junfei to pick out a birthday gift for an hour, then called a Didi car and headed to the Lusha City Nursing Home.
On the way.
Li Junfei could not suppress his curiosity and playfully asked Zhang Wei:
"Brother Wei, you said before that Xiao Lin's grandfather didn't see her because of you. What did you do to her grandfather? Cast a spell?"
Zhang Wei patted Li Junfei's head:
"I have no enmity with Grandpa Qiu, why would I cast a spell? I just told Grandpa Qiu some things, which led to Grandpa Qiu not seeing Xiao Mantou."
"Brother Wei, are you sure you just said a few words to Grandpa Qiu and he stopped seeing Xiao Lin?"
"Sure and certain."
As he spoke.
Li Junfei's cheeks twitched: "Brother Wei, what kind of operation is this? Some people can make men spend 180,000 on them with three sentences. You can make an old man sever ties with his granddaughter with three sentences. Damn, that's amazing."
"It's not as exaggerated as you think. I just made Grandpa Qiu not see Xiao Mantou, not severing the grandfather-granddaughter relationship."
Zhang Wei said directly:
"Although what I said sounds a bit messed up, I did this for Xiao Mantou's sake. After all, if Grandpa Qiu met Xiao Mantou again, he would die."
Before he finished speaking.
Zhang Wei, without waiting for Li Junfei to ask, countered:
"Junfei, do you know what 'Tian Sha Gu Xing' means?"
"I know."
Li Junfei nodded and continued:
"Tian Sha Gu Xing is a saying that has been passed down in folklore since ancient times. It refers to a very vicious and brutal star. That star is solitary, it is called Tian Sha Gu Xing, and it is also called the broom star, the unlucky star."
"Speaking of which, Brother Wei, you told me before that ghost exorcists have a saying of 'xiang shi', who specializes in fortune-telling and physiognomy for people."
"I remember that in physiognomy, there is also the saying of Tian Sha Gu Xing, which means that some people, due to their birth date, facial features, etc., are Tian Sha Gu Xing, and such people will bring disaster to those around them."
"It is because of this saying that in ancient times, people would curse orphans and unlucky people by calling them Tian Sha Gu Xing, which is considered profanity."
As he spoke.
Li Junfei looked at Zhang Wei in surprise:
"Brother Wei, don't tell me that Xiao Lin's grandfather is the Tian Sha Gu Xing mentioned in physiognomy?"
Zhang Wei shook his head:
"I don't know if he is or not, because I wasn't a ghost exorcist back then, and I couldn't do physiognomy. All of this was calculated by my father finding a fortune teller."
"Actually, Junfei, you don't know that before I became a ghost exorcist, I didn't really believe in ghosts and gods. It wasn't until Grandpa Qiu's incident that I started to believe a little."
"That was back in high school."
"At that time, Xiao Mantou and I started dating and went to high school. Xiao Mantou felt it was time, so she took me to meet her parents, and also to meet Grandpa Qiu, whom she hadn't seen in a long time."
"Before this, because Grandpa Qiu lived in a relatively remote place, and Grandpa Qiu never went out, Xiao Mantou only visited Grandpa Qiu during winter and summer vacations."
"Then."
"Xiao Mantou thought that I could get along well with her family, so she often took me to see her parents and Grandpa Qiu as soon as school was out."
"Later, Xiao Mantou fell ill. She looked like she had a cold and fever, but no matter how much medicine she took from the doctor, she couldn't get better."
"Her parents took Xiao Mantou to see doctors, but many doctors couldn't cure her."
"I was also anxious, so I told my parents about Xiao Mantou's situation, thinking they might know some famous doctors who could help. But my dad, for some reason, not only found doctors but also consulted a fortune teller."
"Then my dad told me that Xiao Mantou's illness wasn't an illness, but that she was being influenced by her grandfather."
"My dad said that the fortune teller calculated that Grandpa Qiu had health problems, and was not Tian Sha Gu Xing, but similar to Tian Sha Gu Xing. Anyone who stayed with him for a long time would have problems, especially the closer they were to him, the more they would get sick."
"I didn't believe it at first, but later, in desperation, I thought, why not give it a try..."
"Then, on impulse, I went and told Grandpa Qiu about this matter. Grandpa Qiu agreed to my suggestion, and he chose not to see Xiao Mantou afterwards."
"As a result, Xiao Mantou's illness really got better. She didn't need any medicine and naturally recovered."
"At first, I didn't believe it. Until I kept going to see Grandpa Qiu for Xiao Mantou. After all, I was guessing blindly, and I made Grandpa Qiu not see Xiao Mantou. I wanted to make amends, so I visited Grandpa Qiu every few days."
"I myself got a fever and fell ill."
As he spoke.
Zhang Wei's gaze softened as he recalled how he had a fever back then, and how Qiu Xiaolin stayed by his side all night to take care of him, even missing her piano exam:
"I thought I had a fever, but because I was sick and didn't go to see Grandpa Qiu, my illness actually got better."
"From then on, even if I wanted to disbelieve, I couldn't."
"It was also from then on that Grandpa Qiu knew about my illness and didn't let me see him. I could only visit him on his birthday."
Li Junfei looked at Zhang Wei with emotion.
Although Zhang Wei did not mention the subsequent breakup between Zhang Wei and Qiu Xiaolin.
He could guess it to some extent.
It was probably because Xiao Lin knew that her grandfather wasn't seeing her, and given Brother Wei's personality, he definitely wouldn't tell Xiao Lin about her grandfather's situation. After all, if he said it, Xiao Lin would definitely insist on seeing her grandfather. Girls' emotions are more sensitive than boys', otherwise, she wouldn't have brought Brother Wei to meet her parents.
However, it was likely that she later learned that her grandfather wasn't seeing her because of Zhang Wei, which led to the breakup.
"You've been through a lot, Brother Wei."
Li Junfei patted Zhang Wei's shoulder and playfully comforted him:
"Your breakup with Xiao Lin is quite melodramatic, and rather mysterious."
Zhang Wei smiled.
He knew Li Junfei was comforting him.
In fact.
Compared to dwelling on the breakup, he was more concerned about seeing Grandpa Qiu. The reason was simple: he had now become a ghost exorcist and understood the other side of the world, which confirmed that Grandpa Qiu's situation was not his own superstition.
After all, he had now acquired a lot of knowledge about ghost exorcists.
This time, when he met Grandpa Qiu, he might be able to find out the cause of Grandpa Qiu's condition.
This was also why Zhang Wei, after returning from the hospital and learning that it was Grandpa Qiu's birthday, was eager to go to the nursing home.
...
A moment later.
Lusha City Nursing Home.
Led by a caregiver, Zhang Wei and the two arrived at the flower garden lawn in the front yard of the nursing home.
At this time.
It was past 10 o'clock in the morning.
Looking up at the sky, it was clear and cloudless. The summer breeze blew past, carrying a hint of coolness, not warmth.
And on that lawn.
There were many elderly people dressed in white. Some elderly people were sitting on stone chairs on the lawn playing Go, occasionally being instructed by the elderly people next to them on how to play, and starting to argue. Some were exercising under the care of the caregivers.
"Old Master Qiu is over there."
The caregiver pointed to a lawn.
Zhang Wei heard this and looked, his gaze falling on the figure of an old man sitting alone on a stone chair.