Chapter Thirty-Three: In the Water

  "What's wrong? Don't cry, it seems like you've suffered a great injustice just by seeing me... Ah..." Sakai Izumi and Kawashima couldn't believe their eyes. The boy who was fine just a moment ago suddenly burst into tears. Although Sakai Izumi is a big star, it's not like people would be so moved to tears just by seeing her...

  Tears welled up in Zhou Xiao's eyes, but ultimately didn't fall. However, it was already enough to shock Sakai Izumi, who felt a little happy and proud inside. People all have vanity, after all - the boy had almost cried just from seeing her face, so how could she not feel a little self-satisfied?

  "Spring... Spring Water Sister!" Zhou Xiao had been brewing for a while before finally calling out.

  "Alright, alright, just because of your performance just now, I acknowledge you as my younger brother. No matter if you join the company in the future or not, as long as you enter the entertainment industry, if you have any problems, just mention my name, got it? The seniority system in the entertainment industry is very strict, but no matter how strict it is, at least your older sister will give me some face. Sakai Izumi's words were quite domineering, and while seniority is normal, the Japanese entertainment industry is ultimately a society of the strong, where seniority is just a facade - when it comes down to it, ability is what determines relationships."

  "Sen Water Sister! I finally see you......!" Sakai Izumi naturally didn't know, Zhou Xiao's words were truly a sigh of relief, he had crossed over ten years of time, and was able to see her, how lucky is that!

  "Alright, alright. What's there to see about me? And besides, we have plenty of time to meet again in the future. Speaking of which, little brother, I don't even know your name yet." said Sakai Izumi.

  "My...my name is Zhou Xiao!"

  "Good morning?"

  "That's right, I'm a Chinese of Japanese nationality!" said Zhou Xiaodao.

  "Japanese nationality Chinese? Zhou Xiao!!!!!!?" Sakai Izumi's reaction scared Zhou Xiao.

  The girl in front of her first reacted with a hint of Japanese-Chinese descent, then suddenly widened her eyes and repeated his name in surprise!

  "You said your name is Zhou Xiao!? You're a Chinese descendant!? That means, you are Chinese!?" Sakai Izumi asked in surprise.

  "I'm an ethnic Chinese, so I don't count as a Chinese person... just a descendant of the Chinese people." Zhou Xiao said with some regret.

  "Descendants of the Chinese! Descendants of the Chinese!" Sakai Izumi exclaimed in surprise, repeating it twice.

  "What's... wrong with this?" Zhou Xiao looked at Sakai Izumi with a somewhat strange tone of inquiry.

  And Sakai Izumi, who was facing him, had a somewhat absent-minded look in her eyes, and it was clear that she seemed to have entered a state of reminiscence.

  The origin of the matter dates back to 1990. Sakai Izumi's real name was Kamachi Yoriko, and in 1989, when she was 22 years old, she had just stepped into the entertainment circle with one foot. For Japan's entertainment circle, even in the 89-year era, entering the circle at the age of 22 was already a bit old. Moreover, at that time, Kamachi Yoriko had no connections whatsoever and was at the very bottom of the Japanese entertainment circle. Although there were many people with excellent singing skills, without some luck or paying a price, her songs, no matter how good they were, would have difficulty succeeding. In this way, she muddled through two years in a daze, which for her was a terrifying two years. During those two years, apart from her own bottom line, she had done everything she could accept, yet still couldn't find the path to success.

  At the beginning of 1990, he walked into a fortune-telling house by chance.

  The Japanese are very superstitious about fortune-telling, which can be clearly seen from the numerous fortune-telling programs on TV. Whether it's palm reading, face reading, tarot cards, or four pillars, Japan's various schools of fortune-telling can earn a pretty good income, and many people have made millions of yen by telling fortunes.

  Sakai Izumi this time's fortune-telling, found a... Taoist.

  The Taoist from China is not a big deal in Japan, and Sakai Izumi herself may not really believe in these things. Many times, what she seeks is just peace of mind, which is the motivation for doing things.

  At that time, the Taoist who was wearing a yin-yang bagua in front of him calculated her fate after seeing Sakai Izumi, and even ten years later today, she still remembers it very clearly.

  "Master, I've done a lot of work over the past year, but actually these things aren't what I wanted to do. I'm very skeptical... Can someone like me still achieve my dreams?" This was Sakai Izumi's first question.

  "You will soon meet the first important person in your destiny, don't worry, as long as you meet him, you will be successful." The Taoist said mysteriously at that time.

  "Really?" Sakai Izumi couldn't help but feel a little skeptical, having tried so hard for a year without achieving anything. Could she really meet the person who would change her fate?

  "This is actually not important for you, what's important is your destiny..." The old Taoist looked at the Bagua diagram in front of him, his other hand pinched and calculated with a mysterious look.

  "What's a fate chart?"

  "It's your allotted lifespan, how long you can live!" The old Taoist said.

  "How long will I live? Huh? I've had a fortune teller look at it before... He said my life line is very long..." Sakai Izumi said.

  "Hmph! That thing is utterly hypocritical!" The old Daoist said disdainfully.

  "I wonder if this tone can get any better..." Sakai Izumi muttered in her heart.

  "You don't seem too convinced either, which is good, so you won't be too shocked. According to my calculations, your destiny only has forty years!" the old Taoist said.

  "40 years!?"

  "That's right! 40 years! Your age is... " The old Taoist said, pinching his hand to calculate and then said: "In other words, you can only live until 2007!"

  "2007?!" Even if he didn't quite believe it, Sakai Izumi couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat after hearing the old Daoist's calculations.

  "It's really... from this year to 2007, you will live a relatively free and fulfilling life. Although you won't have any children or a spouse, being able to live such a wealthy life is also quite good!" the old Daoist said.

  "Huh? Only 40 years? Don't... don't joke around!" Even someone as calm and collected as Sakai Izumi couldn't help but resist, no matter how much money there was, if she could only live for 40 more years, what would be the point of having anything else?

  "Whether you believe it or not is your business, I just faithfully said what's in the fate!" The old Taoist said.

  "Is... there no way to extend it?" Sakai Izumi asked helplessly.

  "This can't be delayed, can it?! Don't joke around! In all my years of working, I've never... Hmm? Ah? Strange! How could this happen?!" The old Daoist said halfway, suddenly changing his tone, he raised both hands and started calculating.

  Sakai Izumi was also startled by the old Daoist's behavior, and she looked at him with some surprise as he counted on one hand while muttering to himself: "Strange, how could there be such an unexpected turn of events? Who is this person? No, does this person really exist? How can this be? Ah... no good, my Dao skills are not enough! No good, it seems I need to go back and ask Master to recalculate! Strange, strange!"

  "What...what's wrong?" Sakai Izumi finally couldn't help but ask.

  "It's strange, just strange! I don't have time to tell you too much, so let me just tell you what I've calculated. This thing called fate, once it's set, it's rare for anyone to change it, but with you, I encountered a change. This change will happen in... hmm... 2000! That's right, it happened in 2000. The one who changed your fate wasn't you, but another person. This person... is only half a person! Who exactly this person is, I don't know! All I know is that they're half a person! Ah... what chaos. Remember, just half a person! This person might be half Japanese, or maybe you only have half a chance of meeting them! Haha, half a person, have you ever heard of such a thing? Can there really be half a person living in this world? Hahaha"

  In the end, Lao Dao's hair was standing on end and he looked somewhat deranged.

  As Sakaki Izumi left, the last thing he saw was Ojii-san packing up his things.

  P.S., shed some dog's blood and let Quan Shui sister live...