Chapter 15: Three Times in One Night
“No friends.” The woman shook her head lightly. “Menu… this one, this one, and this one. These three items, and a bottle of sake.”
Those influential folks, seeing that I’m down on my luck, would rather stay far away from me.
“Then you should still have family, right? Husband, son, daughter?” Luo Feng glanced at the menu. They were all very basic snacks.
He walked over to the cooking area and started preparing the dishes for the woman.
She was the first person to enjoy Luo Feng’s cooking skills. She should feel honored.
“My husband? He’s in the ICU(Intensive Care Unit at Hospitals).” The woman shook her head.
“What happened to your husband?” Luo Feng was a little curious.
Your husband is in the ICU, and you still have the mood to come out for a drink? You’re quite bold.
“Heh, he lost big in the stock market. The family’s funds couldn’t be turned over, so he directly fainted from anger.” The woman sneered. “As for my daughters… the older daughter is running around everywhere, trying to find a way; the younger daughter is like she has no heart. After becoming a police inspector, she only thinks about solving cases and can’t help with any family matters at all.”
This year’s stock market was like it had seen a ghost. It wasn’t just her family that was hit hard.
“How old is your younger daughter?” Seeing that the woman was very talkative, Luo Feng couldn’t help but chat with her.
“She graduated from university less than a year ago.” The woman shook her head. “Let’s not talk about her. I just want to come and have some peace and quiet. Please don’t disturb me.”
This woman must have been a beauty when she was young. Just didn’t know what her two daughters were like.
Luo Feng took three dishes and walked to the woman, also opening a bottle of good wine for her. “This meal is on me.”
“Even if my family goes bankrupt, it’s not something an izakaya can compare to.” The woman’s eyes turned cold.
“That’s true.” Luo Feng poured the wine for her. “You’re a rare customer in my store. Actually, I can help customers solve any difficulty here, as long as you have a need.”
“Any difficulty?” The woman sneered. “Can you save the stock market?”
“How do you know you can’t if you don’t try?” Luo Feng stood up and smiled. “I don’t know if you’d like to see a good show.”
“What good show?” The woman frowned slightly.
Luo Feng stretched out his right hand.
Snap!
The sound of a finger snap rang out.
The woman felt a moment of dizziness. When she reappeared, she was already on the street late at night.
There weren’t many people on the street. In a dark corner, a young man was drinking alone.
He had one hand in his pocket and the other holding a bottle of sake.
The woman felt that this young man was very repressed.
Suddenly, she discovered that she couldn’t move. This feeling greatly shocked her.
Why? Why can’t I move?
She was like a puppet on strings, only able to follow Luo Feng’s movements.
No, isn’t it strange that we suddenly appeared on the street?
“Why, why does he have so much money without having to work hard, and why do I have nothing?”
The young man was muttering, “Damn it, Nanaka just got together with him like that. Is it because he has money?”
He gulped down a big mouthful of sake.
He sat on a step, dazed, not knowing what he was thinking.
“Young man, you need salvation.” Luo Feng sat down beside him, smiling as he looked at him. “Is there anything you want?”
The woman followed beside Luo Feng, like his maidservant.
Various possibilities flashed through the woman’s mind. Were there really people with special abilities in this world? Or was it a god? A ghost?
Who exactly was he?
“Who are you?” The young man instantly became alert.
The woman found that the young man seemed unable to see her.
“Who I am isn’t important.” A kind smile appeared on Luo Feng’s face. “Your childhood friend went off with someone else. Have you never thought that she might really only see you as a brother?”
“Impossible!” The young man said firmly. “I’ve been so good to her. She said she would marry me when we grew up!”
“You looked pretty good when you were young, but when you grew up… to be honest, you’re quite ugly.” Luo Feng patted his shoulder. “Your childhood friend likes money and looks, not you.”
The young man opened his mouth and glared at Luo Feng. “Believe it or not, I’ll beat you up.”
She… indeed had a bit of an excessive pursuit of brand names and fashion, but that definitely wasn’t her being shallow, just a normal pursuit of quality of life.
“I don’t believe it.” Luo Feng’s gaze looked towards the street with sparse pedestrian traffic. “You’re drinking to gather courage and even brought a knife. Are you planning to threaten her with suicide to choose you, or are you planning to go kill that man? Or kill that woman? You won’t want to cause trouble at this time.”
“You, what are you talking about? I don’t understand!” The young man was shocked.
“Tsk, people ah, at times like this, it’s easy to go to extremes, especially young people like you. When you’re older, you’ll know it’s not worth it.” Luo Feng was like an excellent elder, giving the young man guidance. “You envy his life. Do you want to become him?”
The young man secretly gripped the knife in his pocket and asked vigilantly, “Become him? What do you mean?”
“You live his life. Are you willing?” Luo Feng showed a smile again. “How about it? This choice is quite a bargain, right? You can possess everything he has. That handsome appearance, gentle personality, and you can become the only son of that department store owner. Drive a luxury car, sleep with beautiful women. As long as you don’t spend money recklessly, you can live comfortably until the end of your life.”
“No matter how you look at it, this life is much better than your current life. Your mother died in an accident last year. Your father ignores you and drinks every day. There’s not much savings at home. You just graduated from high school and have to work three jobs every day to support the family. The only childhood friend who was good to you went off with someone else.”
“Is it possible?” The young man’s face darkened. “How could I possibly have his life?”
“I can give you room for choice.” Luo Feng pointed in front of him, and time in the entire world seemed to stop. “I’m a devil, a devil who can grant your wishes. I can do much more than you imagine.”
“Devil?” The young man sobered up a bit. He wanted to get away from Luo Feng but found that he couldn’t do it.
Devil?
Cold sweat flowed down the woman’s head.
There are really devils in this world?
How is that possible!
When bad luck strikes, can you even choke on cold water?
I was just casually strolling and walked into a devil’s store?
Snap!
Luo Feng snapped his fingers, and time in the world resumed its normal flow.
In a daze, the young man seemed to see his lovely childhood friend entering a love hotel, laughing and talking with a handsome guy.
After going in, they got a room. Then the woman took a shower first, and the man went in to shower together.
He wanted to keep watching, but he found that he couldn’t see anything anymore. The scene returned to the current one.
“This was the scene three hours ago. Your childhood friend was slept with.” Luo Feng said softly. “Three times in one night.”
