The divorce comeback system arrived right after I was born.

The second day of the Lunar New Year is auspicious for weddings and travel, but inauspicious for staying at home.

They especially dislike being caught by their extended family members.

Chen Zhi was terrified by the interrogation from his relatives in the living room early in the morning.

"Xiao Zhi, have you found someone at Peking University yet? Let me tell you, you should find someone local, someone you know well."

"I heard you're starting a business? How much do you earn a month? Around 5,000 yuan?"

"Oh dear, this child has lost weight. Is it because studying is too hard? Should I ask your aunt to get you some free-range eggs to help him recover?"

Faced with this all-encompassing and thorough care, Chen Zhi decisively chose to run away.

He made up an excuse, grabbed Lin Wanwan who had just come to visit, and slipped out the door as if fleeing a disaster.

The Spring Festival in Wuhan was quite lively.

Red lanterns hung in every street and alley, and the loudspeakers in front of each shop were getting louder and louder.

They played different versions of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" (Wishing you prosperity) in turn.

Lin Wanwan changed her outfit again today. Chen Zhi was still wearing a long black down jacket, so Lin Wanwan also changed into a long white down jacket.

Standing together, they look like they're wearing matching outfits.

Because Chen Zhi rarely asked Lin Wanwan to go out with him before, and she mostly stayed at home, Lin Wanwan was quite excited to be invited out now.

"Chen Zhi, Chen Zhi! I want to eat that!"

Lin Wanwan pointed to the grilled squid stall by the roadside.

Chen Zhi took out his phone to pay.

Two minutes later, Lin Wanwan held up two skewers of grilled squid that were bigger than her face and took a big bite.

"Delicious! It smells so good!"

She chewed twice, then stuffed the rest of the large bunch directly into Chen Zhi's mouth.

"Here you go, the rest is yours."

Chen Zhi looked at the squid that was still sizzling with oil and said, "Are you a cat? Just one bite?"

"Oh dear, this squid is so high in calories!" Lin Wanwan rubbed her belly. "I have a variety show to film after the New Year, and I won't look good on camera if I'm chubby. But I really want to try it, so I guess I'll have to trouble you."

So, I'm just a human-shaped garbage can?

Chen Zhi sighed, resignedly took the squid, and finished it off in a few bites.

The next half street basically follows this pattern in a loop.

Lin Wanwan ate one piece of stinky tofu, and Chen Zhi finished the rest.

Lin Wanwan bit off the strawberry on top of the candied hawthorn, and the rest of the hawthorn went into Chen Zhi's stomach.

Lin Wanwan drank the milk foam on top of the milk tea, while Chen Zhi took care of the rest of the tea base.

When Chen Zhi reached the end of the street, he felt that he seemed to have a bit of a connection.

"I can't take it anymore, I'm going to throw up if I eat any more." Chen Zhi waved his hand and firmly refused the half roasted sweet potato that Lin Wanwan offered him.

Lin Wanwan looked at the steaming sweet potato in her hand and pouted with a hint of regret: "Alright then."

A moment later, she pointed to a stall not far away where a large crowd had gathered.

"I want to play that! Ring toss!"

The stall was quite large, with a red cloth spread on the ground and filled with all sorts of trinkets.

From the keychains and playing cards at the front, to the piggy bank in the middle, and even a live turtle, the last row features several giant plush toys.

Lin Wanwan pointed to the largest pink StellaLou in the last row, "Chen Zhi, I want that one!"

If a straight man heard his girlfriend wanting to play with this, he would definitely say, "This thing only costs a few dollars online, why pay this 'stupidity tax'?"

But now he's a scumbag with three girlfriends, and he knows very well that what girls really want is a sense of ritual and emotional value.

Chen Zhi glanced at the distance.

It's at least five or six meters away.

Moreover, the boss was very cunning. The pink StellaLou head was particularly large, and the plastic ring looked small and light, making it harder than climbing to heaven to put it on.

"That's a bit difficult." Chen Zhi stroked his chin.

"I don't care, I want that one!" Lin Wanwan tugged at his sleeve and pleaded, "Look how cute that is, it would be so comfortable on my bed."

Chen Zhi couldn't stand her act the most.

"Okay, okay, I'll take it!"

Chen Zhi stepped forward and scanned the QR code.

"Boss, fifty laps, please!"

The boss, a middle-aged balding man, beamed with joy upon hearing this.

"Alright! You're so cool, handsome! I wish you every shot counts!"

The shopkeeper deftly counted out fifty colorful plastic rings and handed them over.

Chen Zhi rolled up his sleeves, weighed the ring in his hand, and exuded confidence.

"Watch closely, I'm going to empty your entire stall today."

He got into position, aimed at the pink StellaLou, and threw it with all his might.

"Get out of here!"

The bamboo hoop traced a graceful arc in the air before striking a nearby porcelain cup and bouncing away.

"Oops, slip of the hand." Chen Zhi remained expressionless and continued throwing.

Three, five, ten...

Circles flew everywhere.

The pink StellaLou wasn't even touched.

After throwing fifty rings, the ground in front of Chen Zhi was completely clean, with nothing on it.

Lin Wanwan was laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight.

"Chen Zhi, are you even capable?!"

The scene was very embarrassing.

Chen Zhi blushed, gritted his teeth, and bought another thirty rings.

A series of crackling and popping sounds followed.

"There's only one left."

Lin Wanwan stopped smiling and came over to cheer Chen Zhi on, "It's okay, it's okay, participation is what matters."

Chen Zhi looked at the last yellow circle in his hand and took a deep breath.

He refused to believe it!

In this life, he's a man with a system. Even if the system doesn't enhance his agility, his luck can't be this bad, right?

"Walk!"

Chen Zhi used all his strength to throw the last hoop out.

"Oh! I won! I won!"

Although the boss was a little disappointed that he hadn't made money on this last round, he was still very happy. "The handsome guy was lucky!"

The boss ran over, picked up the clownfish keychain, and handed it to Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi looked at the ugly fish in his hand, which was crudely made and had one eye bigger than the other, and his face darkened.

You only got this for a few dozen yuan?

Is this the kind of item that costs 9.9 yuan with free shipping on Pinduoduo?

"Here you go." Chen Zhi handed the pendant to Lin Wanwan, a little embarrassed. "There's no chance with StellaLou, so this is all I have left."

Unexpectedly, Lin Wanwan took it as if she had received some kind of treasure.

She held the ugly fish up to the sunlight and examined it.

"You're so cute! Look at your eyes, one big and one small, just like yours."

"..." Chen Zhi was speechless. "Where are my eyes different sizes?"

"It just looks like it!"

Lin Wanwan simply hung the pendant on her Chanel bag, which cost tens of thousands of yuan.

"Let's go, let's go to Changchun Temple!"

Lin Wanwan was in a great mood and took Chen Zhi's arm as they walked forward.

Changchun Temple is a famous Taoist temple in Jiangcheng. It is said that the divination sticks drawn there are particularly accurate, and every Spring Festival, a large number of people come to burn incense and pray for blessings.

The two squeezed into the Taoist temple with the flow of people.

The room was filled with smoke and had a strong smell of incense.

Lin Wanwan pulled Chen Zhixian to kowtow three times to the ancestral master, and then excitedly ran to the place to draw lots.

"Chen Zhi, Chen Zhi, let's draw a fortune stick for marriage!"

Chen Zhi originally had no interest in these feudal superstitions.

But then I thought, if I've even encountered things like rebirth and a system, then maybe there's some truth to the mystical arts in this world.

"Okay, I'll take one."

The two knelt on the prayer mats, holding divination sticks in their hands and shaking them vigorously.

"Smack."

Lin Wanwan shook out one first.

She picked it up and saw that it was a very auspicious fortune slip.

The fortune slip reads: A good marriage was formed in this life; a smile upon meeting again brings instant affection. No one is superior or inferior to another; in times of success, do not concern yourself with poverty or wealth.

The old Taoist priest interpreting the fortune slip glanced at it, stroked his beard, and chuckled, "Young lady, this is a good fortune slip. A match made in heaven, mutual affection; as long as you treat each other sincerely, you will surely grow old together."

Upon hearing this, Lin Wanwan's eyes narrowed into crescent moons with joy.

She turned to look at Chen Zhi: "Your turn! Your turn! Shake it now!"

Chen Zhi took a deep breath and silently prayed: May all the gods protect me and keep my harem harmonious, and please don't let anything go wrong.

He shook the lottery tube vigorously.

"Clatter".

A bamboo skewer fell out.

Chen Zhi picked it up and looked at it closely.

The fortune slip contained four lines of poetry:

The hall was filled with the fragrance of orioles and swallows, dazzling the eye and blurring the truth. But when the wind rises, they all fly away, leaving only an empty courtyard for one to face alone.

Chen Zhi's heart skipped a beat.

This fortune slip is way too targeted!

He was currently caught in a love triangle with three girls, living like he was walking a tightrope. This lousy fortune stick had directly revealed his current situation, even predicting the tragic consequences of a failed attempt.

In his previous life, Chen Zhi would have simply laughed it off and dismissed it as feudal superstition.

But he's even experienced absurd things like time travel and rebirth, and he also has a system in his head that occasionally goes crazy.

This left him no choice but to panic. Could the patriarch of this Taoist temple really be something special?

He's a reincarnated being, a chosen one with a system. Is this really how he's going to end up?

"What did you draw? Let me see!"

Seeing that Chen Zhi's expression was off, Lin Wanwan snatched the fortune slip away.

She only saw the last line, "Only an empty courtyard remains, facing my loneliness."

Lin Wanwan was stunned for a moment, then slammed the stick on the table and angrily returned it to the young Taoist priest.

"What kind of lousy fortune sticks are these? They're completely inaccurate!"

She turned around, cupped Chen Zhi's face in her hands, and rubbed it hard.

"Chen Zhi, don't believe this. Feudal superstitions are all lies."

Lin Wanwan looked into his eyes and said earnestly, "I will always be with you, and I can't get rid of you no matter what. How could you be alone? Unless you don't want me anymore."

Looking at the bright face before him, Chen Zhi felt the chill in his heart dissipate slightly.

Yes.

It's man-made.

Do you mean that if several carbon elements are arranged in a regular pattern, it will cause my harem to be in flames, and I will regret it for the rest of my life?

I have a system now. If I can't even manage the happiness of a few women, I might as well just smash my head against a block of tofu and die.

Just then, a young Taoist priest suddenly approached from the side.

The young Taoist priest looked to be in his early twenties, holding a red rope in his hand, and smiling at the two of them.

"Two benefactors, I see that your foreheads are radiant; you are people with great destiny."

The young Taoist priest shook the red string in his hand. "Although the fortune slip we just obtained had some twists and turns, it's not insurmountable. Would you like to take a look at this red string? It's been blessed by the Old Man of the Moon and our ancestral master. Wearing it on your wrist can lock in your marriage, making your love as solid as a rock, unbreakable even by the biggest storms."

Although Lin Wanwan had just been comforting Chen Zhi, she still perked up her ears upon hearing this.

"Does this... really work?"

"Sincerity is key," the young Taoist priest said, seeing an opportunity, and promoted the product even more enthusiastically. "Moreover, this red rope is woven in a unique way, called the 'Knot of Love,' which symbolizes eternal love. Once the two of you wear it, you'll be a match made in heaven, and no one can separate you."

Lin Wanwan was somewhat tempted.

Although she is not short of money, she is not the type to spend money recklessly.

"How much does this cost?"

The young Taoist priest bowed and said with a mysterious expression, "Talking about money is vulgar. We talk about fate. Since you two are destined to be with the Ancestral Master, this pair of red strings will only cost 131.4 yuan."

"One hundred and thirty?"

Lin Wanwan's eyes widened. "This is way too expensive! These are just two ordinary ropes; you can buy a bunch for two yuan outside!"

Although she was a moderately wealthy woman, she wasn't stupid.

This is clearly ripping off customers.

"Let's go, Chen Zhi, we're not buying this. It's a scam." Lin Wanwan pulled Chen Zhi away.

To everyone's surprise, Chen Zhi stood still and didn't move.

He stared at the red string in the young Taoist priest's hand.

One hundred and thirty?

Let alone 130, even 13,000, he would be willing to pay as long as it could break the "lonely man" hexagram from before!

It's better to believe it exists than to believe it doesn't!

Chen Zhi took out his phone and opened the payment code.

"Give me two pairs."

The young Taoist priest was about to spout a few more tricks when he heard this and was stunned.

Lin Wanwan was also stunned, stopped and turned to look at him: "Why did you buy two pairs? Do you have four hands?"

Chen Zhi remained expressionless, scanning the code to pay while spouting nonsense: "Wasn't that fortune slip bad? I was thinking of buying another pair, to be more sincere, so that the God of Marriage and the Ancestral Master would bless me a little more because I'm so willing to spend money."

"..." Lin Wanwan was baffled by this logic.

The young Taoist priest reacted quickly, immediately beaming with joy: "Excellent! Excellent! With such sincerity, the Old Man of the Moon and the Ancestral Master will surely be moved! And the good fortune is yet to come!"

"drop."

Payment successful.

Chen Zhi took the four red ropes.

He picked up one of them and gently tied it around Lin Wanwan's fair wrist.

The red knots accentuated her fair skin, making her look quite beautiful.

Although Lin Wanwan said it was expensive, she couldn't help but smile when she looked at the red string on her wrist.

She also picked one up and tied it to Chen Zhi's wrist.

"Alright, it's a bit expensive, but since you're so thoughtful, I'll reluctantly wear it."

It was already afternoon when the two left Changchun Temple.

As the sun set, it cast long shadows of the two of them.

Lin Wanwan held Chen Zhi's hand, glancing down at the red string on her wrist every now and then, a silly grin on her face.

"I have a really good day."

Chen Zhi raised an eyebrow: "Because I failed to ring any of the fifty rings?"

"Oh no!" Lin Wanwan laughed and playfully punched him. "It's because I'm with you."

Chen Zhi smiled and reached out to tuck her wind-blown hair behind her ear.

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This chapter has 4000 words, so I think it's not unreasonable for me to write another chapter. (18/36)