How to raise a father who is overly controlling of his daughter

"Ha, you," Whitecat chuckled dismissively. "You have no self-awareness whatsoever."

"Hurry up, don't keep the people behind us waiting," the monk urged, his expression slightly unnatural, looking somewhat... anxious.

"Did you hear me? I told you to hurry up," Makise said.

"Ha, a fox borrowing the tiger's power," Whitecat sneered under his breath, labeling the monk as "bald" and "birds of a feather."

He looked up again, his gaze fixed on the branches.

No matter how much you dawdle, it will still be lost.

Oh well, it's just superstition anyway. If it can't be hung up, it can't be hung up.

Whitecat felt he couldn't hang the cards up; it seemed too difficult. He wiggled his hand, then exerted a slight force—

……

"Have you heard? Some people from out of town went to try that."

"What does this have to do with us?"

"Tsk tsk, what a pity, which number is it now?"

In front of the temple, locals offering incense were whispering among themselves.

Rena was leaning against a pillar, playing on her phone, when she heard them talking.

What are they talking about?

Reina was puzzled and wasn't listening attentively.

Makise and the others have been inside for over ten minutes, why haven't they come out yet?

Looking up at the Buddha statues in the hall, I felt no sense of solemnity whatsoever.

Rena felt a chill run down her spine, and she shivered uncomfortably, tightening her clothes and moving away from the Buddha statues.

"It's so slow!"

Rena kicked a pebble on the ground, and the pebble flew up like a playing card.

……

The playing cards spun left and right, and the red lines swayed erratically.

Makise Whitecat and the others stared intently, including at the monk.

The monk's gaze was more fervent than anyone else's.

However, Yi Xue is not included in this list.

Yi Xue stared at the monk. His lips moved slightly, but he made no sound. Yi Xue could still guess what he was saying.

Fall down, fall down quickly!

Yi Xue squinted, feeling that this ancient tree was so eerie.

In an instant, Yixue seemed to see something extraordinary.

Is it an illusion, a hallucination?

Did they mistake this tree for a scene from a horror movie?

The monk noticed Yixue's gaze, smiled, and revealed his white teeth.

Yi Xue turned her head.

The playing card fell, and the string somehow got caught on a branch.

"Huh?" Yixue was surprised, Whitecat was astonished, and Makise was somewhat incredulous.

"Wow, it's actually up there." Whitecat asked the monk, "Is that all?"

"Yes!" The monk looked so disappointed. "Your wish will soon be fulfilled."

Whitecat gave Makise a smug smile.

Makise scoffed, "What incredible luck!"

The sound was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for Whitecat to hear.

Whitecat raised an eyebrow: "Your turn." A hint of smugness flashed in his eyes. "You're not going to have trouble hanging it up, are you?"

"Wait!" Makise stood outside the line, suppressing his anger.

With a slight toss, it actually landed perfectly on the branch.

Whitecat was stunned. Makise chuckled twice. She was no weak woman who couldn't even kill a chicken.

Makise often goes to the gym to work out and does yoga at home.

Although it was a bit difficult, it was still no challenge for Makise.

"Shit!" Whitecat spat out the two words, clearly unhappy.

"Moon, come on." Makise was especially happy; it was so satisfying to see Whitecat get his comeuppance.

"Yixue, you go first." Yiyue gripped the cards tightly in her hand, feeling slightly distressed, wanting to leave them for last.

Yi Xue's gaze remained fixed on the monk, whose expression was so gloomy. Hearing Yi Yue call her, she snapped out of her reverie and said, "Dad, come here. I don't want to lose it."

"Huh? Why?" Izuki asked, puzzled.

Yixue asked the monk, "Is it possible for me not to want to?"

The monk was taken aback: "Why?"

Yi Xue smiled and said, "Anyway, it's not a wish that absolutely has to be fulfilled." She secretly observed the monk's expression.

Something's wrong, something's very wrong.

The monk said, "It's not good to give up halfway."

Izuki also said, "Yeah, it's okay to leave, right?" She thought it was just for good luck.

“It’s not a problem if we don’t lose it, is it?” Yixue stared at the monk.

The monk hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Can I tear it now?" Yixue asked.

"Do as you please, just don't litter." The monk seemed to have a deeper meaning in his words, and Yixue saw his fist clench.

“Dad, you can throw it away,” Yi Xue said. Actually, she wanted Yi Yue not to throw it away either, but she had no reason to stop him because it was just her wishful thinking. And judging from Yi Yue’s expression, this wish seemed to be especially important to him.

Yi Yue nodded, stood outside the line, made a feint, and then threw it forcefully.

The playing card was thrown out and didn't get caught on the branch.

The monk was overjoyed. Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and the red thread of the playing card managed to get caught on the tree.

The monk was stunned, his eyes wide with disbelief.

Izuki was also surprised.

"Congratulations!" Whitecat said with a smile.

Makise said unhappily, "Why do you have to say that!" She sweetly hugged Izuki's arm.

Whitecat looked unhappy, but then, thinking of the wish on his sign, he gave a meaningful smile.

Yi Yue wasn't very happy, and forced a smile.

Because he knew that this wish could never be fulfilled; it was just him comforting himself.

Yixue glanced at the monk casually. The monk was looking down and seemed very strange. After a while, he suddenly laughed and came over, saying, "One hundred yuan per person."

"What, you want money too?" Whitecat asked in surprise.

"Yes, if it falls to the ground, there will be an extra hundred," the monk said, no wonder he hoped their signs would fall to the ground.

Whitecat asked unhappily, "Why!" and argued with the monk.

Yixue looked at the monk, feeling that something was amiss. She glanced at the ancient tree, its branches swaying in the wind.

Yi Yue kept her head down, still preoccupied with her own thoughts.

……

"You're finally out," Rena said happily.

After leaving the temple, Yi Yue and the others returned to the hotel to pack their things and prepare to go home.

As she was leaving, Yixue saw a monk talking to a couple.

He pulled the playing card out of his pocket. The card still felt slippery and disgusting, but strangely, the writing on it had completely disappeared.

Yixue put the cards back in her pocket, remembering what the monk had said: as long as you don't throw them away carelessly, it's fine.

……

Before the ancient tree, within the designated area, the soil was a deep crimson.

A man and a woman were left alone; the man cried out in terror, "The branch... the branch moved!"

I don't know if it's saying that the playing cards weren't hung up because the branches moved.

it's a pity.

……

Yixue was in the car, glancing at the temple that had turned into a single grain in the distance, thinking that none of these things had anything to do with her.

She didn't throw the card because she noticed the branch moved slightly, like a person's arm.

Chapter 334 The Winner

I got home at 10 p.m.

I grabbed a quick bite at a roadside stall, took a shower, and all the day's fatigue burst forth.

Wearing white pajamas, Makise lay on the soft bed: "I'm so tired. It's so much more comfortable to lie on the bed at home."

Izuki glanced at the towel wrapped around Makise's head: "Sit up first. Your hair isn't dry yet, or you'll get a headache."