Chapter 28 Special Requirements

  Emerging from seclusion after three days, I see the sun again.

  Yun Hai Fan liked to define her rest as high-end, elegant and low-key luxury. She beckoned a substitute puppet with her hand, pressed the puppet's forehead with her finger, and read the memories of the past few days. Only then did she know that tomorrow was the ceremony for selecting a mentor.

  Every student who advances to the next level through school assessment will be qualified to choose a mentor for one-on-one guidance, of course, it's just a principle of one-on-one, after all, whether it's one-on-one or one-on-several depends on how many students the mentor you choose is willing to accept. Yun Haifeng's substitute didn't dare make decisions on her behalf, so she waited until today's last moment to choose a mentor. Yun Haifeng smiled and inquired about Xiang Ke's decision - if she remembered correctly, Xiang Ke's opponent in the second round was Yin Xu, even if Yin Xu didn't let Xiang Ke win easily.

  Yin Xu, Yin Xu.

  Yun Hai Fan recalled the scene of first seeing him on that rainy evening, despite being drenched from head to toe, he could still see his cleverness at a glance. Feeling the crystal stone's response, she tried it out and pointed out a direction for him. It was up to his fate whether this would be a bright path or not.

  Yun Hai Fan couldn't help but laugh at himself as he thought of this.

  One's own future is still uncertain, who can control others?

  Yin Xiu still had some intelligence and knew she couldn't help with the blood collection, so she dragged Xiao Ke to find Lan Se.

  Yin Xu Ke is really a wonderful person.

  In a moment of contemplation, the substitute had already given an answer - the optional mentor was Ge Hui, and Xiang Ke had also suggested that the substitute choose Ge Hui. As a puppetry teacher, choosing her was not bad at all. Only...

  Sorry Xiaoke, we were never meant to walk side by side.

  If they chose the same mentor, Ge Hui's attention would definitely be on Yun Hai Fan, and this stark contrast was something Yun Hai Fan did not want to see, regardless of whether Xiang Ke was aware of it or not.

  A pair of sea-blue eyes appeared in Yun Haifeng's mind, with a hazy smile that seemed to be hiding the original clarity of his eyes, making people feel that he could see through their hearts at a glance, but at the same time, they couldn't see through him no matter what. Even Yun Haifeng, who was skilled at guessing people's intentions, couldn't guess his next move.

  That's right, it's him.

  Ge Hui saw Yun Hai Fan's application, and his eyebrows jumped. Handing it over to Lan Si Cheng, Lan Si Cheng's eyebrows also jumped, and the long-unused seal hesitated before falling, leaving only a faint shadow, which seemed to disappear when viewed from a different angle. The sunlight poured down like flowing years, casting layered shadows on the paper that grew fainter as they lengthened. Even the usually clear sunlight could create such an enchanting scene, Lan Si Cheng was amazed by this magnificent view in the midst of ordinariness, and memories he had never had before flooded his mind, a moment's distraction making him, who was normally sensitive to his surroundings, unaware that Yun Hai Fan had entered the office.

  "Lan Lao Da, you're looking for me?" Yun Hai Fan saw Lan Si standing by the window, his perfect profile outlined by the intersecting light and shadows. His eyes were distant, lost in thought, as if he didn't know where he was staring. His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, with a hint of sunlight on the edges, like a thin layer of frost. A thin layer of pale color, not quite white, but rather a faint, hazy layer, matching his unfocused eyes, making one think of a cup of clear wine under the moonlight on a night that refused to end.

  The moonlight shines through, with eyes bright as stars.

  Yun Hai Fan thought about it and then smiled.

  The sun is shining brightly today, where did the last night's thin moon and sparse stars come from?

  Her voice startled Lance, who came back to himself with his usual warmth and detachment: "You're here?"

  Since Lan Se didn't say anything, Yun Hai Fan just smiled and didn't expose the truth: "At this time, isn't it a bit urgent for me to see my mentor?"

  "Right," Lance agreed with her, "after all, it's the first time someone has chosen me as their mentor, so I'm a bit nervous."

  "Is that so?" Yun Hai Fan said without any reserve in front of Lan Cheng, "Lan Lao Da, don't you feel honored that I gave you such a good opportunity?"

  "It's an honor, of course." Lance beckoned Yun Hai Fan to sit down. "Why are you still standing? Besides, I won't be staying here for long. Are you afraid I'll delay you?"

  "Will it still be two years from now?" Yun Hai Fan counted the time with his fingers, "July of next semester is the Eastern District Magic Competition, and June of the year after that is the National Magic Competition. Because there was one a year ago, we will participate in the national competition together with the previous session, you should still have time to take me there by then?"

  "It should be before the national magic competition." Lance said calmly, "At most by May, I will leave."

  "Then... will you come watch my match?" As soon as the words left Yun Hai Fan's mouth, he felt it wasn't right. He hadn't even passed the Eastern District Magic Tournament yet and was already thinking about the National Magic Tournament. Hurriedly, he added another sentence, "I mean, if I qualify."

  I will go.

  It should have been a firm promise, but Yun Haiyan felt that it seemed to be mixed with some helplessness and hidden guilt. Since Lan Se's expression had already indicated that he didn't want to say more, she wisely chose not to ask further.

  "Hey, actually I came to find you today because I wanted to ask if you'd like a part-time job." Lance said with a "how did we end up talking about something so depressing, let's talk about something more pleasant instead", "One of my friends needs to hire someone for a part-time magic-related job."

  "Position, salary, working hours, and whether it's a desk job, please report one by one." Yun Haifan's eyes couldn't tell if he was interested or not. "Transparent pricing is much better than ambiguous human feelings. You first tell me these conditions and I'll consider whether to accept or not."

  "My friend's name is Key..." Lance's words were cut off by Yun Hai Fan.

  "That very famous fortune teller?"

  "Yes." Lance nodded, "He opened a fortune-telling shop, making appointments for divination."

  I'm so starving to death.

  Yun Hai Fan thought silently, even if he became more famous, there would be few adults from the secular world coming to him for divination. As for the high-ranking figures in the magical world, almost all of them could divine themselves, so finding him would only be considered as seeking advice from a fellow practitioner. Would it make sense to charge them? He could only make money from these poor students and still had to make appointments in advance, wouldn't he be busy after class and idle most of the time otherwise?

  Lance seemed to have seen through Yunhai Fan's concerns: "The divination shop is divided into a front hall and a back hall, the front hall is a coffee shop with Western-style snacks, and the back hall is for divination."

  "Oh." Yun Hai Fan thought that coffee shops were really a way to make money, now everyone likes to open coffee shops, pure and mixed, bookstores disguised as bustling ones.

  "He only takes care of the divination, the front hall needs to recruit waiters. Now it's still necessary to have a female waiter. I'd like to recommend you, the salary is negotiable, more or less. After school, go to work, one day on and one day off, since you chose me as your mentor, of course, I will let you go." Lance looked at her with a meaningful gaze.

  "It's so good that it can also swipe the face card of Lao Da. Yun Haifeng thought for a moment and added another condition, "Does he have any special requirements, such as clothing?"