Chapter 10: Chapter 10: The Car That Never Arrives

He was really having a medical episode!

Luckily, the people in the live stream believed Shen Zhiyao and called for an ambulance. The white-collar man had barely hit the ground when the paramedics arrived, and the camera captured them providing emergency aid.

Everyone in the live stream was shocked.

[This… Are you sure this isn’t an act?!]

[What act? That’s bullshit! I just saw the Beishang Hospital logo on the paramedics’ uniforms. That’s the most famous hospital in Beijing City, and it’s right by the East Building. How could they fake that?]

[A minute ago, I thought Reckless Young Master Jin would win. Now I’m starting to think he might actually end up riding a bicycle to his car enthusiasts’ meetup.]

The white-collar man was taken away by the ambulance. He would most likely be saved, so Shen Zhiyao paid it no more mind.

Today’s three readings, plus one after-sales issue, were all taken care of. However, Shen Zhiyao didn’t end her stream, because there was still an unfinished bet.

Meanwhile, on the other end, Shen Zhiyao’s prophecy was beginning to manifest for Reckless Young Master Jin.

Half an hour after Reckless Young Master Jin tried to get a rental car delivered, he started receiving a series of calls from the staff.

The first staff member said, “Sorry, I was on my way when the car suddenly got a flat tire. I won’t be able to deliver it anytime soon, and even if I could, you wouldn’t be able to drive it right away. Why don’t you just request a refund?”

The second staff member: “Sorry, our car got into an accident on the way…”

The third: “A delivery guy cut me off and hit my car. It’s been impounded by the police now.”

The fourth: “…”

Reckless Young Master Jin had contacted a total of 14 businesses, even including ride-sharing services, but the first 13 all failed to deliver for one reason or another.

The last one was a rental car company near the bus station. It was far from his house, but it specialized in top-tier service, with dedicated vehicle transport and personal delivery.

So, even though the first 13 had all bailed on him, Reckless Young Master Jin was still confident the last one would be fine—it was the most expensive, so the service had to be impeccable.

Just as he was thinking that, he got a call from the last dealership.

“Dear VIP customer, hello. We sincerely apologize for the negative experience. Our driver suffered a sudden heart attack on the way, so the BMW you reserved cannot be delivered at this time. As a token of our apology, our dealership would like to offer you 100,000 yuan in rental vouchers. We wish you a pleasant day.”

’As expected of a high-end dealership, so generous. They just casually offer 100,000 yuan in vouchers.’

“That’s not the point! I have to go to the car meet tonight, I can’t lose face there! Who the fuck cares about your vouchers!”

Reckless Young Master Jin hurled a string of insults over the phone.

The dealership repeatedly apologized, explaining that with their dedicated driver injured, there was nothing they could do.

Reckless Young Master Jin took a step back and said, “I don’t want compensation. Do you have any other dedicated drivers at the dealership? Just send another one to bring the car.”

The other party politely refused. “I’m sorry, sir. All our other drivers are on vacation. We only have one dedicated driver at the moment, and he’s fallen ill. We are truly sorry. Please, just cancel the order.”

Reckless Young Master Jin was live streaming the entire time, so his misfortune was on full display for all the netizens to see.

[Is this a total bust? My god, this is such terrible luck. Is Young Master Jin really going to have to ride a bicycle to the car meet tonight?]

[The issue isn’t whether the car can be delivered, it’s whether Reckless Young Master Jin can get a ride at all. Reckless Young Master Jin, listen to me, no matter how desperate you get, you can’t ride a shared bike to a car meet!]

[The thing is, the car meet is about to start. Is he just going to waste time here and do nothing? I heard the penalty for bailing on this event is hundreds of thousands of yuan! Is the streamer really not going? You can’t just throw money away like that, no matter how rich you are!]

[I just came from the ’Xiao Shen’s Fortune Telling’ stream. That streamer took down a scumbag and saved a life! Streamer, you really picked the wrong person to mess with this time.]

[Reckless Young Master Jin, are you really fated to have this tribulation? Where you can’t get a car, end up riding a shared bike to the car meet, and then get into an accident?]

[+1, I’m starting to think it’s real too. Maybe we should go ask Xiao Shen for a reading!]

Reckless Young Master Jin had been stood up by one dealership after another, and now netizens were telling him to go see that charlatan. What a joke.

’Who did they think he was? The number one streamer for debunking Metaphysics! Ask him to go beg Xiao Shen for a reading? Impossible!’

Although he had suffered a series of blows, he just thought he was having a run of bad luck.

Over a dozen ride-shares had canceled on him one after another. If he couldn’t get a ride-share, he’d just use a shared electric moped.

He refused to believe it. How could he, the number one young master of Beijing City, end up riding a shared bicycle to a car enthusiasts’ meetup?

But, as luck would have it, he scanned one shared electric moped after another, only for them all to display “Server Unavailable.”

Reckless Young Master Jin: “…”

“It’s fine. If the shared electric moped service is down, then the shared bicycles must be too. If you don’t believe me, I’ll go prove it right now. You can all bear witness.”

With that, he went to scan a shared bicycle.

He expected the bicycle to also display “Server Unavailable,”

But to his surprise, the bicycle unlocked with a “BEEP—.”

Reckless Young Master Jin: “…”

“Hahahaha, it’s fine! Even if I ride a shared bike, it doesn’t mean I’ll get into an accident!” Reckless Young Master Jin pushed off hard with both feet, and the bicycle shot forward. With a big smile, he said to his viewers, “See? No matter how fast I ride, I’m fine! Who said this young master would get into an accident? Folks, we have to fight feudal superstition and believe in science! Watch me…”

Before he could finish his sentence, an electric scooter came straight at him.

It gave him no chance to react.

“AHHHH—”

Just like that, the two vehicles crashed into each other.

To make matters worse, there was a puddle of some unknown white liquid on the ground, which splashed all over Young Master Jin.

[Th-th-this… It really came true! She’s incredible!]

[Back at the shared electric mopeds, I thought Reckless Young Master Jin had won, but then this happened…]

[Sorry, Young Master Jin. You’re in a miserable state, but I can’t help but honk with laughter.]

[I never used to believe in fortune-telling, but now I have to. Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll get into a car crash and get covered in filth, hahahaha…]

[I still think it’s staged. How could something this coincidental happen otherwise?]

[To the person above, stop with the blatant lies. Do you know who Reckless Young Master Jin is? Would he agree to act in a scene like this? Not to mention getting hurt, he’s also covered in… UGH… I’m going to puke just looking at it. It’s so disgusting!]

Reckless Young Master Jin staggered to his feet and roared, “FUCK YOUR MOTHER, ARE YOU FUCKING BLIND?! CAN’T YOU SEE WHO HAS THE GREEN LIGHT?”

Just as he finished cursing, a flock of birds pooped on Reckless Young Master Jin’s head.

The young girl, startled by Reckless Young Master Jin’s ferocious expression, quickly parked her scooter and went to check on him.

“Um… S-Sir, are you okay? Um, that… I-I’m sorry…”

The girl stammered, unable to form a complete sentence.

The sight of the girl’s timid demeanor just irritated Reckless Young Master Jin. “What are you looking at? Get lost!”

“Fuck! Who was the asshole that spilled soy milk all over the road!”

Looking at his own wretched state, Reckless Young Master Jin immediately shut down his live stream.

’This is too humiliating. How am I ever going to show my face in public again?’

He was a huge influencer with tens of millions of fans. His sudden offline status caused the drama-loving netizens to flood into Shen Zhiyao’s live stream.

Some were recounting what had just happened, some were begging for a reading, some fans were explaining that the readings for the day were already over, and others were asking if the streamer could do a talent show since she wasn’t doing any more readings.

The chat was exploding with activity, and the number of online viewers soared to 20,000—traffic that only major streams and top influencers could attract.

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