After vomiting, Li Man felt a sense of relief washing over her.
The excruciating pain, as if millions of insects were gnawing at her bones, had vanished.
She lay weakly on the bed and drifted into a deep sleep.
Meanwhile, the vomited insects quickly turned into a pool of black liquid, emitting an incredibly foul smell of decayed corpses.
The stench was nauseating, to say the least.
Although the fortune teller had been enduring it, he couldn't hold it back any longer and vomited as well.
After vomiting, the fortune teller approached Gu Ya to collect his payment. "I've already removed the curse. It's time to pay up, right?"
He was somewhat worried that Gu Ya might refuse to pay, considering that 500,000 yuan was not a small amount.
Gu Ya was weak from vomiting, one hand caressing her stomach and the other supporting her waist. She walked to the corridor and took a few deep breaths. "Just wait a little longer. How do I know if the curse has really been lifted until my friend wakes up? You'll have to wait until she's awake at least, right?"
The fortune teller just wanted to take the money and leave as soon as possible. "Rest assured, she has already expelled all the insects. With a few days of rest, her body will recover."
Gu Ya shook her head. "No, I can't trust that. What if her curse flares up again after you leave? Where will I find you then?"
After a moment's pause, Gu Ya added, "Wait a bit longer. Let my friend wake up and make sure she's okay. Then you can leave, alright?"
The fortune teller was reluctant, but he couldn't refuse. After all, the request was reasonable and made sense.
With her pregnant belly, Gu Ya felt it was inappropriate to ask her to clean up. So, Chen Xiaohui put on several layers of masks and cleaned up the things Li Man had vomited. She opened all the windows and sprayed a lot of perfume to get rid of the unpleasant smell in the room.
In the afternoon, Li Man gradually woke up. She felt as if her whole body had fallen apart, sore all over.
"Li Man, you're awake? How do you feel? Is your stomach still hurting?" Chen Xiaohui had been by Li Man's bedside all along. When she saw Li Man wake up, she quickly approached and asked with concern.
Li Man was a bit dazed and couldn't react immediately. Frowning, she said, "What happened to me? Why do I feel so sore all over?"
As she spoke, Li Man realized that her throat was extremely hoarse.
Gu Ya walked to the bedside and said, "You've been cursed, it's a form of black magic."
"I've been cursed?" Li Man found it hard to believe. She only remembered that her stomach had been hurting badly last night, and then she vomited.
"Yes, think carefully. When you and Huang De Han went to Thailand, where did you go? What did you eat? Who did you meet?" Gu Ya threw out several questions in a row.
Li Man felt a piercing headache. "It's been so many days. How can I remember everything so clearly?"
"Have you seen this person?" Gu Ya asked, pointing to the fortune teller standing nearby.
Li Man followed Gu Ya's gaze and saw the fortune teller with a solemn face.
As Li Man noticed the fortune teller looking at her, she inexplicably felt a sense of guilt, her gaze drifting and unable to meet his eyes.
Li Man shook her head. "I haven't seen him before."
The fortune teller breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing her words.
Gu Ya, unwilling to give up, persisted, "Are you sure you haven't seen him? Think again!"
"No, I really haven't seen him," Li Man replied, looking at the fortune teller with certainty.
Gu Ya felt a tinge of disappointment. If Li Man had indeed seen the fortune teller, then it was most likely that he had placed a curse on her.