USWHC -Chapter 150 Wooing a Wealthy Beauty (Part 10)

Zhu Jie clutched the wooden plaque tightly in her hand, calming her breath and steadying her mind. This time, she carefully selected a branch in the middle of the tree. Gravity, distance, universal gravitation, the parabolic trajectory—everything, absolutely everything—she practically dug out all her decades of physics knowledge and reviewed it in her head.

Only when she felt confident that she could make it reach the branch did she solemnly throw the wooden plaque.

Everyone’s eyes immediately fixed on the small plaque. It flew up like a little bird, straight toward the branch Zhu Jie had carefully chosen.

And sure enough, being careful made a difference. This time, the red ribbon really caught onto the middle branch, hanging there steadily—no swinging, no spinning!

“Wahaha, look! See? It worked! It really worked!” Zhu Jie couldn’t hold back her laughter, feeling as if she had accomplished something extraordinary.

But just as she was laughing triumphantly, she noticed that Miss Sun and Young Master Sun were staring at her in astonishment, their eyes widening in disbelief.

What? Was her laughter too wild for these ancient people to handle? That could be it! She quickly suppressed her over-the-top grin, but in the next moment, she saw both Miss Sun and Young Master Sun reach out, pointing behind her.

Behind her? Zhu Jie turned around in surprise—and her jaw literally dropped to the ground with a snap.

“Wha… what… what?”

Before she could finish, Ji Yi spoke in a helpless, obedient tone: “I really didn’t reach out to catch it!”

Indeed, this time he hadn’t touched it—but the wooden plaque, with the red ribbon, had somehow ended up hanging around Ji Yi’s neck like a Mongolian khata scarf. A bright red khata!

No way! Why? Zhu Jie genuinely didn’t understand. It had caught on the branch just a moment ago—how did it now end up around Ji Yi’s neck?

“What kind of divine omen is this?” Miss Sun was visibly shocked, her eyes wide, seeming to truly believe it.

“A coincidence! It must be a coincidence!” Zhu Jie said, her voice cracking, utterly bewildered. What kind of situation was this? Why was nothing going according to plan?

Could it be that Ji Yi was standing in the wrong spot? But that position was reserved for Miss Sun—it had been calculated precisely! Yes, that must be it!

This time, Zhu Jie grabbed not just the plaque, but also pulled Ji Yi along, shouting, “Stand here!” Her voice was sharp and fierce. “I don’t believe it can hit you here too!”

“Third time’s the charm. Even if you throw it now, it won’t make a difference!” Unexpectedly, Ji Yi spoke in a somewhat teasing, melodramatic tone.

“What do you mean? Are you planning to take this plaque home as a souvenir?” Zhu Jie’s jaw literally couldn’t reset itself.

“Not impossible!” Ji Yi nodded, almost approvingly.

“No way!” Zhu Jie kicked Ji Yi squarely in the calf.

“Ah!” Ji Yi jumped up in pain. Seriously? That hard?

“I swear I’ll make it stick this time!” Zhu Jie shouted fiercely. With that determination, she ignored gravity, universal laws, action and reaction—everything.

With a swoosh, the plaque surged against the wind, roaring as it flew. How much internal energy had she used?

The plaque shot straight into the clouds, and with a flash of red light, it finally caught on the treetop!

Zhu Jie tilted her head back and opened her mouth, standing under the tree, waiting anxiously.

It didn’t fall. She waited a bit more—still didn’t fall!

This time, Zhu Jie and the others couldn’t believe it. This defied science. Why wasn’t it falling?

“Miss Sun, see? If you throw it high enough, it won’t fall!” Zhu Jie whispered, barely daring to feel happy, her confidence almost gone.

Miss Sun stared at the plaque, now nearly reaching the sky, and sighed in amazement: “It’s really hard to get it to catch?”

“Good things take time!” Zhu Jie forced an excited expression. “Miss Sun, you should try too! Let’s see if heaven will send you a divine sign!”

Hopefully it ends up around Ji Yi’s hands too, Zhu Jie thought to herself.