At present…

“So you consider yourself a guru of love?” – before signing the contract, I wanted to know more about “Sensei”. My suspicion, although it was muffled by the anguish of the heart, was not strangled.

- Not. Not at all. Rather, I am a connoisseur of women's mistakes and a master of cunning tricks based on knowledge of male psychology. But do not check on your own skin - you will not know! – the man behaved absolutely calmly and uninhibitedly. It seemed that as soon as he took off the "skin" of a fortune-teller, he noticeably relaxed both externally and internally. As if this esotericism is not to his liking.

Do you have at least one satisfied client? I wanted specifics. Although I “guessed”, and I perfectly understood that I was hooked and making weak attempts, as if I was delaying time before the jump.

- A lot of. But before I consulted an online trainer, - the man rested his chin on his hand, just like an old friend who waits a long time patiently for a comrade to get ready. And the most interesting thing is that he was not at all embarrassed by questions.

- Decided to change Wirth to live communication? Usually it's the other way around… — I really became interested in the reason. In our age of information technology, virtual reality absorbs the minds of people, and here the method is contrary. What the heck?

- I would continue to teach from home with pleasure, if not for the abundance of scammers who completely recaptured almost the entire clientele. We have to get out during the crisis, survive, and wait until there is a natural outflow of scammers in a different direction.

- Will they run out? Are these scammers? Who is leaving the cash cow?

- Necessarily. Such businessmen are always in search of a new one and do not sit in one place. As soon as one shoots materially, hundreds of clones appear. And the people do not like to feel deceived: they write angry reviews and a recession is brewing for a while. That's when the scammers switch to another profitable enterprise.

– Joe Li… And what is your name in the contract and everyday life? - I pushed the sheet towards me and read in the line of the contract: - Ivan Smirnov! - I shot my eyes in surprise in the direction of the swarthy "guessed": - What, and show your passport?

I was expecting an Indian name. Raja, Amar, Bijay... And here is Ivan! Smirnov!

- Easily! The desire of the client is the law! Especially when signing a contract! - the man put his hand under the table and after five seconds of searching fished out a burgundy book. - Here.

I checked the data and decided: there was not! I filled in the blank lines, put an autograph and a date. The relationship guru's flourishing signature was already emblazoned at the end of our agreement.

- I have a question - I won’t sleep if I don’t find out.

- Yes?

How did you find out my first and last name?

It's simple - progress. The "GetContact" application shows how the phone number is stored in the phone of friends and acquaintances.

But where did you get my number?

- How from where? They called to make an appointment. Two minutes later, I received a lot of interesting information: “Anya Rabota”, “Anna BUER Farm”, “Anna Odnoklas”, “Anya Univer”, “Tikhonova Farmets. comp”, “Anyuta Tikhonya”, “Anya Tikhonova Slave''. Well and all in such a spirit.

- Name, surname, place of work ?! It's illegal! Distribution of personal data! - I feverishly recalled the article of the law, but such a simple data leak turned all the thoughts in my head like a playful cat. Instead of doing it, I thought: “God, I need to remember the name! Interestingly, how am I recorded with the former? Can you see who christened me and how? Or just infa from contacts? Damn, my hands itched to look!

As you understand, the protection of personal data rights has receded into the background, curiosity bloomed wildly.

- Don't be embarrassed. The application initially positions itself as a spam determinant. And if you take into account social networks, then I know even more about you!

- For example? - I tensed, feverishly remembering that I was not a fan of littering my profile with the details of my personal life. Hardly anything could be found there. And I’m generally silent about joint photos with Pavel: they weren’t even on my phone ...

- For example, your status: "I'm afraid that the number three will be our last." There is a romantic relationship on the verge of death. The number three is important, after which you think that everything will end. If I told you all this in the guise of a fortune teller, and if you were more trusting, you would be hooked. I would give the advice that I will give now, only under a magical halo and with esoteric stuff. But it's even easier to work with, thanks for revealing!

I thought hard, looking warily at the guru of love. Well, once you sign up, you need to go to the end. Even if he is a scammer and cheats me, I will know that I did everything possible to save love.

- Shall we start? - Ivan behaved so confidently that I nodded. - Tell me what the problem is.

Our relationship started spontaneously. We… ahem…” I hesitated, because there was a lot of romance in the story.

- Did you sleep? - Ivan called things by their proper names, not at all embarrassed, which somewhat relaxed me. Phew, it's easier to talk!

- Yes…

While I was talking, I mentally returned to the very beginning of our novel ...