CHAPTER 209: CHAPTER 182: YU LINLIN VISITS THE SHOP FOR A DIVINATION

The next day, Yu Linlin came early.

She wore a hat and a scarf, and her cautious look as she glanced around startled Ye Zhixia, who had just opened the door.

"You you you..."

"What are you doing sneaking around outside?"

Unlike Li Shang, even if he turned into a ghost, Ye Zhixia’s courage wasn’t much better.

"Shh!" Upon hearing his voice so loud, Yu Linlin quickly signaled him to keep quiet.

She seemed to be hiding from something.

She looked even more frightened than him.

Yu Linlin first checked the doorway, confirming that no one was following her, then peeked into the shop.

She asked, "Is Mu Yunchu...Master Mu here?"

Ye Zhixia, hearing she was looking for Mu Yunchu, let out a sigh of relief.

As long as it wasn’t a thief.

If it were, he wouldn’t be able to handle it alone as those two ancestors were still asleep.

After inviting her in, he mimicked Li Shang’s style and led Yu Linlin to sit in the backyard.

He could only cook, not brew tea, so he gave Yu Linlin a bottle of mineral water.

Then he turned to go sweep the floor.

But how could Yu Linlin let him go?

After all, if he left, she’d be waiting aimlessly in the courtyard.

"Are you an employee here?"

"When will your boss be here?"

Ye Zhixia raised his hand to check the watch on his wrist.

The one he wore before he died had stopped long ago; this new one was bought for him by Mu Yunchu.

This time...

"Should be soon."

According to Mu Yunchu’s regular routine, she should be awake by nine-something.

Yu Linlin, upon hearing this, looked at the time with a puzzled face, "People like her usually rejuvenate and get up very early, don’t they?"

This wasn’t quite what she knew.

"...Right." Ye Zhixia could only respond perfunctorily.

But he actually did curiously ask Mu Yunchu about this before.

Back then, she said, "You don’t need to wake up early to rejuvenate."

"Just like how a Taoist can still swear."

There was nothing more he dared to ask.

Yu Linlin felt a bit deflated.

Not wanting to make things difficult for an uninformed employee, she continued waiting in the yard.

She wished she hadn’t come so early.

Originally, she and Mu Yunchu were scheduled to meet at ten, but unexpectedly, Hong Jingxue’s fanatic fans showed up just as dawn broke.

Nowadays, people are really impressive; they even had her exact address figured out.

Then they carried out a series of ’revenge’ actions.

With the rotten eggs constantly hitting the window, she couldn’t sleep at all, not even with headphones on. She could still feel the vibrations lying on the bed by the window.

Attempts to stop them didn’t help; getting angry only excited them more.

Helpless, Yu Linlin got up.

She thought someone like Mu Yunchu would surely wake up by five or six.

It turned out she was overthinking.

However, as it was she who arrived earlier than agreed, Yu Linlin didn’t rush things and opened her food delivery app while yawning.

Get something to refresh herself...

It was almost muscle memory; she opened that familiar chain store and added an iced Americano to her cart but paused at the payment.

Having it just for herself seemed a bit ’selfish’.

So she added a few more cups of milk tea.

Now she was ready to pay.

But she hesitated again.

Just then, a call came in, making Yu Linlin stop her ordering actions.

As the person on the other end spoke more and more, Ye Zhixia, who was sweeping the floor, noticed her expression worsening, ending with a deep sigh.

After hanging up, she suddenly asked, "You’re not allowed to drink alcohol here, right?"

Ye Zhixia: "Huh?"

Yu Linlin shook her head and replaced the iced Americano in her cart with milk tea.

Over the past few years, for the sake of appearances, she didn’t dare eat more than a bit, let alone such calorific bombs as milk tea.

Since it’s likely she’ll be blacklisted with no more acting opportunities, she didn’t need to strictly control her figure anymore.

Today, she decided to enjoy it to the fullest.

When her delivery arrived, she was on her second drink when Mu Yunchu got up.

"Morning!" Yu Linlin swallowed the pearl in her mouth and greeted Mu Yunchu, while also pushing the other cups on the table towards her.

Mu Yunchu paused slightly, her gaze shifting briefly to Ye Zhixia sipping milk tea nearby.

The intention was clear.

She walked over and naturally started drinking the milk tea.

Yu Linlin peeked at her several times secretly.

Probably because she had just woken up, Mu Yunchu seemed more ’naturally dull’ amidst the cool air.

But it didn’t detract from her good looks.

Having been in the industry for so many years, there weren’t many whose looks she truly admired and respected. But Mu Yunchu was certainly one of them.

This face...not stepping into the industry is a pity.

Having worked in this field for too long, she instinctively had such thoughts.

The time for such odd thoughts didn’t last long, as they began discussing business.

While on the side, Li Shang, having nothing to do, sat there idly watching.

"Alright," Mu Yunchu asked, "what do you want to know with this divination?"

Yu Linlin cautiously asked, "Can I only ask one question?"

"Theoretically, yes," Mu Yunchu explained, "unless your second question is contained within the first."

Actually, Yu Linlin originally wanted to ask about her career path.

But after taking that call, the thought was completely discarded.

She had been explicitly told she was being unofficially blacklisted by Hong Jingxue.

So her future was predictable.

Although Hong Jingxue is just an actress, her connections in the industry over the years are more than considerable.

And for someone like Yu Linlin, not even making the third or fourth tier, being blacklisted wasn’t difficult.

"Ah..."

She took a deep breath, hesitated a bit, but finally asked the second question she originally wanted to ask.

"I want to know, if I go into business, how will it go?"

Mu Yunchu raised her eyebrow.

Even Li Shang put down her milk tea cup, "I thought you would ask about your future acting career."

She didn’t know Yu Linlin and didn’t know Hong Jingxue either, so she maintained the most impartial stance on the matters they encountered in the livestream.

"Or perhaps I should rephrase it: a friend recently asked me to invest in an amusement park, and I just want to know if this is reliable."

"You all know what I used to do."

Actually, being in the third or fourth tier in the entertainment circle isn’t bad.

No need to attend pointless social events, drink toasts, or trade off your body for resources. The earned money was all for personal use, without needing to purchase those high-end brands.

Honestly, over these years, she had saved quite a bit.