CHAPTER 28: CHAPTER 1: IS MY BIOLOGICAL FATHER STILL ALIVE

This was an information he came across by chance and kept on his phone without deleting it.

Lin Tianyou laughed uncontrollably on the other side of the screen, as if he had heard the funniest joke ever.

He didn’t mean to put on a show; Mu Yunchu’s words just struck him as incredibly funny.

How could someone who’s been dead for over a decade still be gravely ill?

The audience in the livestream room was stunned by this sudden twist.

[What’s going on? Did the host mess up?]

[Wait a minute, wasn’t it said that everything in this livestream followed a script? Or did they accidentally pick a random person?]

...

No matter the situation, Lin Tianyou’s comments were undoubtedly publicly discrediting Mu Yunchu.

Obviously indicating that she’s a charlatan!

Can’t predict fortunes at all!

Those who had been waiting from the start to see Mu Yunchu make a fool of herself finally had the chance to attack her.

[See, I told you, the host has been following scripts all along; she can’t actually predict fortunes.]

And those who were convinced of her fortune-telling skills started questioning themselves.

They began to wonder if they had been deceived.

Yet, even amid so much skepticism, Mu Yunchu’s reaction remained calm. Her face was serene, her posture upright, like a proud pine in the snow.

She simply gazed at Lin Tianyou.

The laughter in him subconsciously faded away.

Increasingly unnatural, he coughed a couple of times and looked at Mu Yunchu.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Creepy.

He didn’t say the latter half, worried it would tarnish his image.

But Mu Yunchu spoke.

"You were born in a northern town, the only child of your family, raised by your mother who sold goods to support you growing up..."

Yet before she could finish, Lin Tianyou interrupted her.

"There’s no need to say these things because they’re all online."

[Wait, is he a famous person?]

[I don’t believe it; I’m going to check.]

[Oh my goodness, there really is—he’s actually the current head of Whale Platform.]

[So young? Wow, you can’t tell just by looking at him.]

Lin Tianyou shrugged and opened his hand, "I’m not wrong, am I?"

Now he was even more convinced that Mu Yunchu was bluffing.

But he hadn’t given up on inviting her to his platform as a host.

After all, in this world, if you can bluff enough to pull in tens of thousands in a single livestream, that’s pretty impressive.

But what Mu Yunchu said next made him laugh no more.

Her face showed a faint smile, "Did it also mention that at eight you let a circus lion loose, at sixteen caused an explosion in the school lab, and at twenty-five..."

"Hey, hey, hey..."

Seeing more of his embarrassing stories being revealed, Lin Tianyou quickly intervened to stop her.

"You didn’t do well academically as a child but had unique ideas in various matters, so you didn’t pursue further studies but directly looked for work after finishing college."

"You’ve worked all sorts of jobs, whether as a waiter or washing dishes in the kitchen."

"Finally, at twenty-eight, after persistent effort, you reached the peak of your career."

Mu Yunchu switched topics, "But your romantic luck isn’t great; you’ve only had two girlfriends so far and are currently single."

Her simple words gave him goosebumps all over.

If he remembered correctly, there shouldn’t be such detailed information about him online.

The only possibility that remained was...

Bewildered, he looked towards Mu Yunchu.

She remarked with a hint of significance, "Regarding the hexagram I mentioned earlier, I suggest you ask your family."

"I think they might tell you some details."

Lin Tianyou: !!!

He stared blankly at the screen.

In his mind, two little figures were constantly battling.

On one hand, he thought this was impossible, but on the other, he couldn’t ignore Mu Yunchu’s gaze.

After much hesitation, he cursed silently and eventually dialed his mother’s phone number.

Upon connection, he cautiously chose his words.

"Mom, is my dad my biological father?"

But as soon as he uttered the question, he distinctly heard the sound of a porcelain bowl shattering on the other side of the phone.

He knew his mother all too well.

Instantly realizing something was fishy.

Lin Tianyou was inherently smart; otherwise, he couldn’t have climbed to his current position without any background.

Combining his mother’s reaction with Mu Yunchu’s words, a hypothesis quickly formed in his mind.

"Is my biological father still alive?"

What followed was prolonged silence.

Even so, he could feel the immense emotional upheaval from his mother on the other end of the line.

After a while, it was as if the dam of restraint finally burst within her, and her voice almost resonated through the entire livestream room.

"Who told you something?"

"Don’t ever mention that man who abandoned his wife and child again!"

"As far back as thirty years ago, I considered him dead!"

...

Because of privacy concerns, and knowing now wasn’t the time, Mu Yunchu decisively cut off the connection.

She understood that once Lin Tianyou clarified things, he would come to find her again. There would still be time to save a life then.

Three hexagrams had concluded, and it was time for Mu Yunchu to end the livestream.

But the audience clearly hadn’t had enough and begged her to stay.

Some even offered gifts, asking her to do another reading.

Mu Yunchu refused them all.

Ignoring the skeptical comments mixed in, she bid farewell to everyone.

[Oh no, now that it’s over, won’t the next one be at least a week away?]

[Ahhh, why can’t the host livestream every day?]

[But I didn’t get the third hexagram; I’m really curious about what it meant!]

...

Mu Yunchu closed both the phone and software completely without attempting to see if the payment had processed.

Because she knew this matter should soon be resolved.

Turning to find Chen Meng, she wanted to learn what exactly happened to her friend.

Walking into the backyard, she saw Chen Meng sitting under the umbrella, with tea and water laid out before her.

Although simple, it still reflected hospitality.

Li Shang silently drifted over and pulled a handkerchief from his chest, hinting at the desire for praise.

"Well, keeping me around is useful, right?"

This made the latter chuckle.

After a few seconds, she regained her composure and sat across from Chen Meng.

"Master..."

"Just call me Yun Chu."

Chen Meng nodded shyly.

"Why do you say your friend is possessed?"

Mu Yunchu scanned Chen Meng up and down, not spotting anything amiss.

Chen Meng swallowed hard.

If she hadn’t seen it herself, she wouldn’t have believed such an incredible thing existed just a few days ago.

"A few days ago, I meant to invite my friend out. But upon visiting her home, I found her parents quite distressed."

"Only after asking did I find out that my friend got lost while picking mushrooms, and when found, she was unconscious. Her family took her home, but since then, she’s been acting strangely."

"What’s strange about her?" Mu Yunchu asked.

Chen Meng said, "Every day, first thing in the morning, she’s missing, reappearing regularly in the mountains. Even if brought back, it’s useless, day after day as if possessed!"

"What’s odd, though, is that she can communicate normally with people and aside from that, seems like any other person."

Mu Yunchu pondered for a moment, stroking her chin.

"Is your friend far from here?"

"Take me to see her."