The Villain's Mom Becomes Famous for Fortune-Telling and Gossip Ch. 16

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Her manager frowned, watching her pale little face, and after a long silence, couldn't help but whisper a conspiracy theory, "Could this be Yu Yuan's plan? Maybe she deliberately scared you, gained your trust, and then—bam! Betrayal from behind?"

Honestly, in this messy entertainment industry, stuff like that wasn't unheard of.

"Sister!" Yu Qingqing frowned unhappily. "Master Yu isn't that kind of person. Don't say that about her!"

Manager: "......"

Girl, did you forget how you once made a voodoo doll of her just because you got pushed down on the red carpet?!

Meanwhile, over at Yu Yuan's house, the melon-eating system had been using its tiny one-year-old AI brain to think for a long time before it finally caught on.

[Host! Host! Wasn't that girl who slept at our place last night a super popular actress?!]

[A trending celeb means serious traffic! We should totally start a livestream and do a fortune reading! That human trafficker drama earlier already gave us enough gossip points to last eight or nine days—imagine how much more we could get from a celebrity scandal!]

[Host! Host...]

The system chirped in its cutesy baby voice. Meanwhile, Yu Yuan, who was meditating, twitched slightly and slowly opened her eyes.

"Hey, little system, do you even remember what my livestream channel is called?"

[Of course! Super easy to remember—'Daily Divination'! It's literally the same name as that tiny calendar function on your phone!]

Which just went to show how ridiculously unoriginal the name was.

Yu Yuan smirked. "Then take a wild guess—how many divinations have I told in my livestream today?"

[Well, you had two call-ins, but that 'Bei Ming You Yu' one doesn't count, so... just one!]

"Exactly. And since my channel is called 'Daily Divination ,' I've already completed my daily quota. Anything else can wait until tomorrow."

Melon-eating system: [!!!]

[Host, that's not how this works! We should totally seize the moment, ride the wave, and go all in—]

"Shut up." Yu Yuan exhaled slowly and reasoned with it. "Do you think I'm amazing?"

The system immediately puffed up with pride. [Of course! In just one day, I went from dead last in rankings to the top performer in our system group!]

"And do you think I can pull off the same results tomorrow?"

[Obviously!]

"So," Yu Yuan closed her eyes again, "there's no need to stress about today. Let's take it easy and do the same thing tomorrow. Makes sense, right?"

The melon-eating system had a feeling something was off, but...

[Host, I think you have a point!]

"Good. Then shut up and let me sleep."

Watching as its host calmly resumed meditating, her breathing becoming slow and steady, the system silently counted on its little metaphorical fingers.

So... today's work was done, and tomorrow's could wait until tomorrow...

That seemed reasonable. But why did it still feel... kinda weird?

Oh well! It was only one year old! Too young to think too much! Time for some sleep!

After a night of chaos, some people were happy, and some were not.

Yu Yuan's Weibo comment section was a warzone, but surprisingly, the haters who missed the livestream didn't manage to gain any ground.

At 3 AM, a private WeChat group called "Lu Jingxi's True Fans" was still buzzing with activity.

[What the hell is up with this Yu Yuan? How do people actually believe this whole mystical fortune-teller act?!]

[These people must be brain-dead. They actually buy into the lies of a fraud like Yu Yuan?]

[I watched the livestream playback. What's up with that group owner 'Bei Ming You Yu'? Stabbing Jingxi in the back like that? We've supported Jingxi for years, and they just turn their back on her? Serves them right if their real brother died early!]

[Yeah, totally deserved it! I used to think they were decent, but turns out they're trash... ugh!]

[Forget them. We still haven't settled the score from when Yu Yuan stole Jingxi's spotlight on the red carpet! And now, even the fan group leader has been poached! This is beyond frustrating—it's an embarrassment to Jingxi!]

[Exactly! Jingxi's busy filming right now. We can't let this mess affect her!]

[By the way, Yu Yuan mentioned she'd be livestreaming again tomorrow night. Should we all go crash her stream and make her humiliate herself?]

The first time she did a livestream, she used up too much of her energy, and Yu Yuan ended up sleeping until the next afternoon.

When she finally woke up, Yu Liang was sitting on the couch watching TV. On the screen, a glossy, tender braised pork knuckle was glistening, swaying on the plate like jelly, soft and bouncy.

Little Yu Liang held a pen in one hand and a notebook in the other, jotting down the key points the chef on TV was saying. When he looked up, he noticed his mom was standing by, looking half-asleep, watching the braised pork knuckle on the screen.

"Mom!"

Yu Liang's little face lit up in a big smile, showing off his white, tiny teeth. "Mommy, good afternoon!"

He proudly held up his notebook, his big eyes curved into crescent moons, his round, soft face looking like a plump little dumpling.

"Mom, I'm learning how to make braised pork knuckle. Once I've learned, I'll make it for you!"

[Oh, that sounds great!]

Before Yu Yuan could respond, the Melon-Eating System was already eagerly nodding its approval, sounding just like a little kid.

[Oooh, Liang Liang is so good! He even wants to cook for mommy! Host, look at how sweet our little one is!]

It spoke with a voice like the village auntie, even wiping imaginary tears from its non-existent eyes with a handkerchief.

Yu Yuan was used to the Melon-Eating System's random outbursts by now. She yawned, settling onto the couch. Little Yu Liang peeked at her from the corner of his eye, then squirmed over to snuggle up beside her.

He gently rested his head on her arm, and when she didn't respond, his eyes sparkled, and he chuckled quietly, clutching her arm as they continued watching the food show.

Yu Yuan smiled softly and reached for her phone.

The Melon-Eating System reported on last night's happenings, [Host! You won't believe it, but your Weibo comments went crazy after you went to sleep last night!]

[In just one night, our melon score went up by over two thousand! You've now been around for 52 days!]

It was especially proud of its performance, as it was now leading the group by far. Those who had mocked it before were now coming to it for tips.

It was feeling quite smug.

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