The Villain's Mom Becomes Famous for Fortune-Telling and Gossip Ch. 36

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In the gift leaderboard, aside from the usual names like Bei Ming You Yu, Searching for My Daughter for Thirteen Years, and A Bite of Meat Bun, a few unfamiliar usernames had popped up too.

On the other side, Yu Qingqing and her agent were also watching the livestream. The agent was glued to her phone, frantically making calls nonstop.

"Relax, this method works—I swear!"

"No ifs! Don't you want to sign her? You won't even try this little thing?"

"Who are you calling a scammer?! Watch your mouth, Zhou Xi. Don't test the years of friendship we've built!"

Yu Qingqing's head instantly snapped up when she heard the word "scammer."

"Who? Who just got called a scammer?"

Her agent held a finger to her lips, signaling her to zip it, while she frowned and kept arguing into the phone.

"I told you, I saw Master Yu exorcise a ghost kid with my own eyes... Rituals? What rituals?! With her skills, she doesn't need any of that nonsense!"

"Worried someone you know will see you? ... You think you're the only one tipping Carnival gifts? There are tons of people. What makes you think you're the one who'll get picked?"

Just as she finished saying that, the draw ended.

Back in the livestream, Yu Yuan read off the winning ID, "Qingshan Mist... Qingshan Mist, you there?"

The agent squinted at the screen. "Why does that username look so familiar... Don't tell me that's you?"

Meanwhile, the winner—Qingshan Mist, aka Zhou Xi—was practically curling her toes into the floor from secondhand embarrassment. If cringe had a physical form, she'd be six feet under by now.

She'd been a manager for over ten years, and the one thing she feared most in this life was cameras.

She couldn't stand in the spotlight, let alone be stared at by a crowd. The moment she realized she was the center of attention, her body would totally betray her—either she'd go all awkward and clumsy, or just straight-up faint.

The stream called out the name a second time, and her phone buzzed with a friend's voice, trying to comfort her. "Come on, don't be scared! You've crushed way harder challenges than this before. Just give it a shot! Master Yu isn't gonna bite you!"

Sure, your Master Yu doesn't bite... but there are over a hundred thousand people watching this stream!

Zhou Xi nervously eyed her fingers, seriously debating whether or not to start chewing them.

From a pro's point of view, Yu Yuan having this much traffic was proof of her crazy potential. Every agency was probably circling her like vultures, and Zhou Xi being able to even connect with her at this stage? Pure luck.

But still... she was panicking so bad.

Yu Yuan waited a while longer, still looking relaxed and totally unbothered, but the viewers in chat were getting antsy first.

[Is that winner not even here? Streamer, maybe just do a redraw?]

[That lucky viewer just missed their big moment. Clearly, it's my time to shine.]

[Pick me pick me pick meee!]

[Vote to redraw!]

A dozen more Carnival gift effects exploded across the screen, and Yu Yuan reminded them calmly, "I only do one reading a day. If more than two people tip Carnival gifts, only one fated person will be selected. Those gifts aren't cheap, you all, so please be mindful."

[LMAO got it got it! I just have money to burn!]

[Respect the rules! Real money players never back down!]

[I'm broke but hey, what if I'm the lucky one today?]

[Streamer, have you ever thought about doing offline readings?]

"Nope," Yu Yuan replied casually after seeing that last comment. She picked up her cup and took a sip of water. "Can't do it right now. I'll consider in-person readings later on."

['Consider' means there's a chance, right?]

[LOL I don't care! I insist on waiting for offline readings!]

[On my knees begging for the in-person fortune-telling address!]

The comment section was popping off, lines of messages flying by in a blur. Suddenly, Qingshan Mist sent a mic-join request.

Yu Yuan blinked in surprise, her voice soft as always. "If you're not comfortable joining the mic, birth date and time will work just fine too."

On the other side, Zhou Xi let out a soft sigh. She came here today to get her face out there—if she just sent her birth details, who would even know it was her?

Like what was she gonna do, show up later with her ID and say, 'Hey, I'm that person with the birthday XXXX. Remember me?'

[Qingshan Mist: It's okay, I can join the mic ^_^]

Yu Yuan accepted the request, and the screen lit up with the face of a sharp-looking woman in a business suit. She had short hair, gently arched brows, and a perfect blend of elegance and strength—a total stunner.

[!!! Another gorgeous woman!]

[Slurp slurp! I'm calling it: wife material!]

[Let me snuggle this beautiful queen!]

[I swear the streamer has some beauty filter for "fated ones." How is everyone so hot?! I wanna be hot too!!]

Zhou Xi clearly tensed up at the barrage of comments, her posture turning interview-level stiff. She sat ramrod straight at her desk, her smile so precise it looked pre-measured with a protractor.

Yu Yuan noticed how uncomfortable she was—like every second on screen was absolute torture—and decided to cut to the chase.

"Qingshan Mist, is there something you'd like me to read?"

With that many eyes on her, Zhou Xi's palms were already slick with sweat.

Her brain was in a total fog for a moment before she finally processed Yu Yuan's question.

"Read about... um, my career!" As soon as she said the word "career," her whole vibe shifted. She lit up—like actual sparkles in her eyes—clear and confident. "I'm not really interested in anything else. Please, Master Yu, help me with my career reading."

[She's totally a girlboss!]

[She literally glows when she talks about her career! Stunning and driven, I can't!]

[Honestly same, I don't care about anything except chasing the bag. So clearly I'm fated to be the next lucky draw winner]

This livestream, being Yu Yuan's first one after her huge turnaround, was drawing a lot of attention behind the scenes.

One of those watching? Yu Yuan's new manager—Liang Ling.

She was lounging in her boss chair, eyes narrowed at the screen in front of her. When Zhou Xi's face popped up on camera, Liang Ling froze, then let out a scoff-laugh, half pissed and half mocking.

"Zhou Xi... pfft. What a joke. You'd think this Yu Yuan chick was some hot commodity."

She and Zhou Xi were from the same agency. They'd been rivals since day one—constantly at each other's throats. And now Zhou Xi was showing up in her artist's stream?

Without a second thought, Liang Ling whipped out her phone and tried to call Yu Yuan, ready to tell her to kick Zhou Xi out.

But all she got was the repeating beep beep beep of a blocked number.

Liang Ling: "..."

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