The Villain's Mom Becomes Famous for Fortune-Telling and Gossip Ch. 44

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She patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder, her gaze soft as she looked at this fated connection. "We've got a bond. If anything happens again, just come find me in the livestream room."

Next time, their fate might actually be here for real.

"Hey! Master!" Zhou Yu called out as Yu Yuan strolled off into the dark by herself. He didn't even have time to process what she'd just said. "Master, where are you staying tonight? I'll walk you ba—"

He didn't even get the "back" out. Just then, a flickering streetlight in the distance went out, and Yu Yuan's figure disappeared into the shadows.

Zhou Yu: "..."

The night was quiet. A gentle chill in the air helped carry off the leftover summer heat. Zhou Yu didn't know how long he stood there before his phone buzzed in his pocket, the long ringtone slicing through the stillness around him.

Zhou Xi, having waited way too long for her brother to return, couldn't hold back and finally called. The second the line connected, Zhou Yu's voice burst through like he'd just won the lottery—loud, crackly, and way too excited.

"Sister! Sister! I saw Master Yu! I actually met Master Yu!"

"Master Yu even said we're fated—she told me if I run into trouble, I should go to her livestream!"

"Sister, do you think she's gonna take me in as her disciple?!"

Zhou Xi froze for a moment. Then she glanced out the window at the sky that was just beginning to brighten and let out a long sigh.

"Getting accepted as a disciple? Hmm, not so sure about that. But based on what I've seen from watching two of Master Yu's livestreams... you're probably about to have some real bad luck."

Zhou Yu didn't believe her at all and couldn't help complaining, "Sister, seriously, what kind of sister says that to her own brother..."

"You better believe it." Zhou Xi remembered the infamous "meat bun incident" and immediately brought it up as a cautionary tale for her brother. In the end, she concluded, "If you ask me, you should just stay home and sleep for a few days. If you go out, I'll be worried sick that you'll get hit by a car or something."

Zhou Yu: "..."

He opened his mouth to argue, but his sister shut it down cold before he even got the chance.

"Oh, and if something does happen to you, don't you dare make it during the next two days."

Her tired voice yawned right through the phone. "When I dropped President Meng off, she mentioned that Master Yu still has a contract with our company. She's going to ask her tomorrow if she wants to stay on. If she agrees, I'll be her manager!"

The thought of getting close to Master Yu and building a good relationship made Zhou Xi grin uncontrollably. She tossed her phone aside and rolled around in bed with excitement.

"Hmph!" Hearing his smug sister on the other end, Zhou Yu scoffed and threw some shade right back. "Don't get too excited, sis. My future shifu is a real expert. She's definitely not gonna stick around in your industry!"

Zhou Xi hung up on him without mercy, clearly done with the conversation. She yawned again, then stared blankly at the ceiling.

She was exhausted, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't fall asleep. Like always, she pulled out her phone and started scrolling through short videos. When she stumbled across a familiar cornfield, she perked right up.

Someone from the livestream room must've uploaded a clip online?

Her heart skipped a beat, and whatever tiny bit of sleepiness she had left vanished instantly.

She opened the comments section, expecting to see screams and cries of terror—but instead, people were basically ready to throw hands.

It had already turned into two full-blown factions arguing. Someone had even tagged the Chinese Metaphysics Association to fact-check the video. Zhou Xi sat up in bed and scratched her head.

"Wait... how'd it turn into this?"

The moment the doorbell rang, Gua Gua—who had been peacefully snoozing next to Yu Liang—snapped awake. Every hair on its body stood up as it stormed toward the front door.

Just as it was about to bark its little doggy lungs out, Yu Yuan's tired voice came through the door.

"System, open the door. I forgot my keys."

Gua Gua: "???"

It reflexively looked back at the clock. The host had literally only been gone for about an hour.

The big white dog pawed open the door, and Yu Yuan wobbled in from outside. She didn't even make it a few steps before her legs gave out and she collapsed on the floor.

Gua Gua had originally planned to catch her, but clearly overestimated its strength. She landed right on top of it, and all it could do was let out a miserable whine from under the weight.

[Host, host! Don't sleep yet—the system shop is open! Don't fall asleep yet!]

[At least take a look at what it looks like first!]

The next morning, bright and early, Yu Liang finished lighting three sticks of incense for the fox spirit shrine in his room. Under Gua Gua's pleading eyes and his mom's chilly aura, he reluctantly boarded the school bus to kindergarten.

A woman and a dog stood by the bus stop sign, only to get a full face of exhaust fumes. Gua Gua glanced up at its host's not-so-pleased expression, looking all sneaky and guilty, and quietly made the decision to sneak off.

Before it could make a move, though, its big fluffy tail got stomped on.

Behind it, the host's low-pressure aura slowly closed in. Her lazy voice carried a simmering fury. Gua Gua could practically see her anger meter maxing out over her head.

"System..."

The Samoyed, who had flopped down pretending to be dead, gave a visible shudder. Its ears drooped low, as if trying to shield itself from the doom about to rain down. But Yu Yuan's chilly voice still made its way clean into his ears, not missing a single beat.

"Care to explain where the ten thousand points I earned went? And also... why do I need to earn one thousand points a day just to stay alive now that the system shop's open?"

"You guys could've just killed me outright, but nope—you had to rob me blind first. So thoughtful, truly."

"Whatever." Yu Yuan grabbed the scruff of its neck. The chunky Samoyed dangled in her hand like a puffy plastic bag in the wind. "Before I die, how about I gift you a nice little 'one-day trip to the dog meat shop' package..."

Gua Gua slapped its snowy paws over its eyes and flailed its fuzzy back legs in panic. Its tiny baby voice echoed in Yu Yuan's mind, all soft and slurred in fear:

[Host! I can explain! I swear I can explain!]

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