The Villain's Mom Becomes Famous for Fortune-Telling and Gossip Ch. 109

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Hua Nan ignored his weird tone, putting on clothes while asking, "Where's that ghost stage? I'll take people there right now!"

"No need." Consultant Bai passed by a tent lit with a small light, glanced at the only light source in the black rain-curtain forest, voice steady, "The stage thing is already handled. That ghost thing confused four kids, and they're now in the woods three hundred meters from my villa. When you have time, send out their location."

Hua Nan's mouth dropped open in shock for a long time, until Consultant Bai's tone turned sour, "What's with that look on your face?"

"N-no," Hua Nan was still shocked and couldn't get a grip, "You actually saved people?"

His cackling laughter came from the phone. Consultant Bai's face darkened, lips pressed tight. "Hua Nan."

"Hmm?"

"You know why you've lasted so long under me?"

Hua Nan knew him well, smiling cheekily, "Can't be because I'm innocent and cute, right?"

"It's because besides you, no other poor sucker wants to take over this mess called the Special Incident Investigation Bureau. If there was someone else, you wouldn't even get to laugh like a duck again."

Hua Nan: "..."

Consultant Bai, do you have to be this brutal in the middle of the night?

"Anyway, keep an eye on things." Advisor Bai's cool, clear voice mixed with the raindrops hitting leaves came through the phone, making the damp air on that side feel almost tangible even through the call. "After a few years of rest, you all should get moving again. Don't forget to buy what you need, and send the funding request first thing tomorrow."

Hua Nan raised an eyebrow, feeling like Bai was unusually easy to talk to today.

After knowing him for so many years, it was the first time Hua Nan had met this side of him and couldn't help but say a bit more.

"You heard about the new advisor joining our Special Incident Investigation Bureau?"

"Yeah," the rain was loud in the forest, his response barely audible over it, "Already got a message from above. You need anything else?"

"Wait, Consultant Bai!" Seeing the call about to end, Hua Nan quickly stopped him. "We're planning to have dinner together in a few days, wanna..."

"Beep... beep... beep..."

Hua Nan threw down the phone, "...If you're not coming, fine! I'll save money!"

Passing through the blurry rainy forest heading home, deep in the woods a huge villa was lit up, quietly standing among countless towering trees.

Consultant Bai's steps quickened. Just as he took out his keys, he heard a sharp "bang" from inside.

"Awwoo~ awoo~"

A chubby little white fox, wrapped in a roll of toilet paper, was struggling with its tiny paws and feet against the paper wrapped around it. Its fluffy big tail furiously cheered for itself behind, but the more it struggled, the more toilet paper wrapped around it, until it finally gave up and lay still as a little fox-bun.

Consultant Bai standing at the door: "..."

His brow twitched. Seeing the house, which had been tidied up in the morning but was now a total mess again, a flush of heat rushed straight to his forehead.

"Xiao Xiaobai!"

"Awwoo?"

The little fox lying on the floor struggled a couple of times, then managed to roll over. Its fluffy fox head looked toward the door where Dad stood, and its amber eyes instantly welled up.

"Dad..." The little guy's fluffy ears drooped, amber eyes full of stubborn tears. "The toilet paper—they're bullying me!"

Seeing those eyes, Consultant Bai's anger vanished in an instant. He sighed, picked up the little fox from the floor, helped it find a comfortable position in his arms, and asked gently, "You dropped your cup? Are you hurt?"

"No!" The little fox shook its head, its fluffy big tail wagging. Fixated on the toilet paper tangled on the ground, it raised a furry front paw to complain in a baby voice, "Dad, that toilet paper is bullying me! Let's throw it out!"

"..."

Consultant Bai put the little guy back in the kids' room. With a wave of his hand, a gust of wind appeared in the living room, sweeping up all the clutter the fox had made and tossing it into the trash can.

The little fox watched the toilet paper get thrown away, happily bouncing up and down on the bed, then finally jumped onto Dad's shoulder and raised a paw pointing toward the kitchen. "Dad, what are we eating tonight? Cold mixed human liver or braised human tongue?"

"...We're eating stir-fried broccoli." Consultant Bai glanced at the son on his shoulder. "Watch more BabyBus, and less of those horror movies."

"Yesterday night, during the rain, the four university students who went missing on Mount Hu Ling were found by the search team early this morning. They have been sent to the hospital and are awaiting further treatment."

"We remind citizens again that there has been heavy rain on Mount Hu Ling recently. Please avoid staying overnight on the mountain and pay attention to your safety."

...

The nanny van stopped at an unnoticeable corner. The big screen at the busy street intersection was playing the morning news.

Yu Qingqing's assistant bought several breakfasts and handed them to the people in the car. Yu Qingqing took a boiled egg and a cup of unsweetened coffee, her gaze still fixed on the morning news on the big screen.

"Sister," she turned to her manager, who was busy eating a stuffed pancake, "Is the Immortal Fox Temple on Mount Hu Ling supposed to be pretty effective?"

"I heard it's pretty effective," the manager mumbled with a mouth full of food. "My mom used to go there a lot. When I was preparing for the college entrance exam, she even got me a charm to pray for success."

Yu Qingqing's eyes lit up. "Did it work?"

"It worked..." The manager chuckled. "For a long time. But I think it was mostly my mindset that day. I felt super relaxed after finishing several exams, especially during the essay—I was like in the zone... My Chinese score in the entrance exam was the highest I've ever gotten—138!"

The little assistant beside her was surprised, "That high?!"

"Yep!" The manager proudly lifted her chin, then thinking about how she switched from the booming finance industry to being a talent manager, her back slowly curved again as she waved her hand. "Ah, it's all part of the process. In the end, I still didn't end up working in my college major!"

Yu Qingqing nodded too. "Yeah, it's all part of the process."

Who would've thought she studied art and ended up in the entertainment industry?

The group ate while arriving at the filming set.

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