The Villain's Mom Becomes Famous for Fortune-Telling and Gossip Ch. 120

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"Maybe when you get old and lose your looks and your job, you should become a screenwriter," Zhou Yu said, still rubbing his ear. "You've got such an imagination—you'd be wasting talent if you don't write scripts for money."

Lu He: "..."

The amused smile faded little by little. The pressure in the air around him dropped sharply. The assistant watching quietly nearby bowed his head like a scared quail, afraid to catch this ancestor's anger.

This pointless bickering wasn't getting anywhere. Yu Yuan, eager to pick up Liangliang, asked him one question, "You say I have backing. Is that just your opinion, or does the whole Celestial Master Hall think so?"

"My second brother is the Grand Elder's disciple. Whose idea do you think that is?"

Lu He thought she'd back down. "The side paths are never the true way. That unknown master behind you is no different. My second brother came down the mountain this time to purge your kind of heretics. From now on, count how many days you have left."

Thinking like this made Lu He feel triumphant. "Also, don't covet what's not yours. Before you make a move on Jingxi's resources, better check if the brothers here agree..."

"Finished your family affection show?" Yu Yuan glanced at her watch again. "I'm not interested in your brothers and sisters. As for whether you're righteous or heretical—you're not even one of the mystic sect. Empty threats like that are just hot air."

She turned her face away and yawned. "As for your sister's resources, to be honest, I really don't care for them."

"You..." Lu He punched a soft cotton pillow, shaking with anger, but no matter what, he had achieved his goal.

His finger trembled as he pointed at Yu Yuan, a fake smile plastered on his face. "Fine! Good! Great! Yu Yuan, you better remember what I said today!"

Watching Lu He's departing back, Zhou Yu finally understood after a moment. "Master, does that guy think we're heretics or something?"

But his master clearly works for the Underworld government! Don't underestimate the bureaucracy of the afterlife!

He stretched his fingers, the bones clicking. "When I've mastered my skills, I'll be the first to curse him!"

"Then wait until you're ready," Yu Yuan said softly, eyes lowering as she watched Lu He walk away.

The Lu family had always been cold and neglectful toward the original character. After learning the original character's identity, they only made things worse with constant harassment and humiliation. Even if the karmic debts aren't paid back now, the cosmic order keeps record.

The two of them walked a few steps and were almost at the corner when Lu He's assistant's panicked shout came from ahead, "Brother He!"

With a heavy thud, a painful grunt from Lu He followed. Despite the pain, he still hushed his assistant, "Quiet! If Yu Yuan hears this, I'll be so embarrassed!"

The assistant immediately went silent.

Yu Yuan rounded the corner and stood there, looking down at Lu He silently wincing on the ground. When he looked up in shock, she smiled. "You can fall flat on your face even on flat ground, Actor Lu. Not bad with your legs and feet."

Lu He sat on the ground, holding his aching arm, face pale with a mix of blue and white. Worried his groans would betray his pain, he pressed his lips and held back the urge to retort.

Back in the car, Zhou Yu buckled up and started the engine, clicking his tongue in regret. "Master, that arrogant Lu He finally took a spill just now. Why didn't we take the chance to tease him a bit more?"

"..."

Silence filled the car.

After a while, Yu Yuan opened her eyes and caught her reflection in the side window.

That was a face very similar to hers, yet somehow not quite her own.

"Don't mind him." She shifted in the passenger seat to get comfortable. "He just twisted his foot and got hurt, so his Yang energy is weak. A blaze of Yang fire has already been extinguished."

"Tonight, if anyone's walking in the dark, it'll be him."

Watching Yu Yuan and Zhou Yu leave upstairs, Lu He covered his sore butt from the fall, his face pale.

He turned and asked his assistant who was supporting him, "What time is it now?"

The assistant looked down at the time, "Brother He, it's almost twelve."

"Twelve... ugh..." Lu He held his sore butt and limped forward, his handsome face twisted in pain, "It's fine, still early, should make it for lunch over there."

With stubborn determination, after confirming with his mom on the phone, he drove himself to the restaurant.

The restaurant was a well-known local private restaurant. When Lu He arrived, Lu Jingxi and their parents were already there. Not only did Lu Yan, the always absent troublemaker, show up, but even the usually elusive eldest brother of the Lu family was sitting nearby chatting with Qin Yide.

"Second brother?" Lu He's gaze landed on a long-haired man at the door, his back turned.

The man turned around, his eyes gentle and smiling, "Xiao He, you're here."

He stood and pulled out the chair beside him, "Come, sit next to me."

"No, no." Lu He held his brother's shoulder to stop him from standing, then pulled a chair for himself. His eyes flicked sharply at Qin Yide, who looked calm nearby. His face darkened as he asked his second brother, "Brother, what's going on today?"

His second brother shook his head a bit sluggishly, "I'm not really sure, I just came with Mom and Dad. Maybe because I'm back, so everyone gathered."

"So it's a family banquet," Lu He kept staring at Qin Yide, who was chatting happily with the eldest brother, "Why would our Lu family invite a person like that?!"

Qin Yide noticed his look and, feeling pretty good, raised his cup. The eldest brother glanced over, nodded at Lu He, then the two continued their chat as if he wasn't there.

Lu He: "..."

He couldn't butt into a conversation between the two powers, so he didn't bother.

Lu Yan, the sister, and their parents were chatting happily on the other side; Lu He didn't disturb them and instead kept his attention on his second brother.

"Second brother?"

"Hm?" Lu You turned his head, eyes a little confused, "What's up?"

Today he'd ditched his gray Taoist robe, and his previously waist-length hair was cut up to his ears, kind of like the samurai wolf tail style that was trendy recently, but compared to others' cool looks, his brother looked a bit more obedient and fresh.

Lu He didn't know how to bring up Yu Yuan's matter—after all, when Yu Yuan caused a scene at the Lu house recently, this brother wasn't home. He wasn't sure if their parents had told second bro about it.

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