The Villain's Mom Becomes Famous for Fortune-Telling and Gossip Ch. 121

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"Um... second brother, you changed your hairstyle?" Lu He made small talk.

Lu You touched his much-shortened hair, smiling shyly and lightly, "Yeah, Mom and Xiao Yan took me. They said this style looks good."

"Yeah," Lu He rubbed his sweaty palm on his pants leg, nodding half-heartedly, "It does look good, it's been pretty popular lately."

Lu You looked down and smiled quietly. After not seeing each other for years, the two brothers felt an awkwardness between them. For a while, neither said a word.

When the dishes started coming, Lu He still kept rubbing the fabric on his thigh. Lu You glanced at him several times and softly asked, "Xiao He, do you want to talk to me about something?"

"..." Lu He suddenly looked up, his eyes meeting Lu You's.

"You've seemed distracted since you got here," Lu You's voice was soft, "You kept sneaking glances at me earlier, so you must want to say something, right?"

Lu He pressed his lips tight. After his second brother saw through his little thoughts, he felt a bit relieved. He glanced at his sister snuggling in their mother's arms, cleared his throat, and whispered, "Second brother, do you know Yu Yuan?"

"Yu Yuan?" Lu You's eyes showed no surprise, nodding, "Yeah, lately she's pretty famous in the Xuan sect. Lots of senior and junior disciples have been talking about her. I heard she even snatched a task from the headquarters recently, something about a ghost opera..."

Lu You looked a bit surprised and glanced at his younger brother, "Why are you suddenly asking about her?"

Lu You: "..."

How was he supposed to explain that this person was actually their blood-related little sister?!

"Um..." Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Lu Jingxi's carefree, smiling face and shook his head, "Nothing, it's just that Yu Yuan's fame online is huge, her reputation flipped really fast, so I'm a little curious if she really has real skills."

"I'm not sure if she's really skilled." Lu You lowered his eyes; his curled lashes cast a small shadow on his jade-like face. "But right now, the higher-ups are watching her pretty closely."

Lu He thought about the harsh words he had thrown at Yu Yuan on the set before, and quietly exhaled, "They're watching her closely, huh? That's good..."

"Hm?" Lu You raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Xiao He, do you have some beef with that Yu Yuan?"

Lu He smiled but didn't answer.

It wasn't just him who had beef with Yu Yuan, the whole Lu family did...

When the dishes were all served, the family kept chatting.

Lu Yan, with a gloomy face, casually picked up his chopsticks to grab some food. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at his second brother and bit his lip silently.

"Mom." He called out.

Lu Mom, holding the daughter in her arms, and Lu Jingxi both looked up at the same time, both smiling at Lu Yan who suddenly spoke.

Lu Yan opened his mouth but seeing his sister's face curved in a smile, he swallowed the words "Yu Yuan" he wanted to say and muttered, "The food today is pretty good."

"As long as Xiao Yan likes the food," Qin Yide, chatting opposite them, smiled and said, "Hu family's private restaurant always has good flavor. This is a new branch that just opened today. Their headquarters in Jingdu tastes even better. Next time, if you get a chance, I'll take you there."

He hadn't said anything, but now that he did, it was like pouring water on hot oil—the whole thing blew up instantly.

The younger Lu Yan and Lu He had zero respect for this guy.

Because Lu Yan wasn't close with him, he just looked unhappy. But Lu He, who knew him well, was blunt, "Isn't this our family's welcome feast for second brother? Why is a guy named Qin sitting here?"

"Xiao He!" Mother Lu glared and scolded him, then patted the daughter's head in her arms and looked at the eldest son holding his breath, smiling, "Your big brother has business with your brother Qin."

Qin Yide smiled silently and cast a subtle glance at Lu Jingxi. Lu Jingxi blushed, burying her face in her Mom's arms; even her ears turned red.

Lu He didn't believe what his Mom said at all. Throughout the meal, he kept throwing cold sarcasm at Qin Yide. Usually proud like a peacock, Qin Yide didn't say a word this time, just lowered his head, watching his nose and mind in a calm "gentle, respectful, thrifty, and humble" way. Meanwhile, Lu He got scolded by his Dad.

Over at Yu Yuan's place, after coming back from kindergarten, Liangliang had another lunchbox in his hands.

"Mom! This time's blueberry cupcake, I learned it from Uncle Hu!" He didn't forget to explain, "Uncle Hu is the bakery boss who dropped me off last time, but there isn't just one Uncle Hu in the shop, there's also Uncle Hu's brother, who's also Uncle Hu!"

Zhou Yu had installed a child seat in the car for easy pick-up and drop-off of little Yu Liang. Little Liangliang sat up there, swinging his little feet, opened the still warm box, and a sweet milky smell filled the small space.

He tilted his round little face and stretched out his hand, trying to give the cupcake to Mom. Yu Yuan reached out to take the cake, reminding him, "Sit back down, be careful not to fall."

"Okay!"

The little kid happily swung his feet in the child seat, watching his Mom take the cupcake, curious about today's lunch.

"Mom! My kindergarten has the afternoon off today, where are we going to eat lunch?"

Yu Yuan's face reflected on the passenger side window. She looked up out the window, and as they passed a crossroad, a crowd had gathered there.

Around the crowd were broken, scattered pieces of electric bike parts. A blue electric bike, neither new nor old, lay on its side covered in scratches. Further away lay a black helmet.

In the center of the crowd, a young girl held a young boy with a hole in his head, crying so hard her face was red. The boy's transparent spirit stood beside her, helplessly watching his girlfriend holding his body on the ground and his own transparent hand.

"I'm not hungry. You guys decide," Yu Yuan looked away when she saw a Yin official appear beside the boy's spirit.

After a moment of silence, she reminded Yu Liang, who was swinging his little legs in the back seat, "When you ride an electric bike by yourself in the future, you have to wear a helmet. Everyone has to wear one, got it?"

Little Yu Liang didn't quite get what Mom meant, but if Mom said it, it had to be right!

He squeezed his chubby little hand and nodded his little head firmly. "I remember, Mom!"

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