“Grandmother?! Lele, look at what you’ve done! Someone, call a doctor, quickly!”
“Mom! Lele, look at this charlatan you’ve found. You’ve made your grandmother faint from pure rage!”
“?? Uncle, don’t frame me! She isn’t a fraud, she’s the real deal!”
On the screen, figures blurred and shifted amidst a chaotic uproar. It was absolute bedlam.
Su Yi felt a bit sentimental. Old Mr. Cheng and his wife were a famous model couple in the elite social circles, known for being deeply in love. Their golden wedding anniversary party had been a grand, celebrated affair. Everyone who knew them believed they were each other’s first loves. He was known for his integrity and for never straying—a literal “clean stream” in the murky waters of high society. This reputation had made the old lady the envy of many socialites.
Who would have thought that this old man had such a history before marriage? And even if he had a past, it had been decades—yet he was still pining for his first love and a secret son.
A man doesn’t need to be drunk to act his way into making you cry.
Su Yi actually felt a flicker of sympathy for the old lady.
However, the moment she remembered how the old lady used to look at her—as if she were looking at something filthy—Su Yi immediately squared her shoulders. The sentimentality and sympathy vanished instantly, replaced by a sudden urge to laugh.
【Oh my god, rich family gossip is so much fun! More, give me more!】
【Honestly, I’m not surprised at all. For rich people, having a mistress and a secret son on the side is nothing. Just a drop in the ocean.】
【The deceased old man: Fish, you sold me out for a single bag of spicy konjac? What happened to being each other’s angels?】
【The fact that the person is dead is still “good news”… Truly a cold and heartless fish.】
【Little Su, oh Little Su, why are you being so brutally honest? If you make the old lady drop dead from anger, she’ll definitely come for you. Remember to declare that you have nothing to do with us “family members” before you get arrested, haha.】
【+10086, remember to clear the family’s names!】
“‘Family’ are like birds in the same forest—they fly their separate ways when disaster strikes… You ‘family members’ are truly giving me the chills.”
Su Yi spoke with mock heartbreak as she tore open another bag of spicy konjac.
She actually started to wonder: if Old Lady Cheng really did die of anger, would a small, weak, and helpless streamer like herself be held legally liable?
“You… on what grounds do you say that? What evidence do you have, besides your own mouth?”
Amidst the chaos, the voice of an elderly person panting heavily rang out, sounding as if the words were being squeezed out of her throat.
The noisy crowd fell silent.
Immediately, people began chirping in, advising her not to be fooled by an online scammer. Someone even rushed over to cut the connection, but was stopped by a sharp shout: “Everyone, shut up! You, tell me—is there actual evidence? If you dare lie to me…”
I’ll definitely make you pay for it!
Su Yi finished the sentence in her head, mimicking the tone. She was so scared.
Before she could even ask the Guppy, the fish spoke up in an incredibly exasperated tone: “I’m a stay-at-home fish. I haven’t left this luxury tank since the day I arrived. Where would I get physical evidence? They say humans have the highest IQ, so how come they’re worse than a fish?”
“Back then, Old Cheng’s parents broke up the couple. The first love even came to the door carrying the child to beg for a life-saving favor. How could the people who have worked here for decades not know? That old butler, and the hospital—wouldn’t a quick check make everything clear?”
The head butler, suddenly called out, broke into a cold sweat.
Everyone turned their heads in unison to stare at him, especially the old lady, whose gaze looked as if she wanted to eat him alive. His vision went dark; he just wanted to faint and get it over with.
“M-Madam, I… I…”
He wanted to say how could anyone possibly know what a fish was saying? The fish hadn’t even made a sound! This was all made up by the little streamer; it couldn’t be believed!
“Lele, disconnect.”
Old Lady Cheng held on with all her might to keep from fainting, gritting out the words. Initially, she had been skeptical, but seeing the butler’s stuttering and guilty expression, what else was there to understand?
Cheng Lele hurriedly reached out to end the call. Su Yi shouted, “Wait! Xiangzhang has something else to say.”
These words caused the scalps of the Cheng family members—who were already reeling from the scandalous affairs and secret son of the deceased patriarch—to tingle with dread. What else was there to say?! If the fish knew such private secrets about the old man, what about their own?!
“Lele, hang up now!”
“Disconnect immediately!”
Su Yi spoke at lightning speed: “Wait a second! Xiangzhang says, ‘When a fish is about to die, its words are kind.’ Everything it said is true, 100% no lies. So, it’s time for you to fulfill your promise. Don’t forget to give it a bite of spicy konjac!”
“Oh, right, one more thing. The reason the old man liked his eldest son the most was that he looks exactly like the son who died of illness—”
The connection was cut.
The room became so quiet it felt like everyone had died. The Cheng family members looked at one another, not daring to make a sound. They glanced between the dazed old lady and the eldest Cheng son—who looked like he’d been struck by lightning upon learning that his father’s favor wasn’t due to his own excellence, but because he was a body double for a secret son. They even forgot to call the doctor.
As for Cheng Lele, she wished she could turn back time. If she could do it over, she would absolutely never have started this call! Watching other people’s drama and eating their “melon” was fun, but when it happened to her own family, it felt as disgusting as eating filth…
“Investigate it for me.”
Old Lady Cheng took a deep breath and coldly spat out those four words.
The people acting like statues finally moved. Whether they were truly busy or just pretending to be, the room emptied in an instant, leaving only the guppy struggling to wag its tail in the aquarium.
Fish: ??
That’s it? No one cares about me anymore? Where’s the promised spicy konjac?!
【Rest in peace, Fishy [Candle][Candle][Candle]】
【Rest in peace, I’m sending a bag of spicy konjac with you.】
【How cruel. The old lady is at such an age, only to find out that the husband she loved so much was pining for another woman. And the eldest son—his love was just being a substitute. Damn that old man. My heart aches for the lady and the eldest son, so pitiful.】
【LOL, you’re just a “maid” yet you don’t feel sorry for yourself; you feel sorry for your master who lives in luxury.jpg】
【The young lady is named Lele, the pet is an alpaca named Cloud, and the pet the old man loved most—and the lady loved by association—is a guppy named Xiangzhang. The censorship was for nothing… So, here’s the question: are there any kind-hearted people who know this family also watching the stream?】
Su Yi didn’t get angry even though the video was cut before she finished. The Cheng family likely wouldn’t be getting any sleep tonight.
She drank a bottle of Wahaha to soothe the spiciness, huffing and puffing while she initiated a new connection.
The call connected, but the person on the other end was slow to respond.
Su Yi: “Hello, family member. Hello? Hello? Can you hear me?”
After a few seconds, the user with the ID “Sweetie Pie” said hesitantly, “Hello, streamer. I can hear you. My pet is a duck, a Call Duck.”
“Is there something difficult to talk about?” After waiting a few more seconds without a follow-up, Su Yi asked kindly, “If you’re afraid it’ll say something it shouldn’t, I’m sorry, but I can’t keep secrets.”
【Hahaha, Little Su, you’re so bad, I love it.】
【Such a cruel streamer, I like it.】
【Don’t be so shy, miss. Didn’t you know the style of this stream before coming? Don’t waste time; if you don’t want to connect, give the chance to someone else.】
【Just enjoy the gossip, don’t be so mean. It’s normal for her to be worried.】
Sweetie Pie had heard that this streamer could communicate with animals and had watched a few recordings, which was why she had come here in desperation. She hadn’t expected to be lucky enough to get through.
However, after participating in real-time and witnessing a family’s deep secrets being spilled by a fish in front of over a hundred thousand viewers—with the possibility of their identities being doxxed soon—she was getting scared. What if she became the next “melon”?
“Hello?” The streamer prompted again, and the comments were also rushing her.
Sweetie Pie bit her lip and said quickly, “Streamer, my duck has been clingy for three days now. It follows me wherever I go. If it doesn’t see me, it screams frantically. I can’t even leave the house. Could you please help me ask what’s wrong with it?”
After speaking, she let out a quiet sigh of relief. She only mentioned “duck” and didn’t use its name. There weren’t many people who kept Call Ducks as pets, but there weren’t so few that she would be accurately identified. Her privacy should be safe, right?
“Alright, please let me see the little duck first.”
Su Yi untied her messy bun and re-tied it, waiting for the other party to bring the duck to the screen.
An adorable Call Duck tilted its head and met her gaze.
“Quack quack? You can really understand me? Then I’ll say a riddle—I’ll say the first half, you say the second. Palace Jade Liquor?”
Su Yi wanted to laugh. This little duck was quite cautious. It must spend a lot of time online; it even wanted to test her first?
“One hundred and eighty a cup.”
“Quack!” The Call Duck flapped its wings excitedly. “My god, finally someone understands me! Save me, save me!”
Su Yi’s eyebrows twitched. She asked, “What happened?”
The Call Duck stretched its short neck and quacked toward the sky: “My mom’s husband wants to kill me! He wants to stew me!”
“Your mom’s husband? You mean your dad wants to kill you?” Su Yi instinctively tried to clarify the relationship.
The Call Duck denied it frantically: “He’s not my dad! From the moment he wanted to kill me to silence me and stew me for dinner, he was no longer my father!”
Kill it to silence it?
Su Yi’s gossip radar went off.
“What? Impossible! My husband is very good to Be—… to my duck. Before we got married, he had a dog. Just because he was afraid the dog would bite the duck, he sent the dog he’d raised for years back to his hometown. How could he possibly want to kill it?” Sweetie Pie firmly denied it.
The Call Duck flapped its wings in her arms anxiously, quacking loudly.
“The duck says it’s because it caught your husband having an affair with your father.”
Su Yi slowly translated the duck-speak.