8 – The Appearance of the Second Male Lead, Do You Love This Second Male Lead?
The little one let out a sob and said pitifully, “I said I would listen to Grandma and stay home obediently. But Auntie yelled at me, she insisted I get out and wouldn’t let me go back. Grandma, it’s not that I didn’t listen…”
The old woman looked at her tearful little grandson and suddenly fell silent.
A sudden memory flashed in her mind—the words the mystic had said before leaving:
Your daughter-in-law is the source of family chaos. If you don’t want your family ruined and scattered, stay away from her as soon as possible…
Remembering these words, the old woman’s face instantly changed!
Zhang Shufen!
That wicked woman!
The mystic had said Xiaohui would have an accident today, and Zhang Shufen had heard it too!
That wicked woman wanted Xiaohui dead!
Otherwise, why would she drive Xiaohui out when he was playing obediently at home?
This woman was too terrifying, truly the source of family chaos!
Divorce! Her son must divorce her!
The old woman wiped the tears from her face and looked up at Zhao Dali.
“Dali, thank you for saving my Xiaohui! Could I trouble you one more time to take us to the hospital? He just choked on water, and I’m afraid there might be fluid in his lungs…”
The kind-hearted Zhao Dali immediately nodded. “Alright, I’ll take you there right away.”
He picked up Xiaohui and started walking ahead.
The old woman followed, trembling as she took out her phone and called her younger son, who worked in the city.
“Son, your mother met a divine being today! If it weren’t for this divine being’s guidance, Xiaohui would have drowned…”
…
Over there, the old woman was telling her son about the fortune-teller woman who was like a divine being.
Meanwhile, Su Jiaojiao and her son had also entered the city.
“Mother, this city is so big! Where are we going now?”
The beautiful city and its stunning buildings dazzled the little one, who looked around in wide-eyed wonder, completely unaccustomed to such sights.
Drawing from her experience of entering cities hundreds of years ago, Su Jiaojiao squinted at the towering buildings ahead.
“Naturally, we’ll find an inn to stay in first.”
The little one nodded obediently and followed his mother forward.
The mother and son soon arrived in front of a star-rated hotel.
Su Jiaojiao stared at the scrolling message on the screen above the hotel, which included the words “accommodation,” confirming that this was just like the inns from hundreds of years ago.
They could stay here.
Reassured, she led her son into the hotel.
Seeing the people in line ahead holding identity cards, she frowned and glanced down at the identity document in her hand.
Were identity documents no longer needed?
Had they been replaced by these small, square things?
Su Jiaojiao studied the identity cards in others’ hands for a moment, then her frown eased.
No problem, this little identity card couldn’t stump her.
Mimicking the shape of the identity cards she saw, she used her demonic power to transform a card inside her sleeve, complete with her photo and a fake birthdate.
Pulling the identity card out of her sleeve, Su Jiaojiao curled her lips into a smug smile.
Nothing could stump a clever fox spirit like her.
She stood at the front desk with her son and handed over her identity card, just like the people before her.
“One suite for 499.”
“Of course, miss.”
The receptionist smiled as she took the identity card and swiped it for registration.
However, after swiping, the machine showed no reaction—it couldn’t read the information on the card at all.
Puzzled, the receptionist looked up at Su Jiaojiao and tried again.
But still, there was no reaction.The receptionist looked up again at the ugly Su Jiaojiao, her expression somewhat strange.
She thought, no one could possibly be this ugly—this person must be wearing makeup!
Deliberately disguising herself and using a fake ID—this person must be a wanted criminal!
She smiled nonchalantly and said to Su Jiaojiao, “Please wait a moment, miss. The suites are fully booked. Let me check if any guests are checking out.”
Unaware that she had been exposed, Su Jiaojiao nodded.
The receptionist lowered her head and dialed the front desk manager’s number.
With her eyes downcast, she covered her mouth and calmly reported in a hushed voice.
“Manager, I’ve encountered someone who is disguised and using a fake ID. I suspect she might be a wanted criminal. Could you come take a look? Should we call the police?”
Despite the receptionist’s lowered voice, it didn’t escape Su Jiaojiao’s ears.
Hearing the mention of calling the police and wanted criminals, Su Jiaojiao couldn’t help but frown.
Calling the police to catch a wanted criminal?
Wasn’t that the same as reporting to the authorities to catch a wanted criminal a few hundred years ago?
Su Jiaojiao wanted to know where she had slipped up and why they wanted to call the police on her.
If she didn’t figure it out, she might make the same mistake again in the future.
So she gently tapped the marble counter and asked the receptionist, “Why do you want to call the police?”
The receptionist was startled!
She had been overheard!
Before the receptionist could speak, a kind-hearted middle-aged man standing behind Su Jiaojiao said, “Young lady, using a fake ID is illegal.”
“Uh…” Su Jiaojiao was confused.
She didn’t understand—the ID she had transformed looked exactly like everyone else’s. How had they discovered it was fake?
The little dumpling standing beside Su Jiaojiao looked up at her nervously. “Mother, are the officials coming to arrest us? Let’s run!”
Su Jiaojiao straightened her back and stood there calmly.
Run?
In her life, Su Jiaojiao had only fled in panic three times—when facing the father of her little one. When it came to other people or situations, she had never run away!
So running was absolutely out of the question!
The kind-hearted middle-aged man behind Su Jiaojiao smiled and said to her, as if she were a clueless girl from the countryside.
“Young lady, and little one, don’t run. It’s no use! The hotel has surveillance cameras. As long as there are cameras, they can find you wherever you go. Just stay calm. When the officers arrive, explain everything clearly…”
Hearing this, Su Jiaojiao turned to look at the man.
Seeing him point upward at the camera, she looked up.
She stared deeply at the rotating camera.
She hadn’t planned to run in the first place, and now it was even more impossible!
She thanked the man and patted her son’s little head. “Stay calm, don’t panic. We can handle this.”
She looked up at the receptionist. “Do you know Shang Lu?”
Shang Lu was one of the dozens of people who had knelt and worshipped her on the mountain.
He had said he was the largest real estate developer in Tongcheng and owned many inns. She wondered if he was the owner of this inn.
The receptionist nodded, somewhat bewildered. “Shang Lu is our boss…”
What did this woman want with their boss?
Were they old acquaintances?
Su Jiaojiao smiled. “If it’s him, then things are easy.”She gracefully raised her hands, forming a seal before her chest, and began casting a summoning spell!
Invisible to ordinary eyes, energy instantly condensed into talismanic symbols, scattering in all directions!
“Shang Lu, come quickly and protect me.”