Yao Yao
carried a small plate and went to find someone with
Qing Jie
. The banquet venue was quite large, so it took them a bit of time to find their target.
As they got closer, Yao Yao noticed a man with eyebrows and eyes somewhat similar to
Qing Jie
, and also saw a familiar figure. It was none other than her
eldest brother
.
The two of them, at that moment, were talking business. When they saw the big and small figure approaching, both of them were momentarily stunned.
“
Yao Yao/Qing Qing
, what are you doing here?”
After speaking, the two exchanged looks, both surprised. They hadn’t expected the two to know each other.
Wang Zhengxuan
quickly turned his mind and smiled, “
President Gu
, it seems our fate is not shallow. About the collaboration we discussed earlier, if there’s no problem, I’ll have my assistant send the contract to your company after the event.”
“No problem, just send it over,”
Gu Heng
nodded. “I’ll have my secretary handle it.”
As for the details of the collaboration, he naturally didn’t plan to get involved, as his position didn’t require him to handle these matters. The employees below him would take care of it.
“Good, good! Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation!” Hearing
Gu Heng’s
approval,
Wang Zhengxuan
was very pleased.
He glanced at his daughter, who often clashed with him, and his face softened. For once, he was quite satisfied with her performance.
“So, what do you think,
Little Master
, have you noticed anything unusual?”
At this moment,
Qing Jie
suddenly spoke, causing everyone around to freeze. Especially
Wang Zhengxuan
, who looked over in confusion.
“What are you talking about?” he asked, puzzled.
What did his daughter just call the
Gu family’s little daughter
?
“
Little Master
? What kind of weird title is that?”
In comparison,
Gu Heng
seemed to know more. His eyes flicked over immediately. Despite his serious appearance in public, his younger sister often became quite excited when handling matters, as these weren’t ordinary things.
People are always curious, no matter their age or status.
So, under everyone’s curious gaze,
Yao Yao
slowly nodded. She had already seen that the
couple’s palace
on this man’s chart was occupied by a rotten peach blossom.
To understand this, it’s important to know that the
couple’s palace
typically indicates a person’s true match, a legitimate relationship. If a rotten peach blossom occupies this palace, it’s definitely not a good sign—either it leads to financial loss or reputation damage.
What was more important, though, was that she also recognized a familiar aura on this man.
This aura was the same as the one she had sensed from the vengeful spirit that had the
slave seal
planted on it.
Originally, after that vengeful spirit self-destructed, all traces were lost.
Yao Yao
had never taken this matter lightly. Though she didn’t speak of it, she had always held it in her heart.
She never expected to find a new lead, and her eyes immediately brightened.
Qing Jie
was also excited, jumping up and down. “I knew that woman must be problematic!
Little Master
, please help my dad! Whatever you need, just say it.”
She had always thought her father, who had been serious for most of his life, would never suddenly lose his mind like a reckless young man.
Sure enough, there was something fishy about all this.
Hearing this,
Wang Zhengxuan
immediately understood what his daughter was talking about.
His face turned ashen, and he scolded her loudly, “
Wang Qing
, when will you stop?!
Wan Wan
is at least your elder! How can you be so rude?”
And she had even said this in front of his business partner! Was she trying to cause trouble for him? If it weren’t for the occasion, he would’ve slapped his daughter.
“You’ve already done it, are you afraid I’ll speak?”
Clearly,
Wang Qing
wasn’t afraid of threats at all. One sentence nearly left him speechless.
She didn’t even bother to look at her father’s liver-colored face, instead turning to look at
Little Master
, eager for answers.
Seeing this,
Yao Yao
stopped beating around the bush and directly said, “This gentleman, you were born in the year of the
Rooster
, during the
Wei hour
, correct?”
Wang Zhengxuan
didn’t expect the young lady from the
Gu family
to be able to predict his fate, and it seemed accurate. He was taken aback.
Could
Wan Wan
really have a problem?
That thought barely formed, but he immediately dismissed it. After all, these details could be found with research, so it wasn’t that surprising.
“So what if it’s true?” he replied, stiffening his neck.
The
Gu family’s
young daughter was so young and had lived in hardship before entering the
Gu family
. She might have been tricked by his daughter into luring him into a trap. After all, his daughter had used all sorts of tricks to prevent
Wan Wan
from entering the family. Maybe this was another one of those tricks.
However,
Wang Zhengxuan’s
expression soon changed.
“Your
children’s palace
indicates that you have one son and one daughter, but now it shows that it’s incomplete. This suggests you should have another son, but he was never born normally. He would be older than
Qing Jie
, he’s her older brother, right?”
Wang Qing
froze when she heard this. She couldn’t help but exclaim, “
Little Master
, did you make a mistake? I’m an only child. I don’t have an older brother…”
Her grandmother had mentioned more than once that she was the only child, so it was something she remembered vividly.
“No, she’s not wrong. You really have an older brother.”
Before
Wang Qing
could say anything further,
Wang Zhengxuan
, who had been skeptical about the divination, changed his attitude drastically.
His expression clearly made
Qing Jie
react in confusion.
Looking at his daughter’s puzzled expression,
Wang Zhengxuan
explained, “Before we had you, your mother and I had another child. But back then, we weren’t married yet, and our family was poor. We couldn’t even feed ourselves, let alone raise a child. So, we didn’t keep him.”
It was also because of that miscarriage that his wife’s body was damaged, making it difficult for them to have a child after they married.
When they finally had a child, her body was so weak that after giving birth to a daughter, her health rapidly declined.
Wang Zhengxuan
was filled with guilt, thinking he had harmed his wife.
And because of that unwed pregnancy, it would’ve been bad for both families’ reputations if it was known.
So, only he and his wife knew about it.
The secret had remained hidden until his wife passed away.
Wang Zhengxuan
was certain that no one else knew about it.
But now, the
Gu family’s little daughter
was able to reveal it, making him realize that she wasn’t some pawn his daughter had bought. She really had the skills.
“Have you ever suddenly felt that she was very important to you, that you couldn’t live without her?”
“Even when she makes unreasonable requests, you still try your best to fulfill them?”
Yao Yao
continued, her words hitting the mark.
Wang Zhengxuan
nodded with a grim expression.
Seeing this,
Yao Yao
didn’t continue speaking. Instead, she took out a charm and pressed it onto his body.
“This is...?”
Wang Zhengxuan
looked confused. But before he could finish asking, he suddenly shivered, as if something had been released. His eyes widened in shock.
Yao Yao
said, “I’ve temporarily blocked the curse for you. Now, try to recall again.”
Wang Zhengxuan
: ...
He instinctively complied, but this time it was different from before. Almost instantly, he realized something was wrong.
There were too many inexplicable details that made his scalp tingle.
“
Little Master
, my thoughts…”
Wang Zhengxuan
was filled with terror as he recalled memories of a version of himself he didn’t even recognize. And the reason for his change was all tied to
Ye Wan
.
She had somehow made him subconsciously change his thinking!
Thinking back to his daughter’s attitude,
Wang Zhengxuan
felt a jolt. Without realizing it, he had already changed the way he addressed her.
“Yeah, yeah! What exactly is going on here?”
The one most concerned about this question, other than the person involved, was of course
Wang Qing
.
“Because she cast the
Peach Blossom Curse
on you!”
Yao Yao
glanced at the man before her, whose expression was filled with struggle, and said in a crisp voice.
After speaking, she frowned.
Because the normal
Peach Blossom Curse
, as created in Taoist practices, was meant to increase mutual affection and cultivate relationships.
But the type of effect
Wang Zhengxuan
was experiencing, which directly twisted a person’s thoughts, could only mean that the person who cast it had already deviated from orthodox methods and was now walking down a dangerous path.
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