Stepdaughter of a wealthy family? The little darling of a Beijing tycoon

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss Shen." Lu Jingxing nodded slightly. "What kind of reward would you like?"

Shen Jingshu thought for a moment and said, "I haven't thought about it yet. I'll bring it up with President Lu when I have an idea."

"Can."

She already had a plan in mind—the piece of lightning-struck wood she had obtained last time already possessed extremely strong protective power against evil. She would personally carve a talisman on it, make it into a protective amulet, and give it to Lu Jingxing. The effect would be far better than ordinary talisman paper.

A short while later, there was a knock on the door. The manager and the waiters brought the dishes to the table one by one and bowed as they left.

The meal was quiet and uneventful, but Shen Jingshu thoroughly enjoyed it; the food here truly lived up to its reputation. After they were full, Lu Jingxing drove her back to the Li family home. As she got out of the car, Shen Jingshu turned to him and said, "I'll contact you when the food is ready."

"Okay, thank you, Miss Shen."

Shen Jingshu knew in her heart that by helping Lu Jingxing, she would definitely accumulate a lot of merit.

This person not only possesses a thick purple aura, but also carries the aura of dragons and the light of merit, yet it is also mixed with a bit of killing intent. The coexistence of these several auras in one person is truly a rare contradiction.

After she got out of the car, Lu Jingxing stroked the increasingly dim Buddhist prayer beads on his wrist, gazing in the direction she had left, lost in thought.

Upon returning to the Li family home, Shen Jingshu found no one there; Lin Wanqing and Li Wenqian had gone out on a date again. She went straight to her room, locked the door, took out the piece of lightning-struck wood from her spatial storage, and then took out her usual set of tools to begin making a protective amulet.

As she carefully carved the protective talisman into the wooden plaque, she also set up a defensive array within it—so that if Lu Jingxing were in mortal danger, she could sense it immediately.

He was busy from afternoon until it was completely dark. The moment the last stroke was finished, the amulet suddenly flashed with a barely perceptible golden light.

The small, black wooden plaque looked ordinary, but if a knowledgeable person from the Xuanmen sect saw it, they would surely curse Shen Jingshu for wasting such a precious item.

This is a rare piece of lightning-struck wood, more than enough to forge magical artifacts and refine peach wood swords, yet she only made it into an ordinary protective amulet, which is a waste of its potential.

Shen Jingshu put the wooden plaque into her bag, planning to deliver it to Lu Jingxing if she had time tomorrow, or postpone it for a few more days if she didn't. In any case, she had spent a lot of time with him today and had absorbed enough purple energy.

If she were to have frequent contact with him again in the near future, she feared she wouldn't be able to control her strength and might absorb too much purple energy that she wouldn't be able to refine in time, thus harming herself instead. It would be safer to wait until the purple energy within her body was completely refined and stabilized before seeing him.

In the evening, she had the maid deliver the food to her room. After eating, she had nothing to do and remembered that she was going shopping with her roommate the next day. Since she had some free time tonight, she decided to start a live stream.

There was no prior notice this time, but shortly after she put on her mask and opened the live stream, the number of viewers skyrocketed.

Shen Jingshu glanced at the fan data and found that it had already exceeded 100,000. Obviously, her previous fortune-telling live streams had helped her accumulate a lot of loyal viewers.

Not long after the broadcast started, several thousand people flooded into the live stream room.

Once everyone had arrived, Shen Jingshu slowly began to speak, preparing to start today's live fortune-telling broadcast.

Netizens had been waiting impatiently, and the live chat was flooded with comments:

"Master! The broadcast has finally started!"

"Let's get started! I've been waiting for this day so long I can't eat or sleep!"

"My current motivation in life is to watch your live streams and listen to your gossip!"

Many viewers echoed this sentiment in the live chat:

"Absolutely! Ever since I followed the master, I can't stand any of those entertainment gossip magazines anymore. They're all just paparazzi writing nonsense. Nothing here has the real, exciting scoop!"

Shen Jingshu looked at the screen full of urging messages and said calmly:

"Alright, the live stream is starting now. Those who need their fortune told can apply to connect; one sports car for one divination."

As soon as he finished speaking, requests to connect for the live stream flooded the screen.

Shen Jingshu randomly selected an option. As soon as the call connected, she saw a man with a stubble and a haggard face on the other end. His ID name was "The Whole World Has Deceived Me."

The man first gifted a sports car before speaking in a hoarse voice: "Host, can you calculate the failures of my life?"

Shen Jingshu looked at his haggard face: "What exactly do you want to ask?"

"I...I want you to help me see if my wife is cheating on me, and whether my two children...are they really mine?"

These words immediately caused an uproar in the live stream chat.

"My God, this is so tragic!"

"I worked so hard to raise my child and support my family, only to have my wife cheat on me and the child isn't even mine. Anyone would be devastated in that situation."

"This is a man's greatest dignity. If it were true, it could drive a man insane."

Shen Jingshu looked at him with a cold expression, showing no sympathy.

This man is so haggard and down on his luck now, it's not anyone else's fault, it's all his own doing. He ruined a perfectly good family because of his paranoia.

"Did you catch your wife cheating, or have you already done a paternity test and confirmed the child isn't yours?"

The man hung his head, his voice muffled:

"I...I don't have any."

"Then what makes you say the child isn't yours? What makes you so sure your wife cheated on you?" Shen Jingshu's tone was calm, yet sharp and incisive.

But neither of my children looks like me. My wife used to earn more than me in terms of family background, appearance, and salary; before we got married, she had a lot of suitors…”

Shen Jingshu sneered coldly:

"You're just inherently insecure, and deep down you feel you're not good enough for her, which is why you're so suspicious. Has someone been whispering in your ear?"

The man was startled: "How did you know, anchor?"

"Let me tell you clearly, your wife did not cheat on you, and both children are your own flesh and blood."

"Your so-called childhood friend has been badmouthing her to you ever since you started dating her. She said she only wanted you because you were honest and wanted you to be her backup plan. She even implied that the child she was carrying wasn't yours. After the child was born, you were brainwashed by her and started to feel that the child wasn't like you at all."

"Your wife is taking care of twins all by herself, and she's exhausted every day. When you come home, you not only don't help, but you also argue with her all the time. Your childhood friend is also dragging you out to drink, sing, and fool around every day, deliberately pulling you away to sow discord between you and your wife."

"A man like you doesn't deserve to be married, nor does he deserve to be a husband or a father. Do you know that just tonight, your wife had a high fever but was still struggling to take care of the two children?"

Since she gave birth, you haven't brought a single penny of your earnings home. She's spending all her pre-marital savings now.

Tonight she couldn't take it anymore and begged you to watch the child for a moment, but you said she was faking it and even called her pretentious, saying that other people's wives can take good care of the child, and that she's just making a fuss.

Why don't you think about this? Most other families only take care of one child, and they have elderly relatives to help out, while your wife is taking care of twins all by herself!

Your parents live in the countryside. They only showed up briefly when you gave birth, and then ran back to their hometown without even helping you during your postpartum period. She wanted to hire a postpartum nanny, but you absolutely refused, saying that your own parents wouldn't care as much as outsiders.

How many times have you prepared formula and changed diapers since your child was born?

She didn't rest properly after childbirth, and her health has already collapsed. Instead of showing concern, you pick fights with her every day, slamming the door and going out drinking, leaving her and two babies crying at home.

These words immediately caused an uproar in the live stream chat, with the screen filled with accusations.

"That guy is such a jerk! His wife is incredibly unlucky!"

"Get a divorce already! Are you trying to keep me around for the holidays?"

"That childhood friend is clearly jealous of him and is deliberately stirring up trouble!"