Chapter 99: Chapter 99: Here to Challenge

[WTF, are you kidding, Old Zhang!? The streamer said you’re going to lose your job tonight, but you look pretty happy about it?]

[Doesn’t Old Zhang seem weird to you guys? Who asks about their career prospects by saying, “Am I going to be unemployed?” It’s already so late. Even if he were to lose his job, that would be a problem for tomorrow!]

[Old Zhang seems like a pitiable guy. I hope his outcome is the opposite of what Shen Zhiyao said and he doesn’t lose his job!]

[Something about Old Zhang on the stream tonight feels so off. Old Zhang, you haven’t been kidnapped, have you!?]

[Old Zhang, if you’ve been kidnapped, just nod.]

Just then, Old Zhang’s phone rang. It was a call from the Jin Group’s human resources department.

Following his boss’s instructions, Old Zhang put the call on speaker for everyone to hear:

“Old Zhang, in light of you being our longest-serving employee, the company has decided, after deliberation, to promote you to security team captain. We will also be increasing your monthly salary by ten thousand and signing a ten-year employment contract with you.”

Old Zhang was incredibly grateful, thanking them profusely over the phone.

After hanging up, he thought about the divination from moments ago and was overcome with guilt.

’Jeez, the boss is really something else,’ Old Zhang thought, grumbling to himself. ’Why make things so difficult for a young woman?’

[Whoa, the streamer said he’d be fired, but he ended up getting a promotion and a raise. Did she finally get one wrong?]

[It’s fine, seeing her slip up for once is actually kind of refreshing. No matter what, I still trust the streamer!]

[Now that she’s been wrong once, who’s to say she won’t be wrong a second time!]

[I wonder, since the streamer’s prediction was wrong, does he still have to pay the divination fee?]

[I was thinking about trying to get a reading myself, but now I think I’ll wait and see.]

Jin Huai Zhong, hidden in the shadows, revealed a rare smile.

’So she’s not so special after all. I thought she actually had some skill. All it took was one little trick to make her get it wrong. This is for the best. It’ll teach her that man’s plans are no match for heaven’s.’

It was clear that this miscalculation had cost Shen Zhiyao a great deal of her credibility, yet she remained as serene and unbothered as ever.

She even took a leisurely sip of tea before offering a cryptic smile.

“I believe I’ve shared my Weibo account in the stream before. If you haven’t followed me, you can do so now. For those who already have, please check the status I just posted.”

Shen Zhiyao’s Douyin Live Stream had been banned once before.

The incident was undeniably linked to Kang Naixin. To prevent her from causing more trouble, Shen Zhiyao had registered a Weibo account and linked it on her profile page.

Although she rarely posted, her follower count had been steadily climbing and now stood at three million.

Her newest post read:

[The true answer to Old Zhang’s divination: Three minutes after the reading, Old Zhang will receive notice that he is being promoted to security team captain, his salary will increase by ten thousand, and he will sign a ten-year employment contract.]

The post was timestamped just one minute before Old Zhang received the call from HR—not a moment sooner, not a moment later.

So, once again, Shen Zhiyao’s prediction was spot on!

After seeing the Weibo post, the viewers flooded back to the stream, their comments expressing utter shock:

[Holy crap, the streamer basically out-predicted their prediction! But isn’t she worried about offending some powerful people by doing this?]

[Damn, she got everything right! The streamer is a beast! So badass!]

[OMG, the streamer was right! But why did her post say something different from what she said live?]

[I think Old Zhang’s question was super weird. It’s like he was deliberately trying to challenge her, but he also seems like just an honest guy!]

[Did you guys not notice? Old Zhang keeps looking off to the side. There’s definitely someone over there!]

[Old Zhang, if you’ve been kidnapped, blink!]

Of course, Old Zhang didn’t dare to blink. If he did, wouldn’t that be selling out Jin Huai Zhong? And what if his boss took back the raise? That would be a disaster.

Jin Huai Zhong was taken aback by this turn of events, but he quickly accepted it.

In truth, he had been convinced of her abilities from the moment she had detailed Old Zhang’s life story.

Perhaps there really were heaven-sent prodigies in this world, people who could divine heavenly secrets just by reading a face, without needing birth charts.

He had simply wanted to test her further, which was why he had presented her with such an impossible dilemma.

He just never expected her to respond in such a way. Not only did she get the prediction right, but she also managed to save Old Zhang’s job in the process.

This incident proved that Shen Zhiyao was a kind and sincere person.

The test was over, and Jin Huai Zhong was utterly convinced.

He waved his hand, signaling for Old Zhang to end the video call.

Old Zhang sent a “Douyin Number One” as his divination fee. Just as he was about to disconnect, he heard Shen Zhiyao’s calm voice. “Old Zhang, your son is an excellent student. He will be accepted into a very good university this year.”

Old Zhang froze for a moment before it dawned on him.

She knew. The question he’d been holding back all night, the one he desperately wanted to ask but couldn’t—she knew all about it. And in the end, she had generously given him the answer, not holding his duplicity against him in the slightest.

Instantly, Old Zhang’s eyes welled with tears. He bowed toward the camera, thanking her over and over. “Thank you, Streamer! You’re a truly wonderful person, the reincarnation of Guanyin herself!”

’What is wrong with Old Zhang?’ Jin Huai Zhong was completely baffled. ’I just asked him to help me out a little. How did he get so thoroughly brainwashed? The reincarnation of Guanyin? I gave him a promotion and a raise, and he wasn’t half this emotional.’

After the call ended, Jin Huai Zhong didn’t give Old Zhang a hard time. In fact, he was quite generous. “I’ll reimburse you for that divination fee.”

Old Zhang, in a burst of emotion, squared his shoulders. “No need! It was my reading, so I’ll be the one to pay for it. I don’t need your reimbursement!”

Jin Huai Zhong: “…”

With the day’s three readings successfully completed, Shen Zhiyao had just ended her stream when a call came in from Jin Fan.

“Ancestral Grandma, I watched the stream tonight! That Old Zhang was obviously a plant. Someone must have put him up to it to cause trouble for you!”

“So damn insidious, setting up a no-win scenario to deliberately lead you into a trap!”

“I wonder what kind of asshole who was born without a butthole would dare challenge my Ancestral Grandma! If I find out who it was, I’ll tear their damn mother to pieces!”

Shen Zhiyao reminded him, “Mind your language.”

Jin Fan was furious. “I only use decent language for decent people! If I ever get my hands on that depraved bastard, I’ll curse his ancestors back eighteen generations until they’re on their knees begging for mercy! If I don’t, my name isn’t Jin!”

Shen Zhiyao said, “If you do curse him, you’ll no longer be a Jin.”

Jin Fan was a little confused. “What do you mean?”

Not wanting to continue the topic, Shen Zhiyao asked Jin Fan, “Is Xinxin behaving herself over there?”

“Xinxin…” Jin Fan shot a sideways glance at the Red-clothed Ghost beside him and stammered, “Uh… er… well… she’s been… fine. It’s just that… when it’s time for me to bring her back, you’ll probably want to kill me…”

Shen Zhiyao detected the odd note in his voice. She pinched her fingers together to perform a quick divination for Xinxin, then sighed. “Tell her to keep a lower profile.”

After hanging up, Jin Fan gave the Red-clothed Ghost an indescribable look, his heart filled with misery. ’I want to keep a low profile, too! The problem is, this young lady in red beside me won’t let me!’

Earlier that afternoon, Jin Fan had noticed her clothes were too tattered, so he’d kindly taken the young lady in red shopping.

As it turned out, the young lady showed no restraint, buying 23 outfits—in both red and white—all of them haute couture.

Not only that, but she also had her hair, fingernails, and toenails done. She had even wanted to get plastic surgery, but thankfully, Jin Fan managed to stop her.

The whole spree completely wiped out Jin Fan’s entire monthly allowance…

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