Chapter 8: Then You Should Be Careful
“ What do you mean? That’s impossible!” The cold wind seemed to break down and shouted loudly once again.
Shh!
Jiang Muyu placed her index finger to her lips, signaling for silence.
“If you don’t want to die, keep your voice down. I guarantee that once you leave this livestream, you won’t find anyone else who can save you.”
The man nervously swallowed. Despite Jiang Muyu’s words, he still found it hard to believe.
“What do you want me to do to save me?”
Jiang Muyu raised her hand and immediately hung up the call.
Cold Wind: [ ? ]
Cold Wind: [ What? Didn’t you say you wanted to save me? ]
- [ What’s Little Feather up to? ]
- [ When the call connected just now, I thought this person was somewhat normal. Turns out she really is. ]
Jiang Muyu smiled sweetly at the camera. “Cold Wind, you just sent a Carnival gift so I could calculate your love fortune. I’ve done the reading, so I ended the call.”
If it were someone else, Jiang Muyu would have handled everything smoothly after receiving a gift. But she disliked the man’s arrogant attitude; she hated anyone showing off in front of her.
The man glared at the girl on his phone screen, his anger boiling over. He wanted to smash his phone, but the moment he raised his arm, he felt utterly powerless.
Could this woman’s words really be true? Had the matchmaker truly deceived him?
He took out his phone to contact that matchmaker, but perhaps it was too late. The call kept ringing without answer.
The pressure weighing on him grew heavier, making it hard to breathe.
“Song Zhaodi! Come out here! You’re the one behind this, aren’t you?”
“You’re now Liu Dacheng’s wife. You must obey me in everything. If you dare rebel, I’ll make you vanish without a trace! Song Zhaodi, did you hear me?”
Liu Dacheng shouted angrily into the empty room, but the oppressive force on him didn’t lessen; instead, it grew stronger.
In a daze, he seemed to hear a woman weeping…
***
Trembling, Liu Dacheng grabbed his phone again to find the livestream where he had just connected. The girl was still smiling and chatting with viewers, showing no sign of being any kind of expert.
“Oh, look, Cold Wind Boss is back! Let’s welcome Cold Wind!” someone cheered.
Hearing this, Liu Dacheng’s anger intensified. These women were either greedy for wealth or shallow in judging others by appearances. If he were rich, they’d all be scrambling to flatter him…
He clicked the connect button repeatedly, but no matter how many times he tried, the woman on screen never accepted.
“If you want a reading, darlings, remember to send gifts! One Carnival gift lets you calculate anything you want — an absolute bargain! So don’t miss out; take action now!”
The girl continued speaking as Liu Dacheng cursed, recharging his balance and sending another Carnival gift.
He clicked to connect again, but she still refused.
Cold Wind: [ Didn’t you say one Carnival gift is enough? Why won’t you accept my connection request? ]
Cold Wind: [ Accept it now, you **! ]
Jiang Muyu ignored guessing what the system had censored and kept smiling at the camera.
“Dear Cold Wind Boss, other viewers only need one Carnival gift, but you’re special. You need five.”
Cold Wind: [ Why? ]
Jiang Muyu answered seriously, “Because you’re not like other bosses. Your situation is complicated and concerns your life. Such a big matter naturally requires more Carnival gifts.”
She paused, then continued, “One Carnival gift is 3,000 yuan. Surely you don’t think your life is only worth 3,000 yuan?”
Liu Dacheng clenched his phone until it creaked. “Are you doing this on purpose? Are you targeting me?”
Jiang Muyu nodded, smiling brilliantly. “Correct! You’re so clever, Boss!”
- [ Hahaha, Little Feather’s doing great! ]
- [ I was annoyed before — wasn’t he so arrogant? Now he’s begging our streamer? ]
- [ That’s what he gets! ]
- [ Five Carnival gifts is still too few for someone like him. Fifty would be more fitting! ]
Liu Dacheng watched the barrage of comments on the screen, nearly grinding his teeth to powder.
***
He wanted to leave immediately, but his shoulder ached fiercely, and he felt cold wind whispering in his ear.
If what the woman in the livestream said was true, he wouldn’t live more than two months…
No!
Liu Dacheng quickly pulled out all his bank cards, topping up the video platform little by little until he had barely enough for five Carnival gifts. With a grimace, he sent them all at once.
[ ‘Cold Wind’ sent Carnival gift ×5 ]
Cold Wind: [ I’ve sent you five Carnival gifts. Now, can you do the reading? ]
Jiang Muyu: “Thank you, Cold Wind Boss, for the gifts. Of course!”
But this time she still didn’t accept his call. Instead, she looked at the screen and said, “Liu Dacheng, just as you brought the girl’s ashes home, you must return them properly. Not only return them but do it with dignity — a proper burial, a tombstone, paper offerings, everything. Once it’s all settled, destroy the marriage certificate.”
Cold Wind: [ Is it really that simple? You charged me five Carnival gifts for this? ]
Jiang Muyu wiggled her fingers. “No, no, it only looks simple. You’d better be cautious at every step. If anything goes wrong, I can’t save you.”
Cold Wind: [ Fine. If it doesn’t work, just wait! ]
Jiang Muyu waved dismissively. “Relax. Just handle your own affairs carefully, and nothing will go wrong.”
If he couldn’t even be honest with himself, she had no reason to save him.
- [ Streamer, tell us what’s really going on. I don’t get it. ]
- [ I only see that this man brought it on himself. The rest is confusing. ]
- [ Seems like this man couldn’t find a partner in real life and tried to cheat death with a ghost wife. He wanted someone to serve him, but nearly lost his own life. That’s why Little Feather said he should return the ashes and give her a proper burial. ]
Jiang Muyu nodded. “This small flame boss is right.”
“To sum up, that’s the story. A reminder to everyone here — don’t rush into love, and don’t take shortcuts that harm yourself and others.”