Master, Your Wife Has Become a Super Star Through Fortune-Telling-Chapter 121 - 122: Greed

Su Nian explained, "He originally wanted to treat you well, but his grandfather’s health took a turn for the worse. Then, he accidentally learned about this... practice from a strange source."

"He knew you were short on cash, so he decided to use you as an experiment."

"To his surprise, he found that his grandfather’s health actually started to improve!"

"He should have stopped there, but he got greedy. He learned that besides siphoning your luck to make you miserable and his grandfather better, he could also ’borrow’ your lifespan."

"He also found out from that ’master’ that he himself was only fated to live until fifty. He wasn’t willing to accept that, and that’s where you came in."

"So he pulled the same trick again, this time by tossing some ’life-buying money’ your way. He knew you wouldn’t dare take a lot, but he also knew how poor you were. He suddenly started demanding rent and raised the price, forcing you to pick up that large sum of cash. And once you took the money, you’d use it to pay him rent."

At this point, Su Nian couldn’t help but remark, "Tsk. A surefire way to turn a massive profit."

[OMG, that’s so depraved!] 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

[And he’s so selfish! He’s still young, but he’s already transferring someone else’s lifespan to himself!]

[No matter what, his actions were wrong. But if he was doing it all for his grandpa, I’d at least think his motives were... understandable, even if still wrong. But to transfer the lifespan to himself? That’s just disgusting!]

After the initial wave of pain and anger, Stay Alive now looked completely deflated.

"So what should I do? Streamer, he’s rich and powerful. I can’t win against him."

Su Nian raised an eyebrow slightly. "You can outsmart him."

"Huh?"

Su Nian’s voice came through. "He can ’borrow’ from you, so why can’t you ’borrow’ from him?"

"You still have some money on you, right?"

"Yes! I still have some!"

To save money for his parents and younger brother back home, Stay Alive worked almost day and night. He hadn’t sent this month’s earnings back yet, so he could do exactly as Su Nian said.

"You know his name, right? First, go to the hospital’s front desk and pay his grandfather’s medical fees."

"Then, use Alipay to transfer money directly to him. In the memo, just type three words: Life-Buying Money!"

[Brilliant! You can transfer it directly with Alipay.]

[But will there be any side effects?]

[This is terrifying. Hurry up and do what the streamer says!]

[The streamer is really kind-hearted.]

"Okay, okay, I’ll go right now."

Su Nian carefully reminded him of the details again. "Right, after you pay the fees, go back to your rental, pack your things, and leave the city immediately. *Then* send him the money!"

He quickly made his way to the front desk. The nurse there was a little confused; he was seriously ill himself, so why was he paying someone else’s fees?

"Sir, why are you paying his bill?"

’Sir?’

A cold smile touched the lips of Stay Alive, who was only twenty-four, but his words were polite.

"It’s nothing. He did me a great favor, so I came specially to repay him!"

He put special emphasis on the words "great favor," but the nurse didn’t catch the nuance. Her expression simply changed to one filled with admiration.

She probably never expected that someone who didn’t have long to live would be so determined to repay a debt of gratitude.

"Alright, I’ll be going now!"

Clutching his phone, his seemingly frail legs burst with newfound strength. He took off at a sprint, rushing out of the hospital.

Just as Su Nian had instructed, he packed his things and bought a ticket at the train station, preparing to go home.

But Su Nian, who had been silently munching on a peach, spoke up and stopped him.

"Change it. To the furthest destination possible!"

"Oh, okay!"

He was now completely focused on following Su Nian’s instructions. The main reason was that the method’s effects were incredibly fast. It hadn’t been long since he’d paid the fees, yet he could already feel his body getting much better.

He quickly changed his destination.

But just as he boarded the train, he received another phone call.

It was his father.

Unlike the concern he might have expected, the honest, simple farmer’s first words were a torrent of accusations.

"Did you get lung cancer? Is it incurable?"

His voice was soft. He just hummed in agreement, wanting to explain that someone had harmed him, but now, with a master’s help, he would be better soon.

He never expected his father’s tone to grow even harsher.

"You useless piece of trash! Making a big fuss over a little thing!"

"Have you even thought about what Xiao An will do if you die? Where will his tuition come from? I heard you’re still daring to lie around in a hospital. Let me tell you, get out of there right now and go earn some money! You’re about to die anyway, so hurry up and leave some money for your brother! What’s he supposed to do otherwise?!"

It seemed he wasn’t finished and wanted to say more.

But a woman’s voice stopped him.

It was his mother.

"Alright, that’s enough. Your father is just anxious. You know our family’s situation. The hospital is no place to be—it costs several hundred a day, and we’re still waiting for you to send money home."

Though her tone was gentle, the main point was the same: money!

The words on the tip of Stay Alive’s tongue were swallowed back again and again. Finally, he was about to agree.

’Even though my parents don’t really care about me, they’re still my family. And Xiao An has really had it tough all these years.’

But before he could say anything, Su Nian shook her head.

"Don’t."

The thoughts in his mind were instantly wiped clean. He awkwardly fumbled for an excuse for his mother.

After finally managing to hang up the phone, he asked Su Nian.

"Streamer, what did you mean just now?"

Su Nian looked at the little fool and sighed.

"You idiot. Your family is doing just fine, yet you’re so eager to contribute? You’re a grown man, it’s time you thought about yourself. What kind of good parents would tell their dying son not to stay in the hospital and to go work to earn money for his brother instead?"

"But... they’re my family."

Su Nian rolled her eyes. "They’re not your parents. You were given away by your birth parents, who have already passed away. Haven’t you noticed something was off all these years?"

Su Nian’s words pierced his heart like a sharp blade.

Had he noticed something was off all these years?

He had. But he’d always thought it was just that his parents’ love was hidden too deep.

Thinking back now, he realized his parents simply never loved him at all.

His face turned pale, unable to bear the blow for a moment.

But with a trembling hand, he resolutely opened Alipay.

If he could live, who wouldn’t want to live well? He was done being the fool who only lived for his brother.

[He’s actually so pitiful!]

[Yeah, his birth parents are gone. Even if he wanted to find his relatives, he wouldn’t know where to start.]

[Actually, living a free and easy life on his own is pretty good too.]

[A young guy like him, able-bodied, hardworking, and willing to endure hardship... if he didn’t have the burden of that family, he could live a very good life on his own.]

[Isn’t that the truth? That family is seriously disgusting. They find out he’s gravely ill and tell him not to get treatment, but to go work and earn money for their younger son instead. They didn’t say a single word about caring for him!]