Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 403 - 386: The Truth of Those Years

Because she hadn’t made any substantial progress with Third Madam Pei, Mu Yunchu didn’t hastily inform Wen Xu about this matter.

Wen Xu seemed to understand the situation well, not asking a single question.

Having learned from Wen Xu that the matter would be resolved the day after tomorrow, some things needed to be expedited.

Like finding a way to talk to Third Madam Pei alone.

The next day, she finally ’coincidentally’ encountered Third Madam Pei again in the garden.

Mu Yunchu acted as if she hadn’t expected to meet her here, showing just the right amount of slight panic.

Third Madam Pei’s weary face seemed to gain a bit of energy upon seeing Mu Yunchu.

"I remember you."

Mu Yunchu smiled gently.

"Third Madam."

"Were the flowers successfully used that day?"

Third Madam Pei nodded.

Her flickering gaze didn’t know what to say.

Mu Yunchu took the initiative to speak first, "Madam, have you been sleeping poorly recently?"

Third Madam Pei was startled.

Her brain couldn’t process quickly.

"I noticed that the wrinkles between your eyebrows have deepened significantly since we last met. This area is meant to be smooth and bright, yet now it’s covered by a lingering shadow, a sign of accumulated worries."

Third Madam Pei had never met a fortune-teller in person before.

But she had seen them speak online long ago.

She had to admit, those people’s rhetoric and tone were annoying.

But Mu Yunchu didn’t make her feel that way.

She even wanted to hear more about what she would say next.

Mu Yunchu’s gaze slid to the area under her eyes, "The ’Silkworm’ is associated with rest; the under-eye fine lines resemble a web, not naturally formed, but rather from staying awake at night."

"The more you want to sleep lately, the more it feels like countless threads are tangled in your mind, only falling into a daze at dawn, yet unable to sleep peacefully, right?"

No woman is indifferent to beauty.

Even someone like Third Madam Pei, who seldom wears makeup and rarely goes out, instinctively became tense when hearing about new wrinkles near her eyes and subconsciously smoothed her eye corners.

But she slowly lowered her hand, considering something.

"That’s indeed the case."

Although she admitted Mu Yunchu’s observation, she showed no intention of continuing the conversation.

Mu Yunchu sensed it too.

She didn’t want to discuss this matter further.

But Mu Yunchu wouldn’t let her have her way.

Mu Yunchu’s gaze moved up, looking into Third Madam Pei’s pupils, her tone light yet inflicting a deadly blow to the latter’s heart, "Because you’re burdened by a life debt."

Third Madam Pei: "!!!"

The servant beside them gasped in shock, fiercely protective and disregarding whether Mu Yunchu was an esteemed guest, she scolded, "Don’t speak nonsense!"

"Our madam has only done good deeds all her life; don’t deceive with such lies."

"Is that so?" Mu Yunchu merely replied calmly.

Her eyes, deep and dark, glanced at her, and an internal storm brewed within the latter.

If it were a few days ago, she definitely wouldn’t have believed it. But the recent nightmares combined with the abnormal occurrences on that day completely unsettled her already fragile heart.

"Si Si, I forgot something when I left, go check for me."

The servant referred to as Si Si looked incredulously at the madam beside her.

"Madam, you..."

Her intent was clear; she wanted to talk with Mu Yunchu alone.

She tried to call her once, realizing the madam was gazing straight ahead without sparing her a glance, the decision irreversible.

"Yes."

After she left, Mu Yunchu finally found the chance to be alone with Third Madam Pei.

"Shall we talk in the garden?"

The backyard had many little pavilions, and their conversation might not be short.

Standing for long wasn’t convenient.

Third Madam Pei remained uneasy along the way, seemingly pondering something.

Sitting down, she could no longer contain herself.

"Miss, are my sins really irredeemable?"

"Will they even affect my unborn child?"

The reason she trusted Mu Yunchu was because she’d mentioned the matter of her once having a child.

This affair was a forbidden topic within the entire Pei family.

Especially since it was nearly twenty years ago, and someone of Mu Yunchu’s age couldn’t possibly know.

Mu Yunchu nodded.

She wasn’t lying.

Even after all this time, she could still see the karma entangled around Third Madam Pei.

While it wouldn’t greatly impact her, it would still tarnish her yin virtue.

After passing, in the underworld, she’d need to account for her sins.

Mu Yunchu realized she wasn’t the mastermind, yet this made the severity all the more apparent.

Her hand hung gently by her side, ready to cast a truth spell.

Unexpectedly, the other party spoke first.

"Is there a way to dispel my life debt?"

Mu Yunchu: "It depends on the circumstances."

"At the very least, I need to know what you did back then."

Mu Yunchu wasn’t in a hurry; if she didn’t want to speak, she had other ways.

But Third Madam Pei would miss this opportunity.

"I harmed someone one, no, not just one person. Two unfortunate women."

Two?

Mu Yunchu had suspected Wen Xu’s mother’s death was connected to her.

But... where did the second come from!?

"I stood by as they slowly approached their demise, clearly being a woman myself, yet watched them turn into ashes."

She spoke for ages without getting to the point.

Mu Yunchu grew anxious.

"How did you kill them?"

But Third Madam Pei shook her head frantically, "No, I can’t say, I can’t say..."

Mu Yunchu knew it was time for her to intervene. She cast a truth spell.

In that instant, Third Madam Pei’s eyes turned vacant.

"Who did you kill? How did you kill them?"

"I killed Wen Xu’s mother."

She paused, and amid Mu Yunchu’s shock, continued, "And Pei Jingxiao’s mother."

Mu Yunchu: !!!

She hadn’t expected Pei Jingxiao’s mother’s death to be connected to them too.

Mu Yunchu knew the masterminds behind this were undoubtedly those now managing the Pei family.

No, there should be another, the dying Mr. Pei on the hospital bed.

"Wasn’t his mother supposed to have depression?"

Third Madam Pei, "It was depression, but they pushed her to die!"

Next, Mu Yunchu felt she heard the dirtiest revelation in the world.

The cruelty of the wealthy was beyond her imagination.

"Back then, the eldest of the Pei family was still young; to successfully inherit the family business and become the leader, he was forced to marry Pei Jingxiao’s mother."

"But there was no love between them, so they not only quarreled frequently but also struggled to conceive for a long time."

One day, the now established Mr. Pei brought young Wen Xu and his mother home, causing Pei Jingxiao’s mother to faint from rage.

But fate played a cruel trick; upon waking, the doctor announced Pei Jingxiao’s mother was also pregnant.

Faced with this, Mr. Pei certainly wouldn’t opt for divorce, especially when hearing the doctor say it was a male fetus.

However, their lifeless hearts meant life in the Pei family became increasingly bleak; their encounters inevitably leading to endless conflicts.

This caused Pei Jingxiao’s premature birth.

When mentioning this, she hesitated, causing Mu Yunchu’s heart to tighten.

"After several years, Pei Jingxiao grew up. By then his mother almost never left the house. His father, wishing to monopolize her family wealth, mixed drugs in her daily meals causing mental disorders."