Chapter 79 The Seventy-Ninth Melon
"Do you think he doesn't dare to swear because he likes you?"
Gu Xicao looked at Sai Shaofeng and glanced at Chen Kexin, who looked guilty.
When Sai Shaofeng heard this, she felt a little nervous, but she still said stubbornly, "I don't know what you are talking about."
"Miss Sai, do you know the old saying that it's like drawing water with a bamboo basket in vain?"
Gu Xicao sighed quietly, "You were attracted by Miss Wu's wealth, so you colluded with your boyfriend and tried to get him to marry Wu Jiali so that he could inherit the Wu family's wealth. But have you ever thought about the possibility that your boyfriend really fell in love with Wu Jiali?"
Sai Shaofeng's pupils contracted, she clenched her fists, and resisted the urge to look at Chen Kexin.
Chen Kexin's face turned pale and cold sweat appeared on his cheeks.
When he faced Gu Xicao, he felt guilty and frightened.
No one knows about this private matter except himself.
How could Gu Xicao know?
"Master, please stop joking with us. This is not funny." Sai Shaofeng laughed dryly. "What boyfriend? What love affair? You really shouldn't be a fortune teller. You should be a screenwriter."
"Really? If I calculated wrongly, then you definitely don't mind that Chen Kexin and Wu Jiali plan to immigrate abroad after marriage." Gu Xicao said calmly, like a bolt of thunder.
Sai Shaofeng couldn't hold it anymore.
She turned her head and looked at Chen Kexin and Wu Jiali: "You want to emigrate abroad?!"
Wu Jiali was stunned for a moment, then looked at Chen Kexin and said, "Yes, yes."
She hesitated for a moment and said, "I wanted to tell you before, but Ke Xin said that for things like this, I'll tell you after we go abroad, so that you won't be sad and reluctant to let us go."
Sai Shaofeng's face turned green.
Her face was grim, she gnashed her teeth, and reached out to grab Chen Kexin's clothes, "Are you really like what this fortune teller said, that you have fallen in love with someone else?! Didn't you say that I'm the one you love the most?"
There was an uproar in the audience.
"They really did date before!"
"What the master said is true. This couple is so vicious that they actually thought of this trick. It's really shocking!"
"Damn it! The good guys nowadays are more vicious than ghosts!"
"Shao Feng, what you mean by this sentence, is it that you two really talked about it before?!"
Wu Jiali couldn't believe it and looked at Sai Shaofeng and Chen Kexin with a hurt face.
"Jia Li!" Chen Kexin threw Sai Shao Feng away and let her fall to the ground. His eyes were full of anxiety. He came over and grabbed Wu Jia Li's hand. "I did have evil thoughts before, but since I started dating you, I really like you. She and I are a thing of the past. Please give me one more chance."
"I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen, you are all liars!"
Wu Jiali was so angry that her eyes turned red. She stomped on Chen Kexin's foot with tears in her eyes, then ran off the stage holding her skirt.
Chen Kexin and Sai Shaofeng hurriedly chased after her, and it was unclear whether it was to chase Wu Jiali or to avoid embarrassment.
Xu Yiyang and other staff members of the program were stunned when they saw the grudges between these three people.
Before Xu Yiyang could come to her senses, her assistant pushed her and said, "Sister Xu, it's the next person's turn."
She came to her senses and quickly recited the script, asking the next group of people to come up.
The uncles and aunts below were still talking about it.
"That Wu Jiali is so pitiful. Who would have thought that such a young girl would meet such a boyfriend and such a friend? Thanks to the master for helping me today, otherwise I really don't know what would have happened."
"If you ask me, Chen Kexin is pretty good. A prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold." As soon as the uncle finished saying this, he was met with angry glares from the housewives: "I spit on you, banana, pineapple, orange. Men all over the world would die for such a flop. We women don't want him. If he says he will return, he will. If he has the guts, he can come back from the dead."
The staff member who was recording nearby saw the old man being besieged by so many housewives, and a trace of sympathy appeared on his face, but not much.
The second group of members is a family of three.
The husband's name is Weng Qingyi and the wife's name is Lin Xiulian.
The couple are both quite old, in their fifties, but their son is young, only sixteen years old, and his name is Weng Shaoping.
"Master, we came here specially to see you."
Although Lin Xiulian was old, she looked like a respectable person. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said to Gu Xicao, "Our daughter is missing. She has been missing for fifteen hours. We hope you can help us find her whereabouts."
"Missing?" Xu Yiyang said in surprise, "Isn't that the person who disappeared yesterday evening? Didn't you call the police?"
"I called the police, but they said they won't report a missing person if they're missing for less than 48 hours." Weng Qingyi's eyes were dark. He supported his wife and looked at Gu Xicao for help. "My daughter is still young. She's only thirteen this year. When she came home yesterday evening, she had a quarrel with me and ran away from home. We are really worried about her. She's still so young and hasn't been to any relatives or friends' homes. We really don't know what to do."
Weng Shaoping also looked at Gu Xicao: "Yes, Master, please help my daddy and mommy find my sister. If you can find her, my daddy and mommy will definitely not treat you unfairly. Our family is willing to give you any amount of money."
Gu Xicao knocked on the table, thought for a moment, and said, "Is your daughter's name Weng Liangyin?"
Weng Qingyi and Lin Xiulian were both surprised and nodded rapidly.
Lin Xiulian hurriedly took out a photo of her daughter from her bag and handed it to Gu Xicao: "Yes, this is my daughter. Please continue to calculate. How is she now? Where is she? Is she okay?"
Weng Shaoping's eyes fell on the smiling Weng Liangyin in the photo. He sniffed, his eyes red. "My sister has been spoiled since she was a child and has a temper. What if she accidentally quarrels with someone outside? If I had known this would happen, I should have gone home earlier last night. At least I could have persuaded her not to run away from home."
"Don't blame you, Shaoping, this matter has nothing to do with you," Weng Qingyi couldn't help feeling distressed when he saw Weng Shaoping's appearance.
Lin Xiulian didn't say anything, but just sighed, "What's the point of talking about these things before finding Liang Yin."
"I know where your daughter is."
Gu Xicao looked at the photo for a while before putting it down.
Weng Qingyi and Lin Xiulian were stunned at first, and then hurriedly asked: "Master, where is my daughter?"
Gu Xicao looked at Xu Yiyang. After communicating with Xu Yiyang, Xu Yiyang's eyes widened, glanced at Weng Shaoping, and nodded, "I understand. I'll contact the car right away."
Xu Yiyang quickly walked off the stage.
Gu Xicao turned to the anxious Weng Qingyi and Lin Xiulian and said, "It's like this. In order to find your daughter as soon as possible, the program team agreed to arrange a car to send us to pick her up. Do you mind?"
What do you mind?
Before going on the show, their biggest hope was to find their daughter as soon as possible.
As for other matters, everything can be discussed.
The program team arranged two cars.
Along the way, Xu Yiyang interviewed Weng Qingyi about her family situation. He learned that Weng Qingyi and his wife had a daughter in their old age, so they inevitably spoiled her. As a result, all kinds of problems emerged in their daughter. She quarreled with classmates, had poor grades, and had nothing to say to her parents, which used to be a joke.
Yesterday, Weng Liangyin's test results came out, and his scores in several subjects were not ideal. Weng Qingyi was anxious and said a few words to Weng Liangyin. As a result, Weng Liangyin said, "I know my grades are not as good as my brother's. I can't make you proud as my brother. I'm leaving now."
Then he ran away from home and hasn't returned home since then.
Speaking of this, Weng Qingyi's eyes were full of regret.
He lowered his head and wiped his tears with the back of his hand. "It's all my fault for being so impatient. I said too many harsh words yesterday, saying that she just couldn't compare to her brother. If I hadn't said that, Liang Yin wouldn't have run away from home."
"Daddy, how can you blame me for this? If you want to blame someone, blame me. I didn't notice the harm I caused to my sister."
Weng Shaoping showed a guilty look on his face.
The staff of the program couldn't help but sigh, "This boy is good at studying and has a good heart. If you can give birth to such a son, you will be lucky in three lives."
When Gu Xicao heard this, she couldn't help but laugh.
Her laughter attracted everyone's attention.
Xu Yiyang held the microphone and asked, "Master Gu, why did you suddenly laugh?"
"It's okay, I just thought of a joke." Gu Xicao shrugged and said.
"What a joke! Why don't you tell it out loud?" Xu Yiyang said with a smile.
Gu Xicao said, "This joke is about a bird in nature called the cuckoo. Cuckoos are very special. When they lay eggs, they are not willing to endure the hardship of building a nest. On the contrary, they will lay their eggs in another bird's nest. When the other bird hatches, it will push the original bird out of the nest because it is strong. In this way, it can occupy the magpie's nest."
When hearing this story, everyone looked confused, not knowing what was so funny about it.
Only Weng Shaoping's expression suddenly became extremely ferocious.
Especially when he saw the car heading towards Kowloon West, his expression changed even more.
"It's so boring! It's so boring!"
Weng Liangyin paced back and forth in the narrow hotel room. Land in Hong Kong is very expensive. Even in a remote place like Kowloon West, a hotel room that costs one hundred dollars a night is only about ten square meters and can accommodate a bed and a toilet. Apart from that, there is nothing else.
It was a cold November day, and even with the doors and windows closed, Weng Liangyin still felt cold.
She looked at the window that couldn't be closed no matter what she did, then looked at the blue quilt on the bed, and could only pace back and forth in the small space of the room.
"I can't stand it anymore, I want to go out for a walk!" After waiting for a long time and seeing Weng Shaoping coming back, Weng Liangyin couldn't help but open the door and go downstairs to go out for a walk.
She has been spoiled since she was young. Apart from a few criticisms from her parents and teachers, she has never suffered any hardship in the past two days.
When the front desk lady saw her coming down to leave, she quickly came up with a smile and stopped her, "Little girl, where are you going?"
Weng Liangyin frowned and pouted, "Where I go is none of your business. I'm going out for a walk and will be back soon."
"That won't work. You're so young. If your brother hadn't guaranteed us, we wouldn't dare let you move in. If you walked out and disappeared, how would we explain to your brother?"
The proprietress smiled, but her tone was not one that could be refused. She even reached out to pull Weng Liangyin, "Let's go. I'll take you back to your room. You stay inside. If you have anything to say, wait until your brother comes back."
If these words were said to a girl of thirteen or fourteen, they might actually work.
After all, a girl of this age is still a child and has a natural trust in what adults say.
But Weng Liangyin was different from other children. She had always been stubborn. When she saw the boss lady trying to pull her, she got angry and shook off her hand. "What are you doing? What do you think is your business? You are not a policeman. If I say I want to leave, I am leaving."
As she spoke, she took a few steps outside.
There was a hint of ferocity in the proprietress's eyes.
How could she let Weng Liangyin go like this? They had finally got him into their hands. If Weng Liangyin suddenly wanted to drive back home, then the matter would be over!
The proprietress walked to the counter, took out a crowbar from the counter, took a few quick steps, and walked towards Weng Liangyin.
When Weng Liangyin heard the footsteps, he thought the proprietress was not giving up and was trying to catch up to persuade her. He turned around and was about to speak, but saw a crowbar coming down on his head.
"stop!"
As soon as Weng Qingyi and his wife and others got off the car, they saw this thrilling scene, shouted hurriedly and rushed up.
The crowbar did not hit Weng Liangyin's head. Weng Liangyin was lucky and dodged it, so the crowbar hit her face and hit the ground.
The floor tiles were smashed to pieces.
Weng Liangyin covered his chest with his hands, terrified.
Weng Qingyi and his wife hurried over, pulled their daughter to their side, and looked her up and down, "Daughter, are you okay? Were you hit anywhere?"
"No, nothing."
Weng Liangyin covered her chest with her hands, her eyes were dull, and it took a while for her heart to return to her chest. She looked at the proprietress, and anger gradually emerged on her face, "You, you actually want to hit me with this thing, Daddy and Mommy, she wants to kill someone!"
Weng Qingyi looked at the proprietress warily, "Who are you? What did you mean just now?"
When the proprietress saw so many people appearing in front of her, she was completely stunned.
Her hotel is located in a remote area and few people come to stay here all year round. She never expected that so many people would come today.
“I, I…”
She loosened her grip, and the crowbar fell to the ground with a thud. "I'm just worried that your daughter will run around and cause trouble for me."
"You're kidding me. The tiles broke when you hit them with the crowbar. It's obvious that you want to kill someone."
Lin Xiulian, the well-mannered old lady, was so angry that her face turned red. She pointed at the boss lady and said, "I'm going to call the police. You're clearly attempting murder. So many people here saw it with their own eyes."
"Murder, then what motive do you think I have?"
The lady boss was a little flustered at first, but she calmed down after a moment's thought. She even picked up a crowbar and deliberately hit the floor tiles next to her. "When the police came, I said I wanted to kill a cockroach, but I almost hit your daughter by accident. At most, I will pay you money and apologize."
Mr. and Mrs. Weng Qingyi were both angered by the boss lady's arrogant attitude.
Although Weng Qingyi was angry, he did not lose his mind. He held his daughter's hand and asked in a low voice: "You came out last night, and you stayed here?"
Weng Liangyin nodded.
Lin Xiulian frowned and said, "How did you come here? You have never been to this place before."
"That's because..." Weng Liangyin looked at Weng Shaoping and saw that Weng Shaoping had a pleading look in his eyes. He swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and said, "I, I ran away and somehow ended up here."
Mr. and Mrs. Weng Qingyi have watched their daughter grow up since she was a child, and they can tell that she is lying.
Weng Qingyi asked again: "Have you ever had any conflicts with her since you moved in last night?"
"No, of course not!" Weng Liangyin was anxious, "Daddy, in your mind, am I the kind of person who quarrels with others everywhere?"
"Daddy doesn't mean that. Daddy wants to find out why she wants to hurt you." Seeing his daughter getting agitated, Weng Qingyi quickly comforted her in a gentle voice.
"You don't need to ask your daughter. She won't know."
Gu Xicao spoke up.
When Lin Xiulian saw Gu Xicao, an idea suddenly occurred to her. Yes, why were they so confused? She should ask the master about this matter. "Master, do you know anything?"
Gu Xicao glanced at the proprietress, who looked back at him fearlessly and even spat on the ground.
The people in the program team couldn't help but frown.
"She wanted to harm your daughter because she didn't want her to go home and reunite with you. That's why she wanted to kill you just now. Even if she might kill your daughter, she had to keep her and not let her go out."
Gu Xicao asked Weng Liangyin, "Is it because you said you were going out that she got excited?"
"Yes, yes, how did you know?!"
Weng Liangyin looked at Gu Xicao in surprise.
This person spoke as if she was here just now and witnessed everything with her own eyes.
"Of course I know. I also know that she wants to harm you for someone else." Gu Xicao said, "And this person happens to be one of the people here."
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.
Weng Liangyin looked around and finally her eyes fell on Weng Shaoping. She was stunned and felt strange. "You, you are not going to say that she harmed me because of my brother, right?"
"Liang Yin, don't talk nonsense!" Lin Xiu Lian scolded in a low voice when she heard this.
Gu Xicao nodded. Seeing her nod, Lin Xiulian and her family were stunned.
"How is this possible? I don't even know this boy. Who the hell are you? Stop talking nonsense here."
The proprietress was extremely anxious and stared at Gu Xicao with vicious eyes.
"How come you and my brother don't know each other?"
Weng Liangyin retorted without hesitation, "It was my brother who brought me here to stay last night."
After she said this, she realized after a while that she had let the cat out of the bag and quickly covered her mouth with her hands.
"Liang Yin, what did you say? Your brother brought you here to live?!" It seemed as if a big drum beat next to Lin Xiulian's ear.
Weng Qingyi also stared at Weng Liangyin, "Is it true? Is this true?"
"Daddy and Mommy, I was wrong. I was afraid that my sister would get angry and run away from home, and no one would be able to find her, so I placed her here first."
Weng Shaoping came out at this time with a guilty look on his face and bowed to Weng Qingyi and the others, "I thought I would take my sister home after you guys calmed down, but I didn't expect such a big thing to happen."
“You, you…”
But Mr. and Mrs. Weng Qingyi are not children who can be easily fooled.
Weng Shaoping's words might fool Weng Liangyin, but they definitely could not fool two middle-aged and elderly people who were over a hundred years old in total.
Weng Qingyi realized that the situation was somewhat unexpected.
He bit his lower lip and stared at Weng Shaoping. "Since you want to settle your sister, why do you settle her in such a remote place? Moreover, the master said that this woman harmed your sister for you. What's going on? Shaoping, I think you should tell the truth."
Weng Shaoping's back was covered in cold sweat.
He was extremely anxious and racked his brains but couldn't think of how to answer.
Gu Xicao is very considerate.
She said, "It's hard for him to say. Let me help him say it. The reason is very simple. In such a remote place, it is difficult to discover murders, burials, or human trafficking. Moreover, this place is far away from your daily life. Even if the police investigate, they will never think that your daughter lives in this hellhole."
"You are slandering me by saying that. Why would I harm my sister?!"
Weng Shaoping became anxious and glared at Gu Xicao.
The proprietress was also extremely anxious. "Yes, our hotel is in a remote area, but how could it possibly be used to kill people or kidnap people? Don't wrongly accuse good people!"
"Of course there is a reason for that."
Gu Xicao said, "For example, if Weng Liangyin died, and Weng Qingyi and his wife were too old to adopt a child, then their inheritance would go to your adopted son. You must have been thinking about such a large fortune for a long time, and you must have spent many years trying to sow discord between Weng Qingyi and his wife and their daughter."
Xu Yiyang and others' eyes widened.
Xu Yiyang then remembered the story that Gu Xicao told him in the car, and patted his thigh and said, "I understand, Master, the Du Juan you mentioned in the car, could it be that you are referring to Weng Shaoping?"
"Not only him, but also the boss lady."
Gu Xicao looked at the proprietress and said, "It's not easy for you as a mother. You've taken so much pains to help your son do such a big thing."
Everyone's jaws dropped to the ground.
"You, you are Shao Ping's mother?" Lin Xiulian covered her mouth, her head buzzing, her steps swaying, "What, what is going on?"
"Isn't it clear enough?"
Gu Xicao spread out her hands. "More than a decade ago, this lady boss gave birth to a son, but she couldn't support him or raise him well. However, she wanted him to live a good life, so she asked around and found out that you and your wife had been childless for many years and that you were kindhearted people, so she deliberately dropped the child off at your doorstep."
"And you two are indeed very kindhearted. When you saw an abandoned baby at the door and no one wanted it, you adopted it and took it home. If things had developed to this point, then everything would have gone as the mother and son wished. The son would have lived a life of luxury and inherited a large fortune."
"But fate played a trick on them. The couple actually had a daughter in their old age. They gave birth to a precious girl. Moreover, the couple did not show any tact in favoring sons over daughters. Instead, they loved their daughter like a treasure. If they continued like this, I'm afraid that all their property would be given to their daughter instead of their son. So, the mother took the initiative to find an opportunity to recognize her son. As for the son, after learning that he was not their biological son, he came up with an idea to sow discord between the couple and their daughter. In front of his sister, he pretended to be a good brother, but in front of his adoptive parents, he spoke ill of his sister. He also used his advantage of being older than his sister to induce his sister's friends and teachers to misunderstand his sister, causing his sister to constantly make mistakes, quarrel, and be criticized in school."
"If they were parents who wanted their sons to be successful, they would definitely favor their son over their daughter. But they cared more about their daughter. So, the son couldn't help it anymore. He took advantage of his sister's running away from home and wanted to end it all. He took his sister to the hotel run by his biological mother, intending to turn the fake disappearance into a real one."
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