Chapter 74 Soul Gathering and Spirit Condensation Talisman
Xie Yutong gave a dry laugh.
"Just tell me, streamer, whether it counts or not? Considering this is a set of jewelry worth tens of millions, I can give you a million-dollar reward after it's done."
She wanted to use the generous reward to control the direction of this conversation.
Lu Yao chuckled.
“Yes, of course it counts. As expected of Mr. Youmenghu Lu’s wife, Ms. Xie is very clear about my quote.”
Xie Yutong was startled.
The anchor knows who she is, and also knows her relationship with Lu Jianhong!
In that brief moment of Xie Yutong's daze, Lu Yao chuckled and slowly revealed the answer by counting on her fingers:
"Ms. Xie, your daughter knows the answer to the question of where the jade is."
"Corning?"
The first person Xie Yutong thought of was naturally Lu Kangning, whom she cherished like a precious jewel, and she blurted it out as if by conditioned reflex.
However, her expression quickly changed.
"It's your eldest daughter, Lu Yao." The anchor's voice was like a sharp scalpel, precisely dissecting Xie Yutong's most hidden scar. "Who else has been by Grandma's side for the past fourteen years besides her?"
Xie Yutong felt no joy whatsoever at this moment, despite having obtained a clue.
Her fingers, painted with exquisite nail polish, began to tremble.
She wasn't there to listen to any of that—she was only there to find that priceless jade!
The barrage of comments in the live stream was like countless prying eyes, causing cracks to appear in her carefully maintained facade of a socialite.
Lu Yao, this name has always been the most unbearable and indelible part of her otherwise perfect and smooth life.
Born into a wealthy family, she is beautiful and exudes the elegance of a socialite, always the center of attention in social settings.
However, she ended up giving birth to a daughter who was both autistic and mentally challenged.
This is the biggest stain on her life.
Having grown up surrounded by the elite circles of the wealthy, Xie Yutong is all too aware of what the existence of such a "special" daughter means.
At those afternoon tea parties, the ladies offered insincere words of comfort: "Yutong has really had a tough time, she's worked so hard..."
They turned around and mocked her for giving birth to an idiot.
Over the years, she has gone to great lengths to keep Lu Yao hidden, preventing this secret from ever seeing the light of day.
Now he's been exposed in front of hundreds of thousands of people!
If there were acquaintances in this live stream... Xie Yutong broke out in a cold sweat.
Just as she feared, a comment suddenly popped up on the screen, piercing her eyes and causing Xie Yutong to catch her breath:
[Isn't this Mrs. Lu? She clearly only has one daughter.]
Xie Yutong felt dizzy and forcefully denied it, saying, "The anchor must have miscalculated. I don't know any Lu Yao at all."
Lu Yao chuckled, "Ms. Xie, you gave birth to her but did not raise her, yet you cannot deny the blood relationship between you. It seems that in your heart, you would rather give up jewelry worth millions than acknowledge the existence of this daughter."
The comments section was filled with questions.
[Oh my god, is this a drama about a rich family's abandoned daughter?]
Xie Yutong frantically clicked the exit button, but the screen remained motionless as if under a spell.
Even the live stream filter couldn't hide her deathly pale face; she heard the streamer reveal her family background in detail:
"Ms. Xie's eldest daughter showed signs of autism and intellectual disability from birth. She did not respond to sounds or touch, had no joy, anger, sorrow or happiness, and had no attachment to her relatives. When her daughter was three years old, Ms. Xie finally could not bear it any longer and abandoned her to her mother."
"For the next fourteen years, she never visited, not even during the Spring Festival. It wasn't until the old lady passed away that she stepped into that old house for the first time. In order to seize the inheritance, she also sent that burden to a mental hospital."
Xie Yutong's meticulously manicured nails dug deeply into her palms. She clenched her teeth tightly, and in a moment of inspiration, she simply began to cry bitterly.
"Host, do you know how difficult it is to raise a child like this? I'm a weak woman, struggling to work and raise a child; I simply can't manage it all. The money I gave my mother was enough for the child to live comfortably, how can you call it abandonment? I was doing it for her own good, sending her to my mother so she could be away from the stares and live in a quiet environment. After my mother passed away, the child didn't recognize me at all, and sending her to a mental hospital was a last resort. They have the most professional doctors and resources there, and we even arranged a VIP room for her. I'm also a victim in how things have turned out this way, how can you accuse me like this?"
Her crying sparked a variety of reactions in the live chat, some unsparing, others feeling pity.
Stop pretending! This wealthy socialite still claims to be a weak woman. She has time for beauty and skincare but no time to see her mother and daughter? How hypocritical!
Perhaps she had no other choice at the time. The social circles of the wealthy are complicated, and it is indeed difficult to face a child with special needs. Let's not be too harsh on her.
Who doesn't want to be a good mother? She must have suffered too. We can't judge her based on appearances alone; there might be a story behind it all.
At least the children have enough to eat and wear...
Do not advise others to do good if you have not experienced their suffering.
[They make it sound like they're forced into it, but upon closer inspection, it's full of loopholes. If they're a wealthy family, they could just hire a nanny and a private doctor for their daughter at home. Leaving her with her maternal grandmother is hardly the responsible thing for parents to do.]
Lu Yao watched her quietly as she wept, her face streaked with tears.
Xie Yutong doesn't have a job at all. Her daily life consists of shuttling between various salon parties and afternoon teas, enjoying the leisurely life of a wealthy socialite.
The most unusual and discriminatory looks came precisely from Xie Yutong herself.
The reason they don't acknowledge her is, of course, because they gave birth to her fourteen years ago but didn't raise her.
Lu Yao has many heartwarming memories of spending time with her maternal grandmother.
Before her soul returned to its place, her spirit was not entirely oblivious to the warmth and coldness of the human world, and she had a deep attachment to her grandmother.
My grandmother's passing severed the only remaining warmth she had left in the world.
Once she arrived at the mental hospital, she reverted to her withdrawn self.
The Fifth Mental Hospital is an old and dilapidated hospital. Even the VIP wards are just so-so in terms of environment.
It's just a slightly repainted ward with some newer equipment than a regular ward.
Of course, medical staff such as Li Mei and Zheng Wei are dedicated to their work.
Lu Yao didn't intend to argue with her.
Instead, she went along with it, feigning surprise and regret, saying, "Ms. Xie, you're right. I didn't consider your difficulties. I shouldn't have questioned a mother's sincerity towards her child."
The conversation abruptly shifted, and Lu Yao's lips curled into a slight smile. "Actually, I just did some calculations and discovered something interesting. In fact, your daughter doesn't have autism or intellectual disability in the medical sense, but rather—she has a mental disorder."
Xie Yutong was initially feeling lucky because the anchor had raised the issue so high and then gently put it down.
Upon hearing the words "loss of soul," he was stunned.
"Aphasia? What kind of illness is that? I've never heard of it."
“Exactly,” Lu Yao explained seriously, “Ms. Xie, amnesia is not a conventional medical condition, but is related to the soul. A person has three souls and seven spirits. When the three souls and seven spirits are incomplete, one will experience symptoms like your daughter, such as mental confusion, unclear consciousness, unresponsiveness to stimuli, and emotional apathy.”
Xie Yutong frowned as she listened to Lu Yao's explanation. "How can this amnesia be treated? There's still no way to cure it!"
Seeing her reaction, Lu Yao smiled gently and continued, "I have a Soul Gathering Talisman here. If you use it on your eldest daughter, her three souls and seven spirits will return to their places, allowing her to resume a normal life and enjoy family happiness with you. At the same time, you can also learn the whereabouts of the jade from her."
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