Chapter 268: Chapter 268: Mother and Daughter

To put it simply, this was the story of an insecure female athlete. Because of her profession, she had a very sturdy build, which had always been a source of her low self-esteem.

She loved her husband very much. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

But her painter husband, who had always held himself in high regard, thinking himself noble and unimpeachable, flew into a rage out of humiliation after his athlete wife caught him cheating and murdered her on the spot.

But the female athlete didn’t resist at all.

She took dozens of stab wounds from her husband without a single word of complaint.

Even after her body was thrown into the sewer, she was willing to stand gently by her husband’s side, watching over him.

But the more she acted this way, the more terrified and horrified her husband became when he sensed her presence. As a result, his own mental state began to decline.

Looking at the athlete, who was built like a small mountain, Su Nian couldn’t help but ask, "Did you really love your husband that much?"

"Mhm, yes. I died for love."

A faint smile appeared on the athlete’s face, but hearing her words made Su Nian’s stomach turn.

’Dying for love, my ass,’ Su Nian thought. ’This is just insane.’

Su Nian didn’t want to waste another word on such a love-obsessed fool.

And when the painter realized that Su Nian was talking to someone right behind him...

...he grew even more terrified. He cautiously glanced over his shoulder, and this time, it seemed he could vaguely make out something.

He thought he could actually see the outline of his wife.

He screamed and tried to bolt out of the room.

Su Nian shook her head. She couldn’t even tell if the female athlete was saying these things on purpose.

After all, anyone could see that the female athlete’s "love" was practically killing the painter.

Even after the painter ran out, he didn’t get far, because the police had arrived.

He was arrested based on what he had said during the livestream, but he himself was extremely happy about it.

He believed that this way, he could finally be free of his wife.

No one could understand why a murderer would be so happy after being caught, but Su Nian could vaguely see...

...a small mountain slowly settling onto his neck, bending his spine.

The first part of the painter’s story wasn’t wrong. He and this woman were indeed childhood sweethearts, and it seemed they were fated to be entangled for life.

Su Nian listened as the police sirens faded into the distance.

「Just then, the third patron walked in.」

Unlike the others, this time it was a mother and daughter.

The mother was dragging her daughter by the ear, her tone furious.

"You damn brat, let me tell you, I already gave in to these ridiculous demands of yours. If you don’t start studying properly, I’ll skin you alive."

Her tone was so vicious that it even made the viewers in the livestream feel like they were there.

[Oh my god, I’m so scared. She’s exactly like my mom.]

[Jeez, this is so suffocating. Is she really a mother? How can she be like this?]

[And that girl’s ear is all red from being pulled.]

"Mom, I’m not lying to you! It’s not that I don’t want to study, it’s that there’s really something wrong in my dorm room! This master can definitely help me today. I saw her livestream on my phone, she’s amazing!"

The girl retorted loudly, struggling fiercely to break free from her mother’s grip, as if trying not to lose face in front of Su Nian.

But her mother only pulled harder, even slapping her a few times right in front of Su Nian while cursing nonstop.

"Oh, so you’ve grown some backbone, have you? Sneaking on your phone again. Let me tell you, the reason you’re like this is because of that damn phone!"

"And what’s this about a ghost in your dorm? I think *you’re* the ghost! You’re just making up excuses because you don’t want to study! How did I give birth to such a stupid daughter?"

[Yikes, that’s terrifying. Thank god my mom isn’t like that.]

[Seriously, I can’t with this woman. You already brought her here, so just let her get the fortune-telling done. If she really is lying to get out of studying, you can deal with her at home.]

[Right? Just yelling and yelling. And doing it in public is so humiliating for the kid.]

The mother grew even more furious as she spoke, and on the spot, she raised her hand and slapped the girl a few more times.

The girl’s eyes filled with tears. Her ear was already bright red, and her forearm, visible beneath her short sleeves, quickly began to swell and turn red from the blows.

"Mom, it’s not me, I’m serious! My roommate... there’s really something wrong with her!"

Her mother spat viciously on the floor, planted her hands on her hips, and spoke with extreme impatience.

"Then how come everyone else is fine, and it’s just *your* roommate who has a problem? I think you’re just putting on an act because you don’t want to study!"

"My life is so bitter, giving birth to a child like you! Good for nothing! You’re going to be the death of me!"

Perhaps tired from hitting her child, the woman was breathing heavily, her eyes filled with impatience.

The vicious look she shot at the girl made her flinch, afraid that her mother would find something else wrong and rush over to hit her again.

[Ugh, I give up. Is that really her biological mom? That’s so disgusting.]

[Yeah, how can you not believe your own kid? What if it’s true? What normal person uses ’there’s a ghost in my dorm’ as an excuse to get out of studying?]

[Look at all of you saying this... you clearly have no life experience. Only someone who’s never been a mom could talk so big.]

[Isn’t that the truth. Only when you become a mom do you realize how hard kids are to raise. Sometimes I just want to beat him to death and be done with it.]

[I used to care about saving face, but now I’ll go crazy anywhere, anytime. The second my son misbehaves, I’ll smack him one to teach him a lesson he won’t forget.]

Seeing that the mother seemed to be catching her breath and was about to hit her child again...

...Su Nian frowned in exasperation and impatiently tapped the table.

"Are you getting a reading or not? If not, then get going!"

Su Nian’s impatient tone made the livestream viewers break into a cold sweat, afraid the mother would fly off the handle again and rush over to hit Su Nian.

Or that she would start a fight with Su Nian on the stream. After all, it wouldn’t be the first time something like that had happened.

But unexpectedly, the mother’s face seemed to transform in an instant. Her eyes filled with tears as she looked helplessly at Su Nian.

"Master, please tell me, what am I supposed to do?"

"How did I end up with a daughter like this? She’s useless at everything, and now she’s even lying to me about a ghost in her dorm!"

"I know she just doesn’t want to study! She’s just lying to me!"

She cried and complained helplessly, as if no one else was there, as if *she* were the one who had been beaten. Beside her, the girl’s face was completely numb.

Su Nian shook her head. Since the mother hadn’t paid yet, Su Nian certainly wasn’t going to give her the answer. And in her line of sight...

...the mother had a ghost on her back, and the girl was also being followed by a ghost...