540 The Secret About the Past 158 (2/2)
”I just aired my woes to them yesterday. I'd prefer to rest at home today,” said Mrs. Gu, who had initially planned to go out today. However, she quickly changed her mind upon hearing Xu Youran's question, perhaps because she was extremely paranoid and cautious of the latter.
Needless to say, Xu Youran had no idea what Mrs. Gu was thinking in her head.
Breakfast finally ended after a morning of frivolous conversations. Gu Dongcheng and Gu Beicheng headed to the office while Lin Mingxi proceeded to the fitness center to supervise renovations, and Mr. Gu went out to have a few games of chess over tea with his friends, leaving Mrs. Gu and Xu Youran alone at home.
On the surface, they were mother and daughter-in-law. However, in actual fact, they both knew deep down that neither of them acknowledged that relationship between each other.
Mrs. Gu sat on the couch while playing a farming game on her mobile phone.
Xu Youran hesitated at the thought of the surveillance cameras at home, though she wanted to execute her plan as soon as possible.
After thinking twice, she decided to be careful and wait until Mrs. Gu was not at home to take action.
A while later, Mrs. Gu returned to her bedroom and locked the door from inside before proceeding to give An Xiaoning a call.
An Xiaoning picked up very soon.
”Xiaoning, it's me.”
”Mother, why is your voice so shaky?”
”I don't know why, but I'm feeling flustered all of a sudden. Where are you now?” Mrs. Gu asked softly.
”I'm attending to some matters overseas. What are you feeling flustered about? Tell me about it,” said An Xiaoning, sensing that Mrs. Gu was ill at ease.
Mrs. Gu said upfront, ”I just find something really strange about the way Xu Youran looked at me today. I don't know if I'm being paranoid ever since the incident about the ancestral hall. Xiaoning, when are you coming back?”
”Mother, tell me your birth characters. I'll tell you about your fortune for the upcoming month.”
Mrs. Gu frantically revealed her birth characters and said, ”Dongcheng must know about my birth characters and time of birth. Otherwise, how would the ancestral hall incident have come about?”
Recalling the incident in M Nation, An Xiaoning reminded her, ”Mother, no matter what, don't reveal Beicheng and Mingxi's characters to just anyone. On the surface, my mother-in-law is said to have passed away due to a fatal illness, but she actually died because of a death curse.”
”She didn't die of an illness? I was rather puzzled when I heard the news too. I remember meeting your mother-in-law several times and she seemed pretty healthy and fine. I was wondering why she passed away all of a sudden. Xiaoning, what's a death curse?”
”It's a sinister ritual performed using one's birth characters and clothing. My mother-in-law died shortly after the hex was put on her. Mother, don't tell anyone else about this matter.”
”I know, rest assured. By the way, hurry and help me read my fortune for this month,” Mrs. Gu urged eagerly.
”Alright.” An Xiaoning was momentarily stunned beyond words after analyzing and reading Mrs. Gu's birth characters. ”Mother…”
Noticing the shift in her tone, Mrs. Gu asked worriedly, ”Xiaoning, tell Mother honestly, am I going to meet with mishaps recently?”
”Mother, tell me Father's birth characters. I'll explain it to you after I've read his.”
Mrs. Gu hurriedly revealed Mr. Gu's birth characters, ”Sure, your father's birth characters are…”
After reading them, An Xiaoning said straight away, ”Mother, you'll be facing a major mishap in the next month or so, so listen to my instructions now. Pack your bags immediately and move in with me at Wei Ni Estate. I'll call Qingyan and inform him about it. Stay in Wei Ni Estate for an entire month and don't step out of the estate at all. Listen to me.”
Mrs. Gu frantically replied, ”Yes, yes, alright. I'll go pack my luggage now. But your father…”
”Father will be fine, don't worry.”
”Xiaoning, do read Beicheng and Mingxi's fortunes too. I'm really worried for them,” Mrs. Gu said anxiously, overwhelmed with fear and panic.
”I'll give Beicheng a call later. Rest assured. By the way, Mother, use the telephones in Wei Ni Estate if you'd like to call me again from now on. I'm just afraid that there may be monitors planted on your mobile phone.”