587 The Secret About the Past 205 (1/2)

Mrs. Ye arrived at Ye Xiaotian's mansion bright and early in the morning, before he left for the office.

Upon sight of her, Mo Li completely disregarded her presence and ignored her.

”Mother, you're here so early. Is there something important?” Ye Xiaotian asked, taking a seat by the dining table.

”I've been thinking about it the past few days. On account that Mo Li has been in a relationship with you for so many years and you both already have Jiani, I've decided to go ahead with the second solution, and that is to strike a deal with Heaven. So, you two have to cooperate with me,” said Mrs. Ye, who had already come to a decision.

”How do we cooperate with you?”Ye Xiaotian asked.

”I've already asked around. The medium will write a talisman, which we would have to burn then let Mo Li drink the ashes with some water.”

Ye Xiaotian looked at Mo Li to find that she appeared rather calm. ”Mother, forget about it. We'll just let nature take its course,” said Ye Xiaotian.

”What do you mean let nature take its course!?! I've already consulted various fortune-tellers. They said that you're destined to have four daughters and no son. Xiaotian, if you don't have a son, the Ye family is really going to have no heir! Do you really think you can count on your daughter? Daughters will belong to others once they've gotten married!” Mrs. Ye barked.

Ye Jiani blinked and asked, ”Grandma, aren't you a woman too?”

Mrs. Ye was startled by her granddaughter's random question, which she simply ignored. Instead, she said to Ye Xiaotian, ”I've already asked the medium. He said that the consequences are not certain and, perhaps, there may be no harm in it at all. Xiaotian, let's just beg for one son, just one will do.”

Ye Xiaotian did not answer her and continued to eat his breakfast quietly.

Mo Li realized that Ye Xiaotian kept glancing at her. However, she pretended not to take notice and remained silent.

Mrs. Ye stood rooted to the ground, eager and furious.

”Xiaotian, say something, will you?”

”Let me find out more about this matter. Give me the medium's address, I'll ask him about it,” Ye Xiaotian answered. He picked up a glass of milk and downed it in one gulp before wiping his mouth.

”You don't have to find out more, I've already understood everything. Xiaotian, do you actually think I'd harm you?” Mrs. Ye dismissed his idea impatiently, extremely eager to have a grandson.

Being a decisive person who had a mind of his own, Ye Xiaotian insisted, ”I want to come to a decision only after I've learned more about this matter. There's no rush.”

”Alright, then, I'll hire the medium and get him to come over. You may ask him anything you'd like.”

With a hefty sum of money, Mrs. Ye immediately hired a conman to pose as a medium upon leaving her son's house. She made him memorize the answers to every possible question Ye Xiaotian would ask before bringing him to the Ye Corporation office building in the afternoon.

The only reason she decided to do that was because the actual medium would tell the truth and list out the pros and cons clearly beforehand. Well, it was only ethical to do so anyway.

A genuine medium would usually draft an agreement that clearly states all the pros and possible consequences. This ritual would only be performed after the willing party has agreed to the conditions.

Would the government of S Nation take legal actions against such rituals?

Absolutely not.

The reason was that many government officials were also afraid of landing themselves in hot soup. In the event that those psychic mediums put a spell on them, they would have to suffer dire consequences.

Thus, the government would usually stay out of the affairs of psychic mediums who possess genuine supernatural abilities.

Mo Li had been brooding over the matter the past few days, and her mother-in-law's words this morning had spited her even further.

After breakfast, she sat alone in silence inside the bedroom.

With no one to confide in, she could only bottle up her feelings and keep her innermost thoughts to herself.

At last, she could not tolerate it any further and decided to give Long Tianze a call.

Long Tianze's jaw dropped in shock upon hearing her complaints.

Little did he expect that Mrs. Ye would go to such extreme means.

After consoling her, Long Tianze told her to toughen up and insist on refusing to get a divorce or go ahead with the ritual.

As long as Ye Xiaotian did not compel her to concede, she did not have to abide by her mother-in-law's instructions.

Mo Li's spirits were lifted after airing her grievances to Long Tianze.

She decided to water the flowers and get some sun.

The morning passed just like that.

Ye Xiaotian returned home for lunch and brought the matter up to her.

”Mother brought the medium to the office today.”

The tension within Mo Li grew as she asked, ”What's the matter?”

”The medium said that the harm would be minor and wouldn't pose as a huge problem. He also mentioned that he would do his best to minimize the risk of any accidents as far as possible so there wouldn't be any significant consequences.”