"Ah, no, I misspoke..."
"At least on the surface, Lin Xu is the Tang family's adopted daughter, not an illegitimate one, which sounds better. As for why she's adopted, that's because her biological father took her to the Tang family and said she was an orphan."
Xu Gui chuckled, her tone humorous, "Actually, the term 'orphan' is quite accurate. A mother who's a mistress, a father she can't acknowledge—what's the difference between that and an orphan?"
[Wow, Xu Gui's mouth is really sharp! Will she poison herself if she licks it?]
[Our Gui Gui is clearly eloquent. Besides, she's just stating a fact. What, can't people say the truth?]
[Slander, all slander! Our Xu Xu is clearly the Tang family's pampered young lady. If she were really an adopted daughter, why hasn't anyone said so all these years? Just because Xu Gui says she's an illegitimate daughter doesn't mean she is! What a joke!] [
It seems this sister doesn't quite understand. Xu Gui is a recognized fortune teller. Anyway, she hasn't made a mistake yet. Everything she predicts is accurate.]
[Ahhh! How come you Xu Gui fans are as foul-mouthed as Xu Gui? Slandering people without any evidence. Be careful, you'll go to the tongue-pulling hell after you die!]
[Oh dear, I'm so scared. But let me correct you, we're not fans, just passersby watching the show. So, we love to hear more inside stories from Xu Gui.]
[I really recommend staying in Xu Gui's live stream regularly. I'm not a fan of Xu Gui, but staying in her live stream is so much fun. There are so many stories. Her live stream is practically essential for me to slack off at work. My boring job suddenly becomes more colorful.]
[Haha, I thought I was the only one who uses Xu Gui's live stream as a slacking-off buddy. Listening to her fortune telling every day is so much fun.]
[High school students are giving gifts again. Is it a holiday today?]
...
Xu Gui's live stream was really lively at this moment.
Looking around, the chat was a mix of reactions: Tang Xu's fans were losing their temper and hurling insults at Xu Gui, while Xu Gui's fans remained calm and collected, and onlookers were
simply enjoying the spectacle. Oh, and there were also office workers "recognizing" each other as relatives. In short, the live stream comments were incredibly entertaining, so much so that it was hard to know where to begin.
Xu Gui continued recounting Tang Xu's background: "Tang Xu's biological father's surname is Lin, and his name is Lin Hai. He's like a golden phoenix that rose from humble beginnings in the mountains..."
Hearing this, Tang Xu's expression went beyond just looking ugly. She frantically made phone calls, seeking help from acquaintances, her anxiety visibly palpable.
"...I've already spoken to your director, and he said he'll come over to handle this right away," an acquaintance comforted her.
Hearing this, Tang Xu felt slightly relieved and sincerely thanked the other party, "Thank you, Auntie."
At this moment, the director, who was sitting in the control room, listening intently to the gossip, suddenly sneezed loudly. He rubbed his nose and said nonchalantly, "Which guy is thinking about me..."
Xu Gui continued to tell everyone the "story."
Tang Xu's biological father, Lin Hai, was born in the countryside, but he was extremely handsome and dashing, with a very stylish and impressive demeanor. He was the only young man from his area to be admitted to university.
After entering university, he met Tang Xu's biological mother, Pan Xiao. The two were a perfect match and quickly became a couple.
In their senior year, Lin Hai met Tang Miaoxin, the eldest daughter of the Tang family.
Tang Miaoxin was the only child in the Tang family this generation, and she was pampered and spoiled. She was always seen in luxury cars and accompanied by young masters and ladies from various families. It was no exaggeration to say that she was born into wealth and privilege.
She and Lin Hai met by chance. Being by her side, Lin Hai witnessed firsthand the extravagance and wealth of high society, understanding what true riches and power meant. At that moment, his desire surged to its peak—he couldn't wait to join that class and become one of them.
And now, a perfect opportunity presented itself to him.
Xu Gui: "He immediately broke up with Pan Xiao and started pursuing the eldest daughter of the Tang family..."
Lin Hai was truly outstanding. He was a top student, handsome, tall, and charming. Unsurprisingly, he quickly won Tang Miaoxin's heart and became her boyfriend.
Afterwards, he didn't mind the Tang family elders' request for him to marry into the family, directly becoming a son-in-law of the Tang family.
Lin Hai had a very good idea. The Tang family only had one daughter, and as the saying goes, a son-in-law is like half a son. Not to mention that he had married into the Tang family, so he could practically be considered their son! Moreover, he was so outstanding, so it was only right that he, as their son-in-law, should manage the Tang family's business...
However, the one thing Lin Hai hadn't expected was that the Tang family elders were very wary of him, not giving him any opportunity to get involved in the Tang family's business. But what he didn't expect the most was that Tang Miaoxin, whom he thought was a naive, soft-hearted, and easily coaxed woman raised by her parents, was actually a complete "mama's girl" and "daddy's girl." No matter what her parents said, she believed them.
Her parents forbade Lin Hai from joining the company, and she actually listened. No matter how many times Lin Hai hinted to her that he wanted to join the company to share the burden with his parents, Tang Miaoxin didn't care.
"Mom and Dad said we just need to be good daughters and sons-in-law who live off their parents!" Tang Miaoxin said, then looked at Lin Hai strangely, "We don't have to do anything, Mom and Dad just give us pocket money, isn't that good?"
She had grown up like this and found it very happy. However, it was clear that her husband and she weren't on the same wavelength, which made Tang Miaoxin quite regretful.
"You need to learn to enjoy life!" she advised Lin Hai in a very old-fashioned way.
Lin Hai smiled on the surface,
but inside he was almost furious. Eight years had passed in the blink of an eye, and Lin Hai was still an "outsider" to the Tang family group, completely detached from its affairs.
Xu Gui seemed to find this amusing, and she laughed, "Lin Hai originally thought that since the Tang family elders were getting old and Tang Miaoxin was soft-hearted, he would still have a chance after they passed away."
But who knew that the Tang family elders wouldn't give him that chance either.
At this time, Lin Hai and Tang Miaoxin already had a daughter, who was taken away by Tang's parents after birth. The Tang family seemed determined to raise her as their heir.
This truly shattered Lin Hai's spirits. What did it mean to plan for eight years only to return and still be an outsider to the Tang family group? That was his current situation. This inevitably dampened Lin Hai's ambitions. It was also at this time that he encountered Pan Xiao again, his first love.
With Pan Xiao was a nine-year-old daughter.
It turned out that Pan Xiao was already pregnant when they broke up. She didn't abort the child but chose to give birth, enduring hardship and sorrow with her child—the name she gave the child, "Xu," reveals what kind of woman she was.
Xu Gui: "...This child is Lin Xu, now known as Tang Xu."
Hearing this, everyone finally couldn't help but start posting comments:
[So, Tang Xu is actually Lin Hai's illegitimate daughter?]
[This isn't exactly an illegitimate daughter, is it? She's his child with his first love before his marriage... uh, I don't know how to define Tang Xu's identity.]
[Hiss, the old fox is indeed shrewd. The Tang family elders probably saw through Lin Hai's ambition long ago, which is why they've been wary of him. But it's understandable; how could someone who can manage such a large family business like the Tang family have poor judgment?]
[Throughout history, there have been many who have taken advantage of the Tang family's extinction. Lin Hai, in the end, just wanted to take advantage of the Tang family's extinction. He just didn't expect the Tang family elders to be so shrewd and so good at guarding against it!]
[Actually, what surprised me the most about this whole affair is Tang Miaoxin, the eldest daughter of the Tang family. I thought she would be love-struck, but now it seems that besides being love-struck, she's quite smart!]
[Tang Miaoxin's story tells us that girls who are mama's boys are never too unlucky.]
[So, how did Lin Xu end up becoming Tang Xu? I think there must be a big story behind this. I've already prepared my melon seeds and cola, just waiting for Xu Gui to continue!] "
You guys really think Xu Gui is just a storyteller? Well, I'm doing the same, hehehe, isn't this story more exciting than any novel?"
The netizens' curiosity had reached its peak.
Tang Xu, staring at the projected screen, had red eyes, clearly furious.
The others in the room dared not look at her expression, afraid of seeing something they shouldn't. Everyone could see Tang Xu was in a terrible mood.
She glanced at the still-playing live stream, gritted her teeth, and went to make a phone call.
As soon as she left, the atmosphere in the room relaxed abruptly. The people present exchanged glances, silently communicating with each other through eye contact and lip movements.
"Tang Xu really isn't the eldest daughter of the Tang family?" This was Rong Yi, the gossipy manager, asking.
Qiu Nai, standing nearby, twitched her lips slightly upon hearing this, not understanding why Rong Yi was still in a gossipy mood. After all, the people Xu Gui had mentioned before, after Tang Xu, were the two of them.
Qiu Nai now felt a sense of trepidation, as if she had been called upon by the King of Hell and was awaiting his verdict.
Beside her, Tang Xu's manager's expression was somewhat unpleasant. After all, if Tang Xu's identity as the eldest daughter of the Tang family was questionable, it would be a disaster for him. To Rong Yi's question, he shook his head: "I don't know..."
He genuinely didn't know. When he accepted Tang Xu, she was introduced as the eldest daughter of the Tang family. How could he know that Tang Xu's identity as the eldest daughter was fake?
Rong Yi whispered, "Judging from Miss Tang's reaction, what Xu Gui said seems to be true. She might really be an illegitimate child."
The group exchanged knowing glances. The assistant pretended not to hear anything, but her ears were perked up, indicating that she had heard everyone's discussion.
Just then, Tang Xu, who was making a phone call nearby, suddenly shouted, "What? The director was in a car accident and is in the emergency room now?"
Tang Xu's face showed an extremely absurd expression.
...
The director who could have forcibly shut down Xu Gui's live stream "got into a car accident," allowing Xu Gui's live stream to continue. At this point, the number of viewers in Xu Gui's live stream had reached a terrifying number. Even the paparazzi , glancing over casually, were startled.
"One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand... eight million?" The paparazzi gasped. "Over eight million people are watching Teacher Xu's live stream!"
Their Teacher Xu had
really made something of himself. It was clear that the Chinese people's interest in gossip was truly ingrained.
And now, netizens were even more eagerly curious about how Lin Xu became Tang Xu, just waiting for Xu Gui to continue. Fortunately, Xu Gui didn't keep them in suspense.
"Why did Lin Xu become Tang Xu? Of course, it's because Lin Hai couldn't bear to see his child suffer outside," Xu Gui said with a sarcastic smile.
Lin Hai and his first love met again, and it was truly a "golden wind and jade dew meeting, surpassing countless encounters in the mortal world." The two quickly rolled around on a long bed, their passion burning brightly.
After dating for some time, Pan Xiao suggested that Lin Hai bring Lin Xu into the Tang family.
"...Xu Xu has been with me for so many years, suffering so much. Everyone laughs at her for being a fatherless child, taking every opportunity to bully her." Pan Xiao recounted these events with tears streaming down her face, her voice choked with sobs.
"If I could take good care of her myself, I wouldn't want to trouble you, but my health isn't good, and raising her is too difficult. I have no choice but to trouble you!"
Pan Xiao's gesture greatly satisfied Lin Hai's pride and chauvinism, especially given his recent setbacks with the Tang family. His vanity surged, and without a second thought, he agreed.
However, agreeing was one thing; how to bring his own daughter, Lin Xu, into the Tang family was another.
Xu Gui looked at the camera, her voice low and menacing, and said, "Can you guess what method Lin Hai used to make Lin Xu the adopted daughter of the Tang family?"
The comments section was flooded with all sorts of guesses, including some malicious ones.
Xu Gui continued, "Lin Hai used the excuse of accumulating good fortune for him and Tang Miaoxin's daughter to bring Lin Xu into the family. At that time, his daughter had been ill for half a year..."
The information in her words was quite significant, and after a moment of stunned silence, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
No, it was also very possible they were wrong. As the saying goes, even tigers don't eat their cubs; surely Lin Hai wouldn't be so utterly heartless?
Unfortunately, Xu Gui's words shattered their illusions. She said, "It's just as you think. The reason his daughter with Tang Miaoxin was often sick during that time was because he bribed the maid who cared for her to open her window every night while the child slept."
It was the dead of winter then, and the child was only eight years old. Being exposed to the cold wind, it was impossible for her not to get sick. Because of this daily exposure to the cold wind, what should have been a minor cold and fever lingered in her bed, dragging on throughout the entire winter without improvement.
It was around this time that Lin Xu was brought over by Lin Hai.
His explanation to the Tang family was that Lin Xu was someone he had brought back from an orphanage. She was an orphan, without parents, and he felt a connection because she shared his surname, Lin.
As for his reason for bringing her back, it was naturally for the sake of his and Tang Miaoxin's daughter.
"We only have Zhuzhu as a child, and she doesn't have any peers to play with. Having a child with her will at least prevent her from being lonely. Besides, Zhuzhu hasn't been feeling well lately and has been frequently sick. I thought bringing a child back would be a way to accumulate good karma and pray for her health; maybe it will help her get better."
For the Tang family, raising a child wasn't a big deal. With their wealth, they could easily raise ten more children. Lin Hai's words struck a chord with them, as Tang Baozhu's health was indeed not good at the time.
So, after much consideration, they decided to keep Lin Xu and renamed her Tang Xu.
To the Tang family's surprise, after Tang Xu came to their home, Tang Baozhu's illness gradually improved, and the recurring illnesses stopped. This delighted the Tang family, and they naturally put more effort into caring for their adopted daughter, Tang Xu.
From then on, Tang Xu became the eldest daughter of the Tang family. The Tang family didn't emphasize her adopted daughter status, so over time, many people only knew her as the eldest daughter, but not that she was adopted.
As for the fact that she was Lin Hai's illegitimate daughter, no one except Lin Hai and Pan Xiao knew anything else.
Xu Gui finally finished explaining Tang Xu's background, picked up the drink cup beside him, took a deep gulp, and then exhaled.
"Oh, right," she suddenly remembered something else, "Since we're on the topic, let me add some more news. After Lin Hai reunited with Pan Xiao, their relationship never ended. Pan Xiao became Lin Hai's mistress. Lin Hai arranged for her to live in a neighborhood called Guihu. Two years ago, Pan Xiao even gave birth to his son. Of course, Tang Xu is well aware of this, after all, he's her own brother."
In other words, although Tang Xu enjoys the life of a young lady in the Tang family, her contact with her biological mother has never been severed. The two even have very close private interactions, a typical case of being in one camp but having one heart.
Xu Gui smiled and said, "If anyone knows the Tang family and is satisfied with my story, you can give me a reward. My filming schedule is very heavy."
Now, two days have passed since the next elimination, but her ranking is still hovering at the bottom. If she doesn't earn more money soon, she'll be among those eliminated next time.
As Xu Gui spoke, her live stream chat exploded with dazzling special effects. These were the most expensive gift effects on the Hunan TV live streaming platform, each worth 10,000 yuan. These effects continued to explode one after another, with the number of gifts displayed in the lower left corner as ×20, then constantly changing to 21, 22, 23… and still going up.
The viewers in Xu Gui's live stream were stunned:
[Wow, what kind of tycoon is this? How many gifts has he thrown? How much money is this?]
[He's thrown forty-eight so far, that's already 480,000 yuan]
[Looking at this person's profile, it's a newly registered account, and the ID is a string of random characters, obviously randomly generated. At this time, a newly registered account is only throwing this much money at Xu Gui. I have a terrifying thought]
[I also have a terrifying thought. Do you think this person is from the Tang family?]
[If it's from the Tang family, then Tang Xu is finished?] [
Not just Tang Xu, her father and mother are all finished. If Xu Gui isn't mistaken, their whole family has been living off the Tang family. If the Tang family finds out, the scene will be truly something to look forward to.]
At this moment, the garbled ID that threw the gift flashed across the screen with special effects: [Hello Miss Xu, I am Tang Baozhu. Regarding what you said, our family will verify its authenticity later. If it is confirmed to be true, our Tang family will express our sincere gratitude to you again!]
After leaving this message, the person claiming to be Tang Baozhu left Xu Gui's live stream, leaving only the gift effects still blooming, attracting other online viewers to come in and collect the free gifts.
— Each gift sent out would send an announcement to all users on the platform. By clicking on the announcement, they could enter the live stream and enjoy various free or paid gift items.
At this moment, countless netizens who didn't know what was happening flooded in, causing the number of viewers in Xu Gui's live stream to instantly reach a new high, directly breaking ten million.
The netizens who came in were quite stunned:
[These gift effects! How much money did this tycoon spend?]
[I glanced at it, and the gift effects are still popping up. I just saw that the big shot threw out two hundred gifts, each worth ten thousand yuan, that's two million yuan!]
[Wait, isn't that the point? The point isn't that the girl with the garbled text said she was "Tang Baozhu"? Could she be the Tang family's real eldest daughter, Tang Baozhu, that Xu Gui was talking about?]
[Called Tang Baozhu, and in the Tang family's tone, and she spent another two million yuan on Xu Gui, this must be the Tang family's Tang Baozhu!]
[So, now the Tang family knows that Tang Xu is Lin Hai's illegitimate daughter?] [
More than that! Don't forget that Lin Hai not only cheated on his wife and brought his illegitimate daughter to the Tang family openly, but he also put the real Tang family's eldest daughter through a lot of trouble to get Tang Xu into the family. If the Tang family finds out about this, well, let's just say
we should mourn for Tang Xu and her father.] [Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter! Tang Xu and her family have always claimed that Tang Xu is the eldest daughter of the Tang family, a rich young lady, but now it's been exposed that she's actually just an adopted daughter of the Tang family, and even an illegitimate one! I just want to see how ugly Tang Xu and her fans' faces look right now.]
[Currently, it's all just Xu Gui's side of the story. She's definitely slandering us! Everyone, calm down and don't be fooled by her words! We must believe Xu Xu!]
...
The appearance of "Tang Baozhu" completely ignited the popularity of Xu Gui's live stream, and also completely plunged Tang Xu into the eye of the storm.
Tang Baozhu appeared but didn't refute Xu Gui's words, which at least proved that Xu Gui was right about many things, especially the "adopted daughter" part. As for the illegitimate daughter part, that still needed to be confirmed by the Tang family.
However, since she had been right about other things, how likely was this one to be false?
Tang Xu's fans were panicked, but they were a large and organized group, with several big fans directly organizing their followers to fight back.
They didn't say anything else, only insisting that the Tang family hadn't spoken, and that Xu Gui, a "charlatan," was unreliable. Unfortunately, their efforts to fight back were largely ineffective.
Meanwhile, in Tang Xu's hotel room,
the atmosphere was extremely quiet. Although there were several people in the room, no one spoke. They were all watching the expression on the face of one person present.
Tang Xu—no, it should be called Lin Xu—her expression couldn't be described as merely ugly; it was one of utter grief.
When she saw the user with the garbled ID in Xu Gui's live stream claiming to be Tang Baozhu, her expression immediately fell. She stared blankly at Xu Gui's live stream, now flooded with comments, her mind filled with only one thought: It's
all over! Everything is over.
Not just her, but also her biological parents, Lin Hai and Pan Xiao—the three of them are all finished!
Tang Miaoxin was alright; she was soft-hearted and incompetent, only interested in eating, drinking, and having fun. But the other members of the Tang family—whether it was the still-living Tang elders or the young Tang Baozhu who had already begun to get involved in the Tang family company's affairs—these three were not easily fooled.
If they found out anything, the future of their family of three would be shrouded in darkness, truly finished.
"What to do, what to do…" Lin Xu's mind was a complete mess; she was utterly confused and didn't know what to do.
Suddenly, she thought of Lin Hai, "Yes, and Dad! Dad's so capable, he'll definitely find a way!"
—In her eyes, Lin Hai was omnipotent, after all, he had successfully gotten her into the Tang family.
But she didn't know that her phone call would only result in a torrent of abuse from Lin Hai.
While Lin Xu was unaware of the situation, Qiu Nai on the other side was also on tenterhooks, nervously watching Xu Gui's live stream.
After all, Xu Gui's "calling out" wasn't over yet. She had previously said she'd talk about Tang Xu, Qiu Nai, and her manager Rong Yi. Now that Tang Xu was out, it was time to talk about the other two.
"Speaking of Qiu Nai..."
Hearing his name, Qiu Nai felt a wave of dizziness.
At that moment, he deeply regretted listening to Tang Xu and Rong Yi, ignoring Xu Gui's wishes and dragging her into their publicity stunt. Now Xu Gui was fine, but they were in trouble, and big trouble at that.
Qiu Nai's fans, hearing Xu Gui mention their idol's name, practically wanted to rush into the live stream and cover her mouth. Some even apologized on Qiu Nai's behalf right there in the live stream.
They had been arrogant before, but with Tang Xu's example, who could be arrogant now? Their attitudes were completely different from before, incredibly humble.
Other netizens watching this scene commented: "Exactly, why did you three provoke her? Don't you know she's not someone to mess with?" That very night, the topic "
[Xu Gui went berserk]" immediately trended on Weibo, remaining high for a long time. It was destined to be a sleepless night, both for netizens who love excitement and gossip, and for the Tang family.
As for the instigator of all this, he slept soundly that night.