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She had almost spent two hundred dollars on that... disreputable woman!

"Fine, consider it mine," Su Xiuya said as she sat back down.

Chu Yuening took the birth dates and times, saying, "Following tradition, let's start with your background."

Su Xiuya nodded. "Master, go ahead and calculate without holding back. If it's inaccurate, I won't blame you."

"Alright," Chu Yuening smiled.

It was the first time a client had spoken to her like this.

Focusing on the birth dates and times, her expression turned serious as she began her calculations methodically.

"Judging by your birth chart, you had an unfortunate upbringing. You have ample wealth but a weak education star, with no signs of an official position. When the years align with your education star, your mother would pass away. The two birth charts are intertwined in a way that only one of you could survive. One could say that as soon as you drew your first breath, she took her last."

"And there's more."

Chu Yuening continued her calculation.

"The year of one's life must encounter an unexpected windfall for the father to die tragically without aid. Soon after, your father met an untimely end."

"Without a father or mother, there would naturally be no protection. Your early years were filled with challenges."

Su Xiuya was stunned, dumbfounded.

"Mistress, are we absolutely sure that we don't know each other?"

Chu Yuening shook her head.

Su Xiuya had come at the recommendation of a friend who had shown her a newspaper article.

It mentioned how the master at Chu Ji Sweet Soups was particularly accurate.

Upon arriving and seeing that Chu Yuening was so young, Su Xiuya had initially hesitated.

But her eagerness to find the adulteress made her stay.

It turned out to be true.

Su Xiuya nodded. "My mother did indeed pass away from childbirth. My father drowned in a pond while on his way to buy milk for me. The neighbors said that his body wasn't discovered until it floated to the surface after being submerged for a whole day and night."

Su Xiuya's tragic background evoked sympathy from the neighbors.

Some even understood why she would still want to keep her child despite her lover's infidelity during her pregnancy.

Those who had lacked love since young would cling tightly onto the happiness they finally obtained, unwilling to let go.

Chu Yuening continued with the calculations.

"After your parents passed away, you lived with your uncle. His family consisted of two daughters and a son, making four of you in total. Initially, you believed that your uncle and aunt were your biological parents, unable to comprehend why they showed favoritism. It wasn't until you turned eight and overheard the neighbors' gossip that you gradually understood the situation."

Seeing that Chu Yuening could even predict the details about her uncle, Su Xiuya opened up. "Even if they treated me poorly, not providing enough food, at least they gave me a roof over my head to protect me from the elements. I was willing to consider them as my biological parents too."

"Unfortunately..."

Su Xiuya's expression gradually turned pained.

It was a difficult topic to bring up.

"At the age of seventeen, my... my uncle demanded a repayment from me. Fortunately, I managed to escape, preventing him from succeeding. The incident was truly disgusting, not to mention the blood ties. I had always regarded him as my father since young, but he acted like an animal."

"It's truly revolting when someone you once respected can do such despicable things."

Chu Yuening didn't interrupt Su Xiuya.

Su Xiuya continued her story unperturbed.

"Due to my uncle, I never got into any relationships. Thankfully, I met my current partner later on."

As she mentioned her past love, Su Xiuya lifted her head, her brows relaxed, and a gentle smile graced her lips as she caressed her belly.

"At that time, I worked at a bar, carrying heavy beer kegs every day. All the other customers looked on coldly, but only he was willing to lend a helping hand."

"He wasn't physically strong either. With those heavy beer crates, he gritted his teeth and carried them from the storage to the bar counter without complaining once about being tired."

"Later on, one night after my shift, I encountered some hooligans. He promptly came to my rescue, preventing any mishap from occurring."

"After we got together, he always surprised me with thoughtful gestures. He even purchased a flat in Jordan with his savings, taking on a mortgage, all for our future together. He truly cared deeply for me; it's just that lately, he's been distant. With my pregnancy, I haven't been able to attend to his feelings, and that's why..."

A shadow fell across Su Xiuya's eyes.

"He allowed another woman to captivate him."

Continuing, Su Xiuya clung to Chu Yuening's hand as if grasping at a lifeline, pleading, "Master, could you help me? Tell me who this girl is, where she might be. I... I truly won't harm that young lady."

"All I want is for her to leave."

As Su Xiuya tenderly stroked her belly, her gaze softened. "Once she's gone, Ai Rui will surely return to me."

"Our baby can't grow up without a father, neither of them can."

The crowd, now realizing the revelation, stared at Su Xiuya in astonishment, astounded that she was carrying twins.

Only Chu Yuening furrowed her brows at the sight of the character "Eight."

"Dad?"

"But... Your loved one is clearly female, right?"

Chapter 83

Dad is female?

The neighbors were startled. Shanpo, hunching her back, squeezed through the crowd, having just asked someone to watch over her fruit stall so she could listen to the fortune-telling. To her surprise, she had walked straight into this sensational news.

She jammed her peachwood comb into her white hair, startling herself as she patted her thin chest and gasped for air. "Pah! What shocking gossip is this? Trying to scare people to death!"

Mrs. Ding was also confused, her wrinkled eyes filled with a thirst for knowledge. "My mind's spinning. How on earth can a woman get pregnant?"

"Miss Su, surely you didn't fall for someone's trick unknowingly?"

"The world is changing, and people's morals are fading. I've heard of women disguising themselves as men, but one who pretends to make you pregnant—now that's a first."

The situation veered toward the bizarre, and the conjectures grew increasingly grim.

The truth was being revealed.

Su Xiuya gently caressed her belly in silence.

Outside the sugar water stall, a throng of people gathered, their voices overlapping in a cacophony. Some neighbors hurriedly raised their hands to inquire.