She then picked up her phone, tiptoed to her bedroom, quietly pushed open the door. She peeked through a small crack, inserting her head and phone camera to capture the scene.

A blast of cold air hit her, like turning on an air conditioner in winter, making her feel chilly all over.

The dressing table was empty, but it was covered with cosmetics: foundation, pressed powder, eyeshadow palettes, mascara, sunscreen….

The opened sunscreen was spilled on the table, white liquid oozing from the spout.

The pre-destined person took a deep breath, and her pupils contracted. Now that it’s winter, she doesn’t apply sunscreen as frequently as she did in the summer.

She didn’t apply any sunscreen today, but someone opened it?!

There really was a ghost in her house, and it’s a ghost thief!

In a fit of anger, she accidentally leaned forward and bumped into the door, making a loud noise.

The pre-destined person felt as if she had fallen to the bottom of an abyss, terrified. According to the tropes of movies and TV shows, once the female ghost’s true form was discovered, she would definitely go berserk. Would she really be killed by the female ghost?

She then stammered, “Master, host, please summon her away!”

The viewers in the livestream were also worried for the pre-destined person. Although they couldn’t see the ghost, the unknown was often the most terrifying.

However, upon hearing the sound, the female ghost, like a startled bird, immediately flew to the window, passed through the wall, and disappeared without a trace.

An Ruguo memorized her face, did some quick calculations, and said into the microphone, “…She’s already been scared away by you.”

The pre-destined person and the viewers in the live stream: “…”

The pre-destined person suddenly felt proud. “How can she be so timid? Even more timid than me. Can a ghost like that even be a ghost?”

In those movies and TV shows, ghosts were often terrifying; they were the ones who scared people, not the other way around.

The timid female ghost shattered the illusions in the hearts of the pre-destined person.

“There are bold people and cowardly people. Ghosts like that too,” An Rugu said.

“If she’s so timid, why did she come to my house? Isn’t she afraid of being scared to death?”

“She is very concerned about her appearance and weight.”

An Rugu’s words were vague, but the people in the livestream channel suddenly understood.

[Holy crap, there really are ghosts? Is this just a script, or am I misunderstanding something?]

[Host: If you believe, it exists; if you don’t believe, it doesn’t.]

[The ghost went to someone’s room in the middle of the night and weighed themself… Even ghosts care about their weight; it’s kind of sad.]

[I always apply sunscreen to prevent getting tanned, but I never imagined ghosts needed sunscreen too. What’s the point?]

[I’ve heard they’re afraid of light, so maybe they wear sunscreen so they can walk in the sun (trying to explain this scientifically)]

[Goodness, I thought she was a vicious ghost, but it turns out she’s just suffering from anxiety.]

[It’s bad enough that I hear Weibo bloggers spreading anxiety about appearance every day, but I never thought even ghosts would spread this anxiety! It’s too much! The host should take her away (dog emoji).]

The pre-destined person exclaimed in amazement, “So my sunscreen was used by her. No wonder it was used up so quickly. Thief!”

If it were a human who stole it, she would be quite angry, but since it was a ghost who stole it, she’s not so angry.

After all, her life was more important than sunscreen. She was extremely grateful that the ghost hasn’t harmed her.

An Rugu had already memorized the other person’s appearance and decided to summon her later to send her to the afterlife.

“The Underworld has the same crimes related to theft as the human world, and even ghosts were not allowed to steal.

“She comes to see you often, causing you to be surrounded by yin energy. If it weren’t for that little snake helping to absorb the yin energy, you probably wouldn’t be as healthy as you are now…”

The pre-destined person blinked, their eyes filled with disbelief. Returning to the living room, she looked at the small snake drinking water in the glass container and exclaimed, “So, it wrapped around my arm to try and absorb the yin energy around me?”

An Rugu nodded, “Guardian spirits are mainly foxes, weasels, snakes, and serpents, with the snake being the most prominent of them all. The guardian spirit of the serpent family can protect the house, ward off evil spirits, and avert misfortune. The little snake you are raising is somewhat intelligent and knows that a ghost has been coming to your house, so it has been very restless.

“It often pushes against the glass to remind you to leave, but you can’t communicate with it, you don’t know what it wants to say, and you don’t leave.

“It can only wrap around your arm to help absorb yin energy, so as not to affect your health and ultimately shorten your lifespan.

“A very sensible, little, green snake.”

The pre-destined person listened in a daze, deeply moved, almost to the point of tears. She couldn’t help but open the lid, reach in, and pat the head of the little, green pet that was drinking water.

Little Green, whose head was patted, wagged its tail and looked very happy.

“Mom really didn’t spoil you for nothing. As soon as I get my salary, I’ll buy you a big villa so you can live comfortably.”

She longed to pick it up and hug and kiss it.

As she petted it, the little, green snake seemed to lose interest, drooping its head and looking rather lazy.

No matter how much the pre-destined person touched its head, it didn’t react much.

An Rugu was not surprised to see this.

Snakes were completely cold-blooded animals. Even if an owner has kept a pet snake for a long time, it was very difficult to make it become affectionate towards humans.

I Livestream Divination to the World translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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