[Miss, don’t give them 100,000 yuan, not a single penny. That’s way too much. I think they’re taking advantage of your wealth and trying to morally blackmail you.]

[Is this still an attempt to claim kinship? Isn’t this just blatant extortion?]

[You’re being a bit harsh. This family is so wealthy, and the brothers seem quite rich too. 800,000 is nothing to them, yet it could save a life—and that’s her own father! If she doesn’t do her best now, she’ll regret it later.]

[Where did this ‘Buddha’ upstairs come from? Why don’t you donate 800,000 to him? As a child, her biological parents abandoned her; they had no hand at all in raising her, no affection whatsoever. Why should she acknowledge them? They’re just strangers.]

[Plus one. They said their son was living paycheck to paycheck and were particularly concerned about his situation. But when the destined person said she had no money and could only offer 100,000, they didn’t consider their daughter’s situation at all. Were they really just there to claim kinship?]

Some people thought the money should be given, while others thought she shouldn’t, and the livestream chat was in an uproar.

The destined person instinctively wanted to seek help, so she picked up her phone, found her brother’s number, and took a deep breath. “Big Brother, are you in Jiangcheng? Can you come over?”

“What happened? I’m coming right away,” The eldest brother’s voice was tinged with anxiety.

“They’re here.”

The eldest brother frowned and said, “What? They’re there again? Wait for me, I’m coming right now.”

When the biological father heard that her eldest brother was coming, he felt a chill run down his spine, and his eyes darted away. The last time he saw Xiaoling’s eldest brother, oh dear, he looked very fierce, and he had warned him directly not to think about any shady dealings.

But then he thought about it and immediately straightened his back. He was a cancer patient; who could bear to lay a hand on a cancer patient?

Who could be so heartless, so cold-blooded.

He needed to get the money as soon as they arrived.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

A short while later, the doorbell rang, and two men walked in after the door was opened.

“Big brother, second brother!”

She was quite a bit younger than her two older brothers, and they both dote on her.

The destined person asked them to sit down and then recounted what had just happened.

The eldest brother was shocked and stared at the man. “What? You have cancer? Where’s the diagnosis report?”

Just a month ago, when they first met, he didn’t have cancer yet. How did he suddenly get diagnosed with cancer?

The birth mother coughed lightly and handed over the file envelope in her hand. “This is the hospital report, everything is inside.”

The eldest and second brothers carefully examined the reports, their minds filled with skepticism. They weren’t professionals and couldn’t understand the data, but it did look quite impressive.

The second brother, who had a rather short temper, immediately felt very annoyed. “Don’t think that just because our parents are gone, you can bully Xiaoling.

“You clearly agreed that after sending her away, you would never see her again, that you would pretend this daughter never existed, and that you would never come looking for her. You promised so readily then, why did you suddenly change your mind?”

The eldest brother wholeheartedly agreed and angrily said, “When Xiaoling was first brought to our house, her head was covered in lice, and she was only wearing a single layer of clothing in the dead of winter. She was almost frozen to death. Do you really care about her?”

The destined person was stunned for a long time, “Is this true?”

The eldest brother sighed, “We were afraid that if you knew, you would be upset. Besides, they said they wouldn’t see you again after giving you up for adoption, so there was no need to say anything.”

The destined person immediately felt extremely disappointed with her biological parents, and the goodwill in her heart towards them plummeted.

She had thought that they might genuinely miss her, their daughter, never imagining that she herself had nearly frozen to death as a child…

Moreover, after more than 20 years apart, they were more of a stranger to her than other complete strangers. What kind of kinship could they possibly have? The sweet words they uttered before were most likely just to deceive her.

Her biological father quickly said, “Xiaoling, as people get older, their thoughts change. Sending you away back then was always a knot in my heart; I couldn’t forget, even after more than twenty years.”

But now, the destined person simply didn’t believe it; she gave a cold snort and remained silent.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, the biological father sighed and said sadly, “Cancer is incurable, but I still want to try. My son… and Xiaoling are not married yet, and I still want to hold my grandson. I really have no other choice; I can’t find anyone to borrow money from.

“Can you just consider this as a loan to me? I’ll give you an IOU!”

The second brother sneered, “Do you think you’ll pay it back?”

The biological father stared straight at him, his expression unchanged. “I will definitely pay her back. Xiaoling is my daughter. I could let anyone else suffer a loss, but not her.”

The second brother stared at his face, his gaze sharp, his voice deep. “Are you serious? You’re not lying?”

“Of course!” the biological father said, sticking out his neck.

After a long silence, the eldest brother made up his mind. “I’ll lend you the 800,000, but the price is that you can never come to see Xiaoling again.”

The other party most likely won’t repay the money, but he has thought things through. Cancer was incurable, and his little sister might regret not paying for his treatment later. He didn’t want his little sister to live with that regret for the rest of her life.

Just consider it paying for peace and quiet.

“Okay!” The biological father smiled broadly and nodded immediately, but in his heart he didn’t agree.

He knew their address, how could they possibly escape?

Just as they were deciding to transfer the money, An Rugu recalled the face of the man who had walked across the screen earlier, did some quick calculations, and frowned slightly. “He’s lying to you, you can’t lend him this money.”

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

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