Chapter 20: Save It for the New Year?

“Perhaps someone deliberately arranged for them to come to our home?” Pei Yanlin gently stroked his chin, his expression pensive, eyes gleaming with a profound, shadowy light.

“Or maybe it’s because the Pei family’s fortune is too strong, which has sparked jealousy,” Bai Qianzhou added.

Seeing Pei Hexuan and the others sitting together, discussing who might be secretly harming the Pei family, Bai Qianzhou got up and headed to the dining room to satisfy her hunger first.

Though the Pei family had never stirred up trouble on their own over the years, they had unknowingly blocked many people’s paths, inevitably becoming the target of widespread resentment. Naturally, someone couldn’t just sit idly by.

But who exactly was the person behind it all?

They couldn’t figure it out just yet.

They only had a few rough suspects in mind but weren’t certain whether these events were truly caused by any of them.

After finishing her meal, Bai Qianzhou patted her belly contentedly and walked into the living room.

She was met with several intense gazes.

“You guys… cough, cough…” Ah, nothing was wrong with her eating, so why was she choking on her own saliva just from saying a few words?

“Qianzhou, are you okay?” Bai Lu hurried over.

“I’m fine, just choked on my own saliva,” Bai Qianzhou forced calmness, coughing for a while, her cheeks flushed like ripe tomatoes, tears shimmering in her eyes.

Pei Yanlin quickly poured her a glass of water, which she drank a few sips of before feeling better.

“What were you asking about?” Bai Qianzhou regained her composure and looked at them.

“Sister, how do you break the reverse fortune array you mentioned? Can you break it?” Pei Yanlin stared at her intently, his eyes full of anticipation.

“It’s already broken,” Bai Qianzhou replied innocently.

“Broken?”

They exchanged glances, having thought Bai Qianzhou merely discovered the negative influences.

“Yes, I found the problem and definitely dismantled the array directly. Otherwise, would I keep it through the New Year?” Bai Qianzhou said seriously, but a mischievous smile crept onto her face.

“Sister, you’re truly amazing!” Pei Yanlin almost wanted to hug and kiss her on the spot.

“Of course I’m amazing. But since this array has existed for so long, the stolen luck won’t return immediately. It will take time for everything to get back on track.”

“As long as the array is broken, the fortune will return sooner or later,” Pei Hexuan patted Bai Qianzhou’s head.

Bai Qianzhou paused, her hand gently resting on her own head. The feeling was completely different from her master’s — so gentle and reassuring.

“Sister, I have filming work for the next two days. Do you want to come with me?”

Pei Yanlin hesitated. He had just received a call from his agent, feeling conflicted. He wanted to refuse but had already promised. He didn’t want to break his word.

But remembering Bai Qianzhou’s warning yesterday about him being afflicted by the peach blossom curse, he got goosebumps all over.

Last night, after Bai Qianzhou fell asleep, their parents pulled Pei Yanlin into a room and explained everything about Bai Qianzhou.

Hearing how Bai Hexuan had easily awakened Bai Lu from a critical condition, how Bai Qianzhou had broken the curse, and how he discovered Bai Qianzhou’s true identity, Pei Yanlin felt that the sister he had found was incredibly powerful!

So after much thought, he decided it was safest to have Bai Qianzhou accompany him to his appointments — at the very least, they had to deal with that peach blossom curse!

“No!” Bai Qianzhou refused outright.

She had been stuck on the mountain and didn’t need to move much, so she had grown lazy and indifferent.

She would rather lie around at home like a salted fish than go out.

“Don’t worry, I’ll pay you. You won’t work for nothing.”

“Pay? How much?” Bai Qianzhou immediately turned, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Pei Yanlin.