The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 177 - 174: Fortune-Telling for Someone, Discovering a Murderer

Chapter 177: Chapter 174: Fortune-Telling for Someone, Discovering a Murderer

The Criminal Police Team’s car happened to escort them back to Su Xiaotong’s home.

"Girls living alone should always be careful."

As they got out of the car, Huo Xun casually reminded them.

Qin Zhao was fine, but it was more dangerous for Su Xiaotong to live alone, so she and Qin Yu had installed a security door at the entrance of Su Xiaotong’s home. From then on, they would have the courier leave packages at the door.

After this incident, Su Xiaotong dared not open her door carelessly.

While installing the security door, Qin Zhao dealt with the dead dog outside the corridor window.

"Zhaozhao, are you free next week?"

Just as they were about to leave, Su Xiaotong glanced at her phone, looking excited.

"What’s up?"

"Xia Yan won an award, he’s a new actor I took on a while back. He’s really hardworking and low-key, I’ve always thought highly of him. I didn’t expect that his recent new film would win an award!

I want you to come with me to the award ceremony, maybe give him a face reading or fortune-telling or something."

"Sure."

"Great, I’ll cover the expenses! But we need to wear formal attire to attend the ceremony, shall we go rent some formal wear together? Or I could just buy you one!"

Su Xiaotong also wanted to properly thank Qin Zhao. If it weren’t for Qin Zhao, she would have fallen victim to the curse.

Thinking of that disgusting man Mu De, if she had really been cursed and fallen in love with such a man, her life would have been ruined. She’d rather be dead.

"Forget about charging for fortune-telling, we don’t need money between us. As for buying formal wear, there’s no need—let’s just rent it when the time comes."

The last time she attended the Lu Family banquet, Chu Yan had bought her a gown worth several million.

But after that occasion, there was no opportunity to wear it again.

Moreover, Su Xiaotong said it was best not to wear the same gown twice, so Qin Zhao felt it was unnecessary to buy one, especially since she was just going to the ceremony to join in the fun, not to receive an award herself.

"I’m not short of money to buy gowns, you know."

In fact, Su Xiaotong’s family was very wealthy, but she kept a low profile.

The place she lived and the things she used were very ordinary; she wasn’t keen on expensive purchases. Yet when it came to people she liked, she was very generous.

The next day, the two of them went to pick out formal wear.

The gown Qin Zhao tried on was stunning, making Su Xiaotong’s eyes sparkle as soon as Qin Zhao put it on.

You should know, when Su Xiaotong first decided to become Qin Zhao’s agent, it was because of her looks!

Sadly, the dress was very special, and the store did not rent it out. So Su Xiaotong, with a grand gesture, bought it and gave it to Qin Zhao, who couldn’t stop her.

"How much did you spend?"

"Four or five million? I’ve forgotten exactly, but the card I used was given by my parents, and it has a lot, lot of money on it. I’ve hardly ever used it."

"I’ll transfer the money to you."

"No way, this is my gift to you!" Su Xiaotong glared at Qin Zhao. "If you transfer the money to me, I’ll be angry! Do you think I need your money?"

Qin Zhao, somewhat helpless, said, "Alright then, I’ll just give your artist a really good fortune-telling in a few days."

"Actually, I really hope he becomes popular, and it’s not just about the money.

Xia Yan is truly the most dedicated newcomer I’ve ever seen. The industry nowadays is full of people who want quick success. It’s rare to find newcomers who maintain their initial passion and diligently hone their acting skills."

"It seems you think very highly of him."

"Of course! He’s only nineteen and has already won the Best Newcomer award."

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the award ceremony. It was not inappropriate for Qin Zhao, as an artist, to attend in formal attire.

She was currently not accepting any work, and the company had some complaints at first, but when they saw her growing popularity online from fortune-telling, they left her alone.

However, they also stopped providing her with resources; she was basically left on her own.

Qin Zhao was quite content with the situation; she didn’t want to act anyway.

"The ceremony hasn’t started yet, let me take you backstage to meet Xia Yan first."

Su Xiaotong took Qin Zhao backstage and took the opportunity to give Xia Yan a call.

"This is Qin Zhao, the artist I’ve mentioned before, the first one I took on."

Upon seeing Xia Yan, Su Xiaotong introduced him to Qin Zhao.

"Sister Qin Zhao."

Xia Yan spoke softly, nodding to Qin Zhao as a greeting.

A very clean-cut young man, with bright eyes and white teeth, but slightly frail in build, so he seemed to possess a faint air of melancholy and etherealness.

Standing amidst the crowd, he had an aura that made him stand out.

Qin Zhao observed him carefully for a moment and saw more than just his appearance.

Then, Qin Zhao slowly furrowed her brows.

"Zhaozhao, why don’t you tell his fortune? Like when he could become famous?"

After a brief silence, Qin Zhao spoke, "It seems like you’re not quite cut out for the entertainment industry."

"Why?"

Xia Yan quickly looked up at her, some color draining from his face.

"Perhaps being an ordinary person would be better for you."

"But why can I only be ordinary?"

The young man’s ethereal aura disappeared abruptly, replaced by a strong sense of discontent in his eyes.

"Because this path is incredibly difficult for someone with your ordinary background. If you must succeed, you’ll lose a lot. Looking back, you might not choose this career."

Qin Zhao pondered for a moment, staring at him for a long time.

Xia Yan didn’t dare meet her gaze, feeling as if those beautiful peach-blossom eyes could see through much, piercing deep secrets.

"In this age of the internet, digging up past scandals is easy."

Qin Zhao merely said this, without elaboration; Xia Yan’s complexion changed dramatically.

Feeling the atmosphere growing tense, Su Xiaotong let out an embarrassed chuckle, "Zhaozhao, is he really not suitable at all? He loves acting so much and he’s very hardworking..."

"To achieve any success, you must be able to bear the cost. If you can handle it, you might give it a try."

Qin Zhao felt she had made herself very clear, and Xia Yan would understand.

However, Su Xiaotong felt confused and somewhat disheartened.

"So there’s still hope, right? Our Xia Yan doesn’t have any scandals, and he works so hard. If he becomes famous, he’s sure to stay that way for a long time."

"The ceremony is about to start, where’s Xia Yan?"

Someone from the staff came looking, and the conversation was left unfinished.

But the words Qin Zhao had said had a profound impact on Xia Yan, who seemed distracted the entire time.

"Zhaozhao, what did you mean by those words?"

After Xia Yan left, Su Xiaotong couldn’t help but ask her quietly.

Qin Zhao didn’t hide the truth from her and spoke to Su Xiaotong when no one else was around, "Xia Yan bears the burden of a human life, that of his biological father."

"What?! He, he killed his own father?"

Qin Zhao nodded, "But there are hidden circumstances; it wasn’t intentional homicide."

She saw the karmic thread; while Xia Yan bore no aura of murder, there was a faint presence of a ghost, indicating the deceased’s soul was nearly dissipated.

Additionally, she discerned that Xia Yan had a very strained relationship with his father, even to the point of hatred.

Children generally don’t hate their parents unless their childhoods were shadowed by them.

Su Xiaotong breathed a sigh of relief, "I knew he wasn’t a bad kid."

But immediately after, her heart tensed up again, "What exactly caused him to kill? Why haven’t the police arrested him? If someone digs this up, he’s done for!"

"I don’t know the specifics."