Chapter 35: The Evil Eye Curse

On the way home, Shen Chujin donated the remaining thirteen million in full.

She kept two million for paying some taxes, as well as later renovation costs and operational expenses for the storefront.

By the time she got home, it was already 8:35 p.m.

She quickly started her live stream.

【Master Shen, finally you’re here! I thought you wouldn’t stream today, I was so scared!】

【Been waiting and waiting, finally you showed up!】

The comment section exploded with messages.

They were all declarations of admiration for Shen Chujin.

She didn’t rush to connect with anyone but got up to pour herself a glass of water.

Once the number of viewers stabilized, she sent out lucky bags.

Soon, the first viewer to connect appeared.

Their username was “Looking Up at the Stars.”

As the video connected, a boy with a face as pale and round as a steamed bun appeared on the screen.

He looked a little surprised.

Then his expression turned into great excitement.

He had actually managed to get through!

“Tell me what’s been happening with you recently,” Shen Chujin said.

Looking Up at the Stars nodded, his eyes turning serious and filled with pain.

“About half a month ago, I started feeling that every passerby looked at me with hatred and malicious intent.”

【Uh… maybe you’re just being too sensitive. Nobody knows you, why would they look at you with malice?】

Looking Up at the Stars glanced at the comment section and gave a bitter smile.

“At first, I thought I was imagining things, I even went to see a psychiatrist.

But… that feeling wasn’t wrong. I truly felt the hatred from people around me, as if I had a deep blood feud with them, and every one of them hated me so much they wanted to attack me.

One person would be one thing, but every person I met was like that. That’s just too strange.”

【I’m thinking maybe your mental state has a problem. Do you want to register at a psychiatric hospital to get checked?】

“I’m not crazy!” Looking Up at the Stars said, a little agitated.

He was very sure that there was nothing wrong with his mental health!

【Ahem… to be honest, mentally ill people never admit they are mentally ill…】

【Why don’t you try losing some weight? You’re too fat. Don’t take this the wrong way—I’m just giving good advice because overweight people often feel insecure.】

Seeing that the comments were either calling him mentally ill or criticizing his appearance, Looking Up at the Stars felt very uncomfortable inside.

He looked at Shen Chujin, holding onto his last bit of hope.

“Master Shen, do you think I’m possessed?”

Shen Chujin shook her head.

He immediately felt disappointed.

Could it be that he really was having mental problems?

Was he really mentally ill?

For a moment, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

His last glimmer of hope was shattered.

Just as he was about to end the connection in despair, Shen Chujin said again, “You’re not possessed. You’ve been cursed by the Evil Eye.”

“The Evil Eye curse?”

He opened his eyes wide, not quite understanding what that meant.

“People who are cursed by the Evil Eye will inexplicably feel that everyone around them looks at them with hostile eyes,” Shen Chujin explained.

“Over time, the cursed person’s body grows weaker and weaker, and eventually they die quietly and without a trace.”

Hearing this, Looking Up at the Stars’ face changed immediately.

Because…

Shen Chujin was completely right!

“Master Shen, you’re right. These past few days, I have indeed felt my health getting worse.

At first, I thought it was just because I was overworked.

But the past weekend, except for eating and using the bathroom, I spent almost all my time sleeping.

Yet after sleeping so much, I didn’t feel refreshed. Instead, I became more and more tired, unable to concentrate on anything.

What’s worse, although I’m fat, I used to be able to walk a few hundred meters or climb to the third floor without getting out of breath.

But recently, especially these last two days, I get very tired after just a couple of steps, gasping for air.”

“Yes, that’s it. You’ve been cursed,” Shen Chujin said.

At the thought that those who are cursed eventually die, Looking Up at the Stars became anxious.

“Master, what should I do now?”

Shen Chujin glanced at him. “Don’t panic. Breaking this curse is actually very simple.”

Hearing the word “simple,” Looking Up at the Stars let out a big sigh of relief and quietly waited for Shen Chujin to explain the method.

But when Shen Chujin said, “You just need to find one hundred strangers to spit on you,” he lost his composure.

Spit… spit on me?

On his body?

This…

【Pfft~ Sorry, mister, I really don’t want to laugh, but my mouth just won’t listen to me.】

【The streamer can’t be serious, right? Can spitting on someone really break a curse?】

【I absolutely believe in Master Shen! Brother, don’t hesitate—go find people to spit on you!】

【Eww~ Just imagining that scene is…】

【Ahhh! I’m eating white fungus soup! I’ve lost my appetite!】

【I don’t have anything else to offer, but saliva? I’ve got plenty. Brother, give me your location. I’ll gladly donate my precious spit to help you out. No need to thank me, I have no other hobbies except helping people.】

Looking Up at the Stars’ expression was hard to describe.

Being spit on by others was indeed a bit hard to accept.

But he trusted Shen Chujin very much.

He had watched her streams these past two days and knew her abilities.

He took a deep breath.

“Alright, Master Shen, I’ll go find people right now.”

“Spitting isn’t really a big deal. Even ^[1]Hong Qigong (洪七公) is a famous fictional character from the Condor Trilogy by Jin Yong (Louis Cha), one of the most iconic Chinese wuxia (martial arts) novelists.Hong Qigong had people spit on him when he became leader of the Beggar’s Sect.”

【This guy has the best mindset!】

【Wishing you a speedy recovery!】

The comments section was filled with kind wishes.

Looking Up at the Stars felt touched.

Just as he was about to end the call, Shen Chujin said, “Don’t rush, there’s one more thing.”

Looking Up at the Stars looked at her with curiosity.

Shen Chujin glanced at his face. “You probably weren’t fat before, right?”

Looking Up at the Stars quickly nodded. “Yes, I used to be very thin.”

No wonder she’s a master—she could even tell that!

At once, he trusted Shen Chujin’s abilities even more.

He held a photo up to the camera.

“This is what I looked like before.”

【Wow! So handsome!】

【Brother, lose weight quickly! Then come marry me!】

【You could be a star with that look! How did you get so fat? Bro, control your legs and your mouth. Don’t waste such great genes!】

【Is this really you? It doesn’t look like you at all.】

【Fat people really have potential!】

The moment the photo appeared, all the viewers got excited.

Because the person in the photo was really handsome.

Even more handsome than many popular young stars in today’s entertainment industry.

It was really hard to associate this photo with his current face, which looked like a white steamed bun.

Looking Up at the Stars smiled bitterly. “This really is me, absolutely true.”

In order to convince the viewers, he took out a photo album and flipped through it one by one.

There were pictures from his childhood all the way to his university years.

It truly fits the saying: handsome from childhood to adulthood!