Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

Perhaps because she was stimulated by Ye Linyan, Huo Weiwei did not stay at the Gu family villa for long before hurriedly returning to school.

After she left in a hurry, the once lively Gu family villa suddenly became deserted again.

Just then, Wu Xingyun and his uncle returned from out of town and made a special trip to see Wu Zhao.

He looked somewhat listless, as if he hadn't rested for a long time.

"What have you been doing?" Wu Zhao looked Wu Xingyun up and down. "Why have you gotten yourself into such a mess?"

Wu Xingyun sighed, "You have no idea how unlucky I am, sob sob sob. I went with my uncle to the Nie family to pick up my aunt. But for some reason, the Nie family insisted on keeping my uncle and me there to participate in their coming-of-age ceremony."

"Why would my uncle and I, who are not surnamed Nie, participate in their ceremony? Who knew that their monstrous ceremony would be held deep in the mountains, a place no human being should stay?"

While making accusations, Wu Xingyun pretended to cry and said pitifully, "I wandered around that ghost forest with the Nie family for five days! Five whole days!"

Seeing him hold up five fingers, Wu Zhao asked with amusement, "And then, you came back after their coming-of-age ceremony?"

Speaking of this, Wu Xingyun said something strange: "This is the first time I've seen the Nie family's coming-of-age ceremony. They actually require members of the Nie family who have turned eighteen to capture the small animals they keep in the deep forest."

"I don't know what kind of things they were raised with. They were very agile and small, so they were impossible to catch. I also noticed that the little animals were wrapped in something, but I couldn't tell what it was."

Oh? Wu Zhao was a little curious. What kind of strange little beasts could be raised in the spiritually deficient world?

“My uncle also tried to investigate what those little beasts were, but it seems he failed.” Wu Xingyun frowned. “The head of the Nie family looked cunning and treacherous; he didn’t seem to have any good intentions.”

He shuffled over to Wu Zhao's side, grinning, and said, "Grandma, my older brother has been recovering from his injuries for a while now. Why don't you come over to my house for a visit?"

"Your uncle sent you again, didn't he?" Wu Zhao raised an eyebrow.

This witch seems really eager to see herself.

Wu Xingyun scratched his head: "Oh dear, you figured it out. Ever since my uncle brought my aunt back, he's been feeling unwell. But he can't quite put his finger on it; he just has a feeling that something unpredictable is going to happen."

A hint of surprise flashed in Wu Zhao's eyes as he turned the ring on his hand.

She couldn't even see the fate of the Wu family anymore.

It does look like something's going to get complicated...

Seeing that Wu Zhao was deep in thought, Wu Xingyun carefully moved closer to her and sat down on her lap.

For some reason, he felt very safe and secure when he was with Wu Zhao.

Ever since returning home, Wu Xingyun has had a constant feeling of dread.

I don't know where it came from.

This unease reached its peak when he saw Wu Zhao.

Only when he was close to her did Wu Xingyun feel a sense of security.

When Wu Zhao came to his senses, Wu Xingyun had already fallen asleep against his leg.

He was even holding onto the hem of her clothes, looking very dependent on her.

Wu Zhao couldn't help but chuckle at this.

Reaching out to stroke Wu Xingyun's hair, Wu Zhao sighed, "This child..."

She heard faint footsteps coming from upstairs, and looked up to see Gu Chen walking towards her.

"This is……?"

Gu Chen looked at Wu Xingyun and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with him?"

"He's probably just too tired." Wu Zhao shook his head. "Don't move him, let him sleep for a while."

Knowing that she doted on the younger generation in her family, Gu Chen still watched helplessly as she adjusted her posture to make Wu Xingyun more comfortable.

He waved to Qingyao at the stairwell: "Go get a blanket."

Qingyao quickly brought a blanket and covered Wu Xingyun with it.

The sleeping Wu Xingyun smacked his lips and murmured, "Hmm...Grandma..."

"Looks like he's really tired." Wu Zhao chuckled. "Never mind him, he'll probably take a nap."

Qingyao held two cushions in her hand and placed them behind Wu Zhao: "Miss, it won't be tiring to lean against them like this."

Gu Chen checked the time and said, "I need to go out for a bit, you...?"

"Then you go ahead, I'll keep this kid company." Seeing that he was dressed formally, Wu Zhao casually asked, "Are you going to the Gu family?"

“Yes, there’s a family council meeting today, and I need to be there.” Gu Chen nodded. “I’ll leave Lan Yao and Zi Yao at home. If you need anything, just ask them to help you.”

Wu Zhao responded, "What could possibly happen? I should be able to get some rest before that old man Feng Boxue shows up."

"There are some baked cookies in the kitchen, they'll be ready soon. Have Ziyao bring them out in about seven or eight minutes," Qingyao said, pointing towards the kitchen.

He was going to attend the meeting with Gu Chen, carrying a stack of documents in his hand.

Qingyao's expression was very serious, which made Wuzhao unable to help but ask, "Why do you look like you're going to the battlefield?"

She had observed that the meeting Gu Chen was attending was not dangerous.

"We have to deal with that bunch of long-winded old fogies. I'm sweating bullets for the family head." Qingyao shrugged.

Thinking of those old men from the Wu family, Wu Zhao felt a pang of empathy: "...That's true."

The two exchanged a glance, clearly showing mutual respect.

Gu Chen sighed, "Let's go."

Her subordinates, having spent so much time with Zhao Zhao, have started to adopt her personality.

After Gu Chen and Qing Yao left, Wu Zhao looked down at Wu Xingyun, who was sleeping soundly, and couldn't help but yawn.

Just then, my phone next to me beeped with a text message notification.

"Miss Wu, I am Gu Jiaxi. Please ask my uncle to be very careful at this Gu family council meeting."

—It seems my mother reached some kind of agreement with Gu Yang, and is preparing to confront my uncle in front of the clan elders.

"Zi Yao," Wu Zhao called softly.

Ziyao, who was waiting for the cookies to bake in the kitchen, poked her head out and asked, "What's wrong, Miss?"

"It seems that Madam Gu is going to make things difficult for Gu Chen." She shook her phone.

Zi Yao chuckled mischievously, as if she already knew about this: "Oh, that? The head of the family already knows, Miss, don't worry."

"All of them combined are no match for the head of the family's single finger. Letting them dart around is just the head of the family wanting to see what ideas they can come up with."

That certainly sounds like Gu Chen's style, Wu Zhao thought to herself.

Relieved, Wu Zhao started scrolling through his phone out of boredom.

The news on Starbucks is quite interesting.

Soon, a trending topic caught Wu Zhao's attention.

—The top-tier actress is already married and is currently pregnant, preparing to take a break from work to focus on her pregnancy. Her husband is a top celebrity and a wealthy scion.

This is trending...

Ye Linlang and Huo Jinchen?

Huo Tingchen has already suppressed the news, so how come anyone still dares to make a fuss about it?

Wu Zhao frowned slightly, and subconsciously rubbed the ring with her thumb.

"Is it Ye Mingzhu...?"

How could it be her?