Chapter 158

Valerie rolled her eyes at Lucius. "It's a sect mission. I have to do a fortune-telling livestream on the first of every month." Lucius was instantly wide awake. "Can family members tag along to watch?" At 7:00 am sharp, Valerie started her livestream. Wanting to watch the show, Lucius, who never bothered with short-form video apps, signed up for an account, naming himself "LucxVal". When Valerie saw LucxVal pop into her stream, she mouthed one word at Lucius. "Tacky!" He said, "You pick a less tacky one for me, then." "'Lucky,'" she quipped. He flat-out rejected that and stuck with LucxVal. The stream was set up in their bedroom. Valerie didn't show her face and wasn't one for small talk, so she propped up a sign front and center. The words on it read, "Live physiognomy, 20 dollars. One slot only. The first to send a gift gets it." When Lucius saw that the stream was nearly empty, he asked, "If no one shows up all day, does that count as failing your sect mission?" Valerie t