“Borrowing Fate for a Birthday” ③

Chapter 3: The Substitute The Shen family began a covert search in Blackwater Town and its surrounding remote villages. Not long after, the Shen family's butler found an orphan named A'mu in the neighboring Cloud Mist Village. A'mu had grown up with an old blacksmith and was robust. Coincidentally, his birth date and time were exactly the same as Shen Tianci's. Under the guise of recruiting laborers, the butler lured A'mu to the Shen family mansion with ten taels of silver. A'mu, being straightforward, thought he had found a kind and generous wealthy family and worked extremely hard. Old Master Shen personally prepared a sumptuous meal for A'mu and even arranged for someone to attend to his daily needs. "A'mu, this is your home now. From now on, consider Tianci as your own brother," Old Master Shen said, patting A'mu's shoulder with a gentle smile, though his eyes held no warmth. A'mu, filled with gratitude, nodded repeatedly. However, that night, as A'mu slept in the woodshed, he vaguely heard suppressed sobbing coming from the next room. Peeking through the crack in the door, he saw Old Master Shen leading Shen Tianci, dressed in red, in circles around a black coffin in the center of the courtyard. Shen Tianci's complexion was ashen, like that of a dead person…… To be continued……