I Rule Fortune-Telling Livestreams-Chapter 111: To Donate or Not to Donate

[Dude! Do you have any idea how much you scared us?]

[Good thing I’m used to it, otherwise I would’ve been scared too.]

[Don’t even start. My mom saw it over my shoulder just now and it scared the crap out of her. Then she beat me up! Waaah, I’m so wronged!]

[Bro, you scared a ton of people, and none of us are complaining about being wronged! But you’re the first to start crying about it!]

The middle-aged man on the call had the username "Closest Brother." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Shen Zhiyao asked, "Closest Brother, what did you want to ask?"

Closest Brother kept his head down, a wronged look on his face. "Streamer, I have a difficult problem, and I’d like you to give me some guidance."

He paused for a moment, then began to tell his story.

Closest Brother had an older brother, four years his senior.

After their parents passed away, his brother raised him.

After getting married, he gave his entire monthly salary to his older brother to help support the brother’s family. Meanwhile, he, his wife, and their three children survived on his wife’s salary alone. For over a decade, they lived an extremely frugal life.

For all those years, his family was never able to make ends meet.

A few years ago, his brother was diagnosed with kidney problems, and recently, it progressed to full-blown kidney failure. He needs a transplant, or he will die.

Kidneys for transplant are always scarce at the hospital, and on top of that, the cost is exorbitant.

So, his brother wanted a family member to donate. For one, the risk of rejection is lower with relatives, and for another, the cost is much cheaper.

When Closest Brother found out, he immediately went to get tested for a match.

And as it turned out, he was a match.

Closest Brother was more than willing to give one of his kidneys to save his brother’s life, but his wife was vehemently against it.

He did manual labor for a living, mainly unloading cargo, and the work was very physically demanding every day.

Once he donates a kidney, his body will weaken, and he won’t be able to do such physically demanding work anymore.

On top of that, he has three young children, and this is when they need money the most.

He had given all the money he’d earned over the years to his brother, and he felt that money should have been enough to clear his conscience.

After long and careful consideration, he refused to donate his kidney to his brother.

But the very next day, his brother showed up at his door with their relatives.

His brother immediately knelt before him, saying that if he agreed to donate the kidney, he would raise his three children and even give him 1,000 yuan a month for living expenses.

The relatives stood on their moral high ground and rebuked him. "Your parents died when you were very young. If your brother hadn’t raised you, you wouldn’t have even survived! Now, your brother is sick and needs you. You can’t just stand by and watch him die!"

Closest Brother looked hesitantly at his wife, who coldly threw out a single sentence: "If you donate it, I’ll divorce you."

After saying that, his wife took their three children and went back to her parents’ house.

On one side was his brother; on the other, his wife and children.

Closest Brother was truly caught between a rock and a hard place, with no idea what to choose.

As he was speaking, his aunt sent him another voice message: "A di, your aunt knows this is hard for you. Your wife is an outsider; she can bear to watch someone die and do nothing. But your brother is your own flesh and blood, you can’t just abandon him!"

"Besides, your wife has already given you three children. You gave your salary to your brother for all those years, and she didn’t dare to leave. You’re just donating a kidney. Is she really going to run off?"

"Your brother already said he’ll help you out in the future and compensate you. The old family house, your parents’ inheritance—he’ll give it all to you. Just help your brother one more time, okay?"

Seeing that Closest Brother wasn’t replying, his aunt delivered an ultimatum: "If you don’t donate a kidney to your brother, then don’t you dare call me your aunt ever again!"

[Holy shit, what kind of relatives are these?! Forcing the younger brother into a corner like this for the older one.]

[What brand of husband is this?! Name and shame so I can avoid this red flag. He gave all the money he earned for years to his brother, letting his wife and kids suffer rather than his brother! I’ve seen plenty of guys who are obsessed with spoiling their younger brother, but this is the first time I’ve seen one for an older brother!]

[Bro, take my advice. A kidney isn’t like blood; it doesn’t grow back after you donate it. With one less kidney, not only will you be unable to do manual labor, but you’ll also have to take expensive medication long-term, and insurance won’t cover it.]

[Also, what if your remaining kidney fails in the future? Who’s going to donate to you?]

[You guys are all so heartless! Isn’t his own brother worth more than a kidney? They’re brothers, just donate it! Otherwise, his brother will die!]

[To the person above, I think you’re the one who should be donating a kidney!]

[Can everyone stop being so cold? There’s still true love in this world. The brother only turned to Closest Brother because he had no other choice. Besides, his brother already promised to help take care of the three kids!]

[If my husband went to donate a kidney to his brother, I’d kick him out immediately!]

[Don’t be so cold, okay? I was raised by my older sister. If my sister needed help, I’d give her my life, let alone just a kidney!]

At this point, the viewers were split into two camps, arguing endlessly.

Closest Brother also noticed the comments in the livestream, but he felt none of them could be used as a reference.

"Streamer, I’m really at a loss. I don’t know if I should donate or not, so I wanted to ask you for guidance."

As he spoke, Closest Brother gritted his teeth and said, "Streamer, you tell me whether to donate or not. If you say donate, I’ll call my brother right now. If you say don’t, I’ll go back to my hometown right now and bring my wife back."

This was not the kind of decision Shen Zhiyao could make for someone else.

She said, "There is no right or wrong in this world. The kidney is yours, and the decision is in your hands—not in your brother’s, not in your relatives’, and certainly not in mine."

Closest Brother’s face fell. "So, was this divination pointless?"

Shen Zhiyao was typing something on her screen. As she typed, she said, "I’ve sent you an incantation for foreknowledge. Recite it silently tonight, and you will see the path of the future in your dreams."

[Holy crap, a spell to see the future? I want to know too!]

[I want to see my future path too! Streamer, can you send me one as well?]

[+1 on wanting one. I want to know if I can get into college. I really, really want to know.]

[Want...]

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Seeing the flood of comments, Shen Zhiyao gave a fond smile. "Everyone, stop spamming. This incantation is not to be used lightly. Sometimes, knowing too much isn’t a good thing. For example, if you foresee that you’ll get into a great university, you might start slacking off in high school and end up at a diploma mill instead."

"Or, let’s say you foresee that you’ll die in one year. For the remaining 365 days, you’ll live in constant fear and anxiety. Or, because of your state of mind, you might even die sooner."

"Where you end up in the future depends entirely on your mindset today and your day-to-day efforts. If you pry into the future, bad things might happen."

[Damn, so that’s how it is! Wow, the streamer gave me a free lesson today. Watching this stream was totally worth it.]

[Streamer, I really want to know—if you walk down the street and can see through everyone’s fate at a glance, would your mind collapse from seeing too much?]

Shen Zhiyao answered, "Unless absolutely necessary, I generally don’t proactively pry into people’s fates. It’s precisely because we don’t know what the future holds that life is full of surprises, isn’t it?"

[666, but it’s only a surprise if it’s something good! Bad things are called shocks!]

[Damn, I was just about to ask for a future prediction. I want to know where my wife is! Why has it been forty years and my wife still hasn’t found me?]