Chapter 68: Do You Hate Celebrating Birthdays?**

Sheng Mingsi looked at her, furrowing his brows. "Who called you? Was it Gu Mingmei? Just ignore her."

Jiang Chenchen put her phone in her pocket, hiding her thoughts. "Uh... it's nothing. You go to sleep; I'll go back to my room."

She walked out of the room and gently closed the door.

Sheng Mingsi's brows furrowed even deeper. Was she hiding something from him?

What does it matter to him!

He turned around, covered his head, and fell into a heavy sleep. The exhaustion from the past few days and the chilly wind from last night made him lethargic, and he soon fell into a deep slumber.

In his dream, the candles on the cake burned into tears, dripping onto the cake frosting.

The night was a cold wind.

He sat alone, wearing a birthday hat, in a spacious and luxurious living room. There was hysteria in the room.

Begging... desperate begging.

A crude, insane cry for mercy.

Through the crack in the door, a dark drama unfolded, ending with a red dagger. All sounds ceased, and the curtain fell.

He saw the pair of fierce, indifferent eyes in that room, walking toward him.

Touching his head, she said, "Look, this is the fate of betraying us."

Sheng Mingsi struggled awake from the dream, coughing violently. Weakly, he rolled off the bed and knelt on the floor, retching violently.

In reality, he hadn't eaten anything. He retched painfully, his face turning terrifyingly pale, and his head throbbing as if it were about to explode.

Jiang Chenchen had been busy the whole afternoon. When it got dark, with the help of Aunt Hua and Xia Changli, she finally managed to make a not-so-bad small cake, covered with strawberries on top. The cream on the sides was spread as evenly as possible, but the patterns were crooked.

A small candle was inserted in the middle of the cake.

Then, holding this small cake, she went upstairs to Sheng Mingsi's room.

It was dark in his room, and the corridor light slanted in as she opened the door. Jiang Chenchen walked in step by step, singing "Happy Birthday" softly.

As she walked in, she saw the person lying on the ground. Her eyes changed slightly, and she hurriedly approached. "Brother As, what happened to you?"

"Don't come over!"

Sheng Mingsi, almost out of strength, lay on the ground, extremely uncomfortable. Yet, he didn't want anyone to see his vulnerable and miserable state.

His hoarse voice was close to breaking.

But it also made people dare not approach him. It was unquestionable.

"But you..."

Ignoring all that, Jiang Chenchen was only concerned about him. She approached, and that figure holding a birthday surprise she had worked hard on, crouching down.

The candle, dimly lit, stung his eyes, mingling with the indelible terrible memories, tormenting every nerve.

Sheng Mingsi angrily knocked the cake to the ground.

"Get out!"

The flame instantly extinguished, and along with the destroyed cake and strawberries, it fell to the floor.

The roar and the sudden action left Jiang Chenchen standing motionless.

She didn't understand why it happened. Did he hate celebrating birthdays?

Hating it to this extent, but she had worked so hard to make it...

She felt sad, yelled at, and ran out of the room in grievance.

Xia Changli and Aunt Hua had already left the house. In the kitchen, there was porridge stewed and noodles cooked.

She went downstairs, ate all the noodles as if she were venting her anger.

But soon, she went back upstairs, pushed open the door, and found Sheng Mingsi lying unconscious on the floor. The light turned on, his face was terrifyingly pale, and his body was burning up.

He was running a fever!

Thermometer! There was one on the table. She quickly scanned it—40 degrees of high fever!

She helped Sheng Mingsi up from the carpet. The room was a mess, including the cake that had been flipped to the ground.

She helped Sheng Mingsi up from the carpet, where the scene was chaotic, including the overturned cake she had made.

She tossed the carpet into the corner, not caring about the mess. She had looked up how to reduce a fever before, but the last time he had a fever, it wasn't as severe. Would physical cooling alone work this time?

No time to think about it.

She went to search for the home medicine box, found some fever-reducing medicine, and fed it to him.

Then, she used a warm towel to wipe his skin and reduce his temperature. Starting with his cheeks, the ones burning with fever, his closed yet still trembling eyes and eyelashes in pain.

She had a fever before. Either her father or mother would stay by her bedside to take care of her until she fell asleep after the fever broke.

Although afraid, she remained calm.

His whole body was burning up.

Jiang Chenchen unbuttoned his shirt and helped cool his chest and armpits to further lower his temperature.

His once fair skin was now reddened and hot to the touch.

She searched on her phone to find that the groin area on both sides was another effective cooling point. Where was the groin?

Was it here?

She began to remove his pants, but before she could, her hand was held back by a pair of scalding hands.

Sheng Mingsi half-opened his eyes, his voice hoarse to the point of speechlessness. "Don't..."

"But!"

Jiang Chenchen's eyes were red, and she was so anxious that she cried.

This was the second time she cried in front of him. Sheng Mingsi, weakly looking at her, felt despicable for making her cry again.

"Don't worry, you're doing great." His hoarse voice sounded like it was on fire, defeated. "Call Wu Bi to come."

Jiang Chenchen supported his shoulders. "Should I take you to the hospital? I can carry you! I can!"

"No need." He tried to reach for his phone, but Jiang Chenchen grabbed his hand. "Let me take care of you. I'll do well. I've given you fever-reducing medicine and helped cool you down. Everything will be fine, right?"

With that, she took off the towel from his forehead and reapplied a freshly wrung warm towel.

The same went for his chest and armpits.

Although she was scared and her hands were shaking, she proceeded methodically.

"Is it better?"

Jiang Chenchen touched his forehead, feeling a slight reduction in temperature.

In the brightly lit room, Sheng Mingsi, in a daze from the fever, looked at her. His deep black eyes were foggy, but it seemed like he could clearly see her.

Her face, seemingly lifeless to others, was vivid before his eyes.

His birthday, the twenty-sixth birthday, was terrible yet not as bad as it seemed.

His eyelids felt heavy.

He trusted her and fell asleep.

Jiang Chenchen panicked. She left the towel and helped him put on his shirt, a thick sweater, and wrapped him in a blanket. Then she arranged him in a wheelchair. The night breeze was chilling.

Jiang Chenchen, sweating, loaded him into the car and lay him down. She placed the wheelchair in the trunk.

Then she started the car, stepped on the gas, and the vehicle disappeared like an arrow into the dark night.

Some late-night racers saw a gray car overtaking them and couldn't accept it. What kind of junk car dared to overtake? The racer sped up, trying to pass her. But the owner of that seemingly dilapidated car was also quite crazy, driving too fast! The racer accelerated to catch up, wanting to overtake her again!

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Chapter 150: Unexpected

The pitiful figure crawled up from the ground.

Spitting out the old vegetable leaves that it had snatched from the mother hen, the small hands wiped its mouth vigorously. With a pair of resentful large eyes, it stared angrily at the girl sitting on the recliner.

Not only did she hit him!

She even knocked him down with one slap!

His head was still buzzing!

"Xiao Wei?"

Bai Lu stared blankly, extending her finger to poke the little one in front of her with a puffed-up face. She couldn't believe it. Just now, she actually mistook Xiao Wei for Xiao Cheng and knocked him down?

Xiao Wei turned and walked away: "I was thinking of telling you something. On the way back with Haoge in the afternoon, Haoge told me something about Big Brother and what he said, also about you. I won't say more."

About what she said?

Bai Lu immediately stood up and followed the little figure to the vegetable garden. "I didn't mean it just now. I had blurred vision. What did your brother and Wang Hao say?"

Xiao Wei entered the vegetable garden and started pulling out radishes without saying a word. Clearly, he was still angry.

Bai Lu's mind turned, and she found herself with a big white radish in her hands. "Why are you pulling out radishes? I've already prepared the ingredients for dinner. I'll make your favorite spicy chicken. How about that? Isn't that righteous enough?"

Xiao Wei paused, and with half of the radish already pulled out of the mud, he pushed it back in.

Looking up at Bai Lu, not only were those bright eyes resentful, his whole face was filled with anger and resentment.

"My brother likes spicy chicken the most."

"Not me."

Bai Lu: "..."

This is so awkward.

"But you also like it, right? I remember before, you seemed to have said that you liked spicy chicken..."

"I did say that, but it's because..." Xiao Wei stopped himself. "Forget it, I like spicy chicken."

Bai Lu noticed the missing word and suddenly understood. "Oh, so it's your big brother who likes it the most. You just like it, not the most. I get it. So, what do you like the most?"

Xiao Wei: "Spicy chicken."

Bai Lu: "..."

He's not letting go of the spicy chicken issue!

"Actually, you don't need to put the radish back. I can make pickled radishes for you. You like them, right?"

Xiao Wei turned around and walked out of the vegetable garden, not saying a word. Bai Lu followed with the big radish in her hands.

While walking, Xiao Wei said, "Big Brother told Wang Hao that he misses you."

Bai Lu stumbled. "Lying is not good, your big brother doesn't like that."

Xiao Cheng had already said on the phone that he hadn't drunk, so there was no possibility of drunken revelations. Moreover, she had asked him many times, and he didn't admit to missing her. His proud face was deeply ingrained; how could he possibly tell Wang Hao that he missed her? Absolutely impossible!

"I didn't lie." The small figure in front of her hummed. "Believe it or not, it's up to you."

Bailu walked around the small stones on the ground as if nothing had happened, and casually asked, "How did your brother tell Wang Hao? "

Xiao Wei felt that even if he said it, she wouldn't believe him, so he remained silent. He carried the big radish back to the front yard.

As he walked, he said, "Big Brother told Wang Hao when he would be back. Wang Hao found out that the originally scheduled date had been advanced, so he casually asked Big Brother and Big Brother said he misses you."

Bai Lu was genuinely shocked by Xiao Cheng's circuitous thinking. "This..."

"But... it doesn't seem like his style."

Xiao Wei knew Bai Lu wouldn't believe it, but the regretful expression on Wang Hao's face as he spoke made him realize that things were not simple.

Although he didn't understand what was not simple, he was sure it was related to Bai Lu.

"If Big Brother says that, Haoge will probably lock up Chen Chunli, right? Although you told Big Brother that you had driven Chen Chunli away and Big Brother promised not to care about it anymore, warnings are still necessary. Big Brother may think that Haoge doesn't know you're Big Brother's person, so he must make it clear and let Haoge know. If he doesn't lock up Chen Chunli, Big Brother will help him lock her up..."

Xiao Wei suddenly stopped talking.

As if realizing he had said something wrong, he lowered his head and quickly washed the radish, tightly closing his small mouth.

His face also showed a moment of abnormality.

Bailu was instantly curious. She had never seen Xiao Cheng lock up anyone in her memory.

Could it be that her memory was incomplete?

"Your brother... besides being violent, he can also use locks? Where does he lock people?"

Xiao Wei wouldn't say. There was a time after school when he didn't have an umbrella. He took a shortcut home, passed through a rarely used alley, and heard his brother's voice in the distance, instructing someone to lock a bad person in the underground passage outside the city. They weren't allowed to eat or drink, and they weren't let out for many days.

What if she got scared after knowing about it? Better not say.

"I don't know, I haven't seen it." Xiao Wei washed the big radish and carried it back to the kitchen. "It's getting dark soon."

Dinner time was approaching.

Bai Lu glanced at the sun just setting, the sky still filled with the lingering red clouds. Well... it was time to cook.

After cooking, nightfall should come.

As for Xiao Cheng using locks, it was probably just a rumor Xiao Wei heard from people outside, full of baseless speculation. The little guy himself said he hadn't seen it.

Hearing is false, seeing is believing.

There were still many chestnuts to fry tomorrow. She had to get up early, so after eating dinner, taking a shower, washing her clothes, and letting them dry, Bailu read a book for a while and went to sleep.

Xiao Cheng had already called during the day, and he wouldn't call again at night. If he did, it would be tomorrow.

Finally, she could get a good night's sleep.

After a good night's sleep, and in a hurry, everything was finished just before half-past eleven in the morning. All the chestnuts were fried, sold, and the goods were delivered. After cleaning up everything, there was no time to cook.

Bailu was about to take Xiao Wei out to eat when a knock on the door was heard. Xiao Guofu and Li Hongying came.

There was also a young man standing outside, with a straight posture, a gentle and refined temperament, and a face as gentle as jade.

As soon as Xiao Wei saw Lin Jinfan, his whole body tensed up, and he took the initiative to pull Bailu's hanging sleeve.

Bai Lu had just finished greeting everyone when she felt her sleeve being pulled, and she lowered her eyes to take a look.

To her surprise, she saw Xiao Wei grabbing her sleeve for the first time, his pitch-black and deep eyes staring fixedly at Lin Jinfan. The little body stood straight, back straight, as if it had entered a high, no, ultra-high state of alert!

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 Chapter 700: Farewell, Shu Feng

"How is it you?!!"

Shu Feng was shocked and couldn't help but take a step back, accidentally stepping on the foot of the lady standing behind him.

The lady let out a scream and quickly grabbed onto the arm of the elder Miss to steady herself, narrowly avoiding a fall.

But in the next moment, when she saw Shu Yu sitting at the table, registering with a pen in hand, she almost stumbled back again.

"You, you, you, Shu Yu, what are you doing here?"

Shu Yu casually glanced at them. "What's so strange? I'm the one responsible for registration here in the village. Where else would I be?"

"You're in charge? How did you become in charge?" The Shu family collectively gasped for air.

How did she become in charge? What happened?

Shu Yu impatiently waved her hand. "Why do you care how I became in charge? Hurry up and register. There are people waiting behind you."

The people in the queue behind them started to urge them, "Hurry up, why are you standing here in the cold wind?"

Shu Feng instinctively moved to the side and stepped out of the line.

The Shu family's minds were all in a daze at this moment. After being pushed by the people behind them, they also moved aside.

Shu Yu scoffed and looked up at the people waiting behind. "What's your name?"

"Zhao Dazhuang."

Shu Yu found the person's name and continued to register in an orderly manner.

After registering a few more people, she raised her eyes and saw that all the Shu family members were standing by the door, neither rejoining the queue nor coming forward to register. They just stared at her with wide eyes.

Shu Yu didn't care. After all, the daily rations were distributed according to work. If they arrived late and had less work, their food would naturally be worse and less. She couldn't be bothered to remind them.

Taking back her gaze, Shu Yu continued to look at the next person.

The Shu family members were fixated on her, unable to accept that their long-standing enemy had become their manager, responsible for registering and distributing food to them.

How could this be? They simply couldn't believe it.

"What do we do now? This little wretch has become the manager. It will be easy for her to seek revenge on us in the future, won't it?"

"What methods did she use to become in charge?"

"Ah feng, what do we do now?" The lady anxiously looked at her eldest son.

Others also looked at Shu Feng, who had gradually calmed down.

He stared at Shu Yu for a while before finally taking a deep breath and saying, "You all stay here. I'm going to find master Wang."

"Then go quickly."

Shu Feng glanced at Shu Yu again, seeing that she was focused on her registration and hadn't noticed him. He immediately had the other members of the Shu family block his view, and then quickly ran off.

Wang Changdong was distributing tools on the other side, keeping an eye on the people. When Shu Feng approached, he was startled and immediately became unhappy. "What are you doing? Go line up at the back to receive your tools."

"Sir, you've misunderstood. I just wanted to ask you something." Shu Feng had a smile on his face, but in his heart, he cursed the person with colorful language.

Being bullied like a tiger fallen into Pingyang, when he was the young master of the magistrate before, when did he need to lower his voice to such a person

Wang Changdong grew impatient. "What do you want to ask?"

Shu Feng didn't directly inquire about Shu Yu. Instead, he used Hou Shi as a starting point.

"Well, you see, our Hou Yinniang and the sixth Miss suddenly disappeared two days ago, and they still haven't reappeared today."

Shu Feng's words caught Wang Changdong's attention, and his expression turned serious.

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  Chapter 112: The Senior Has Arrived

Two days later.

The annual national piano competition awards ceremony will be held at the Harmonious Grand Theater.

Early in the morning, many reporters were waiting at the theater entrance, hoping to capture a close-up of this year's hottest celebrity, Li Yusha, the daughter of the Li family.

Li Yusha, the daughter of the wealthiest family, was born into privilege and possesses a beautiful appearance. She is proficient in various arts since childhood, making her the envy of countless girls who aspire to be winners in life.

Bai Muyao knew she couldn't compete with Li Yusha's family background, so she got up early to dress up, intending to outshine her in appearance.

These past two days, Bai Zhenhai sold the other cars in the family and bought a limited edition Maybach S680, costing a total of six million, just to make a statement for his daughter.

On this day, he had the family driver put on expensive suits and white gloves, and personally opened the car door for Bai Muyao.

At the theater entrance, Bai Muyao gracefully got out of the car, dressed in a thin gauze dress, smiling elegantly. After landing, she waved to the reporters.

The reporters were all stunned.

"Who is this person? Looks quite prestigious."

"She's wearing QY's dress, wearing QY's jewelry, and even QY's high heels... This outfit must cost at least three million, right?"

It is well known that most of Qingyan's designs range from five hundred thousand to eight hundred thousand, and true masterpieces start at one million.

"She's even riding a Maybach S680... Her family's background should be pretty good."

"It seems like she's this year's second place, Bai Zhenhai, the daughter of the richest man in Winter city, Bai Muyao."

"Oh, it's her? She's quite pretty, but her face looks a bit swollen."

Upon hearing this, Bai Muyao's expression stiffened. Her face hadn't fully recovered from being hit by Nan Qiao a few days ago, still a bit puffy, resembling baby fat. Nevertheless, she maintained her smile, trying to show her best side.

At this moment, Bai Zhenhai also got out of the car, dressed sharply and looking dignified.

He gallantly bent down and escorted Xu Aiqin out of the car.

Xu Aiqin hadn't enjoyed such attention in a long time. She wore a priceless peacock necklace, with the peacock's tail made of countless gems, occupying most of the space on her collarbone, looking extremely magnificent.

She also meticulously put on makeup and styled her hair, exuding the arrogance and superiority of the wealthy from head to toe.

The reporters rushed forward to take their photos. Being the wealthiest family in Winter city, the attire of this family of three was enough to attract attention and discussions!

Online keyboard warriors love this kind of topic the most!

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Ou Yan sat in the luxurious RV, casually handling her private affairs on her phone, before speaking, "You guys can get off first."

Her identity had not been disclosed yet. If she were to be seen with Li Yuanfu and Song Qiaoying, it would attract the attention of the reporters.

Once the reporters dug deep into her identity and exposed her as the "heiress of the richest man", her life would become restless, making it inconvenient to go out for business.

Living under the spotlight every day wasn't a good thing for someone with her identity.

Taking the enemies in the Triangle District as an example, once they knew she was the heiress of the richest man and lived in Jing City for a long time, they would definitely come to cause trouble frequently.

She didn't mind, but she didn't want to involve her family.

"Yan Yan..." Song Qiaoying felt a bit sorry. This child's identity had not been announced to the outside world until now, which made her feel aggrieved.

"It's okay." Ou Yan comforted her. Being low-key and cautious is always good. She understood the principle that a tall tree catches much wind.

Bai Muyao was still waving and posing, Bai Zhenhai and Xu Aiqin were also hand in hand, enjoying the spotlight brought by their daughter.

But they hadn't had enough yet. Suddenly, the reporters scattered and ran to take photos of another person!

They looked in the direction of the noise and saw a luxurious RV parked at the theater entrance. After the driver in high-end uniform got off, he respectfully opened the door for Li Yusha.

Li Yusha walked down the RV stairs gracefully, impeccable in every move.

Being the cherished child of a wealthy family, the gap between her and Bai Muyao was too large!

Bai Muyao thought that by wearing millions of worth of clothing today, she could outshine everyone, but she was too superficial.

Li Yusha's dress, hairstyle, and jewelry complemented each other perfectly, and her temperament was even more outstanding. Even the manners and temperament of the RV driver were different from the temporary driver her family hired!

Their driver seemed to have a feeling of posing as the prince after stealing the dragon robe, not dignified enough.

Reporters swarmed around Li Yusha, and soon after, Li Yuanfu and Song Qiaoying got off the car, showing off their love and attracting many more eyes.

Bai Muyao knew that her family of three had been surpassed by others, so she awkwardly said, "Dad, Mom, shall we go in first?"

Bai Zhenhai also knew that there was more than just a world of difference between himself and Li Yuanfu. He didn't want to lose face in front of so many people, so he and Xu Aiqin and Bai Muyao went in first, thinking about getting closer later.

After all, being the richest man in the country, there were plenty of people who wanted to get close. If he didn't seize the opportunity today, when else would he?

Li Yusha enjoyed the attention of the flashlights. She could even imagine the feeling in Ou Yan's heart following behind the crowd!

She raised her head more joyfully, smiling, presenting her most beautiful side to the camera.

Ou Yan followed the crowd neither fast nor slow, holding her phone and reading a new WeChat message.

["Senior, you didn't come to this year's awards ceremony, neither did Long Lao. Those kids under your command are always asking me to come, but without you and Long Lao, the ceremony feels bland and tasteless. I almost don't want to go out anymore."]

Ou Yan replied holding her phone, "Oh, I just arrived at the scene."

The other party was surprised and quickly replied: ["Senior, you're at the scene? That's great! Where exactly are you? I'll send someone to pick you up."]

"No need, I've already come in."

["That's great, with you here today, those juniors must be very happy!"]

Ou Yan understood that the other party misunderstood her meaning and replied lightly, "I came as an audience."

The other party understood. Senior must want to come as an audience and see how this year's winners perform and how the awards ceremony is arranged!

It must be like this!

["I heard that the qualifications of this year's winners are quite good, but I haven't heard their music yet, so I can't judge their level for now."]

["Senior, if Long Lao knew you were here, he would regret it deeply."]

["He has always wanted to meet you. He was still talking about you a few days ago. If he knew you were coming, the position of the guest of honor at the award ceremony would definitely be his."]

  Chapter 111: Inheritance

"Hey, good, good..." Li Yue'e was very relieved. "Grandma will tell you a secret... come here."

Perhaps afraid that the walls had ears...

Li Yue'e waited until she approached before whispering, "Grandma has already left a will in the will repository. In case of any mishaps, the shares in Grandma's hands, as well as the deposits, houses, cars, they are all yours..."

"Grandma, how can that be?" Ou Yan just wanted to refuse.

Li Yue'e hushed her and whispered, "Listen to me... Bai Zhenhai is easily swayed, always listening to Xu Aiqin, and Xu Aiqin is sharp-tongued and cold-hearted, doesn't favor you... Neither of them has any talent for business. If things are handed over to them, they will surely squander everything."

"...That's true." Bai Zhenhai and Xu Aiqin's business abilities were really terrible.

"But you have this ability. Grandma is willing to hand it over to you. Besides, over these years, Grandma has already treated you as her own granddaughter. No matter whose child you are, you will always, always be the granddaughter I, Li Yue'e, like and favor the most!"

Upon hearing this, Ou Yan's nose tingled slightly.

"Let me say one more thing for the long term. Xu Aiqin and they always bully you. After you get the shares, either sell them for money or directly kick them out of the company. Don't let them squander all of the Bai family's assets. In short, don't stay with them, don't let yourself suffer!"

Ou Yan hadn't expected the old lady to plan her future so well. Her nose felt even more tingly. "But those are your things, the Bai family's things. I can't take them."

"If you don't want them, Grandma won't give them to them either..."

Ou Yan fell silent again. She knew that over the years, Bai Zhenhai and Xu Aiqin's various actions had thoroughly hurt Grandma Bai's heart! Grandma Bai would never leave her inheritance to them.

"These things originally belonged to me. I can give them to whoever I want. You don't need to have any psychological burden. In the future, when Grandma closes her eyes, you keep these things well, consider them as the dowry Grandma gave you."

Li Yue'e said this lovingly and kindly, "I wonder what kind of young man will be fortunate enough to marry my outstanding granddaughter..."

Ou Yan suddenly remembered something and took something out of her bag. "Oh right, your birthday is in two days. I want to wish you an early happy birthday."

Grandma Bai was extremely happy. She didn't expect this girl to remember her birthday. She first opened a gift box, inside was a beautiful flower ornament made of top-quality gems, lifelike and pleasing to the eye.

At the end of the flower branch, a gentle touch produced music.

She couldn't bear it. "How much did this cost? It's too extravagant..."

"It's not expensive."

This was the birthday gift that Grandpa Yan gave her. Ou Yan didn't say it, but only mentioned, "Tap here and there will be music."

Grandma Bai was ecstatic, "So when I'm bored, I can listen to music."

This was a specially customized one with hundreds of piano pieces inside, all of them pleasing to the ears.

"There are two more gifts."

These two were from Ou Yan.

Grandma Bai was surprised and delighted, "There's more?"

"This is a mobile phone suitable for the elderly." Ou Yan personally set it up for her, with very simple and user-friendly programs inside. "Tap here, and you can contact me."

"This is good, this is good!" Grandma Bai lacked a means of contact. "I'll hide this so Xu Aiqin and them won't find it."

"There's also a bracelet, very suitable for you."

It was made of high-quality jade. Ou Yan thought it matched Grandma Bai's temperament very well. She personally designed it and had her subordinates make it, much more expensive than the bracelet she gave before.

It could be said to be invaluable...

"You, child, are too filial..." Grandma Bai was moved to tears, "I like it too much. Help me put it on!"

Ou Yan gently put the bracelet on her wrist and said, "It suits you very well."

It even more highlighted Grandma Bai's temperament when worn.

"It's so beautiful! So beautiful!" Grandma Bai, was satisfied and happy, holding Ou Yan's hand and chatting about this and that. Gradually, she felt tired and sleepy.

Ou Yan held her hand, waiting for her to fall asleep before gently covering her with a blanket.

And Tang Yiyang had been waiting outside the ward, until Ou Yan came out before taking her to the office to eat.

The two of them were handsome and beautiful, walking together, extremely high in appearance.

Several passing nurses couldn't help but whisper.

"Isn't that the Miss Doctor who saved Mr. Si before? She looks so compatible with Dr. Tang!"

"Yes, both of them are so good-looking, and their medical skills surpass everyone else."

"I really hope they get together!"

"Handsome man and beautiful woman! Talented man and beautiful lady! I also hope they get married on the spot!"

"Don't mind them." Tang Yiyang led Ou Yan into the office. His meal had been cold for a long time, but he didn't mind. His devilishly handsome and indifferent face softened a bit because of Ou Yan's arrival.

"You've been working hard during this time."

"I know you've been working hard, so eat more. You've been losing weight lately." Tang Yiyang looked at her eating, for some reason, she seemed fragrant.

Back home in the evening.

Li Yusha ran to Ou Yan in front of her parents, inviting her with a spoiled tone, "Sister, my award ceremony is in two days. I don't know if you're free to accompany me to the Harmonious Grand Theater?"

Harmonious Grand Theater again?

Ou Yan remembered the phone call earlier today. She hadn't given a reply yet...

"On that day, I will be performing the award-winning piece on stage. If I'm alone, I might feel a bit nervous, but if you and Mom and Dad go together, it'll be different! Sister, can you and Mom and Dad come to cheer me on?" Li Yusha coquettishly asked, innocently.

Li Yuanfu smiled and asked, "Yan Yan, is the company busy recently? If not, why don't we go together? After the award ceremony, our family will go out for dinner. It's been a long time since we've been out."

"Yeah, you've been back for over ten days, and we've only been out for dinner once. Mom feels like she's treating you unfairly." Song Qiaoying also wanted her to put down her work and go out.

"Okay." Ou Yan never let her parents down. As long as it was something her parents proposed, she would agree.

Li Yusha was extremely happy, feeling proud to shine in the limelight in two days!

By then, Ou Yan would know how high her piano skills were!

Unexpectedly, Ou Yan suddenly asked, "Where's Aunt Zhang? Why didn't I see her today?"

Li Yusha's face froze, "Aunt... Aunt Zhang? She's feeling a bit unwell today..."

"Is it a stomachache? Then she should eat more bird's nest."

"Ah? No, it's not necessary..." Li Yusha was devoid of the previous joy, replaced by guilt and uneasiness. "Aunt Zhang has taken her medicine. She'll be fine tomorrow."

"Oh, then I'll go take a shower."

"Okay..."

  Chapter 19: Hostility

Her background has always been something he could boast about in front of Bai Sanlang. Unfortunately, in front of the main wife and fourth wife of the Bai family, it was not enough.

The main wife came from the prestigious Lin family, and her elder brother was the commander of the Imperial City Army in the capital, commanding fifty thousand soldiers. He held real power, and anyone who saw him had to show some respect.

The younger siblings of the fourth wife were even more impressive. They were the Warm and Dignified Princess of Kang, belonging to the royal family. From a young age, they enjoyed a life of luxury and were favored by the emperor. When she married into the Bai family, she brought with her a dowry fit for a princess, creating a ten-mile-long bridal procession that attracted the envy of many.

Originally, the two families didn't bother with petty grievances, but she insisted on competing for superiority at every turn, sparing no one.

For Bai Sihan, she had invested a lot of effort since childhood with the goal of eventually rising to prominence.

Seeing Bai Sihan accompanying Wei Lanxuan, her cute and lovely face exuding charm, Shen Shi's heart swelled with pride.

So what if the Lin family had real power? The main wife hadn't even borne any children.

As for the princess's noble background, what did it matter? She still struggled to give birth to an heir, and after having a daughter, she had nothing more to offer.

Although she had only given birth to a daughter as well, it was much better than the sickly princess's daughter.

This trip to the Eastern Capital was aimed at using her daughter's beauty, coupled with her own scheming, to find her a good marriage. This way, their family could also rise to prominence.

Her husband wouldn't have to go to a distant place for work, and she wouldn't have to endure the influence of the Lin family and the Warm and Dignified Princess any longer!

After three rounds of wine, many women began to feel a bit tipsy. Since there were male guests present, they were arranged to rest in the back courtyard.

Bai Siruo and Feng Jinyao followed Bai Lin between the front and back courtyards, helping to take care of the guests.

Today, they had gained some insights into dealing with people and social niceties. In the end, they had all risen to a higher level.

As they escorted the wives of the Duke of Zhengguo's family to the back courtyard, Feng Jinyao also felt a slight headache.

However, it wasn't due to the effects of alcohol but rather being awakened by a nightmare in the middle of the night.

So she had Yunxu accompany Bai Siruo to help, while she took a short break in the corridor.

Since this was the Bai family's backyard, it was not easy for anyone to enter without an invitation. Yunxu considered it for a moment. "Miss, please wait for a moment. I'll come after delivering the person."

"Alright."

Feng Jinyao, in a white cloak, stood in the corridor. The branches on the side were covered with a thin layer of white frost, and her delicate eyebrows showed a hint of melancholy.

In her dreams at midnight, she was often startled by nightmares from her past life.

Navigating through these intricate situations alone, when had she not felt tired?

But if she were to advise her family based on her rebirth, would they believe her?

They might dismiss it as baseless talk, treating her warnings as if they were just empty words. In that case, wouldn't it be like lifting a stone only to drop it on her own foot?

Forget it. In her previous life, the Feng family had protected her until their deaths. In this life, let her be the guardian of the Feng family.

When Wen Mengsheng quietly followed in, he happened to witness this scene.

He was somewhat puzzled.

As a wealthy young lady, she should have been either naive and romantic or willful and unruly. However, she always seemed distant and guarded.

Perhaps this could be considered one of her weaknesses. But first, he had to find a way to break down her defenses.

So, picking up the jade pendant that Wen Yuwei hadn't given away, he began to formulate a plan.

Approaching with confidence, each step exuded self-assurance.

When Feng Jinyao heard footsteps behind her, thinking it was Yunxu worried about her return, she smiled as she turned around. However, her expression changed to astonishment.

"Why is it you?"

"I apologize for my rudeness. I found the young lady's jade pendant and was concerned about your well-being."

Before he could finish his sentence, Feng Jinyao interrupted loudly.

"This is the Bai family's backyard. You entered without permission. Young Master Wen, you have such audacity. It seems you're not afraid of someone reporting your father to the authorities for not disciplining his children properly, right?"

"You... Miss, you are overthinking it. I only..."

"Guards, guards!"

Feng Jinyao didn't care about his attempts to explain and regretted not having martial arts skills. If she did, she could have dealt with him herself. Instead, she called for help.

When Wen Mengsheng was about to reach her to explain further, he was abruptly pulled away from behind. He was thrown to the ground, causing his back to ache.

"Who dares?"

Turning around, he glared fiercely at the intruder. To his surprise, it was Feng Jinlin.

"Looking for death, dare to lay hands on the young master's sister. I think you don't want these hands anymore."

"You... what do you want to do?"

At this moment, he was frightened, realizing that he had acted recklessly at the Bai family's longevity banquet!

Feng Jinlin, with a cold expression, looked at Wen Mengsheng as if he were an ant.

"I just saved my sister from your harassment. If I see you doing this again, don't blame me for being ruthless."

With a blatant threat, Wen Mengsheng felt breathless with fear.

Seeing him in such a sorry state, Feng Jinlin sneered.

"Hmph, really useless."

Turning back to Feng Jinyao, he resumed his amiable appearance.

"He dared to harass you. I happened to pass by and couldn't stand idly by. Are you alright, Sister?"

Feeling both grateful and resentful, Feng Jinyao sighed.

"Why is it always you appearing at the right time?"

Feng Jinlin grinned. "Isn't it a blessing for you to have me as your brother?"

Turning back to Wen Mengsheng, Feng Jinlin couldn't help but mock him.

"Haha, what a waste."

After a cold snort, he focused on Feng Jinyao again.

"Now, let's go back. It's not safe to stay here."

Feng Jinyao nodded, her eyes full of complex emotions as she glanced at Wen Mengsheng.

Back at Bai Mansion, Feng Jinlin and Feng Jinyao accompanied Bai Lin, in the main hall, toasting the wives of various dignitaries. Feng Jinyao felt a sense of satisfaction, seeing Shen Shi and Princess Wen Yi looking displeased.

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Chapter 631: Provoked Qin Ruan, Furious!

In contrast to Director Liu's worries and anxieties, Wei Linchen remained indifferent.

He stood before Director Liu without backing down and spoke casually, "No one will die."

Director Liu frowned, and his expression turned serious, "How could no one die? Lu Xianglan is a woman!"

He glared angrily at Qin Ruan, who was still pulling Lu Xianglan's hair, radiating anger all over.

A faint smile appeared on Wei Linchen's lips as he calmly said, "Qin Ruan is also a woman, and she's a pregnant woman, as well as a celestial master stronger than me."

In his eyes, apart from Qin Ruan's identity as a celestial master, she was a woman who needed protection even more than Lu Xianglan.

Director Liu looked conflicted upon hearing this.

Wei Linchen's expression remained stoic, and his voice turned cold, "Cheng Xuelan isn't afraid of pain. If Lu Xianglan is really possessed by Cheng Xuelan, doing nothing will lead to real casualties."

"Ah ah ah ah!!"

Suddenly, a sharp and eerie scream echoed in the room.

It didn't sound like a human voice at all; it was more akin to the roar of a wild beast.

Everyone turned their gazes in the direction of the sound, only to see Lu Xianglan standing opposite Qin Ruan, with a fierce expression on her face.

Just a moment ago, she suddenly erupted with immense power and broke free from Qin Ruan's restraint.

Lu Xianglan stood facing Qin Ruan, her pupils turning red, her pale face twisted with hatred as she glared fiercely at Qin Ruan.

"Interfering people will all die! Everyone will die!"

Her voice was no longer familiar; it sounded hoarse and eerie, sending chills down the spine.

Her tone became more neutral and no longer carried Lu Xianglan's gentle and soft demeanor.

In that moment, a strong stench, like that of rotting corpses, filled the room.

Qin Ruan lightly wrinkled her nose, gazing contemptuously at Lu Xianglan, her voice mocking, "We don't want to interfere, but six lives have been lost. We need to find the mastermind behind this."

"I didn't kill them!"

Lu Xianglan's eyes glowed with red light, exuding a sinister and malicious aura.

While she admitted to being Cheng Xuelan, she denied being the murderer.

Qin Ruan's eyes narrowed slightly as she observed Cheng Xuelan, who had possessed Lu Xianglan.

A strong black aura leaked from Cheng Xuelan's body, thick but without any blood mist.

After watching for a while, Qin Ruan nodded lightly, "I believe you didn't kill them, but you must know who the mastermind is."

The intense evil aura on the person's body couldn't be possessed by a recently deceased Cheng Xuelan.

Audri Academy was not just home to ordinary Kuigui; there were also sinister auras from entities more powerful than them.

Cheng Xuelan sneered, her words filled with blatant malice, "Why should I tell you?"

She didn't deny knowing the truth.

Qin Ruan's brows twitched, and she gently raised her hand, conjuring a golden whip infused with celestial power.

She wielded the whip, and powerful celestial energy spread throughout the room.

Not far away, Wei Linchen sensed the formidable power of the whip, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

Cheng Xuelan seemed to fear Qin Ruan's golden whip too. She trembled uncontrollably within Lu Xianglan's body.

As Qin Ruan took a step toward her, Cheng Xuelan shouted angrily, "Leave now, or you will all die!"

This was her final words before fleeing.

A black mist drifted out of Lu Xianglan's body.

Qin Ruan saw Cheng Xuelan trying to escape and quickly threw the golden whip imbued with Higanbana flower's power at the black mist with lightning speed.

However, when the whip collided with the black mist, it passed right through, touching nothing.

Cheng Xuelan had disappeared just like that, leaving the room empty.

Unconscious Lu Xianglan fell to the ground, making a dull sound.

Qin Ruan's face turned dark, her eyes filled with anger, she turned and looked at Director Liu, the only one still conscious in the room.

"Where did Cheng Xuelan die?"

Director Liu hesitated, stammering, "This... this..."

There seemed to be something hard to speak about, and his anger disappeared as soon as he heard Cheng Xuelan's words.

Qin Ruan narrowed her eyes slightly and spoke with certainty, "She died in the school, right?"

With absolute confidence, she was convinced that Cheng Xuelan was involved in the incidents that occurred at the school.

Director Liu pursed his lips, still hesitating.

Qin Ruan's brow furrowed, a touch of annoyance appeared on her face, and she warned in a low voice, "If you don't tell me, more people will die!"

Even if Cheng Xuelan hadn't killed anyone, it didn't mean she wouldn't cause harm at the school.

With a grudge-filled aura and having turned into a vengeful spirit after death, she would never find peace without a guide from the Underworld.

Such a vengeful spirit should not be allowed to linger in the mortal world.

Feeling afraid that more people would die, Director Liu finally relented, "Yes, she died at the school."

Cheng Xuelan died during the summer vacation.

She died at the school, and except for the higher-ups, few people knew about this incident.

In order to avoid causing panic, very few people knew about Cheng Xuelan's death.

If it weren't for the subsequent incidents at the school, this matter would have been kept hidden.

Qin Ruan's face turned serious, a hint of annoyance appeared, and she turned to look at Director Liu, who was still conscious.

"Take me there!"

Director Liu glanced at Lu Xianglan, who was unconscious on the ground, and at Kang Dong, who was sitting on the ground pale and feeble.

Seeing him still hesitant, Wei Linchen spoke indifferently, "Director Liu, if your school has no intention of solving this problem, then we won't bother. We'll leave."

With no intention of continuing to interfere, Director Liu gritted his teeth, his cheeks twitching.

He walked up to Wei Linchen, wanting to pull his sleeve.

Remembering that this person had germophobia, he stopped mid-motion, his voice heavy, "I can take you there, but it's class time now. Please don't disturb the other students."

Both Qin Ruan and Wei Linchen had no objections to this.

While Liu Liu excitement reached its peak on the other end of the call, Wei Linchen informed him to continue his work.

"Boss, you're so heartless!!!"

Liu Liu exploded.

Wei Linchen ruthlessly hung up the phone, completely ignoring the other's complaints.

Audri School's artificial lake was not far from the small forest.

Director Liu led Qin Ruan and Wei Linchen to the artificial lake, stopping several meters away, and p?ointed to the lakxe, "Cheng Xuelan's body was found dead here. When she was discovered, her whole body was soaked."

No wonder, when Cheng Xuelan admitted her identity and the intense evil aura leaked, there was a foul smell.

Qin Ruan approached the edge of the lake and noticed that the water near the shore was muddy, especially in the center of the lake, where there was a large area of black water.

A faint golden light flickered in her eyes as she searched for Cheng Xuelan's lingering soul.

Here, apart from the faint evil aura, there were no other malevolent entities.