Why had she always trusted Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo so deeply? Because in the year she entered the entertainment industry, the two of them had gotten into a minor car accident and spent nearly half a month in the hospital. She had not rushed over until the third day, while Yu Xunhuan had been caring for them the entire time. She had felt guilty and blamed herself, but that was also the day they handed her all their savings—five million.
"The accident came too suddenly. Your father and I don't know how much longer we'll live, so some things are better explained sooner rather than later. We're giving you all the family's money. From now on, you'll be the pillar of this family."
"Your brother will have to get married someday. If the money goes to him, once he has a wife, who knows whose side he'll be on? You'll have plenty of grievances to suffer. We'll only feel at ease if the money stays with you. If your brother behaves, give him some. If he doesn't, we'll keep it and spend it ourselves."
Yi Qiuguo still wore her usual penny-pinching expression, yet her words were full of affection. "Don't blame your mother for being frugal all the time. Look, isn't all the money we saved going to you in the end? Has your mother ever lied to you? You're the most obedient one. Your mother may always nag you, but you're the one she loves most."
What a performance.
Yu Xunge thought she had already been restrained enough. Otherwise, she would not have given away only half of what she had earned over the years.
She had even often wondered whether she was too cold-blooded. Her family trusted her enough to give her everything, yet she had always held something back.
Until the third year of Game Invasion, when the Su Family had hunted her down until she had nowhere left to go. Believing that the most dangerous place was the safest, she had hidden at the Yu Family home for a day. It was also that day that she discovered the Yu Family's secret room.
How laughable. Their large apartment in the city center had seemed impressive enough when she thought the Yu Family had bought two floors and connected them. She never expected that the neighboring unit on the first floor also belonged to the Yu Family, specially used to store their treasures. The storage room in that unit connected directly to their study and had been used as a secret room.
There were three hundred jin of gold bars alone inside, along with thirteen boxes of antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and collectibles, plus seven boxes of jewelry.
The Yu Family truly did not have much cash. Yu Qingshan was from a collateral branch of the Yu Family in B City and had no right to participate in the family business. On the surface, he was merely an ordinary professor, but the family's real wealth lay in the treasures his father had received from the old Yu Family when they split apart.
Those three hundred jin of gold alone were worth more than seventy million... not to mention the antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and collectibles.
Yet they had told her that five million was everything the family had, that they had given it all to her because she was the only one they trusted.
Yu Xunge clutched her aching chest and told herself not to rush. It was not her fault. She was not that stupid; they were simply too good at this.
But the more she thought about it, the harder the tears flowed.
She knew that from then on, for all eternity, she would never be able to trust anyone again.
They had destroyed her ability to trust.
Even the people closest to her could betray her. Even their sweet words were wrapped in poison. What she had believed to be wholehearted devotion had all been calculation. How could she dare trust anyone else?
Yu Xunge opened her eyes and let out a long breath. She could not wait any longer. If she did not take those things tonight, she was afraid she would not be able to sleep.
It was only the twenty-fifth, yet Yu Xunge already felt busier than a dog.
She drove out directly, bought several of the largest cardboard boxes at a SF Express station, and dragged them home.
After assembling the boxes at home and stacking them inside her backpack slots, she openly drove to the Yu Family home. By then, the news that Liu Hongsheng had been forced by Liu Zhengliu to jump from a building had already spread through the work group. After briefly speaking with Yu Qingshan and the others, she pretended to be in a bad mood and went upstairs to her room.
Yi Qiuguo hesitated several times. When Yu Xunge was halfway up the stairs, she finally could not hold back and called her down, telling her that Yu Xunhuan would be bringing his girlfriend home to visit tomorrow—and that she was the Su Family's youngest daughter.
Yu Xunge put on a surprised expression, then asked, "You've been secretly dating? Not bad. But the Su Family? Which Su Family?"
Yi Qiuguo smiled at the mention of them. "You know Su Baige, right? That movie emperor. Their Su Family. Su Baige is the eldest son, and the second son, Su Jinxuan, was the archery champion at the previous Olympics. Your brother's girlfriend is the Su Family's youngest daughter, Su Yitong. They've been dating for nearly half a year, and he said he wants to bring her home for us to meet."
Yu Xunge smiled. "That's great! You'd better make a good impression."
Seeing Yu Xunge smile so brightly, Yu Xunhuan's brows furrowed slightly.
When Yu Xunge saw the look in Yu Xunhuan's eyes, she felt like throwing up. She did not understand why, in the book, Yu Xunhuan had viewed her as a possessive older sister with twisted feelings for him. She did not think she had ever done anything out of line.
She had blamed it on the author. To kill off a character who sincerely treated the male lead well while still claiming the moral high ground, the author could only write her as a lunatic. That way, the male lead could "have no choice" but to "painfully" kill her, then make use of her remaining value by stripping away her talent and giving it to someone more deserving, helping him achieve his goals.
But that was the book's perspective.
For her, the person involved, she had seen through the essence beneath those hypocritical literary tricks the moment she died.
He wanted her talent, so she had to die.
The stains forced onto her were merely there to make the male lead look "pure and flawless."
But now that she thought about it, Yu Xunhuan could not truly believe that she regarded him as her possession, could he? Who exactly was the pervert here?
Suppressing her nausea, Yu Xunge echoed Yi Qiuguo a few times, but did not mention buying a house at all.
Still, she was curious. "I know Su Baige. His family must be very wealthy, right? Would they be satisfied with our family?"
Yu Xunge was sincerely asking. She did not even need to act. Even after dying once, she still could not understand it. Su Baige was a famously wealthy second-generation heir in the entertainment industry, and the Su Family had assets worth at least several billion. They could accept Yu Xunhuan as their brother-in-law?
Yi Qiuguo's expression stiffened, and her voice lowered. "That's why... since you already have a house, could you buy one for your brother too? Just to keep up appearances for the wedding. After they get married, it can be transferred back into your name."
In her previous life, they had not even needed to bring it up themselves. Yu Xunge suppressed a laugh and helplessly spread her hands. "I'm out of money. A friend told me about a great project that can make a lot after investing in it. The reason I came back a few days ago to drink with my brother and celebrate was because of that. Once I make money, I can buy villas with it all if I want. But right now, I really don't have any."
Yi Qiuguo was easily used as a weapon by Yu Qingshan, but she was also genuinely easy to fool. After Yu Xunge finished speaking, the anger rising on her face subsided. Her lips moved, and in the end, she silently looked toward Yu Qingshan.
Yu Xunge knew it was Yu Qingshan's turn to step in.
But Yu Xunge did not want to hear him. She said directly, "How about we sell this house? That should be enough for a down payment."
Everyone fell silent. Yu Xunge sighed as well, bluntly admitting that she was useless. This drama had not even finished filming, and something had happened to her manager again. After saying a few meaningless things, she returned to her room with an expression that screamed, "My career is going badly."
As she passed the study, she opened the door and walked inside, stuffing the bone Blinkered Flowerfinch from her pocket into a corner. She had already removed all the flesh from the bird's body, leaving only a tiny skeleton.
After placing the Blinkered Flowerfinch, she casually grabbed a book and walked out. The moment she stepped outside, she saw Yu Qingshan standing by the study. His expression was gentle, but Yu Xunge knew he was guarding against her discovering the study's secret.
Yu Xunge returned to her room without changing her expression. Then, while doing bodyweight training on the carpet, she kept close watch on the Blinkered Flowerfinch's movements. She had deliberately left the five attribute points gained from leveling up unassigned because some attributes could be improved through training in the early stages.
After training for an hour and taking a shower, she began recording the secrets and information she had known in her previous life.
Before she died, she had learned that she was the vicious female supporting character in a male-oriented novel about a live-in son-in-law. Yet after being reborn, for some reason, she could no longer remember the book's specific plot very clearly... She only remembered the character description that had struck her so deeply.
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