Leaving the Entertainment Industry

In less than two days, news about Yu Xunge was buried beneath other events.

That was exactly what she wanted to see.

A few industry colleagues she had worked with messaged her from her contacts list, asking if something had happened. Yu Xunge brushed them all off one by one.

Of everyone who knew her, the most anxious were actually Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo. The two of them had thought her earlier complaints about work not going well were only temporary. After all, in the entertainment industry, sometimes you got no work when you faded from public view, but once you had some buzz again, work would return. They had not expected Yu Xunge to actually leave the industry.

That night, the two brought Yu Xunhuan to Yu Xunge's small villa. When their fingerprints failed to unlock the door, they exchanged displeased looks, though neither said anything. Once inside, they only asked what she planned to do from now on.

Yu Xunge took the initiative to explain the fingerprint lock. "That investment I mentioned in the first half of the year was buying a villa in the suburbs on a friend's advice. The location is a little remote. They said that area had development plans and might be demolished, but there's been no news since. I don't have much money on hand now, so I'm planning to sell this villa for some spending money. The realtor has brought people over to view it these past few days. You know I'm actually pretty frugal. The money I've earned over the years, plus what I get from selling this villa, will be enough to last me for a while. Next, I want to focus on finding players and see if I can find a treatment to help Xunhuan."

After she said that, the expressions of all three softened. Yu Xunhuan's mood improved considerably as well. Seeing Yu Xunge take his situation so seriously, he felt that this sister of his really was sensible when it came to important matters.

They asked for the address of the large villa, and Yu Xunge did not hide it. Either she said nothing, or, once she spoke, she would not tell a flimsy lie that could leave someone with leverage over her.

The villa really was in a remote location, practically connected to the sea.

After thinking it over, Yu Xunhuan said, "It's a little remote, but the people living in that area are all extraordinary." He had wanted a house there before. Even the cheapest ones cost over fifty million. Compared with the nearby estates, they were shabby, practically like guard booths, but they had the advantage of being close by.

Even if he moved into the Su Family home after marrying Su Yitong, he still wanted to leave himself a way out.

Yu Xunge even cooked for them, saying she had learned the cooking skill in the game. To avoid eating from the same dish as Yu Xunhuan, she portioned out the food and soup before bringing them out of the kitchen. Four plates, one for each person. No one was to pick food from anyone else's plate.

After a round of coaxing, Yu Qingshan had arrived ready to demand answers, thinking, Is this child going to become unemployed and expect me to support her from now on? Yet before leaving, he transferred five hundred thousand to Yu Xunge as spending money.

Yi Qiuguo was happy too. Though Yu Qingshan often used her as a weapon because of her quick temper, she had learned some of his ways over the years. She said, "We've also been looking at houses for your brother lately. Even though he'll be marrying into the Su Family, he needs a home of his own before getting married to have some confidence. He can even go there occasionally to relax and play games or something. Don't worry, we've prepared a room for you too. You can always come home whenever you want. There will always be a place for you at home, okay?"

Yu Xunge saw them all the way to the car. She kept smiling even after the rear of the car disappeared from view. Only after returning inside and closing the door did she make her smile vanish, then directly threw away the dishes Yu Xunhuan and the others had used.

Today, she had finally found an opportunity to lay the groundwork for having another villa. Even if it was exposed later, she would not count as having concealed it from Yu Xunhuan.

An investment, after all.

She just wondered where Yu Xunhuan would buy a house.

He probably would not buy one near the Su Family. Otherwise, what was the point of having a house right under someone else's nose?

After that day, whenever Yu Xunge put meat out for the cats, she would tell them that she was moving, then mention the address of her fifty-million villa. She had no idea whether the cats understood.

In mid-August, the small villa sold. After all, it was a villa that was ninety-five percent new, and someone had even moved in beforehand to help absorb the formaldehyde. Though it was somewhat remote, it was still a villa. The decor was tasteful, buyers could move in immediately after purchasing it, and housing prices had been soaring recently. The earlier you bought, the sooner you enjoyed it.

That same day, she moved all her belongings into her large villa, including the Meow Meow Inn, which she placed in the backyard.

Then she spent another ten million-plus to buy a small apartment in the city center.

Yu Xunge sighed. If it were not for the dungeon entrance, she truly would not have wanted to spend that money. She did not care whether it was in the city center or not. She was allergic to liveliness now.

The moment the small villa was sold, Yu Qingshan came to borrow money from her.

Yu Xunge: "..."

Are you a dog? How is your nose so sharp?

Did you install surveillance cameras in my house?!

Yu Xunge asked directly, "How did you know I moved? Your information network is way too efficient."

Yu Qingshan really had not installed surveillance cameras. "Your WeChat step count has been so high these past two days. Dad knew you were busy moving."

Yu Xunge slapped her thigh hard!

She immediately turned off WeChat step tracking!

She transferred 888 to the old fart. "I'm busy looking for players. Thank you for your concern, Dad." Thanks for pointing out such a huge loophole.

Yu Qingshan: "..." Whenever he gave her money, it was a hundred thousand or five hundred thousand at a time. Yet when she gave him spending money, it was only 888?

Why was his daughter getting stingier and stingier?

Yu Xunge asked, "Is there not enough money to buy my brother a house? Then sell those two floors our family owns in the city center."

Yu Qingshan said, "That's our Yu Family ancestral home... How can we sell it?!"

Yu Xunge thought, Give me a break. We only moved in when I was eight. What kind of ancestral home has only been around for a little over a decade?

Yu Qingshan went on about borrowing money for a while, then even dragged Yi Qiuguo in to bombard her. Yu Xunge simply laid her cards on the table. "I really feel uneasy now that I have no income. Besides, what if I meet someone who can cure my brother? How am I supposed to find them if I have no money?"

The two old farts were persuaded.

Yu Qingshan had only been trying his luck anyway. If there was money, great. If not, then forget it.

That vase had sold for quite a lot, and with the family savings added in, they had more than enough to buy Yu Xunhuan a good house. It was just that Yu Xunhuan wanted a house near Yu Xunge's large villa.

After thinking about it, Yu Qingshan still said, "That villa you invested in before—how about selling it to your brother?"

Yu Xunge said, "Sure. If you want it, seventy million."

When she had gone to Harbor City to sell antiques, she had looked up that vase Yu Qingshan had taken from the secret room. It was worth at least twenty million. Added to the more than seventy million she had given them over the years, even after deducting the thirty million or so they had spent buying her villa, they still had nearly fifty million, right? Besides, had that useless Yu Xunhuan not earned money all these years? Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo both had jobs too. Had they earned nothing all these years?

She did not believe, even if beaten to death, that Yu Qingshan would devote himself to Yu Xunhuan without holding anything back.

Yu Qingshan said, "...The cheapest villas in that area only cost fifty million, right? Didn't Su Yitong give you twenty million before?"

Yu Xunge said mournfully, "That was my sister-in-law's spending money for me! Wait! Dad, you're not thinking of making me give the villa to my brother for free, are you? You..."

Yu Qingshan hurriedly said, "No! How could Dad do something like that?!"

The best way to deal with hypocritical people was to directly expose what they were thinking. Yu Qingshan quickly hung up, somewhat regretting having given too much bait back then. If he had known, he would not have had Yu Xunhuan buy Yu Xunge a villa...

Not only had he failed to use leverage to make a big profit, he had even lost half of what he had previously gained from Yu Xunge.

How had she suddenly caught on?

But when he thought of how Yu Xunge had immediately told them after coming across a fortuitous opportunity, Yu Qingshan could only sigh. It was not that his daughter had caught on. His daughter simply loved money too much. Ever since losing her income, she had become stingier by the day.