The Sweet Taste of Revenge

Yu Xunge put away all her equipment, then ate a chocolate cream puff she had cooked herself. It was a very simple F-rank dish. She had discovered that ever since gaining the Food God talent, food ratings came with an additional score afterward. It was probably an evaluation system unique to the Food God.

[Chocolate Cream Puff] (F-rank┃64 points): Restores a total of 30 HP within 5 seconds. If you spend 10 seconds savoring it, you will eat thoroughly and gain 3 Constitution for 5 minutes.

A very simple low-level dessert.

But under the Food God talent, its effects were tripled. After eating the cream puff, her Constitution increased by 9.

Her Constitution had originally been 11→4.4.

Now, that stat read [Constitution]: 20→8.

Although her health had not increased, she immediately felt far less weak. She drank another cup of milk that could increase mental power.

It was a little regrettable that it had only tripled. It seemed that once the Food God buff was triggered, the effect of [God of Food's Drool Bib] could no longer be activated. Still, the item made for decent cover.

Two minutes later, Yu Xunge vanished from the Yu Family residence. After several Phantom Shifts, she returned to her own villa, but she was in no hurry to contact Yu Xunhuan and the others.

After all, once the closed beta ended, everyone's phones and SIM cards would turn into ash and smoke, leaving them out of touch for a while.

Yu Xunge locked her bedroom door and got a proper night's sleep.

Once the disguise skill's cooldown ended again, she disguised herself as an elderly person and Phantom Shifted into an airport restroom. After finding a flight bound for Xinjiang, she slipped into the restroom.

After turning invisible with the Body-Illusion Spell, she entered that plane's pet oxygen cabin. She went all the way to the back, used [Animagus] to turn into a tiny kitten, and hid in an empty gap. Once she finally had a chance to rest, the first thing she did was bind the Soros Pocket Watch with a Binding Stone! Only then did she curl up in peace.

The plane even made a transfer midway through the journey.

It departed at 17:45 and arrived in Jiangcheng at 9 the next morning.

After landing, she returned to her hotel, then left through the main entrance and went to a nearby service hall to buy a replacement SIM card.

After buying a new phone and going online, the first thing she did was ask in the group whether Yu Xunhuan had succeeded yesterday!

Yu Xunhuan was not online yet.

Only Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo were in the group.

After exchanging a few words, Yu Xunge directly video-called them and asked whether they had played yesterday.

Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo were glowing with health and nodded repeatedly. They kept expressing concern for Yu Xunge over the call, praising her for being thoughtful and for thinking of her father and mother.

Yu Xunge only felt bitterness welling up in her heart. How good had she been to them in her previous life? Had she ever received even one kind word? No!

She admitted that she could not give everything to others, not even to her biological parents or siblings. But whenever she got something good, she always thought of them! Whatever she could give, she gave!

Equipment that could be sold for money and resources—because they said they needed it, she gave it to them.

Pets that could increase combat strength—because they said they did not dare go out to fight for fear that no one would protect them, she gave them away.

High-level quest items that were unavailable even for money outside—because Su Yitong wanted them, they helped her knock herself out to get them.

Even knowing that Liang Yuchuan's uncle had a God-given talent that drained his bed partners' attributes, they still urged her to marry him.

Yu Xunge wiped at her reddened eyes and smiled at the people on the screen. "Alright. As long as you're doing well."

Seeing that their daughter had been moved by their sweet words, Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo hung up the call in satisfaction.

As long as you two are satisfied. Yu Xunge sniffled and smiled, then began devouring the lamb in front of her. It was the most delicious meal she had eaten since her rebirth.

Where was Yu Xunhuan? After throwing a tantrum and smashing things last night, he had exhausted himself and fallen asleep.

No matter how overbearing the Thief God's passive was, it could not withstand its owner thinking about it every second of every day.

Almost the instant the closed beta ended, Yu Xunhuan began repeatedly trying to call forth his God-given talent.

Then he did.

Good heavens, of the five glittering skills, only one remained. The first four—the most important ones—had all gone gray!

What was the most painful thing? It was gaining something and losing it immediately before you could even enjoy it!!

SS-rank!!!

And now all that was left was jack shit!

Yu Xunhuan immediately lost control and smashed everything smashable in the secret room.

Jewelry!—Smashed!

Antiques!—Smashed!

Calligraphy and paintings!—Torn!

Gold bars! Thrown to the floor and stomped on!

He had never been so utterly devastated in his life! He knew he looked like a madman right now, but he did not care. He only felt that he was not far from truly going insane.

If he had drawn an A-rank at the start, or even just a B-rank, he would never have descended into madness...

Smashing up the treasures in the vault was not enough. He came out and destroyed everything he could in the study and living room too.

Finally, once he was too tired to smash anything else, Yu Xunhuan lay down in despair and fell asleep in despair.

After Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo finished speaking with Yu Xunge, they searched everywhere for their son. After looking around, they reached the Yu Family residence. When they pushed open the door, they found a complete mess and their son sleeping on the floor.

Yi Qiuguo woke her son and questioned him, but no matter what she asked, he said nothing.

And Yu Qingshan? Following the trail of destruction upward, he reached the study and saw the antiques and calligraphy scattered in pieces all over the family vault.

With a cry, he passed out on the spot.

Yu Xunge was changing hotels when she received Yi Qiuguo's call. Before her weakened state ended, she intended to stay at the hotel across from the police station.

The moment she heard that the old man and the little brat at home had both been hospitalized, Yu Xunge anxiously asked, "Is it serious?" Please don't let them be fine!

Yi Qiuguo said, "Your father just fainted. Do you still have any of that medicine?" Honestly, seeing those antique fragments on the ground had made her want to faint too.

Did she think it was ginseng or something... Yu Xunge said, "I do. I've learned how to make it. Ask Xunhuan whether he has any left first and have him use that. Our family won't be short on this medicine in the future."

After all, Yu Xunhuan had learned alchemy too. If she brought it up herself, she could even earn a wave of goodwill.

Ever since stealing Yu Xunhuan's God-given talent, the overwhelming hatred in her heart had dissipated by more than half. She could now treat revenge as a game.

Of course, in reality, her [Thief God's Theft can also mean a robber's theft] would remain reserved for Yu Xunhuan forever, to stop him from making a comeback—until the day he died!

After chatting for a few more minutes, Yu Xunge hung up.

Then she stayed curled up in the hotel and did not go out.

She even left the curtains and windows open, making sure that if she shouted, the police officers across the street would be able to hear her.

She sat by the hotel window reading [Hecipa's Alchemy Notes]. She ordered takeout for all three meals, but did not actually eat it, consuming only the food in her own bag. Sometimes, she even felt as though she had returned to her days on the run in her previous life.

It was not until the afternoon of the 12th, when her severely weakened state finally ended and her health, mana, and all other stats returned to normal, that Yu Xunge left the hotel. There was no need for her to drive back herself anymore. She paid someone to drive her car back to S City while she flew home.