The Gossip System

Fang Yao had arrived in this world only today.

Before crossing over, she had been an orphan raised in a children's home. Once she grew up and started working, she used part of every paycheck to buy things for the younger children there and spend time with the woman who had raised her.

She never could have imagined that a crazed couple would shove her into the road, where a car struck and killed her.

She queued up to be reincarnated and walked into a burst of light, only for the reincarnation device to spit her back out. While Fang Yao stood there in a daze, the Underworld Emissary told her they had taken the wrong soul. She had spent so long in the Underworld that the woman from the children's home had already made arrangements for her body. She could no longer be revived.

So the King of the Underworld had kicked her into the original owner's world. To keep her quiet, he had thrown in a welcome gift for her new life.

Since the device had spat her out in front of every ghost there, the Underworld Emissary couldn't cover it up. He tearfully accepted his punishment and came along with her.

As for the original owner? Ha ha ha~~ [○･｀Д´･ ○]

The moment the original owner saw her, she couldn't wait to leave. Before Fang Yao could collect herself, the original owner's memories overwhelmed her.

o(╥﹏╥)o

The original owner had lived a hard life. Both her parents had died in an accident when she was little, and she had grown up with her grandfather. After her parents' deaths, the two of them had moved away.

When her grandfather died, the original owner couldn't bear it. She took sleeping pills, fell asleep, then happily followed him into reincarnation.

No, wait. The original owner had gone happily. Fang Yao was the one choking back bitter tears.

When Fang Yao crossed over, she had been trying to make herself throw up. Then the doorbell rang, and she stumbled over to answer it. That was how the scene at the beginning had come about.

She hadn't even held a man's hand in her last life. In this one, she was already headed for divorce.

As far as Fang Yao was concerned, she was the one who wanted nothing to do with them. Luckily, his whole family wanted nothing to do with her either. If she divorced someone this rich, surely she deserved compensation. Besides, Old Master Bo had been friends with the original owner's grandfather. At the very least, he ought to make sure she would never have to worry about food or clothing again.

Old Master Bo: ...I don't have anything against you.

Fang Yao raised a fist: Sure you don't. You just can't stand up to your wife, right?

Old Master Bo hid in a corner, drawing circles and muttering to himself.

/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~

Fang Yao called up her supposed benefit. "System, is there any chance I could die now and be reborn in another world?"

"Ha! Dream on. Just stay alive, will you? Don't summon me over nothing. I still have a job! I'd only just gotten off work when you called me here, and for this?!"

"If you've got nothing to do, take care of yourself and try to live to a hundred. If you're really bored, catch up on some gossip to pass the time."

"That's it. I'm going to sleep."

Fang Yao had barely said one thing before he fired back several answers, crushing the idea before she could even get it out. She grumbled to herself that the Underworld Emissary wasn't here to serve a punishment. He was here to keep an eye on her.

Underworld Emissary: That's right!! My workload's gone up, and now I have to watch you, you idiot, to make sure you don't beat anyone to death.

(＃￣~￣＃)

Fang Yao lowered her head, dejected, and leaned against a nearby sofa.

Bo Hanmo and the others had no idea what Fang Yao had been through or why she looked so miserable. But they had no time to dwell on it. Old Master Bo's curiosity had sent them into a scramble.

Chen Qing's eyes flickered. She hadn't heard of the old man having any illness, so...

"A-Mo, what's wrong with Grandpa Bo? We should get him to the hospital for a checkup. Everything and everyone else can wait." Chen Qing hovered anxiously beside Old Master Bo. Seeing the sweat covering his forehead, she reached to help him up.

Bo Miao frowned. Why did Qingqing's words sound so pointed? Bo Zhe rolled his eyes in secret. She meant their sister-in-law, didn't she? What a phony.

Before Bo Hanmo could speak, he heard Fang Yao's thoughts.

[Seriously? If White Moonlight wants to play the considerate one, fine, but why step on me to do it? What did I ever do to her?]

(￣┏Д┓￣°*)

[You're the one who doesn't matter. Oh, right, right. You're a venomous snake.] Fang Yao looked at Chen Qing across from her for a moment, then stood up.

"Give him some room. You're all crowding around the old man. He can't breathe."

Old Master Bo looked at Fang Yao with appreciation. His granddaughter-in-law was the only one who had noticed. He had even waved and given the others meaningful looks, but none of them had caught on.

The shove nearly sent Chen Qing sprawling. She caught herself on the sofa and glared at Fang Yao. When she saw the admiration in Old Master Bo's eyes, her expression darkened further, and her chest rose and fell.

But she forced down her anger so no one else would notice.

"Miss Chen, I'm fine now. A-Mo, you could all learn a thing or two from A-Yao. I probably just came downstairs too quickly." Old Master Bo criticized three of them while praising one.

Old Madam Bo shot her husband a look. "See? I told you to take it easy, but you had to make a fuss."

Bo Zhe and Bo Miao grinned. Served him right for criticizing them. Now Grandma was doing the same to him.

Chen Qing's face truly went from one shade of green to another. Old Master Bo hadn't criticized her, but seeing how differently he treated Fang Yao, she almost wished he had included her too.

Once Fang Yao saw that the old man was fine, she looked down at the documents in her hand. Thinking of the hundreds of millions she had missed out on—and the fact that she was already headed for divorce—made her stomp her feet in frustration, if only in her mind!!!

Bo Hanmo heard nothing this time, but Fang Yao's face told him she truly couldn't stand him. Besides, she kept screaming in her head.

It was giving Bo Hanmo a headache. He took out his phone and tapped away. Before long, Fang Yao's phone rang, though Bo Hanmo had to point it out to her.

Would a daughter-in-law of the Bo Family ever be short of money?!

Fang Yao snatched up her phone in a huff and looked at the screen.

She stared at the bank deposit notification, drew a deep breath, then began breathing faster. Her head snapped toward Bo Hanmo.

[Is this hush money from Bo Hanmo??]

Bo Hanmo met her gaze with a faint smile. As Fang Yao looked over, his long, thick lashes lowered slightly, casting small shadows beneath his eyes and making him look a little at a loss.

Then he heard her thoughts, and his smile froze. Couldn't this girl think of something nice for once?

Bo Hanmo looked at Fang Yao and said earnestly, "I'm sorry. I apologize for how rash my grandmother and younger siblings were. This is to make amends."

Bo Hanmo genuinely felt sorry. He hadn't handled their relationship well, and his family had gone and disturbed Fang Yao without warning.

He hadn't known how to make it up to her until he heard her thoughts. In truth, he and Fang Yao barely knew each other. After getting their marriage certificate, he had only watched her briefly from a distance. They had never had a chance to spend time together, so he didn't know what she liked. Since she liked money, he could simply send her some.

"Oh." Fang Yao looked perfectly calm, as if she didn't care.

In reality, though:

[Aaaah!!! I'm rich!! I'm going to keep a handsome young man! Five million—five whole million!!]

[Calm down! The bank must have a transfer limit. Otherwise, he'd definitely have sent more!]

[Stay calm, Fang Yao. You can do this. It's only a divorce. No big deal.]

[I wouldn't mind getting divorced a few more times. The more, the better!]

Bo Hanmo's smile vanished completely, and his mouth twitched. He had miscalculated. Had he just paid for her to make a fool of him?!