Hearing Yan Zheng mentally praise another man’s looks and declare she’d find herself a “Little Wolf Dog” to play with after divorce, Si Yueting’s face darkened to the shade of a burnt wok!
As the prestigious President of Si Corporation, was he—in either appearance or physique—inferior to some random dog outside?
Si Lingyin’s meticulously made-up face faintly revealed a tinge of greenish pallor.
She had been filming a horror movie lately and constantly felt an eerie chill down her spine.
Who would have thought she’d actually hear a ghost speaking in broad daylight!
“Lingyin, why did you return so suddenly?”
Initially, Old Mrs. Si had thought that as long as Lingyin liked him, and the young man had good character and ambition, his younger age wouldn’t matter.
But upon hearing Zheng Yatou describe him as two-faced and a freeloader, the old lady’s face immediately fell.
“I heard Si Hanche was kidnapped and suffered brain damage, so I took leave from the film set to check on him. Coincidentally, the custom-made silk cheongsam I ordered for Grandma is ready too.”
Si Lingyin took the bag from Huo Yanxiu. Besides bringing gifts for Grandma, she also brought Si Yueting a pair of handmade custom leather shoes from the high-end luxury brand she endorsed.
When it was Si Hanche’s turn, she pulled out a bottle of thousand paper cranes from her handbag.
“These are thousand paper cranes I folded myself. Just place them by your bedside and let them silently pray for you—guaranteed to crane away all illnesses and ensure full recovery!”
Si Lingyin had previously dieted too severely and fainted during filming. When Huo Yanxiu carried her to the emergency room, Si Hanche left her unattended, refusing even to administer nutrients—only having a nurse give her a bottle of glucose to drink!
He even said she should just “immortal water” to keep herself alive and not occupy medical resources at his hospital.
Si Hanche glanced disdainfully at the bottle.
“Si Lingyin, ever since childhood, even a rabbit you folded would turn into a pig. If these paper cranes looked even remotely like hens, I might believe you folded them! Besides, my brain is perfectly fine—no need for their prayers.”
Si Lingyin crossed her arms.
“My assistant’s salary comes from me, so what she folds basically counts as me folding it. Isn’t that right? Since your brain’s fine, let the paper cranes pray for your newly restored eyesight—don’t go blind again! Mistaking a white lotus for a treasure and blindly chasing away your own wife!”
Si Hanche pushed the bottle back toward Si Lingyin.
“If these paper cranes truly have vision-healing properties, I think you need them far more than I do right now, Si Lingyin!”
Si Lingyin and Si Yueting were dragon and phoenix twins, with Si Lingyin born a few minutes later, making her the second eldest at home.
Though Si Hanche was the third child, he only ever listened to his eldest brother Si Yueting. As a doctor, he particularly despised those who recklessly harmed their own health.
Si Lingyin constantly either battled stomach ailments or returned injured from filming, and their hospital encounters always involved bickering.
Noticing Si Lingyin brought gifts for everyone except Yan Zheng, Old Mrs. Si coughed disapprovingly.
“Your sister-in-law stays home every day. How come you didn’t bring her a gift too?”
“Oh, the rustic pastoral style sister-in-law usually likes to wear—I simply couldn’t find clothes matching her taste, so I didn’t buy anything. Maybe next time when my friends film rural dramas, I’ll ask them to buy sister-in-law something from the market.”
Though Si Lingyin addressed her as “sister-in-law,” her haughty eyes clearly looked down on Yan Zheng.
But this time when she returned, she was surprised to find that Yan Zheng no longer dressed in her previous rustic style.
Though she wore a simple white dress, her entire demeanor exuded an ethereal yet alluring charm. Especially after removing those hideous black-framed glasses, her bright eyes sparkled with a cat-like liveliness.
Si Lingyin never expected Yan Zheng to be so beautiful!
With a face like that, if she entered the entertainment industry, she would absolutely be heavily promoted by investors!
Yan Zheng took out her phone and said to Si Lingyin with a serious expression,
“I’ve just regained my ability to speak and I’m still adjusting. Wait a moment, let me download a bird language translator.”
Si Lingyin was startled—the country bumpkin could actually speak now?
Hearing Si Hanche chuckle beside her, Si Lingyin finally realized Yan Zheng was insulting her for not speaking like a normal person!
Si Lingyin wanted to retort, but felt that arguing with an uncultured country girl would be beneath her dignity.
She snorted and turned to Si Hanche,
“How’s that leg specialist you contacted for big brother going?”
Upon learning that Yan Zheng wanted to treat Si Yueting’s leg, Si Lingyin’s face immediately darkened,
“Big brother, I think this country bumpkin clearly wants to cripple you completely so she can divorce you and remarry some young, healthy man!”
[So even Si Lingyin knows that Si Yueting is old and useless? Remarriage is out of the question—wouldn’t it be better to use the ex-husband’s money to play with all kinds of dogs? I don’t want to end up like Si Lingyin—]
[Not only was she tricked into marriage by a scheming puppy, swindled out of her money, but she was also chained like a dog in a rural shack to bear children for his brother! After squeezing every last bit of value from Si Lingyin, that Jiang Chao threw sulfuric acid in her face, cut out her tongue, and sold her to the Northern Myanmar Underground Milk Farm.]
[When the Si family sent rescuers, they didn’t recognize her and left. When Huo Yanxiu finally found her, Si Lingyin’s eyes were wide open—she had died with everlasting regret. With red-rimmed eyes, Huo Yanxiu killed everyone, buried Si Lingyin, wrote both their names in blood on the tombstone, and then shot himself.]
Yan Zheng closed the Fate Ledger and silently commented in her heart:
So tragic! But where can I find such a devoted Little Wolf Dog?
Si Hanche sighed inwardly. He used to think his own situation was miserable, but Si Lingyin’s “misery” was on a whole other level!
Had their Si family committed some grave sin against heaven?
Si Lingyin’s face turned pale. She hadn’t seen Yan Zheng’s lips move, yet those words clearly came from her!
In the entertainment industry, she had heard all sorts of strange rumors and gossip. She once heard that there was a mountain curse—whoever heard it would die!
Si Lingyin glanced silently at the unresponsive people around her. Realizing she seemed to be the only one who could hear it, her expression grew even more grim.
She had only mocked Yan Zheng’s rustic clothes and poor taste a few times—she never said anything that extreme!
How vicious of this country bumpkin to curse her to die!
But even if she cursed her, it was useless. Jiang Chao wasn’t the kind of person she described, and he would never do such insane things!
Si Lingyin had witnessed plenty of shameless, despicable tactics for profit and advancement in the entertainment industry, but Jiang Chao, who was still in school, was the gentlest, most understanding, and most filial boy she had ever met.
He was like a ray of sunshine, warming her heart.
Moreover, Jiang Chao is the only son in their family—where would he have an older brother from!
As for Huo Yanxiu, Si Lingyin cast a deep glance at the tall, aloof man beside her who always shielded her from any trouble.
She had always assumed it was part of his duty as a bodyguard, but who would have thought he would ultimately take his own life for her?
Huo Yanxiu… could it be that he likes her?
Wait!
How did she get led astray by this country bumpkin! These were clearly just delusional curses she had imagined!