Inside the bedroom, Nan Yan and the dog system argued fiercely.
【You call letting Mo Jinchuan accidentally overhear you an accident? You practically shoved the phone into his face!】
Nan Yan replied: “Did I tell him to listen? I never told him to. He was the one secretly pricking up his ears to eavesdrop, so wasn’t that accidental?”
【……】The system was so angry that it did not even want to speak anymore.
【And who told you to kiss him? Is he someone you can lay your hands on? He’ll only ever fall for the heroine. Kissing him is like pulling whiskers off a tiger’s head. You’re courting death.】
For a moment, the system did not even know which matter to be angrier about. Everything infuriated it.
On this point, Nan Yan actually somewhat agreed.
But whether she courted death or not, she would still die anyway, so she might as well court death by pulling whiskers off a tiger.
Maybe she could pluck the tiger bald and turn it into a house cat.
Today she kissed him, tomorrow she would hug him, and the day after tomorrow they would sleep together under the covers. She was definitely going to keep pulling those tiger whiskers.
Completely satisfied, Nan Yan burrowed into her blanket and went to sleep.
In the middle of the night, she suddenly woke up from under the covers.
She had almost forgotten about Xia Zhizhi’s birthday banquet tomorrow.
She had instructed that crazy monster from the Xia Family, Xia Nanfeng, to do something very bad tomorrow.
The Xia Family was a family where fathers did not act like fathers, and mothers did not act like mothers.
Xia Nanfeng was the older brother who had never gotten along with her since childhood. A complete lunatic.
Xia Nanye was her younger brother who had only just come of age, a sickly obsessive Buddhist-type character who had begun cultivation at a young age.
Among them all, only Nan Yan had been the “good girl.” At least, she looked obedient and acted convincingly enough.
Other people’s older brothers doted on their younger sisters, but throughout Nan Yan’s childhood, whenever there was no danger around, Xia Nanfeng himself became the greatest danger.
At three years old, he had crashed a bicycle into her and broken her bones.
At four years old, for the sake of his mosquito extermination plan, he had dragged her along as bait to lure mosquitoes, leaving her covered in bites.
At six years old, Xia Nanfeng fought with his mortal enemy. He hit the other person’s younger sister once, and the other person kicked Nan Yan once in return. Nobody lost out, while she and the other little girl cried loudly together.
He had beaten her from childhood all the way to adulthood…
The fact that she survived at all was already a blessing.
Later, in order to stay alive properly, Nan Yan secretly learned taekwondo.
On the very first day that Xia Zhizhi returned, she had slipped into Xia Nanfeng’s bedroom under the cover of darkness.
She said nothing at all. She merely forced him to choose a side. If he chose the wrong side, she would pin him to the ground and kick him once, beating him repeatedly until Xia Nanfeng finally joined her side.
And after choosing sides, the first thing she made him do was cause trouble at the first birthday banquet held after Xia Zhizhi had been acknowledged and brought back.
The problem was that the current Xia Zhizhi was no longer the original one. She knew the plot and would definitely retaliate with a slap to the face.
And the unlucky person who would end up getting humiliated would still be her, Nan Yan.
How fatal.
Nan Yan climbed out from under the blanket.
“Dog system, get out here. Let me see what the later plot was again?”
The system snorted coldly.
【Keep dreaming. I won’t show you the plot anymore. I’ll only tell you once the plot triggers. You just need to focus on doing evil things.】
Nan Yan: “……”
If she had known the system would be this shameless, she would have read the plot carefully from beginning to end.
When reading it, she had skimmed through everything at a glance. By the time she needed it, she only remembered herself getting humiliated, but forgot exactly how she got humiliated.
What a mess.
How was this any different from taking an open-book exam and forgetting to bring the book?
Xia Zhizhi’s birthday banquet was held at the largest hotel in Jing City.
Father Xia and Mother Xia had been the standard commercial marriage couple. There was no love, only利益 and profit.
Even blood ties and family relationships were merely tools for fame and gain.
Therefore, the first birthday banquet after Xia Zhizhi had been acknowledged was obviously more than just a birthday banquet. It resembled a business gala even more.
When Nan Yan arrived at the entrance, Xia Nanfeng was lounging there like an uncle, sitting arrogantly with a head full of ash-gray curly hair, while his curly-haired dog squatted beside him.
“You’re here, Sixth Sister.”
“Woof woof.” His curly-haired dog barked twice as well.
Nan Yan: “?? What Sixth Sister?”
Xia Nanfeng snorted.
“One face in public, another behind the scenes. You play things pretty damn slick. Every time you said you were going to dance class, you actually snuck off next door to practice taekwondo. Who were you guarding against?”
He had always wondered why she insisted on attending a dance class so far away. Turns out she had her eyes on the taekwondo studio next door.
He had even thought she lacked coordination and remained a complete beginner despite studying dance for years.
Only after getting beaten up by her last time did he investigate and discover that she had secretly been practicing martial arts behind his back.
Hah!
Just because she looked obedient and delicate, he had become the negative example everywhere he went.
In the end, he turned out to be the huge fool who got beaten up.
Nan Yan curved her brows and eyes into a smile like an angel.
“I was guarding against you. And the one I beat up was also you. Got a problem with that?”
In the Xia Family’s emotionally cold yet financially indulgent environment, people either became lunatics or obedient-looking lunatics. How could there possibly be normal people?
Xia Nanfeng did not dare have any objections.
Now the obedient little sister had grown capable. Whenever she felt displeased, she beat him up.
After being her older brother for over twenty years, he never expected there would come a day when he became the grandson instead.
Once Xia Nanye, that sickly obsessive Buddhist-type younger brother, returned from his “cultivation.” they would see who beat up whom.
He tilted his head toward the hall.
“Go on in, living ancestor. The show you wanted is about to begin.”
Nan Yan glanced at the lively crowd inside the banquet hall.
“Is it still possible to cancel the show now?”
“You kidding?”
Xia Nanfeng jumped up from his recliner.
“I already arranged everything step by step, and now you want to cancel it?”
Nan Yan had only asked casually anyway.
Even if Xia Nanfeng could cancel it, that dog system’s plot would never allow it.
Whatever.
Whoever wanted to do whatever could do it. Anyway, she, Nan Yan, was simply an evil little white lotus.
And when it came to acting skills, who could possibly outperform her?
Inside the banquet hall, dazzling lights illuminated the gathering while famous elites filled the room.
Xia Baian and Shen Xiangyun were accompanying their biological daughter, Xia Zhizhi, as though she were the moon surrounded by stars while they moved among the elites.
Xia Zhizhi wore a blue evening gown, its hem swaying like rippling water. It accentuated her creamy skin and picturesque features.
A gentle smile hung on her lips. Her manners were graceful and poised, every movement carrying the bearing of a wealthy young heiress. Nothing about her suggested she had been brought back from some remote mountain village.
“As expected of Xia Family genes. Every smile and gesture carries noble elegance.”
“Exactly. Even without later cultivation, she naturally possesses a young lady’s aura. Truly born beautiful.”
“What about the fake daughter? I heard she got angry and married herself off. Who did she marry?”
“No idea. Her appearance far surpasses this one’s, but her personality is too soft. She’s nowhere near as ambitious as this one. This one clearly looks like a true Xia Family member.”
Within the crowd, praise mingled with whispered gossip endlessly.
Xia Baian and Shen Xiangyun both wore smiles, seemingly very satisfied with the guests praising their genes.
They had also become increasingly pleased with this biological daughter. Someone overly weak truly did not resemble Xia Family genes.
Yet if one looked carefully, there was not the slightest trace of affection in the Xia couple’s eyes. Their smiles were textbook-perfect, their politeness equally standard.
Listening to the crowd’s praise, Xia Zhizhi maintained her smile while unconsciously straightening her back and lifting her chin slightly.
As a transmigrator who knew the plot, handling these parents was child’s play. Whatever type of daughter her parents liked, she could become exactly that.
As for Nan Yan, tonight she would show everyone just how vicious this top-tier little white lotus truly was.
Hiding beneath that obedient face, she had deceived everyone.
In an inconspicuous corner, two people and one dog sat crouched on chairs while watching the show.
“This Xia Zhizhi really changed a lot after learning all those etiquette courses. She started off timid and submissive, but now she’s confident and radiant. Father and Mother appreciate her greatly now.”
Xia Nanfeng swirled a glass of red wine in his hand, taking one sip himself before letting his curly-haired dog sniff it once.
The principle was sharing blessings together.
Nan Yan watched the confident and composed Xia Zhizhi, wondering exactly how she would slap her in the face tonight.
“Sixth Sister, want a sip?” Xia Nanfeng nudged Nan Yan with his elbow while holding out the remaining sip of wine.
Nan Yan shot him a glance.
“Get lost. You look like some old geezer, so how do you even have the nerve to call me sister?”
Xia Nanfeng sucked in a breath as he watched her curse at him.
“Nan Yan, how can you be this fiery while pretending to be so obedient? If I’d known earlier that you could fight and curse people, how much more interesting would that have been?”