【?? So it’s a ‘relative plotting to steal property’ drama… Crap, I’m panicking now because I also have a house that I let a relative look after.】
【Is this fake? Can someone educated tell me if there’s actually room to pull this off?】
【Do they think a house is as cheap as a cabbage? Selling it whenever they want? Property transactions are very strict, okay? I judge this as a scripted drama to grab attention. Poor bunny—I wonder how much it suffered to be trained like that. Reported.】
【I’ve seen news like this before. A tenant forged documents and sold the landlord’s house. I just don’t know if the streamer is for real this time or not.】
Zheng Sufen’s first reaction was to shake her head. How could that be possible?
Zheng Ping was her brother’s grandson, sincere and kind. Because they lived in the same city, he came to visit her every few days; he was even closer to her than her own biological grandsons. No matter what, she didn’t believe he would do such a thing.
“Xiao Su, you must have misunderstood. Ping-ping isn’t that kind of person.” Zheng Sufen invited Su Yi inside and poured her a glass of water, thanking her for bringing Tutu back, while also making it clear she didn’t believe the accusation. “By the way, you said Tutu told you this?”
Zheng Sufen couldn’t help but chuckle. “How can Tutu talk? Or are you saying you can understand what he says?”
Su Yi nodded. “Yes, Tutu really did tell me. I can communicate with small animals. The audience in my livestream can testify to that.”
As she spoke, she gestured for the old lady to look at the screen.
Tutu also nodded frantically, making gurgling sounds in his throat. “It’s true, Grandma! If you don’t believe her, don’t you believe me?”
Zheng Sufen only thought the rabbit was frightened. She hugged him distressedly and stroked him gently, while following Su Yi’s gaze to look at the phone.
Comments were constantly popping up.
【I’m a cat, and I testify that what she says is true.】
【The person above is indeed a cat. I testify that everything the streamer and the cat said is true.】
【Me? I’m just a hen (I don’t know anything). I’m new here.】
【Regardless of whether the animal-talking bit is true, houses being sold by relatives, sub-letters, or tenants has definitely happened before. Grandma, just listen to her for a moment.】
【+1. Better safe than sorry.】
The bullet comments flew by so fast that Zheng Sufen could only barely make out what the words meant. She realized belatedly that Su Yi was livestreaming.
As soon as she saw the old lady’s expression, Su Yi knew what she wanted to say and quickly promised: “Grandma Zheng, don’t worry. Since I entered, I haven’t filmed your face, and the background is blurred. Your privacy won’t be violated, and your address and home information won’t be leaked.”
Zheng Sufen’s heart finally settled back down, but her smile faded. Her tone was no longer as warm as before. “Everyone is livestreaming these days. Everyone has a phone for it.”
She understood now. This young tenant was also someone making a living through streaming. That explained the claims about her grand-nephew secretly trying to sell her house; it was just a way to manufacture a topic to grab attention.
As long as it attracted viewers, people would make up any bizarre lie or story. They were always looking to create a big news scandal, with no regard for the consequences.
If a mutual acquaintance recognized them and thought Zheng Ping really was that kind of person, what then? If the boy’s reputation was ruined, how could she face him? How could she face her brother’s family?
Thinking of this, Zheng Sufen’s expression grew even colder. However, since the girl had personally brought Tutu back, she restrained her harsh words and simply smiled. “Thank you, Xiao Su. I appreciate you making the effort to bring Tutu home. It’s getting late, and it’s not safe for a girl to go back alone this late. I’ll walk you out.”
She figured she would buy some fruit for the girl at the store near the community gate as a thank-you gift.
Su Yi’s brow twitched. Was this an eviction order? However, she was already mentally prepared for this.
It was only natural not to be believed. Not everyone had a threshold for the extraordinary as high as hers.
Before she could speak, the rabbit grew frantic.
The plump rabbit struggled and thrashed in the old lady’s arms, scratching its head in anxiety. “Grandma! Don’t send her away yet! I—I have evidence! It’s in the villain’s bedroom!”
The last part was directed at Su Yi.
Su Yi received the message and immediately translated: “Grandma Zheng, Tutu says the evidence is in… uh, your grand-nephew’s bedroom. He suspects it’s a forged property deed.”
She manually censored his name in her speech; she was truly too kind.
Zheng Sufen’s politeness finally reached its limit. Her face hardened. “Logically speaking, we are just strangers who have met twice, and I shouldn’t be lecturing you as an elder. But, Xiao Su, you can’t be like this. You can’t make things up just for so-called traffic. Tutu—”
With a thud, the rabbit broke free from the old lady’s arms and dashed… well, it didn’t dash in, but crouched in front of a bedroom door, frantically pawing at the wood while signaling for them to come over.
Zheng Sufen frowned. She was already familiar with this behavior.
During the few days she had stayed at Zheng Ping’s place with Tutu, he had been very well-behaved, except for the fact that since the day before yesterday, as long as Zheng Ping wasn’t home, he kept repeating this behavior.
“Tutu, Grandma has told you many times. That’s your brother’s room; you can’t go in. It was already a lot of trouble for him to agree to help Grandma look after you. Don’t be naughty.” She walked over quickly to pick up the scratching rabbit.
The rabbit struggled. “Tutu isn’t being naughty! Tutu is protecting our home with Grandma! Xiao Su, why are you still standing there? Break the door! Hurry, break the door! Find the evidence! Hard evidence!”
Su Yi, who had been watching quietly, let out a laugh. Just how many detective dramas had this little bunny watched?
She walked over quickly, twisted the doorknob directly, and with a snap, slapped the light switch. The room was flooded with light.
Zheng Sufen was caught off guard. She didn’t expect this young girl would actually dare to barge in right in front of her.
“Stop! You aren’t allowed in! If you go in, I’ll call the police!” she shouted, trying to stop her.
Standing at the doorway, Su Yi spread her hands, her tone innocent. “I didn’t go in.”
The one who went in was the rabbit, who had taken the opportunity to jump back to the floor.
It headed straight for the wardrobe, looking up at the top and trying to climb it. Unfortunately, due to its physical limitations, it could only hop in place.
The scene was momentarily very awkward.
Zheng Sufen coughed lightly and went in with a stern face, intending to bring the offending rabbit to justice.
“Xiao Su, help me! It’s on the very top shelf of the wardrobe! Get it down, quick!” The rabbit was caught again and could only shout desperately to its ally.
Su Yi estimated the height, turned around to drag a chair over, and ignoring the old lady’s protests, stepped onto the stool and pulled out a box from the top shelf.
The square box was even fitted with a lock.
【Here it comes, here it comes! Next is the moment to witness the truth.】
【That size is just right for a property deed. Could it be real? It would be hilarious if she opened it and found a box of teething hay cookies.】
【What’s going on? Isn’t this going too far? Barging into someone’s house and rummaging through things—she’s just bullying an old lady who’s home alone. Streamers these days really have no bottom line.】
【Those who just arrived should keep their mouths shut and wait. Long-time fans know the streamer can really talk to animals, and little animals never speak without cause.】
【Long-time fans? Did the paid shills forget to change their script? Isn’t she a small streamer who just started a few days ago?】
Zheng Sufen’s expression was very ugly. “Miss Su, you’re rummaging through our house just to grab views? Please leave, or I’ll call the police—”
Once again, she was interrupted before she could finish.
With a loud bang, the lock and the box separated as the padlock flew off.
Su Yi had hoisted the box and slammed it against the wardrobe, perfectly catching the lock against the sharp corner of the furniture, successfully breaking it open.
Zheng Sufen was both angry and afraid. She feared she had let a wolf into the house!
She gripped the rabbit tightly and slowly backed away, but after only one step, she could no longer move her feet.
Su Yi nimbly flipped the box open. Inside was a pile of certificates. She pulled out a bright red property deed and flipped it open to display the inner page.
“Grandma Zheng, look. This address is your home, which is also the house I’m currently renting, right?” Seeing the old lady’s eyes widen in disbelief, she coughed to get her attention. “And the owner’s name on this deed isn’t yours. It’s your grand-nephew’s. I assume you didn’t transfer the house to him?”
The old lady seemed to have been struck hard. Her eyes were glazed, and she unconsciously shook her head. “No… no… why? Why would he do such a thing…”
The next second, a shocked male voice rang out from the doorway: “What are you doing? Grand-aunt… Xiao Su? What are you doing in my room?”
As his gaze fell upon what was in Su Yi’s hand, his voice dropped. His face changed drastically, and he lunged forward, snatching the deed and the box away. He roared, “Who gave you permission to come into my room and go through my things? This is trespassing! You’re stealing my stuff! I’m calling the police!”
Hearing this, the rabbit, who had been dancing in place with joy after finding the evidence, immediately hopped onto his foot and tried to give him a bite, letting him taste the power of a steel-toothed white bunny.
Zheng Ping was furious. This damn rabbit!
However, just as he lifted his foot to kick the rabbit away, a snow-white leg flew in from the side.
“F*ck!” He couldn’t help but scream. He couldn’t even hold his things; they clattered to the floor as he crouched down to clutch his kicked shin. The pain made him see stars, leaving him unable to speak for a moment.
This brat! She looked so soft and weak, yet her strength was actually this great.
Action and reaction are equal; while Su Yi dealt a thousand points of damage, she took eight hundred herself. Her leg was vibrating with numbness.
But she couldn’t lose her momentum. She quietly shook out her foot and picked up the rabbit, which had cleverly escaped the attack zone the moment the legs connected. She handed it to the old lady, who was still in a state of shock and panic. “Grandma Zheng, do you believe me now? This grand-nephew of yours intended to sell your house while you were away.”
Zheng Sufen took the rabbit blankly. Hearing this, she looked at Zheng Ping, who was still sitting on the floor clutching his shin, and asked in a trembling voice: “Ping-ping? Why on earth would you do this? I treated you like my own grandson—”
Zheng Ping had been frantically brainstorming an excuse, but hearing this, the anger he had suppressed for so long surged up from his heart. Combined with the pain in his leg that made him want to die, he instantly threw logic to the wind and roared recklessly: “Stop acting! What do you mean ‘treated me like your own grandson’? You just gave me pittance to get rid of me and made me raise this damn rabbit. If you really treated me like a grandson, why didn’t you just give me the house?”
The moment the words left his mouth, he wanted to bite his tongue off. A second later, he forced a panicked expression: “Grand-aunt, I was talking nonsense! Please don’t take it to heart…”
Zheng Sufen’s lips trembled, and she nearly lost her footing.
Su Yi quickly supported her, letting her sit slowly on the bed.
“You… that’s what you think?” She stared at Zheng Ping, her tone disappointed and heartbroken. “Have I not helped your family enough over the years? I paid half the cost for your father’s house back in our hometown. When you bought this apartment, I gave you another two hundred thousand. Have you forgotten all of that? You actually… actually…”
He actually had his sights set on her house!
Zheng Ping still wanted to argue, but seeing his grand-aunt’s expression, he knew he couldn’t fool her anymore. Disregarding the presence of an outsider, his mouth curled, and two rows of tears rolled down, washing over his acne.
“Grand-aunt, I was wrong! I had no choice! My business failed, and I owe a lot of money. I’ve even mortgaged this apartment of mine. Please forgive me! I was only thinking about it; I didn’t actually sell the house…”
The person slumped on the floor was crying with snot and tears, showing no trace of his previous ferocity.
Except, seeing how he was clenching his fists so hard that his veins bulged, he didn’t look like someone overwhelmed by shame.
Su Yi measured the distance to the door. There was no way to run for it safely; a hasty escape might actually provoke him.
Thus, she kept her eyes fixed on him to prevent him from suddenly turning violent, while she secretly pulled out her spare phone and sent the pre-written emergency text to the police.
Between the old lady, the girl, and the rabbit, it looked like a 3-vs-1 advantage in numbers. But in terms of actual combat power, they were likely no match for a young man driven mad by shame and rage.
Fortunately, the livestream was running. Under the watchful eyes of the public, even if she got hit, she would have evidence to demand medical fees.
The livestream was almost boiling over; the bullet comments were surging.
【My goodness, it really is a story about selling a house behind the owner’s back? I’m shivering since I also have a house I let a relative stay in. Streamer, you’ve done a great deed. I’m sending you a Rocket gift.】
【Who else is questioning our streamer’s language abilities? Who else?】
【Little Tutu has achieved a great feat! It’s time to start training my own kitty.】
【The old lady was so generous. What does this show? Give a man a bowl of rice and he’s your friend; give him a sack of rice and he’s your enemy.】
【Shameless! What does this guy look like? Streamer, adjust the camera angle and show us his dog face. Today, we, the ‘family,’ are going to uphold justice!】
“Was this your idea alone, or did you and your father plan this together?” Zheng Sufen wiped her eyes and asked slowly.
Zheng Ping shook his head frantically. Before he could speak, she added: “Do you know, I had originally planned that if I stayed and didn’t return to the country this time, I would transfer the house to your name—”
“What?!” Zheng Ping’s eyes nearly bulged out of his head. He even forgot to cry.
“I just didn’t expect you to be in such a hurry that you’d dare to do this. You can forget about this house. I’m selling it immediately so you can stop thinking about it.” Zheng Sufen said, her heart somewhat cold and weary.
Su Yi wrapped her arm around the old lady’s shoulders and patted her gently.
Sigh. Empty-nesters were inevitably lonely, treating a relative’s child as their own grandson, only for the other party to turn out to be such a creature. If it were her, she would have picked up a chair and cracked his head open on the spot.
Tutu, nestled in the old lady’s arms, also raised his short paws and patted her arm lightly.
Zheng Sufen’s tears fell again.
Zheng Ping panicked. He scrambled over to Zheng Sufen’s feet, and just as he was about to cast aside his pride and grab her leg to repent, he glimpsed the phone in Su Yi’s hand. He froze for a moment, and his expression instantly turned hideous. “You’re recording a video? What right do you have to record? Give me the phone!”
Enduring the pain in his leg, he stood up to snatch the phone.
Su Yi dodged nimbly, barely avoiding him.
He didn’t get the phone, but he saw the screen clearly. A livestream??
“You’re livestreaming?! I—you’ve violated my right to privacy and my portrait rights! I’m going to sue you!” Zheng Ping exploded with rage, threatening her viciously.
Su Yi countered calmly: “Look closely. I blurred the background and didn’t film your face. You call that violating privacy and portrait rights?”
“You!” Zheng Ping looked closely and realized she was right… but he couldn’t just swallow this. “You’re just a tenant, an outsider! What right do you have to enter my home and interfere in our family business? You’re just using other people’s privacy to stream for traffic, aren’t you? Aren’t you afraid of karma?”
Su Yi sighed. “Do you think I wanted to come? One reason was to bring Tutu back. Second, I signed a full-year lease and paid the money. If you secretly sell the house in a few days, what am I supposed to do? You’re so shameless and unscrupulous that you definitely wouldn’t have refunded my money.”
Stung by her words and further humiliated by the insults, Zheng Ping’s malice grew. He raised a fist and lunged at her.
Su Yi jumped away, but accidentally tripped and knocked against the edge of the bed. The phone flew out of her hand, and she tumbled to the ground awkwardly. She groaned inwardly: They said emergency texts work too… are the police stuck in traffic?!
At that critical moment, someone burst through the door.
“Hands behind your head and get down! Don’t move!”
Zheng Ping froze in place, still in his striking pose, unable to process it. The police??
After only two seconds of hesitation, he was pinned to the ground on his knees, unable even to cry out.
Who the f*ck called the police!
“Are you alright, Ma’am? Are you injured?” Two officers ran over—one to comfort the old lady, who was terrified by the turn of events, and one to help Su Yi up.
Su Yi shed ‘heroic’ tears. “Officers, thank you! Thank God you arrived in time. One step later and we would have been in danger.”