But what Jiang Mengmeng had never expected was that not only had Lu Qiance fallen for the scheme, he had completely ignored all the subtle hints she had dropped!
Was my hint too subtle?
Originally, Jiang Mengmeng had wanted Lu Qiance to think she was a kind-hearted girl who wasn’t deliberately ruining someone else’s reputation.
Instead, her plan had backfired.
The two people who, in the original novel, had never shared any physical intimacy had actually become husband and wife!
Grinding her teeth, Jiang Mengmeng sneered.
“Since she’s so heartless and ungrateful, there’s no need for you to keep treating her as part of the Sang family.”
Seeing her reaction, Sang Qingshan lowered his voice even further.
“Immortal… do you have a solution?”
Jiang Mengmeng let out a cold laugh.
“The only person Sang Qing can rely on now is Lu Qiance. Once Lu Qiance leaves, won’t Sang Qing be completely at your mercy?”
In the original story, Sang Qing had refused to follow Lu Qiance to the military base because she didn’t want to suffer through life there. Instead, she had simply demanded that he mail his monthly allowance back to her.
Lu Qiance had also grown tired of her constant bossiness, so he would soon return to the army.
Without Lu Qiance protecting her, and with that much money in her hands, she would be devoured until there wasn’t even a scrap left!
“But that unfilial girl has already ruined our family’s reputation!” Sang Qingshan fumed, his stomach burning with anger.
If not for Sang Qing, no one in Hongqi Town would have known he had married into the Sang family!
Compared to dealing with Sang Qing, what he wanted most now was to restore his own reputation.
He was still the director at the garment factory. If his reputation was destroyed, he could forget about ever climbing higher in his career.
Jiang Mengmeng frowned impatiently at his lack of ambition.
Suddenly, something occurred to her, and a vicious gleam flashed through her eyes.
“Sang Qing may have ruined your family’s reputation, but outsiders don’t know who’s right and who’s wrong. If Sang Qing’s own reputation were destroyed at this moment… not only would she lose Lu Qiance as her support, but no one would care anymore whether your family was in the right or the wrong.”
Since she hadn’t been able to influence Lu Qiance herself, she’d simply have the Sang family ruin Sang Qing instead.
The result would be the same.
As long as Sang Qing completely lost the fortune attached to her destiny, she could simply bind her system to another unlucky person!
Hearing that, Sang Qingshan’s eyes immediately lit up.
“Thank you for your guidance, Immortal. I understand now!”
Since that unfilial daughter refused to give him, her father, any face, then he wouldn’t leave her any path to survive either!
The next morning, when Sang Qing groggily woke up, the sky was still gray with mist, and a light rain was falling outside.
She glanced at the watch on the table.
It was only nine in the morning.
Her entire body still ached, almost exactly as badly as it had the day before.
Silently cursing Lu Qiance a few times, she took out a cup of spiritual spring water from her space and drank it.
According to the original novel, the spiritual spring water could not only save lives in critical moments, but also repair the body’s condition.
Drinking it regularly could gradually improve one’s physical constitution as well.
It was an absolute cheat item.
After gulping down a few mouthfuls, the soreness throughout her body eased almost immediately.
After thinking for a moment, she poured herself another cup. Only after every trace of exhaustion had disappeared did she change into fresh clothes and leave the room.
What surprised Sang Qing was that there wasn’t a single person at home.
She guessed that Lu Qiance, that jerk, probably assumed that after exhausting her so thoroughly yesterday, there was no way she’d wake up this morning.
That explained why he hadn’t left anyone behind.
Perfect.
She could take advantage of the empty house to buy plenty of supplies for the island and quietly store everything in her space.
Before awakening, Sang Qing truly hadn’t wanted to accompany Lu Qiance to his military posting.
The place where he was stationed was an island with living conditions far worse than those in their town.
She had heard that a supply boat only traveled to town once a week, and even fresh water had to be transported by boat.
Someone like her, who insisted on bathing every day, would have found it unbearable.
Fortunately, she now had the spiritual spring.
With such a large river inside her space, not only could she bathe every day—even swimming daily wouldn’t be a problem.
So now her priority was to buy as many things as possible that were difficult to obtain on the island.
Thinking this, Sang Qing looked at the pair of jeans and the long-sleeved Dacron shirt folded neatly beside the bed. The corner of her mouth twitched.
Fine.
For the sake of that jerk Lu Qiance thoughtfully preparing clothes for her in advance, she’d only add one small mark against him for now.
Once the spiritual spring fully strengthened her body…
She’d definitely make him pay!
After tidying herself up, Sang Qing stored all of her valuables—including the money she had reclaimed from the Sang family—inside her space.
Keeping them there was much safer than leaving them at home.
Patting the now-empty cloth bag on her shoulder, she headed straight for the supply cooperative.
She bought a large number of daily necessities—soap, toothpaste, toilet paper, and other consumable items.
She also stocked up on all kinds of pastries, candies, and snacks she liked.
After putting the bags into her space one by one, she headed toward the state-run restaurant, planning to buy several ready-made dishes to store away.
After all, she couldn’t cook.
If Lu Qiance was away on a mission after they reached the island, she couldn’t exactly survive by eating the wind.
Teaching her to cook would probably be harder than teaching a dog to tend a stove.
The moment Sang Qing stepped through the restaurant entrance, a sarcastic voice rang out.
“Well, if it isn’t the eldest daughter of the Sang family. After throwing your own father out of the house, you’ve got money to eat at a restaurant now?”
Sang Qing glanced at the hooligan-looking man who had spoken, then at Sang Yanyan seated at the same table. She frowned.
She recognized him.
His name was Wang Qiang. He was one of Sang Yanyan’s admirers and also worked at the garment factory.
The only problem was…
Sang Yanyan had never been interested in him.
“Oh? Isn’t this Sang Yanyan’s little lapdog?” Sang Qing crossed her arms over her chest, her pretty face full of contempt as though she were looking at a stray mutt by the roadside. “What happened? Did your owner forget to put you on a leash before letting you out?”
Wang Qiang’s expression immediately darkened.
Being mocked in front of the woman he was pursuing made it even worse.
Seeing that, Sang Yanyan immediately pretended to mediate while secretly adding fuel to the fire.
“Big Sis, how can you talk about Brother Wang like that? H-He only stood up for me because I was driven out of the house…”
Sang Qing shot her a sideways glance.
“If you keep a dog at home, it can bark itself hoarse all day and no one cares. But letting it run loose on the streets without a leash? That just means you’re irresponsible.”
“Sis…”
“And another thing,” Sang Qing interrupted before Sang Yanyan could continue acting pitiful. “I’m not your sister. You’re just the illegitimate daughter that old bastard Sang Qingshan had from his affair. You’re not worthy of calling me ‘Big Sister.'”
It was a one-hit kill.
How could Wang Qiang tolerate his goddess being humiliated like that?
He immediately stepped in front of Sang Yanyan and shouted angrily,
“Sang Qing! Say one more word of nonsense and I’ll beat you to death!”
Sang Qing slowly looked him up and down before speaking leisurely.
“Beat me to death? Hah. Do you know what’ll happen? You’ll end up with nothing more than a bullet in your head. And the woman you’re so desperately in love with? She’ll probably find herself another man the very next day. And besides…”