Zhao Chengren grew more and more sinister the more he thought about it. The scene he had seen that night kept replaying in his mind—bundles upon bundles of cash and vouchers scattered all over the floor.
If he could get that money, would he still worry about not being able to pay off his gambling debts? With enough capital, he could even go back and win another big round!
Gradually, he convinced himself. Zhao Chengren felt his whole body relax and turned to head back, planning to make some preparations first.
But the moment he turned around, his expression stiffened.
“I—I’ll have the money tonight! Don’t go making trouble at my house!” Zhao Chengren looked extremely grim as he stared at the burly, dark-skinned man approaching him, fear flooding his heart.
The burly man stepped forward and patted Zhao Chengren’s face. “Zhao, remember what you said. If the money isn’t paid today, you know the consequences.”
Zhao Chengren clenched his teeth, feeling as if a huge stone were pressing down on his chest. He slapped the man’s hand away impatiently. “Got it!”
He strode off. Tonight, he had to get the money—not only to pay off the casino debt, but also to use that money to狠狠打他们的脸!
He, Zhao Chengren, was not some poor nobody!
As night fell, Su Wan did not go to sleep. Instead, she sat quietly in the dark room, her eyes fixed on the empty street below.
She had spent the entire day inside the space. Xiaobai had planted all the seeds, and the space had even added fenced areas for raising animals.
Those animals had already been penned beside the farmland, each one looking lively and energetic.
As for the dog, Xiaobai seemed especially fond of it. When Su Wan went in, Xiaobai was playing with the dog—the two little ones running side by side, clearly getting along very well.
When Xiaobai noticed her, it seemed a bit embarrassed. It shoved the dog away, stopped licking its fur, and immediately put on a cold, aloof expression again.
“Hmph! I’ll give you that—these seeds are decent. And those saplings, I’ve planted them all,” Xiaobai said proudly, lifting its head and sneaking glances at Su Wan as if waiting for praise.
Of course, Su Wan didn’t hold back. She picked Xiaobai up and walked around the fields with it. The original two mu of land had expanded tenfold, all of it planted with crops.
What was astonishing was that the seeds had already sprouted. In just one day since she last came in, they had grown into small seedlings.
Su Wan stared in shock. “How did these seeds grow so fast?!”
She couldn’t believe it. She had done farm work before and knew that normally seeds would never grow this quickly.
Xiaobai lifted its chin arrogantly, its fluffy head brushing against Su Wan’s jaw.
“Hmph! What do you think you got? This is spiritual farmland, and the water used is spiritual spring water. The space has only leveled up once—if it were max level, ordinary crops would be ready to harvest the moment they were planted!”
Su Wan caught two key words—spiritual farmland! Spiritual spring!
She looked at the steaming pool of water and pointed at it. “That’s the spiritual spring?”
Xiaobai nodded proudly. “Yes! This spiritual spring is incredibly powerful! ￥￥%……&&”
Xiaobai rattled on with its explanation, while Su Wan had already scooped up some of the spring water and taken a sip.
The sweet water slid down her throat. Su Wan felt as though her slightly weary body was instantly soothed. Her eyes widened. “This spiritual spring is amazing!”
Xiaobai’s furry face showed a look of “how uncultured.” “Hmph! Human, you’ve really stepped in dog shit luck—to get a spiritual spring space like this, and such an amazing spiritual companion like me!”
The moment the words left its mouth, Xiaobai froze. How did it accidentally say what it was thinking?! Ahhh! It wasn’t some pet—it was a spiritual being of the space!
In any case, after drinking the spiritual spring water, Su Wan felt completely refreshed. Even the usual soreness in her shoulders was gone. She felt brimming with energy.
Her eyes remained fixed downstairs, her fingers unconsciously tapping on the tabletop. Zhao Chengren, you’d better not disappoint me!
At two in the morning, when everything was utterly silent, several dark figures suddenly entered Su Wan’s field of vision.
Su Wan’s eyes lit up. They’re here!
She opened her bedroom door a crack and silently went downstairs.
It looked like Zhao Chengren didn’t dare come alone—he’d brought accomplices.
They were fiddling with the door lock when Su Wan had already reached the kitchen and slipped out through the back door.
She carefully checked her surroundings. Good—no one was keeping watch outside. Su Wan moved quickly.
Luckily, she had drunk the spiritual spring water. Otherwise, with her usual physical condition, she would have been exhausted in no time moving this fast.
But today, she felt no fatigue at all. The people living in this area were either wealthy or influential. The Su family’s villa stood in the center of the neighborhood, and nearby there was a police guard post.
Su Wan went straight in and quickly explained what was happening. When the officers heard that someone was breaking in at night, they immediately brought five or six people with them and followed Su Wan back to her villa.
They returned to the villa together. The front door was wide open. For Su Wan’s safety, the officers didn’t let her go upstairs. The group quietly went up first.
Su Wan also quietly followed upstairs. Zhao Chengren’s slightly excited voice rang out, and Su Wan immediately frowned when she heard it.
The officers hadn’t expected Su Wan to be so bold that she followed them upstairs. They gestured for her to stop, and Su Wan nodded and obediently went back downstairs. As long as Zhao Chengren was confirmed to be inside, that was enough.
Upstairs, the stern and authoritative voices of the police rang out. “Don’t move! Hands on your head, squat down!”
“Run! The police!” a man shouted.
Instantly, chaos erupted upstairs. Sounds of fighting echoed through the night, piercingly loud.
The silence of the street was torn apart. Neighbors were awakened, and lights came on in many homes.
The study light turned on. Su Wan stood up and switched on the living room light as well.
Someone had already come to the front door. “Wanwan? What’s going on at your place?”
It was a neighbor from next door—Aunt Zhang. Su Wan showed a frightened expression. “Aunt Zhang, someone broke into my house. If I hadn’t heard something and run to get the police ahead of time, who knows how terrifying it would’ve been!”
As soon as she said that, Aunt Zhang’s eyes widened in disbelief. “What?! A break-in?!”
More people followed behind her, and upon hearing this, they all gasped.
“Oh my! What kind of thief has the nerve to steal in this neighborhood!”
“Good thing Wanwan was quick-witted. Otherwise, a young girl all alone—tsk tsk tsk. Severe punishment! They must be severely punished!”
Just then, someone was escorted downstairs by the police. Su Wan looked up.
She saw Zhao Chengren, his face filled with shame and a look of utter doom.
“You! How could it be you!” Su Wan cried out, looking as though she recognized him and couldn’t believe it, her body swaying as if about to collapse.
Aunt Zhang quickly wrapped an arm around her. “Wanwan, do you know this man?”
As she spoke, she glanced at Zhao Chengren a few times. He looked oddly familiar—didn’t he resemble Su Wan’s friend a bit?!
Su Wan stared at Zhao Chengren. “Brother Zhao! You’re the older brother of my best friend, Mengxue! How could you come to my house to steal!”
As soon as those words were spoken, many people recognized him, and gasps of shock spread through the crowd.
Everyone in the neighborhood knew Zhao Mengxue, because she often came here to see Su Wan, and she was always very polite, calling everyone auntie and uncle.
Who could have imagined that her own brother would do something like this?!
“My god! This man is Zhao Mengxue’s own brother! The Zhao family actually has a son like this!”
“Wanwan treats her so well, and her brother sneaks into the Su house in the middle of the night to steal! That’s just inhuman!”