Train tickets weren’t easy to come by, especially since she needed them urgently. But Su Wantang had looks, money, and connections.
After receiving the referral letter and tickets from her close friend, she rushed straight to the station, just in time to catch a train one departure earlier than Su Ye and the others.
She arrived in H City at noon.
The book had described this place in great detail, even down to the house numbers, which was why Su Wantang managed to find it without much trouble.
Su Wantang retrieved a hammer from her Space and, with two loud bangs, smashed the lock open.
Fortunately, Su’s Father had considered the need to transport these items later, so the location for storing the family fortune was quite remote. Her noisy actions didn’t attract anyone’s attention.
Su’s Father was indeed a meticulous man.
Once inside, Su Wantang followed the book’s description and successfully located the secret chamber where the items were hidden.
A dozen chests, each half a person’s height, were neatly arranged inside, every one securely locked.
Su Wantang took the hammer again and broke the locks on the chests. When she opened them, the dazzling glint of gold nearly blinded her.
Her heart raced wildly.
Even though she had grown up in luxury, the sight of such wealth still stirred uncontrollable excitement.
All the gold, silver, jewels, antiques, and jade in these chests now belonged to her.
Su Wantang waved her hand and stored all the chests in her Space. But as she thought about what Su’s Father had done to her, her excitement dimmed.
If given the choice, she would rather not have these things if it meant losing her father and sister.
Yet, they had abandoned her first!
Su Wantang touched her flat stomach, still unable to believe that there was a child growing inside.
But since she had unlocked her Space and obtained the Su family fortune, it was proof enough that everything written in that book was true.
No, she had to leave this place as soon as possible.
Su Wantang hadn’t forgotten that the book was far from wholesome.
Although Su Ye’s ultimate fate was to end up with the male lead, at the start of the plot, she was already entangled with numerous men, their relationships highly ambiguous.
One such episode described Su Ye, after unlocking her Space, coming to H City. She sent Su’s Father away and quietly took the family fortune for herself.
Unexpectedly, just as she finished collecting the fortune and was about to leave, a man under the influence of a Love Drug stumbled into the courtyard and pinned her to the ground.
To avoid exposing her Space, Su Ye let the man…
Ugh!
Su Wantang shuddered at that part of the description.
Perhaps it was because she was a normal person that she couldn’t understand the thought process of a transmigrated heroine.
To avoid revealing her Space, she allowed herself to be… by a strange man—what was she thinking?
Besides, with so many items stored in her Space, even if she hadn’t prepared a hammer like Su Wantang did, she could have used a few gold ingots to knock the man out.
Or there were hairpins, vases, jade artifacts…
So many things could have been used as weapons!
Not daring to linger for a moment, Su Wantang quickened her pace as she walked out, her mind racing.
Not long after Su Wantang left, Su’s Father and Su Ye, who had arrived one stop later, appeared in H City.
Without a Space to rely on, Su Ye naturally had no other way to hide the fortune from Su’s Father, so there was no need for her to send him away and go alone.
Thus, when the drugged man from the book lunged at Su Ye, Su’s Father knocked him out with a single blow, successfully protecting her.
Yet this very act severed their chance to successfully reach Hong Kong.
In the book, although Su Ye and Su’s Father had managed to obtain boat tickets, the ship was inspected and prevented from departing for unknown reasons. It was only through the help of the man who had bullied Su Ye—driven by guilt—that they eventually succeeded in leaving.
The butterfly’s wings were still quietly fluttering.
A slight move in one part could affect the whole situation—this described it perfectly.
…
The sun dipped into the sea, casting a brilliant glow that dyed both the sky and the ocean in golden-purple hues.
Su Wantang, disguised as a procurement agent, had purchased a considerable amount of seafood from the fishermen along the shore.
Since she had the rare opportunity to visit the coastal area, she wasn’t about to return empty-handed.
Moreover, she had already tested it: the buns she bought and stored in her Space before boarding the train at noon were still piping hot when she took them out now.
This was enough to prove that the Space had a preservation function—whatever was put inside would remain exactly as it was when taken out.
With an uncertain future ahead, stocking up on supplies in her Space would only do her good.
After storing the last batch of seafood in the Space, Su Wantang lay down on a rocky reef by the shore, but her mind refused to settle.
By now, Su Ye should have discovered that the items in the secret chamber had vanished.
What expression would she be wearing?
And without the Su family’s wealth to rely on, would she still choose to leave the mainland for Hong Kong?
What Su Wantang didn’t know was that, thanks to her interference, it was no longer a matter of whether Su Ye was willing to go, but whether she could go at all!
It was already late, but she wasn’t in a hurry to find a place to stay.
Only when the sun had completely vanished beneath the sea, leaving behind a sky full of starlight, did Su Wantang—alone in the darkness—find herself enveloped by fear.
Entering the Space, she was wrapped in brightness and warmth, and the lingering fear in her heart gradually faded away.
A night passed, and when Su Wantang reappeared in the real world, it was already bright outside.
In the distance, she could hear noisy commotion. Turning to look, she saw a crowd gathered, though it was unclear what was happening.
As everyone knows, curiosity is an innate trait among the people—the more people gathered in one place, the more one feels compelled to see what’s going on.
Even she was no exception.
As she approached, she discovered several men harassing a woman—not only hurling insults but also getting handsy.
The woman was fair-skinned and delicate, with a charming appearance, and now, with teary eyes, she looked pitiable.
A crowd had gathered around, watching the spectacle with amusement.
Su Wantang couldn’t stand by and watch, so she stepped forward to intervene.
“Hey, how can you bully someone like this?”
She pushed her way into the middle of the crowd, supporting the woman’s arm and shielding her partially behind her.
“Who are you? Why are you protecting her? Are the two of you in cahoots?”
“I think they are! Look at how well-dressed she is—it must be from exploiting us!”
“That’s right, let’s teach her a lesson too…”
The men spouted righteous words, but their eyes and tone held no trace of justice—only thick layers of teasing and lewdness.
What she never expected was that the woman she had rescued would take advantage of the distraction and abandon Su Wantang, running off alone!
Now it was Su Wantang who was surrounded, isolated and helpless.
“Ahhhhhhh…”
Su Wantang, who had been groped several times in the chaos, pulled out a kitchen knife from her Space and swung it fiercely at the group, forcing them to retreat.
She suddenly snapped back to reality, gripped the knife tightly, and turned to run.
“The capitalist’s wolf cub refuses discipline and dares to wield a knife to kill! Comrades, catch her—don’t let her escape!”
Su Wantang couldn’t understand how people could be so brazen.
She had merely spoken up for someone being bullied, yet these individuals relentlessly pursued her without letting go.
Before she could run far, she was surrounded again, and the kitchen knife in her hand was knocked aside.
Only then did she truly feel fear.
“I… I don’t know her. I just felt sorry for her and said a word in her defense. Please let me go…”
“Besides, harassment is illegal—it’s punishable by execution!”
First pretending to be pitiful, then threatening, Su Wantang kept a close watch on the expressions of the men.
From their demeanor, it was clear they were relying on their numbers and strength to take advantage of a young woman.
If they still refused to back down, even if it meant risking exposure of her Space, she would make sure they paid dearly.