The scumbag father, Zhou Wangzheng, saw that both his father-in-law and wife had passed away, leaving no one in the Luo family capable of restraining him. Before long, he eagerly brought his childhood sweetheart, Shen Biyun, into the family and married her. She also brought along her two children, Luo Keke’s stepsister, Ye Shiyao, and stepbrother, Ye Zixuan.
However, Ye Shiyao and Ye Zixuan were probably his biological children all along. Even after Shen Biyun later gave birth to Zhou Shuyi, the two of them never lost their father’s favor.
It was the original Luo Keke who suffered.
After her grandfather’s death, Zhou Wangzheng became the undisputed master of the household, doing whatever he pleased.
He and the scheming Shen Biyun spent their days plotting how to seize the Luo family’s entire fortune for themselves.
What they did not know was that Luo Keke’s grandfather had already planned ahead. Before his death, he had secretly placed most of the Luo family’s assets in various safe locations, and only the original Luo Keke knew the clues to where the treasures were hidden.
Zhou Wangzheng was ruthless enough to sell off even his own biological son, so naturally, he had no affection whatsoever for Luo Keke’s mother, let alone any fatherly love for Luo Keke. He kept her alive only because he wanted to slowly pry the whereabouts of the family’s wealth out of her.
How could Luo Keke not understand her scumbag father’s sinister intentions?
Therefore, whenever her father and stepmother thought she had lost all value and became eager to get rid of her, she would deliberately reveal a little information about the whereabouts of the family’s treasures.
And so, Luo Keke struggled to survive in this treacherous environment all the way to the age of twenty. Even then, a large portion of the Luo family’s wealth had already fallen into Zhou Wangzheng and Shen Biyun’s hands.
The reason Zhou Wangzheng had finally become so ruthless toward Luo Keke today was that he believed he had already secured most of the Luo family’s fortune and that Luo Keke no longer had any value to him.
Now, he had only one final goal: to force Luo Keke to give her job to Ye Shiyao and then send her off to marry some poor country bumpkin. As for whether she lived or died afterward, he simply did not care.
The original Luo Keke knew all too well what her treacherous father and stepmother were plotting.
That job had been painstakingly secured for her by her grandfather—the position of assistant to the director of the largest hospital in Shanghai.
To obtain that position, Old Master Luo had donated countless valuables and pulled every possible string to secure this precious opportunity for her.
Such a prestigious job, yet her stepsister, Ye Shiyao, actually wanted to take it without lifting a finger. How could the original Luo Keke possibly agree?
Besides, the original Luo Keke had no idea when her mother had arranged a marriage for her in the countryside. She did not even know who the man was, so how could she possibly be willing to marry him?
As for Chu Xiao, he and Luo Keke had grown up together and shared a bond far deeper than an ordinary childhood friendship.
Whenever he came to the Luo family and happened to see them making things difficult for her, he would usually step forward and defend her.
Now, her scumbag father not only coveted her job but also wanted her to give up the man she loved to her stepsister.
It was simply too much. How could she possibly agree?
Faced with her father’s threats and inducements and her stepmother’s honeyed words, the original Luo Keke had remained unmoved and firmly resisted.
Perhaps her father had finally lost his patience today. In a fit of rage, he suddenly shoved her.
Her head slammed hard against the corner of the marble table in the villa’s grand hall, and she died on the spot.
At that very moment, after the modern-day Luo Keke was killed in the plane crash, her soul crossed into the original Luo Keke’s body.
After sorting through all the events and their causes, Luo Keke felt her anger erupt like molten lava, blazing fiercely within her.
She secretly swore that she would make everyone who had bullied and harmed her pay the price they deserved and reclaim everything that belonged to her.
However, she had only just taken over the original owner’s body. The original Luo Keke had suffered years of abuse, was severely malnourished, and was extremely weak. Her head was still throbbing from the impact, and at that moment, she barely had the strength to lift a hand.
And standing before her now were three venomous snakes who wished they could kill her on the spot and tear her apart.
Besides, revenge was not something that could be accomplished overnight. For now, she had to survive the crisis in front of her.
Luo Keke quickly assessed the situation and hurriedly suppressed the fury in her eyes, replacing it with a pitiful and vulnerable expression.
She covered the wound on her forehead with one hand and began to whimper weakly, her voice trembling slightly.
“Dad, Mom, I… I know I was wrong. I was too thoughtless just now. I made you angry.”
Zhou Wangzheng, Shen Biyun, and Ye Shiyao, who had been glaring at her viciously like venomous snakes, all showed a trace of surprise in their eyes.
None of them had expected Luo Keke, who had always stubbornly refused to give up her job and seemed determined to the very end, to suddenly change her mind.
The change was so abrupt that they were momentarily caught off guard.
Zhou Wangzheng secretly gloated to himself, a smug expression appearing on his face.
Hmph. It seemed he had used the wrong method before. He had been too lenient with this girl.
Sure enough, when dealing with someone as stubborn as her, the only way was to beat her hard until she submitted, until she learned her place!
Shen Biyun was the first to recover. A flash of triumph crossed her eyes as she walked over with a false show of concern.
“Keke, it’s good that you’ve finally come around. Look, your sister has always been envious of your job. Why don’t you give it to her? That would also preserve the bond between you sisters.
“As for that marriage, since your mother arranged it for you, she only did it for your own good. The man in the countryside is honest and hardworking. He can give you a stable life.”
Luo Keke sneered inwardly, but her face remained timid and frightened. She nodded slightly and said tearfully, “Mom, I’m willing to give my job to Sister, but… but can I not get married? I’m scared…”
Zhou Wangzheng frowned impatiently.
“Hmph. You don’t get to decide! Your biological mother arranged this marriage long ago. You must go!”
“Keke, just marry him happily!” Her stepmother, Shen Biyun, pursed her lips and spoke with fake concern. “His family has been poor peasants for four generations. Their family background is completely clean. Compared with your status as a capitalist’s daughter, they have a much better standing. This is a rare opportunity for you to find a good husband.”
“Exactly, Little Sister Keke.” Ye Shiyao curled her lips into a mocking smile, her eyes filled with smugness. “Dad is doing all this for your own good. With someone like you, you still think you can climb up to Brother Chu Xiao? Stop dreaming. He has loved me from the very beginning. You should stop being so delusional and making yourself a laughingstock.”
Listening to the two of them singing the same tune, Luo Keke’s anger nearly consumed her.
Chu Xiao loved her? She was really putting lipstick on her own pig!
Anyone with eyes could see that Chu Xiao came to the Luo family because of Luo Keke. He was simply being held back by his family’s pressure and the tyranny of Zhou Wangzheng and Shen Biyun.
But whether Chu Xiao loved the original Luo Keke or wanted to marry her had nothing to do with the current Luo Keke anymore.
She was not the original owner, after all. She had no particular interest in loving a man who dared to love her but did not dare to stand up against his own family.
Suppressing the anger raging inside her, Luo Keke continued pretending to be pitiful. Sniffling, she said,
“Dad, Mom, it’s fine if you want me to go to the countryside and get married, but you have to give me some money, right? Otherwise, how am I supposed to survive once I get there?”