Lin Wanwan felt a little guilty. “Why are you back again?”
Shen Yan’s tone was cold. ”Lin Wanwan, what are you up to this time?”
He hadn’t wanted to come back either—he was just worried Lin Wanwan would cause trouble, so he had no choice but to return and keep an eye on her.
Lin Wanwan was very displeased. “What could I possibly do? Didn’t I already say I wouldn’t mess around anymore? Instead of wasting your time watching me, why don’t you go investigate Lin Qingyu?”
She picked up her camera, ready to leave, but looking at Shen Yan—so tall and elegant—she suddenly felt an itch to act.
She really wanted to take pictures!
Shen Yan was just too good-looking. His physique rivaled that of a top male model, and on top of that, he had a face that tempted people to commit crimes.
No wonder the Original Owner had forced him into marriage back then.
Who could resist that?
Lin Wanwan certainly couldn’t. “Shen Yan, how about I take some photos of you? I’m really good at it!”
Shen Yan looked at her with disdain and turned to walk away.
Lin Wanwan pouted. Fine, don’t take pictures then. All four of her brothers were tall, handsome men—she wasn’t lacking Shen Yan!
Oh right, she needed to find her Fourth Brother, Lin Xiangbei, as soon as possible.
The Original Owner had come to Haicheng with Lin Xiangbei, but after accompanying her through her tantrums for a while, he had gone off to do reselling.
Haicheng was a great place to make money, and Lin Xiangbei was a business fanatic.
He’d been secretly doing reselling in Haicheng lately, so he should have earned quite a bit of money.
In the novel, Lin Qingyu had only been able to buy the Xue family’s Western-style house thanks to the generous contributions of this sucker of a Fourth Brother.
When Lin Qingyu took the money, she’d put it nicely, saying it was a loan and that she would pay Lin Xiangbei back someday.
But to help her buy the house, Lin Xiangbei had made enemies while reselling, and someone reported him for speculation and profiteering. He was thrown into prison.
And in prison, while trying to protect Lin Qingyu, he was beaten to death.
Lin Qingyu never even showed her face, let alone repaid the money.
The Lin family in the novel never knew about any of this, so Lin Qingyu got away with it all scot-free.
Lin Wanwan had no intention of swallowing that loss.
She was petty by nature and couldn’t stand seeing her own brother act like a simp for an outsider.
Lin Xiangbei was the money-making machine she had her eye on—he had to make money for her!
In Lin Qingyu’s previous life, this man had relied on his own exploration—no, on figuring things out by himself—and become a first-generation rich tycoon.
His abilities were beyond question, and Lin Wanwan had no intention of wasting such talent.
That said, Lin Xiangbei was probably busy reselling right now, and Haicheng was so big that finding him wouldn’t be easy.
Lin Wanwan thought it over and decided not to go looking for him just yet.
Once Lin Xiangbei came back, she would ask him for money directly.
And talk to him about going home while she was at it.
At this point, Lin Xiangbei should still just be dabbling on a small scale. Even if he’d made some money, he wouldn’t have offended anyone badly enough to get reported.
But further down the line, who could say?
If she took Lin Xiangbei back to their hometown now, it would let him dodge all the trouble ahead.
Lin Wanwan quickly mapped out her next steps. Instead of rushing back to the Shen family, she found a spot of shade to sit down and carefully browse the System Mall.
The Mall really had everything, and the prices were very reasonable.
Her 100,000 yuan could buy quite a lot.
Lin Wanwan also visited several nearby shops and took a tour of the department store to get a sense of current prices.
After looking around, she discovered that the industrial goods in the System Mall were all cheaper than market prices.
Some were cheaper by quite a lot!
If she bought goods from the System Mall and resold them, she would absolutely make a killing!
Still, the risk was too great. Sneaking around as a small-time peddler, selling in small quantities was fine.
But if she sold in bulk, she’d be noticed in no time.
Lin Wanwan had no desire to end up eating prison food.
While she still had time, Lin Wanwan browsed every shop in the area, not even skipping the scrap collection station.
Unfortunately, she wasn’t the Female Lead, so she didn’t manage to pick up any hidden gems like gold bars or antiques.
All the scrap was sorted into categories, and who knew how many times people had already gone through it.
Lin Wanwan wandered around for a while, found nothing worthwhile, and had to leave.
By the time she’d finished browsing, it was almost noon, and Lin Wanwan shamelessly returned to the Shen family home.
She had no grain coupons or meat coupons, and she wasn’t familiar with Haicheng, so she couldn’t find one of those privately-owned restaurants that didn’t require coupons. She had no choice but to go back to the Shen family for a meal.
The moment she returned, she ran into Lin Xiangbei.
Lin Xiangbei was three years older than the Original Owner, twenty-four this year, a meter eighty tall, with delicate, handsome features—he looked exactly like the gentle second male lead from an idol drama.
Even though Lin Wanwan had long since received the Original Owner’s memories, she couldn’t help but draw in a breath when she saw him.
Thinking that someone like this had actually died a miserable death in prison made Lin Wanwan feel angry.
All four of the Original Owner’s brothers were very good-looking, so naturally the Original Owner herself wasn’t bad either.
If Lin Qingyu hadn’t drugged her, she would never have ended up looking like the mess she was now!
Lin Xiangbei had been about to go out looking for her, and seeing her return, he quickly pulled her aside and asked in a low voice, “Where did you go to cause trouble this time?”
Lin Wanwan was just about to deny it when Lin Xiangbei spotted the camera in her hand and the diamond watch on her wrist.
His eyes nearly bulged out of his head. “Where did you get a camera and a diamond watch?”
When he’d come back earlier, only Shen Yan and Mother Shen had been home.
Shen Yan was cooking in the kitchen, and Mother Shen was a thin-skinned intellectual who would never do something like tattling to Lin Xiangbei.
So Lin Xiangbei still knew nothing of Lin Wanwan’s “glorious achievements” today.
Lin Wanwan didn’t hide anything. “I demanded them from Shen Yan and his mother.”
Lin Xiangbei’s eyes nearly popped out. “You demanded them, and they just gave them to you?”
Lin Wanwan said, “I told them I’d be going back at the latest the day after tomorrow.”
Lin Xiangbei was even more shocked. “Why do you suddenly want to go back?”
“The more I make a scene, the more Shen Yan hates me. It’s pointless. Better to quit while I’m ahead—get some compensation out of him and leave.”
Thinking of the plot in the book, Lin Wanwan dragged Lin Xiangbei straight to the Original Owner’s room.
This was the guest room. Because the Original Owner had stubbornly refused to leave, Mother Shen had no choice but to arrange for her to stay here temporarily.
At first, the Original Owner had wanted to stay in Shen Yan’s room, but Shen Yan absolutely refused.
Lin Wanwan shut the door and held out her hand, demanding money from Lin Xiangbei. “Fourth Brother, you’ve been running around outside every day—you must have earned quite a bit, right? Give it all to me! I’ll keep it safe for you!”
Lin Xiangbei instinctively covered his wallet. “It’s not much. I’ll keep it myself. No need to—”
Lin Wanwan demanded, “Are you planning to hand the money over to Lin Qingyu?”
Lin Xiangbei hurriedly denied it. “Don’t talk nonsense! This has nothing to do with Lin Qingyu!”
“Our house is so run-down, and Mom and Dad are still suffering out in the countryside. Doesn’t Fourth Brother want to earn more money, fix up our house, and give Mom and Dad a good life?”
The moment Lin Wanwan said this, Lin Xiangbei’s eyes instantly turned red. “Of course I want to earn more money! What do you think I’ve been running around outside every day for?”
Lin Wanwan held out her hand. “Then give me the money! I’ll help you make money!”
Lin Xiangbei laughed awkwardly. “Little Sister, it’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s just… you’ve never made money before…”
Lin Wanwan immediately pulled out a wad of bills—several hundred at least.
Lin Xiangbei’s eyes went wide. “Where did you get…”
“I earned it.”
Two hundred of it was from Shen Yan, and the rest Lin Wanwan had withdrawn from the System.
Still, she lied to Lin Xiangbei. “I bought a porcelain bowl for twenty bucks, and someone took a fancy to it and paid me several hundred for it, so I sold it.”
Lin Xiangbei got excited at once. “That must have been an antique! Where did you buy it?”
Lin Wanwan kept making things up. “From a street stall. I’m planning to go browse around again tomorrow. Fourth Brother, give me all your money—I promise I’ll help you make a fortune!”
Lin Xiangbei hesitated.
On his way back, he had run into Lin Qingyu. She seemed to have run into some trouble lately—she’d actually approached him for a loan, hesitating as if she couldn’t bring herself to say it.
He really couldn’t bear to see Lin Qingyu so distressed, so he’d agreed to help her figure something out.
And now Lin Wanwan was asking him for money too…
Lin Xiangbei didn’t know whether he should give it to her.