“It was you who hired those people to beat me up yesterday, wasn’t it? Don’t think I don’t know!” Tong Yuheng glared at her, eyes filled with murderous intent, causing Fan Yaqing to shrink back in fear.
The old Tong Yuheng wasn’t this terrifying—why does she now seem like she wants to kill someone? That look in her eyes made Fan Yaqing feel as if Tong Yuheng had actually killed before!
Tong Yuheng: That’s right, I sure have—and all of them were scum. But that was in my past life. Now that I’m here in this life, if someone’s evil, I wouldn’t mind taking them out either!
“It wasn’t me! I have no grudge against you—why would I hire someone to beat you up?” Fan Yaqing hurriedly denied.
Yesterday afternoon, she had learned from the original host’s memories that Tong Jiahui was alone in the office and had told her father. Having Wu Zhigang intercept Tong Yuheng was mainly to create an opportunity for her second uncle. Who would have thought her second uncle would be so useless—not only did he fail to accomplish anything, but he also got caught up with Widow Zhou, making the whole Steel Factory aware of it!
Yesterday’s incident was carefully orchestrated by her father, with every step meticulously planned. But Tong Yuheng woke up quickly and rushed to the office, causing her second uncle to miss his chance, and Han Ailian also ended up empty-handed.
Yesterday, she even went to ask that little thug, who said they had struck hard—the person had stopped breathing at the time, and they ran away because they were afraid of getting involved in a murder case.
How could they have known that the original host had indeed stopped breathing, only to be replaced by her, a female special forces soldier from the 21st century? From then on, the original book plot began to unravel!
“Fan Yaqing, if you don’t want others to know, you’d better not do it. Watch your step!”
Tong Yuheng released her and called Yuyao over to sit in her own seat. Class began soon after, and the homeroom teacher, Mr. Wang, announced that the final exams would start tomorrow.
Because some students were scheduled to go to the countryside after the Lunar New Year, and others needed to participate in job selection exams, they applied for early graduation exams.
Students who wanted to receive their graduation certificates earlier could sign up for the certification exam three days later. They wouldn’t need to take the final exams then.
At this time, special circumstances were handled with flexibility, especially to support the call for rural development.
The feedback from educated youths who had gone to the countryside in the past two years wasn’t optimistic, so recent graduates were no longer rushing headlong into it with blind enthusiasm.
Mobilizing educated youths to go to the countryside was a difficult task, and jobs in the city were extremely hard to come by. If some eligible students wanted to get their graduation certificates early, wasn’t that a good thing? Who cared whether these kids were being misled or forced by their families!
Tong Yuheng, of course, didn’t know about this and thought that her crossing over had come with the perk of getting whatever she wished for.
If the high school department could take exams early, the junior high department should be able to as well. At this time, children’s school starting ages weren’t strictly regulated—some started at five or six, while others began at eight, nine, or even ten.
So, the junior high department also had students who were seventeen or eighteen years old. That meant the twins, Linglong, could manage to get a junior high graduation certificate and go as educated youths too!
Finally, when noon dismissal arrived, Tong Yuheng went ahead and waited for Fan Yaqing on the road she always took home.
The Steel Factory Family Compound was divided into several residential areas. Leaving the school required crossing a square and a strip-shaped park shared by several neighborhoods. Fan Yaqing needed to pass through a small grove in the park to get home.
Tong Yuheng told Yuyao to wait for her outside the school restroom, saying she’d be back soon. If anyone asked, Yuyao was to say she was waiting for her to finish using the restroom before heading home. In reality, Tong Yuheng climbed over the wall behind the restroom and slipped out.
At high noon, with the cold weather, the small grove was completely deserted. Withered branches and fallen leaves on the ground were still covered with remnants of snow, crunching underfoot as one walked.
Tong Yuheng changed into a work jacket from her schoolbag, wrapped her head and face, and quickly climbed up a large willow tree.
Within minutes, she spotted Fan Yaqing hurrying home with her head down, ready to return for lunch. Tong Yuheng, like a leopard, searched for the best angle to strike.
The small path trodden by morning exercisers ran right beneath the large willow tree. Fan Yaqing drew closer, now right under her eyes!
Perfect! Now’s the moment! Down you go!
Tong Yuheng leaped from the tree, delivering a chop to the back of Fan Yaqing’s neck. Fan Yaqing immediately collapsed limply to the ground.
Tong Yuheng took out the prepared scissors, snipped the red cord around Fan Yaqing’s neck in a second, and yanked out her own jade pendant, clutching it tightly in her hand!
Phew! The Golden finger is secured. From now on, the plot must follow my script!
A faint smile tugged at the corner of Tong Yuheng’s lips. In just a few seconds, she hacked Fan Yaqing’s hair into a messy state, then swiftly left the scene to meet up with Yuyao, who was waiting for her.
Emerging from the restroom, she had already changed back into her school attire from earlier in the day. The two sisters exchanged a knowing smile and headed home together for lunch.
No one noticed that Tong Yuheng was wearing her father’s old size 43 work shoes today!
"Mom, our school’s graduation exams start in three days. Both Yuyao and I are taking them. Linglong, has your middle school mentioned anything about early graduation?"
"Yes, yes! Big sister, do we have to take them too? We’re afraid we might fail!"
Being twins, the two younger sisters were the closest and most mischievous. They shared everything, did everything together, and neither would ever back down.
The only issue was that these two girls weren’t particularly fond of studying, making them the least academically impressive among the sisters.
In a class of over forty students, their grades hovered around the thirtieth rank, which was truly disappointing.
"I’ve told you both to study more and read fewer picture storybooks, but you never listen! For the next three days, forget everything else—I’m tutoring you!"
Yuyao, the second eldest, was not far behind her older sister in capability. The twins had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"Don’t worry. The graduation exams are very simple, covering only the most basic question types. Both of you will definitely pass. I’ll help you review in the evenings too!" Tong Yuheng announced.
"Ah? Big sister, you’re tutoring us too! Aren’t you just looking for an excuse to hit us?" Linglong and her twin sister wore expressions of utter despair, clearly having suffered many beatings from their eldest sister over academic matters.
"No, no, listen to me. Big sister definitely won’t hit you. But you must pass, or you’ll ruin big sister’s plans!" Yuyao reassured them.
"Big sisters, why are you all being so mysterious? What exactly are you planning?"
Yuhan, already twelve years old and quite sharp, clearly sensed that her mother and older sisters were keeping something important from the younger ones.
"Nothing much. You just need to behave and listen. The graduation exams are coming up—can you achieve good results?"
Tong Yuheng grinned and ruffled the heads of her younger sisters. Ah, their soft hair and sparkling big eyes—her little sisters were truly adorable!
"Yes! I want to rank first, just like Second Sister!" Little Yuhan declared with full confidence.
Tong Yuheng was speechless: Does ranking second carry no prestige at all? Where is the dignity of being the eldest sister?!
Yuheng and Yuyao both excelled in their studies, but Yuyao always came first, topping every subject—she was a true academic prodigy.
In truth, Yuheng was no slouch either, though she still fell a bit short compared to Yuyao, who scored perfect marks every time. Thus, she always ranked behind her younger sister, her brilliance completely overshadowed.
Yet Tong Jiahui knew her eldest daughter’s excellence—she took on more household chores and the responsibility of caring for her younger sisters.