Chapter 12
She had been incredibly busy lately. The second internal test was set for May 5th, and not only did she need to max out her proficiency in Intermediate Alchemy and Intermediate Engineering before the test, but she also wanted to level up her Cooking, Fishing, and First Aid skills to intermediate as well. Although most materials contained magical properties, which were still absent in the real world, there were plenty of recipes with alternative materials that could yield experience points. For instance, she could find the materials needed to craft Gunpowder in Engineering right in her reality.
Once she had exhausted all the experience she could gain, she still had to deal with Xiao Yu Xunhuan.
She was truly busy, with no time to spare for killing.
Killing was a straightforward task, but the aftermath was too troublesome. Liu Zhengliu had just come out yesterday and couldn’t leave S City for the time being. In the midst of her hectic schedule, she even found a moment to confront Liu Zhengliu, slapping her across the face. Since she was aware of Liu Zhengliu and Liu Hongsheng's scheme, she couldn’t act as if nothing had happened—Liu Zhengliu’s life was still off-limits for now. She needed to keep the focus of this matter squarely on Liu Hongsheng.
Seeing how resolute Yu Xunge was, the company’s negotiators lost their steam; they didn’t even want to continue. How could they possibly manipulate her? Those with nothing to lose fear nothing. After all these years, she had gathered quite a bit of gossip about the company.
In her past life, Yu Xunge had endured because she hadn’t considered leaving the industry. She feared that if she stepped away, no one at home would earn money, so she still held onto the hope of a comeback, often using her connections to introduce friends to Yu Xunhuan.
“Desireless is strong,” meaning without worldly desires, one can stand firm against anyone. After a few more confrontations with the higher-ups, Yu Xunge left the agency, and from then on, she had no work. Six months later, she would hire a lawyer to sign a contract and complete the process.
…
Throughout March, Yu Xunge hadn’t stepped out of her villa. She told Yu Qingshan, Yi Qiu, and Yu Xunhuan that she had been abandoned by the company and was going through a tough time, asking them not to disturb her and that she needed peace.
But in reality, she was setting up her safe house.
She could use Invisibility Potions, and so could others.
She hired a renovation team from a neighboring city to transform the top floor of her villa into a glass room of over 200 square meters, filled with flowers and plants, complete with a water spray system. At the back of the glass room, there was a heavy wooden cabinet filled with potted plants.
Then she devised her own plans and blueprints, creating a hidden door in the cabinet that led to a rectangular compartment measuring 7 meters long and 4 meters wide.
Inside the compartment, there was not only a bed for her to rest but also two hidden humidifiers. The floor was specially designed with highly sensitive gravity sensors; if anything over 2 kg fell on it, it would light up.
With Invisibility Potions, there were naturally corresponding Visibility Potions. She filled the humidifiers with the best Intermediate Visibility Potion she could concoct. Once activated, the humidifiers would disperse the potion into a fine mist throughout the room. Although the effect was weakened and wouldn’t fully reveal a person, it would outline their silhouette, which was sufficient.
Using the garden’s sprinkler system would be too extravagant; a small bottle would run out in just a few minutes… she couldn’t afford that.
But with the humidifiers, a small bottle of Visibility Potion could last for 8 hours.
Meanwhile, she installed humidifiers in various corners of her home, each filled with Visibility Potion.
As long as she was home, the humidifiers would remain operational.
**Chapter 14: Let Xiao Yu Xunhuan Celebrate Children’s Day Early**
After completing these arrangements, she finally felt at ease to grind her professional experience, stopping only when her current experience in Alchemy and Engineering was maxed out.
She placed a cat house in the yard in front of her villa, leaving a portion of low-oil, low-salt meat by the cat house every day. Starting today, she wanted to build a bond with this cat house.
At the beginning of April, the engagement between Su Yitong and Yu Xunhuan was set. Both families had a meal together, and as Yu Xunhuan’s sister, Yu Xunge naturally attended, maintaining a polite smile throughout.
The Su family’s upbringing was neither good nor bad; they had basic manners but lacked respect.
After all, he was just a son-in-law. To put it bluntly, Su Yitong was only after Yu Xunhuan’s looks and genes. It didn’t matter if her child was dull, but they couldn’t be ugly. They had to sign various prenuptial agreements; the Su family was a massive clan. Even if the Su couple’s three children all died, Yu Xunhuan would never be able to control the Su family as a son-in-law.
Yu Xunge had experienced this meal in her past life, where the Su family had been cold and indifferent. She had felt sorry for Yu Xunhuan back then. Now, she focused on her meal, maintaining her smile. After the Su family left, only Su Yitong remained. Yu Xunge wanted to leave, but Yu Xunhuan held her back.
Yu Xunhuan looked at Yu Xunge with concern and tentatively asked, “Sis, are you unhappy about my marriage?”
Catching a glimpse of Su Yitong’s odd expression, Yu Xunge wanted to ask Yu Xunhuan if she had a grudge against him or if he thought that female competition would make him seem more attractive. Did he want to make Su Yitong feel threatened? How petty!
She looked at Yu Xunhuan, feigning surprise: “Why would I? Of course, I’m happy.”
Yu Xunhuan wore an expression that said, “Don’t play dumb with me”: “Then why have you been…”
Yu Xunge forced a smile: “I’m genuinely happy for you and Yitong. It’s just that I’ve been having some issues with the company lately, and I might be losing my job.”
Yu Xunhuan seemed a bit skeptical, but Yu Xunge opened her banking app and held up her thirty million in savings for them to see: “Look, doesn’t this number make you anxious?”
Yu Xunhuan’s smile faltered slightly. He wanted to say she was just venting, but Yu Xunge’s expression was too sincere.
However, Su Yitong truly believed it. To her, that amount was just a month’s pocket money, and with so little left, it was indeed something to worry about. The doubt that had just arisen in her heart completely dissipated.
Yu Xunhuan noticed Su Yitong’s expression and realized that today, she wouldn’t be able to evoke any sympathy from her. Oh well, there would be other opportunities. He smiled and pulled out his phone, ready to transfer money to Yu Xunge: “Sister, it’s okay. I’ll support you.”
Just as Yu Xunge was about to smile, Su Yitong beside them pressed down on Yu Xunhuan’s hand. She took out her phone, asked for Yu Xunge’s bank account, and transferred her twenty million: “This is pocket money from me and Xunhuan for you.”
Yu Xunge immediately withdrew her smile towards Yu Xunhuan and turned to Su Yitong with a grin: “I have photos of Yu Xunhuan from childhood to now on my phone. I’ll send them all to you later. Don’t worry, once I send them, I’ll delete them from my side. From now on, you’ll be the only one in the world with these photos!”
Su Yitong’s smile became a bit more genuine.
Possessiveness, huh? Female competition, huh? You think I’m just a part of your little game, huh?
Yu Xunge watched as Yu Xunhuan’s smile grew increasingly stiff. After saying goodbye to Yu Qingshan, Yi Qiu, and Guo, she left feeling refreshed.
…
Once her most important skills were maxed out, Yu Xunge began to stir up trouble again.
She hadn’t heard any news about the Liang family, as she wasn’t in the same social circle. Even if the Su family knew, they wouldn’t share it with the Yu family.
She wasn’t planning to wait any longer; today, Yu Xunhuan’s thoughts had genuinely disgusted her.
Yu Xunhuan had worked over the years; if he had been completely jobless, Su Yitong wouldn’t have looked his way. He was a game streamer, good-looking and skilled, with a large fanbase, earning hundreds of thousands each month just from donations.
He even had a small apartment set up as a studio.
Dealing with someone like Yu Xunhuan wasn’t something she intended to do herself. During her escape in her past life, she had made friends with many fellow fugitives. Following the advice of one of them, she used her disguise skills to find another side of the city. With 50 kilograms of gold, she arranged for someone to shoot off a few rounds at him without causing any harm. It was an incredibly profitable deal.
The gold was from the stash she had taken from Yu Qingshan’s study, using Yu Qingshan’s money to deal with Yu Xunhuan—how clever.
Worried that the hired help wouldn’t match up to the male lead’s halo, Yu Xunge set a time for the operation when she paid them, right on the morning of April 5th, right after Yu Xunhuan left the house, hoping there wouldn’t be too many witnesses. She was still counting on Yu Xunhuan marrying into the Su family.
On the night of April 4th, Yu Xunge woke up at six, returned to the Yu family to grab three luxury bags she had bought in the past. She also drank a bottle of Basic Invisibility Potion and Basic Blurring Potion, walked through the wall into Yu Xunhuan’s room, and used the Fate Gear on him, modifying his luck to 1.
Almost no one in the house knew she had returned, but if someone checked the surveillance in the neighborhood or the elevator, they would see her arriving at 5 AM and leaving with three designer bags in less than half an hour.
By eight o’clock, she had just sold the three bags to a nearby second-hand store when she heard seven gunshots coming from across the street. Yu Xunge paused, thinking, No way, with luck at 1, he couldn’t possibly miss?
After a while, she received a message saying the mission had failed.
“Damn it, what the hell? Seven shots! Not a single one hit him? He’s just running around like a fool and still manages to dodge? Is this a movie? I’m a sharpshooter, do you know what that means?”
Was it too harsh? So even with luck at 1, the male lead’s halo would do everything to protect him? After all, the male lead could survive near-death experiences, endure severe injuries, and face trials, but he couldn’t end up a eunuch…
Yu Xunge sent another message: “Try using a knife, but don’t be too harsh, just cut him halfway.”
“?”
“Don’t worry, the price stays the same even if you only cut halfway.”
“What did he do to offend you?” the sharpshooter asked respectfully.
“Just hurry up! Otherwise, I won’t pay the final amount. Remember to take the cut-off part away and destroy it.”
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