Ye Shaohua steadied herself.
Then, she looked toward the intersection ahead.
She remembered that a sanitation worker with a child would appear there.
After a minute, the worker in a two-toned uniform appeared—exactly as they had thirty minutes earlier.
Ye Shaohua narrowed her eyes slightly. She was beginning to understand… what made this world different.
She followed the same sequence of events as before.
When she reached the entrance of the Ye family home, Ye Guofu called to say he had gone to Grandma Ye’s place.
This time, however, Ye Shaohua didn’t slip her phone into her pocket.
Pushing open the door, she found that Ye Yun wasn’t sitting on the sofa this time, nor was there a glass of water nearby.
Instead, she stood in the middle of the living room, wearing the same smile as before. “Shaohua, you’re back…”
Seeing that Ye Shaohua walked in without saying a word, Ye Yun’s smile deepened.
She didn’t pay any attention to the fact that Ye Shaohua was holding her phone—a small deviation from before.
Ye Shaohua, you might be able to smell the sedative in the water, but can you detect what’s in the air? You’re so clever, scoring first in the national exams, but did you ever imagine I’m no longer the same person from our past life?
No matter how smart you are, you’re just an ordinary person. And I… am not.
After walking around the room for a minute, Ye Shaohua finally looked at Ye Yun. “Ether?”
“I’m surprised you guessed so quickly. Too bad it’s useless,” Ye Yun said with a faint smile, sitting calmly on the sofa beside Ye Shaohua. She pulled out a set of surgical tools from the coffee table. “In three minutes at most, you’ll collapse.”
“Why?” Ye Shaohua seemed genuinely puzzled. “I don’t think I’ve ever provoked you, have I? Everyone else believes I pushed Yang Qin, but you know better—it wasn’t me.”
“Of course. But who cares? Everyone knows you’re the one who wanted my little brother gone the most. I’ve practiced my strength countless times—just enough to make him bleed but not enough to seriously hurt him.” Ye Yun, confident in her abilities, didn’t bother denying it. “You’re the top-scoring student in the nation, with a bright future ahead. What a shame.”
Ye Yun knew Ye Shaohua was trying to extract information from her, but she didn’t care.
If anything went wrong, she could just reload her save file and start over. How else had she meticulously orchestrated Yang Qin’s pregnancy with Ye Guofu’s child?
No matter how cautious Ye Guofu was, even he had moments of carelessness.
“So, you’re doing this for the company? For your brother?” Ye Shaohua asked.
“No, why would you think that? I also set up Meng Ze. That fool still doesn’t realize I was the one who drugged him that night. But so what? He still abandoned you.” Ye Yun’s expression remained flawless. “All I want is your heart. I’ve already contacted a cardiac transplant specialist from the U.S. As long as I get your fresh heart, I can live longer. I originally wanted Meng Ze’s help, but he’s no longer obedient.”
“My heart?” Ye Shaohua’s voice grew weaker. “Just for my heart?”
So… that’s the reason.
Ye Yun picked up the gleaming scalpel, watching as Ye Shaohua’s expression grew increasingly dazed. “Yes. But since you didn’t follow my script, it doesn’t matter. Your heart is even more suitable for me now.”
Ye Shaohua took a deep breath.
She was starting to piece things together.
No wonder this world felt so off.
Ye Guofu had loved her mother deeply and was a shrewd businessman—countless women had tried to bear his child, yet Yang Qin was the only one who succeeded.
The original Ye Shaohua had been an outstanding student with strong resilience, so why had she spiraled into self-destruction?
And Ye Yun—despite being reborn, she wasn’t particularly intelligent. Yet, everything she did was executed flawlessly.
…Now, it all made sense.
The system’s provided storyline had been wrong from the start.
The most crucial detail?
Save files.
If anything didn’t go her way, Ye Yun could just reload and try again—living life like a walking cheat code.
Ye Shaohua lifted her phone and spoke softly, “Officer, could you check if there’s a cardiac surgeon from the U.S. waiting for me?”
“Miss Ye, please stay safe! The suspect is mentally unstable—we’re on our way!”
Meanwhile, online:
“There are really people this despicable? Officers, you better teach these scumbags a lesson!”
“Does Ye Yun have a mental illness or something? Delusional much?”
“The world never fails to surprise me… My heart aches for this poor girl.”
…Wait.
Ye Yun stared at Ye Shaohua’s phone, finally realizing what was wrong.
The police—Ye Shaohua had called the police?!
At the same time, Ye Yun’s phone buzzed violently. The first call wasn’t from Ye Guofu, but Yang Qin, screaming hysterically: “Ye Yun, have you lost your mind?!”
Ye Guofu hadn’t even stayed long at Grandma Ye’s place—he was already speeding back in his car.
The police had been dispatched, but none of them moved as swiftly as Yun Yi.
Not only had he tracked down the cardiac surgeon, but he’d also uncovered the compatibility records Ye Yun had hidden—proof that she’d planned to take Ye Shaohua’s heart.
Standing beside Yun Yi, the officers could feel the chilling rage emanating from him.
Ye Yun hung up the call. Though she could hear the sirens outside, her expression remained calm. She simply smiled. “Ye Shaohua, I’ll admit—you’re sharp.”
“But there’s one thing you never saw coming.”
Her smile widened as she looked at Ye Shaohua. “Don’t worry. Next time, I won’t make the same mistakes.”
Yet, as she spoke, her smirk gradually faltered—replaced by panic.
Ye Shaohua crossed her arms, unfazed. “Rebirth. Save files. Quite the cheat codes you’ve got there, Ye Yun.”
Hearing this, Ye Yun’s eyes widened in shock.
“Too bad,” Ye Shaohua said, her smile radiant as sunlight streamed through the window, casting her striking features in silhouette. “What a coincidence—I’m also reborn. Ye Yun, care to guess why your save file won’t work anymore? Or better yet… how many times I’ve been reborn?”
