“Is the road yours?”
Li Qiao said calmly, sizing up Li Man as she walked right past her.
“Hmph, Li Qiao, how about I tell you something? In three more minutes, something bad is going to happen in this mall. If you ask me for a fortune, I can help prevent something from happening to your brother.”
Even now, Li Man was still full of herself.
She stood quietly to the side. “Li Man, being too confident isn’t always a good thing.”
“If you don’t believe me, just wait and see. You’ll be sorry, and your brother will die here too.”
She looked smug, with a deep, nasty intent hidden beneath the surface.
But Li Qiao’s heart sank.
From what Li Man was implying, in her previous life, Li Shaoyu had died during this event.
Li Qiao stood off to the side, while Li Man stared smugly at the time on her phone.
Soon, only two minutes remained.
And all the while, Li Qiao still hadn’t moved from her spot.
Li Man gave a cold laugh. “What’s the matter? Scared now? It’s too late to beg for mercy—Ah!”
Li Qiao suddenly grabbed her arm and yanked her up. “Li Man!”
She shouted. Li Man looked back at her, terrified, her face turning pale. “What are you doing?!”
Li Qiao glanced at the time on her phone. “Five seconds left!”
“Five, four, three, two, one.”
As her final word echoed, Li Man was shoved against the railing nearby.
“You idiot! Did anything happen?”
“That’s impossible! How could this be?” Li Man stared at the mall in disbelief. Why hadn’t anything gone wrong?
Li Qiao stood up straight, her expression calm. “Because the feng shui layout here has already changed. So the so-called danger no longer exists.”
Li Man stood there, stunned.
Seeing Li Qiao about to leave, Li Man rushed after her but accidentally stepped on a piece of broken glass.
“Ouch!” She let out a painful shriek.
She crouched down to check her ankle. Blood was streaming down from the wound. She winced in pain, her face drenched in sweat.
“You brought this on yourself.”
Li Man gritted her teeth. The way she looked at Li Qiao, you’d think she wanted to eat her alive.
Li Qiao ignored her completely and kept walking forward.
“Li Qiao—” Li Man ignored the pain and chased after her. Li Qiao stared calmly at her face and said, “Stop following me.”
“Li Qiao… After all, my family raised you. We’re sisters, there’s no need to make things so ugly between us. Besides, we live so close now. And back then, if it weren’t for me, could you have smoothly returned to the Li family?” Li Man toned down her attitude, putting on a “good sister” act in front of Li Qiao.
Quite the quick change in attitude.
“We should be helping each other out, don’t you think?” Li Man said gently.
Li Qiao looked at her, a faint smile tugging at her lips. She spoke earnestly, “Li Man, I suggest you be a little kinder. Otherwise, you’ll get what’s coming to you.”
With that, Li Qiao turned and left, leaving Li Man frozen in place.
In this life, she was only going to do better and better. How could karma possibly catch up with her?
The fact that fate had given her a second chance at life was proof enough that she was the main character. The universe was on her side.
Li Man snorted, then limped away.
After they had both left, a car also drove off from a distance. Sitting inside was none other than Old Master Li. His only grandson, Li Jue, had gone missing, and it was all Li Qiao’s fault.
“Master, how can I get my grandson back?”
“Those two women… I need to test them further.” So far, he still couldn’t determine which one could bring Li Jue back.
Both of them were incredibly rare, exceptional spiritual vessels.
“No matter which one it is, they will both pay with their lives for my grandson.” That was, of course, assuming Li Jue came back.
“I understand! Old Master, please don’t do anything to alert them.”
The car slowly drove off into the distance.
Li Qiao and Li Man returned to Yushui Bay one after the other. Li Qiao was standing at her doorstep when she saw someone hurry past her.
That person immediately started slapping Li Man left and right.
The one who had shown up was Xu Yuan.
Li Man covered her face, both angry and bewildered. “Why are you hitting me?!”
“You shameless woman! How dare you seduce my husband?” Xu Yuan yelled angrily, then kicked Li Man several times.
Li Man dodged awkwardly. “Are you crazy?! I haven’t even touched your husband! What does your marital problems have to do with me?!”
“You’re lying! Ever since you showed up, Zhang You keeps telling me I can’t compare to you. Li Man, you’re nothing but a dog in my Xu family! Who do you think you are, daring to steal my man?”
Xu Yuan’s words left Li Qiao stunned.
The greasy, sleazy face of Zhang You popped into her mind. Xu Yuan was seriously a hopeless romantic.
And there was no way a proud woman like Li Man would ever go for Zhang You.
Everything she was doing was just to piss Xu Yuan off!
“I didn’t! Don’t wrongfully accuse me!”
“I don’t care if I’m wrongfully accusing you or not, Li Man! You dare compete with me for a man? I’ll tear your mouth apart!” Xu Yuan got even more worked up and delivered a vicious slap to Li Man’s face.
Li Man fell to the ground, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth. This really wasn’t like Li Man’s usual style. But then Old Madam Xu’s angry shout rang out, and Li Qiao’s gaze fell on Li Man’s swollen cheek, a complex look in her eyes.
She was even willing to sacrifice herself to achieve her goals. That meant she was aiming for something big.
Li Qiao stood aside, quietly enjoying the show.
“Grandma…”
Li Man covered her face delicately, looking pitiful.
“Shut up! This is my mother. Who do you think you are, you shameless wretch?”
“Xu Yuan, you be quiet! I gave Manman permission to visit you. Rein in your temper. Manman is pure and kind. She would never do anything to seduce Zhang You.”
Old Madam Xu’s tone was unusually firm.
But Xu Yuan, blinded by jealousy, didn’t believe her at all. Whenever Li Man and Xu Yuan were at home together, the sight of Li Man and Zhang You together was just too jarring.
“How do you know she wouldn’t, Mom… You just trust her too much! She’s just some country bumpkin. All she wants is our family’s money. And now she’s trying to get her claws on my man. She’s just low-class!”
“Xu Yuan… Manman wouldn’t do that.” Mrs. Wang couldn’t help but chime in.
This sister-in-law of hers was hopelessly lovesick, beyond help.
She wondered if there was any saving her at all!
“Yes, she would!”
“Would what? Seduce Zhang You? Only you, with your blind eyes, would ever go for Zhang You. He’s a gold-digger, full of nothing but schemes and plots. He’s using the Xu family to climb up, and sooner or later, he’ll kick you to the curb. Filing for divorce is just the first step in his plan against you!”
Old Madam Xu’s chest hurt from anger. Looking at this foolish daughter of hers gave her a headache.
She simply couldn’t figure out how she had given birth to such a bizarre person.
“I don’t believe you! Zhang You said he would love me forever!” Xu Yuan screamed at the top of her lungs.
“What’s with all this racket outside? Get back in here!” The voice of General Manager Xu rang out from a distance.
The family finally prepared to head back inside. As Old Madam Xu passed by Li Qiao, a look of dislike flashed in her eyes.
Li Qiao raised an eyebrow. She had never done anything to offend this old lady, had she?
As Li Man walked past Li Qiao, she whispered, “Are you happy now?”
“Yes, seeing you get beaten up makes me very happy.” Li Qiao grinned widely. Li Man was so furious she started coughing violently.
