After Wen Yue and Wen Yiheng returned to Yecheng, they told their family about Lucy's intention to collaborate with them.
All the Wen family members were thrilled and overjoyed.
They each urged Wen Yiheng to take action quickly and win Lucy's heart sooner rather than later.
"I always said Yueyue is our family's lucky star." Wen Yiheng believed that meeting Lucy was all thanks to Wen Yue.
Wen Yue shyly lowered her long eyelashes. "Second Brother, it's your own good fortune."
Wen Yiheng thought of Lucy's angelic face and devilish figure, and his blood began to boil.
As a director, he had always had exceedingly high standards.
Lucy was truly the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.
Now, he dreamed of pursuing her as soon as possible and being with her.
The Wen family praised Wen Yue to the skies, but when Wen Yan was mentioned, their attitude changed drastically, filled with aversion and disgust, treating her as the family's disgrace.
Wen Yan and Si Jingyi also returned to Yecheng.
When they arrived at the Si family villa, Wen Yan sneezed several times in a row.
She checked her system.
Damn it, it was indeed the Wen family cursing her.
She cursed them back in her heart.
At least a hundred alpacas' worth!
After returning to Yecheng, Wen Yan didn't see Si Moyan for several consecutive days.
Although they lived under the same roof, he left early and returned late every day.
If she couldn't verify in her system that he was genuinely busy with work, she would have thought he was having an affair and keeping a mistress outside.
"Little Youyou, why do you think your eldest brother's attitude towards me has suddenly turned cold?" Wen Yan rubbed her nose, genuinely puzzled. "I've thought it over and over, and I haven't offended him."
Si Youyou was a novice in matters of the heart and couldn't decipher the affairs between her eldest brother and sister-in-law either.
"Ah, could it be because I still haven't reimbursed him for the underwear, and he's angry with me?"
She had been truly too busy recently and hadn't found the time to go to the mall.
"Little Youyou, come with your sister-in-law to the mall later!"
Si Youyou nodded obediently.
At the mall, Wen Yan bought thirty pairs of men's underwear.
That should be enough for that dog of a man to wear a fresh pair every day.
After buying the underwear, Wen Yan and Si Youyou browsed the women's clothing section for a while.
She bought two dresses for Si Youyou and helped her dress up.
The birthmark on Si Youyou's face had faded considerably; with makeup, it was completely unnoticeable.
She looked soft, sweet, and charming, very delicate and ethereal.
"Our Little Youyou is getting prettier and prettier."
Her sister-in-law's praise made Si Youyou's heart sweeter than if she had eaten honey.
"Sister-in-law, I never dreamed in my wildest dreams that I could transform from an ugly girl to a pretty one."
Wen Yan gently pinched Si Youyou's nose. "Nonsense. Even with the birthmark, Little Youyou was still pretty."
The Si family's genes didn't produce anyone unattractive; after all, the parents' good looks were right there!
After shopping, Wen Yan and Si Youyou went downstairs.
In the parking lot, a pregnant woman suddenly bumped into Si Youyou.
"Young lady, my stomach hurts so much, please help me..."
Seeing that the woman was about seven or eight months pregnant, a flicker of concern passed through Si Youyou's eyes. "Are you going into labor?"
The woman bit her lip, nodded, then shook her head. "My due date is still over a month away. Young lady, could you please be kind and take me to the hospital?"
Just as Si Youyou was about to help support the pregnant woman, Wen Yan walked over and pulled Si Youyou aside.
"Sister-in-law, this pregnant woman isn't feeling well. Can we take her to the hospital?"
Wen Yan sized up the pregnant woman, her beautiful eyes settling on the woman's belly.
The pregnant woman felt her scalp tingle under Wen Yan's gaze. "Please, you two young ladies, I beg you."
"No." Wen Yan said coldly.
Pulled aside by Wen Yan, Si Youyou frowned in confusion.
"Sister-in-law, what if something happens to her..."
Wen Yan interrupted Si Youyou. "That still wouldn't be your concern."
Just as Si Youyou was about to say something more, a voice speaking up for justice suddenly rang out. "I've never seen such cold-hearted people. Have you, my fans?"
Gu Yanyan, holding up her phone which was live-streaming, arrived in the parking lot.
Gu Yanyan was Gu Beichen's younger sister and also Si Jinxiao's illegitimate daughter, about the same age as Si Youyou.
Faced with Gu Yanyan, Si Youyou, the daughter born to the legal wife, often felt a sense of inferiority.
Because Si Jinxiao had said that Gu Yanyan was his only real daughter; Si Youyou was too ugly and didn't seem like his child.
Si Youyou instinctively lowered her head.
Wen Yan squeezed Si Youyou's hand. "Little Youyou, you look good now. Don't feel inferior."
[Gu Yanyan has a crush on Si Yanli. She probably already knows she's not Si Jinxiao's biological daughter, right?]
Si Youyou's eyes widened slightly in shock.
Gu Yanyan, who had always been doted on by Si Jinxiao, wasn't actually his biological daughter?
[Treating his own biological daughter like dirt and a bastard like a treasure. That scumbag Si will regret it until his guts turn green someday!]
Si Youyou's long eyelashes trembled.
She and her brothers had received very little paternal love since childhood.
Even if their father regretted it one day, they would never forgive him.
If it weren't for her sister-in-law, the siblings would probably have been reduced to cannon fodder long ago!
Gu Yanyan had started doing social media during the summer break, filming her daily life in a luxurious mansion. Her persona as a wealthy young lady had gained her five hundred thousand followers.
Now, her live streams had at least five thousand viewers.
The netizens had just witnessed the scene where the pregnant woman asked Si Youyou for help, only to be coldly rejected by Wen Yan.
The comments were filled with criticism of Wen Yan and Si Youyou, calling them cold-blooded and heartless, saying they deserved to go to the eighteenth level of hell after death.
There were all sorts of harsh comments. Gu Yanyan glanced at the chat. "Not everyone is that cold and cruel, my friends. I will take this pregnant lady to the hospital."
The comments instantly flooded with praises for Gu Yanyan's beauty and kindness.
After ending the live stream, Gu Yanyan walked over to the pregnant woman. "Get in my car. I'll take you to the hospital."
Of course, if she hadn't promised her live stream fans, she wouldn't have bothered.
After dropping the pregnant woman at the hospital, she could record another vlog, which would probably trend again.
Gu Yanyan helped the pregnant woman into the car, then rolled down the window to look at Si Youyou and Wen Yan. "This is the new sports car my dad just gave me. Pretty cool, huh?"
Si Youyou's hands, hanging by her sides, clenched slightly into fists.
Gu Yanyan's smile deepened at the corners of her mouth. "Dad also said he's taking me to a banquet tonight to broaden my horizons! Si Youyou, your dad has never taken you out even once, has he?"
Si Youyou's eyes reddened.
Wen Yan stepped forward to defend Si Youyou. "So sharp-tongued at such a young age, truly inheriting your homewrecker mother's legacy. Oh, and by the way, are you sure you want to put on a show by taking this pregnant woman to the hospital? Don't say I didn't warn you—being overly sympathetic comes with risks too."
Gu Yanyan gave Wen Yan a disdainful look. When Wen Yan used to be her brother's toady (bootlicker), she had tried hard to please and win her over, but Gu Yanyan had never paid her any attention.
"Wen Yan, don't think you're so important. How many good deeds I want to do is none of your business. And don't even think about trying to get any information about my brother from me again!"
Before Wen Yan could say anything more, Gu Yanyan drove off in her sports car.
On the way back to the Si family home, Si Youyou asked in confusion, "Sister-in-law, that pregnant woman looked so pitiful. If she really was about to give birth, wouldn't it be dangerous not to help her?"
Although she didn't understand why her sister-in-law had stopped her, Si Youyou trusted her deep down, believing there must be a reason for her intervention.
Wen Yan steered with one hand, her beautiful fox-like eyes flashing with a cold gleam. "The pregnant belly was fake."
Si Youyou gasped, finding it hard to believe.
That very night, Si Youyou saw on the news that several cases of missing young women had occurred in Yecheng.
Before she could connect the missing girls' cases to the pregnant woman, Si Jinxiao's call came through.
Without letting Si Youyou get a word in, Si Jinxiao launched into a torrent of accusations and angry curses. "Yanyan is missing! I checked the mall's garage security and found she drove off with a pregnant woman. That woman was likely a human trafficker. What is wrong with you and Wen Yan? How could you stand by and do nothing while Yanyan was in danger? Si Youyou, no matter what, you two are sisters. How can you be so malicious?"
Si Youyou's heart ached with an uncontrollable pang.
She and her sister-in-law had only sensed something was off about that woman; they didn't know she was a trafficker!
Even though her sister-in-law had the gossip system, she couldn't check someone's identity without knowing their name.
"If you saw the surveillance footage, then you should know that Sister-in-law warned Gu Yanyan not to let her compassion get out of hand. Gu Yanyan didn't listen. How can you blame us?" Si Youyou's eyes reddened with a feeling of being wronged.
"How can I not blame you? I think you're just jealous that Yanyan is smarter and prettier than you. If anything happens to Yanyan, I'll act as if I never had a daughter like you!"
As Wen Yan passed by Si Youyou's room, she faintly heard Si Jinxiao's roar.
She walked into the room, took the phone from Si Youyou, and said coldly to the man on the other end, "If I recall correctly, the old master has already cut ties with you. You couldn't even protect your own illegitimate daughter properly. What right do you have to blame Little Youyou?"
"If you had any shame, you wouldn't call Little Youyou again. Otherwise, no one will even attend your funeral in the future!"
With a snap, Wen Yan hung up the phone.
Si Youyou threw herself into Wen Yan's arms, tears streaming down her face from feeling wronged.
...
Due to the unsolved cases of missing young women in Yecheng, Old Master Si, fearing for Si Youyou's safety, forbade her from leaving the house.
This lasted until the day of Si Yuebai's swimming competition.
The Si family headed to the swimming arena together.
Wen Yan had received news that her initial design for the fashion competition had passed, and she had been preparing her design for the next round in recent days.
Having gone several days without any gossip, she was already itching for some.
["Finally, it's Cannon Fodder Fifth Brother's turn. I've been looking forward to this piece of gossip for a long time."]
["Ahaha, I wonder if Old Man Si and the others will be shocked when they find out Fifth Brother has a girlfriend nine years older than him?"]
The Si family members: What the heck?
Heavens! He actually found a woman even older than his eldest brother!
