A giant python with dark black stripes appeared behind Nanny Song.
Its gleaming black eyes stared intently at her.
Its long tongue flicked out, emitting a loud hiss.
Goosebumps erupted all over Nanny Song's body. The color drained from her face instantly, and her teeth chattered uncontrollably.
She knew this was the black-tailed python raised by Si Jincheng. It usually stayed in his villa and never came out.
This black-tailed python could eat ten chickens in a single meal; its appetite was astonishing.
Although it had been domesticated for so long that it had lost its ferocious nature and wouldn't hurt anyone, having such a behemoth rearing up at the foot of her bed was utterly terrifying.
Of all things in the world, Nanny Song was most afraid of snakes.
Without having the time to say another word to Song Qingyu, she hastily hung up the video call and tried to run out.
But just as she reached the door, the giant python swept its tail, wrapping it directly around her body and tossing her onto the bed.
Nanny Song was so frightened that her very soul trembled.
Why would the snake raised by Si Jincheng come after her?
"Go away, get away from me!"
Nanny Song tried to break free, but the giant python coiled tighter and tighter. It extended its tongue and even licked her face.
Nanny Song let out a series of terrified screams, her wits entirely scared out of her.
"Help! Somebody, help me..."
No matter how loudly she screamed, no one came.
The giant python wrapped Nanny Song tightly, refusing to let her leave.
Not daring to push it or bite it, Nanny Song literally fainted from sheer terror.
Old Master Si and Si Jingyi were quietly peeking through the window from the outside, watching the whole scene unfold.
Old Master Si's hair stood on end. "That Gu poison is incredibly strong. It even managed to control a giant python."
If it weren't for his ability to hear his eldest daughter-in-law's inner thoughts, Old Master Si probably would have fallen victim to it long ago.
At his advanced age, he simply couldn't handle such torment.
That was too close; he had almost stepped through the gates of hell again.
"I treated Nanny Song well, yet she dared to betray me!"
An ungrateful wretch like her absolutely could not remain in the Si family.
However, he wouldn't even need to fire her himself. When Nanny Song woke up tomorrow, she would likely resign and leave on her own accord.
Sure enough, a pale-faced Nanny Song submitted her resignation to Old Master Si the very next day.
Old Master Si made no effort to make her stay.
Nanny Song thought that by fleeing back to her own home, the giant python would not appear again.
She locked all the doors and windows securely, planning to get a peaceful night's sleep.
However, in the middle of the night, she felt something licking her. Opening her eyes, she was met with the sight of a gaping, bloody maw.
"Ah—"
Nanny Song was so terrified that she suffered a stroke and became paralyzed in her bed.
...
Wen Yan had no classes in the afternoon, so she returned to the Si family home.
As soon as she arrived, Si Moyan carried a large package down from his car.
Wen Yan blinked her eyes. "Hubby, what did you buy?"
"Your bestie."
Wen Yan froze for a moment. When she realized what he meant, her mouth dropped open in disbelief. "Hubby, you aren't so full of youthful vigor and unsatisfied desires that you bought an inflatable doll, are you?"
Uh, making her be besties with an inflatable doll... he was truly something else.
Si Moyan paused slightly in his motions of carrying the package.
"Mrs. Si, what are you thinking? Am I that kind of person?"
"Didn't you say it was my bestie?"
After moving the package into the villa, Si Moyan opened it right in front of Wen Yan.
"Oh, it's a smart display screen, not an inflatable bestie."
Si Moyan raised his long, elegant hand and gently tapped the woman's head. "Don't let your imagination run so wild next time."
Wen Yan quite liked the smart screen Si Moyan had bought for her.
From now on, she could follow it for beauty, skincare, and fashion tips, as well as binge-watch TV shows and scroll through short videos whenever she wanted.
"Nanny Song had a stroke."
Wen Yan was busy examining the smart screen. Hearing Si Moyan's words, she couldn't help but curl her lips. "I heard from Grandpa that Nanny Song was planning to poison him with Gu. Grandpa noticed it and beat her at her own game by feeding the Gu worm to that giant python."
Wen Yan suddenly remembered that Si Moyan was attending a business banquet tonight, and Wen Yue was planning to have her best friend, Miao Jiulan, personally poison him with Gu.
If successful, Si Moyan's affections would shift; he would fall in love with Miao Jiulan and remain utterly devoted to her from then on.
A cold sneer curled on Wen Yan's lips.
[Trying to steal my man away? Has Wen Yue eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard?]
[Since she started it, she can't blame me for finishing it. As long as I have no morals, no one can guilt-trip me.]
Wen Yan walked up to Si Moyan and affectionately linked her arm through his. "Hubby, do you need a female companion for the business banquet tonight?"
Si Moyan looked at Wen Yan with dark, profound eyes. "You want to be my companion?"
Wen Yan smiled sweetly. "May I?"
"Of course. It would be my honor."
"Eldest grandson, I'm going with you too." Old Master Si walked out of the tearoom.
"And me!" Si Jingyi and Si Youyou said in unison.
Si Moyan, "..."
"By the way, second grandson, how are things between you and Qinghuan lately? Should we prepare gifts and visit her family to propose marriage?" Old Master Si asked.
Si Jingyi's mouth twitched. "Grandpa, Qinghuan and I just got together. Don't scare her off."
"If not a proposal, at least bring the girl home for a meal."
"There will be a chance."
"You must take proper contraceptive measures. Don't let the girl get pregnant before marriage. If you want a child, you have to give her a proper status first!"
"Grandpa, I understand all of that. If Qinghuan is willing, I'd give her a status right this instant, but right now she just wants to date."
Old Master Si didn't say anything more.
As long as he wasn't single, anything was fine.
...
The Wen family.
Wen Yue showed Miao Jiulan a photo of Si Moyan.
"Jiulan, as long as you become the eldest young madam of the Si family, you will have massive financial backing to avenge your clansmen in the future. This plan must succeed; failure is not an option."
To think Nanny Song actually managed to plant the Gu in a giant python, only to be scared into a paralyzing stroke.
She really was too old and useless.
This time, with Miao Jiulan taking action personally, there shouldn't be any mistakes.
Wen Yan was originally just a chess piece in the hands of her and Gu Beichen.
But now that this chess piece had rebelled, they could only find the next one.
As long as Miao Jiulan controlled Si Moyan, the Si family would sooner or later fall into their hands.
When Miao Jiulan saw Si Moyan's photo, her eyes instantly went wide.
In her twenty years of life, she had never seen a man so handsome and full of presence.
His dark, narrow eyes were deep and profound, inexplicably making her heart flutter.
"Yueyue, don't worry. I won't let you down."
...
The Wen family brought Miao Jiulan along to attend the business banquet.
By the time they arrived, the Si family was already at the banquet hall.
Miao Jiulan spotted Si Moyan standing out from the crowd at a single glance, automatically ignoring Wen Yan beside him.
"Yueyue, that Mr. Si is even more handsome and charming in person than in his photos."
Wen Yue nodded.
If she didn't already have Gu Beichen, she probably would have fallen for Si Moyan herself.
However, no matter how good-looking and handsome Si Moyan was, he was doomed to a short life and wouldn't live long.
"Jiulan, how are you going to plant the Gu poison on Si Moyan later?"
Miao Jiulan curled the corners of her lips. "I have my ways."
