Ji Xinyu's words instantly ignited excitement in Lin Xi and the others.
[Earth Girl Lin Xi: !!! So interesting, which lifetime's younger brother or sister has been reborn?]
Lin Xi's remark hit the nail on the head, and everyone's focus shifted to that point.
Ji Xinyu sat up from her lounge chair, and a well-trained servant immediately draped a white sun-protective jacket over her shoulders.
Putting on her sunglasses, Ji Xinyu walked towards the villa while replying in the group chat: [The younger sister and the top idol younger brother seem to have transmigrated from the "Marquis Estate Eldest Daughter-in-Law." The youngest, the school bully, is probably from the first lifetime. It's really quite fascinating. I need to cut my vacation short and return to the country.]
Ji Xinyu had never feared any challenge. In her previous life, she was born into the Ji family, an old-money aristocratic family. During the years of war and turmoil, the entire Ji family retreated to Hong Kong and further developed their interests there.
Due to Hong Kong's laws at the time, Ji Xinyu's father took a total of five wives. Ji Xinyu was the second daughter of the legal wife (the first wife). She had an older brother above her. As the legitimate eldest son, he was targeted by the other concubine branches and died young.
Ji Xinyu, assessing the situation, sought her grandfather's patronage, successfully survived to adulthood, and excelled in every aspect. At a young age, she was admitted to Harvard and, together with a few like-minded friends, started playing with hedge funds.
By twenty-two, she was already a renowned financial titan on Wall Street. Her personal assets had long surpassed anything the Ji family could offer her. The reason she fought for control was out of resentment—for her mother and her brother.
Just when she had nearly seized it all, who could have imagined? She was betrayed by her own mother. Thinking of this, Ji Xinyu's relatively good mood vanished instantly. She had always known her mother was weak, but she never realized her mother was also a hidden love-struck fool.
Ji Xinyu felt her previous life's death was utterly unjust and ridiculous.
[Primitive World Ahuahua: I'm really curious about the first lifetime, about that school bully younger brother's fate.]
[The Switched-at-Birth Real Heiress Qin Suyuan: I'm also very curious whether the younger sister and brother raised by the "Marquis Estate Eldest Daughter-in-Law" turned out good or bad.]
[1960s Boxer Xiang Qianlan: I'm hoping for a good one. Otherwise, that "Marquis Estate Eldest Daughter-in-Law" lifetime would be too pitiful.]
[Domineering CEO Villainess Supporting Character Ye Bingbing: But I feel that, in any world, I wouldn't be surprised if Ren Pingzheng's younger siblings were ungrateful. Good sprouts from bad bamboo are, after all, the exception.]
[Wealthy Family Eldest Daughter-in-Law Ji Xinran: I won't tell you just yet. Wait until we actually meet, then I'll give you a surprise.]
Ji Xinran's temper was quite haughty. Towards those she looked down upon, she couldn't even be bothered to spare a glance. However, because she had bound with the group chat system after transmigrating, she viewed the companions in the group chat differently.
Therefore, she was quite happy to indulge and play along with the younger girls in the group. Of course, the men in the group were also decent enough in character; she could treat them as ordinary acquaintances.
In the master bedroom, she selected a privately handmade bright red dress to put on. Ji Xinyu looked at herself in the mirror. Her appearance in this life was worlds apart from her previous one.
In her previous life, her grandmother was German, so she inherited her very deep blue eyes. It was precisely because her eyes so resembled her grandmother's that she gained her grandfather's protection.
Her parents in this life were native Xia Country nationals, so she now had a completely Eastern face.
Black hair, black eyes, exquisite features, fair skin, and especially those peach-blossom eyes that seemed seductive even when doing nothing.
Tall with a curvaceous figure—this point satisfied Ji Xinyu immensely, as her previous body had been rather flat. Appetite for food and beauty is human nature. Unlike the young girls in the group, Ji Xinyu was very open and candid about appreciating physical beauty.
Blowing a kiss to her reflection in the mirror, Ji Xinran went downstairs, carrying a small black chain-strap handbag.
As she walked, her waist-length black wavy hair swayed with her steps. Catching her reflection in the gleaming walls, Ji Xinran was very pleased.
This body of hers had great potential. The original owner liked simple, plain-colored clothes, which gave her a gentle, elegant aura, like a purple jasmine quietly blooming in a corner—unobtrusive yet with a strong presence. The "Marquis Estate Eldest Daughter-in-Law" preferred dark-colored clothes, which made her appear gentle, dignified, and graceful, like a peony—magnificent and noble, always commanding everyone's first glance.
Ji Xinyu was different. She personally preferred flamboyant red. She was like a fiery red rose, equally eye-catching, but anyone wanting to get close would first be pricked by her thorns.
A private jet from the Ji family was already waiting outside the villa. Because she was leaving, the pilot and flight attendants were already in position. Ji Xinyu sat on the sofa in the cabin, listening to domestic and international news broadcasts from the radio, rapidly skimming through newspapers written in various languages.
A slim laptop sat beside her, and she occasionally recorded some information on it, her fingers flying over the keyboard so fast they seemed to blur.
She needed a large amount of capital now. Ordinary industries couldn't meet her requirements. Stocks were an option, but they also couldn't yield profits in the short term. So, the only way was to return to her old profession.
But her old profession wasn't easy to resume either. Without the informational advantages of her previous life, everything needed to be reorganized. However, this wasn't particularly difficult for Ji Xinyu.
The several hours flying from Europe to the mainland passed in a flash amidst reviewing materials. The plane landed at a private airport. Ji Xinyu disembarked, her sports car parked right beside the runway. Flight attendants behind her carried down two suitcases containing her habitual belongings and the materials she had just compiled.
The suitcases were placed in the sports car's trunk, and Ji Xinyu drove off with a roar. Behind her, ground crew and security personnel bowed at a ninety-degree angle seeing her off. As her car left the private airport, several inconspicuous vehicles followed—these were the Ji family's bodyguards.
Ji Xinyu didn't pay much mind to these arrangements. It was summer in Xia City, the capital of Xia Country in this world. The northern climate didn't spare it from stifling heat.
The ringtone of a WeChat call sounded. Ji Xinyu pressed the answer button on her Bluetooth headset. A soft voice came through.
"Sister-in-law, why aren't you home? I miss you." This was Ren Pingzheng's younger sister, Ren Jialin.
Ji Xinyu raised an eyebrow. "I'll be home soon."
Ji Xinyu's face always wore a smile, and she spoke with a constant warmth in her voice. Ren Jialin on the other end of the phone didn't sense anything wrong with her sister-in-law. She just really wanted to see her.
"Okay, Sis. I'll wait for you at home. I had the kitchen prepare your favorite clear-braised chicken. It'll be ready when you get back." Ren Jialin's voice was tinged with excitement.
"Alright." Ji Xinyu stepped on the brake, stopping at a red light. Just as Ren Jialin was about to hang up, she heard a clear male voice beside her, asking when she would be back.
Ji Xinyu patted the steering wheel. Interesting. Very interesting.
Xiacheng's noon traffic was heavy. It took Ji Xinyu nearly an hour to drive to the Ren residence.
The Ren family villa was located near the Second Ring Road. This world also had its Forbidden City, and from the third floor of the Ren house, one could see the majestic complex of palace buildings.
Her own family home was also in this compound. Walking further in, one would reach the Ji family villa.
The Ren villa was in a Chinese style, complete with artificial hills, pavilions, and towers—every step offered a different view. After crossing a small bridge over a stream, she finally entered the main living room.
Seeing the person she wanted to meet, Ji Xinyu activated her dimensional live stream.
Thus, Lin Xi and the others saw a spacious Chinese-style living room where a young man and woman sat side by side. The warm glow of traditional palace lanterns cast a cozy light over the entire room.
A stunning woman in a red dress walked into the room. The click of her high heels on the floor made the couple turn their heads simultaneously.
The woman's eyes were full of pleasant surprise, while the man's held sheer astonishment, followed by a look of predatory determination.
Ji Xinyu saw it, and her smile deepened. The woman flew into Ji Xinyu's arms like a fluttering butterfly.
"Sis, where have you been? I came back today and didn't see you. I missed you so much." Ren Jialin's voice carried a note of attachment and a barely perceptible choke.
If she weren't afraid of her sister-in-law noticing something was off, Ren Jialin really wanted to have a good, hard cry in her arms.
In her past life, Ren Jialin had married into a family in Hong Kong and settled there with her husband. Being far away and having her own family, her contact with her sister-in-law had become much less frequent than before her marriage.
By the time she learned about the Ji family's bankruptcy and rushed back after her sister-in-law, having gone through immense hardship to give birth to twins, had ruined her health, her sister-in-law had already been sent to a secret sanatorium. No one was allowed to visit except her eldest brother.
Ren Jialin's tantrums and pleas were useless. Her husband, finding the scene utterly undignified, dragged her away. She stayed in Xiacheng for a long time, exhausting every connection she had, but everyone was tight-lipped and wary regarding the Xu family's downfall.
As her sister-in-law's husband, her eldest brother showed neither much concern nor tenderness regarding her illness in daily life, and he paid little attention to the children she bore, simply handing them over to nannies.
In business matters, he was even more ruthless, directly swallowing up the Ji family's assets. Ren Jialin found this utterly unacceptable. What was even harder to accept was the indifference of her two younger brothers towards Ji Xinyu's plight. She had begged them, but they took no action.
It was impossible not to feel disappointment and heartbreak. In the end, Ren Jialin was dragged away from Xiacheng by her husband. Not long after returning to Hong Kong, she received the news of her sister-in-law's death.
At the funeral, Ren Jialin cried her heart out. When she woke from sleep, she had returned to eight years ago. At this time, she was still entangled with that social-climbing gold-digger.
Her top celebrity second brother, Ren Pingxuan, was still a top star in the entertainment industry, plagued by scandals. Her youngest brother, Ren Pingyi, was still at school, throwing his weight around and bullying others. And her cold-hearted eldest brother still rarely came home.
"I went abroad for a trip." Ji Xinyu didn't elaborate. Housekeeper Liu, seeing Ji Xinyu return, immediately instructed the kitchen to serve the meal.
The clear-braised chicken that the eldest daughter-in-law of the Marquis' household loved was placed in the center of the table.
Ren Pingxuan's gaze followed Ren Jialin and Ji Xinyu, with Ren Jialin practically invisible in his eyes. His focus was solely on Ji Xinyu, his gaze openly predatory.
In the chat group, everyone watched this scene.
[Ancient World Xu Huanhuan: Whoa, it turned into a 'brother-in-law' plot in one second.]
[Entertainment Industry Slacker Contrast Character Hang Xingyue: So thrilling! This is more exciting than any visual novel!]
[The Switched-at-Birth Real Heiress Qin Suyuan: Utterly disgusting. This Ren Pingxuan is as vile as his brother.]
[Earth Girl Lin Xi: It really is disgusting. But this Ren Jialin seems okay. I just saw she was about to cry.]
[Power Politics World Lu Shenzhi: Seeing Ren Pingxuan like this, I have a suspicion...] What suspicion, Lu Shenzhi didn't say.
The group buzzed with discussion while Ji Xinyu and the other two had already taken their seats at the large dining table. Ji Xinyu took out her phone to check the group messages.
[Wealthy Family Eldest Daughter-in-Law Ji Xinyu: Now you know why I didn't tell you earlier? That little bastard Ren Pingxuan is truly no good. His involvement in the death of the Marquis' eldest daughter-in-law is deeply connected.]
Ji Xinyu dropped this bombshell. Watching the stream of exclamation marks rapidly filling the chat, she put down her phone, planning to discuss the details with her group friends after the meal.
The Ren family chef's skills were excellent. The dishes were light and suited Ji Xinyu's taste perfectly. After the meal, Ji Xinyu headed straight for her parents' home. Her sports car had also been driven over there by her family's driver.
Ren Jialin didn't want to be apart from her sister-in-law at all, but seeing the messages from that gold-digger she still hadn't dealt with, she decided to handle that disgusting man first in this life.
Ren Pingxuan, who had barely spoken all evening but whose gaze had frequently lingered on Ji Xinyu, didn't chase after her either.
Ren Pingxuan, reborn, wanted to claim that untouched delicate flower for himself. He needed to make some plans. Otherwise, he might not only fail to get the flower but also end up hurting himself.
Ren Pingxuan went to make his plans. In his past life, he hadn't wanted to inherit the Ren family fortune and had ventured into the entertainment industry. But having experienced a past life, Ren Pingxuan now understood the benefits of power. He was going to fight for the position of head of the Ren family.
They were all Rens, all his father's sons. Why should he always yield everything to Ren Pingzheng? What was so great about Ren Pingzheng?
Ji Xinyu walked towards her parents' home. She turned off the live stream and then began sending messages to her friends in the group to clear up their questions.
[The Wealthy Family's Eldest Daughter-in-law Ji Xinyu: Just as everyone guessed, the wealthy family's eldest daughter-in-law's family went bankrupt while she was giving birth. To prevent her from seeking revenge after recovering her health, Ren Pingzheng secretly moved her abroad and placed her under house arrest. Of course, it was beautifully termed as "recuperation."]
[That Ren Pingxuan would often visit her at the sanatorium under the pretext of work. One late night, Ren Pingxuan finally couldn't control his animalistic desires and sneaked into the eldest daughter-in-law's room.] At this point in the conversation, everyone in the group being adults, they all understood what had happened.
[Ancient World Xu Huanhuan: Isn't this Ren Pingxuan driving her to her death?] At some point in time, men began placing extreme importance on a woman's chastity, especially with the emergence of the "Four Books for Women," which created a framework that confined women's scope of action.
Particularly after the Ming and Qing dynasties, this so-called "chastity" was valued more and more heavily.
Xu Huanhuan didn't know which era that eldest daughter-in-law had time-traveled from, but which era doesn't oppress women?
[Power Struggle World Lu Shenzhi: Such an incident would undoubtedly be a devastating catastrophe for a woman in ancient times.] Lu Shenzhi, who lives in an ancient setting, offered a firsthand account.
When Lu Shenzhi was exiled, they encountered another group of exiled people. Among that group, men significantly outnumbered women.
During a rest stop while chatting, Lu Shenzhi overheard a man from that group cursing. He was cursing his wife. His wife had been assaulted by a military supervisor. Not daring to blame the supervisor, he vented all his anger on his wife.
His wife, already mentally shattered from the assault, after being cursed out like that, hanged herself from a tree that very night.
From subsequent conversations, Lu Shenzhi learned that such incidents were not the first of their kind. Those events deepened his understanding of the ancient "society that devours people." He also gained a more profound comprehension of what chastity truly meant for women in ancient times!
Even his own mother finally breathed a sigh of relief only after reaching their exile destination.
However, after considering the actions of this eldest daughter-in-law after her time-travel, he said: [But I think, perhaps compared to chastity, she values the moral dimension more?]
[Wealthy Family's Eldest Daughter-in-law Ji Xinran: Yes, @Power Struggle World Lu Shenzhi, you are correct. Although she excels in many aspects, she doesn't place excessive importance on male-female chastity. The blow Ren Pingxuan dealt her was on a moral level. In her view, Ren Pingxuan's rape of her was an act of bestiality.]
[All her perseverance was merely to see her child again. After holding on for a while, when she saw that one of her children had died, she completely broke down. She committed suicide, just like the original host.]
[When I first crossed over, I met her once in a void. She said she never wanted to return to this world again, that she was free, and she asked me to avenge her.]
[I don't have many virtues, but keeping my word is one. I promised her then, so I will make an enemy of the entire Ren family.] Ji Xinyu intended to spare Ren Jialin, but as for the rest, every single one of them would be dealt with thoroughly.
This was also the reason why Ji Xinyu had rarely chatted in the group since joining many days ago.
The Ren family is a Fortune Global 500 company. To completely take them down, insufficient funds simply wouldn't do.
Originally, Ji Xinyu wanted a quick resolution, but now that Ren Pingxuan has been reborn and returned, Ji Xinyu decided to slow down a bit, waiting for those two brothers to tear into each other first.
She also wanted to see how the absolute authority of the Ren family would react upon realizing the little bird in his palm had thoughts of rebellion. Would that arrogant, dictatorial man be furious beyond control?
Ji Xinyu returned to her parental home. Being in the same residential complex, the Ji family's house looked similar to the Ren family's from the outside. However, because Ji's Mother loved roses, the Ji family had planted many of them.
Walking along the path, the rich, fragrant scent of roses followed her like a shadow.
In the living room, the butler and servants were absent. Ji's Father and Ji's Mother were leaning against each other, browsing the current season's fashion magazine. Whenever they saw something suitable for a family member to wear, they would note down the item number.
Hearing footsteps, Ji's Mother Xu Ruozhi turned her head. Seeing her daughter in a red dress, her eyes instantly lit up.
"Xiaoyu is back." She stood up, intimately taking Ji Xinyu's hand and leading her towards the sofa: "That outfit looks really beautiful today. Mom has always told you, bright colors suit you best. You clearly liked wearing them before, then suddenly you started preferring light colors."
Xu Ruozhi murmured, expressing no surprise at Ji Xinyu's sudden change in clothing style. It was as normal as eating or drinking.
When the eldest daughter-in-law from the marquis's mansion crossed over and suddenly loved wearing dark clothes, they never doubted it either. This made Ji Xinyu sigh with relief, yet she couldn't help but wonder if Ji's Father and Ji's Mother truly loved the original host.
"My daughter looks good in anything! But those previous light-colored clothes were indeed inferior to this red. Let me tell you, Xiaoyu, you should listen less to Ren Pingzheng. His preferences shouldn't become yours, right? You've been married for three years. He's been away on business trips for two years and ten months of that time." Ji's Father Ji Changyuan first praised how good Ji Xinyu looked in red, then stated his underlying point.
A touch of genuine warmth entered Ji Xinyu's smile: "I just suddenly felt like changing my style, I don't want to follow Ren Pingzheng's preferences anymore."
That scoundrel Ren Pingzheng's marriage to the original host was far from the original host's one-sided infatuation.
Every "chance" encounter the original host had with him was his meticulous planning. Every point that made the original host fall helplessly in love with him was a precisely calculated act of his disguise. The original host had never had a boyfriend before; being subtly teased and led on by him like that, how could she not take the bait?
During the original host's three-year marriage with him, although he didn't come home, he wasn't out of contact. If you took out their chat records from the past three years for someone to see, they'd be speechless at first glance.
It was textbook spiritual PUA. From the very day they married, he subtly belittled the original host into the dust—from her studies and career to her clothing and appearance.
But he was very measured, not belittling her constantly. He would always pour cold water on her when she was happy. Over three years, he forcefully molded the original host into the shape he desired.
Not interfering with her family's company affairs, staying home contentedly as a full-time housewife whose husband never came home, living on the monthly allowance from her husband, wanting for nothing in food or clothing, yet everything she ate or wore was entirely according to his preferences.
How terrifying.
Ji Xinran sat on the sofa, watching the original host's parents fall into discussion once again. This time, they started from scratch, completely replacing the clothes they had previously chosen for the original host with the styles she now liked to wear.
Meanwhile, Ji Xinran also mentioned this matter in the group chat.
[Qin Suyuan, the Real Daughter Switched at Birth: Oh no, with this, I can't read many novels anymore. Especially the kind where they're married for years without falling in love, but then the female lead transmigrates and suddenly catches the male lead's attention.] Qin Suyuan's courses abroad weren't particularly intense. In her spare time, she browsed domestic websites again and got into reading novels.
This type of story was the most popular lately.
[Xu Huanhuan, Ancient World: So it seems, there's no such thing as love without reason. I think he came back and chose to be with the eldest daughter-in-law of the Marquis' household because he felt the little bird in his palm was about to fly away, so he came back to check the situation.]
[Ye Bingbing, Villainess in a CEO Novel: Right. He came back, saw that the eldest daughter-in-law was completely different from the original host, and decided to go with the flow. With the younger siblings' matchmaking, he slept with the original host, using a child to bind her.]
[Xiang Qianlan, Boxer in the 1960s: Trash men are indeed the trashiest, there's no one worse.]
[Gu Nuanyang, Reborn Transmigrator: What exactly is the thought process of men? How does every man think that just by getting a woman pregnant, they can bind her?]
Gu Nuanyang genuinely didn't understand.
[Xu Huanhuan, Ancient World: It's because the child grows in the woman's womb for ten months. During those ten months, the woman feels the child growing bit by bit. After the child is born, the woman's heart softens. Seeing the child she gave birth to, she becomes less inclined to dwell on many things.]
This was Xu Huanhuan's sole feeling after transmigrating to the ancient world and having a child.
[Yao Xiran, Star Drifter: If you ask me, just poison them all. I just came out of the lab and saw this message, it really disgusted me.]
Yao Xiran couldn't stand betrayal literature and deception the most. It was just too unfortunate that the two Ren brothers embodied both.
[Wen Wan, Whole Family Transmigrated to ABO: @Yao Xiran, Star Drifter, what's up with you lately? Why so irritable?]
[Yao Xiran, Star Drifter: Recently hit a bottleneck in researching something. No matter how much I study it, there's no progress, so my temper's a bit short.]
[Lin Duxi, Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland: @Yao Xiran, Star Drifter, can you explain that formula you mentioned last time again? Our researchers here didn't understand one step.]
[Yao Xiran, Star Drifter: Of course. I'll record an explanatory video for you.]
The topic was thus diverted. Ji Xinyu didn't go up to her room either, but curled up on the sofa, staring blankly at the original host's parents.
So this was the real mode of interaction between an affectionate couple. Ji Xinran was truly seeing it for the first time.
Before transmigrating, her father was a famous playboy. Her mother had just given birth to her brother when he couldn't wait to take a then-famous movie star as his second wife.
Her brother hadn't even grown up before the second wife's son was born. After that, he successively took a third and fourth wife—beauty pageant winners, young models, even her brother's home tutor and a sweet-looking young maid.
Children were born one after another, with short intervals between each. When they grew up, they swarmed to fight over the family fortune.
Thinking of this, Ji Xinran felt hatred. She originally thought that with her father having so many wives, and her brother dying in the scheming of the inner household, her mother's affection for her father, no matter how much, should have worn away, right?
But it didn't. That woman stayed quietly at home, waiting for her father to sail through countless experiences and return to her side. Ji Xinran had just pulled off a big deal and was celebrating with friends. She was also about to get her hands on the Ji family assets.
But that man just sweet-talked her mother a couple of times, and she spilled everything, directly causing Ji Xinran's death. Truly, a dog's belly can't hold two ounces of oil—she couldn't keep a secret.
The result of this incident was that Ji Xinyu trusted no one.
Thinking of this, Ji Xinyu lost interest in watching the original host's parents and slowly headed upstairs.
The drama in the wealthy world came to a temporary pause. Over there, it was already late at night. Lin Xi came out from the backyard; she was going to the antique market.
After completing Lu Shenzhi's task, she had taken a photo of that emerald bracelet and sent it to Jia Fugui.
It took Jia Fugui a few days to reply to Lin Xi. Having some free time now, Lin Xi decided to go check it out.
She felt that establishing a student aid foundation was truly an urgent matter.
When she arrived at Jia Fugui's shop in the antique market, he was feeding fish with fish food. Seeing Lin Xi, he broke into a smile.
"I've asked around. If it's a bracelet with excellent clarity, the price would be at least hundreds of millions." In recent years, the jade industry hasn't produced particularly high-quality jade. Jewelry like emerald pieces are practically priceless and unavailable on the market.
The bracelet Lin Xi photographed for Jia Fugui, if genuine, really couldn't be cheap. Sending it to an auction house would be even more astonishing.
Lin Xi knew jadeite was expensive, but she truly hadn't expected it to be this expensive. She carefully took out a red velvet box from her bag.
Jia Fugui called out at the door, and soon, the owners of two neighboring shops specializing in jadeite and jade came running over.
Their eyes were fervent as they passed the bracelet around in their hands. They were very careful, not taking the bracelet out to examine it.
Lin Xi thought for a moment and sent a message to Lu Shenzhi: [Did you know the jade bracelet you gave me is very expensive?]
At this moment, Lu Shenzhi had finished a morning of labor, eaten, and was in his bedroom.
Seeing Lin Xi's message, he replied: [Lu Shenzhi, Political Intrigue World: I know. But at that time, I didn't have anything better on hand to give you.]
That jade bracelet was given to him on the road to exile after his family was raided. Through the original Lu Shenzhi's memories, he knew the bracelet was what his mother had kept for his future wife.
Since his mother intended it for his wife, it must be of immense value. Lu Shenzhi didn't regret giving the bracelet to Lin Xi. Firstly, because in that situation, they truly didn't have any valuable items left on them.
Secondly, there was his somewhat indescribable state of mind. But regardless, Lu Shenzhi thought, he wouldn't marry in this world. What he sought was a soulmate. The girls of this era were fine, but ultimately not suitable for him.
Seeing he knew, Lin Xi didn't say more. Over at Jia Fugui's, the appraisal was also finished. It was indeed a top-quality Old Mine glass-type jadeite. The two jade shops in the antique market couldn't afford to take it. To realize the bracelet's true value, it would have to be auctioned.
Lin Xi retrieved the jadeite, stored it in her space, and after much thought, decided not to follow Jia Fugui to the auction house.
She felt the bracelet was far too valuable—over a hundred million RMB. She had only seen banknotes of such high denominations when burning joss paper during the Qingming Festival.
She believed that rescuing those few children from the remote mountains simply wasn't worth that price.
Leaving the antique market, and for the sake of caution, she wound through several streets before taking a disguise pill. She then went to sell the purple gemstone originally given to her by Ah Huahua.
The gemstone was of exceptionally high purity. She waited from noon until dusk, finally receiving the jewelry store's completed appraisal. The lavender-purple gemstone, flawless as glass under sunlight, was appraised and fetched Lin Xi a high price of three million.
Lin Xi was directly given a bank card with the password set to six zeros. She transferred the money to several bank account numbers kindly provided by the system, then operated those accounts to transfer the funds back to her own card before feeling at ease.
By the time she left the bank, it was already past eight in the evening.
Exhausted, she sat in the car: "System, oh system, why can't you be like the systems in other novels and directly convert the items I obtain into the currency of this world?"
Lin Xi thought, if the system had that function, how much trouble it would save her!
Her phone vibrated in her hand. Lin Xi looked down: [System Message: This system can reasonably convert items gifted to the host by group members into the currency of the current world, but the handling fee is very high~]
Lin Xi's eyes widened a full circle. Staring at the tilde after the "oh," she had a swear word she didn't know whether to utter or not.
Remembering how she had foolishly gone through all that cumbersome trouble earlier made her want to die...
"Why didn't you say so earlier!" Lin Xi thought of every time she had taken items gifted by group members to exchange for money, each time feeling like a thief, and felt utterly speechless.
[System Message: You never asked.]
Lin Xi was now truly shutting down. So, if she had just asked, this problem could have been solved long ago?
Lin Xi didn't want to talk. In the group chat, Ji Xinyu had started another livestream.
Only a few hours had passed for Lin Xi, but a whole night had already gone by for Ji Xinran.
She had changed her outfit today: a wine-red shirt, her seaweed-like hair tied in a half-up ponytail, and a pair of fitted bell-bottom pants that made her legs look slender and long.
She was currently standing on the balcony of her room, looking down. Various colored roses appeared even more beautiful in the morning light.
The scent of roses in the air cleared away the grogginess of waking up early. Ji Xinyu had slept very well last night, straight through until dawn. However, her good mood came to an abrupt halt just moments ago when she received a message from Ren Pingzheng.
She glanced at the sea of roses, took out her phone, and typed: [Ren Pingzheng sent a message this morning saying he's coming back. Tell me, how will he treat me?]
[To the original host, he PUA'd her, using three years to turn her into his puppet. To the eldest daughter-in-law of the Marquis' household, he was a real husband to her, using children to tie her down.]
[What strategy will he use on me? I'm so looking forward to it!] Ji Xinran's left hand was trembling slightly with excitement.
Anyone who plays in the world of Wall Street finance has a touch of madness, and Ji Xinran is no exception. She used her right hand to grasp her left, suppressing that tremor.
Her grandfather used to say she was a meat-eating wolf of the grasslands. Ren Pingzheng must be one too. So the question arises: when she and he meet, which wolf will be more ruthless?
Can Ren Pingzheng bring out some tactics that are at least somewhat presentable?
Ji Xinyu was simply too eager to find out.
