Putting herself in others’ shoes, if it were Xia Ziyu herself, she would also seize such an opportunity. That’s exactly what she did.

When someone gains knowledge of future events, they can naturally make plans accordingly. Just like how she knew Wang Jianhua would have a successful political career, and whoever married him would enjoy glory and wealth as his wife… Given another chance, she would seize such an opportunity first!

Who would have known that the antisocial educated youth was a high-ranking cadre’s son who had fallen from grace? Though good-looking, he couldn’t handle physical labor and seemed worthless at the time.

Who would have guessed that this educated youth would later get accepted into a Beijing university? That was just the beginning. Even greater fortune arrived when his family was politically rehabilitated!

The educated youth married the beautiful village girl he met during his countryside stint, despite his family’s opposition. With his education and family background, although he was a few years older when entering university, his career soared after graduation.

The beautiful village girl was also blessed with good fortune, giving birth to twin sons right after entering the family! The initial disapproval from his family turned into acceptance. After all, with family planning policies becoming increasingly strict, the educated youth couldn’t risk violating them while pursuing his political career. The village girl not only ensured the family line’s continuation but remarkably bore twin sons.

“They truly won at life,” Xia Ziyu recalled the story of the educated youth and the village girl, her eyes filled with envy and hatred. She would never forget how gloriously Xia Xiaolan lived. As sisters from the same family, why was Xia Xiaolan the only one blessed with good fortune?

This time, it should be her turn to enjoy such prosperity!

But why did everything change when she got together with Wang Jianhua? Xia Ziyu couldn’t understand it before. She had waited patiently until Wang Jianhua took the college entrance exam, everything exactly like in her previous life, before making her move to win him over… Yet the subsequent developments were completely outside her plans.

Xia Xiaolan won her in-laws’ favor through her ability to bear children.

Xia Ziyu knew that having twins was too uncertain to count on, not daring to hope she’d have Xia Xiaolan’s luck, so she worked hard to improve herself instead. She managed to enter the same university as Wang Jianhua, matching his educational background.

She also showed great care toward Wang Guangping and Ran Shuyu, who were undergoing reform through labor at the farm. She provided money and goods, hoping to win the Wang family’s approval.

She not only wanted to steal Xia Xiaolan’s destiny but also live better than her. After all, hadn’t Xia Xiaolan refused to help her in their previous life? A mere gesture would have helped when she was kneeling and begging… Well, heaven hadn’t treated her poorly, after all, giving her another chance!

Xia Ziyu gripped Liu Fen’s documents so tightly her knuckles turned white.

“No wonder I kept failing, it was you behind it all!”

If Liu Fen had also been reborn, when would it have happened?

It must have been after she and Wang Jianhua went to Beijing for university after Xia Xiaolan attempted suicide back home.

Liu Fen also knew about Wang Jianhua’s great destiny. But Wang Jianhua was already with her, not available for Xia Xiaolan anymore.

So Liu Fen could only take Xia Xiaolan away from the Xia family, fleeing back to her maiden family?

In their previous life, Liu Yong hadn’t amounted to much either. He had tried his hand at business away from home, but reportedly almost got killed, returning home severely injured. After that, he became too frightened to travel far again.

However, with Xia Xiaolan around, the Liu family still lived quite comfortably, certainly better than her!

As for Second Aunt Liu Fen, she had lived a downtrodden life, always under Second Uncle Xia Dajun’s shadow…

Xia Ziyu emerged from her memories.

In this life, Liu Fen had seized her opportunity and consistently opposed her.

Seeing her together with Wang Jianhua, Liu Fen had done everything possible to introduce Xia Xiaolan to someone surnamed Zhou. Indeed, with Xia Xiaolan’s captivating face, she could have any man she wanted with just a gesture.

As for how Liu Fen had found Zhou Cheng, Xia Ziyu believed it was connected to how Liu Fen had married the mayor of Pengcheng.

It must have been that in their previous life, Liu Fen had made these high-profile connections through Wang Jianhua’s relationships. In this life, she had latched onto these people early on.

Xia Ziyu gave a cold laugh and muttered to herself:

“Wang Jianhua, I haven’t wronged you at all. It’s your former mother-in-law who’s working against you. Seeing that you didn’t choose Xia Xiaolan this time, she simply decided to make the Wang family suffer.”

Thinking about how her usually timid Second Aunt could show such resolve, Xia Ziyu felt furious.

Was she less clever than the cowardly Liu Fen?

No, it was because Liu Fen had been scheming against her from the shadows!

Liu Fen had benefited from the Wang family in her previous life, gaining connections to people like the Pengcheng mayor and the Zhou family through them… These were all people she’d had no way of meeting before, and Liu Fen had taken advantage of this knowledge.

Xia Ziyu bit her lip:

“Doesn’t this mean that Zhou Cheng, whom Liu Fen chose for Xia Xiaolan in this life, will be even more powerful than Wang Jianhua was before?”

She would have done the same thing.

Having missed out on Wang Jianhua, she would find someone even better for Xia Xiaolan.

The thought that Zhou Cheng would become more powerful than Wang Jianhua had been in their previous life made Xia Ziyu’s chest burn with anger.

Heaven was both fair and unfair!

If she had been the only one given such an opportunity, she would have been destined for greatness.

But Liu Fen had also received the same chance and opposed her at every turn.

Fortunately, Liu Fen had now exposed herself.

From now on, she would be the one lurking in the shadows while Liu Fen stood in the light.

Xia Ziyu reviewed all the investigation materials several times, not missing any detail, then personally burned all the documents and flushed even the ashes down the toilet.

The maid witnessed everything.

Xia Ziyu’s face remained expressionless: “Sister Sun, you know who you’re working for, right?”

Sister Sun nodded nervously, The Fifth Mistress looked as if she might devour someone.

“Madam, of course, I work for you. Only if you maintain your position in the Du family will I continue to receive my salary. Please rest assured, I won’t tell anyone… no, no, no, I don’t know anything!”

Xia Ziyu sneered:

“I don’t care if you’ve seen anything or not. After all, Du Sheng shares my bed, whatever you tell him won’t matter.”

“Yes, Master Du values Madam the most…”

Xia Ziyu touched her belly.

Now she knew Liu Fen’s secret, yet she still couldn’t deal with her.

Liu Fen had married the mayor of Pengcheng, and with Du Chengrong wanting to expand business there, how could he offend the mayor just for her sake?

Not just her.

When it came to profits, no one in the Du family carried enough weight in Du Chengrong’s eyes!

So how could she ensure her unique position in this world?

Bring down the Pengcheng mayor?

No, there was still the Zhou family; Liu Fen and her daughter had double insurance.

If only there was an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.

Xia Ziyu thought it through but found no breakthrough. Taking on both the Pengcheng mayor and the Zhou family at once would be nearly impossible, even if Du Chengrong were madly in love with her.

Before taking action, Xia Ziyu already felt intimidated.

Then a second thought emerged – compared to dealing with the Pengcheng mayor and bringing down the Zhou family, wouldn’t eliminating Liu Fen and Xia Xiaolan be simpler?