Liu Keying made a high-profile return to the Du residence.

Everything in the Du family seemed to return to normal.

From exclusively favoring the Fifth Lady to now having the Fourth and Fifth Ladies competing for influence, the Hong Kong media reveled in the Du family drama, counting down the days to Fourth Lady Liu Keying’s due date.

Xia Ziyu was also waiting for dates.

She was tracking her menstrual cycle.

As time drew closer, Xia Ziyu became increasingly anxious, unsure if she had conceived this time.

At Liu Keying’s ‘return party’, Xia Ziyu stared at that woman’s belly with intense hatred.

Under such pressure, Xia Ziyu became extremely agitated.

Unable to vent her frustrations to Du Chengrong, she turned to finding fault with Xia Junbao, who had been brought to Hong Kong.

She complained that Xia Junbao was too young and not smart enough, wondering when he would ever be useful!

“I’m paying so much for your tuition, and all you do at school is get into fights?”

Xia Ziyu was utterly disappointed. She was caught between threats from all sides in the Du family, and her only brother was proving to be such a disappointment.

Tian Xiaoyan spoke up for Xia Junbao:

“Lady Du, the students at school were mocking Junbao’s accent—”

Not just Xia Junbao, but Tian Xiaoyan also had a strong Yunan accent.

It wasn’t much of an issue in mainland China, but once in Hong Kong, Xia Ziyu had sent them to a good school with trilingual instruction, where some spoke Cantonese, some Mandarin, and most could speak English. Only Xia Junbao and Tian Xiaoyan, with their poor foundation, couldn’t keep up.

Xia Junbao was slightly better, but Tian Xiaoyan struggled tremendously.

Tian Xiaoyan’s foundation was too weak, so Xia Ziyu had her start from first grade.

She didn’t want to study, but Xia Ziyu said without education, she wouldn’t even qualify to be her assistant.

When Tian Xiaoyan defended Xia Junbao, Xia Ziyu glanced at her:

“If you know you have an accent, work hard to get rid of it. If you can’t speak Cantonese, at least speak Mandarin. You must learn English, otherwise, you two are destined to remain lower class forever! Xia Junbao, listen carefully, I’m giving you one year to adjust, starting from your first day in Hong Kong. If you don’t meet my requirements, I’ll send you back to Yunan—a lazy and stupid person doesn’t deserve to be upper class!”

Send back to Yunan—

Xia Junbao shrank back.

No, he feared being sent back to Yunan.

“Sister- Lady Du, I will work hard.”

Tian Xiaoyan felt even more uneasy. They called her “Lady Du,” but they all knew that “Lady Du” was Xia Junbao’s sister, Xia Ziyu.

If Xia Ziyu would send even Xia Junbao back, she certainly wouldn’t keep Tian Xiaoyan.

Perhaps Xia Ziyu was just trying to scare Xia Junbao—after all, they were siblings, how could she truly abandon him?

But Tian Xiaoyan was very afraid because she wasn’t Xia Ziyu’s sister.

After Xia Junbao left, Tian Xiaoyan stayed behind.

She timidly yet eagerly showed concern for Xia Ziyu: “Lady Du, is there anything I can help with…”

Xia Ziyu gave Tian Xiaoyan a surprised look. This girl was quite clever, better at reading people than Xia Junbao, and had keenly noticed her troubles.

“Tian Xiaoyan, do you want to stay in Hong Kong?”

Tian Xiaoyan nodded vigorously, “Yes! Hong Kong has so many buildings and nice cars.”

And so many rich people.

Xia Ziyu didn’t like Xia Junbao and Tian Xiaoyan coming to her residence often, but their limited visits left a deep impression on Tian Xiaoyan. Even a single crystal lamp in this apartment would cost more than what Tian Xiaoyan could earn if sold.

Luxury homes, fine clothes, and jewelry.

Luxury cars coming and going.

None of this lifestyle belonged to Tian Xiaoyan.

But staying in Hong Kong gave her a chance to obtain these things!

If Xia Ziyu sent Tian Xiaoyan back home, she would have nothing. Even if she truly became an official’s “daughter” as wished, she couldn’t live such a life.

Xia Ziyu saw the greed in Tian Xiaoyan’s eyes.

This Tian Xiaoyan was quite interesting.

Did she think that since Xia Ziyu could achieve such advancement, she could too?

Yes, since leaving Qijing Village and wandering outside, Tian Xiaoyan had met many kind people willing to take her in, all of whom she used as stepping stones to climb higher, each time reaching a higher position than before.

Working at the bun shop, Tian Xiaoyan never lacked food.

In Shenzhen, Xia Hongxia let her help at the small restaurant, and though she didn’t treat her well, she never let her go hungry.

Girls develop earlier than boys, and gradually, Tian Xiaoyan grew taller.

After arriving in Hong Kong, without having to work, Tian Xiaoyan’s complexion improved somewhat.

The skinny, dark village girl had begun to show signs of becoming a graceful young lady. Her features were somewhat delicate, and in a few years, she would surely transform beautifully, becoming unrecognizable from her former village self—but if she thought this alone would allow her to live as Xia Ziyu did now, Tian Xiaoyan was too naive!

Being beautiful was only half an entry ticket.

Even Xia Ziyu herself, who had endured the pain of plastic surgery, dared not say she could maintain her position in the wealthy family by looks alone.

Even as a reincarnated person, getting to where she was today had involved countless setbacks and unspeakable hardships.

Xia Ziyu found it amusing.

Even with her brother, she only brought him here because she thought he might be useful in the future. Did Tian Xiaoyan think that just by proclaiming her loyalty, she could spend Xia Ziyu’s money and live a life in Hong Kong that only upper-middle-class families could afford?

What a beautiful dream!

Xia Ziyu couldn’t help but laugh:

“Tian Xiaoyan, you want to help solve my troubles, right? You want to know what’s bothering me?”

Tian Xiaoyan nodded vigorously.

“Yes!”

Xia Ziyu stood up: “Then follow me, I’ll take you to two places.”

The first place Xia Ziyu took Tian Xiaoyan was the Du family mansion.

Of course, they didn’t go inside, just stood at a distance where they could see the roofs of several Du-family villas. Xia Ziyu got out of the car, staying far from the bodyguards and driver, and pointed out one of the villas to Tian Xiaoyan.

“There’s a pregnant woman in there. If she were to die, I would be very happy. Even if we can’t kill her, at least getting rid of the child in her belly—whoever can do this for me, I’ll give them unimaginable rewards!”

Tian Xiaoyan’s heart nearly jumped out of her throat.

The villa buildings in the distance looked as luxurious as palaces to Tian Xiaoyan.

Though Tian Xiaoyan wasn’t well-educated, she had heard from Xia Junbao about the newspapers and magazines covering the rivalry between the Du family’s Fourth and Fifth Ladies.

The Fourth Lady was pregnant and back in favor, so Fifth Lady Xia Ziyu was unhappy!

Xia Junbao wasn’t completely indifferent to his sister’s affairs, otherwise he wouldn’t have paid attention to these news reports or told Tian Xiaoyan about them.

But in Xia Junbao and Tian Xiaoyan’s minds, Xia Ziyu had lots of money and was accompanied by bodyguards and drivers, yet even she couldn’t do anything about the pregnant Fourth Lady. What could two half-grown children possibly do?

Tian Xiaoyan was extremely nervous. Xia Ziyu wanted her to get rid of the Fourth Lady’s baby.

Impossible, she couldn’t do it!

Seeing the fear and timidity finally appear in Tian Xiaoyan’s eyes, Xia Ziyu just smiled without exposing her thoughts:

“Alright, I’ll take you to the next place.”

Xia Ziyu had the car driven to Central.

She had the car stop outside the Chengrong Building but didn’t go up. Instead, she had Tian Xiaoyan watch the entrance of the office building where Qihang Capital was located.

They waited until past nine in the evening.

Tian Xiaoyan’s stomach was growling with hunger, but she dared not complain.

They waited and waited.

Tian Xiaoyan watched everyone entering and leaving the building.

Everyone looked so glamorous.

After nine o’clock, someone else came out of the building, and Tian Xiaoyan’s eyes suddenly widened. Her drowsiness and hunger vanished instantly—that was—

That was Xia Xiaolan!

She absolutely couldn’t be mistaken!

Xia Ziyu’s voice drifted over:

“This is my second trouble. Anyone else can live better than me, but not Xia Xiaolan. She’s just so annoying. When I marry Mr. Du, she has to get involved with Mr. Du’s son. I live in a high-end apartment, and she has to spend 26 million Hong Kong dollars to buy an office. Tian Xiaoyan, do you know how much 26 million Hong Kong dollars is? Not to mention, her investment company controls even more money than that… If I could just not see this woman anymore, I might even be able to accept Fourth Lady Liu Keying’s pregnancy and childbirth.”

26 million Hong Kong dollars?

Tian Xiaoyan counted in her head for a long time but couldn’t figure out how much money that was.

She had never even had the chance to handle 2,600 dollars, so of course she couldn’t imagine the weight of 26 million Hong Kong dollars. Fortunately, Xia Ziyu kindly provided a point of comparison—Xia Ziyu’s residence surely wasn’t worth 26 million, otherwise she wouldn’t be so angry!

Tian Xiaoyan’s eyes were fixed on Xia Xiaolan.

Xia Xiaolan had so much money.

Why did she deserve to have so much money?

Was it because Liu Fen married a high-ranking official, or because Xia Xiaolan seduced men… Why, with so much money, couldn’t they make room for her and her brother? She wouldn’t spend much money, she could work for Xia Xiaolan’s family and could make Xia Xiaolan and Liu Fen happy.

She could do so many things.

Tian Xiaoyan’s eyes widened, tears welling up.

Suddenly, Xia Xiaolan’s gaze turned in their direction, and Tian Xiaoyan became terrified, instinctively shrinking down.

Xia Ziyu sneered:

“Tian Xiaoyan, of these two troubles, which one do you want to help me with?”