The text message was from her second uncle, Wu You, asking her to return to the Wu family's old mansion.
Since the day Wu Pengpeng arrived and met this second uncle in the hospital, she had been busy squandering money every day and hadn't seen him since.
Now he had sent three text messages in a row, demanding that she go back immediately.
Could it be that they had discovered that "Wu Pengpeng" was no longer the original one?
Although Wu Pengpeng had only spoken a few words with this second uncle, she was extremely afraid of him deep down.
When she first came here, she had read in an old financial magazine that when the old Master Wu was about to retire, all the financial experts were speculating about who would inherit the old Master Wu's mantle and take over Zhenling Group.
Her second uncle, Wu You, and fourth uncle, Wu Xian, were the hot candidates because they had inherited the old Master Wu's shrewdness and tactics and were truly the old Master Wu's successors.
However, in the end, the old Master Wu had handed Zhenling Group to Wu Pengpeng and left all his property to his granddaughter. His sons and grandsons got nothing, making him a century - long example of favoring daughters over sons.
Later, a financial weekly gossiped about how long Wu Pengpeng could hold on to the Wu family's property. After all, her uncles were all extremely smart. With a piece of fat in her hands and wolves lurking around, maybe even she would be torn apart and devoured in the end.
When Wu Pengpeng saw this report at that time, her first reaction was to distribute the property to her uncles. This way, she could save her life and also reduce the burden of squandering money, killing two birds with one stone.
However, as soon as this thought flashed through her mind, she received a serious warning from the Heavenly Dao.
All of the Wu family's property could neither be given away for free nor used for public welfare. She had to squander it away herself.
Once she violated the rules, the deal would automatically end, and she would immediately vanish into thin air.
After that, Wu Pengpeng didn't dare to show up in front of the original owner's family members. After all, she had come to this world because the original owner had been secretly attacked.
Now the enemy was in the dark while she was in the open. If she wasn't careful, it would be easy for her to die before she could finish squandering the money.
She wasn't sure if the person who wanted to kill the original owner was from the Wu family. If she went back rashly, wouldn't she be like a lamb walking into a tiger's den, never to return?
Just as Wu Pengpeng was about to make an excuse that she was not feeling well to avoid this, Zhao Bufan pushed the door open and came in.
"Why are you here?" She was on the phone, still holding the phone to her ear. "Why didn't you answer my call?"
Only then did Wu Pengpeng notice that her phone was vibrating. She subconsciously answered it: "Hello?"
Zhao Bufan was completely confused by her actions. What new quirk was this?
She said into the phone, "What's wrong with you?"
Wu Pengpeng replied absent - mindedly, "What do you mean 'what's wrong'?"
Zhao Bufan looked at her deeply, a bit worried. "You seem absent - minded. What's going on?"
"Oh, it's nothing." Wu Pengpeng came back to her senses and hung up the phone. "My second uncle sent me a message asking me to go home."
Zhao Bufan put away her phone, crossed her arms, and looked at her. "And then?"
Wu Pengpeng looked extremely aggrieved. "I don't want to go back."
Zhao Bufan was a bit confused about her thoughts. "Why?"
Wu Pengpeng pouted and said, "I'm afraid of being..."
Before she could finish, she suddenly realized that Zhao Bufan had a private connection with her second uncle.
She didn't know how close Zhao Bufan was to the original owner. What if she had defected and become her second uncle's informant? If she told her everything, wouldn't it be even more dangerous?
Seeing her look so conflicted, Zhao Bufan was even more surprised. "Afraid of what?"
Wu Pengpeng averted her eyes and made up an excuse on the spot. "I'm afraid my second uncle will scold me. After all, I haven't made much money recently."
Hearing this, Zhao Bufan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled to comfort her. "Don't worry. You're not in your right mind now. Your second uncle will understand and won't scold you."
Wu Pengpeng: "..."
You're the one who's not in your right mind! Your whole family is not in their right minds!
She rolled her eyes at Zhao Bufan angrily and stubbornly said, "Anyway, I'm not going back."
Zhao Bufan took out her phone, opened the text message, and showed it to her.
"Your second uncle said that if you don't go back, he'll come to find you in person."
Wu Pengpeng rolled her eyes in disbelief. "Fine, fine, fine. I'll go back. Is that okay?"
After all, there was only one second uncle. As long as she was careful and didn't show any flaws, it would be okay.
Zhao Bufan put away her phone, touched the top of her head, and patted her like she was comforting a puppy. "That's a good girl."
Wu Pengpeng angrily swatted her hand away, then turned to look at Shen Qianqian. Her voice softened. "I still have something to do. You go back first. I'll help you deal with the contract termination tomorrow."
"Okay." Seeing that she had a lot on her mind, Shen Qianqian didn't dare to cause any trouble. "Then I'll go back first."
Wu Pengpeng nodded with a smile. "Okay. Be careful on the way."
After seeing Shen Qianqian off, Wu Pengpeng dawdled for more than ten minutes, giving herself enough mental preparation before getting up to leave.
"I'm going to my second uncle's place." She reached out her hand to Zhao Bufan. "Give me the keys."
Zhao Bufan also stood up. "Let's go. I'll go too."
Wu Pengpeng was a bit surprised. "What are you going for?"
Could it be that she was really her second uncle's informant and going to report?
Wasn't this too disrespectful to her, the one being monitored? They were actually doing their contact work right under her nose!
Zhao Bufan said shyly, "Of course I'm going to..."
She didn't continue and just glared at Wu Pengpeng coquettishly. "You know what I mean!"
Wu Pengpeng was completely confused. What did I know?
In order not to expose that the original owner's soul had been replaced, she pretended to understand and said "Oh", giving Zhao Bufan a knowing look.
Zhao Bufan seemed to think of something shy. Her cheeks blushed slightly.
"I'll go get the car first." Then she covered her face and ran away.
Wu Pengpeng watched her acting like a shy young girl and was even more confused.
She sighed with a headache. What on earth had she done in her previous lives that made God treat her like this?
Since she had been given a chance to be reborn, why did there have to be a test to survive?
Just the task of squandering money was already giving her a huge headache, and there were even people eyeing her life covetously.
She was really having a tough time!
The Wu family's old mansion was located in a hillside villa area in the western suburbs of Jincheng, a sparsely - populated place.
On the way up the mountain, there were tall shrubs and vegetation, which cast huge shadows in the night, looking eerie and terrifying.
Wu Pengpeng huddled nervously in the passenger seat. The more they drove, the colder she felt.
In this desolate mountain area, if she was really assassinated and her body was thrown in the mountains, it might not be discovered for a while.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhao Bufan noticed her nervousness and glanced at her in the rear - view mirror.
Seeing that Wu Pengpeng's face was pale and there was a thin layer of sweat on the tip of her nose, she couldn't help but be a bit worried. "Are you not feeling well?"
Wu Pengpeng tightly grabbed the seat belt. Suddenly, the scene of the night when she was killed by Huo Jingting and Qin Ledi flashed through her mind.
It was also a quiet night. She died in a dilapidated and deserted residential area, unknown to anyone.
Thinking of that scene, Wu Pengpeng suddenly shivered and snapped back to reality.
This time, she would never die so easily!