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A black luxury car slowly pulled up in front of the Shi family's mansion. The car door opened, and a tall young girl was exposed to the blinding sunlight.
The girl was about nineteen years old. Her skin was as fair as congealed fat. Her alluring fox eyes held a hint of coldness, and her red lips were slightly curled, dazzling everyone present.
Facing the luxurious Shi family villa, there was not the slightest ripple in her eyes, as if she was already accustomed to it.
If one ignored her inexpensive clothes, no one would have guessed that the girl had come from the countryside.
Li Zhaofeng had been waiting impatiently at home. Now, seeing this strange girl with an unruly look between her eyebrows come in, the disgust in her eyes deepened.
Back then, the fortune - teller had calculated that this daughter was an ill - omened star. To protect the Shi family, they had sent the girl to the countryside to be raised by Li's mother. After not seeing her for more than a decade, the wildness on her body had become even stronger.
Sure enough, she was just a down - and - out girl from the countryside, with no manners at all.
"Now that you're back, put away your country ways. Don't disgrace the Shi family," Li Zhaofeng said, originally planning to warn her not to say she was a Shi family daughter when outside. But thinking of the Shen family, she swallowed the words back.
Shi Wan seemed not to notice the disgust in her eyes. She stood aside with her backpack on her shoulder, her eyes full of coldness.
Seeing this, Li Zhaofeng's face turned even uglier. She spoke as if bestowing a great favor.
"We've found a marriage for you. It's a wealthy family. You're really lucky to marry into it."
"I'm not interested. Whoever found it should marry into it," Shi Wan said casually.
Shi Wan's nonchalant attitude completely infuriated Li Zhaofeng. She shouted angrily, "How dare you be so presumptuous! This was hard for us to arrange. How can you choose?"
She knew that the Shi family wouldn't take her back for no reason. Shi Wan was full of impatience. She rubbed her ears and turned to leave.
"Quickly stop her!" Li Zhaofeng was so angry that she quickly called the bodyguards to surround Shi Wan.
The one who had to marry Shen Siyan could only be this country girl, Shi Wan!
Blocked from leaving, Shi Wan became even more impatient. There was a chill in her eyes. Before the others could react, the bodyguards who had surrounded her fell to the ground one by one, wailing in pain.
"Useless trash," she said, stepping on a bodyguard with a slight curl of her lips and a cold snort.
Li Zhaofeng was so frightened that her face turned pale. She had thought this country girl was weak and easy to deal with, but who would have thought she was so wild.
But if they just let Shi Wan leave, they wouldn't be able to explain it to the Shen family.
Thinking of the consequences of offending the Shen family, Li Zhaofeng shivered. She quickly kicked a bodyguard and shouted without any grace, "Quickly stop her. She has to marry the Second Young Master Shen even if she doesn't want to!"
Shi Wan, who was about to leave, paused slightly. She turned around and looked at Li Zhaofeng, who was like an enraged rooster.
"Isn't Shen Siyan supposed to marry Shi Qing?"
"Our Shi Qing is so outstanding. How could she marry that short - lived man? But it's different for you. A country girl like you marrying into the Shen family is a blessing that you've earned in several lifetimes, and you don't even know how to cherish it..."
It was rumored that Shen Siyan was seriously ill and wouldn't live past twenty - five. Counting the days, it was almost time.
Except for the old master of the Shen family, no one in the Shen family really cared about the Second Young Master. Once the old master passed away, the Second Young Mistress of the Shen family would be like a lamb in a wolf's den. It would be a miracle if she could survive.
It was normal for Shi Qing not to want to marry him, but the Shi family didn't want to give up this beneficial connection, so they thought of Shi Wan, who had been living outside.
"You'll be living a comfortable life after you marry in. What are you dissatisfied with? You're really ungrateful..."
"Shut up," Shi Wan interrupted Li Zhaofeng impatiently. She left a sentence, "Notify me when it's time for the wedding," and then turned to go upstairs.
She didn't want to be used as a pawn either, but thinking about what she wanted to "borrow" from Shen Siyan, it seemed not a bad idea to use the wedding as an excuse to enter the heavily - guarded Shen family.
Li Zhaofeng was a bit stunned by her sudden change, but she quickly convinced herself.
It was the Shen family after all. Their wealth must have exceeded this country girl's imagination, so it wasn't strange for her to agree.
She originally wanted Shi Wan to hand over the shares left by the old master Shi, but seeing her attitude just now, it didn't seem to be the right time. She'd better wait until Shi Jie came back.
...
The next evening, at the Shen family mansion.
Shi Wan sat on the edge of the bed, looking around the bridal chamber at will.
The room was mainly decorated in black and white. There was not a trace of joy, which showed that the young master of the Shen family was also dissatisfied with this marriage.
Suddenly, there was a sound outside the door. Her eyes were full of vigilance as she looked at the person coming in.
The man was tall and had handsome features. Maybe because of his serious illness, his face was a bit pale, but this didn't affect the cold killing aura on him.
Was this the Second Young Master of the Shen family, Shen Siyan?
He was really extremely good - looking, but it was a pity that he was sick.
"Marrying in for money, you'd better see if you have the life to spend it," he said.
"Money? I don't care about it," Shi Wan sneered. She sat on the bed, propping her hands behind her, and directly met the man's fierce gaze. "A dying man should worry about himself first."
Shen Siyan obviously didn't expect her to dare to retort. A strange look flashed in his eyes.
As far as he knew, Shi Wan had lived in the countryside since childhood and was timid. It was hard to associate her with the woman in front of him.
Could the information be wrong?
He walked forward slowly. His well - defined fingers pinched Shi Wan's chin, forcing her to look up. His tone was cold.
"A dying man? I can make you dead right now."
Shi Wan's red lips curled slightly. She raised her hand and was about to strike at the back of his neck.
But before she could touch him, the man's body suddenly froze and he fell on her.
Shi Wan, with her hand still in mid - air: "..."
Was he faking it?
Shi Wan pushed Shen Siyan away with a look of disgust. After hesitating for a while, she kicked him a few more times.
But the man's face was pale, his blue - tinged lips tightly closed. There was no sign that he was going to fight back. He seemed to be in great pain.
It wasn't fake?
Shi Wan didn't want to save Shen Siyan at all, but if he died here, her next plan couldn't be carried out.
She sighed. Just as she was about to reach out, a gust of wind came. She was grabbed by the neck and pressed firmly on the bed.
"Are you looking for death?"
The man's voice was as cold as ice. His scarlet phoenix eyes were full of killing intent.
The feeling of suffocation came. Shi Wan had no extra reaction. She quickly and accurately stabbed a silver needle into the man's neck. The man fell down and couldn't move.
Shi Wan took two deep breaths, got up and put away the silver needle. But just as she was about to leave, the voice of the system sounded in her mind.
"Host, there's a power on him that can replenish your lost spiritual energy."
Shi Wan paused. "Are you sure?"
This system had been with her since she was born and had helped her a lot over the years, so she had to listen to it.
"Sure. He's like a cheat for you," the system said.
A few seconds later, the system added, "It's a pity that this man doesn't have much time left. He's about to die."
"Die?" Shi Wan went back to the man's side. "Since he's useful, it would be a pity for him to die."
"Does the host want to save him?"
Shi Wan didn't say a word. She silently used the system to diagnose him. The result was unexpected.
Poisoned? He wasn't sick?