Stepping into the Qin family home for the first time, Xiang Wan felt like a country bumpkin visiting the Grand View Garden—she'd never seen anything like it before. The house was large, there were many servants, the courtyard was antique and elegant, and the young lady, Qin Rong, spoke in a soft and gentle voice.

Although I had seen this black-hearted lotus when I was receiving the plot, I really couldn't connect her with the innocent-looking girl in front of me.

Qin Rong was already waiting by the carriage when the three women got off. After they got off, she slowly bowed to them before following them to the main hall for receiving guests.

"Rong'er, this is your mother, Madam Wang, and your two older sisters, Xiang Xia and Xiang Wan. From now on, you must get along well with your mother and sisters. We are all family now. Harmony in the family brings prosperity in everything. You must not be petty anymore."

After hearing what Master Qin said, Xiang Wan was actually quite pleased with his statement, but since entering, her gaze had been fixed on Qin Rong. Seeing Qin Rong respond softly, but her eyelids suddenly drooped, concealing her true emotions, Xiang Wan intuitively felt that Qin Rong must now harbor hostility towards the three women, including the Queen Mother.

Upon closer reflection, while Master Qin appeared to be protecting the Queen Mother and her two companions and giving them ample face, he was actually planting the seeds of conflict in the heart of Qin Rong, the true daughter of the Qin family. Although Xiang Wan had long known that Qin Rong was a black-hearted woman, she never expected that Master Qin would be the catalyst for Qin Rong's descent into darkness, and she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"What are you saying, sir? Rong'er is outstanding in both appearance and character. As her mother, I naturally like her. Xia'er and Wan'er are a few years older than Rong'er, so they will be sisters from now on. The three of them will live in harmony and have someone to rely on in the future."

As she spoke, the Queen Mother gave Qin Rong a gift, then said a few words of concern from an elder to a younger generation, before accompanying Master Qin to the Qin residence to familiarize herself with various matters.

Xiang Xia and Xiang Wan were left behind to talk with Qin Rong for a while before returning to their respective rooms.

"007, are you there?" Xiang Wan returned to her room, had the servants put down her luggage, and called the system while unpacking.

"Host, is something the matter?"

"Is there a time limit for the task I'm asked to complete?"

"No."

"So, you mean I can finish whenever I want?" Xiang Wan raised an eyebrow.

"During the mission, the original owner's resentment will increase over time. If the mission takes too long, the original owner's resentment will directly erode the host's soul, which is equivalent to death."

"Is it that serious?" Xiang Wan abandoned her previous idea of ​​taking things slowly and frowned.

"If any event occurs during the mission that incites the original host's resentment to increase beyond the limit, the host will be directly judged as dead, and the mission will be considered a failure."

Xiang Wan shuddered. This damn system had so many restrictions.

"Insulting the system will result in a ten-minute silence."

"Damn it..." Xiang Wan felt a surge of anger and dared not think about the system anymore. What if it silenced her at a crucial moment to vent her resentment? She would be incredibly frustrated. She should focus on completing her tasks first and then tease the system when she had higher privileges.

Thinking of this, Xiang Wan temporarily put aside the system and focused on recalling what happened at this point in the story.

After entering the Qin family mansion, the original owner quickly became friends with Qin Rong, treating her like a confidante and revealing all about her family. However, whenever she asked Qin Rong about anything, she was always given vague answers. The original owner was carefree and didn't take it to heart, which is why Qin Rong had her completely under her thumb. Xiang Wan decided not to follow the original owner's path, but getting close to Qin Rong to extract some information was still necessary.