Jiang Wan threw away over a million yuan without hesitation, like a fairy who generously distributed money, tossing it out handful after handful without even blinking.
She ignored the three men's varied expressions until she had scattered the last wad of money, then turned and went inside, slamming the door shut.
The twins were shocked by her extravagant spending, and for a moment they looked at each other in disbelief. Then they ran in unison to get stools and peered through the peephole to watch the show.
Jiang Wan went straight to the kitchen, asking the twins, "What do you want to eat tonight?"
The twins were so engrossed in looking outside that they didn't say a word for a while. Actually, Jiang Xiaoxin was looking through the peephole, while Jiang Xiaoshu was pressing her ears against the door to listen for any sounds.
Jiang Wan chuckled and shook her head, went into the kitchen, and came out a moment later, calling to them, "How about we have steak and pasta?"
The steaks were just packed up by her; they were top-grade tomahawk steaks that cost five figures per serving. She packed two, estimating that they would last her family of three for several meals.
She also made a seafood pasta dish, served it with a bowl of vegetable soup, and cut a plate of fruit, making for a rather sumptuous dinner.
The twins, drawn by the aroma of meat, came running over and nimbly climbed onto the dining table. Without her even saying anything, each grabbed a spoon and exclaimed in unison, "We've washed our hands!"
Jiang Wan served them pasta and steak, and only after they had eaten about 70% full did she serve each of them a bowl of soup and ask, "Did they bully you today?"
The twins both knew who they were referring to.
Jiang Xiaoxin shook her head blankly: "No, but Mom, it's so strange. We didn't say where we live. How did Grandpa and the others find us?"
Jiang Wan raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you say anything?"
She originally thought that the two children were young and unsuspecting, and since they were facing former relatives, they had been tricked into revealing information.
Jiang Xiaoxin shook her head firmly: "We didn't say anything, and Grandpa didn't ask either. He just asked us a lot of questions."
She counted on her fingers one by one, "asking us what time we got up, what we ate for breakfast, what time we went to bed last night, and whether we had a fight with our brother..."
Jiang Wan listened expressionlessly, and thinking of the two policemen she had just met, she couldn't help but scoff inwardly. Using a phone call with a child to buy time and obtain their location? Hah, they really went to great lengths!
That makes sense. After all, that villa was worth over 30 million, and she sold it without a word. Of course they'd be worried.
Suddenly, there was a loud banging on the door, and Jiang Yushan shouted from outside: "Jiang Wan! How come it's only a little over a million? The villa is clearly worth over thirty million! Give me the money!"
Jiang Xiaoxin was repeating what she had just said when she was suddenly startled by Jiang Xiaoshu's sudden outburst. Jiang Xiaoshu immediately hugged her, gently patting her to comfort her, and then asked Jiang Wan with a cold face, "Mom, why did you give them the money?"
I have to say, it was so satisfying when Mom threw money at them just now!
But now that I think about it, it was still over a million yuan, all real money! Not ghost money! Giving it to them was really letting them off easy!
Unlike his simple-minded sister, Jiang Xiaoshu was only three years old, but he could see the coldness and warmth of human relationships. From the time he was old enough to understand, he knew that his maternal grandfather's family was not a good family. They did not like his mother, nor did they like him and his sister.
Therefore, he strongly disagreed with his mother spending over a million yuan for a moment of pleasure!
Especially when it comes to Jiang Yushan and the others, they won't appreciate it; instead, they'll think their mother gave them too little!
Look at them, making such a fuss now, isn't it just because they think they don't have enough money?!
Jiang Wan's eyes darkened, and her face immediately fell. She had seen shameless people before, but she had never seen anyone as shameless as this!
What does the price of her villa have to do with them?
She deliberately threw money to humiliate them, but they had no sense of shame at all. They picked up the money and even complained that it wasn't enough.
Haha, the apocalypse is just a few hours away. Does she need so much money to make her cremation burn brighter after she dies?
With that thought, Jiang Wan's expression softened considerably. She instructed the twins, "After you've eaten, go for a walk in the playroom. From now on, when we're not going downstairs for a walk, we'll just walk around the house."
The twins are usually very obedient, but at this moment they couldn't help but find the knocking on the door too loud and annoying. The main problem was that it would make the neighbors upstairs and downstairs laugh at them, and they wouldn't be able to stand up straight when they went out!
Jiang Wan seemed to see through their thoughts, took out her phone and called the police directly, citing "disturbing the peace" as the reason.
The police arrived faster than expected. Even as they were being lectured and taken downstairs, Jiang Yushan still couldn't believe it: "Officers, why are you arresting us? The one who's guilty is Jiang Wan!"
"Oh? What crime? Theft and transfer of property? We've already investigated, and that villa is Jiang Wan's personal property; it has nothing to do with you!"
"You made false police reports before, and now you're harassing citizens and disrupting public order! Behave yourselves! Come with us!"
Jiang Yushan's eyes flickered slightly, and she immediately wilted. Jiang Cheng's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he glared at her fiercely. Miao Fengxian saw everything clearly from the side, frowned for a moment, but obediently followed him.
The family of three was taken away by the police, and the 17th floor of Yincheng Yazuo finally returned to peace.
Jiang Wan took the twins for a walk in the playroom, let them play with building blocks for a while, and then gave them a bath and put them to sleep.
Night fell gradually and deepened without our noticing, time passed quietly, and the entire city of Xiangcheng welcomed midnight from its slumber.
When the hands of the long and short hands met at midnight as scheduled, people all over the world were jolted awake from their dreams as if their throats had been grabbed, and the entire city of Xiangcheng instantly erupted in excitement.
A notice appeared in bold red letters on television news and online media: "The end of the world is coming due to lack of oxygen. Please do not panic and follow the government's instructions!"
Social media platforms sprang to life with an eerie speed: "Oxygen-less apocalypse? Is there no oxygen left on Earth? What a joke! How can we survive without oxygen?!"
"I feel dizzy, nauseous, and have difficulty breathing. Could these be symptoms of oxygen deficiency?"
"What do we do? Where can we find oxygen cylinders? I need to buy oxygen cylinders!"
"I want to buy it too! I want to buy it too! I don't want to die, I want to live!"
"Damn it! Oxygen cylinders are now controlled resources; their sale to the public is prohibited!"
"Not selling anymore? Holy crap! Are they trying to force us to our deaths?!"
The online uproar continued until dawn, when the official news platform of Xiangcheng finally released an important notice:
"We have activated the city's protection system. People will not face the danger of oxygen deprivation and suffocation if they do not leave the city. Oxygen cylinders are available in supermarkets; specific purchase conditions are as follows..."
On the 17th floor of Building 1, Yincheng Yazuo, Jiang Xiaonuan, who had turned on the central oxygen circulator before midnight, was sleeping soundly and peacefully with her twins in her arms.
Meanwhile, danger was also quietly taking root and sprouting in the darkness.
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