The air was thick with the stench of sin.
About ten minutes later, the light and shadow at the alley entrance flickered slightly.
Ye Nian'an stood there silently.
Her expression was indifferent, as if she had just watched a clumsy monkey show that had nothing to do with her.
As for the person impersonating Chu Xin'er, they have already paid her and let her leave.
The "show" in the alley had ended, and Su Daqiang and his gang disappeared from the other end, carrying a sack and cursing.
Only Gu Ruijie remained, slumped against the corner of the wall like a piece of rotten mud with all its bones removed, panting heavily.
His face was a mixture of the pleasure of revenge, boundless fear, and uncertainty about the future.
Upon seeing Ye Nian'an, he shuddered violently and struggled to stand up.
"Comrade Ye... Comrade Ye..."
"Is everything done?"
Ye Nian'an's voice was calm, revealing no emotion.
"It's...it's done."
Gu Ruijie's voice trembled. He dared not look into Ye Nian'an's eyes, as if those clear eyes could see through all the filth in the depths of his soul.
"They...they'll clean her up and sell her somewhere no one can find her."
"very good."
Ye Nian'an nodded, took out an envelope that she had prepared beforehand from her pocket, and casually tossed it over.
The envelope was thin and landed at Gu Ruijie's feet with a dull thud.
Gu Ruijie's eyes instantly turned red, like a hungry wolf seeing meat. He crawled over on his hands and feet and opened the envelope with trembling hands.
Inside was a neat stack of "Great Unity" bills.
He counted them shakily, and there were exactly one thousand yuan, no more, no less.
This was the price they had agreed upon beforehand.
He clutched the money, which he had traded for his younger sister's future, tightly in his hand. The stack of banknotes felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.
"This is the compensation we agreed upon."
Ye Nian'an's tone remained as indifferent as if he were discussing the weather: "Take the money, clean up the rest, understand?"
She was never a saint, much less a philanthropist.
Bad people will always have other bad people to deal with them.
Whether he uses the money to start a new life or continues down the wrong path is none of her business.
Gu Ruijie gripped the wad of money tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force.
Of course he understands.
From the moment he decided to make this deal with Ye Nian'an, pushing his own sister into hell, there was no turning back.
He slowly stood up and bowed deeply to Ye Nian'an: "Comrade Ye, thank you. I... I know what to do."
"Once I get that money, I'll leave Haicheng immediately, and I'll never come back for the rest of my life."
He can never go back.
That home no longer had a place for him.
If the Gu family finds out what they did to Gu Wanwan...
They might beat themselves to death!
"That's your problem."
Ye Nian'an didn't bother to say another word, turned around and left, her steps light and quick, as if she had just come out to throw away a bag of trash.
The afterglow of the setting sun cast a long shadow of her.
Step by step, she walked from this dark and dirty alley into that brightly lit world.
...
Chu Yan was standing under the eaves, his tall figure appearing particularly upright under the lamplight.
He seemed to have been waiting for a while, and upon seeing Ye Nian'an, he immediately came to greet her.
"Where did you go? Why are you coming back so late?"
He naturally took the net from Ye Nian'an's hand, and with his other hand, he habitually took her hand, which was icy cold to the touch.
Chu Yan frowned immediately: "Why are your hands so cold?"
Without a word, he enveloped her small hand in his large palm, using his body heat to dispel the chill from her.
"Nothing much, just went out for a stroll and took care of some small errands."
Ye Nian'an smiled and let him lead her into the house, her tone light and easy.
Chu Yan gave her a deep look.
He knew that what she called a "small matter" was probably not a small matter at all.
But he didn't ask any further questions.
His thoughts are never those of a pushover.
He wouldn't ask if she didn't want to talk about it.
All he had to do was stand behind her forever, becoming her strongest support.
That's enough.
Night gradually fell.
The entire courtyard became incredibly lively.
In the kitchen, Ye Nian'an announced a "seclusion" and "invited" all irrelevant people out.
Then, on a whim, she locked the door and entered the space.
The top-quality ingredients that we've been hoarding are finally coming in handy.
Freshly slaughtered free-range chickens, plump carp raised in the spiritual spring water of the space, and the finest cuts of pork belly and pork hock from that fat and robust domestic pig that grew up eating spiritual plants...
Ye Nian'an rolled up his sleeves, and the high-tech kitchen utensils in the space were turned on at full power.
Chopping vegetables, preparing ingredients, marinating, cooking... the whole process is smooth and efficient.
Braised pork belly, sweet and sour fish, four-happiness meatballs, braised pork belly with preserved mustard greens, poached chicken, braised pork hock... they have it all!
Each dish was glistening with tempting oil, and the aroma was so rich it seemed almost tangible.
Before long, steaming hot dishes began to appear continuously through the kitchen window.
The speed and abundance of the meal left Chu Xin'er and Ye Sheng, who were helping to set the table outside, speechless.
"My goodness, with my sister's cooking skills, I think even the chefs at state-run restaurants would have to step aside!"
Ye Sheng slurped his saliva as he sighed.
Chu Xin'er proudly puffed out her little chest: "That's right! Don't you know whose sister-in-law she is!"
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