The sermon on the other end of the phone continued, but Ning Yimeng seemed to have been splashed with a bucket of cold water, and her face turned visibly pale.
"I have something else to do, so I'll hang up first." Ning Yimeng hung up the phone with a choked voice.
Shen Suyun put down the spoon in her hand and asked in surprise: "Mengmeng, are you still in contact with your dad?"
Ning Yimeng sniffed, looked up and forced a smile: "How is that possible? It's just a harassing phone call. They don't deserve to be my family. My family only includes my grandmother and my uncle."
Shen Suyun breathed a sigh of relief: "I said it, we are both biological children, why do you exploit you everywhere and give all the good things to your brother? Such people are not worthy of being family members. If my parents were such people, I would be the first to sever ties with them."
Ning Yimeng dug her nails deep into her palms, a wry smile playing on her lips: "Su Yun, I envy you so much. You have a grandmother who loves you, parents, and brothers, while I, except for my grandmother..."
"Mengmeng, you still have me. Sooner or later, we will become a family. When the time comes, we will join forces. Grandma Pei will still have 20% of the company's shares." Shen Suyun squinted her eyes and spoke in a low voice.
Ning Yimeng looked up in surprise: "What do you mean?" Then she shook her head, "That's impossible. My last name isn't Pei. Grandma won't transfer the shares to me."
Shen Suyun snorted, "You're silly. Grandma Pei likes girls the most, and you're the only girl in the Pei family. As long as you put some thought into it, Grandma Pei will definitely favor you. In the future, I'll give Grandma Pei a great-granddaughter, and Grandma Pei's shares will belong to us, right? Besides, we can't let Third Master Pei take all the benefits, right?"
Ning Yimeng frowned tightly and remained silent.
Shen Suyun cursed inwardly, "You're useless," but she still had a smile on her face, and she coaxed him: "Mengmeng, you're not thinking of asking Grandma Pei for money all your life, are you? Grandma Pei's health is getting worse and worse. To put it bluntly, if she dies, only Master San can inherit the property. Can you guarantee that Master San will treat you as well as he did to Grandma Pei?"
These words once again touched Ning Yimeng's heart.
Everything she has now was given to her by her grandmother. If one day her grandmother no longer likes her, or even passes away, she will have no choice but to return to that remote village and continue to live the same dark life as before.
This is something she absolutely cannot accept.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll do whatever you say!" Ning Yimeng looked at Shen Suyun firmly.
Shen Suyun curled her lips and raised the juice in her hand: "Then please ask my future sister-in-law to say a few good words in Grandma Pei's ear and wish us to become a family soon!"
Ning Yimeng also raised the juice: "Okay, I will definitely keep this in mind!"
Shen Suyun left after finishing her dessert, but Ning Yimeng sat there blankly, watching the clock on her phone spin bit by bit.
She took a deep breath, opened her mobile banking app, transferred 50,000 yuan to the most recent account, and then called back the last call.
"Dad, I just transferred 50,000 yuan to you, which is enough for my brother's tuition."
"Just 50,000 yuan? You're just sending beggars away. It's not even enough to pay off my gambling debts! And there's also money for your brother to buy a house. I told Ning Yimeng that no matter how successful you are, you're still a girl and will belong to someone else's family in the future. Everything in the family depends on your brother. If you can't get the money out, don't even think about coming back. We won't treat you well!"
Ning Yimeng couldn't hold back any longer, tears streaming down her face. For the first time, she chose to resist: "Since you treat me like your own family, why do you want me to help my brother?"
Ning Sheng immediately flew into a rage: "You dare to talk back? He is your biological brother, and you are just like your mother, lazy and only knows how to enjoy yourself. Even if you get married in the future, your husband's family will despise you. Beating you to a cripple is the least of their punishment. Don't come to your brother to help you when the time comes, or you will be beaten to death!"
Pei Yaori couldn't eavesdrop any longer. With a red face and ears, he floated across from Qiao Ruoxi and pounded the table. "I'm so angry! My sister was so blind back then. How could she fall for such a man? He not only hurt herself, but also our daughter. Don't stop me! I'm going to turn into a ghost and strangle that man to death!"
Qiao Ruoxi scooped up a spoonful of ice cream and took a tentative bite: "You can't turn into a ghost, but you can increase your wishes."
"Really?" Pei Yaori rubbed his hands excitedly, "I want him to be struck by lightning when it rains, choke to death while drinking water, or get hit by a car when he goes out!"
Qiao Ruoxi nodded: "Okay, but all of this will happen to you again after you reincarnate."
Pei Yaori's eyes popped out of their sockets: "Why?"
"Every wish must be fulfilled at a price. The harder the wish, the greater the price. If you can't afford it, you can only pay it with your luck."
"Those who make evil wishes will mostly suffer retribution in this life. Some can live a peaceful life in this life, but will need to pay for it in the next life. This is fate." Qiao Ruoxi explained while eating ice cream.
Pei Yaori pressed his eyeballs back into his eyes, but he was annoyed in his heart: "Am I just going to watch him continue to hurt Mengmeng like this?"
"You did something bad, and you should be punished. It's just that the time has not come yet."
Pei Yaori's eyes lit up: "Can I wish that his retribution will come sooner? Then maybe Mengmeng can escape from the sea of suffering sooner."
Qiao Ruoxi nodded: "Okay, but there's a price to pay. Be my Ghost Guard and serve by my side for three years."
Pei Yaori slammed the table and said, "I'll have food and drink by your side, and incense to purify my soul. It's only for three years. For Mengmeng, I'll make this wish!"
Qiao Ruoxi curled her red lips slightly and handed the notepad and pen to Pei Yaori: "Deal."
The moment Pei Yaori signed, Qiao Ruoxi saw that the spiritual power in her palm had gathered again.
Her guess turned out to be correct; doing good deeds and accumulating virtue was the fastest way for her to recover her spiritual power.
Qiao Ruoxi finished her ice cream and was about to get up and leave when her cell phone rang.
The caller ID showed an unfamiliar number. Qiao Ruoxi answered the call and heard an old man's voice on the other end.
“Ruoxi girl, I’m Shen Lianying. We met in the ward. You asked Taoist Wuya to give me a pill. Do you still remember me?”
Qiao Ruoxi recalled for a moment and raised an eyebrow: "Are you Madam Shen?"
"Yes, yes, it's me! Miss Ruoxi, I wonder if you are free now. I, an old lady, have an unwelcome request. I hope you can come to my home as a guest. I wonder if you are willing?" There was a hint of request in Mrs. Shen's words.
Qiao Ruoxi was silent for a moment, then finally nodded: "Okay, send me the address and I'll be there soon."
Old Mrs. Shen smiled immediately, her voice full of joy: "That's great, little Ruoxi, tell grandma where you are now, and I'll ask Old Liao to pick you up!"
Qiao Ruoxi looked around: "I'm on the basement floor of Pei's Shopping Center."
"What a coincidence! Lao Liao happens to be at Pei's Shopping Center. I'll ask him to pick you up right away!"
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