Chapter – 26
It’s My Money — I’ll Give It to Whoever I Want!
The living room.
Housekeeper Wang listened to the siblings bickering and carefully spoke up:
“Miss, that classmate of yours—her family isn’t doing too well, is it? I noticed when she left that day, she took all those big bags of clothes with her. If you really want to help your classmate, I can have someone prepare new ones for her. Don’t give her your old clothes—doing that isn’t good for your luck…”
Hearing this, Pei Nian’an pouted.
“Luck? Uncle Wang, you’re still so superstitious!”
“Besides, those weren’t for her to wear! I just had too many clothes. She said she could help me clean out my closet, so I gave her what I didn’t want anymore—she can sell them secondhand.”
At that, Pei Yanci’s fingers paused on the rim of his teacup. He looked at his silly little sister.
“What exactly did you give her?”
“Just clothes, bags,” Pei Nian’an counted on her fingers, “and some jewelry I don’t like…”
After she finished, Pei Yanci suddenly chuckled.
“I’m curious—this classmate of yours, is it that yellow-haired girl from the infirmary the other day?”
Pei Nian’an nodded, then frowned.
“Ugh, ge, can you not be so mean? What do you mean yellow-haired! Yu Zhi looks fine when she tidies up! And those things were stuff I didn’t want anyway. If she wants them, I’ll give them to her!”
When Pei Nian’an finished, Pei Yanci sipped his tea, looking at her speechlessly.
“Seriously, Nian’an, you’re already in college, not kindergarten. Can you please start using your brain?
Those clothes you didn’t want—someone here would’ve handled them. She said she’d help you clean up and you just believed her? Can’t you tell that so-called friend of yours is just after your money?”
“Ge!” Pei Nian’an jumped to her feet and stomped. “So what if she is? She even stood up for me! You’re not allowed to talk about her like that!”
Pei Yanci let out a short laugh of disbelief. “Pei Nian’an! I’m warning you! Stay away from that kind of person—those troublemakers! Or else—”
“Or else what? You’ll stop me from going to school? Fine by me! I don’t even want to go to that stupid school!” Pei Nian’an’s face flushed red with anger.
In the living room, Pei Yanci looked up at her red, tearful face—not angry, but full of frustration.
He softened his tone. “I’m just worried you’ll get taken advantage of…”
“No need!” Pei Nian’an ran barefoot toward the elevator. “It’s my money—I’ll give it to whoever I want!”
Watching her storm off, Pei Yanci frowned deeply.
In business, he was decisive and commanding. But when it came to his little sister—he was utterly helpless.
No wonder. Pei Nian’an had been frail since birth, a premature baby who’d grown up spoiled and willful. Though arrogant and stubborn, her mind was alarmingly simple.
More than once, Pei Yanci wondered if she’d taken too much medicine as a child and damaged her brain—anyone could sway her with just a few sweet words.
Seeing her now, he was sure that bootlicker of a girl had brainwashed her.
If he wanted to stop Nian’an from hanging around such bad influences, being harsh wouldn’t work—she only responded to kindness. But even soft words only worked when she was willing to listen…
As he thought this, Pei Yanci rubbed his temples in frustration.
Forget it, he decided.
If she won’t learn from people, she’ll have to learn from experience. Let her suffer a bit.
“Sir, it’s time to leave,” the driver said respectfully.
Pei Yanci nodded, rose from the sofa, and strode toward the underground garage.
Yu Zhi’s bedroom.
After washing up, Yu Zhi lay on her bed.
She asked the system in her mind:
“How much do I still owe?”
The system replied with a string of numbers:
[Total debt: ¥12,166,270.07]
Yu Zhi responded flatly, “Oh,” and started calculating how much she currently had.
She had over ¥20,000 in WeChat, more than ¥2,000 in cash, and she’d saved a bit more today. Not bad.
At least it was way more than when she was working like a mule.
Yu Zhi felt quite pleased.
At this rate, financial freedom was just around the corner!
The system was about to say something when Yu Zhi’s phone vibrated under her pillow.
A video call from Pei Nian’an. Yu Zhi quickly accepted.
The next moment, a pair of red, tear-streaked bunny eyes appeared on screen.
“Pei-jie? Why are you crying?” Yu Zhi asked anxiously.
“Who bullied you? Tell me, I’ll deal with them!”
“Nn… Yu Zhi…” Pei Nian’an’s nose was red, hugging a stuffed bunny as she sniffled. “My brother.”
Yu Zhi fell silent.
She recalled the man she’d met in the infirmary earlier.
Tch. With a face that handsome, it’d be a shame to rough him up.
No, wait—that was Pei Nian’an’s brother!
She couldn’t disrespect the brother of her personal cash cow!
Clearing her throat, Yu Zhi asked,
“You two had a fight?”
“Yeah, he yelled at me!” Pei Nian’an blew her nose. “I hate him!”
“Well… family stuff is tricky,” Yu Zhi said awkwardly. “If he scolded you, it’s probably because he cares…”
“Cares my ass!” Pei Nian’an hurled the tissue to the floor. “He told me not to hang out with you! Said you’re just after my money!”
Yu Zhi: “…”
She couldn’t even refute that. Because, well—she was after her money.
Pei Nian’an peered into the camera. “Why aren’t you saying anything?”
Yu Zhi gave a strained smile, then straightened up.
“Pei-jie, honestly… your brother’s not wrong. The first impression I gave him wasn’t great, and I have been eating and using your stuff for free…”
Then she smiled. “But I’ll make him change his mind. I’ll prove I’m not a bad influence on you.”
Pei Nian’an giggled through her tears, poking the screen with a manicured finger. “Alright, alright, I’m done talking. Bye-bye!”
[Ding! Congratulations, Host — Villain Favorability +5!]
Just as the system chimed, Pei Nian’an suddenly screamed.
“Ahhhhh!!!”
Yu Zhi jumped. “What happened?!”
On screen, Pei Nian’an’s delicate face twisted in rage.
“That bitch Wen Ying—she’s flirting with my Chengnian-ge!”
Moments later, Pei Nian’an sent Yu Zhi two photos.
In the first one, Gu Chengnian was under a garden arch, gently handing a tissue to Wen Ying.
Sunlight bathed them both. Wen Ying tilted her tearful face up, looking heartbreakingly pitiful.
The second photo was even worse: under the bright lights of an internet café, Gu Chengnian was leaning close, practically encircling Wen Ying in his arms. They looked just like a sweet couple on a date.
Yu Zhi clicked her tongue at Wen Ying’s tearful, innocent act.
On the other end, Pei Nian’an was already fuming.
“That slut! How dare she steal my Chengnian-ge!” she cried, something clattering in the background.
“Yu Zhi, tell me—where’s that bar Wen Ying works at? Send me the address!”
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