Meanwhile, back on earth, Xia Xiulan was panicking. Pacing back and forth across the room, she tried to rack her brains for a way to fix this mess.
She had spent years ruining Daiyu. Tonight was supposed to be the culmination of her plans! But Wang Jing, their grandfather, was more stubborn than she thought!
Daiyu was born with the face of a goddess. She was a popular celebrity that had won the hearts of many. Xiulan hated being compared to her beautiful younger sister. They had the same father but she was average at most. That was why she hired an anti-fan to pour acid on her. But even with a deformed face, Wang Jing loved Daiyu even more! He doted on her, treating her with care like a fragile doll.
So she decided to break her even further!
She gave away Daiyu's schedule and address to her stalkers, resulting to her being gruesomely raped. Then, she bribed the police investigating the case to release the explicit videos and photos taken of her. She bought out several media outlets and had the news manipulated to look like Daiyu enjoyed it. She had them brand her as a slut instead of a victim!
With Daiyu's reputation shattered, it was easy for Xiulan to worm her way into the hearts of Ye Shun's parents. Soon, the Ye family broke off Daiyu's engagement with Ye Shun and had Xiulan engaged with him instead.
But Wang Jing severed his decade old ties with the Ye family. He made a fool out of them, saying that they exchanged the real princess for a maid's daughter! He made it clear that Xia Xiulan was not getting a single cent out of him.
With no gold or glitter, Xia Xiulan fell off the Ye family's good books. They started pressuring her to get Wang Jing's blessings with the threat that they would not hesitate to cancel her engagement as well.
Left with no other options, she had Ye Shun poison Daiyu. While Daiyu was wallowing in the pits of despair from the broken engagement, Xiulan pretended to be a good sister and advised Ye Shun to visit her. Ye Shun, the lovestruck fool, happily complied and brought her food that Xiulan had prepared.
Poisoned by the food she had ingested, Daiyu died a slow and horrible death overnight.
Xiulan had planned to cover up the murder by making it look like Daiyu had poisoned herself in despair. She was going to tell the papers that she had visited Daiyu that night out of worry and 'discovered' her cold corpse.
She thought that with Daiyu out of the way, Wang Jing would be forced to acknowledge her. Left with no heir, the old man would have no choice. But who would have thought that they were keeping another heir in secret?
She had to find out who it was. She had to get rid of him!
But first, she had to deal with Daiyu's corpse.
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"Ye Shun!"
"Xiulan? What's wrong?" Ye Shun's worried voice came over the phone.
"D-Daiyu… She…" Xiulan broke into sobs.
"Xiao Yu? What happened to her?!"
"She – she's not breathing! I-I came to visit her after you left because I wanted to apologize for the broken engagement but no one answered the door. A-and when I found her, she…"
"She what?!"
"She's lying unconscious on the floor! W-what do I do?! Ye Shun we need to save her!" Xiulan continued sobbing.
"Hold on. I'll be there immediately. Don't touch anything. Stay calm and wait for me." Ye Shun quickly ended the call. Just before he was about to board his car, a call came through. It was Wang Jing.
"Ye brat, are you with Xiao Yu? I can't seem to contact her." Wang Jing's weary voice came through. He didn't want to call this damn brat but his granddaughter was not picking up.
"Elder Wang! Something has happened to Xiao Yu! Xiulan found her unconscious inside her own home. I'm about to head over right now!" He got inside his car and started it.
"What?! What happened to her?!"
"I'm not sure. Xiulan had just informed me through a phone call. She came to visit Xiao Yu after I left this evening. She wanted to apologize again for the broken engage – Hello? Elder Wang?" The beeping sound of the dead call was heard.
When Wang Jing heard Xia Xiulan's name, he knew something had gone wrong. He quickly rushed over to Daiyu's home with Butler Tang. Butler Tang called the police, an ambulance, and their very own private investigators.
'Xiao Yu… grandfather is on his way. Please be safe.'
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Xia Xiulan flushed the leftover poisoned food down the toilet bowl and cleaned the dishes. She cleaned the room and made sure that there were no signs of struggles left. She also slightly combed Daiyu's hair and fixed her clothes that had become disheveled from her earlier beatings.
Then, she started looking for CCTV cameras. On her way inside Daiyu's home, she only saw one which was located at the door. After she was sexually assaulted, Daiyu had to change her residence so this was a newly furbished home.
After finding that there were no other cameras in the house, she relaxed and waited for Ye Shun's arrival. Soon, she could hear a car approaching the driveway and she prepared herself.
The door then opened with a slam.