Chapter 157: Chapter 158: Surprise and Unexpected, Which One Comes First?
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Even though she was still young, she had amassed a large fortune from her inheritance.
Her two uncles conspired to stage accidents to kill her.
She was the sole survivor of her family.
Upon her death, they would inherit all of her family’s wealth.
If she died, and her already frail grandfather passed soon after, her two uncles would inherit everything.
Her second uncle even manipulated her cousin, encouraging her to push her into a pool.
The cousin who tried to kill her was not yet fourteen, so even if the truth surfaced, she wouldn’t be held accountable.
By sheer luck, she was rescued by a passerby.
The police investigation concluded that the mastermind behind the murder attempt was Yian Tingting, her cousin.
When the police decided to detain Yian Tingting at a juvenile detention center, her aunt pleaded for mercy before her grandfather on Yian Tingting’s behalf.
Her grandfather, softened after recognizing Yian Tingting as his own grandchild, decided to punish her two uncles instead.
The crime of intending to kill was then downplayed as a mishap that happened whilst she and Yian Tingting were playing together.
With this, the incident was closed.
Years later, she encountered several more “accidents.”
All were near-death experiences from which she barely escaped.
The so-called “accidents” were meticulously planned – the authorities suspected nothing.
Since she remained safely untouched each time, the police simply advised her to be more careful and disregarded her concerns.
However, she knew that these “accidents” were carefully orchestrated by her two uncles.
Her two uncles, eager to possess her substantial fortune, never relented on attempts on her life.
Despite being aware of their plot, she was powerless as she lacked proof to bring her uncles to justice.
With every day being a potential “accident” waiting to happen, she ultimately decided to study abroad.
She hoped that if she were farther away, her uncles would finally leave her alone?
Yet, she was far too naive.
Her relocation overseas – away from familiar surroundings – only made it easier for her uncles to carry out their plans.
If it wasn’t for the timely intervention of Ye Xingbei and Xueno, she would have been long buried.
The turning point of her life came when she encountered Ye Xingbei.
Despite her unfortunate experiences, she was a naturally optimistic and cheerful person and, more importantly, a hardcore fan of all things beautiful.
Her first encounter with Ye Xingbei left her stunned and convinced that Ye Xingbei was a fairy who had accidentally descended onto Earth. This left her utterly smitten.
Within o.oi seconds of meeting Ye Xingbei, she was determined to befriend her.
And be the best friends ever!
With her continuous efforts, she became familiar with Ye Xingbei and they quickly became close confidants.
After sharing her life story with Ye Xingbei, Ye Xingbei immediately arranged for two bodyguards for her by approaching Ye Xinglan.
These bodyguards, former slaves from the Z kingdom, were personally picked by Ye Xinglan due to their excellent skills, good aesthetics, and utmost loyalty – it was an innate part of their dedication that they never betray their master.
Even though the Z kingdom allowed slavery, only royal and aristocratic families were permitted to keep slaves.
All this time, she’d been envious of Xueno and Yu Nuo, the slaves who attended to Ye Xingbei. Despite being wealthy, her status didn’t allow her to own slaves.
She had never expected Ye Xingbei unhesitatingly to request Ye Xinglan for two slaves on her behalf.
Knowing how scared Ye Xingbei was of Ye Xinglan, and that she’d still asked Ye Xinglan for two of his hand-picked guards demonstrated how much she truly cared for her..