Chapter 27: Women Who Lose Their Minds to Love Do Not Live Long

Su Jinyu detected the perfunctory tone in her voice and shifted the topic: "Is your hand better?"

That night, it was the eldest young master of the Ling family who took her away. He must have hidden his identity from her, intending to protect her. It was better that Shi Yi knew nothing about the nasty rumors slandering her online.

"It’s mostly recovered. At least I’m not disabled," Shi Yi replied, glancing at her hand.

"A friend of my father’s has a family heirloom—a jade vase that was smashed to pieces. Can you fix it?"

"Is there money in it?" Shi Yi’s eyes lit up.

Su Jinyu seemed quite excited. "Absolutely! The owner said that if you can repair it, they’ll give you a figure..."

Shi Yi pinched her chin, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Is that figure ten thousand?"

"One million! How about that? Surprised?" Su Jinyu practically shouted.

Shi Yi was instantly energized. "I’ll take the job."

She immediately sent her location to Su Jinyu, telling her to bring the broken vase over. After hanging up, Shi Yi calculated silently. In this day and age, one million was not a small sum. If she could earn that, she could keep that handsome young man...

For the past ten days, she had been sending Ling Siye to sleep downstairs. It wasn't that she didn't want to sleep with him, but she was penniless—she couldn't afford the lifestyle!

*Oh my,* Shi Yi patted her dizzy head. *What am I thinking? How could I be so blinded by good looks?*

She wasn't earning money to keep a handsome man; she was doing it for economic independence. Women in this era needed to be financially independent and not rely too heavily on men. Furthermore, she must never be like the original host, a woman blinded by love. A woman with a "love-sick brain" didn't live long.

When she scrolled down and accidentally saw a WeChat message from Chu Yifan, she couldn't help but sneer. The next second, she decisively blocked the scumbag. Her social circle had no room for someone like him.

...

Outside the quiet villa, two furtive figures suddenly appeared: Qin Wan'er and Chu Yifan. They had been tracking Ling Siye for several days before discovering that he had hidden Shi Yi here.

The luxurious villa gate was tightly shut. Through the iron railings, one could see various flowers planted inside. Thinking that Shi Yi was living in this villa, Qin Wan'er’s eyes were filled with jealousy.

Heaven knows how miserable she had been lately. Her nose was crooked and she had no money for surgery; the wounds on her face were scabbing over, itchy and painful, leaving scars everywhere. Even that loser Chu Yifan despised her and would take his frustrations out on her from time to time.

He blamed her for seducing him, which caused Shi Yi to leave him, and the Chu family treated her like a beast of burden. She had hit rock bottom. Why was this bitch Shi Yi so lucky?

The only silver lining was that, under Chu Yifan’s repeated "devastation," she had successfully managed to lose the only chance she had of being a mother. The bastard in her belly was gone.

To escape Chu Yifan, she was forced to follow him here to apologize to Shi Yi and beg for her forgiveness. Chu Yifan naively believed that as long as Shi Yi returned to him, he could stage a comeback. Shi Yi was his lucky star.

Chu Yifan craned his neck, frowning. "There’s no key. How do we get in?"

Qin Wan'er suppressed the jealousy and hatred in her eyes and whispered, "Yifan, let’s think of a way. We can definitely get in. Shi Yi loves you so much; as long as she is willing to return to your side, I’ll do anything."

"Wan'er, I’ve wronged you. Once I make a comeback, I won't treat you poorly." Chu Yifan looked at his own beggar-like clothes, feeling a bitter taste in his heart. He was once the glamorous general manager of the Chu Corporation—how had he fallen to this?

Qin Wan'er curled her lip, thinking to herself, *By the time you make a comeback, the opportunity will have long passed.* She gave a hypocritical smile. "I’m waiting for that day. Yifan, you will definitely rise again, but..."

"But what?"

"Shi Yi has a handsome man like Ling Siye by her side now. If you go looking like this, won't it be a bit... bad?"

"Where would I get the money to buy clothes now?" Chu Yifan sighed helplessly.

Qin Wan'er shrugged, acting simple and innocent. "I know where you can sell blood. You need to tidy yourself up to win back Shi Yi’s heart."

Chu Yifan felt that Qin Wan'er made sense. Forget selling blood—if it meant winning back Shi Yi’s heart, he would even sell a kidney.

...

Half an hour later, Su Jinyu brought the broken jade vase. No time to waste, Shi Yi took out her repair tools and sat in the downstairs study to begin.

Repairing this required extreme concentration. Once started, she could not stop; she had to be completely immersed, as if she had frozen time itself. Seeing Shi Yi’s serious expression, Su Jinyu didn't dare to disturb her.

The vase she was repairing was a relic from the Tang Dynasty, rumored to have been used by Wu Zetian. It was the only one of its kind in the world, with an auction value of at least several hundred million.

She held back, not daring to remind her. She was afraid of putting pressure on Shi Yi, and even more afraid that if the repair failed, she wouldn't be able to face the owner. After all, she had boasted that Shi Yi could definitely fix it, which was why the owner had entrusted it to her.

Just then, Qin Wan'er and Chu Yifan saw that the villa gate wasn't locked and managed to sneak in.

The villa looked incredibly luxurious. The front lawn and gardens spanned at least two acres, filled with exotic flowers whose names they couldn't even identify. Looking at the magnificent golden gate, Chu Yifan and Qin Wan'er, who had always prided themselves on being top-tier socialites, suddenly felt like country bumpkins—the kind of bumpkins who were hopelessly out of touch.

Chu Yifan looked down at his wrinkled suit.

Qin Wan'er whispered, "Look, Shi Yi has latched onto the Ling family tree. She chased you for three whole years back then; how could she change her heart so easily? Besides, from what I know, Shi Yi is incredibly stubborn. There’s no way she’ll ignore you."

"If she can convince the Ling family to give you a hand, Yifan, you and your parents won't have to hide anymore. Who knows? Maybe Shi Yi will even give you all her private savings!"

Chu Yifan’s eyes gleamed at the thought.

Qin Wan'er added more fuel to the fire. "Yifan, just be thick-skinned and pester her. Women are most soft-hearted. Once she softens, isn't she yours to manipulate?"

Chu Yifan nodded repeatedly in agreement. Qin Wan'er was right. Even if he had to fake an illness or play the victim today, he would win Shi Yi’s sympathy. Once she relented, he would immediately remarry her. If he could just pull a single hair from the Ling family, all his problems would be solved. A comeback was just around the corner. Once his wings were fully grown, he would deal with Ling Siye in the shadows...

The two of them arrived inside the house without a sound. Shi Yi was hunched over, repairing the vase.

An abrupt voice echoed in the living room: "Yiyi..."

Hearing that voice, Shi Yi’s scalp went numb. Her hand slipped, and the vase, which had finally been bonded together, shattered into pieces once more.

Shi Yi was instantly consumed by rage.

At this moment, Chu Yifan poked his head into the study, feigning sentimentality. "Yiyi, I’ve missed you so much. I came to see you..."

Shi Yi grabbed a teacup from the desk and hurled it at Chu Yifan’s head, roaring, "Get out!"