Under the table, An Yu playfully swung her little feet. On the surface, her expression remained cold.
She knew why An Yunfan had come to pick them up personally.
An important plot point was about to unfold.
“All the dishes are here! Time to eat!” A beautiful woman placed the last dish on the table and sat lightly to An Yunfan’s right.
It was Jiang Qinghe, An Qing’s mother.
She put on an enthusiastic front, serving the family.
Though all the dishes were actually made by Wang Man……
“Perfect. Today is our family’s first reunion. As the head of the family, I feel incredibly happy.”
An Yunfan beside her looked overjoyed. To an outsider, it might really seem like a perfect family.
An Yu fiddled with her fingers, too lazy to listen to their meaningless pleasantries.
Feels less fun than my fingers.
The An parents weren’t kind people. Otherwise, in the original plot, they wouldn’t have been so easily swayed by An Yu to despise An Qing.
This time, they were acting normal to host a recognition banquet.
Though called a recognition banquet, the focus wasn’t An Qing.
She was just their excuse. The real goal was to climb the social ladder.
The An parents were impressive. With their own efforts, they had built their company into a locally renowned enterprise.
But… no matter how impressive, in the eyes of the truly powerful, they were still just nouveau riche.
To stop being looked down on, the ambitious An parents decided to spare no effort to rise.
This recognition banquet would have many influential figures in attendance, including the young master of the Chen family, Chen Yu, who practically controlled the city single-handedly.
Coincidentally, the An and Chen families had a marriage arrangement. Though no one took it seriously—just drunken nonsense.
But the An parents intended to make it real, using their somewhat attractive daughters.
Perhaps this was why, in the original plot, they despised An Qing. The original heroine was rustic, with unconcealed timidity in her eyes. Such a person was hard to notice by the elite.
Understanding this, the An parents, at the banquet, pushed their non-biological daughter—An Yu—instead.
This suited the original An Yu perfectly. Though the supposed engagement was actually between An Qing and Chen Yu, it was ultimately stolen by the more dazzling An Yu.
Instinctively raising her head, An Yu looked at the gently smiling An Qing and felt speechless.
That Chen Yu must be a lolicon, right?
Ignoring such a great beauty to fulfill the engagement with An Yu—this is too strange.
And the later plot was even more absurd. As expected of the heroine—even before rebirth, she was the heroine.
After the banquet, Chen Yu, who didn’t choose An Qing, quickly lost power in the Chen family. Instead, his younger brother Chen Guang took control.
And that Chen Guang was the male lead.
The male lead naturally had good taste. He saw through An Qing’s rustic exterior to the beauty beneath and fell for her.
The time she was liked by him was probably the only peaceful period An Qing had in the original plot.
As for why it was just a period……
Because An Yu struck again. With her masterful green tea tactics, she easily sowed discord, creating a trust crisis between the leads and inserting herself.
As for Chen Yu, the original wouldn’t care about someone without value.
The An parents didn’t care about their daughters’ infighting at all. They were delighted by it.
They only cared about the Chen family’s power. Which daughter succeeded didn’t matter to them.
Thinking of these plots gave An Yu a headache. What kind of brain-damaged author wrote this!
Why does the male lead believe everything too!
Is green tea that super-effective?!
These trashy plots were about to descend on her. Whether the suspected lolicon Chen Yu or the male lead, An Yu had zero interest!
If she had to marry, she could only accept the golden-haired big pillow!
Because she smelled nice, and sleeping together would be very comfortable.
An Yu thought more and more, gradually falling into contemplation until someone softly called her name.
“Little Yu’er?”
An Yu instinctively raised her head. Her pretty face was cold as ice, looking nothing like someone lost in wild thoughts.
“What is it?” Seeing it was Jiang Qinghe calling her, An Yu knew she couldn’t stay silent, so she responded softly.
Jiang Qinghe pursed her lips helplessly: “Little Yu’er, weren’t you listening?”
Nope, she wasn’t. Too sleepy to hear a word.
“I was. Hosting An Qing’s recognition banquet, right?”
Though she didn’t listen, An Yu could predict.
“Yes. What does Little Yu’er think?”
Jiang Qinghe curved her lips into a gentle smile, looking meaningful.
An Yu instinctively turned to glance at An Qing.
Beautiful, gentle, elegant—beautiful enough to evoke goodwill with one look. Completely different from the rustic girl in the plot.
At least on the surface.
When An Yunfan looked at An Qing, there was no disdain in his eyes—only appreciation.
Ah… right. The heroine is reborn.
An Yu almost forgot. None of the original plot events would happen again.
Because An Qing would take everything, including the Chen family engagement.
Though making expressions was tiring, An Yu wanted to laugh.
She struggled to hold it in. Laughing now would be too abrupt. What if An Qing discovered she didn’t want to marry?
So, An Yu planned to celebrate in her room. For now, respond to Jiang Qinghe first. But before that……
Thank you, An Qing. Reborn heroine, you’re too great.
“Sounds good. An Qing, good luck.”
Yes, An Qing, you must work hard. Take both Chen Yu and Chen Guang. If not, open a reverse harem—I don’t mind.
An Qing, unaware of An Yu’s thoughts, smiled and nodded: “Thank you.”
No need to thank me. At least this time, I should be thanking you.
An Yu thought silently. But perhaps from overthinking, she couldn’t hold back a yawn.
Sleepy. Missed the big bed in her room.
“Is that so? Looks like Little Yu’er is tired. You can rest, but… you have to work hard at the recognition banquet too～”
Jiang Qinghe smiled and nodded, seeming to imply something.
Since she brought it up, An Yu had no reason to refuse. She nodded along.
“Mhm. Good night.”
With that, ignoring the others’ surprised looks, An Yu decisively slipped back to her room alone.
Back in her room, An Yu immediately locked the door to prevent anyone from entering.
Of course, mainly to guard against An Qing.
Her 1000 hatred value… What if she snaps and knives me in the middle of the night?
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