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Chapter 42 Why are you so eager to fleece me?! (2 updates)
Qu Ying's suppression of her own daughter must have been instigated by someone behind the scenes. She probably knows who that person is. It's really chilling to have such a venomous snake watching you from behind.

However, I don't quite understand what benefit Qu Ying would gain from doing this. Is her status as the mistress of the Yun family really that important enough for her to abandon her own daughter?

Qu Ying is the female lead, and she has some of the advantages of being a female lead. She uses the fact that the heavenly order in this book favors her to deal with her daughter. It is truly a perfect scheme!
Even though she was the one being schemed against, Yun Ran still admired this person's methods. They were truly skilled; at the very least, they were adept at manipulating people's hearts.

"It seems I need to find some time to investigate Qu Ying's background. Unfortunately, I am now a person abandoned by heaven, while she is someone with the destiny of a female lead."

If I were to approach her, or use mystical methods to investigate, the Heavenly Dao would surely consider it a provocation, and I would suffer the consequences!

The ginseng fruit is now powerless to help; it can only open the armory, which isn't of much use.

[We'll have to find someone to help us, or we'll have to set a trap for Qu Ying, then use her weakness to force her to confess. Otherwise, there's no solution!]

However, personally confronting Qu Ying is not a favorable choice for Yun Ran in her current state.

It was at this moment that, as one person unified the country, he also thought of someone.

The Xie family, Xie Xuzhi, and moreover, he is a high-ranking official in the Special Administration Bureau. Most importantly, that person's life depends on her!
"Hahaha, if the heavens want to destroy me, let's see if I'll stand by and do it!"

Strictly speaking, her fate of being abandoned by heaven has not yet fully materialized. Although the heavenly way can suppress her, it cannot directly eliminate her. Yun Ran suddenly became fearless.

On a clear, star-studded night, a thunderclap suddenly resounded, clearly indicating that Heaven was displeased with Yun Ran's arrogance.

This warning from the heavens did not frighten Yun Ran, but it did frighten many other people with spiritual cultivation.

"What's going on? Why would Heaven send down a warning!"

"Could it be that some evil cultivator has emerged again? We've only been at peace for a short while, and now trouble is brewing again?"

"We need to talk to the Special Administration Bureau right away and increase the intensity of supervision."

……

Yunran had a good night's sleep, but Quying was lost in a deep dream.

In her dream, her first half of life was like a movie replay, and she was like an observer, watching everything unfold.

She met Yunran's biological father, Shen Jun, through a heroic rescue, and the two developed a good relationship. She soon became pregnant.

Just as she was about to give birth, Shen Jun's distant cousin came to visit, and it was the first time she had ever seen such a wealthy woman.

This made her, who had been the school beauty and the focus of everyone's attention since childhood, feel ashamed of herself.

She later learned that Shen Jun's mother was a nanny in a large family. She had slept with her master and given birth to Shen Jun. After that, her leg was broken, and the mother and son were kicked out of the house.

Shen Jun's mother died soon after, and Shen Jun was sent to an orphanage. If it weren't for his face, Qu Ying wouldn't have been so infatuated with him.

The cousin came to persuade Shen Jun to go back, but she didn't know what Shen Jun said to her.

All that is known is that Shen Jun looked exceptionally terrifying that day, as if he wanted to kill someone.

Shen Jun moved her house overnight and repeatedly warned her that her cousin was not a good person and that she should never associate with her.

But Qu Ying in the dream didn't believe it. Instead, she secretly started seeing her cousin, especially since they were both pregnant and got along very well.

Gradually, she learned that her cousin had married into a powerful family in Kyoto, and that her family held immense influence. She was blinded by greed and developed delusions. On the day she gave birth, Shen Jun was called away due to an emergency. Unexpectedly, her cousin also gave birth at that time. As if possessed, she switched their babies.

Looking at the child in her arms, with a birthmark behind his ear, she panicked, but forced herself to remain calm. After Shen Jun returned, the family moved again.

All she wanted was for her biological daughter to have a good life; what could she have done wrong?

But looking at Yun Ran's features, which resembled Shen Jun's, she felt somewhat relieved, at least Shen Jun hadn't suspected anything.

Later, Shen Jun suddenly disappeared. She couldn't take it anymore after only a year of hardship.

She realized she had been too love-struck before, and then she met Yun Shaotang, who had once pursued her, so she naturally married him.

However, since she had married into a higher social class, she felt uneasy and began to mistreat Yunran to solidify her position. After all, Yunran wasn't her biological daughter, so she didn't care.

However, she never expected that her daughter, whom she had always held in the palm of her hand, would actually choke her neck so tightly.

He roared at her, "Why did you switch me with someone else? Why did you steal my life? I'm going to strangle you and your child!"

The feeling of being on the verge of death made Qu Ying feel pain even in her dream. She wanted to rush over and push away Yun Ran, whose face was contorted with rage, but she couldn't push her away no matter what she did.

"what!"

Qu Ying screamed and woke up from her dream. The extreme fright made her gasp for breath, and the sweat on her forehead soaked her hair.

Coupled with her already pale face, she looked even more disheveled, and even somewhat frightening.

"Madam, what's wrong?"

Qu Ying's voice startled the maid who was dozing off. She quickly turned on the main light, went forward, and rang the bell.

Hearing the voice, Qu Ying's eyes moved slightly, as if she had just realized that the feeling of being choked and unable to breathe was actually a nightmare.

A sharp pain shot through her abdomen, and a warm flow gushed out from her lower body.

Qu Ying vividly recalled once again that her child was gone, killed by that little bitch Yun Ran, and immediately burst into tears.

The doctor arrived quickly and was shocked by Qu Ying's condition. Qu Ying, who was crying, suddenly fainted.

"The patient is bleeding heavily! Quickly, arrange surgery!"

Yunran only learned the next morning when she woke up that Qu Ying had suffered a massive hemorrhage in the middle of the night and had barely been saved.

If others were in this situation, they would probably be half dead, but Qu Ying is a lucky person after all.

She's just a little weak, nothing serious.

Yun Ran also breathed a sigh of relief; now that Heaven dislikes her so much.

At this time, something happened to the female lead, and Heaven was even more furious with her, for she was truly someone who couldn't afford to offend.

"If it weren't for the fact that my destiny palace shows that I am indeed Qu Ying's biological daughter, I would have doubted whether I was her enemy. Why is she so eager to fleece me!"

(End of this chapter)