My sister, whom I raised, has turned evil after faking her death for three years.

When she reached Lin Zhi's workstation, she raised her hand and knocked on the door.

"Come in." Lin Zhi's voice came from inside, still in that professional and capable tone.

Wen Liang pushed open the door, stepped inside slightly to the side, and then gently closed the door behind him.

When Lin Zhi looked up and saw that it was her, her expression underwent a dramatic and rapid change: first surprise, then wariness, then a deep-seated panic, and finally settling on a deliberately maintained calm.

But the tips of her ears were already red.

"What are you doing here?" Lin Zhi's voice was low, carrying an undisguised wariness.

Wenliang smiled as she placed the medical kit on her desk. Her smile was gentle and dignified, just like the professional image she projected to anyone.

"I'm here on Miss's orders to conduct a physical examination for Assistant Lin."

She pronounced the words "physical examination" very lightly and slowly, as if each word had been swirled on the tip of her tongue before being released.

Lin Zhi's face flushed red instantly, so red that even her foundation couldn't cover it.

"I...I don't need it..."

"Miss said that if it's her, you must go," Wen Liang tilted his head slightly, his tone still gentle, but a layer of unhurried, cat-and-mouse teasing flickered in his eyes, "and she must know whatever it is, so Assistant Lin..."

She reached out and gently touched the back of Lin Zhi's hand, which was gripping the pen.

"Are you coming with me yourself, or should I help you?"

Lin Zhi looked at that fair and slender hand, but what flashed through her mind were the things that hand had done to her last night.

Her fingertips trembled slightly, whether from anger or something else, it was hard to tell.

"Wenliang," she gritted her teeth, forcing the words out, "you did it on purpose."

Wen Liang did not deny it, but tilted his head slightly, and a ripple of a smile appeared in his clear and cold eyes.

"I have to carry out your orders, Miss," she said, her tone utterly innocent. "Secretary Lin wouldn't want you to come and ask me about your test results yourself, would he?"

Lin Zhi was like a ripe tomato, wanting to say something, but unable to say anything.

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Meanwhile, on a commercial street on the other side of the city.

Jiang Yi parked the car, stood at the entrance of the mall, and stared blankly at the huge LED screen for a while.

Her goal for today was clear: to spend the whole day at Xiao Ran's house.

But since she was there to freeload, she felt a little embarrassed to go empty-handed.

Although Xiao Ran wouldn't say anything, Jiang Yi felt that as a dignified young lady, it was really undignified for her to appear empty-handed at someone else's doorstep.

So she decided to come to the mall to buy some things first.

"What should I buy..." She tilted her head and thought for a moment, muttering to herself, "Xiao Ran doesn't seem to like sweets much these days, and she didn't eat much of the fruit I brought last time... Oh right, I could buy some good ingredients and cook her lunch!"

The more she thought about it, the more reliable the idea seemed, and she walked briskly into the mall.

On the other side of the city, Su Qing changed into simple casual clothes, put her phone in her pocket, and pushed open the door to her hotel room.

She felt she couldn't stay cooped up in her room overthinking anymore.

All those jumbled thoughts had been swirling in her mind all morning, making her dizzy and disoriented, but she couldn't come to any conclusions in the end.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to go out for a walk and get some fresh air.

She walked out of the hotel and looked up at the sky.

The sun was shining brightly, the streets were bustling with traffic, and clusters of unidentified white flowers hung from the trees along the roadside, swaying gently in the breeze.

Su Qing took a deep breath; there was a faint floral fragrance in the air.

"Where to go..." She took out her phone and looked at the map. She saw that there was a fairly large shopping mall nearby, which was about a ten-minute walk away.

"Let's go there."

She put her phone back in her pocket and slowly walked along the street.

Shortly after Su Qing left the hotel, several figures dressed in casual clothes stood up from an inconspicuous corner of the lobby lounge and naturally blended into the crowd on the street.

The leader was a man in his early thirties, very tall, with an ordinary face that would be easily lost in a crowd—exactly the kind of talent needed for this line of work.

He kept a respectful distance behind Su Qing while pressing a miniature communicator clipped to the inside of her collar and reporting in a low voice, "Miss, Miss Su has already set off. Her destination is Linjiang Commercial City."

A cold, indifferent voice came from the other end of the earpiece, briefly saying, "Don't disturb her," before disconnecting the call.

The lead bodyguard lowered his finger from the communicator and gestured to the men behind him.

The group understood each other and dispersed in a fan shape, silently following Su Qing and joining the flow of people at the entrance of the commercial city.

Su Qing knew nothing about any of this.

As she stepped through the gates of Linjiang Commercial City, a blast of cool air swept over her, instantly dispelling the summer heat outside.

Standing at the entrance, looking at the brightly lit and dazzling shops before her, she fell into a very serious philosophical question about life.

I have money, but I don't know what to buy.

Clothes? Xiao Ran prepared a whole room of walk-in closets for her, with dresses, shirts, coats, and pants, all neatly hung up and categorized by color and season. She could change into a different outfit every day without repeating, and she couldn't possibly wear them all.

Shoes? The same applies.

From flats to high heels, from canvas shoes to leather shoes, the shoe cabinet is crammed full, with a bunch of double tags still attached.

Jewelry? She raised her hand and looked at her bare wrist, then thought about those sparkling diamonds, pearls, jade, and agate, and couldn't help but click her tongue.

She really wasn't interested in all that gold and silver stuff; wearing it was too heavy, and taking it off was too much trouble to avoid losing it.

Standing in front of the guide map in the atrium, Su Qing put her hands on her hips, looked up at the signs of the rows of shops, and sighed from the depths of her soul: "What is the biggest regret in life? It's not dying with money left unspent, but having money and not knowing how to spend it."

The system silently commented: [According to sociological survey data, among the five things most people regret before they die, the number one thing is not that they didn't spend all their money, but that they didn't live according to their own wishes.]

"And what about the second one?"

[Now that I have money, I don't know how to spend it.]

Su Qing took a few steps before realizing what was happening, and silently asked it in her mind, "Are you indirectly insulting me?"

[The host is overthinking it; the system is simply stating the facts.]

Su Qing was too lazy to argue with it anymore and walked straight towards the food section.

She's not good at picking out clothes and shoes, but she's good at buying groceries.

When Xiao Ran comes home in the evening, she can cook a table full of delicious food and feed Xiao Ran until she is full.

That child has always been too thin. Although he has grown up now, he is so busy with work that who knows if he has been eating properly.

With this in mind, Su Qing immediately had a direction.

She walked briskly towards the food section, her steps more determined than at any other time since entering the mall.

The beef looks good, I'll take a box.

The shrimp look very fresh, give me two pounds.

Xiao Ran loves broccoli, have one. The tomatoes look good too, take a few.

This mushroom looks quite cute. I don't know what kind it is, but it should taste good stir-fried...

Half an hour later.

Su Qing stood beside the shopping cart, looking at the mountain of ingredients inside, and fell into her second period of deep thought today.

Three years ago, when she cooked, all she could think about was how to save money and how to make cheap ingredients taste palatable. Now she can finally buy whatever she wants.

Soon, a small mountain of shrimp was piled up in the shopping cart. When Su Qing stood in front of the refrigerated display case, preparing to add another box of shrimp to the top of the mountain, she looked at the shopping cart, then at her two hands, and finally belatedly realized a problem... how was she going to take all these things back?

Just as she was lost in thought, the system's voice softly sounded in her mind: [Host, those people in the fresh food section behind you who are checking the freshness of the ingredients—they were sent by Jiang Ran to protect you. You can ask them to help you get them.]