CHAPTER 396: CHAPTER 405: SHE’S GONE CRAZY

Some wounds aren’t touched because they’re too painful; the slightest contact feels like a heart being torn apart. This wound was close to scabbing over, but now, it must be ripped open anew, forced to bleed profusely once more. Truly, how cruel that is.

Li Dongsheng patted Qin Xiangyang on the shoulder.

"That’s the right way to think about it. They have nothing to do with you now. Don’t interfere in their affairs and don’t give them money. Not even one yuan."

"I know," Qin Xiangyang was not naive. To give his own enemies money, to give them the hard-earned cash they sweated for, even if Qin Xiangnuan didn’t say this, he would not give it to Hu Li and the others. His bottom line was to never harm his sister and his grandmother.

As for Hu Li wanting their money, no chance.

On this side, Qin Xiangnuan ended the phone call. She put her phone in her pocket, returned, and prepared to rest in her room for a while. She needed to think carefully about how to force these three to leave. But when she twisted the lock, she found the door was locked.

Impossible, Qin Xiangnuan furrowed her brow. Her door was never locked, as there were only a few people at home, all family, and Conghua was there too. But why was the door locked today? She might have forgotten this morning; pulling the door shut would have locked it.

She rummaged through her bag for a long time before finding a key. The main door key was on the same ring as her room key. The main door key already showed signs of wear, whereas the one for her room was brand new, which showed how seldom she used it.

She inserted the key and turned it.

Click, the door opened.

Then, the moment the door opened, she stood coldly at the door, her eyes icy as she glared at Qin Xiangmei sprawled on the bed like a dead pig.

Yes, Qin Xiangmei. Even if she turned to ashes, Qin Xiangnuan would recognize her. Those eyebrows, those eyes, that face – they belonged to Qin Xiangmei from her past life. No, not from a past life, but this one; without the system’s help to change her, the current Qin Xiangmei was not as pale, her features not as refined and three-dimensional, and her skin, weathered from exposure to the elements, was not as nice without having stolen other people’s fortunes. The original Qin Xiangmei was not so remarkable after all.

Ha, Qin Xiangnuan suddenly laughed, a very cold laugh.

She went over, yanking away the blanket with force.

"What are you doing?" Qin Xiangmei suddenly felt a chill over her body, jolting awake. As she awoke, her usual princess-like behavior flared up. Upon opening her eyes and seeing Qin Xiangnuan, she immediately screamed.

"Qin Xiangnuan, are you sick or what?"

"Am I sick?" Qin Xiangnuan threw the blanket to the ground, "Good, I am sick indeed, and I’ll tell you now, what sickness do I have?"

Having said that, she turned and walked out, her steps hurried yet utterly cold.

"Crazy," Qin Xiangmei picked up the blanket from the ground, intending to cover her head and sleep soundly again. Before she could lie down, Qin Xiangnuan walked in again, this time holding a kitchen knife. The cold gleam of the knife fell right on her face.

Qin Xiangmei was startled, her face turning white with fear.

"Qin Xiangnuan, what are you doing?"

Qin Xiangnuan came in carrying the knife, "Didn’t you want to know what’s wrong with me? Yes, I am crazy. I am crazy, and I’m having an episode right now. I’m irritated by you, so..."

She raised the knife and struck it towards Qin Xiangmei.

The icy hatred made Qin Xiangmei’s mind buzz, and instinctively, she screamed and scrambled out of there.

"Mom, Mom, help, Qin Xiangnuan has gone mad, she’s gone crazy, she’s going to kill me..."

She ran and screamed, not even wearing shoes or proper clothes, just a short tank top on. The girl had just begun maturing, with hardly impressive curves, much less compared to her previous life.

With such a figure, who would take a second look? She could be described as an underdeveloped bean sprout at best. With that face and body, she could forget about ever becoming the beauty queen of Jing University in this lifetime.

"Mom..." Xiang Mei cried and stumbled as she ran, suddenly falling to the ground, crying and screaming incessantly.

She had never been so scared or threatened in her life.

At this moment, Qin Xiangnuan approached, holding a kitchen knife, standing in front of Xiang Mei, twirling the knife in her hand, her cold gaze fixed on Xiang Mei sprawled pitifully on the ground.

"What happened?" On the other side, Qin Pengfei ran out from behind a door, still wearing a white shirt, barefoot, with his shirt sleeves rolled up, and even a watch on his wrist.

Qin Xiangnuan’s pupils contracted.

Thieves, all thieves, both of these siblings were thieves; he had actually stolen Jian Zhiqing’s clothes, as well as his watch. That watch was a birthday gift she had given to Jian Zhiqing. Jian Zhiqing said he was going to get the bracelet fixed, and now it was on this person’s wrist.

"Qin Xiangnuan, what are you doing?"

Qi Pengfei was frightened seeing Xiang Mei in constant tears and Qin Xiangnuan holding a knife, nearly losing his soul.

"Qin Xiangnuan, have you lost your mind?" Qin Pengfei took big strides forward, reaching out to slap Qin Tongnuan, but Qin Xiangnuan raised the knife to his face.

Her voice as cold as winter ice, shattered and frosty.

"If you don’t care about your hand, feel free to come at me."

Qin Pengfei’s outstretched hand froze mid-air, obviously afraid of the knife.

What kind of person Qin Pengfei was, Qin Xiangnuan was all too aware. Simply put, he was nothing but a freeloader, who had no real skills and depended on Xiang Mei to put up an impressive front. If it weren’t for Qin Xiangnuan in the previous life, with his arrogant yet incompetent nature, he would’ve starved to death—a stroke of great fortune that he hadn’t.

Qin Xiangnuan was certain that if anyone else were standing here today, whether it was Qin Xiangyang or Jian Zhiqing, they would without a word take the knife from her hand instead of wasting time with idle talk.

As for Qin Pengfei, the freeloader, how could he risk his life for others?

"Ah..." At this moment, another shriek echoed from the outside.

Hu Li ran in like a madwoman, holding a blanket in her hands, seemingly a new purchase. The shopping was indeed extensive, even clothes were bought; the Qin family must have spare money to let her waste it so freely.

Qin Xiangnuan curved her lips into a smile, but her eyes, clear and cold, held no mirth.

Really, she now wanted to use these scissors to directly kill these people.

For her past self, and for her present self.

"Xiang Mei, Xiang Mei, how are you?" Hu Li came running over, tumbling and crawling, not caring about the things she had just bought.