CHAPTER 428: CHAPTER 428 EXTORTION

Cheng Lie narrowed his eyes, unsure what Yun Sisi wanted to tell him.

But seeing how anxious she looked, he stopped and rolled down the car window to hear what she had to say.

"Yun Shifei approached you with a purpose. The person she likes is Mu Chengzhu. She’s only with you because she thinks you’ll be powerful in the future," Yun Sisi said.

After confirming that the things in her dream were real, the hatred in Yun Sisi’s heart toward Yun Shifei grew even stronger.

Clearly, everything Yun Shifei has now should have been hers. Why did she have to snatch it all away?

Yun Sisi was unwilling to accept this and couldn’t bear seeing Yun Shifei living a much better life than her.

So she decided to confront Cheng Lie and reveal the truth to him.

Cheng Lie frowned at Yun Sisi’s words, hesitated for a moment, then asked, "How do you know that?"

Whether Yun Shifei liked him or not, he could sense it himself. What was Yun Sisi’s motive for suddenly saying all of this?

"I..." Yun Sisi wanted to explain that she had recovered her memories from her past life, where Yun Shifei was just a pitiful pawn who loved Mu Chengzhu and ultimately died.

Such a stepping stone character from her previous life—how could she dominate her in this life?

But she couldn’t say these things to Cheng Lie. No, secrets like these needed to be deeply buried as per the usual script, never revealed to anyone, or else she’d lose everything.

"I had a sudden realization. Actually, she’s been deceiving you all along. Her proficiency in English and piano is just because Chengzhu likes those things, so she learned them to please him," she said.

Cheng Lie found Yun Sisi’s words somewhat ridiculous and didn’t bother to engage further.

Seeing Cheng Lie’s disbelief, Yun Sisi couldn’t help but add, "Cheng Lie, she knows you’ll become an extraordinary man in the future—that’s why she’s with you. Otherwise, do you think she would have even noticed you in your earlier state?"

Listening to Yun Sisi, Cheng Lie fell into confusion.

He stared at Yun Sisi, her figure blurry in front of him. Yun Sisi’s words bore some resemblance to what Yun Shifei had told him before.

However, she hadn’t explained her exact relationship with Mu Chengzhu.

She had only said that in her past life, she had passed away early.

Yun Sisi then said, "If you don’t believe me, why don’t you ask her yourself? I’m sure you’ll be able to tell if she’s lying."

Yun Sisi left after dropping these words.

Even though she knew that Cheng Lie would become such a powerful figure in the future, she couldn’t help but focus her attention on him, hoping to gain a sliver of security from him.

Still, considering that she ended up marrying Mu Chengzhu, if she hadn’t married him, she should have seduced Cheng Lie instead.

But it didn’t matter—Cheng Lie would soon start doubting Yun Shifei.

She always wondered, how had Yun Shifei’s once docile personality suddenly changed? In the past, Yun Shifei would follow her lead, easily falling into her traps with just a few words.

Yet one day, she stopped adhering to the path Yun Sisi had designed. She developed her own ideas and effortlessly deflected Yun Sisi’s schemes.

It turned out that this was all because she had been reborn, wasn’t it?

That’s why, unknowingly, she made Yun Sisi’s life so miserable.

Without the Yun Family’s protection, Mu Chengzhu no longer cared for her.

Everything should have belonged to her! The more Yun Sisi thought about it, the angrier she became. Had she known earlier, she would have ruthlessly eliminated Yun Shifei to teach her a lesson.

Cheng Lie returned home, and Yun Shifei greeted him, "You’re back. It’s a bit late today."

Since Cheng Lie had promised her he’d return home whenever possible, Yun Shifei had been waiting for him in the living room around this time every evening.

Cheng Lie heard Yun Shifei’s voice and smiled at her.

Yun Shifei approached him, held his hand, and placed a piece of cake near his lips. "Try it. I made sour jujube cake this morning. It’s sweet and sour and quite tasty."

Cheng Lie obediently opened his mouth and ate the cake.

But his mind was still preoccupied with Yun Sisi’s words.

Still, he chose not to ask about it. He trusted Yun Shifei not to lie to him.

Even if he was naturally suspicious, he was willing to believe anything said by the person he cherished most.

"Do your eyes feel any better?" Yun Shifei’s sweet, soft voice came through.

The scent of her delicate fragrance reached his nose.

He couldn’t help but curve his lips into a smile, nodding. "A bit better."

His vision was gradually recovering.

On the other side, Zhao Pan finally uncovered the connection between those two and Xia Yuezhen.

Their bank accounts had once received a significant transfer. The sender wasn’t Xia Yuezhen herself but someone connected to her—her brother!

Despite Xia Yuezhen’s belief that she had cut off all traces, she didn’t realize that financial transactions left marks she couldn’t erase.

Cheng Lie affirmed, "Send it to Xia Yuezhen."

Compared to her sudden attacks, Cheng Lie preferred to exact slow, methodical revenge.

He wanted Xia Yuezhen to know that evidence still existed, and he was curious about how she would react.

Zhao Pan carried out the order.

These past few days, Xia Yuezhen had seen Elder Meng investigating incessantly but failing to tie anything back to her.

He had begun to suspect her but hadn’t found any evidence, which reassured her that she had concealed her tracks well.

This thought gave Xia Yuezhen great relief.

Unfortunately, this relief didn’t last long as she received a letter instructing her to intervene.

Xia Yuezhen opened the envelope and, after reading its contents, her eyes widened.

The letter revealed that her brother had transferred money to those two hired assassins who had targeted Cheng Lie. How had such a secretive lead been discovered? Fear crept up on Xia Yuezhen.

Tucked inside was yet another note—its first words read: "Scared?"

Yes, scared—terrified even.

"If you’re scared, transfer $10,000 to this account."

Below was an account name.

Ten thousand dollars!

Hearing this amount, Xia Yuezhen nearly fainted.

She was unemployed, and her husband was idle and reckless.

Though she had painstakingly saved over the years, accumulating tens of thousands, spending $10,000 all at once felt excruciating.

Still, if she didn’t pay, the problems she faced would multiply.

She was in the open while her opponent was in the shadows. Xia Yuezhen simply wanted to pay off the trouble and move on.

Thus, she went to the bank to transfer the money.

Forget it—$10,000 was a minor issue. Compared to being exposed by Elder Meng and losing her inheritance, potentially worth millions, this was a small price to pay.