The Real Heiress Just Wants to Be a Lazy Fish - Chapter 73

Chapter 73: Jailbreak

Jiang Zitan didn’t see Qian Ran’s messages until the next morning. Opening her phone to find dozens of notifications, she thought something serious had happened, but it turned out to be a long string of emojis.

Qian Ran: Going to die.jpg. Qian Ran: Help me.jpg. … Jiang Zitan: It seemed it wasn’t that urgent.

She scrolled to the top of the messages. Qian Ran mentioned she wanted to stay at her place for a while. Getting no response, she had started entertaining herself by non-stop sending emojis to pass the time. The last emoji was sent at five in the morning; the girl hadn’t slept all night, and Jiang Zitan wondered if she was resting now.

A hotel suite that afternoon.

Fu Mozheng held a glass of red wine, sitting before a warm fireplace.

He Yunyun: “Mozheng? What are you thinking about?”

“Oh, nothing,” Fu Mozheng snapped out of it, smiling at He Yunyun. “I just suddenly thought of that person I saw today.”

“Who?” He Yunyun had clearly forgotten about Tao Yitong. After thinking for a long while, she remembered: “Oh! That person who wore the same outfit as you?” She shook her hand dismissively with a sneer. “Hah, anyone who clashes outfits with you is the one who should feel embarrassed.”

“Actually, I’m not sure what it is. I have a very strange feeling in my heart” Fu Mozheng’s voice grew lower. “She is one of the few people I’ve seen who is that good-looking” So good-looking that it triggered a strange, inexplicable resistance.

“Her? She’s nowhere near as pretty as you. You’re our school beauty, the number one stunner.” He Yunyun swiped open her phone. “Mozheng, stop thinking about that extra. We haven’t taken a photo together since you got back. I want to post one on WeChat to show off.”

After taking the photo with He Yunyun, Fu Mozheng tidied her hair. “Yunyun, did you graduate as a broadcasting major?”

He Yunyun was busy scrolling through photos on her phone. “Yeah. My dad and the others didn’t support it, but they couldn’t win against me, so they arranged a job for me. I’m starting a talk show soon.”

“That’s great. Congratulations.”

He Yunyun happily edited her post, muttering to herself, “Mozheng, you’re naturally gentle and delicate. You’ve been thinking about a random passerby who ‘bumped’ your outfit for half the day. I wonder if you’ll get bullied once you enter the entertainment industry…”

Fu Mozheng seemed lost in thought, her gaze landing on the vast night sky outside. “Don’t I have the support of a future famous host like Yunyun?”

He Yunyun was delighted to hear that. “Don’t worry. If anyone dares bully you, regardless of whether it’s professional or not, I’ll make sure to shut them down instantly!”

Post edited and sent A welcome home dinner for the big beauty. Had a lovely soak in the hot spring and drank red wine. The hotel spring isn’t as authentic as Hokkaido, but I’m in a great mood. A photo with my sister! Peace Sign.

The moment it was posted, several replies jumped out. July: Did you go abroad to find Fu Mozheng? Baobao: Whoa! There’s so much hype lately you actually caught her? Frank: Then you must know some inside scoop, darling. Spill it.

He Yunyun picked a few to reply to. Yunbao to July: [You clearly didn’t read the caption. Mozheng is back in the country. Yunbao to Frank: What inside scoop? Our Mozheng is back to film with Jiang Zitan. Just wait for their official announcement. Baobao to Yunbao: No way, you’re kidding me.

Isn’t Jiang Zitan going on a dating show with Tao Yitong? And she’s announcing with Fu Mozheng?? Yunbao to Baobao: What are you talking about?] Frank to Yunbao: Sigh, turns out you don’t just lack the inside scoop; you don’t even know the current situation? Baobao: Whatever, go look at the trending searches yourself.

He Yunyun froze, staring at her phone. After a long silence “Who is Tao Yitong?”

He Yunyun scrolled through the trending topics for a long time until Tao Yitong’s “school beauty” still appeared on the screen. Sunlight filtered through the trees, casting a warm glow over the girl who was turning back with a shallow smile on the library lawn.

Half of her hair was painted by the evening sun with the texture of an oil painting. Her slender fingers brushed away a strand of hair ruffled by the evening breeze. The lighting was perfect, fresh and beautiful ethereal and refined even without makeup.

She was full of vitality.

Fu Mozheng bit her lip. “This person… is actually Tao Yitong.”

He Yunyun was even more shocked. “That passerby?!”

Fu Mozheng’s eyes, usually as gentle as water, were now furrowed. She wasn’t nearly as calm or composed while reading the trending topics. Her fingers, sporting a long French manicure, almost failed to grip the phone. As she scrolled down, her expression shifted between pale and flushed.

He Yunyun watched worriedly from the side, occasionally stroking Fu Mozheng’s back. “Mozheng, don’t be afraid. If they really go on Love or Marriage, they’ll definitely have a hard time. Not only am I an observer for the new season, but I also have some on-site hosting duties. I’ll make life difficult for whoever bullies you! And that Jiang Zitan I’ll show her! It’s not like they’re real anyway…”

Finally, Fu Mozheng put down her phone, interrupting He Yunyun. “It will be real.” She calmed down now, slightly tilting her chin. “As long as I want it, I will make it real. After all, since I was a child, there is nothing I cannot get.”

“No one should even dream of getting this sister.”

Lan Mansion Penthouse.

In the bathroom lined with luxurious stone, the light was soft and warm. In the clean mirror, Jiang Zitan was shown making a finger-gun gesture and just pulling it back. She brushed her wavy hair back and blew on the “muzzle.” She wore no makeup, her skin as clean and white as polished porcelain. The movement of tilting her head slightly to tidy her hair elongated her already slender and fair swan-like neck.

She smoothed her voluminous hair to one side and opened one more button of her knit cardigan, revealing a patch of skin and the thin strap of her slip dress. With just this move, an enchanting charm radiated from her bones. Then, her slender fingertips traced her exquisite, distinct collarbone as she smiled at her reflection with satisfaction.

“I’m so beautiful. Is there anyone I can’t get?” Jiang Zitan made the finger-gun gesture again with her right hand, supporting her wrist with her left. She raised her wrist slightly toward the mirror, simulated a “bang” with her mouth, and blew on the “muzzle” again.

“Someone is definitely going to be head-over-heels for me.”

“A-choo!”

In the cold winter night wind, a certain someone suddenly sneezed for no reason. Tao Yitong sniffed her nose, which was frozen pink, and tightened the collar of her white down jacket.

She was now standing in front of the landscaped flower beds of Lan Mansion. She had to tilt her head back with effort to see the top floor of the towering apartment building. A hazy warm glow shimmered there; the yellow light filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows, offering a blurred glimpse of furniture and items inside.

Jiang Zitan should be in there right now. What was she doing?

Tao Yitong’s ears turned red for no reason she didn’t know why Jiang Zitan had called her over tonight. It… shouldn’t be that kind of thing, right? It shouldn’t be, it shouldn’t be. Tao Yitong told herself: Stay calm, stay cool. Although she and Jiang Zitan had done everything, that was the result of alcohol; it didn’t mean anything would truly happen. I’m an adult. Be free and easy; don’t take it too seriously!

Unable to help herself, Tao Yitong opened the chat for the umpteenth time. Jiang Zitan’s message was sitting there: wu: Come to my house tonight.

Why call her home? Was it to explain the trending topics from tonight? She had just asked Funan for confirmation, and even the manager didn’t know why Jiang Zitan was dragging her onto a dating show. Furthermore, Jiang Zitan had asked her to get engaged…

The Fu Mozheng she saw this afternoon was her “official” fiancée truly beautiful, dressed in luxurious fabrics, standing tall and graceful, the center of attention. Such a person standing by Jiang Zitan’s side was the definition of a perfect match. And word was their families had an ancestral marriage contract; such a union between powerful clans was the classic plot of a novel.

But as soon as the press releases came out tonight, the trending topics were all about #JiangZitan and TaoYitong appearing on a dating show together#. The whole world was posting to ask who Tao Yitong was. The fan forums were incredibly lively. Does anyone know who this Tao Yitong is? No idea!

A total nobody! I looked it up. She’s from Jiang Zitan’s company and played the school beauty Zhou Yu. Pretty and pure, but I don’t get this move. Why tie a top star to a rookie? Is it marketing a CP or for real? Why not market with the famous socialite Fu Mozheng? Why look for Tao Chentong?

Upstairs, her name is Tao Yitong, not Chentong. But she really has zero fame; even a typo in her name wasn’t noticed… Sherlock Holmes said: ‘When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.’ My god, could they be for real?

Let alone others, even she, the person involved, didn’t know… “Help, my head hurts!” Tao Yitong had “attempting to escape” written all over her face. But having thought so much, the most urgent matter was what exactly would happen tonight. It couldn’t truly be the “big event” her brain had conjured up from those mental scraps, could it!

What should she do? Was she really going to do it with Jiang Zitan again?! Tao Yitong clenched her fists, pumped herself up, and prepared to walk. But just as she stepped forward, she glanced toward the pitch-black bushes to the side.

Then, she stood still…

Tao Yitong’s blood-red eyes swept over, and the other person was too terrified to speak.

“Excuse me, are you from the Special Affairs Bureau?” After hurriedly treating his wound to stop the bleeding, the A-rank esper stood up, communicating with Tao Yitong under immense pressure.

Tao Yitong remembered someone saying she worked here, so she probably was. She nodded. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; if she was a colleague, she wasn’t as terrifying.

“What is it?” Tao Yitong pointed at the remains of the monster’s body in her hand. This piece of meat didn’t belong to the monster; she had to find out who wanted to harm her sister.

“It is the offspring of the Ogre caught in the Ogre Case.”

“Ogre…” Tao Yitong looked at the meat in her hand. Suddenly, fragments of a shattered Buddha statue and chunks of flesh being devoured by a giant beast flashed through her mind…

Before she could completely digest the meat, she heard frenzied whispers.

“Ugh…” Tao Yitong felt a surge of intense pain in her head, hearing fragmented whispers from nowhere. Besides the sound of this piece of meat, there were many other complicated voices.

Killing intent clouded her rationality. She had nearly only one thought left: to kill them all, leaving not a single one!

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