I practiced my opening lines three times in the elevator.
When Ren Duoxi opened the door, I smiled gently and said, "Sister Qin, I came to see you..."
Before I could finish, I froze in place.
On the living room sofa sat an incredibly familiar figure—Wang Shu! He was holding a teacup, looking towards the door with an air of authority.
Ren Duoxi took the fruit basket from my hands, her face slightly flushed. "Xiao Li, let me introduce you to my... friend. You can just call him Brother Wang."
Wang Shu—no, Brother Wang—walked over and extended his hand to me with a smile. "It's a pleasure to meet you. Xiao Qin often mentions you and says you've given her a lot of financial advice."
I mechanically shook his hand.
You sly old fox! Before, he only took half, but now he’s trying to cut in directly and steal my target?!
After leaving Ren Duoxi's house, I sat on a bench in the community, staring at her window for a long time.
Hmph, since Wang Shu wants to play, I'll entertain him.
You see, Ren Duoxi's true weakness has never been money or love... but rather her teenage son, Zhao Zihang.
In the days that followed, Wang Shu and Ren Duoxi grew closer, frequently going out on dates.
On the day of the Qixi Festival, I took the initiative to offer to pick up Xiao Hang from school so that Ren Duoxi could enjoy some quality time with "Brother Wang."
After picking up Xiao Hang, I took him to KFC. As I handed him a burger, I let out a heavy sigh.
"Xiao Hang, if you ever encounter any difficulties in the future, feel free to come find Uncle Li."
Zhao Zihang looked at me in confusion. Before he could ask, I continued:
"That day, I overheard your mom chatting with Uncle Wang Shu. He mentioned that you're getting older and should become more independent; he wants to discuss sending you to a boarding school with your mom."
"What?!" Zhao Zihang suddenly stood up.
I quickly grabbed his arm. "Hold on! Don't be anxious; I think this arrangement makes sense. Your mom has been working too hard, and you're getting old enough that it might not be convenient for you to stay at home."
"What’s inconvenient about it? That’s my home! I’ve known all along that they’ve been plotting to get rid of me, the burden!"
After that, I talked to him a lot and was surprised to find out that this child had been secretly in contact with his biological father from another city.
What a delightful surprise.
That night, the sound of intense arguing came from Ren Duoxi's home once again.
Three days later, Ren Duoxi discovered her son was missing.
The son she had raised with such difficulty left behind only a letter severing their mother-son relationship.
Ren Duoxi sat dazed on the floor, mumbling to herself, ignoring Wang Shu’s knocking at the door. "I gave him everything... What did I do wrong? Am I not worthy of happiness?..."
A few minutes later, there was a sound of something heavy falling from the building.
Wang Shu’s knocking abruptly stopped.
When he rushed downstairs, I was already standing beside Ren Duoxi's lifeless body.
Ren Duoxi lay on the ground like a discarded rag doll, blood spreading across the stone floor.
My detector screen displayed Ren Duoxi's final Despair Value: 839/100.
I glanced at Wang Shu’s expression, a mix of hatred and unwillingness.
I couldn’t help but let out a light laugh.
This harvest seemed to bring me some enjoyment.
As the little girl at Window 3 arranged for Ren Duoxi, I kept calculating in my mind.
I had harvested 254 points from Zhang Cheng and 839 points from Ren Duoxi, totaling 1093 points of Despair Value.
To reach my goal of 2103 points of Despair Value, I still needed 1010 points, and I had less than a month left.
"Give me a target that can be completed all at once."
"What’s the rush to go back?"
"Isn’t it obvious? Who the hell wants to stay in this hellhole?"
She chuckled lightly and handed me the information for the third target.
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