Chapter 106

Chapter 106

Yuan Si called his younger sister to the cafe to avoid his brother Yuan Fa.

However, now Yuan Fa sat across from him, grinning wickedly and greedily.

What should have been a day of celebration suddenly turned into a day of misfortune. The last time Yuan Fa smiled like this, Yuan Si lost half a year's income.

This unscrupulous lawyer disliked the notion of earning a living from hard work; instead, he favored legally robbing the wealthy and becoming rich overnight. Moreover, he particularly relished robbing his own brothers, periodically fleecing even their elder brother, Yuan Ao.

"Rustle rustle!"

Yuan Fa picked up the contract and began flipping through it, his grin growing broader.

"What a shoddy contract, let me guess—my old classmate Chris wrote it for you, didn't he? Back in law school, he never won against me. He can't properly calculate the subject matter or understand grounds for preclusion. I suggest you fire him as soon as possible."

Opening his briefcase, Yuan Fa took out a pen and began highlighting key points on the document.

"This clause violates the right to personal dignity. You cannot restrict her freedom; if you dare touch her, I'll personally send you to prison, and fleeing abroad won't help you."

"This one is wrong too—what kind of nonsense is written here? That's not how you define a fundamental breach at all. Chris's professor would probably have a heart attack after seeing the garbage he created."

"This clause is self-contradictory..."

The pen kept slashing across the pages, the power of knowledge slicing the contract to shreds like a knife.

After taking a few minutes to organize his thoughts, Yuan Fa pushed the marked-up contract back to Yuan Si.

Sitting upright with his hands clasped together, fingers interlocked, Yuan Fa looked at Yuan Si: "Now let's discuss the issue of compensation!"

Half an hour later, Yuan Fa received the bank transfer details with satisfaction.

He was delighted at the prospect of having money to spend without working for it.

Yuan Si, who had suffered a substantial financial loss, wore a gloomy expression. He could have avoided this expense, but he was so eager to sign Yuan Luoyi, to be closer to his sister, that it was worth it.

Yuan Luoyi asked, "Second Brother, shouldn't that money have gone to me?"

Yuan Fa said, "You're only eleven years old. Having too much money would lead you astray. How could I bear to see you suffer?"

As Elder Brother Yuan Ao had told her, good and evil were not so clearly delineated.

In the following days, Yuan Luoyi got along well with Yuan Si. His desire for control was strong, but Yuan Luoyi knew how to deal with it.

When he gripped her shoulders tightly, she would lean into his embrace, and suddenly Fourth Brother would soften, his grip loosening.

By Sunday afternoon, Yuan Luoyi had already gained many new fans, her influence rapidly growing.

The new fans were zealous, fortunate to have encountered the soft-hearted deity.

After dinner that night, Yuan Luoyi was prepared. She had to go to that side.

The more comfortable her life became here, the more she felt a sense of impending crisis, for the Yuan family's fated deaths had not ended. She had to find the real culprit and protect this world.

"Initiate tracing back!"

Her body continuously plunged downward, pulled by an immense force, until Yuan Luoyi returned to the old world line.

Once the dizziness had fully subsided, Yuan Luoyi saw walls covered in Van Gogh's paintings—Fourth Brother's villa on the mountainside.

"I didn't expect you to return so soon."

A familiar voice came from behind her, and Yuan Luoyi turned to see Second Brother Yuan Fa.

The stark contrast made Yuan Luoyi feel uneasy. The other Yuan Fa was carefree and happy, while this Yuan Fa was pained and emaciated.

His brow was furrowed, rubbing his temples as the ever-increasing headaches made it increasingly difficult for him to think clearly. He was finally experiencing what Elder Brother had gone through before his death.

To know that you're deteriorating, yet unable to stop it.

Like a broken machine, still functioning on the surface but with internal gears falling apart, until the critical point when it all comes crashing down, immobile.

However, despite such pain, Yuan Fa still maintained his elegance with the last trace of rationality in front of his sister. He courteously bowed slightly, extending his large hand in invitation.

"My dear sister, welcome back."

"These days, our efforts have finally paid off."

"We know where your ashes are."