Rebirth: I Am Super Rich in Apocalypse
Chapter 228: Benefactor Turns Murderer

Chapter 228: Chapter 228: Benefactor Turns Murderer

"Oh my, isn’t that like losing a wife and losing troops!"

Jhiang Yuan really couldn’t accept it; if it had been Fan Qing in high school, then Fan Yao wouldn’t have been much older.

"What happened to her, was that man handsome?"

Ye Mianmian couldn’t understand; although she had grown up with her grandmother, she still knew what she should or shouldn’t touch in her teens.

"Not handsome at all, just a greasy uncle in his forties, with a bit of money, that’s all.

At home, well, Fan Yao just isn’t as favored as her brother."

"What? She has a brother, so that means her parents favor boys over girls, right!"

If that were the case, it would make sense; she lacked love.

"Not really, in the countryside it’s quite normal to lean slightly towards the younger, especially when the younger is a boy.

But Fan Yao was proud and arrogant; when she was young, she almost lost her brother.

However, I think she did it on purpose."

"Ah, that explosive, huh?"

Ye Mianmian couldn’t believe it; how could a little girl be so malicious.

"It’s true; she’s said more than once that she envied me for being an only child.

At that time, my aunt had just given birth to a little brother, and because she was always too harsh, she got beaten.

That was the first time she expressed this thought, and I didn’t take it seriously."

Jhiang Yuan suddenly thought of something, and she also found it incredible.

"Qingqing, I remember you mentioned before, there was once you fell into the water, and it was Fan Yao who saved you."

"Yes, we were playing by the big river then, and I fell in.

That day I wasn’t feeling well, I think I had heatstroke, and she insisted on taking me out, I was dizzy and just fell in.

If it had been a normal day, it surely would have been fine."

It happened on a bridge; they often went there to play, and it was not a big issue.

"Was it just the two of you at the time?"

"No, there was another little girl; we were all spending the summer vacation together.

However, when I fell in, that girl had gone to pick flowers nearby."

Jhiang Yuan was entertaining a bold idea but wasn’t sure whether to voice it.

Fan Qing also started to recall the incident, as she wasn’t very young then, so she remembered it very clearly.

Plus, as she often recalled the incident afterward, the details were still vivid.

"At that time, I was dizzy and in a daze when I fell in.

The water was very deep there, and adults usually didn’t allow us to go there.

Because it was near a dam, the kind that could manually control water diversion.

But every time, we’d sneak over to play."

"So Fan Yao was just a kid too. Was she a good swimmer?"

"Not at all."

Fan Qing shook her head, leaving nothing out.

"None of us were swimmers, and the water was very deep there.

After she went in, a village elder who was herding cattle came back and rescued both of us.

As for Fan Yao, she always said that if she hadn’t pulled me out, I probably would have choked to death long before help could arrive, she..."

Even the slower Fan Qing felt something was off.

The implications in Jhiang Yuan’s words were too apparent.

"Sister Yuan, do you have an idea, just say it..."

"Okay, Qingqing, I just have some suspicions.

You were sick, yet taken out to play, and moreover Fan Qing said she envied you, wanted to become your parents’ child, so..."

"So, she might have tried to replace you.

At that time, did you feel like someone pushed you?"

Ye Mianmian instantly transformed into Holmes Cotton, her face full of wisdom.

"I had a terrible headache at the time and can’t remember anymore.

But, if she wanted to harm me, why would she bother saving me..."

She couldn’t understand, truly couldn’t understand.

"Don’t forget, there was an old man herding cows.

Fan Yao was standing on the bridge at that time, so she definitely could see it; even if she didn’t jump down, you would have been rescued by someone.

But if she jumped down, not only could she earn a reputation as a heroic rescuer, but she could also make you owe her for life.

No matter how you look at it, it was a worthwhile deal."

Fan Qing gasped in shock; after all these years, she had never once doubted.

Yet, the analysis by Jhiang Yuan and Ye Mianmian made so much sense that she couldn’t help but believe it.

Ye Mianmian also felt a bit horrified, clicking her tongue for a long while.

"A little girl, to have such a heavy scheme, is truly terrifying.

Even if there was a second child, it shouldn’t be like this; it only proves that it’s just her nature!"

That statement hit her like enlightenment.

Fan Qing was completely unsettled; how much she had suffered over the years.

Every time, Fan Yao would bring up the life-saving grace.

"You guys don’t know, when something happened to her at school, the boss’s wife quit.

She actually wanted me to take the blame for her; if it weren’t for the fact that the boss’s daughter was a student at our school, I might truly have..."

"What the heck, that’s too bullying!"

"Exactly..."

Jhiang Yuan also found it puzzling; it seems that Fan Yao indeed was no simple character, perhaps even more despicable.

"Qingqing, don’t think too much, it’s all over now."

She tried to comfort her, as Fan Qing had already burst into tears.

Just a moment ago everything was fine, but now the change was too sudden, catching Jhiang Yuan off guard.

"I can’t get past it, I just can’t, woo woo woo..."

As she spoke, she actually leaned on her knees, overwhelmed with grief.

Ye Mianmian and she exchanged glances, not knowing how to console her, only able to fret.

Alas, had she known, she wouldn’t have spoken.

It took about ten minutes before she stopped.

Ye Mianmian was anxious; if Zhang Kaiyang saw this later, he might think they were bullying her.

"It’s okay now, Sister Yuan, Sister Mianmian, I feel much better now.

Fan Yao has done many excessive things, her parents too, they always wanted something from our family.

Back then, I fell for a boy.

But I didn’t dare confess, I could only watch him secretly from the shadows.

Latter, Fan Yao found out and made a scene at his house,

accusing us of puppy love, saying that boy was leading me astray.

My parents didn’t even know, but she caused such a fuss.

Later, his grandmother had a heart attack because of the stress, and their whole family left our town.

She’s the murderer."

"My God, didn’t you punish her at the time, just letting her do whatever she wanted?"

Ye Mianmian really couldn’t understand; this was a matter of human life!

"Alas, there were indeed many concerns at the time; eventually, my parents compensated a lot of money.

I still remember, when that boy was leaving, he looked at me with resentment and said he wished he had never met me, that he hated me.

That’s also why I had to go to university far away from home."

Fan Qing’s mind was full of the past when suddenly a "dingling" sound rang—the wind chime in the room.

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