Chapter 1 – Do You Believe in Light?
“Chi Qian, you’ve gone too far! You knew Hua Hua wasn’t well and you still pushed her!”
“Are you done with these pathetic tricks just to get my attention?”
Chi Qian was shoved hard, her foggy mind suddenly clearing.
After failing her tribulation in the cultivation world, her consciousness had been thrown back into her original world—inside a novel called The Overbearing Wolfdog Can’t Stop Spoiling Every Night.
And she was the notorious villainess—the fake daughter the Gu family had raised by mistake and despised.
Back then, the Gu family didn’t switch babies for no reason.
A fortune-teller had said that if Gu Hua stayed with the Gu family, she wouldn’t live to adulthood.
Only a family with a matching birth chart could suppress her destiny and ensure a smooth life.
So unlucky little Chi Qian was swapped in, her fortune siphoned off to nourish Gu Hua instead.
Now standing before her was the handsome but furious boy, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé—Ling Qian. When they were little, he clung to her like sticky candy, impossible to shake off.
But the moment Gu Hua, the sparkling little white flower, appeared, he instantly downgraded from her follower to Gu Hua’s pathetic bootlicker.
Normally, Chi Qian should’ve been angrily heartbroken.
But—
In the cultivation world, her master had tricked her into becoming a beast tamer, and she had raised pigs for him for ten whole years!
That was her life—pigs, pigs, and more pigs. Along with cattle, sheep, horses, dogs, rabbits, dragons, phoenixes, and gluttonous beasts…
Aside from tasting good with cumin when roasted, they were completely useless!
So when she suddenly saw a living human again, Chi Qian nearly wept with joy.
Finally, no more pigs!
Just as she was touched, the boy before her glared impatiently: “Chi Qian, are you deaf? I told you to apologize to Hua Hua—didn’t you hear me?”
Chi Qian instantly took back her earlier excitement. Pigs were cuter after all.
“You said I pushed her?”
“You think we’re blind? We all saw your disgusting behavior just now!” Ling Qian sneered coldly. “Apologize quickly, or I won’t let this go!”
Gu Hua weakly tugged his sleeve. “Brother Qian, I’m fine. Qian Qian just pushed me a little, it only made my heart hurt a bit. I can endure it.”
Chi Qian suddenly brightened. “You said it yourself!”
With a sharp kick, she sent Gu Hua flying straight into the pool!
SPLASH!
Water shot up three meters high—Ling Qian got a mouthful of Gu Hua’s bathwater before he could even yell.
Gu Hua flailed in the pool, shrieking pitifully.
“Chi Qian, you’re asking for death!” Ling Qian cursed, lunging at her.
“Your precious Hua Hua fell in. Why don’t you go save her?” Chi Qian asked with mock concern—and promptly kicked Ling Qian into the pool as well.
Perfect. A couple’s hotpot, nicely done.
“Chi Qian, just you wait!” Ling Qian snarled, hauling the drenched Gu Hua toward the edge.
Chi Qian stood proudly with hands on her hips. “I’m waiting right now. What can you do to me?”
“Ling Qian, just like your name, you’re worthless! Our engagement is over! I’ve got megalophobia—I’m afraid of giant idiots like you!”
Ling Qian, standing in the water, thought she was just playing hard-to-get. His handsome face turned blue and white with rage.
“I can’t wait to have nothing to do with a woman like you! You don’t even have the right to call off the engagement—I’ll be the one to dump you!”
The Gu family arrived just then.
Madam Gu shrieked: “Chi Qian! Are you insane?! A person like you doesn’t deserve to stay in our house. From now on, you have nothing to do with us—get out immediately!”
Chairman Gu raised his hand to slap her.
But Chi Qian would never let herself be bullied. With two swift kicks, she sent them both tumbling into the pool!
Splash, splash!
Now four dumplings were bobbing together.
The pool was packed with people.
Chi Qian clapped her hands, chin raised proudly. “As if I care about staying in this lousy place. I’ll go now, so you can all enjoy your family hotpot together.”
“Bye-bye!”
With that, Chi Qian turned on her heel and left without hesitation.
Ling Qian was nothing but trash!
The Gu family was nothing but trash!
Only an idiot would hang themselves over some pretty boy. Smart people soar freely in a paradise of handsome men!
As long as you have money, there’s nothing you can’t do!
With this grand ambition in mind, Chi Qian stood in front of the Gu family’s house, counting the forty-eight yuan left in her pocket, and fell into deep thought.
Something must be wrong.
Try again!
No matter how many times she counted, the money didn’t magically increase.
The dark-skinned, broad-shouldered dreamboats flapped their wings and flew right out of her fragile little fantasy.
Chi Qian was furious—if only she could cast a spell on the spot: “Money, money, come to me from all directions!”
Luckily, she still had her grandfather and uncles. No need to panic.
Even though the Chi family wasn’t nearly as wealthy as the Gu family, they were still decently well-off.
As long as they didn’t reject her, she swore she’d take care of them in their old age.
Thinking this, Chi Qian dialed her grandfather’s number.
“Hello?” A voice answered on the other end, so imposing it made her tremble.
Chi Qian politely greeted, “Hello, Grandpa, this is Chi Wei’s daughter, Chi Qian. May I ask if you are…”
But after years in the cultivation world, the phrase ‘How have you been lately?’ got stuck in her head and came out as: “Are you still alive these days?”
A few seconds later, the other end spat out one syllable: “Heh.”
Then he hung up.
Chi Qian even tried reaching out, but still couldn’t stop the call from disconnecting.
Turns out the book was right—her grandfather really did despise her, this shallow, gold-digging “love-brain” who abandoned family for Ling Qian!
She had to change! She’d rip out that love-brain and sacrifice it right now!
Not long after, a black Volkswagen stopped in front of her.
“Chi Qian.”
Inside sat a man showing only half his face—cold, distant, carrying an aura of authority.
Chi Qian blinked in surprise. “Mr. Chi?”
“By seniority, you should call me Uncle,” Chi Muze said coolly. “Grandpa is busy, so he sent me to pick you up. Get in.”
Chi Qian didn’t hesitate. What else—walk two kilometers home on her own legs?
Since a free ride was offered, only a fool wouldn’t take it.
After she got in, Chi Muze noticed her thin clothes. “There’s a blanket in the back seat. Take it.”
“Oh.” Chi Qian dragged it over, wrapped herself up, then leaned against the seat like a lazy cat.
Chi Muze’s brow twitched, but he said nothing.
“How did you know I was here? I don’t think I told Grandpa my address yet.”
“Other than the Gu family, you wouldn’t be anywhere else. But this is the first time you’ve ever taken the initiative to contact us.” He studied her through the rearview mirror, suspicion flickering in his eyes.
He’d looked for her before, but she had stubbornly refused to return to the Chi family—too reluctant to leave the Gu family’s wealth, too afraid of living poorly again.
Chi Muze didn’t comment on such shortsightedness. But his impression of her had sunk to rock bottom.
Chi Qian knew her sudden “change of personality” would make the Chi family suspicious, especially those who’d met her before.
After a bit of thought, her eyes instantly reddened.
“Uncle, do you believe in light?”
