C36 If You Are Not Obedient I will Take You into My Room!

"Huo Lingxiao, compared to the bandit you mentioned, do you think I've spoiled you too much?" His arm, wrapped around the young girl's waist, suddenly tightened.

Leaning in, with his distinct cool and crisp presence, he whispered near Yuvyuv's neck, "So, sweetheart, stay here obediently for the next few days. If you don't, I wouldn't mind playing the bandit for real, taking you home to be my wife as a way to settle the debt, okay?"

"No!" Yuvyuv's voice trembled with fear.

Her big, watery eyes blinked with a mix of anger and fear as she glared at the man in front of her, who had instantly reverted to his devilish self. She was so mad she could have strangled him.

"No, sweetheart, then behave. If you dare to sneak away the moment I leave, you can try and see if I won't have you caught and brought straight to the wedding chamber within the hour."

Huo Lingxiao seemed to see right through Yuvyuv's little schemes, his voice carrying an undeniable cold arrogance and authority.

Yuvyuv's budding thoughts vanished as her face turned pale at his warning. She wilted on the spot.

After tossing a debt slip at her, Huo Lingxiao drove away.

Yuvyuv glared at the dust rising from the driveway, gritting her teeth in frustration. "Huo Lingxiao, you jerk!"

"His old man passed on long ago. He's got uncles, your dad counts as one, and I count as another," Elder Qian said, wearing sunglasses like a blind man and leaning on his cane, leisurely approaching from afar.

Humming a little tune, he seemed carefree as he was about to pass by Yuvyuv.

"Elder Qian, are you proud of leaving me here?" Yuvyuv, filled with anger and nowhere to vent it, suddenly found a target.

She immediately rolled up her sleeves, looking every bit like a little troublemaker, hands on her hips, glaring directly at the plump cat nestled in Elder Qian's arms.

Yuvyuv stared at the chubby cat, a mysterious smile playing on her lips. Startled, Elder Qian quickly shielded his precious pet, Xiaohua. Remembering the mischievous nature of the little troublemaker before him, he hastily scooped up Xiaohua and scurried away. As he walked, he whispered urgently to his cat, "Xiaohua, did you see that little rascal? They're going to be staying here for a few days, so be careful. Stay away from them, okay?"

"Meow!" The well-fed cat named Xiaohua seemed to understand, responding with a meow.

Standing in the courtyard, Yuvyuv watched Elder Qian, clutching his cat, retreat in fear. Her anger over the threats from that demon, Huo Lingxiao, was momentarily overshadowed by a sense of disorientation. Watching the familiar, hunched figure of Elder Qian, she felt a confusing mix of emotions, unsure of what year it was.

She had been reborn.

Once again, she questioned herself. It was true—she had been given a second chance. Her past life played out in her mind like a movie, ending with her death in a pool of blood. If anyone knew the tragic state she was in when she died, they would surely pity her. After all, being shot to pieces is a gruesome way to go, isn't it?

Yet, having lived through it, she didn't find her death as tragic as others might. Instead, it felt like a release granted by fate. In her past life, she carried the weight of too many sins. She was responsible for the deaths of her older sister and father, leading to the downfall of the entire family. And as the one who caused it all, she continued to live on.

It seemed like a cruel joke, as if fate was punishing her. She was forced to live, but it felt as though she was merely a walking corpse. Every night, as she lay her head on the pillow, all she could see were blood-soaked scenes.

There was the tragic death of her sister, the wrongful death of her father, and the downfall of the Ye family. She once thought of ending her life to atone for her sins. But like a cruel twist of fate, she was thrown into a secret military base by a man who seemed like a demon, claiming she owed him a debt.

Now, she had been given a second chance.

Ye Yuvyuv reflected on everything that had happened recently, feeling a slight release of the tension in her chest. After all, she had returned, hadn’t she? The disasters that had befallen the Ye family and her loved ones in the past life would not happen again. She would crush anyone who dared to harm her family, like squashing a bug underfoot, leaving them no chance to recover.

A fierce glint flashed in Ye Yuvyuv’s amber eyes. She closed them briefly, taking a deep breath. When she opened them again, the hostility was gone. Her cool gaze shifted to the back gate, which was slightly ajar. A sly smile, like that of a cunning fox, played on her lips as she called out brightly, “Hey, Mr. Qian, can I borrow your fat cat for a bit?”

There was a loud thud. A pair of sunglasses fell from behind the gate, followed by the sound of someone scurrying away.

Ye Yuvyuv smiled triumphantly, but inside, she sighed softly. “Mr. Qian, once known as Blind Qian from the bandit camp at the foot of the mountain, pretends to tell fortunes to make a living. In reality, he was a strategist for his father and Great Marshal Huo in the bandit camp.”

Back then, her grandmother had ruthlessly reported her father, nearly leading to the bandits being wiped out by the authorities. It was Mr. Qian, living at the foot of Jade Forest Mountain, who sensed the danger and quietly slipped away to warn them, saving the bandits from her grandmother’s heartless betrayal.

Scoff, no wonder they say her grandma was truly ruthless.

Back when the authorities discovered her father was the third in command of a bandit group, her grandma hadn't yet joined the outlaws. But when the officers came knocking, she immediately gave up the location of her father and uncles' hideout. They barely escaped with their lives.

That's why, that day, she bluntly asked her father if she was really his daughter or if she was adopted. After all, what kind of mother wishes for her own son's demise? Even if threatened with a knife, no real mother would betray her own child like that.

Thinking back, Yuvyuv's amber eyes flashed with a fierce determination. Her grandma had always called her a curse, a troublemaker. But in her past life, it was her own grandma's coercion that truly broke her father, leading him to prison out of fear.

She vividly remembered visiting her father in jail, overhearing the conversation between him and her grandma through the bars. The words left her shocked and furious. Her grandma actually wanted her father to confess, using Yuvyuv's life as leverage.

Even now, she could clearly recall her father's disbelieving gaze fixed on her grandma. His eyes were filled with shock, disbelief, and a forced stillness. In the end, after her grandma whispered something, Yuvyuv saw her father's eyes, filled with intense suspicion, glaring at her grandma.