Zhou Shuren kissed Zhu Lan’s forehead and held her tightly, saying, “I think it’s Wang Ru who has been reborn. Only through reincarnation can it make sense. And I speculate that the Wang Ru after reincarnation does not have the memories of the Wang Ru we know, so she has been quiet these days, gathering information.”

Zhu Lan also speculated that it was a reincarnation, “If Wang Ru wants to leave so desperately, she must be avoiding the male lead. It seems that without us around, Wang Ru is still living miserably. I wonder what the male lead did to scare Wang Ru away.”

Zhou Shuren chuckled, “Aren’t you saying that the novel is a scam? It seems that Wang Ru’s ending is based on reality. Yao Zheyu approached Wang Ru for profit. He won’t joke about his future, so he will never marry Wang Ru. I guess he didn’t even give her the status of concubine. Wang Ru has no value and is sitting on a huge family fortune. What do you think will happen to her?”

Zhulan paused and said next, “Wang Ru is not qualified to be imprisoned. The only ending is death.”

Zhou Shuren touched his beard and stopped. He seemed to like touching his beard more and more. “So, it’s not easy to start over again. Naturally, the further away from the male protagonist, the better.”

Now it seems that Wang Ru has the same idea as them, cherish life and stay away from the male protagonist!

Zhulan suddenly became happy, “It’s just that the current situation is not good. There is no life-saving grace, no step-by-step progress, and almost being imprisoned by Shi Qing. In a dilemma, Wang Ru turned on the hell mode after being reborn. Even if it doesn’t work, she will still be broken into pieces.”

Zhou Shuren sighed: “A person’s luck is countless. Wang Ru lived one life in the modern world, traveled for the first time, and was reborn again in ancient times. After three lives, her luck is gone.”

Zhulan understood Zhou Shuren’s words. What it means is that this is the last chance, and Wang Ru will not have another chance.

The couple were talking about Wang Ru. Next door, Wang Ru waited for Zhang Sanni to go out, thinking about the current situation alone. She didn’t expect that the situation would be very bad after she was reborn, especially after the variables next door, her situation was really terrible.

She was grateful to her new life for understanding the ancient rules. It was only when she was dying that she realized how ridiculous her complacency was in the eyes of the ancients. Thanks to the experience of her previous life, she was able to calmly extract the current situation from Zhang Sanni’s mouth.

She didn’t expect that just because of the extra changes in the Zhou family, she would live such a miserable life, worse than herself in her previous life. At least in her last life, at this time, she had already plotted against Xue Han, and the Zhou family was already in chaos. Unlike now, the Zhou family after returning to the Zhou clan, Old Zhou became a scholar, and Madam Zhou became healthy. The whole family was harmonious, and the most selfish and cold-blooded Zhou Changlian became the future son-in-law of the county magistrate.

Zhou Xuehan even became friends with the lady from the official family. What a huge change.

She had no memories of this body in her mind. Everything she knew came from Zhang Sanni’s mouth. Zhang Sanni, out of jealousy, would unconsciously belittle others when speaking. So, the reality of the Zhou family’s life was probably better than what she had heard. Moreover, she had met the male lead earlier than expected. The thought of the male lead made her heartache. In her previous life, she had manipulated the male lead and harmed the female lead, thinking she had won. But in the end, she lost her life. The novel deceived her. What deep affection from the male lead? He was clearly heartless and ruthless.

Wang Ru let out a sigh. With a surge of emotion, her head started to ache again. After taking a moment to recover, she realized that in this new life, whoever the male lead loved, she couldn’t handle it. She clenched her lips and realized that she would soon see the members of the Zhou family. She needed to see them in person to feel reassured.

Early the next morning, Zhulan’s family was still having breakfast, and Wang Ru came to the door in time for the meal.

Zhulan raised her eyebrows. Wang Ru specially picked the meal in order to meet all the Zhou family members. Zhulan looked at Wang Ru now. She had lost a lot of blood this time and had a high fever. This time the injury was not serious. It was minor. The injury was fundamental. After ten days of nursing, Wang Ru still needed help when walking. Judging from Wang Ru’s posture, Zhulan was sure that Wang Ru was reborn without Wang Ru opening her mouth.

The Wang Ru she knew had never learned the rules carefully, and she had never behaved herself when she came to Zhou’s house. This person’s thank you ceremony was very standard, and even her weak movements were neat and seemed to be engraved in her bones. This was something she learned with great effort.

From Wang Ru’s appearance, it was evident that the previous Wang Ru liked bright colors, while the current one preferred colors that showcased her vulnerability. It was estimated that she hoped to evoke Shi Qing’s protective instincts by emphasizing her injuries. Reincarnation truly changed everything. All the sharpness and rebelliousness were gone, replaced by a sense of composure!

Zhulan observed Wang Ru, who was also sizing up the members of the Zhou family. The current Zhou family seemed like a completely different family compared to what she remembered, except for their names. Zhou Eldest and Second Eldest didn’t change much in appearance, but their spirits seemed uplifted. Zhou Eldest no longer wore a bitter expression, and Second Eldest no longer lacked presence. The biggest change was in Zhou Changlian, who used to be selfish and self-serving, wearing a gloomy expression every day. Now he looked like the young masters she had seen before. As for Changzhi, he seemed to be the only one in the Zhou family who hadn’t changed, still indifferent as ever.

Zhou Xuehan had also changed a lot. She was sitting in a polite manner. Everything had changed. By the way, Zhou Xuehan was not involved with the male protagonist. Instead, she is engaged to someone from the same village.

Wang Ru bit the tip of her tongue. Is the heroine’s life so good? Without the male protagonist, life was still going smoothly. Thinking of her previous life, the Zhou family was ruined due to her scheme. The female protagonist should have stayed in the countryside, but she still appeared in the capital with a changed appearance. Unfortunately, she died before she could investigate clearly. Got it!

Wang Ru pursed her lips. She didn’t understand why the Zhou family had changed. She suspected that someone in the Zhou family had also traveled through time like her. However, from the moment she entered, she had been observing, not even missing details like the food and dishes. There was no trace at all. As for reincarnation, Wang Ru had also considered it, but she judged others based on herself. If someone from the Zhou family had reincarnated, they would have definitely killed her first. In her previous life, she had plotted the downfall of the Zhou family, yet she hadn’t died. Therefore, reincarnation was impossible for her. Some things were hard to understand, but she didn’t have time to investigate further.

Li Shi frowned, why did Wang Ru come here? She didn’t say anything when she came in and even came in time for breakfast. She was even more unruly than she was before. She said dissatisfiedly: “Didn’t you say you wanted to thank us? Why did you become mute when you walked in?”

Wang Ru twisted. Her brows relaxed, and she finally found a familiar feeling. Li Shi was still Li Shi. Even though she was dressed decently, she was still as stupid and annoying as a pig. She suppressed her disgust and motioned to the boy who was following her to bring up the gift. The gifts were placed on the table, and Wang Ru opened them and said: “I should have come early, but unfortunately my health is not good and I have difficulty moving. These are thank you gifts.”

Zhu Lan saw that the gift box contained silver, and compared to Shi Qing, Wang Ru was much more generous. She immediately presented ten silver ingots, each weighing five taels. That was fifty taels in total! However, Zhu Lan blinked her eyes. Why were they giving silver as gifts all of a sudden? Hmm, the Zhou family’s financial luck was really good in the seventh lunar month!

Zhulan wasn’t foolish enough to refuse the silver money that was handed to her. She accepted it graciously, saying, “Thank you for the gift. We appreciate it. But we must have our breakfast now. So we won’t send you away.”

In her previous life, Wang Ru didn’t care much for silver ingots, and she couldn’t even be bothered to look at gold ingots. While she understood the value of silver, she was curious about the Zhou family’s situation. Intentionally presenting fifty taels was her way of testing the waters. However, even Li Shi, who was known to be frugal, didn’t seem surprised, let alone the other members of the Zhou family. Their expressions remained particularly calm as if she had only presented five taels instead of fifty.

(End of chapter)

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