Qin Shiyan was furious. What right did Su Ci have to be so arrogant? Just because she had good fortune and was born into the Su family?

She covered the side of her face where she had been slapped, but she could only swallow her anger and tried to reason with Su Ci. “Su Ci, even when catching a thief you need evidence. Right now there is no evidence at all. You can’t slander me at will, much less hit me. The Su family doesn’t have the power to cover the sky with one hand.”

Hearing Qin Shiyan’s words, and with her deliberately lowering her stance, in the eyes of the crowd it did indeed look like Su Ci was bullying her by relying on her power.

Thinking of the past grudges between Su Ci and Qin Shiyan on the internet, it was possible Su Ci was seizing the chance to make an issue out of it.

Su Ci had taken anti-allergy medicine, but her throat was swollen, and her normally pleasant voice sounded a bit muffled. “You’re that confident that the Su family won’t find any evidence? As long as something was done, it will definitely leave traces. Qin Shiyan, you can replay the filming from just now. When you grilled the meat the first time, your hand bypassed the cumin powder, deliberately brushed honey on the skewers, and then handed the meat to me.”

Su Ci pulled at the corner of her lips. “But afterward, every time you grilled meat, you added cumin powder automatically. Because you knew the cumin powder contained peanut powder, you wouldn’t tamper with the meat you personally handed to me.”

Qin Shiyan froze. “You’re suspecting me just because I didn’t add cumin powder for you?”

She argued back with a wronged expression. “You have no evidence. Those shots can’t prove anything at all.”

Su Ci’s dark eyes were filled with coldness. “For me, it’s enough that they prove the person who plotted to harm me is you.” She turned to her eldest brother. “Gege, call the police. Someone committed attempted murder.”

Qin Shiyan stared at Su Ci in shock. “Su Ci, you can’t slander me like this.”

“The doctor said it was lucky I only ate a little. If I had eaten more peanut powder, I wouldn’t be standing here right now—I would be in the hospital being resuscitated.” Su Ci looked at Qin Shiyan. “You should be very clear about the consequences of a peanut allergy. Since you set me up, wasn’t your goal to take my life?”

“I wasn’t the one who set you up. You can’t take personal revenge like this.” The calmness and composure on Qin Shiyan’s face were long gone.

Su Ci’s tone was icy. “Whether it was you or not, the police will investigate. If it really was you, then it’s intentional murder.”

Su Zhiyuan’s assistant called the police.

The police arrived quickly. No one else present even dared to breathe too loudly.

Qin Shiyan felt her hands and feet turn cold. “Cici, we grew up together. Even if you didn’t treat me as a friend, my father crippled a leg saving your father. Do you really have to repay kindness with ingratitude like this?”

Su Ci looked at the hatred in Qin Shiyan’s eyes and spoke coldly. “The one repaying kindness with ingratitude is you. Our family has already repaid your father’s kindness. And as part of that exchange, you’ve had free access to the Su household since you were young. Even more, everything you’ve gained in the entertainment industry came from using the Su family’s name.”

If Qin Shiyan hadn’t been foolish enough to provoke her, Su Ci wouldn’t have even bothered acknowledging her.

Everyone watched as Qin Shiyan cried softly, looking wronged as she was taken away by the police, and her manager and assistant were also taken away to assist the investigation.

This time, everyone finally witnessed the decisiveness of the Su family’s daughter—merciless and leaving no room for leniency.

Su Ci still had rabbit ears on her head, and it wasn’t suitable for her to stay in a crowded place for long. After dealing with Qin Shiyan’s matter, she left with her brother.

Originally, Su Ci had planned to leave with Lu Zhe. After all, her rabbit ears had appeared, and going home would risk exposing her. But her brother didn’t feel at ease, insisting on sending her back.

When they returned to the Su household, Mother Su had already heard that something had happened to her daughter. The moment she saw her daughter coming back wearing a hat and mask, she hurried forward. “Cici, how are you?”

“Mom, I already took the medicine. The doctor said the amount of peanut I ate wasn’t much. I’ll recover soon.” Su Ci pressed down her hat. “Let Mom see your face,” Mother Su said worriedly.

“It’s too ugly, don’t look.” Su Ci shook her head vigorously.

Mother Su let out a breath of relief. “Silly child, what’s the problem with letting Mom see? Even if you become ugly, you’re still Mom’s precious baby.”

Su Ci still shook her head. “Mom, I want to go back to my room and rest.”

Mother Su worried her daughter might be tired. “Alright, go rest well first.”

After her daughter went upstairs, Mother Su asked her eldest son about the entire incident.

After a long while, hearing Su Zhiyuan’s explanation, Mother Su said angrily, “Our Su family raised a white-eyed wolf.”

Mother Su had a gentle and soft temperament, but as a mother, she would not allow anyone to harm her child. “Have the police investigate thoroughly. If this really was done by Qin Shiyan, let her be punished however she should be punished.”

Su Zhiyuan had never planned to show mercy. “Alright.”

At this moment, the butler came in to report that Qin Shiyan’s father, Qin Zhiming, had arrived. “Madam, Qin Zhiming says he has something very important to discuss with you and Sir.”

There wasn’t the slightest trace of a smile on Mother Su’s delicate face. “Tell him to leave. Tell him that if he has done something wrong, he must bear the consequences.”

The butler quickly responded, “Yes, Madam.”

The butler understood very well that the young miss was the treasure of the Su family. Whether it was Sir, Madam, or the young masters, none of them would allow anyone to hurt her. Even though Qin Zhiming had once saved the master’s life, the repayment the Qin family had received from the Su family was more than enough to express gratitude.

Besides, Miss Qin had always seemed so clever and composed. How could she lose her mind like this and actually attempt to harm the young miss?

The sky gradually darkened.

Su Ci did not come downstairs for dinner.

A servant relayed Su Ci’s words to Mother Su. “Madam, the young miss says she won’t come down for dinner. She’s eating in her room.”

Mother Su knew her daughter must be avoiding people because of the red rashes on her face, so she instructed the kitchen to prepare another meal and send it upstairs to her.

Ji Chi did not need to work at the bar today. After returning from the milk tea shop, he also heard about Su Ci’s allergic reaction.

When he passed by Su Ci’s room, he happened to see a servant delivering her meal. She opened the door from inside.

The girl wore an off-white bucket hat, the brim pressed very low, revealing only the part below her nose.

Her skin was too fair. Ji Chi glanced unintentionally and saw that both sides of her face were covered in red rashes.

Su Ci took the meal from the servant, quickly closed the door, and locked it.

Su Ci removed the hat from her head, and a pair of rabbit ears stood upright. She sat in front of her vanity. The swelling on her face had already subsided, but there were still some red rashes, which would probably fade by tomorrow.

For Su Ci, who cherished her beauty, every minute of being ugly was unbearable.

Meanwhile, online, people had already exposed what had happened during the live recording today. The top three trending searches were all about the incident.

“Qin Shiyan plotted to harm the Su family’s young miss.”

“Qin Shiyan taken away by police.”

“Su family’s young miss slaps down the scheming fake daughter.”

Netizens were gleefully devouring the drama.

“Is this real? Qin Shiyan was taken away by the police?”

“When Qin Shiyan was exposed as not actually being the Su family’s adopted daughter, I already felt she was scheming. I didn’t expect her to be vicious too. I heard she tampered with Su Ci’s food during the show recording.”

“Is this that popular little star who previously tried to cling to the Su family? My god, doesn’t this count as attempted murder?”

“I used to be a fan of Qin Shiyan. Back then, I even attacked Su Ci, the newly arrived guest, because of her. I was really blind, treating someone like that as my idol.”

“Am I the only one thinking conspiracy theories? What if Su Ci reversed the situation and set up Qin Shiyan instead?”

“Is there evidence? If there’s no evidence, why are you scolding Xiao Yan?”

“Upstairs, are you one of Qin Shiyan’s brain-dead fans? If Su Ci really wanted to deal with Qin Shiyan, all she’d have to do is say one sentence, and Qin Shiyan wouldn’t be able to stay in the entertainment industry anymore. She doesn’t need to play petty tricks. Don’t underestimate the Su family’s influence, brain-dead fans.”

“I heard Su Ci’s older brother was even alarmed. He personally went to the filming site to investigate, and later the police got involved. There’s no such thing as slander.”

“Where are Qin Shiyan’s fans now? Why aren’t you coming out to protect your master? Open your eyes wide and look closely at what kind of artist she is—she endangered someone’s life. And you still praise her for being kind? Please spare the word ‘kind.’”

“I’m a staff member who was there. I saw everything today. When Su Ci found out it was Qin Shiyan who framed her, she slapped her. I don’t know why, but watching that felt really satisfying.”

“Qin Shiyan tried to cling to the Su family, claiming she was their adopted daughter. She even let her fans cyberbully Su Ci. Now she’s plotting against Su Ci again. All I can say is: ban this kind of artist immediately. I never want to see her come out and make money again.”

“Don’t worry, upstairs. If the police confirm Qin Shiyan committed attempted murder, she’s going to prison. How would she ever appear in public again?”

……

Su Ci scrolled through the netizens’ comments out of boredom. Many were worried about her health, leaving messages under her posts and even sending her private DMs.

Seeing so many netizens shower her with compliments, the gloom in Su Ci’s heart finally eased.

With the police and the Su family working together, it was quickly discovered that it had indeed been Qin Shiyan who instructed her life assistant to add peanut powder to the seasoning.

Qin Shiyan’s father, Qin Zhiming, even came to the Su residence to plead for mercy, but Mother Su refused him. Qin Shiyan had tried to harm her daughter. If her daughter hadn’t eaten only a small amount, her life would have been in danger long ago.

So, the Su family would not let Qin Shiyan off.

Qin Shiyan was charged with attempted murder, and with the Su family intervening, her days would not be easy.

The red rashes on Su Ci’s face had already faded, and the rabbit ears on her head had also withdrawn.

Seeing her face return to its usual fair and smooth state, Su Ci finally felt happy again. She treasured her face even more.

Once her allergy was gone, Su Ci remembered that in three days it would be the concert of that popular young star, Zheng Hao.

If she remembered correctly, he was supposed to die on the day of the concert.

Su Ci searched online and saw that his tickets had long been sold out.

She remembered that Zheng Hao was an artist under her family’s company.

Su Ci directly called Su Zhiyuan.

At the company, a subordinate was reporting work to Su Zhiyuan.

At that moment, Su Zhiyuan’s phone rang. His serious expression instantly softened, and even his voice became gentle. “Xiao Ci.”

Su Ci got straight to the point. “Gege, I want tickets to Zheng Hao’s concert.”

“Who is Zheng Hao?” Su Zhiyuan frowned. Clearly he was a male artist.

On the other end of the call, Su Ci said, “He’s an artist under Chuangshen Company. I want to go to his concert. Are there any extra tickets?”

“Yes.” Su Zhiyuan didn’t know who Zheng Hao was, but that didn’t affect his willingness to get concert tickets for his sister.

Hearing that her brother said yes, Su Ci smiled. “I want two concert tickets.”

The other ticket was for Lu Zhe.

Su Zhiyuan didn’t think much of it. “Alright.”

Not to mention two concert tickets— even if his little sister wanted him to reserve the entire concert venue, there would be no problem at all.

Su Ci continued making requests. “Gege, I want to see Zheng Hao. I don’t need to meet him face-to-face. Just seeing him from afar is fine.”

Su Zhiyuan gestured for his subordinate to leave. He turned his office chair, wanting to lecture his little sister. “Xiao Ci, chasing stars isn’t good.”

Su Ci knew he had misunderstood. She blinked and spoke sweetly. “Gege, don’t worry. In my heart, you are my only idol. I’m looking for Zheng Hao because I have something to do. It’s not because of idol-chasing.”

It was rare for Su Zhiyuan to hear such flattery from his sister, and he laughed. “I’ll have someone arrange it for you.”

Su Zhiyuan had always been efficient, especially when it came to anything he had promised his sister.

The next day, Su Ci saw Zheng Hao at Chuangshen Company. He was practicing in the dance studio, preparing for the concert.

Su Ci didn’t go in. She stood at the doorway and saw that on Zheng Hao’s raised wrist, only two days of life value remained.

Su Ci summoned Fugui. “How does Zheng Hao die?”

Knowing that its master was about to save someone and that it might have another chance to taste golden cotton candy, Fugui’s soft, milky voice could hardly contain its excitement. 【He falls off the stage and dies from the fall.】

Su Ci wasn’t shocked; she had already guessed as much.

As for whether the stage would malfunction or Zheng Hao would accidentally fall, Su Ci still couldn’t be certain.

That night, Su Ci video-called Lu Zhe. Her face had already returned to normal, fair and flawless. She leaned close to the camera without any hesitation. “Are you free the day after tomorrow? I want to go to the concert with you.”

Today, she had received the concert tickets from her brother.

Lu Zhe nodded. “I’m free.”

He didn’t ask why the girl suddenly wanted to watch a concert.

Su Ci’s brows curved as she smiled. She happily sprawled across her bed. The neckline of her nightdress was a little low, revealing a wide expanse of smooth, snowy skin without her noticing.

In the video, Lu Zhe awkwardly turned his eyes away. “Tuan Tuan, sit properly.”

Su Ci lay lazily on the bed, unwilling to get up. “Why? My arm is tired from holding my phone.”

Lu Zhe sighed. “Fix your collar.”

Su Ci looked down and finally realized her neckline was too low, and with her chest pressed down, it created a rather tempting sight. Actually, it wasn’t a big deal— she showed even more when she wore swimsuits.

She slowly sat up. “There. I’m sitting properly.”

Only then did Lu Zhe look at her again.

Su Ci was mischievous. She deliberately teased the boy. “Lu Zhe, are you satisfied with what you saw?”

Lu Zhe shot her an annoyed look, the tips of his ears quietly turning red.

He didn’t know how the Su family managed to raise such a treasure— not only pampered, but also endlessly teasing.