Chapter 268 – Great God, I heard you’re going to travel a thousand li to deliver (2)
Thinking about the plot she had just received, Yan Luo couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth slightly as she looked down at herself. A flamboyantly colored shirt, exaggeratedly ripped jeans, and scattered light fell on the boy’s body and hair tips, giving off a kind of decadent yet melancholic beauty.
Yes, a boy.
Irritated, Yan Luo ruffled her hair.
The original owner was born into an extremely complicated environment. Her mother, Jiang Lan, fell in love with her father, Yan Yuxu, at first sight. Using the connections between the two business families, she forced Yan Yuxu into marriage. However, he never liked Jiang Lan but couldn’t resist the family’s demands, so he eventually married her. Just before Yan Luo was born, he finally found the woman he truly loved, the woman Yan Luo had just seen, named Yang Si.
Naturally, Jiang Lan was unwilling to accept this. Especially after Yang Si appeared, Yan Yuxu never spent another night at home. No matter how much Jiang Lan tried to threaten him, it was useless. Yan Yuxu had already established himself, and even the Yan family could no longer control him.
Yan Luo was born a girl. Unfortunately, Yang Si was also pregnant at the time. Coupled with Yan Yuxu’s indifferent attitude, Jiang Lan, desperate to secure her position in the Yan family, used her connections to alter Yan Luo’s birth records, changing her gender to male. She then raised Yan Luo as a boy to ensure her standing.
Little Yan Luo had no one to love or care for her. Her father was always away, taking care of his other family, while her mother spent all her time scheming for Yan Yuxu’s attention.
Luckily, Yang Si gave birth to a daughter back then, which meant Yan Luo remained the legitimate heir of the Yan family. Jiang Lan used Yan Luo as an excuse to meet Yan Yuxu numerous times, only to discover that even when he did show up, it was merely out of obligation. He would leave quickly, making it clear that he didn’t care whether the Yan family heir was a son or a daughter. What mattered to him was the child he loved.
Understanding this, Jiang Lan fell into despair. Around the same time, the Jiang family suffered a crisis and rapidly declined, pushing her further into depression.
Less than half a year after Jiang Lan’s death, Yan Yuxu married Yang Si. From then on, young Yan Luo became withdrawn. Yang Si, far from being a kind woman, treated the only ‘boy’ in the Yan family with cold indifference.
When Yan Luo entered her rebellious phase, although Yan Yuxu never deprived her of material things, she had no one to guide her. As a result, she picked up smoking, drinking, and all sorts of bad habits. Around that time, Yang Si became pregnant again, this time with a son. From that moment on, the Yan family’s attention shifted entirely away from Yan Luo.
Thus, her true identity remained hidden.
As for the blackened male god, his name was Fang Shi. His situation was somewhat similar to hers, though even more complicated. His parents had divorced through a mutual agreement, but neither of them wanted him. In the end, he was sent to live in the Fang family’s ancestral home.
Unexpectedly, the head of the Fang family, Grandpa Fang, grew fond of his grandson and even considered making him the heir. This alarmed many people, including his own father, who had even tried to harm him. Fortunately, Grandpa Fang had protected him well in the past, but as the old man aged, he was finding it harder to control the situation.
All in all, while Yan Luo’s troubles were considerable, they were minor compared to Fang Shi’s, who had faced multiple life-threatening situations.
Originally, Fang Shi had no interest in inheriting the Fang family. Gifted with intelligence from a young age, he had understood the stakes and deliberately avoided conflicts by pretending to be a carefree slacker who only played video games.
Later, due to his gaming skills, he became a professional esports player. He thought this was an ideal escape, a way to stay out of family struggles. But in the end, an ‘accident’ caused by someone unknown injured his hand, forcing him to quit his professional career.