Su Lingyu never expected Gu Qin to be so sharp-tongued. According to the information she had gathered, Gu Qin was supposed to be soft and easy to bully, but what was this? Lin Xinxin nodded and followed Gu Qin's lead, saying, "Exactly, you should manage your own boyfriend and tell him not to harass our Qin Qin."

Su Lingyu's temper flared. She had always been sharp-tongued with outsiders. "So you’re the one who stole my boyfriend and now you’re trying to act innocent? Do you have no shame? Believe it or not, I’ll report this to the school!"

Before Gu Qin could say anything, Lin Xinxin scoffed and said, "You still think you’re in elementary school? Always running to the teacher or parents. You’ll need evidence to claim we stole your boyfriend. Besides, that kind of boyfriend is only valuable to you, don’t think for a second that Qin Qin cares about him."

Gu Qin didn't speak up; her mind was occupied with other thoughts. She had no interest in engaging in a petty verbal fight. Su Lingyu and that woman still had no idea that she wasn’t the same Gu Qin as before but a feng shui master now. This was her trump card, and she certainly wasn’t going to reveal it now. The real question was, how should she deal with that woman?

"Who do you think you are? Do you think you have the right to interrupt when I’m speaking?" Su Lingyu sneered.

"I’m a person, and you are nothing but trash. Your whole family is trash," Lin Xinxin said, linking arms with Gu Qin.

Gu Qin couldn’t help but laugh at her friend’s words. She had to thank Su Lingyu for this moment; otherwise, she might have overlooked something crucial. If she had acted rashly against the Su family, it would have only harmed herself.

Su Lingyu, enraged by this public humiliation, scowled. She had come here to humiliate Gu Qin, who she thought was weak and meek, but now even Gu Qin was standing her ground. She had never experienced this kind of frustration before. The thought crossed her mind—was Gu Qin just too proud to admit that she had feelings for Fu Hanru? She probably wouldn’t be able to bear the truth if she knew that Fu Hanru had only approached her for her heart.

Su Lingyu grinned at Gu Qin. "Do you know why Brother Fu is close to you?" Before Gu Qin could ask, she continued, "It’s because of me. My heart is failing, and I need a transplant. You’re B-type Rh negative, just like me. Your heart is a perfect match for mine, and I need it. That’s why I asked him to get close to you, to use his feelings to convince you to donate your heart to me."

"Is that so?" Gu Qin lowered her head slightly. Su Lingyu thought she was feeling uncomfortable, and her excitement grew. "Of course, didn’t he ever ask you if you would donate your heart if a family member needed it?"

Gu Qin remained silent, her head bowed. Su Lingyu grew even more excited. "I’ve known Fu Hanru since we were children, and he’s always loved me. It’s a pity that I found a way to save my life, so he stopped approaching you. Don’t think he fell in love with you over the past year. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have had the chance to talk to him at all. He doesn’t even care about girls like you. Every time he interacts with you, he has to cleanse himself afterward, which shows how much he despises you..."

She knew Gu Qin had escaped from the operating room, but she was smart enough not to mention it, as doing so would be illegal. She also assumed that Gu Qin didn’t know she had been brought to the operating room for a heart transplant.

Su Lingyu kept rambling on, but Lin Xinxin was shaking with rage, her mind buzzing. So that was it—they had been getting close to Gu Qin just for her heart. How shameless! Furious, Lin Xinxin lost her composure. Before Gu Qin could react, she jumped up, leaned over the table, and slapped Su Lingyu across the face.

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The slap echoed loudly, and everyone froze. Su Lingyu covered her cheek, stunned. "You... you dare hit me?"

"I slapped you because you’re a b**ch," Lin Xinxin gritted her teeth. "Shameless, treating human lives like nothing! Who do you think you are? You better watch out or you might get hit by a car on your way out!"

Gu Qin watched her friend defend her, feeling soft in her heart. She pulled Lin Xinxin up. "Let’s go back to school. This woman might have heart problems; if we keep provoking her, she might faint, and I don’t want you to get hurt for her."

Lin Xinxin refused to leave, still wanting to beat Su Lingyu. In the end, Gu Qin had to drag her out of the place. When the driver entered, the two had already disappeared. Su Lingyu, her face twisted with rage, spat, "You’ll pay for this!"

Back at school, Lin Xinxin was still fuming. "Qin Qin, why did you stop me? I wanted to hit that b**ch! How could she be so shameless? And Fu Hanru—he’s no better!"

"Alright, calm down," Gu Qin said. "I can tell from her face that she has a short life..." Su Lingyu’s face showed signs of an early death—her forehead collapsed, her brow connected, her eyes were vacant, and her energy was scattered. Her face was shaped like a jujube pit—narrow at the ends and wide in the middle, with no flesh. These were all signs of a short life. Furthermore, her violent temper and wicked nature meant that she had likely committed many wrongs, and she might meet an untimely death.

"Are you kidding me?" Lin Xinxin laughed at her words. "As long as you’re not angry, it’s fine. I was just so mad earlier. Luckily, you’re no longer involved with that scum."

Neither of them took the matter seriously, and after that, Gu Qin called Cheng Yinxiang, telling her she would eat out and didn’t need her to cook. The two headed to the self-service seafood restaurant on Baiyu Road. In her past life, Gu Qin didn’t care much about food, but now she had developed an appetite for delicious things, becoming more like a normal girl. She no longer had the rigid personality she once did.

After Su Lingyu was slapped, she was furious and took it out on the driver. When she returned to the Su family home, she cried to Su Guangzhi. Su Guangzhi, who had been disappointed in life and only had this one daughter, usually spoiled her. Hearing that his daughter had been slapped made him furious, and he immediately planned to teach Lin Xinxin a lesson. Su Lingyu wasn’t happy about this, saying, "Dad, why not punish Gu Qin too?"

Su Guangzhi replied, "You can’t touch her yet; you still need her heart. Let me handle Lin Xinxin first and calm down, okay? I’ll consult Master Yan and see if he has any way to deal with this."

"My heart is fine now, right?" Su Lingyu still thought her heart was healed. "Master Yan can’t be this useless, can he? If he can’t even cure my heart, why would we need to transplant?"

"Don’t talk nonsense," Su Guangzhi said, clearly afraid of Master Yan. "Master Yan is very skilled and has helped you extend your life. You can’t afford to offend someone like him. Be careful what you say, and don’t let Master Yan hear it. Ah, and that Gu Yuanjiang—what a useless person. He promised us that thing, and now his daughter ran away. Thankfully, she doesn’t know we’re the ones after her heart."

Su Lingyu frowned. "Dad, I told Gu Qin that Fu Hanru got close to her because of her heart. She probably knows by now."

"Don’t worry, my dear, don’t be scared," Su Guangzhi reassured her. "I’ll go talk to Master Yan. Since Gu Qin already knows, we need to resolve this quickly."

Su Guangzhi then went to find Master Yan, who had been recovering from an injury recently. Master Yan was finally feeling better and listened as Su Guangzhi explained the situation, asking if there was any way to deal with Lin Xinxin while also resolving Gu Qin's issue.

"I’ll take care of your daughter’s situation in the next few days," Master Yan said. "Just give me Gu Qin’s details and her birthdate. I’ll do some divination to figure out the best way to handle her." Master Yan planned to solve this quickly so she could leave the area—after all, there was an unknown high-level expert in Daishan, and she didn’t want to get involved in any conflicts with someone from the feng shui world. If it weren’t for the benefits she had received from Su Guangzhi’s brother, she wouldn’t have bothered helping this fool.

Su Guangzhi immediately sent someone to gather all the information about Gu Qin and her family. As for Lin Xinxin, Su Guangzhi had no intention of letting her off easy. However, he didn’t have time to deal with her right now, so he decided to have someone teach her a lesson first.

It would take another two or three days for Gu Qin’s information to be gathered, but as for Lin Xinxin, Su Guangzhi immediately hired a few thugs to punish her

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By the time Gu Qin and Lin Xinxin finished their meal and left at 8 pm, Lin Xinxin, holding her stomach, walked out of the seafood restaurant. "Qin Qin, that was amazing! The self-service was worth every penny!"