A cinnamon-roll father and his tiny genius daughter, a stoic little brother, and two rivals clashing in their silent war.
One overexcited boy protagonist, who was left to catch up to his butler.
And the beginning of a new chapter, none of them were quite prepared for.
But Huaijin?
She simply held her new certificates close and thought:
'I can earn a lot of money this time.'
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When Chi Yuanying returned home after the festival, the afternoon sun had just dipped behind the high courtyard wall, painting the stone path in long shadows.
The Chi estate was grand, cold, and majestic; it looked even more oppressive in the dusk.
The carved dragons on the beams glimmered like watchful eyes; the lanterns swayed slightly in the breeze, casting trembling light on the path as if warning her of what awaited inside.
