When Feng Wan returned with the other person, she was surprised to see two unexpected guests. As soon as Mother Xiao saw the people she had been waiting for arrive, her angry expression instantly turned into a warm and kindly smile.
In truth, Mother Xiao always put on an act in front of outsiders. People who didn't know the inside story could be easily fooled by her.
"Daughter, Mom specially brought your younger sister to visit you. How could you hurt yourself like this? It breaks my heart. Oh! And who is this man?"
"Oh, he's my neighbor. Since I'm having trouble walking, he kindly offered to help out."
Standing nearby, Nie Shuyuan caught the mood and didn't dare speak further. At Feng Wan's subtle signal, he quickly returned to his own apartment.
Looking at how her older sister's friends were all such outstanding people, and then thinking about the low-class poor students around herself, Wang Lian felt even more jealous.
(Note: Wang Lian is the female lead's half-sister in this world, same mother but different father, currently in college.)
Feng Wan showed no hospitality toward uninvited guests. She simply opened the door and went inside to deal with family matters.
Seeing her enter without resistance, a flash of glee appeared on the faces of Mother Xiao and Wang Lian. In their eyes, as long as she was inside, controlling this daughter would be a piece of cake.
Once inside, Mother Xiao dropped the act and immediately put on a sour face, scolding discontentedly, "You obviously have money. Why did you refuse me last time? Do you know how hard it was to raise you? Is it really so heartless of you to help your sister, who's still in college?"
Feng Wan looked at her disgusting expression and coldly interrupted, "Whatever bond we had was already gone the moment you sent eleven-year-old me to a boarding school after your divorce. The monthly money I send now is nothing more than fulfilling a legal obligation."
Hearing this, Mother Xiao instantly became furious. She tried to slap Feng Wan across the face like she used to when she was younger, but Feng Wan firmly caught her hand midair.
She continued calmly, "She's already an adult. I'd love to know which law says I have to support her. You gave birth to her—she's your responsibility."
Seeing the confrontation, Wang Lian rushed forward to help her mother and even attempted to scratch Feng Wan's face. Truthfully, she had long resented this older sister.
Why did they have the same mother, but Feng Wan was as beautiful as a flower, while she looked so plain she'd be invisible in a crowd?
Out of the corner of her eye, Feng Wan caught Wang Lian's sneak attack. She immediately used her psychic powers to make Wang Lian slip and fall hard to the floor.
"You ungrateful wretch! I'll call a reporter and expose all your dirty secrets!"
"Go ahead. Please do. If you really go that far, I'll donate all my assets and then disappear. Once I'm gone, that monthly pension you depend on? Poof, gone too."
Mother Xiao heard the firm tone and realized Feng Wan might actually do it. She was instantly silenced.
But Wang Lian, still aching from her fall, shouted in protest, "Mom, don't listen to her! There's no way she'd willingly give up all that money. She's bluffing!"
Mother Xiao, already wavering, was quickly swayed by her daughter's words. Seeing her attitude, Feng Wan coldly shook off the hand that was gripping her.
"Go on then, see if there's any scandal to expose. After all, I'm the filial daughter who wires you money every month back in the village. Also—everything that just happened? I recorded it. If your school hears that you brought your mom to try and extort your sister with violence, your college life might be over."
That last line hit both of them like a hammer. It was a direct threat, one that hit them where it hurt. If the school found out what they did, Wang Lian's education would be finished.
Having said her piece, Feng Wan ignored the two fools and made her way over to the soft couch to rest.
Mother Xiao opened her mouth to speak again, but Wang Lian, who had gotten up by now, quickly covered it. They were already at a disadvantage—offending this cold-hearted woman any further would only make things worse.
Wang Lian immediately switched to a flattering tone. "Sister, we're family. There's no need to be so harsh…"
But Feng Wan just stared at her coldly, watching her performance without saying a word. Under her icy gaze, Wang Lian felt a chill down her spine and couldn't continue her act.
In the end, the two of them slunk away in defeat. But Feng Wan wasn't done—she had left a final precaution. She placed a mental gag order in both their minds. Any information involving her would be blocked from being spoken aloud.
After all, she couldn't put all her trust in people like them. That would put her in too passive a position.
This ability was something she had developed near the end of her past life—a new skill. And she had to admit, Forging the Divine was truly an extraordinary cultivation technique. It perfectly complemented her spiritual-type abilities.
Time passed quickly, and the second recording of Delicious Arrivals had already come around. Thanks to Nie Shuyuan's attentive care, Feng Wan's injured leg had fully healed by then.