Time passed quickly, and the weekend arrived — the day Xie Lingruo had arranged to meet her father.
Early that morning, she took a taxi home. She only had a van now, which wouldn't be allowed into the Xie family's villa estate, so a taxi was the better option.
Coincidentally, today was also her birthday.She figured that since she had recently blocked those two scumbags, they were probably losing their minds trying to contact her by now.
Indeed, Zhang Wenbin was currently searching all over for Xie Lingruo, but when he went to her previous residence, she was already long gone.
At the time, Zhang Wenbin was fuming:
"So annoying! I was planning to use that idiot to help Yiyi during her birthday, but now she's disappeared — completely unacceptable!"
What made him even angrier was that he hadn't received his monthly allowance from her yet.
"Did that dumb woman start to suspect something?"
Meanwhile, both Zhang Wenbin and Lin Yiyi were going crazy trying to find her.But all they knew was that one old address.The original Xie Lingruo was at least smart enough not to tell them about her family villa.So the two of them were left to stew in their useless rage.
Back at the Xie family estate, when Xie Lingruo arrived at the front gate, she saw her father and the butler already waiting outside.They were standing there craning their necks, looking anxiously down the road.
At that moment, Xie Lingruo thought with a pang:
The original owner was really wrong… Hurting her loving father just for the sake of a scumbag.
Seeing his daughter approach, Papa Xie's eyes filled with tears:
"It's good you're back, Lingruo. Daddy prepared a birthday party for you."
Yes — every year, Papa Xie would throw her a birthday party.He always felt guilty that she'd grown up without a mother's love, so he did everything he could to spoil her rotten.
Even her older brother used to be jealous of her when they were kids.But as he grew older, he learned to cherish and protect his younger sister.
Inside the dining hall, Xie Lingruo was stunned by the scene before her.The living room alone was over 100 square meters, filled with pink balloons and plush toys.
The overly girly decor made Xie Lingruo cringe inside, but on the surface, she put on a happy and moved expression.
Papa Xie saw her "touched" face and made a mental note:
"I'll make sure to give her pink gifts from now on."
This later caused Xie Lingruo to regret deeply on many occasions.
There were 36 dishes laid out on the table.Once the servants had finished setting the table, they quietly left the room.
Life for the rich was really just over-the-top indulgence.No wonder people online — keyboard warriors — were always so eager to hate the wealthy, venting their frustrations with every keystroke.
During the meal, Xie Lingruo maintained the poised and elegant demeanor of the original host.If no one were watching, she would've already been wolfing it all down.
All this was for the sake of the mission.The system had made it clear:
"Don't let people notice too big a difference between you and the original host — or you'll be penalized."
After dinner came the cake-cutting ceremony.
Xie Lingruo made a heartfelt wish:
"Please, let me complete the mission in this world smoothly. If I succeed, I'll go vegetarian for a whole week."
After eating some cake, she asked:
"Why isn't big brother back this year? He always takes time off to celebrate my birthday."
Papa Xie quickly consoled her:
"He just joined the special forces this year. I haven't heard from him in almost two months myself."
At that very moment, Xie Lingfeng, crouched in a foreign grassy field, was pulling out a photo of his sister and gazing at it.
He really wanted to go home and celebrate her birthday, but he was still a soldier — duty came first.
This time, he had been assigned to investigate a secret lab in Country A.
The enemies here had exceptional counter-surveillance skills.It had taken them two months to finally track down the location of this hidden lab.
From the outside, security looked extremely tight — mercenaries stationed every two meters.
Because of that, Xie Lingfeng's team didn't dare launch a frontal assault.They had to wait for the right moment to sneak in.