Chapter 203: 203 This deep‑seated obsession in her heart, she will break it with her own hands

203 This deep‑seated obsession in her heart, she will break it with her own hands.

Tushan Jiu is temporarily idle.

She sorted the accounts a bit and calculated what dowry she still needed to collect.

But before she could go collect debts, many people learned through various channels that she had come to Nan Cheng, and they flocked to the Xie Family to visit, voluntarily offering to repay their debts.

Tushan Jiu was fine with that—she didn't have to track them down one by one, and besides, some of the debts were from out of town; if she went to collect, she'd have to travel everywhere.

Just like when she used to have to collect debts, her grandfather would drive the family minivan and take her around to collect.

Probably because of what happened with He Qian, even those who usually didn't care have become afraid.

They fear that if they really delay repayment, they'll also suffer backlash, after all they're all prominent figures—any little stir can't be hidden.

This lasted about half a month, with someone showing up at her door every day, and Tushan Jiu's mouth hasn't stopped smiling.

Sitting at home collecting debts—who wouldn't feel great?

Although Xie Shiyu has still been busy lately, he still makes time to go on dates with Tushan Jiu, enjoying their private world.

Didn't Tushan Jiu previously ask for a large flat as part of her dowry?

In her recent free time, she's been designing in her own style, combining her and Xie Shiyu's preferences, producing a design plan that suits her taste, and then had Xie Shiyu find someone to do the renovation.

Once they get their license next year, they'll marry, and after marriage they'll naturally live in the marital home.

Just thinking about marriage, an idea pops into Tushan Jiu's mind.

Before she and Xie Shiyu mutually liked each other, she merely felt like she was completing a task, because of her curse—only by relying on Xie Shiyu's aura could she resolve it.

But now this has become a knot in her heart.

Although if it's the right person, any way of meeting is a kind of fate.

But now, whether you say she's overthinking or not perceptive, she just wants to break this curse through her own efforts, then date and marry Xie Shiyu.

She's carried this curse since birth; it's a shackle on her, so initially she subconsciously resisted going down the mountain.

And as the spirit medium reappears, this thought of hers grows heavier.

All things have yin and yang; nothing is unsolvable.

Using aura to break the curse seems like a method, but it's actually the result of forcing it with external power.

She feels the spirit medium's curse must have a proper way to be resolved.

However, after the curse was placed on the Tushan Family back then, the whole clan vanished completely.

Now they've reappeared, jumping about, and she thinks this is a great opportunity.

This deep‑seated obsession in her heart—she will break it with her own hands!

With this idea, Tushan Jiu's purpose becomes clear, and she gains another short‑term goal.

But she isn't planning to tell Xie Shiyu about this; she also wants to give him a surprise.

However, lifting this curse isn't easy; at the very least, the first thing she must do is catch the other party, but because of the curse she can't count on them—this is a dead end.

Fortunately, the other side now wants to eliminate her, so they'll surely keep causing her trouble; if she's not mistaken, something should happen in the next few days, so she'll just wait.

As expected.

After another two days, at the end of December, she suddenly sensed that the knife she had lent out had a problem.

Bai Yu once asked Tushan Jiu, if the knife‑lender's prophecy is inaccurate, should they still take payment? Actually many people ask this, and some also ask: if the knife‑lender gives out a prophecy and the person deliberately avoids it, wouldn't the prophecy fail to come true, and wouldn't their fee also be lost?

But some things aren't just a matter of human nature—they're also fated; you can't dodge them even if you try.

Therefore, every knife lent out by the knife‑lender will be efficacious.

But now, a knife has automatically disappeared from the ledger.

And the missing entry is the knife that Tushan Jiu lent to the supermarket boss Yang Lei Ming (the one whose prophecy was to crush the snake immortal).

When the prophecy isn't fulfilled, the heaven‑earth contract automatically dissolves.

So that ledger entry no longer exists.

The connection on that knife is also severed.

Tushan Jiu doesn't even need to think—this is definitely the work of the spirit medium, and they're doing it with intent, wanting to lure her over.

Otherwise they wouldn't be so foolish as to leave her a karmic loophole.

She has karma with the spirit medium, the spirit medium has karma with that Willow Immortal, and if she intervenes in the Willow Immortal's karma, it forms a karmic chain.

Moreover, they chose Spring White Mountain as the site—definitely not a friendly visit.

What is Spring White Mountain?

It's where the dragon vein lies, and it's also one of the major gates of Huaxia.

The others are all deep in the old forests, and getting there isn't convenient.

It looks like they've gained some 'unexpected harvest' and then want to advance their plan?

But Tushan Jiu doesn't think it's a bad thing.

Just as they were feeling sleepy, they came bringing pillows.

Looks like they'll be making a trip to Spring White Mountain.

They've dug a pit waiting for themselves to jump in—she'll have to check whether their pit is at least as tall as she is!

However, Tushan Jiu doesn't plan to set off now; let them wait.

This year's solar calendar year and New Year's Eve are close; after New Year's Day, another nineteen days brings the new year—let's talk after the year ends.

Two days before New Year's Day, Xie Wenmo and Xu Airu just returned from abroad.

The Xie Clan Group will also hold its annual meeting during these two days.

As a shareholder and Xie Shiyu's fiancée, Tushan Jiu naturally has to attend as well.

Besides the company's own employees, the annual meeting also invites some partners.

And Lu Ze Yuan is one of those partners.

However, he did not come to join.

Because Han Linran appeared.

Oh, no, it's actually Lu Cheng's soul living in her body now.

Actually, strictly speaking, Lu Cheng has already replaced Han Linran and become her.

He went abroad for plastic surgery, used some means, obtained a completely new identity, and returned to the country.

After returning to the country, he went to the Lu clan and applied for a cleaning position, allowing him free access to every floor of the Lu clan, including Lu Ze Yuan's CEO office.

Yesterday was the day of the Lu clan's annual meeting, and the Lu Patriarch also attended as chairman.

Lu Cheng then chose to act at that time.

He was caught by Lu Ze Yuan, who had been prepared for a long time.

After learning the full course of events, the Lu Patriarch no longer cared about that father-son sentiment and directly sent the person to the office.

Lu Cheng's soul was extracted and sent to the underworld, Han Linran's body was casually cremated, and there was no one even to collect the corpse.

However, this very matter caused the Lu Patriarch to flare up again, and he fell ill and was hospitalized.

As people age, after successive blows, their bodies naturally are not as strong as before.

After hearing this, the Xie Patriarch sighed repeatedly, and if there was nothing else, he would go over to keep him company and chat.