Chapter 215: The Life That Was Designed Long Ago

Inside the car, silence...

A long while later.

Liu Siyuan said in a low voice:

"Is self-protection wrong?"

"You know the answer." Yu Dazhang said irritably:

"If you'd broken the law, the two of us wouldn't be sitting here chatting. Before that, you'd already worked everything out."

"But you had someone go steal from the lab..."

Hearing the word "steal," Liu Siyuan immediately cut in:

"I did that to keep evidence favorable to myself. Besides, that bottle of medicine wasn't worth much. Even if I turned myself in, at most I'd get a fine."

He wasn't wrong.

Theft has a filing threshold — the amount has to be at least a thousand yuan.

Even above that threshold, amounts under thirty thousand are usually punished with a fine.

What if he can't pay the fine?

Then he'd really be in for it.

Seeing that Yu Dazhang said nothing, Liu Siyuan added:

"This afternoon I'll go to your branch bureau to explain the situation. If you want to punish me, I'm willing to accept any penalty."

Those words sounded sincere, but in truth he was just posturing.

Even if Liu Siyuan were really punished, that little fine would mean nothing to him.

At that moment, a thought suddenly struck Yu Dazhang.

Compared with the Liu siblings, this highly educated woman Ceng Ceng Lisi was like a naive little sweet thing.

Not even in the same league.

Looking at it that way...

Yu Dazhang suddenly asked:

"You discovered long ago that Ceng Ceng Lisi was hypnotizing you, didn't you?"

Liu Siyuan was briefly taken aback by the question, as if he hadn't expected the other man to ask it.

But then he still nodded and replied:

"You even thought of that. Looks like my decision to end all this early was a very wise one."

Just as he thought... hearing that answer, Yu Dazhang immediately guessed who that "Zhou Gong" was.

That hypnotist was someone Liu Siyuan had found himself!

After discovering Ceng Ceng Lisi was hypnotizing him, his response wasn't to expose her, but to hire another hypnotist to preserve his own memories.

Liu Qi had always thought she was the mantis stalking the cicada.

She never expected—

That her own younger brother had long seen through every one of her moves, and turned the tables, keeping all the key evidence in his own hands.

"Fair enough." Yu Dazhang suddenly laughed:

"A man like you couldn't be hypnotized so easily."

"The women you've played with are beyond anything Ceng Ceng Lisi could imagine. When it comes to understanding the opposite sex, she isn't even fit to lace your shoes."

"She shouldn't have tried to change your views on women. With your IQ, you'd have spotted anything off right away."

Ceng Ceng Lisi thought her work was seamless, never realizing she was only outsmarting herself.

But Yu Dazhang did genuinely admire Liu Siyuan.

The man had actually gone along with Ceng Ceng Lisi's act — and kept it up for over a year.

"I'm not as bad as you think."

Liu Siyuan drew a deep breath, a bitter smile on his face:

"You probably won't believe it, but my feelings for Ceng Ceng Lisi were real."

"My sister really has good taste. She knows exactly what kind of woman I like, and she picked with deadly accuracy."

"Ceng Ceng Lisi fulfilled every fantasy I ever had about the opposite sex."

You've never even tasted anything decent... Yu Dazhang couldn't help looking down on this rich second-generation playboy who'd been with countless women.

That said, Ceng Ceng Lisi was indeed attractive enough.

But in Yu Dazhang's eyes, she wasn't enough to make Liu Siyuan give up his old flower-filled world.

It could only mean Liu Siyuan wasn't as fickle as he appeared on the surface.

"Since you saw through your sister's plan long ago, why didn't you report her sooner?"

Yu Dazhang turned to look at him:

"That way you'd have been safer too."

That was the main reason he'd initially ruled Liu Siyuan out as a suspect.

It was also what he couldn't figure out. Any normal person who knew someone was out to get them would immediately call the police or report it.

Yet this guy had never made a move — he'd even gone along with the other side's act.

"I told you, I was protecting myself." Liu Siyuan explained helplessly:

"If you hadn't shown up, I would have kept playing dumb until the day my sister made her move on me."

"If she'd really done that, then my counterattack wouldn't have weighed on me at all."

"But you saw through her plan before that and took Ceng Ceng Lisi away."

"Things being what they are, there's no point in my waiting any longer."

Everything was under his control... Yu Dazhang heard confidence and arrogance in his words.

In Liu Siyuan's eyes, he didn't even consider his older sister Liu Qi a rival.

Too steady~

A second-generation rich kid who appeared to be just eating, waiting, and dying actually had such schemes; it was simply unbelievable.

No mistakes, one sentence, one release, one content, one look!

No wonder they say genetic inheritance is important.

Liu Siyuan's personality of seeking victory through stability was absolutely inherited from his father, Liu Zhengyang.

The older sister is the aggressive type; the younger brother is the steady type.

Liu Zhengyang had seen through these siblings long ago; otherwise, he wouldn't have left two wills.

"You are so eager to report Liu Qi; there must be another reason..."

Yu Dazhang placed his hand on the steering wheel, his fingers tapping lightly one by one, and his speech slowed down as he spoke:

"You fear that if she learns Ceng Ceng Lisi has been captured, she will act rashly; in that case, she will truly have no way back."

This was not a wild guess on his part.

You must remember, Liu Qi still had a chess piece not yet activated: that butler.

In Liu Miao's investigation report.

The butler's child's schooling problem, and his spouse's job, appeared on the surface to be arranged by Liu Zhengyang, but the actual handling was done by Liu Qi.

She could completely use this point to control the butler.

In fact, in her past life, she indeed did so.

If Liu Qi in this life were to act like a cornered dog, she would very likely have the butler set a trap for Liu Siyuan in advance.

She might even adopt even more extreme methods.

"Perhaps," Liu Siyuan replied noncommittally:

"My sister is a person who does things strictly by the book; she insists on logic for everything."

"But the more she is like that, the easier it is for outsiders to guess her thoughts; this is also the place where Dad was least at ease about her."

This was probably the thinking of the wealthy... Yu Dazhang could understand what Liu Siyuan meant.

Hide one's talents!

Just like the path Liu Zhengyang planned for his son.

Eating, waiting, and dying; wasting time... it seemed decadent, but it was the life most suitable for Liu Siyuan.

Because ordinary people wanted to live such a life, but could not help but lack the conditions.

As long as he didn't blindly mess around.

Liu Siyuan would never encounter troubles or setbacks in this life, passing his days peacefully and steadily.

The older generation had already earned enough money, just so the next generation would not have to suffer.

Yet Liu Qi chose to engage in involution just like ordinary people.

Involution in studies, involution in career.

In Liu Zhengyang's eyes, no matter how smart Liu Qi was, she was still adhering to the mindset of the lower class.

Involution is a helpless move for ordinary people.

Yet she, who clearly possessed everything, chose to fight with ordinary people for a bowl of rice.

This was like...

Having mountain delicacies and sea treasures in unlimited supply, she insisted on eating corn buns to show off her diligence and frugality.

Putting the cart before the horse!

(End of this chapter)