Betrayal of Romance

Have someone kill her

Watching the black Bentley disappear around the corner, Yi Lan turned to Yi Haoyun and said, "Dad, I'm home."

"Lan...," Yi Haoyun moved his lips, wanting to say something but didn't know where to start, so he closed his mouth and looked Yi Lan up and down.

Hearing Yi Haoyun's address, Yi Lan was stunned. In two lifetimes, this was the first time Yi Haoyun had called her like this. It probably meant that Yi Haoyun had finally accepted her as his daughter.

"Hm?" Yi Lan met Yi Haoyun's eyes, "Dad, are you going to tell me about the engagement in person?"

"Uh..." Yi Haoyun frowned, "This is a long story. I'll explain it to you later tonight." Yi Haoyun glanced at his watch and then at Lian Cheng, "I still need to go back to the company to check on the plans for the second half of the year. Lian Cheng, you take Miss to buy a few sets of clothes later."

"Yes, sir," Lian Cheng nodded.

"Can I...?" Yi Lan asked tentatively, pretending to test the waters. She had been waiting for Yi Haoyun to bring it up.

"What kind of talk is that?" Yi Haoyun frowned.

"Last time when I went shopping, it seemed like Aunt and Dad were not very happy..." Yi Lan pursed her lips.

Mentioning this, Yi Haoyun remembered how Yi Lan had splurged as soon as she got the card. Fang Fang had also told him a lot about it. He didn't like Yi Lan's behavior and couldn't help but compare her with Yi Rui, who had always been frugal. It made his temples throb with pain.

"Dad, do you regret bringing me back to the Yi residence?" Yi Lan guessed what Yi Haoyun was thinking and deliberately softened her voice, lowering her position a bit.

"What nonsense are you talking about, Lan?" Yi Haoyun frowned. He had to admit that he felt guilty towards his daughter. His years of neglect were his fault, and Yi Lan's behavior was partly his responsibility.

Yi Lan looked into Yi Haoyun's eyes without speaking. To Yi Haoyun, she was just a stranger with blood ties whom he had only known for a few days. The whole Yi residence treated her like an outsider. It was laughable to think that in her previous life, she had been an outsider in the Yi residence until her death.

If she wanted revenge, the first step was to make the Yi residence acknowledge her, to make Yi Haoyun acknowledge her. She, Yi Lan, was the legitimate eldest miss of the Yi residence. Yi Rui was just the bastard child born to Fang Fang, who had risen to power as a mistress. They had taken her and Yuan Hui's place in the Yi residence, enjoying favor and affection, and yet they still wanted to step by step destroy her.

In this life, she would make sure that those who had harmed her in her previous life would not have a good end. She would personally drag each of them into the Avici Hell and make sure they died a miserable death.

It was just that now she was insignificant and had no backing. All her plans had to be made slowly and carefully, without rushing.

Call her despicable or say she was good at scheming, the first thing she needed to do was to use Yi Haoyun's guilt to make him acknowledge her and even stand by her side.

If she couldn't even stand firm in the Yi residence, how could she bring Yuan Hui back?

She had to reclaim everything that belonged to her and her mother. All the suffering they had endured in two lifetimes would be repaid by these villains in this life.

Thinking of this, Yi Lan clenched her fist, suppressing the hatred that almost showed on her face. Feeling uncomfortable under Yi Lan's gaze, Yi Haoyun cleared his throat and said, "Lian Cheng, go get the car."

"Yes, sir," Lian Cheng nodded and turned to leave.

Yi Haoyun then approached Yi Lan and patted her on the shoulder, "You are my daughter, and that is a fact that no one can change. The Yi residence is your home. I know it's not easy to adjust to a new environment, but these are temporary. Things will get better over time."

Yi Lan didn't argue but nodded obediently, then frowned with a worried expression, "Dad, I don't know what to do, or what is the right thing to do."

"Don't overthink it. Your aunt will tell you what to do," Yi Haoyun glanced at Lian Cheng driving the car over, "Get in the car first."

"Okay," Yi Lan nodded, opened the car door, and got in. She couldn't push too hard; today was enough.

The car drove smoothly, taking Yi Haoyun back to the company. After that, Lian Cheng took Yi Lan to the shopping center in the New East District to buy several sets of casual clothes. Then, Lian Cheng took Yi Lan to pick out a formal gown. There were only three days left until Fang Fang's birthday party, which was also the day Yi Lan would be officially introduced to the high society of Z City.

It was quite funny to think that her important introduction was just an incidental item at Fang Fang's birthday party. This was enough to show how perfunctory the Yi family was towards her.

It was also something she couldn't understand. Why did the Yi family bring her home? Blood is thicker than water, but that was just a way to deceive a three-year-old. She didn't believe it. If blood was thicker than water, why had Yi Weihai and Yi Haoyun ignored her in her previous life? She didn't believe they didn't know she was being bullied. She felt there must be something she didn't know behind all this...

"Miss, Miss?"

Lian Cheng's voice brought Yi Lan back from her thoughts, "What?"

"Miss, is this gown okay?" Lian Cheng asked.

"Sure," Yi Lan looked at herself in the mirror and nodded. She was wearing a white cross-over V-neck gown. The neckline design highlighted her gracefully curved collarbones and modestly covered her not yet fully developed chest, exuding a sense of understated elegance. The gown's length reached the knee, and the pleated design at the hem added a playful vitality. The strapless high heels she wore were something she had gotten used to in her previous life. The diamonds and tassels on the ankles added a few points to the overall look.

"Would you like to see a matching handbag?" The salesperson, seeing Yi Lan's ensemble, immediately thought of the newly arrived handbags in the store.

"Bring it over," Yi Lan nodded.

In a short while, the salesperson brought the handbag over and presented it to Yi Lan with both hands, "This handbag is made with Italian craftsmanship and is globally limited edition." The salesperson watched as Yi Lan played with the handbag in her hands and said, "The diamonds and tassels on it match your gown perfectly."

"Then wrap them up," Yi Lan nodded, and Lian Cheng also handed over the credit card.

"Okay," the salesperson nodded, took the credit card from Lian Cheng with both hands, and said, "Please wait a moment."

"Sure," Yi Lan then took her clothes and went back to the fitting room. She carefully took off the gown, tidied it up, changed back into her own clothes, and then came out.

After leaving the store, Yi Lan didn't notice the astonishment in the eyes of a girl of the same age who passed by her. Looking at Yi Lan's retreating figure, the girl immediately said to the boy beside her, "Hey! Isn't that Yi Lan?"

"Is it?" The boy blinked and looked at the figure getting into the luxury car, "It really is! Such a nice car, she must be kept!"

"Definitely! Tsk tsk... One should never judge a book by its cover!" The girl stuck out her tongue with a look of disdain, "She always acts so high and mighty, who knew she was this kind of person!"

"These days, the more someone acts high and mighty, the more promiscuous they are," the boy shook his head with an expression of seeing through the essence, "She refused so many people chasing her when she was the school's top student, saying she had to focus on her studies. It seems she just looked down on the boys in junior high!"

"Focusing on studies, my foot. She didn't get into the No.1 Middle School. Who knows if she really didn't perform well?" The girl snorted coldly.

"It's different when you're with a rich man!" The boy licked his lips, thinking about the luxury car just now. He probably wouldn't be able to afford such a car in his lifetime...

"That's for sure. Didn't you see the man next to Yi Lan wasn't very young? He looks about the same age as my dad!"

"You don't understand. Old men like young girls like her!" The boy nudged the girl next to him with his shoulder in a lecherous manner, "Maybe Yi Lan likes this kind of 'experienced' old man messing with her!"

"Ew!" The girl dodged in disgust, "Zhao Duo, you're so disgusting!"

"Hahaha!" The boy laughed lewdly.

Yi Lan, sitting in the car,