After a long, busy day, she took a look around the room. Jiang Guo’an’s room was neat and tidy, and the door was usually kept closed.

She picked up a pen and notebook to jot down the things she needed.

For the bathroom, she had to buy a bottle of shampoo, as well as soap, scented soap, towels, and other daily necessities.

As for the kitchen, she decided she’d just make do with whatever she could get.

After all, she’d be divorced in a month.

Right now, she was penniless. Early the next morning, she would go into town to find those gamblers.

Before she closed her eyes for the last time in her previous life, she remembered winning over a hundred yuan.

She had lost so much before—she had to get that money back.

Otherwise, how was she going to pay off such a large debt?

Drawing on the original host’s memories, she was now certain that those despicable men had cheated her multiple times because she was a woman.

Early the next morning, she would definitely reclaim the money that was rightfully hers.

In her previous life, just before closing her eyes, she had been the general manager of a listed company, known as “Boss Su.” Now, upon opening her eyes, she found herself here, and she truly couldn’t make sense of it.

If she had known this would happen, she wouldn’t have bought those lottery tickets.

Sigh…

Perhaps she was truly exhausted. That night, Boss Su slept soundly through the night. Early the next morning, she boarded the bus at the compound gate headed for the county town.

It was only about ten kilometers from here to the county town, and the bus ride took twenty minutes.

When she arrived in the county town, Su Banxia wandered around for a bit to make sure no one was following her. Then, she slipped into a nearby alley, turning left and right until she reached the entrance of a dilapidated courtyard house.

She took a deep breath and raised her hand to knock on the door.

A man’s rough voice came from inside: “Who is it so early in the morning?”

“I’m here to deliver tofu.”

This was their secret knock phrase. The person inside replied impatiently, “From yesterday or freshly made today?”

“Definitely freshly made today.”

This was an answer regular visitors knew.

“Wait, I’ll open up right away.”

The wooden door creaked as it was opened from the inside. A man with a sharp, narrow face peeked out through the crack.

When he saw Su Banxia’s face, he was instantly shocked.

Her, her, her…

How was she back again?

A few days ago, she had fainted from excitement after winning some money. These people thought she was dead and had dumped her on the back hill.

“Fatty Su, you, you, you…”

Su Banxia glared at him. “You, you, you—what are you ‘you-ing’ about? This lady isn’t dead yet. I’m here to collect a debt. Now move aside.”

With her strong hands, Su Banxia pushed aside the terrified man and headed straight for the inner room.

As the door opened, thick smoke billowed out, so dense it made her eyes sting.

The room was dimly lit, with several tables set up. Only one or two women were sitting at the tables.

When Su Banxia suddenly walked in, they thought they were seeing things at first. But then she stepped closer to them.

Coincidentally, all the people who had gambled with her that day were there.

When they saw Su Banxia, they were nearly scared to death.

Hadn’t she died? They had dumped her on the back hill, so how was she back?

The leader, Wang Mazi, pointed at Su Banxia and said, “How… how are you not dead?”

Su Banxia glanced at them, elegantly took a seat at the table, and swept her sharp eyes across their faces.

The atmosphere was tense. These people had never seen anything like this before and were utterly terrified.

Su Banxia lazily leaned back in her chair and let out a feigned sigh of sorrow.

“I have to say, you brothers and sisters are really something. I finally win a round, pass out from excitement, and you just dump me on the back hill. Luckily, I’m tough—otherwise, I’d have been eaten by wild animals.

I came here first thing in the morning to collect my money from you.

Hurry up and pay me.”

The previous day’s gambling session was over, and Wang Mazi naturally had no intention of paying up.

“How much money you won yesterday—we’ve all forgotten. Yesterday doesn’t count. Let’s start fresh today.”

Su Banxia had expected as much. Expecting a bunch of gamblers to adhere to any kind of professional ethics was practically impossible.

“Is this really appropriate? A debt is a debt, and it’s only right to pay what’s owed. In the past, when my luck was bad and I lost, I never owed any of you a single cent—I always found a way to pay you back.

But you’re going too far by not giving me a penny. How am I supposed to settle my debts?”

The group exchanged glances. After Su Banxia had died and they’d dumped her on the back hill, they’d been afraid something might go wrong. They hadn’t even dared to return home since yesterday.

Seeing that she was alive, they felt somewhat relieved.

At least no one had died.

Wang Mazi said in astonishment, “If you want the money, fine. But play one more round with me. How about we make it a big one?

If you win, I’ll return every cent from yesterday.

If you lose, you spend a few nights with me.”

Wang Mazi’s eyes gleamed with lechery as he looked Su Banxia up and down.

Say what you will—this woman might be fat and sturdy, but her face wasn’t bad at all.

Su Banxia replied, “Quite the appetite, aren’t you? Playing just one round—isn’t that taking advantage of me being a woman? If we’re gambling, let’s make it three rounds.

First, return a hundred of what you owe me from yesterday. I’ll use that hundred to gamble with you.”

Wang Mazi figured the money would ultimately find its way back to them anyway, so he agreed to return a hundred to her first.

Wang Mazi said, “Deal.”

With that, the group rummaged through their bags, pulled out a hundred yuan, and handed it to Su Banxia.

Wang Mazi couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off about Su Banxia today. Usually, when she played cards, she was timid and submissive. But today was different—she actually dared to make demands.

What had changed?

The others chimed in, “Sure, no problem.”

The gambling began. They were playing “Tractor,” just like always.

In the first and second rounds, Su Banxia noticed them using sleight of hand to secretly swap cards.

She smirked coldly but pretended not to see anything.

After two rounds, fifty yuan had quickly vanished.

Su Banxia feigned frustration, slamming her cards down heavily on the table.

“I’m done! Are you cheating? My hand was clearly good—why can’t I win?”

Seeing that Su Banxia still had fifty yuan left, Wang Mazi had no intention of letting her off so easily.

“We agreed on three rounds, and you’ve only played two.

What? Can’t handle losing?”

Su Banxia fumed, “So what if I can’t handle losing? Is that it?

You play. I’m done. This is pointless.”

Su Banxia stood up to leave, but two burly men nearby crossed their arms and blocked her path with menacing expressions.

It seemed they wouldn’t let her leave today unless she lost all her money here.

Su Banxia sat back down.

“If you want me to keep gambling, let’s make it quick and simple. We’ll compare card values—one card decides the outcome. How does that sound?

You can place bets too—on high or low.”

Wang Mazi smiled meaningfully. Wasn’t this exactly his specialty?

He agreed without hesitation, “Deal.”

As Wang Mazi moved to deal the cards, Su Banxia interjected, “Wait. You always deal the cards, and I don’t trust you. Today, let’s place the deck on the table and draw our own cards.

I bet on low.”

“You bet on low? Then I’ll have to bet on high.”

Su Banxia had been waiting for those very words. She chuckled inwardly.

You’re done for!

“Then it’s settled. If I win, I want the rest of yesterday’s money and all the money on the table today.”

She wasn’t being greedy. If she could just take the money on the table, she’d be able to pay off all her debts at once.

After this, she would never touch gambling again.