Chapter 4: The Golden Finger Arrives

“Old Shen, what are we going to do? Hurry and think of a way to save our daughter! She’s been locked up for three days already. She’s our only daughter. If anything happens to Xixi, I don’t even want to live anymore. Wuwu… How could that little brat report Xixi? I want her to die miserably!”

A soft, helpless, yet venomous voice pierced through the ears of Liu Xinghe, who was lying on the bed.

Her brows furrowed tightly, her eyelids twitching slightly. One hand pressed against her throbbing head, the other clutched her aching neck. Only after feeling the bandaged gauze beneath her hand did she relax and slowly open her eyes, only to be met with pitch-black darkness.

It’s dark? Wasn’t she in a hospital? How did she end up somewhere else? Could this be back in the small courtyard again?

Wait a minute… that voice… why does it sound so familiar? Her old flame—stepmother Li Xiuhua? What she said meant…

Liu Xinghe quietly got off the bed, retrieved the latest imported device the original owner had risked her life to protect from the wardrobe, and turned on the tape recorder. It began to work.

“Enough! Isn’t it embarrassing enough already? Whatever happens to Liu Xinghe now, we’ll both be dragged in. There are too many eyes outside. Keep your voice down—stop constantly seeking trouble for yourself.”

“Shen Xi is like this because of your teaching! At such a young age, she already knows how to seduce men. Now look, she’s been caught. How do you expect me to save her? As long as we’re not implicated, that’s already good. Look at all those families ruined, people shaved bald.”

“Right now is the most dangerous time. We ourselves can barely protect our own interests. If you want to be criticized, go ahead and try to save her.”

The man’s low, stern warning caused the woman’s voice to quiet down for a moment.

This was the voice of the phoenix-man scumbag father, Shen Qiang.

“Still… she’s flesh from my womb after ten months of pregnancy, and your own child too. We’ve raised her for over a decade. Our family finally reunited… how can we not save her?”

Li Xiuhua’s voice betrayed a hint of compromise, though she still tried to resist.

Shen Qiang’s tone softened slightly, but his comforting words carried a subtle edge of ruthlessness:

“When it’s time to give up, you have to give up. She’s just a little girl. We will have more children. Besides, she acted behind our backs, otherwise this wouldn’t have happened.”

“Think about the house and the job, think about the good life ahead. You choose—risk being implicated and tortured trying to save Shen Xi, or just live a good life.”

“I… who doesn’t want a good life… but… it hurts my heart!”

Li Xiuhua’s tone had already silently accepted his words.

“Alright, go to sleep. Tomorrow the police will come check on that unconscious girl next door. I barely managed to get her from the hospital—think carefully about where she might hide the house deeds and land contracts.”

“Thanks to your precious daughter, we’re out of time. I’ve asked the Zhiqing Office. Once registered, it cannot be canceled. By the latest, when that girl gets her diploma and recovers, she must go to the countryside.”

“We need to secure the house and land deeds before she leaves for the countryside. That’s the most important matter. Leave the rest to me. If you want a good life, don’t meddle.”

“Mm.”

The rustle of turning bodies faded, and the night returned to calm.

The room offered no soundproofing, allowing Liu Xinghe to hear every word clearly. She clenched her fists on her lap, then slowly released them.

She quietly removed the tape from the recorder, locked the device—the only one the original had protected from the fake heiress—back in the wardrobe, and held the tape as she lay back down.

No wonder Li Xiuhua and Shen Xi acted like mother and daughter—the truth was that Li Xiuhua literally “crawled out of her womb.”

Damn it! Indeed, she was an old flame. Judging by Shen Xi’s birthday, this scumbag father and that shameless woman got together while the original mother was pregnant.

Combining this conversation with some vague childhood memories, it became clear that the original’s childhood disappearance was not accidental. It was a scheme by these two, behind the original mother’s back, to bring their illegitimate daughter, Shen Xi, home and replace the original to enjoy a better life.

What a lovely family of schemers—a whole family of evil hearts.

Now, when Shen Xi is in trouble, they’re ready to abandon her, only caring about their own interests. The original’s house and job are their target. Now that she’s the original, they’re after her.

Hmph. None of them shall succeed. The whole family will pay. Just wait.

She also suspected that the original mother’s death wasn’t so simple. It was too coincidental.

Liu Xinghe began sorting through the chaotic memories in her mind, trying to find useful information, though the task made her want to cry.

Not for the original’s misfortune or her current predicament, but for the modern supermarket she had just opened.

The five-story building she had purchased, renovated, and barely used… the three million retirement savings left in the account…

Heavens! How could this happen to her? Her newly-won retirement life vanished overnight, as if it never existed.

Her house, her money… please come back!

The next moment, Liu Xinghe, lying in bed and crying, suddenly found herself on a strange grassy field, blinking at the scene before her.

Where is this?

Oh no… could she have transmigrated again?

Supporting herself, Liu Xinghe looked around.

It seemed to be an enclosed space. Space? She had a hunch.

When she saw a familiar five-story building, her jaw dropped: “Ha! Isn’t this my house?”

Did Heaven hear her heart’s desire?

She pinched her thigh—ouch! Definitely not a dream.

Liu Xinghe ran happily to the building and saw the sign on the first floor: Hehe Supermarket. Her smile grew wider.

Touching the door and feeling its texture confirmed it wasn’t an illusion. This house truly existed. Joy surged in her heart.

She pushed open the door to find shelves filled with goods, the familiar layout—it was indeed her supermarket.

Hungry, she grabbed a few small breads and eight-treasure porridge from the shelves. Then she hurried to the backyard, crouched by the well she had personally had built, feeling a surge of excitement.

Suddenly, she saw her reflection in the water—her own face, identical to the original, dignified, radiant, and beautiful. Her heart skipped a beat.

Could this be a parallel universe? Perhaps the original was her parallel self? Otherwise, how could their names and appearances be exactly the same?

Liu Xinghe didn’t dwell on it. She walked around the well, opened the supermarket’s warehouse, and saw all her stock still intact.

She felt reassured.

Climbing to the second floor, the leisure area with games, TV, and movies remained just as she had arranged, stocked with various games and flying disc toys.

The third floor, a health and fitness area, held gym equipment, skincare, cosmetics, and common medical supplies.

The fourth floor was the living quarters.

The fifth floor was an open rooftop garden with foam boxes full of soil, seeds, fertilizers, and tools stored in the attic.

Inspecting floor by floor, Liu Xinghe grinned from ear to ear: “Haha, everything’s here—even the well!”

Back in her fourth-floor bedroom, she washed up and sat at her vanity. There, she saw her jade pendant and copper coins.

Huh? She remembered wearing them. How did they end up here?

The jade pendant was intact, but the copper coin was broken in half.

She held them tenderly. The next moment, the jade pendant vanished from her hand, and related information appeared in her mind.

Just as she suspected.

The space she was in was inside the jade pendant, spanning 4,000 square meters, with plantable areas and a small pond for fish and shrimp.

Her supermarket’s fresh goods area was upgraded: anything placed there remained perfectly preserved.

The backyard well had merged with this space, transforming into a healing spring.

Who wouldn’t love a magical spring? As a fan of novels, she adored it!

She could also store external items in the space, and everything responded to her consciousness.

Liu Xinghe immediately controlled her mind to pour a cup of well water and drank it.

Ah! The effect was incredible!

Her injured, weak, clumsy body became lighter and stronger. The wound on her neck no longer throbbed.

Amazing, my water!

As for how this space was activated…