THE FAKE HEIRESS AND HER FIVE VILLAINOUS BROTHERS

Chapter 88

The heartbeat sounded exceptionally loud in the darkness.

Through the cracks of the cabinet, a beam of light pierced in as the power was restored and the office lights came back on.

Outside was dead silent, the group seemed to have left. Yuan Luoyi could not be certain, and for her safety, she could not rashly open the cabinet.

Su Xun's tears kept falling on Yuan Luoyi's arm, feeling warm.

For the 12-year-old Su Xun, this was too terrifying and sorrowful an experience. The only thing she could do was obey Teacher Su's last words and remain silent.

After an unknown period of time, the roar of a cleaning machine sounded from outside, accompanied by female chatter.

"Want to go out for a gathering after getting off work tonight?"

"Nah, I've already bought some carp. Tonight I must stew it into soup."

Hearing the cleaning ladies' chat, Yuan Luoyi confirmed that those people had truly left. She carefully pushed open the cabinet and crawled out.

Looking around, Teacher Su was nowhere to be seen. The office was brightly lit, the trophies neatly arranged on the cabinet, as if nothing had happened.

Su Xun could no longer hold back and squatted down, burying her face in her arms as she sobbed. After a while, as if remembering something, she abruptly stood up and wiped her tears with her sleeve.

She ran towards the stack of files and began rummaging through them: "It's gone! It's really gone!"

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Yuan Luoyi asked, "What's gone?"

Su Xun stared at Yuan Luoyi with reddened eyes.

They were the most familiar of opponents. Su Xun knew Yuan Luoyi was different from the other members of the Yuan family. Yuan Luoyi would cry in the bathroom, and when she saw bullied students, she would calmly walk past, indirectly helping them.

Now that her aunt was gone, Su Xun couldn't be a child anymore.

She had to find a way out for the Su family, or else everyone would be killed...

Step by step, Su Xun approached Yuan Luoyi, her gaze sorrowful yet unyielding like a wildflower sprouting from a crevice.

She said, "From the day I was born, all the adults have told me that the Yuan family supported the Su family, then destroyed the Su family with their own hands. We are the discarded pawns, and we must take revenge."

She stopped in front of Yuan Luoyi. "I can tell you the secret of the Su family. Can you help me?"

Yuan Luoyi pondered. The brazen killing of people in public, the ability to turn off the power and cameras—it was similar to the previous incident and the true culprit's modus operandi.

From Su Xun's words, it seemed the true culprit this time was after Teacher Su and had taken important files. Teacher Su must have uncovered the true culprit's identity, resulting in her murder.

Looking at Su Xun, the once proud girl now trembled, her face still streaked with tears.

Reaching out, Yuan Luoyi gently embraced Su Xun. "Don't be afraid. I'll help you. You won't be killed."

Unable to hold back, tears welled up in Su Xun's eyes. She took a deep breath to compose herself, then sat down with Yuan Luoyi and began narrating slowly.

"The one currently in power in the Yuan family is your elder brother Yuan Ao. Everyone knows his style of doing things—he rewards and punishes clearly. Becoming his enemy results in a miserable fate, but becoming his friend means gaining the Yuan family's protection. Everyone wants to win his favor."