Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 2135: Chapter 2038: Entrusting the Wrong People

Seeing his wife staring at him with wide eyes, the man couldn’t help but chuckle twice and said:

"When I first saw that number, I was shocked. I thought I was seeing things. I even went to the counter to confirm it with a bank teller, only to realize it was true!"

The woman was ecstatic, her face flushed red. She grabbed her husband’s arm and urgently asked:

"What about the money? How did you handle it? Did you transfer it out yet?"

The man smiled slyly at the woman and said, "Of course, do you think your husband is that foolish? Although our card is the main one, that woman has a supplementary card and could withdraw the money anytime she changes her mind. Naturally, I had to transfer the money out before she changed her mind."

Hearing the man’s words, the woman let out a sigh of relief. Thinking of the sudden windfall of a million yuan, her mood brightened instantly. Even the frustration from hearing the neighboring women gossip about their family’s preference for boys vanished into thin air.

"Who would have thought raising that money-losing girl would actually turn her into a cash cow! That woman is a fool too, spending so much on a worthless daughter. If she had so much money, why wouldn’t she raise her herself, instead of sending her to us."

"But this is good too. Hanghang needs nutrition; later he’ll need schooling, a house, a wife. All those expenses! That woman will definitely continue sending us money, and raising her daughter for a million yuan is not too much at all."

The woman smiled smugly, suddenly seeming to think of something. She shot her husband a sinister smile and said, "What do you think her face would look like if she found out we’ve been abusing her daughter after throwing so much money our way?"

The man’s face briefly froze upon hearing this: "You should rein it in a little. Haven’t you noticed the neighbors talking? If that woman really comes back one day and finds her daughter in the state we’ve left her, she might get angry enough to take the child away, and we won’t get any more money. By then, you’d regret it too late!"

The woman glared and retorted angrily, "She wouldn’t dare. If she dares to cut off our money, I’d sell her daughter into a brothel!"

The man sighed helplessly, "That woman has money and power. Why wouldn’t she dare? We can’t provoke people like her. Just keep a low profile. Even if you want to vent, don’t go overboard. At least don’t let all the neighbors see it. They gossip terribly, and you never know when it might all reach that woman’s ears."

The woman, however, didn’t heed her husband’s advice. She sneered, "You don’t need to be so tense. That woman looks seductive—anyone can tell at a glance she’s probably someone’s mistress or second wife. A whore’s child must be a disgrace. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have handed her over to us. If she dared to let anyone know about the child, she wouldn’t have dared to avoid seeing her for so long."

"If she really dares to stop giving us money, I’d dare to ruin her. And once the news about her having a child spreads, she’d become infamous; her affair will definitely get exposed. The original wife will definitely drag her through the mud. If she dares to oppose us, I’d make sure she loses everything!"

Upon hearing this, the man couldn’t help but have his eyes light up. The more he thought about it, the more he felt his wife had a point. The worry and dread in his eyes immediately vanished.

Huo Sining stood at the door of this couple’s bedroom, listening to such shameless words with her own ears. She was utterly outraged, her anger boiling over.

She thought Elisa had found a reliable trustee, only to discover how disgusting these two were. On one hand, they accepted Elisa’s money, and on the other, they abused her daughter, even concocting a self-righteous theory to use it as leverage against Elisa, seeking further benefits.

This was utterly shameless. From the couple’s words, Huo Sining also figured out the fundamental reason for their abuse of Tongtong.

They treated Tongtong this way primarily because the couple recently had a son.

Having a biological child, of course, takes precedence over an adopted daughter. That was understandable. If the couple merely favored their son but treated Tongtong decently like an average family, Huo Sining wouldn’t have been this furious.

But this couple intended to treat Tongtong like a little maid, even preparing to abuse and neglect her while exploiting Elisa’s kindness. They hoped to extract money from Elisa to raise their son—something utterly beyond limits.

Huo Sining couldn’t help but sneer coldly. Looking at the courtyard where the young girl shivered from the cold yet focused on washing vegetables, her eyes were filled with chilling intent.

Approaching the couple, Huo Sining didn’t hesitate and made a gesture, flicking a pinch of powder toward their necks.

Unaware of any strange occurrences around them, the couple, clearly thrilled by the unexpected million yuan, eagerly discussed how to deal with the windfall—debating whether to set aside an education fund for their son or buy a house became heated. They were too engrossed to notice anything else and certainly not the presence of someone else in their room.

Huo Sining knew that the million yuan was likely transferred to the couple’s account by Elisa before her downfall. Huo Sining understood Elisa’s intentions—most likely realizing her time was short and deliberately leaving that sum, hoping the couple would treat her daughter well.

But Elisa trusted the wrong people. Naively, she thought leaving a million was enough to raise her child until maturity, after which Huo Sining could pass on the inheritance to her daughter, ensuring the daughter’s future life would be well even without her presence.

But Elisa could never have anticipated that the couple she chose would still cruelly torment her daughter even after receiving monthly child support, let alone what would happen with no more regular payments coming in after her passing.

Expecting them to take good care of her daughter—such wishful thinking was utterly futile.