After Yan Chen and Ai Li returned home, he would simply summon Yan Chen over.
Originally, Qiu Tu's plan was that if Ai Li didn't look for him, he would call Ai Li.
But obviously, their plan was very successful. Under the tacit brainwashing of Qiu Tu and Yan Chen, Ai Li clearly had Qiu Tu on her mind, so she took the initiative to call Qiu Tu.
And so, there was the scene from just before...
After recalling the entire plan for the evening, Qiu Tu hugged Yan Chen, pressed out the cigarette butt in his hand into the ashtray, then curiously asked, "Actually... I've never understood. Why would you want to plot against your good sister?"
"Can you tell me the reason?"
Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, indifference spread across Yan Chen's innocent face, "Reason?"
"There's no particular reason."
"If I had to say... maybe it's because of jealousy?"
"Jealousy?" Qiu Tu was taken aback.
Leaning in Qiu Tu's embrace, Yan Chen's gaze flickered slightly as she said, "The two of them, one has a perfect family, a father, a mother, and a brother who adore her."
"She doesn't have to do anything to receive the best things in this world."
"The other benefits from her parents' prestige; everyone accommodates and cares for her."
"She can do whatever she wants. Even getting promoted is fast."
Yan Chen said with some resentment, "She's only been in the system for two years, and her level is already just one below Yan Chen."
"Do you really think she has that level of ability?"
As she spoke, Yan Chen pointed at herself and continued, "And me! Even though I'm their best friend, I'm actually... just their follower."
"Yan Chen's position is the lowest, and so is her status. Back then, in order to curry favor with them, Yan Chen volunteered to take care of them and befriend them."
"It is because of this that we played together since we were kids."
"But actually... I never wanted to be friends with them! It was Yan Chen and the others who forced me!"
"And... because of the inequality in our statuses, in our daily interactions, they were like real princesses, and I... just a lowly maid!"
By the end, Yan Chen's eyes were blazing with fury, "So, I want them to fall from grace, to watch them degenerate, to watch them grovel to the same man!"
To be honest, Qiu Tu felt a bit surprised by the simplicity of the reason, yet it made sense in the grand scheme of things.
Surprisingly because... he hadn't expected the reason to be so "simple." And it made sense because... throughout history, jealousy has always been one of the deadliest sins.
How many friendships have turned sour due to jealousy, with friends stabbing each other in the back.
Especially among friends with mismatched statuses, jealousy can easily twist one's psyche.
However... as Qiu Tu listened to Yan Chen, he also noted Yan Chen's reference to Yan Chen.
She actually called her father by his name, not 'father'?
With that thought in mind, Qiu Tu couldn't help but probe, "Yan Chen, it seems like... you have issues with your father too?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Chen's expression paused. Then she sat up straight, looked at Qiu Tu, and asked, "Shouldn't I have issues?"
Touching her own body, Yan Chen said with eyes filled with hatred, "Without mentioning anything else, just one thing..."
"Which father would use his daughter's cells to clone a mistress?"
"Isn't that disgusting!"
Stunned by her words, Qiu Tu was first taken aback then realized the truth.
"Qin Shuman" was cloned by Old Master Qin using the genes of Yan Chen's deceased wife.
But... because Larilo needed Yan Chen's body as a vessel to descend,
Old Master Qin lied during the exchange with Yan Chen, saying that he wanted to revive her and that relying solely on the posthumous genes wasn't enough; he also needed the cells of Yan Chen's daughter, that is, Yan Chen. (Chapter 257)
Yan Chen was Yan Chen's daughter, after all, with a mind and cunning beyond ordinary people, so she must have found out about this somehow.
For a daughter, being used by her own father to clone his mistress, even if it were for reviving her own mother, would indeed feel unacceptable.
After all, it involved a host of ethical issues.
Aside from that, even if Yan Chen didn't mention it, Qiu Tu could guess from Yan Chen's actions the level of control he desired over Yan Chen, the cold domestic violence, and even the exploitation under false pretenses.
These issues, from the perspective of an outsider like Qiu Tu, may not seem like much.
But for a daughter who should be able to trust her father, they might be unbearable.
For instance... knowing that Larilo intended to kill Yan Chen and take her place, he still sent Yan Chen to Xinjie City "to her death." (Chapter 250)
Or... hiring an assassin to kill wearing Yan Chen's face, and so on. (Chapter 321)
Thinking of this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but glance at Yan Chen's Loyalty level.
Ever since he had injected the serum deeply into Yan Chen, her Loyalty had skyrocketed to 46 points.
Although not considered high, it indeed showed a steady increase. This indicated that Yan Chen was probably not a Double Agent...
With that thought, Qiu Tu looked at Yan Chen and then said, "Want to get revenge on your dad?"
Yan Chen's face instantly lit up with interest, "How to get revenge?"
Qiu Tu said, "Climb on top, take charge. I'll film you, then wait to send it to your dad. Let him see how his daughter is lifted to the heavens by his own enemy!"
Hearing Qiu Tu's insane proposal, Yan Chen didn't even respond with words, transforming directly into a hardworking little bee and began to fervently gather nectar on top of Qiu Tu!
And so, the night passed without a word.
As dawn approached, Qiu Tu quietly sent Yan Chen back to the villa.