After I pretended to go out, I didn't actually go to work because I didn't have a job in the first place.

I also bought a house in the neighboring community.

When I arrived, the maid I hired had already prepared breakfast.

Just now, I didn't eat much at the elderly couple's place. They sneakily made the egg pancakes too salty, the pumpkin congee too mushy, and the pan-fried dumplings undercooked. I couldn't stomach that stuff.

Over here, eating the same egg pancakes, pumpkin congee, and pan-fried dumplings that the maid carefully prepared, the taste was like night and day compared to those things.

While eating, I watched the surveillance on the computer. The surveillance screen showed the living room of the elderly couple's house.

Being disturbed by me so early in the morning, they were no longer in the mood for sleep.

At this moment, they were sitting on the sofa in the living room, video chatting with their son Song Ze who was abroad, discussing my situation and how to discipline me to make me obedient.

Coincidentally, Song Ze suggested to the elderly couple, "Mom, Dad, she's even prettier than the last one. Taming this beautiful but willful girl will bring even higher returns.

"If she doesn't listen, you need to find a way to make her listen.

"Tonight, add something to her food, wait until she's unconscious, then undress her and take a few more photos with Dad. She'll obediently listen after that, right?"

Hearing Song Ze's idea, the elderly couple immediately became excited, praising him for being clever. They even mocked themselves for getting old, losing their ability to adapt when I didn't play by the rules.

Song Ze comforted them on the video call, saying it was because I was too cunning.

He also mentioned how great they were, working hard at their age to ensure he had a good life abroad. If not for the money, they wouldn't have to endure my behavior.

With just a few words, Song Ze dispelled the elderly couple's sense of loss.

After the video call, the elderly couple, energized as if they were injected with chicken blood, busily prepared dinner.

Their conversation left me with a dark complexion and a bad mood.

From their tone, it was evident that they were quite skilled at such actions.

The words "taming" and "returns" mentioned by Song Ze made one shudder to think about what they represented.

It seemed that there were more things happening to Xu Jie than we knew, and there might be hidden motives that drove Xu Jie crazy.

The more I imagined, the worse my mood became. When I was in a bad mood, I wanted those who upset me to feel even worse than me.

They wanted to add something to the dinner, right?

Reciprocity. I also had to prepare something for them.