“Something happened around Dear Lauren that I don’t know about, it pushed him to take the initiative to come and break the engagement!”
Li An’s thoughts were quick, and she soon reached that conclusion.
“I’m not sure what exactly changed, but it definitely messed up all my plans.”
‘My plans to mold him into the person I loved in my past life.’
“It can’t be that stupid cat, can it!”
Li An thought with some irritation.
The only key factor around Lauren seemed to be Anne.
Otherwise, how could a person simply change their mind?
It had to be influence from someone close.
She felt her deduction was likely correct.
After all, Lauren was just a blank slate waiting for her to mold.
“But why would that cat do this?”
‘Could she have reincarnated too?’
Li An recalled her past life, the look in that cat’s eyes when she stared at Lauren.
She could tell that look held an intense possessiveness for him.
But before her own reincarnation, right up until Lauren’s death, that cat had never done anything too outrageous.
Even if a person dies, the fire in their heart doesn’t go out so easily.
Li An understood that well.
So if that cat had also reincarnated, pushing Lauren to break the engagement and cut off contact with her, that cat would absolutely do something like this!
As for whether Lauren himself had reincarnated, Li An never even considered that possibility.
If Lauren had also reincarnated, she was confident he would only be unable to resist coming to her, not doing these pointless things.
Although there was no evidence yet to prove her reasoning correct, Li An decided to treat her reasoning as the truth and make plans based on that assumption.
Shoot the arrow first, then draw the target!
Whether you did it or not, I’ll assume you did first.
This method had always worked for her, and it was the foundation of her confidence.
Once she understood her situation, she couldn’t help but grind her teeth.
“Damned sneaky cat, actually making trouble for me behind my back!”
“If that’s the case, how am I supposed to get close to Dear Lauren?”
“No, I can’t just sit and wait!”
“Love is like rowing upstream—if you don’t advance, you fall back!”
Recalling the words Lauren had told her in her past life, Li An made up her mind.
She didn’t know when Anne had reincarnated, nor how much she had done behind the scenes or how many bad things she had said about her.
But she knew she had already fallen too far behind Anne.
She might even be almost out of the race.
No matter what, she had to find a way to contact Lauren, make him recognize her, and break that sneaky cat’s monopoly on him.
“I’ll just go directly!”
Li An steeled herself, remembering another strange metaphor Lauren had taught her in their past life.
“If the mountain won’t come to me, I’ll go to the mountain.”
—
That night, Li An gazed at the distant Skomet Mansion, surrounded by forest and farmland, and slowly stepped into its range.
As she got closer to the mansion, her expression gradually hardened.
As the possessor of the complete talent [Miracle Saint], Li An was an all-around survival specialist—premonition, discernment, healing, damage reduction, purification…
All abilities pushed to their limits.
Her talent [Miracle Saint] had a second-layer effect: Danger Perception.
She could sense that within this mansion, a great lethal intent was hidden, targeting her.
Not aimed at anyone else, but solely at her.
And as she advanced, the killing intent grew thicker.
This feeling disgusted her—like some fierce beast was staring at her ruthlessly.
Several flashes of green light flickered in the darkness, and strange noises came through, as if trying to scare her.
But she was fearless. She didn’t even blink.
Just Hakimi’s petty tricks.
Just as Li An was about to reach the mansion gate, she felt the killing intent peak instantly.
A kitchen knife embedded itself into the ground in front of her step.
A warning.
“Don’t come any closer, meow!”
A familiar voice came from the mansion.
That cat stood at the entrance, threatening her without hesitation.
“Go back. Take one more step, and you’ll really die, meow!”
“I’m here to see Dear Lauren, not you.”
Li An responded to Anne.
“Master is tired, meow. Master doesn’t want to see you, meow! Get lost, meow!”
Hearing this, Li An couldn’t help but sneer.
“Heh, you can’t do that, Anne!”
“You know you can’t protect anything.”
When it came to provoking and taunting, Li An was clearly skilled.
One sentence could pierce straight to the heart.
“You’re asking for death, meow!”
Sure enough, Anne flew into a rage at those words and attacked first.
A figure shot forward, and the beastwoman’s claws aimed straight for Li An’s face.
What Anne hated most was Li An’s seductive face.
This was exactly what Li An wanted. She had already planned it—she wasn’t good at offense, but she excelled at preparation and counterattacks.
Li An was ready.
A faint shimmer of light at her fingertip, and a pale golden barrier enveloped her body.
Anne’s claws slammed into the holy barrier.
A screeching friction tore through the silent night, sparks flying.
Anne was knocked back by the barrier, stumbling several steps upon landing.
Her cat ears were flat, her tail bristled, and her emerald eyes were full of malice.
“What a hateful turtle-shell spell, coward!”
Anne cursed.
Li An wore a confident smile, taking a step forward, pressing closer to Anne.
“Compared to sneaking around in the shadows trying to scare people, my little trick here is much more straightforward.”
She picked up the still-quivering kitchen knife from the ground, her tone mocking.
“Using kitchen knives to drive someone away—what a creative idea. Or do you really think such petty tricks can hide Dear Lauren from me forever?”
At the mention of Lauren’s name, Anne dropped to all fours, her throat emitting a threatening growl, as if she would pounce again.
“I’ll keep you out! Master doesn’t want to see you now!”
Her memories of the past life mixed, and Anne accidentally misspoke.
“No, Master doesn’t even know you! You have no right to bother him!”
“Doesn’t know me?”
Li An raised her eyes toward the depths of the mansion, as if she could see through the thick walls and spot the figure she had remembered for two lifetimes.
She said half-jokingly,
“Don’t be so absolute. Let me go in and see him—won’t we get acquainted then?”
Looking at the agitated Hakimi before her, Li An continued provoking,
“In the past life, he was by my side until his death. You stayed in your place your whole life. How come after one reincarnation, you’re so bold?”
To be honest, after seeing Anne’s behavior just now, Li An had seen through everything.
She chose to go all out.
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