The water hadn't stopped, so Chen Axiong filled a basin with water, found a rag, and started cleaning up.

Lin Wanzhen put her handbag aside and rolled up her sleeves: "I'll do it. You should be at work at this time, right? Won't this bother you?"

Chen Axiong's eyes darted around. His cousin was a good-for-nothing, a street urchin.

"It's okay, you don't know how to do these things, I'll do it."

"It's not something difficult, two people can finish it faster."

Chen Axiong glanced at her white clothes, moved his lips but didn't say anything, only quickened his movements. Since she had already been kicked out, she would have to adapt to life here sooner or later, but if he did more work, she could do less.

The two cousins, who were not very close, silently cleaned the small house. Chen Axiong carefully changed all the bed sheets and duvet covers.

"These are all cleaned, so you can use them without worry."

"Okay, thank you." Lin Wanzhen isn't as picky now, but she still wants to change to something new.

"You, take a rest first, I'll go out for a bit." Chen Axiong was a little reserved now that he had nothing to do.

"Hmm." Lin Wanzhen remained calm.

This body is a bit delicate. She walked a long way from the wealthy area before she could hail a taxi. She was quite tired and didn't even bother to change her clothes. She lay down directly, intending to rest for a while before going out to buy some daily necessities.

No.

I'm not getting enough rest.

Half an hour later, Lin Wanzhen sat up and looked at the red marks on her exposed skin. She had an allergic reaction. She didn't know if it was because the bedding was too rough or something in the house that made her uncomfortable.

She didn't dare scratch. She carefully pulled down her sleeve, patted her neck, walked to the door, took her handbag, and prepared to get some money to buy basic necessities, otherwise she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

Lin Wanzhen had more than 50,000 yuan in her account. She took out 10,000 yuan and stuffed her small handbag until it was bulging.

Looks like I'll have to ask my cousin for help; what she's doing is basically telling him to come and steal from me.

Coincidentally, I heard a familiar voice right around the corner as soon as I left the bank.

"Mingzai, how much money do you have left? Lend it to me first." Chen Axiong waited for his friend in a secluded spot next to the bank.

"Brother Xiong, we still have 20,000 yuan. What's wrong? Do you suddenly need the money? Daya will be here soon too. He should have some more on him. We'll take it out together and give it to you."

"No need, ten thousand yuan should be enough. Baozhen, no, the child who was switched has returned. Her name is Lin Wanzhen. I want to buy her some things. She used to live a good life, and she might not be used to Baozhen's old things."

"Brother Xiong, I'm not trying to criticize you, but why do you care about her? Baozhen, that ungrateful wretch, has ruined you. You started working in the underworld when you were just a teenager to support her education. Before she found her wealthy parents, she stole all the money you had saved up. That was money you earned by taking the fall for the big boss."

"Alright, Mingzai, these things have nothing to do with Lin Wanzhen. She's a victim too. She's my blood cousin, and I can't just ignore her."

"You, really, does Grandma know?"

"I'll tell her when I get back later," Chen Axiong said in a low voice.

The old woman had a hard life. She lost her father when she was young, her husband when she was middle-aged, and her son when she was old. She almost cried herself blind. Even so, she still managed to raise her grandson very well by doing odd jobs and collecting garbage.

Years ago, my aunt inexplicably brought home a girl. Apart from buying a small house for her daughter, she was not responsible for her daughter at all and even disliked her very much. My grandmother couldn't bear to see this and could only help her daughter take care of her granddaughter.

The aunt simply abandoned the child to her mother. For the first few years, she gave her money every month, but later it became an occasional expense. When Baozhen was in middle school, her aunt died in a car accident, and now she didn't even have that occasional living allowance.

The neighbors suggested selling the small house under Baozhen's name, but she stubbornly refused, like a little cannonball.

From that time on, Chen Axiong started living on the streets, working odd jobs to earn money to support his grandmother and cousin.

Lin Wanzhen used a little effort to make her footsteps louder, and gracefully walked into the alley, meeting the gazes of the two men.

Mingzai's eyes lit up. What a beautiful girl!

Chen Axiong spoke up: "Wan, Wanzhen, why aren't you resting at home?"

"Wanzhen? Is this your new cousin?" Mingzai exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Axiong hit him on the back of the head.

Lin Wanzhen smiled and said in a calm and unhurried tone, "Hello, I am Lin Wanzhen, his new cousin."

"Don't listen to his nonsense, he's just a chatterbox," Chen Axiong explained gently to her.

"It's alright, I just happened to need to talk to you."

"What's wrong?"

"I'm not used to the things at home, I'm allergic to them." Lin Wanzhen pulled at her sleeve to show them the red rash on her arm. "I withdrew some cash to buy some household items, but it seems a bit unsafe for me to carry it all by myself."

Chen Axiong looked at her bulging little handbag, a smile flashing in his eyes: "Yes, the security around Yilan Street isn't very good. What do you want to buy?"

"Bed sheets and blankets, changes of clothes, toiletries, and a refrigerator—is ten thousand dollars enough? If not, I'll get some more." Lin Wanzhen carefully listed the things she needed to buy. These were things she urgently needed for the time being. If she needed to cook in the future, she would also need to replace all the kitchenware.

"Is my cousin that rich?" Mingzai asked casually.

Chen Axiong put his arm around his neck and covered his mouth, saying to Lin Wanzhen, "Don't answer him. Another brother is coming later. You don't mind, do you?"

"It's alright, I bought a lot of things and I need your help to carry them back. I'll treat you to dinner tonight," Lin Wanzhen said with a smile.

Mingzai thought her smile was even prettier than the celebrities on the posters.

Lin Wanzhen's biological mother was able to seduce Lin Fusheng, so she must have been quite good-looking. Lin Wanzhen was also much prettier than Lin Baozhen.

A moment later, a tall, thin man with dyed red hair walked over: "Brother Xiong, I brought the seal. I'll go get the money now."

"No need for now, I have money," Lin Wanzhen said first.

Da Ya was stunned for a moment. Mingzai stepped forward and rambled on about what had happened. At the end, he winked and whispered, "This new cousin is pretty and gentle."

Da Ya didn't say anything, but looked at Lin Wanzhen and then at Chen Axiong with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Let's go then. I guess we'll have to go to a big department store to buy the things my new cousin needs."

"I don't need to go to a fancy shopping mall, a regular one is fine. I don't have that much money."

Chen Axiong's voice softened unconsciously: "Okay, there's a shopping mall just two streets away. The stuff there is good and the prices are reasonable."

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