Starting with a Breakup: Why Is the True Heiress My Possessive Ex? - Chapter 2
Xu Nian stared at the reward screen, her expression growing increasingly complicated as she examined the three available choices.
The first option, [Undetectable Cloth Bag], seemed relatively normal.
At the very least, it sounded useful.
If the simulation was accurate, then a bag that couldn’t be discovered would make carrying money much easier when she eventually ran away.
A practical reward.
A sensible reward.
A reward that actually belonged in a simulator.
But the other two…
Xu Nian’s eyelids twitched violently.
[Pre-planted Strange Object]
[Crystallization of Love]
What kind of cursed rewards were these?!
Who in their right mind would choose either of them?
No.
Absolutely not.
Without question, she would choose the cloth bag.
Money first.
Escape second.
Survival third.
That was the correct strategy.
Xu Nian nodded firmly to herself.
Then she froze.
A horrifying realization suddenly struck her.
“…Wait.”
Her body stiffened.
“…Wait a second.”
A moment later—
“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”
A piercing scream echoed throughout the room.
Xu Nian clutched her head with both hands, her face pale as she spun in circles like someone who had just discovered the world was ending.
Only now had she finally processed the most important part of the simulation.
“The true heiress is Su Qingya?!”
Her voice cracked.
“The real heiress is actually my ex-girlfriend?!”
Xu Nian felt as if lightning had struck her.
That wasn’t the problem.
Well, it was a problem.
But it wasn’t the biggest problem.
The biggest problem was everything that happened afterward!
She frantically replayed the simulation in her mind.
After discovering each other’s identities…
She had explained everything.
She had apologized.
Su Qingya had accepted her apology.
Everything should have been fine.
So why did things suddenly become so terrifying?!
“What was that night scene supposed to be?!”
Xu Nian grabbed her hair in frustration.
“And what exactly was that weird thing?!”
The simulator had been suspiciously vague.
Very vague.
Far too vague.
The more she thought about it, the more horrifying the implications became.
Then there was the final outcome.
The so-called Happy Family Ending.
Xu Nian’s eye twitched.
“Happy my foot!”
The simulation had practically transformed into a horror story halfway through.
Yet the system somehow considered that a happy ending.
What kind of twisted standards did this simulator have?
And those rewards…
One was a suspicious object.
The other was apparently the result of whatever terrifying events happened during the simulation.
Just looking at them made Xu Nian’s scalp tingle.
“No.”
She shook her head repeatedly.
“I refuse.”
Whatever future the simulator had shown her, she was absolutely, positively, one hundred percent not letting it happen.
There was only one conclusion.
She had to run.
And she had to run even faster than before.
There were simply too many things wrong with this situation.
Back when she first met Su Qingya, Xu Nian hadn’t thought much about it.
The girl was beautiful, quiet, and always seemed to be alone. She had no close friends, no obvious family background, and looked like the perfect person to approach.
That was the only reason Xu Nian had taken the initiative in the first place.
And now the simulator was telling her that this same girl was actually the long-lost true heiress?
What kind of ridiculous plot twist was that?!
Xu Nian nearly collapsed.
“Why couldn’t my cheat arrive a little earlier?!”
She pointed accusingly at the floating system interface.
“If you had shown up sooner, I would’ve stayed ten kilometers away from Su Qingya!”
The thought of tonight’s simulation made her scalp tingle.
Everything after the reunion had gone completely off the rails.
The mysterious object.
The terrifying possessiveness.
The increasingly disturbing ending.
None of it made any sense.
“What exactly happened to that sweet, obedient girl I knew?”
Xu Nian paced around the room anxiously.
“And where did she even get something like that?!”
The more she thought about it, the more absurd everything became.
She had explained herself.
She had apologized.
She had even reconciled with Su Qingya in the simulation.
So why had things still ended in disaster?
“Damn it!”
Xu Nian stomped her foot in frustration.
“Doesn’t she know how to listen when people explain things?”
Her small face scrunched into a frown.
The escape plan she had spent so much time thinking about had failed before it even began.
Not only had she been caught by her mother, but her secret savings had been confiscated as well.
That part alone was horrifying.
“Why couldn’t she confiscate Dad’s money instead?”
Xu Nian muttered bitterly.
After staring at the simulation results for several more seconds, a suspicious thought suddenly appeared in her mind.
“What if this thing is fake?”
She pointed at the blue interface floating before her.
The system remained completely silent.
No response.
No explanation.
Nothing.
Clearly, it wasn’t one of those intelligent systems capable of holding conversations.
It was merely a tool.
Xu Nian’s expression stiffened.
Then she grabbed her head.
“No way.”
The panic returned instantly.
She threw herself onto the bed and buried her face in the blanket like an ostrich trying to hide from reality.
Unfortunately, reality refused to cooperate.
The glowing system interface remained firmly in front of her eyes.
A constant reminder of the future awaiting her.
The more Xu Nian thought about it, the more terrifying the situation became.
At this point, she wasn’t even worried about the true heiress anymore.
The real problem was that the true heiress was Su Qingya.
And she had broken up with her less than an hour ago.
“…I’m doomed.”
Xu Nian rolled over dramatically.
Looking back, her earlier behavior seemed suspiciously similar to those arrogant exes in romance dramas.
The kind who suddenly dumped the protagonist before receiving karmic retribution several episodes later.
Realizing this made her feel even worse.
Her gaze slowly returned to the simulation log.
A new thought surfaced.
“Wait.”
Xu Nian blinked.
“If all of this happened because I broke up with Su Qingya…”
Her eyes widened.
“Then wouldn’t getting back together solve everything?”
The more she thought about it, the more reasonable it sounded.
Originally, she had broken up with Su Qingya because she wanted to protect her from the future conflict between the fake heiress and the true heiress.
But now she knew the truth.
Su Qingya was the true heiress.
Which meant the entire premise of her plan had collapsed.
There was no longer any reason to push her away.
On the contrary, reconciling might completely eliminate the disastrous future shown by the simulator.
A smile slowly appeared on Xu Nian’s face.
“That’s it!”
She sat upright.
“As long as I tell her the breakup was a misunderstanding, everything will be fine.”
Problem solved.
No tragedy.
No weird future.
No terrifying endings.
Just a happy and peaceful life.
Xu Nian nodded repeatedly, convincing herself more and more with every passing second.
Without wasting another moment, she grabbed her phone from the corner of the bed.
After hurriedly removing Su Qingya’s number from the blacklist, she took a deep breath.
Then she pressed the call button.
Pick up… pick up… please pick up…
Xu Nian paced anxiously around the room while listening to the endless ringing.
Thankfully, after what felt like an eternity, the call finally connected.
The familiar voice on the other end instantly eased some of the tension in her chest.
“Xu Nian?”
Su Qingya’s tone was cold.
“Why are you calling me again? Haven’t you humiliated me enough already?”
Xu Nian forced a laugh.
“Hehe… Qingya, about that…”
She scratched her cheek awkwardly.
“Everything I said earlier was just a test. I never actually wanted to break up with you.”
A brief pause.
Then she hurriedly continued.
“I just wanted to see how much you cared about me. Were you surprised? Upset? I wanted proof that you really loved me.”
The moment the words left her mouth, Xu Nian wanted to slap herself.
What kind of terrible excuse is that?
Even she didn’t believe it.
Silence.
The longer Su Qingya remained quiet, the more nervous Xu Nian became.
What if she refused?
What if she didn’t forgive her?
What if—
Xu Nian quickly grabbed a mug from the table and took several gulps of water to calm herself.
Only after the cool liquid slid down her throat did she feel slightly better.
Finally, Su Qingya spoke.
“…You mean it?”
Her voice was softer now.
“We’re really not breaking up?”
Xu Nian nearly cried with relief.
As expected.
Qingya was still the same soft-hearted girl she had always known.
“Of course not.”
Xu Nian smiled brightly.
“I was only joking.”
Another brief silence.
Then Su Qingya quietly replied,
“I was devastated.”
The words struck Xu Nian harder than she expected.
“I felt so helpless that I didn’t know what to do.”
Her voice trembled slightly.
“So now you know how much I care about you, right?”
Xu Nian’s heart softened.
“I really can’t live without you.”
A small laugh followed.
“So don’t ever do something this ridiculous again.”
“I won’t.”
Xu Nian nodded repeatedly despite knowing Su Qingya couldn’t see her.
“I promise.”
“I don’t believe you.”
The sudden response made Xu Nian freeze.
“…Huh?”
“I don’t believe you.”
Su Qingya repeated calmly.
“If you want me to trust you, come see me.”
Xu Nian blinked.
“Come to your house.”
The room instantly became silent.
Xu Nian’s smile stiffened.
The simulator’s horrifying future flashed through her mind.
The strange behavior.
The obsessive words.
The terrifying ending.
Every warning bell in her head started ringing at once.
Yet on the other end of the phone, Su Qingya simply waited patiently for her answer.
For a long moment, Xu Nian couldn’t find the courage to speak.
Because she had a feeling that if she really went there tonight…
Things might spiral completely out of control.
And somehow, that possibility felt far more frightening than the return of the true heiress itself.
After all, the true heiress was none other than Su Qingya.
And Xu Nian had just broken her heart.
Human attention was limited.
No matter how dramatic a situation seemed, people could only focus on so many things at once.
With the return of the true heiress, all eyes would naturally be drawn toward her.
As for Xu Nian?
The forgotten fake heiress would quickly fade into the background.
At least, that was how Xu Nian imagined things.
But was she overthinking everything?
Now that she and Su Qingya had reconciled, surely the horrifying future shown in the simulation wouldn’t come true.
Right?
Perhaps Su Qingya’s invitation was exactly what it sounded like—a simple request to meet and talk.
Unable to make sense of the situation, Xu Nian turned toward the only advantage she had.
The simulator.
If she wanted answers, there was only one way to find them.
Taking a deep breath, she activated another simulation.
Her heart pounded nervously in her chest.
This time, things had to turn out differently.
[Ding! Simulation starting.]
[One simulation attempt consumed.]
[Remaining attempts: 1]
[After reconciling with your girlfriend, she insists that you visit her home.]
[You happily agree.]
[Since nobody knows about your relationship, you casually make an excuse and leave the Xu residence.]
[Your mother notices but doesn’t stop you.]
[She is currently focused on preparations for the return of the true heiress.]
[You arrive at your girlfriend’s home.]
[She welcomes you warmly and prepares an elaborate dinner.]
[The evening proceeds peacefully.]
[You begin to believe that your worries were unnecessary.]
[Perhaps everything really will work out.]
[As the night continues, you gradually feel sleepy.]
[Your consciousness fades.]
[When you wake up, you find yourself trapped inside a dark room.]
[The doors are locked.]
[The windows are sealed.]
[No matter how loudly you call for help, nobody answers.]
[The only person who visits you is Su Qingya.]
[Every day, she sits beside you and talks to you.]
[Every day, she tells you how important you are to her.]
[Every day, she reminds you that leaving her would have destroyed her.]
[“I was scared.”]
[“Terrified.”]
[“What if you really left me?”]
[“What if everything you said wasn’t a joke?”]
[“What if one day you disappeared forever?”]
[Her smile becomes increasingly unsettling.]
[“So I came up with a solution.”]
[“If you stay where I can always find you…”]
[“Then you’ll never leave me again.”]
[“Isn’t that wonderful, Niannian?”]
[“You only need me.”]
[“And I only need you.”]
[The years pass.]
[The outside world slowly forgets about you.]
[Only Su Qingya remains.]
[Simulation Complete.]
[Ending Unlocked: Together Forever]
[Evaluation:]
[Sometimes love becomes obsession.]
[Sometimes obsession refuses to let go.]
[Reward Selection Available:]
[1. An Extraordinary Dinner]
[2. A Rusted Cleaver]
[3. Decorative Storage Jars]
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