Qiao Chuchu held her phone, her mouth half-open, and suddenly felt a pang in her nose.
[My brothers are so handsome!!]
[The way they give me pocket money is so cool!]
[Wuwuwuwu, I have such wonderful brothers, but I have to hurt them... I’m really sorry to them.]
Her inner voice even started to quiver with tears: [They are clearly the ones who love me the most.]

A feeling of bitterness spread in their hearts, their gazes meeting.
If Qiao Chuchu was really being controlled by the system to do these things,
They would forgive her.

[If I can’t go back, and the system never comes to find me again, I’ll stay with them through thick and thin, turn this money into gold bars, wait for the Pei family to go bankrupt in a year, and we’ll still have some money. With my brothers' money-making skills, it's possible to rise again. After all, they are smart and know how to make money.]

The brothers’ lips curled slightly.
They originally thought she was a heartless brat, but hearing this, she actually seemed rather thoughtful.

[But—why would they give me money after all I’ve done to them?]

Qiao Chuchu had an epiphany: "Did you guys buy insurance for me?"
The brothers: "?"
Qiao Chuchu thought with growing horror: "You don’t want me to die in an accident, do you? That’s why you’re being so nice to me?"
Pei Yuan: "…"
The others: "…"

As expected, their years of estrangement couldn’t be resolved in a day.
Pei Lao San, Pei Youchuan, smacked her on the head: "Shut up, you fool!"

Finally, the elevator reached the first floor.
Pei Yuan dragged her out of the elevator.
She struggled: "I can walk on my own!"
Pei Yuan ignored her: "Aren’t you worried we’re going to kill you? I’m dragging you, and if anything happens, I’ll protect you, so you won’t die."
Qiao Chuchu didn’t think for a second: "Then, did you buy insurance for yourself?"
Pei Yuan: "?"
The others: "?"

How obsessed with insurance was she?!

Pei Yuan was furious, pulling her even tighter to his side: "We’ve let you off for so many years, but you’ve grown weird. When we get home, I’m going to properly interrogate you and see what kind of twisted person you’ve turned into."
Qiao Chuchu: "…"

Because of her antics, she no longer lived with her brothers.
In fact, in recent years, they even stopped giving her money.
This was because, during the New Year, she wore a sexy spaghetti strap dress and flirted in front of them, which made them so angry they cut off her allowance and stopped celebrating New Year with her.
Now, she only appeared in front of them when they needed her.
To her brothers, she was a perverted, yandere-like person, so they didn’t want to see her much.

She didn’t think she was perverted; instead, she felt smart.
Under the system’s orders, she gradually learned the preferences and personalities of the seven brothers.
Every time they had a birthday, she would precisely send them gifts they liked.
When the seven brothers received their gifts, they were utterly creeped out.

Qiao Chuchu anxiously followed Pei Yuan out of the hall.
Suddenly, a soft, pitiful cry sounded from the other side: "I said, I don’t want money! I only want my dignity!!!"
Qiao Chuchu perked up her ears!
[Could it be the female protagonist, the one who drives my seven brothers wild?!]

The seven men stopped in unison, looking at Qiao Chuchu.
The female protagonist?
Qiao Chuchu excitedly leaned forward, trying to look toward the source of the sound, but then she noticed her brothers were still around her, and her excitement vanished instantly.

She had just caused a scene with her "self-suicide" act, and they definitely wouldn’t let her wander off, right?
So, what if she used the old method?

Qiao Chuchu’s eyes flickered, and she clingily wrapped herself around Pei Yuan’s arm: "Giegie~ let’s sit together later!~ Huddle up, cuddle cuddle~"
Pei Yuan’s face turned ashen, quickly pulling his arm away: "What are you doing?!"
Qiao Chuchu’s hidden delight was impossible to conceal: "Aww, since you don’t like me touching you, let’s go our separate ways!"
[Hahahahahahahaha, I knew this trick would work every time!~]

Pei Yuan: "?"
Qiao Chuchu dashed toward the sound’s source!
[Off to find the female protagonist!~]
Pei Yuan: "???"

Pei Lao Er, standing beside Pei Yuan, couldn’t help but tease: "Bro, you really are completely under her thumb."
Pei Yuan glared at him with a dark face: "Stop pretending. I don’t believe you don’t dislike her."
Pei Lao Er shrugged: "I really don’t mind, when my little sister acts spoiled, I love it. But only when she’s being spoiled, not when she’s intentionally seducing us."
Pei Yuan: "…"

Qiao Chuchu had indeed been intentionally seducing them!
The worst part was that this guy actually thought she could avoid him by doing so!

Pei Yuan’s gaze gradually turned sharp: "Let’s go, follow me and see."
The brothers walked a few steps and found Qiao Chuchu secretly eavesdropping.
Qiao Chuchu was crouching behind a wall, like a big toad.

The seven men: "…This posture is really unflattering."
[Is this the woman who drives my seven brothers mad with desire?]
The seven men: "?"

They all instinctively joined her behind the wall.
What caught their eyes was a playful girl with a high ponytail, stubbornly looking up and confronting a man in a black coat.
The man was very handsome, exuding a cold, unapproachable aura, his eyes fixed disdainfully on the female protagonist.

[Looks like this man is the male protagonist of this novel.]

The seven brothers looked at each other in surprise.
It was Ji Yan Chuan?
Their acquaintance.

Qiao Chuchu pouted: [So this is what the male protagonist looks like, he’s not even as handsome as my brothers.]
Behind her, the seven men froze, their lips twitching upward.

[Now let’s wait for the female protagonist to turn around and show us what she looks like. She must have the kind of look my brothers fall for at first sight!]

They watched seriously as the high ponytail girl finally turned her head, her tears glistening as she bit her lip, seemingly trying to swallow her grievances.

But—

The seven men: "?"
This?
This is the kind of face that made them fall for her at first sight?
Her look wasn’t even half as good as Qiao Chuchu’s.
Qiao Chuchu had been the most beautiful girl in her school.

With such a gem like her, how could they possibly fall for the female protagonist’s plain face?
Pei Lao Liu whispered: "This female protagonist just has the usual Japanese cute girl look, but Qiao Chuchu is naturally a mix of cute and seductive beauty. What was the author thinking, choosing this ordinary girl as the female protagonist instead of my sister?"
Pei Lao Wu, Pei Ci, sneered: "How could Ji Yan Chuan be worthy of Qiao Chuchu? Unless I’m dead, Ji Yan Chuan will never marry my sister!"
The others nodded in agreement.

Qiao Chuchu also nodded: [This female protagonist has the kind of cute, sweet look that makes others want to protect and bully her. It's the type my brothers like. No wonder they fell for her at first sight.]

The seven men looked at the back of Qiao Chuchu’s head with extreme absurdity.
They didn’t fall for her at first sight, okay?!
No!!!

Qiao Chuchu stuck her head out, her eyes sparkling with excitement!
[Oh! The female supporting character is here! The Lin Qing I like has arrived!!]
The seven men: "?"
Another female supporting character?
And it’s Lin Qing?