AMRWFA -Chapter 336 Something Feels Off

Aside from a small number of people who were born with congenital mental disorders—those who showed problems from birth—most patients in psychiatric hospitals had experienced one thing or another in life before being “sent” in.

Some of them were sent in by their most beloved family members, others by their worst enemies.

Peng Zhenshu was one such case.

She was sent in by her husband.

【Peng Zhenshu, female, 39 years old…】

【She was originally a rich young lady who grew up cherished in the palms of her parents’ hands. Unfortunately, she had been overprotected since childhood and turned out somewhat naïve and simple-minded.】

Ruan Yaoyao remarked that she hadn’t seen such an “innocent fool” in a long time—even Hua Yirou, her daughter Xu Nannan’s classmate, had more sense than this. Peng Zhenshu, on the other hand, had none at all.

【A casual display of wealth from her attracted a very scheming couple. The woman found ways to get close to her and became her “best friend,” while the man was introduced to her by this so-called best friend as a “male god.”

Because they had already investigated her preferences in advance, everything was tailored to suit her tastes. As a result, Peng Zhenshu quickly fell under their influence—she regarded the woman as her lifelong best friend and the man as her “destined lover.”

Soon after, she married the man.

What’s more, the man was extremely good at pretending and even managed to deceive her family.

Her very traditional father even brought her husband into the company, planning to hand over the family business to him so that his daughter could remain a “princess” for life.】

Yan Zhihua: “……”

Seriously? How could they be this naive?

Even Hua Yirou would know this was unreliable. At most, she would think about having a child and letting her father raise them—not handing the company over to a future husband.

If the family business was handed to a son-in-law, who knew what surname it would eventually belong to.

Clearly, the Peng family was too “innocent,” or perhaps her father simply trusted his own judgment too much.

He believed that his siblings would also help take care of his daughter.

However, what he didn’t know was that while he was alive, they would indeed treat his daughter politely. But once he and his wife passed away and only his daughter remained, everything changed.

His siblings immediately stepped forward, claiming that since she was a married daughter, they should take over the company. Meanwhile, her scheming “best friend” and her husband also set their sights on the business—how could they allow “outsiders” to take it?

Thus, they all spoke badly about each other in front of Peng Zhenshu. The naïve Peng Zhenshu was completely manipulated by both sides.

She believed they all had a point: if the company went to relatives, it might not even remain hers in the end. But if it went to her husband… wasn’t that the same as it being hers anyway?

After all, the company would eventually be inherited by their children.

【No… silly girl, do you really believe that?】

【Ahhh—are you out of your mind?!】

【A child born from your womb is definitely your husband’s child, but a child born from someone else’s womb could also be your husband’s child! You can’t possibly watch him 24 hours a day—what are you thinking?!】

【Human hearts are unpredictable. Are there still few illegitimate children in wealthy families? Do you trust your husband that much?!】

Clearly, Peng Zhenshu was a hopeless romantic. She truly believed her husband and best friend.

On one side, her best friend kept saying beside her:

“I can tell he really likes you. I’ve never seen him like this before.”

“We’ve known each other for so long—would I lie to you?”

“Trust me, my judgment of people is very accurate!”

“I’ll help you keep an eye on him.”

…

On the other side, her husband would say:

“You still don’t know what kind of person I am?”

“If you don’t believe me, don’t you believe your best friend? Would she lie to you?”

He would even look at her with jealous eyes, as if blaming her for being too close to her best friend, making him look like the “third party.”

If he hadn’t known her sexual orientation was toward men, he might have even suspected she was a lesbian using him just to have a child.

With all this combined—plus the deaths of her parents, the struggle over inheritance, and going through hardships together—how could she not trust them?

【Sigh… foolish girl!】

Ruan Yaoyao sighed again.

Because of her trust, Peng Zhenshu had no defenses against her husband and best friend and had no idea they had tampered with her food, causing her to experience hallucinations.

They even bribed doctors, claiming her hallucinations were caused by her inability to accept her parents’ deaths and her excessive grief.

At the same time, her husband and best friend would cry beside her, begging her to “stay strong,” telling her not to fall deeper into sorrow, and that with them by her side, she would surely recover.

【And so Peng Zhenshu believed them completely. Not only did she believe it, she also thought she would get better with their support.】

【But how could she possibly get better?】

【They never wanted her to recover in the first place. They wanted her to go insane—because only if she became mentally ill could she be sent to a psychiatric hospital, and only then could her husband act as her legal guardian and “manage” her and her family’s assets.】

【At this point, she had already alienated all relatives and friends, so no one cared about her anymore. It was only natural that no one would visit after she was institutionalized.】

【Later…】

【Later, she really did “go crazy,” and then she was “descended upon.”】

【The “descender” discovered that her beloved parents were dead, her so-called relatives were vile, and even her husband and best friend were disgusting. She thought the original owner was too stupid and deserved it.】

【Not only did she refuse to avenge her, but she also felt humiliated by inhabiting such a body.】

【She immediately reported upward, asking to change to another body.】

【Change… a body?】

【So transmigration can even switch bodies?】

【This is negotiable?】

Ruan Yaoyao frowned and kept reading.

【Changing was impossible. The upper level stated that slots were limited, and the better bodies were already taken by the rich and powerful. It was already good enough that she got this one.】

【If she didn’t want it, she could return it—plenty of people wanted it.】

【Upon hearing this, the descender immediately changed her mind. So what if it was just a body? She didn’t necessarily have to live the original owner’s life. The body was hers now, and she would live however she wanted.】

【So she chose to log into the “anomalous interface” and quickly joined the war for the throne…】

Ruan Yaoyao felt something was wrong and reread it several times.

【Descender?】

【Bodies?】

【Slots reserved for the rich and powerful? She was lucky just to get one?】

【If she didn’t want it, plenty of others did?】

【Is transmigration that easy?】

【Why do I feel like this world is full of holes, like a sieve—full of “transmigration” everywhere?】

【And why use the term “descender” in the first place?】

She immediately thought of the two reincarnators her third son, Ru Anzhi, had encountered.

【Even though I didn’t see any so-called “descenders,” they also used terms like “rebirth” and “transmigration.”】

【They also knew the plot in advance and came for revenge.】

【At the time, I thought they said those things because my third son was frequently targeted by “plot control,” and had already encountered reborn women many times—so it was just sarcasm.】

【But what if not?】

【What if they really meant “strategy/targeting”?】

A chill ran down Ruan Yaoyao’s spine.

Her expression turned cold. Without hesitation, she asked Yan Zhihua to follow her and spent several days thoroughly searching the entire psychiatric hospital.

Soon, she discovered that most of the patients in this hospital were “descenders.” Although they had various different circumstances, none of them intended to repay the original owners’ karma.

Instead, all of them wanted to enter the anomalous interface as quickly as possible, rapidly strengthen themselves, and fight for the so-called “throne.”