Chen Mo's gaze was firmly locked onto Lin Jingyue.
"Yueyue, can't you give me one more chance? I promise I'll never do anything like that to deal with Lin Xuan again."
He held up two fingers in a solemn vow. "As long as you're willing to give me a chance, Yueyue, I won't do anything you dislike. I swear, if I ever..."
Before Chen Mo could finish, Lin Jingyue cut him off.
"There's no need to swear," Lin Jingyue said coldly. "Because I'm not interested in you."
"Yueyue—"
Chen Mo tried to grab Lin Jingyue's hand. "Don't you know? I've always liked you. I'm the hunk of the department; so many women like me, but I haven't spared them a single glance. Yueyue, my heart only holds you."
"You can't be this cruel to me."
The moment Chen Mo touched Lin Jingyue's hand, she shook him off.
Smack!
A heavy slap landed squarely on Chen Mo's face.
Chen Mo's head snapped to the side from the force of the blow, and a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
The stinging pain on his face filled his eyes with malevolence.
How dare this woman, Lin Jingyue, hit him?
"Chen Mo." Impatience showed on Lin Jingyue's face. "I could never like you. Even if every other man in the world died, I still wouldn't be with you. Just give up."
"And please, stop pestering me."
With that, Lin Jingyue turned and walked away.
Some students from Shangqing University happened to be passing by.
They frowned at the scene.
"Isn't that Chen Mo? That traitor... how does he still have the nerve to show his face at Shangqing University?"
"Exactly. If I were Chen Mo, I'd stay far away from here. I wouldn't have the shame to come back."
"Lin Jingyue!"
"That's Lin Jingyue!"
A student noticed Lin Jingyue walking toward the school gate. He pointed at her with a look of realization.
"Yesterday, Chen Mo was saying something to Lin Jingyue about liking her. He claimed he slandered and smeared Lin Xuan all for her sake. Don't get me started; that speech was disgusting. It gave me goosebumps."
"I bet he came to find Lin Jingyue again today. He really has no shame. Lin Jingyue has already clearly rejected him, yet he keeps pestering her."
A few guys who had a secret crush on Lin Jingyue rolled up their sleeves.
This Chen Mo dared to keep harassing their goddess? He was asking for a death wish!
They stared at Chen Mo, their voices chilling.
"Brothers, we're off-campus. As long as we don't go overboard, the school won't interfere!"
The group of boys walked up to Chen Mo.
They were from the physical education department, tall and burly.
Standing before them, an inexplicable fear rose in Chen Mo's heart.
"What do you want to do?" Chen Mo's voice trembled slightly.
Among the boys, some cracked their knuckles while others rolled up their sleeves.
"What do we want to do?" One of them sneered. "Isn't it obvious?"
They advanced step by step.
Chen Mo retreated step by step.
There happened to be a rock behind Chen Mo. As he backed away, his foot clipped it.
Thump!
Chen Mo fell onto his backside.
"Hahahaha!"
A wave of mocking laughter erupted from the surroundings.
The sports students looked at him with disdain. "What a coward. Boring."
"Come on, guys, let's go to class."
They didn't bother with Chen Mo anymore.
They had only intended to scare him a little, anyway.
Being off-campus meant school rules didn't apply, but if they actually beat Chen Mo up, they'd have to pay his medical bills and would get a criminal record.
They weren't stupid enough to do that.
The sports students left, and the other students who had been watching the drama followed them into the school.
Chen Mo pushed himself up from the ground.
His gaze was dark and gloomy.
"Lin Jingyue, you brought this on yourself. Don't blame me."
Who asked her to be so heartless?
He had clearly targeted Lin Xuan for her sake. It was because of her that he had been expelled from school, fired from his company, and had his reputation ruined.
And her? She stood high and mighty, accusing him of having bad character.
His sincere heart had been thrown to the ground and trampled on by Lin Jingyue!
"Lin Jingyue, you think you're so high and mighty?"
"Fine. Then I'll drag you down into the mud to rot with me."
"Hahahaha!"
A grotesque smile appeared on Chen Mo's face.
When the time came, and Lin Jingyue was being reviled by everyone and the Lin family went bankrupt, wouldn't getting together with her be the easiest thing in the world?
Limping, Chen Mo left the entrance of Shangqing University.
In the blink of an eye, the weekend arrived.
Lin Xuan had contacted Jiang Yutong in advance. The Jiang family knew Lin Xuan would be coming to the Jiang residence early to treat Grandpa Jiang.
The whole family was waiting in the living room bright and early.
Jiang Manting frowned and asked, "Tongtong, aren't you going to the office?"
Jiang Yutong shook her head. "Little Xuan is coming to our house today. I have to be here. How could the company be more important than Little Xuan?"
If the price of Little Xuan coming back was her company going bankrupt, she would choose Little Xuan's return without a second thought.
"Sis, you're a workaholic yourself, yet you didn't go to the office today either, did you?" Jiang Yutong said with a raised eyebrow.
"It's the weekend. The employees are off. There's nothing for me to do at the office," Jiang Manting replied.
Jiang Yutong muttered, "Stubborn."
In the past, her sister was a total workaholic devoted entirely to the company, often going a whole month without taking a single day off.
She was certain that her sister was staying home solely because Little Xuan was coming over.
"Ahem."
Jiang Manting coughed lightly. "Tongtong, some things are better left unsaid."
The Jiang family had been waiting for Lin Xuan since 8:30 AM.
Jiang Yutong kept yawning, feeling drowsy.
Finally, at 11:00 AM, a servant came in to report, "Master, Eldest Miss, Second Miss, Young Master Lin is here."
"Great!" Jiang Yutong exclaimed excitedly. "Little Xuan is finally here."
She hurried toward the entrance.
Jiang Manting remained seated on the living room sofa with an air of composure, though her eyes kept darting toward the door.
Grandpa Jiang also walked toward the door, leaning on his cane.
Two figures appeared.
Upon seeing the person following Lin Xuan, Grandpa Jiang's face stiffened.
Why did this meddlesome Old Man Su come along?
"Old Man Jiang." Old Master Su greeted Grandpa Jiang with a beaming smile. "Long time no see. Look at you, your complexion is getting better and better."
Grandpa Jiang glared at Old Master Su.
If Little Xuan hadn't been there, he would definitely have kicked this Old Man Su out.
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
