Lin Jingyue nodded in admission. "I do like him, but he already has a girlfriend, and he's deeply in love with her. I'll never have a chance to be with him in this lifetime."
"That's true," Chen Ting sighed. "But Yueyue, you'd better not let Boss Su find out about your feelings for Lin Xuan. Someone in a position of power like Boss Su definitely won't tolerate a single flaw in her eyes. If she finds out you like Lin Xuan, I'm afraid she might take action against your family."
Lin Jingyue shook her head and said, "Don't worry, I'll keep my feelings for Lin Xuan well hidden."
If Lin Xuan ever found out she had feelings for him, she would probably be kicked out of the project.
Then she wouldn't have any more chances to spend time with him.
Chen Mo, who had been hiding in the corner, stepped out.
He stared at Lin Jingyue's retreating figure with a dark expression.
He was right. Lin Jingyue really did like Lin Xuan.
"Lin Jingyue," Chen Mo said coldly. "You are the woman I've been pursuing for years. Of course I want to see you happy. Since that's the case, I'll gladly help fulfill your wish to be with Lin Xuan."
Now, all he had to do was wait for an opportunity—an opportunity to push Lin Xuan and Lin Jingyue together.
After leaving Shangqing University, Lin Xuan took out his phone and called the butler.
"Young Master Lin," Butler Wang's respectful voice came through the phone.
"Uncle Wang," Lin Xuan asked, "what is Hua doing right now?"
"Miss?" Butler Wang frowned and replied, "Miss hasn't returned to the Night Garden."
She hasn't returned to the Night Garden?
Could Hua still be at work?
"Alright, I understand." Lin Xuan nodded. After hanging up the phone, he called Jiang Qing to ask where Su Hua was.
"Boss Su isn't at the company. She went to the Su family's old residence," Jiang Qing replied.
"Young Master Lin, have you not gone back yet?" Jiang Qing added.
"No, I was busy with my research at Shangqing University and only just finished," Lin Xuan answered.
So that was it.
Jiang Qing nodded in understanding.
No wonder Boss Su looked so upset when she left the company. It turned out Young Master Lin hadn't been able to make it back in time to keep her company.
However, Jiang Qing kept this observation to herself.
She knew that under these circumstances, Boss Su's mood would instantly improve the moment she saw Young Master Lin.
There was absolutely no need for her to worry.
"Secretary Jiang, why do you ask?" Lin Xuan inquired, feeling a bit puzzled.
"It's nothing," Jiang Qing replied, shaking her head. "I was just curious, so I asked. Young Master Lin, you should go look for Boss Su. I still have work to catch up on."
After she hung up the phone,
Jiang Qing looked at the massive pile of documents on her desk that needed to be processed and completed today.
With this much work, even if she didn't take a single break, it would still take her another three hours to get through it all.
"Sigh."
Jiang Qing let out a heavy sigh.
The life of a corporate wage slave was truly a bitter one.
While the boss was off having a good time, she was stuck here working miserable overtime hours.
Suddenly, she found herself missing the old workaholic version of Boss Su.
At least the old Boss Su would never have left her secretary to work overtime alone while she went out to enjoy herself.
Meanwhile, Lin Xuan made a U-turn and drove toward the Su family's old residence.
As he drove past a night market, Lin Xuan spotted a plush kitten being sold at a street stall.
An image suddenly popped into Lin Xuan's mind: a certain little woman in bed, wearing a black kitten lingerie set with cat ears perched on her head. She was on all fours, kneeling on the mattress, looking up at him with an alluring, seductive expression...
"Ahem." Lin Xuan cleared his throat lightly, awkwardly reigning in his wandering thoughts.
He shifted his gaze back to the plush kitten.
The plush toy looked incredibly soft and adorable—it actually resembled Hua a little bit.
Lin Xuan pulled his car into a parking spot and stepped out.
He walked over to the stall.
"Hello, how much is this plush kitten?" Lin Xuan asked.
The vendor running the stall was a young woman who looked to be only in her early twenties.
"This one?" The young woman looked up. The moment Lin Xuan's handsome face entered her line of sight, smack—she felt as if she had just been struck by Cupid's arrow.
This guy was just way, way, way too handsome...
He was literally her dream man come to life!
Seeing that the young woman was staring blankly without saying a word, Lin Xuan frowned and asked again, "How much is this plush kitten?"
The young woman snapped out of her daze and replied, "Sir, it's fifty yuan."
"Alright."
Lin Xuan pulled out a fifty-yuan bill and handed it to her.
As she took the money, she tried to sound casual as she asked, "Sir, are you buying this plushie for a relative's kid, or for your girlfriend?"
Lin Xuan replied, "It's a gift for my girlfriend."
Shatter.
The young woman's heart broke into a million pieces.
He already had a girlfriend... She had absolutely no hope.
Then again, even if he didn't have a girlfriend, judging by the elegant aura he exuded, he was undoubtedly a wealthy young heir. He wasn't someone an ordinary girl like her could ever dream of being with anyway.
"Sir, your girlfriend is very lucky."
She packed the plushie into a bag and handed it to Lin Xuan.
"Take care, sir."
"Thank you."
Lin Xuan took the bag and walked away.
The young woman watched his retreating figure and sighed.
"It's true what they say. All the good men are already taken."
He wasn't someone an ordinary person like her could ever covet.
At that exact moment, Feng Yaya and her friend happened to be walking by.
"Yaya, isn't that Lin Xuan?" Feng Yaya's friend, He Jialing, said excitedly.
Feng Yaya's bedroom was covered in photos of Lin Xuan, and she constantly followed any news about him on the internet.
She had even gone on a strict diet just to lose weight for him.
He Jialing knew full well that Feng Yaya's crush on Lin Xuan bordered on sheer obsession.
Feng Yaya looked in the direction He Jialing was pointing.
She immediately spotted that strikingly handsome figure.
Thump, thump, thump— Feng Yaya's heart began to pound wildly in her chest.
It really was Lin Xuan.
She was finally seeing him again.
He Jialing nudged Feng Yaya's shoulder and teased, "Yaya, haven't you been dieting day and night just so you could slim down and appear in front of Lin Xuan?"
"Now that you have such a perfect figure and look so pretty, you should hurry up and go over there. You can pretend to accidentally bump into him. That way, you'll definitely leave a deep impression on him."
"No, I'm not going," Feng Yaya said, shaking her head.
He Jialing asked in confusion, "Yaya, didn't you lose all that weight just so you could be with him? Now that you've finally slimmed down, why aren't you going to see him? What are you waiting for?"
Feng Yaya raised a hand to touch her own cheek. "I'm still in the recovery phase right now. I want to wait until I'm back to looking my absolute best before I see him."
Because she had been so desperate to appear in front of Lin Xuan as soon as possible, she had dieted far too aggressively over the past few months. As a result, her skin was slightly loose, and her complexion was somewhat sallow.
She wanted to wait until her complexion was fully restored before making contact with him.
When she and Lin Xuan officially met face-to-face, she wanted to leave him with the most perfect impression possible.
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."
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
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!
