Su Hua's aura was still cold.
Lin Xuan placed a kiss on Su Hua's forehead, coaxing her softly, "Hua-bao, I'm still busy, I'll come to see you later."
"Mm." Su Hua was soothed, and the chill in her demeanor dissipated somewhat.
She was like this—just one kiss or a few tender words from Lin Xuan, and no matter how angry she was, her emotions would calm down considerably.
Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as she wasn't angry anymore.
Lin Xuan went back to looking at his computer, his eyes fixed on the screen.
Su Hua pursed her lips.
Was he really so infatuated with Xu Wan? He had quickly, carelessly kissed her, and then couldn't wait to go back to staring at pictures of Xu Wan...
Su Hua's beautiful eyes swirled with dark currents.
She really wished she could hide Lin Xuan away, so that he would only face her and no other woman.
Her Lin Xuan would never be coveted by other women...
Lin Xuan frowned.
Why did it feel so cold again?
He looked at Su Hua, only to see her gazing at him with a gentle expression. Lin Xuan shook his head—it must have been his imagination!
Lin Xuan turned his head back to the computer.
In the instant Lin Xuan looked away, Su Hua's expression changed again, dark and heavy, with an urge to destroy everything.
Su Hua suppressed the urge in her heart, walked out of the study, and made a phone call. "Jiang Qing, I need you to look into someone. Use the organization's intelligence network to do it, as quickly as possible!"
Jiang Qing frowned—it was late at night, and Su Hua was using the intelligence network. It must be something urgent!
"Who are you looking into, Su?” Jiang Qing asked, her face serious.
Su Hua's red lips parted slightly. "Xu Wan."
"Ah?" Jiang Qing was stunned. Xu Wan was the daughter of Su Hua's mother's sister, a month younger than Su Hua, and they had a decent relationship.
Why was Su Hua suddenly investigating her?
"What happened to Miss Xu?" Jiang Qing asked, puzzled.
Su Hua: "Nothing, I just don't like her."
Jiang Qing: "???"
Xu Wan had been filming abroad recently and hadn't returned—how could she have offended Su Hua?
And wasn't Xu Wan always incredibly obsequious towards Su Hua?
How could she possibly have upset her?
Jiang Qing was utterly baffled.
Su Hua continued, "Look into her scandalous behavior, preferably find evidence of her being involved with men in questionable circumstances, or abandoning them."
She was sure of it—her 'dear' cousin had gone through men like water.
Jiang Qing: "???"
Why was Su Hua suddenly so interested in Xu Wan's romantic affairs?
She wasn't usually concerned about anyone other than Lin Xuan.
Wait!
Could this be related to Lin Xuan?
Jiang Qing's mind instantly caught on.
It must have something to do with Lin Xuan! Only when it involved him did Su Hua get so invested.
Did Lin Xuan stop liking Qin Ruoyao and now have eyes for Xu Wan?
If that was the case, what kind of mess was this?
"Lin Xuan, please don't make things worse," Jiang Qing sighed deeply to the heavens.
Jiang Qing immediately followed Su Hua's instructions, focusing on investigating Xu Wan's relationships and anything damaging to her reputation.
Su Hua sat back on the sofa, browsing through Xu Wan's social media.
She saved every photo of Xu Wan with men.
The staff could sense Su Hua's bad mood and moved quietly, careful not to draw her attention.
In the garden, they whispered worriedly.
"What's wrong with Miss? I haven't seen Su Hua look so cold in a long time, like she's about to kill someone."
"Could it be that she had a fight with Lin Xuan?"
"I don't think so. It feels like she's brooding over something."
...
As a public figure in the entertainment industry, Xu Wan had always kept her romantic life under wraps, maintaining a good public image.
It took Jiang Qing an hour to send the investigation report to Su Hua.
Su Hua printed out the documents and photos, then returned to the study with them.
When Lin Xuan saw Su Hua enter, he closed his laptop hurriedly.
Su Hua pursed her lips.
Was he hiding something from her?
Lin Xuan quickly walked over to Su Hua.
"Hua-bao, is something wrong? You don't seem to be in a good mood," he asked, concerned.
"Lin Xuan, are you investigating Xu Wan?" Su Hua suddenly asked.
"Yes," Lin Xuan nodded.
"Here's what I found," Su Hua said, handing him the documents.
Lin Xuan took the documents, and his brows furrowed as he saw what was written.
It contained gossip about Xu Wan's romantic entanglements and some unsavory behavior.
Lin Xuan was confused.
Why was Su Hua giving him this?
Su Hua said expressionlessly, "She started dating in kindergarten, and has had 108 boyfriends in total."
Lin Xuan: "!!!"
Wow!
Was she trying to collect all 108 heroes of Liangshan?
Su Hua continued, "She's a heartbreaker, always making men fall desperately in love with her, then leaving them behind."
Lin Xuan was even more confused.
Su Hua wasn't usually one to be interested in gossip, so why was she telling him this?
Su Hua added, "She's even sent a few of her boyfriends to the hospital, breaking limbs."
Su Hua was committed to besmirching Xu Wan's reputation to make Lin Xuan lose interest in her.
"Hua-bao, how do you know so much about Xu Wan?" Lin Xuan asked, full of confusion.
Su Hua pursed her lips. "She's my cousin."
Lin Xuan suddenly understood.
So that was the connection.
Su Hua was telling him this because she cared about her cousin and hoped she'd find a stable relationship?
Lin Xuan thought that must be it.
He started to comfort Su Hua. "Hua-bao, I don't think it's that bad. She has money, and she can do whatever she wants. With this kind of lifestyle, she won't get hurt by men. That's pretty good."
Su Hua's eyes narrowed dangerously. "So Lin Xuan, you seem to really admire her?"
Ignoring the warning, Lin Xuan nodded. "I guess."
"But maybe she’s acting this way because she hasn’t met true love yet. When she finds someone she truly loves, she might settle down." Lin Xuan reasoned.
Of course, these were just lines he had heard in novels. He was just trying to calm Su Hua down and keep her from worrying about Xu Wan. People like Xu Wan were beyond help.
And he hated anyone who used others' emotions for their own gain! He was a victim of that himself!
Lin Xuan scrapped his idea of recruiting Xu Wan into his company.
Su Hua let out a cold laugh. "So Lin Xuan, do you think she’s suited to a man with what kind of personality?"
Lin Xuan stroked his chin and thought carefully. "Probably someone who complements her personality. From what you told me, she has a fiery temperament. So the man she ends up with will likely be more gentle, someone who can tolerate her."
Lin Xuan's analysis was purely objective, but Su Hua took it differently—she thought he was describing himself.
Lin Xuan was exactly the kind of gentle and understanding man, wasn't he?
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
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."
