Shen Qianqian's eyes lit up slightly.
So, Lin Xuan trusts her now?
"Lin Xuan," Shen Qianqian's gaze fell on the cake bag in Lin Xuan's hand, and she smiled, "It turns out you also like the cakes from this shop. I like them too. What a coincidence that I came here to buy a cake and bumped into you, Lin Xuan."
"Then tell me, what's the name of this cake shop?" Lin Xuan asked mockingly.
Shen Qianqian's smile froze.
How would she know what it was called?
A cake shop in such a place must be very small and low-end.
How could such a cake shop beworthy of the Shen Family's only daughter?
She had wanted to find a topic to get closer to Lin Xuan, but she didn't expect him to ask her that...
"It's, it's..." Shen Qianqian bit her lip, stuttering and unable to answer for a long time.
Lin Xuan sneered coldly.
"Shen Qianqian, I'm not an idiot. I won't be fooled by you."
"I noticed you were following me in the restaurant. Otherwise, do you think I would have come to such a secluded place? These gangsters, and your injury—it's all part of your plan, isn't it?"
Shen Qianqian's face turned pale.
Lin Xuan had actually figured it out...
"Lin Xuan," Shen Qianqian clutched her clothes, biting her lip, "I did all this for you. I like you. The first time I saw you at Lin Li's birthday party, I fell for you."
"That's why I set up all of this, hoping to draw your attention through this method."
Shen Qianqian glanced cautiously at Lin Xuan.
They say men love to see women go to great lengths for them. Maybe Lin Xuan would be touched by what she just said...
Instead, what she saw was Lin Xuan's face covered in frost.
Shen Qianqian's heart skipped a beat.
"Shen Qianqian," Lin Xuan pulled a cold smile, "Don't waste your efforts on me. I will never like you."
Lin Xuan raised his left hand. "See that?"
Shen Qianqian's pupils constricted.
Lin Xuan's left middle finger was wearing a ring—wearing a ring on the left middle finger indicates that he's in a romantic relationship...
"I already have a girlfriend," Lin Xuan said coldly.
"Lin Xuan, you have a girlfriend!"
Shen Qianqian's emotions began to crumble. "Who is it? Who is she?"
"Who she is, I don't think I'm obligated to tell you, Miss Shen." Lin Xuan's tone was devoid of any emotion. "Remember, don't come near me. I don't want my girlfriend to get the wrong idea."
He wanted to keep his distance from all these unnecessary romantic troubles.
"Lin Xuan," Shen Qianqian covered her bleeding arm, which had been stabbed by a knife, her face pale and weak-looking. "My arm really hurts."
Lin Xuan didn't even glance at her.
He held the cake and left without hesitation.
Lin Xuan paused mid-step, suddenly remembering that Su Hua was on a business trip.
She wouldn't be able to eat this cake.
Lin Xuan felt a bit annoyed. He had been so busy dealing with Shen Qianqian that he forgot to contact Su Hua.
He took out his phone and sent Su Hua a message.
He took a photo of the cake.
[Hua Baby, I bought a cake. I forgot you're on a business trip. I'll buy you another when you get back.]
[Take care of yourself abroad. Eat and sleep on time, okay?]
Meanwhile, in H Country, in a spacious meeting room.
Su Hua kept glancing at her phone, waiting impatiently for a message from Lin Xuan. A frown appeared on her face, and an aura of displeasure radiated from her.
Jiang Qing rubbed her forehead.
Su Hua is truly inseparable from Lin Xuan for a day. She arrived in H Country just yesterday afternoon and already misses Lin Xuan.
Finally, her phone pinged with a QQ notification.
Su Hua saw the message from Lin Xuan and her lips curved into a smile. She lowered her gaze and tapped on the screen with her fingers.
She replied to Lin Xuan: [Okay.]
"Ding."
As soon as she finished replying, Lin Xuan's message came in again: [Have you eaten dinner?]
Su Hua: [Yes, I have.]
Su Hua put down her phone and instructed, "Bring the food over."
"Alright," Jiang Qing unpacked the meal box and set all the dishes on a small table.
As she watched Su Hua eat, she couldn't help but marvel. Su Hua really listens to Lin Xuan's words.
Before, Su Hua was a workaholic, often buried in work, eating only when she remembered or was relatively free.
This time was no different. In order to rush back and see Lin Xuan, she didn't care about resting or eating.
But just one sentence from Lin Xuan was enough to make Su Hua eat.
Lin Xuan really knows how to handle her.
On this side.
Lin Xuan put his phone away and continued walking.
Shen Qianqian watched Lin Xuan stop and thought he might be regretting his behavior toward her, that he might turn back to check on her.
Instead, he just looked at his phone and left.
Not even a glance her way.
Until Lin Xuan disappeared from her sight, "Ah——" Shen Qianqian broke down and screamed.
Her bodyguards stood nervously by the side.
"Lin Xuan, how could you like another woman? How could you? You can only like me!" Shen Qianqian's eyes reddened, and she cried painfully.
A bodyguard received a message from Shen's Father and stepped forward reluctantly. "Miss, Mr. Shen asks you to come back soon."
"Smack——"
Shen Qianqian slapped the bodyguard across the face. "Useless bunch! If it weren't for you revealing the clues, Lin Xuan wouldn't have figured out it was all my setup!"
Now, she had left a bad impression on Lin Xuan.
The bodyguard lowered his head, enduring Shen Qianqian's scolding and abuse.
"Go and investigate!" Shen Qianqian gritted her teeth, her face filled with venom. "I want to see who dares to compete with me for a man!"
Anyone who offends her won't have a good end!
She would send Lin Xuan's girlfriend to the Golden Triangle to serve those old, ugly, and perverted men!
Once that woman is gone, Lin Xuan won't refuse her like this!
Whatever Shen Qianqian wants, she has never failed to get.
Including men!
Shen Qianqian got into the car.
The bodyguard nervously asked, "Miss, are we going back?"
"No, we're going to the Lin Family," Shen Qianqian said coldly.
"The Lin Family?" The bodyguard frowned, "Miss, didn't the Shen Family cut ties with the Lin Family?"
Shen Qianqian glared at him. "I told you to go, so just go. Why ask so much?"
The bodyguard didn't dare to speak.
They drove to the Lin Family residence.
Ever since the Shen Family canceled their cooperation with the Lin Family, Lin Chang had been in a mess, looking for investments everywhere.
Even now, he hadn't resolved the issues, and several large-scale investment projects had fallen through.
Shen Qianqian entered the Lin Family home.
Jiang Shuqin crossed her arms disdainfully.
Shen Qianqian must have come back regretting her decision, hoping to maintain her relationship with Lin Li.
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
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!
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
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."
