Shen Qianqian pursed her lips, "Brother Lin Xuan, I still hope we can talk privately, just the two of us. Having outsiders around isn't convenient."
"Wang Dahe is right. He and I are close, so he’s not an outsider. If you have something to say, say it here. Otherwise, I’m afraid I can’t stay," Lin Xuan said expressionlessly.
He had no intention of being alone with Shen Qianqian.
If someone from Su Hua’s side caught them, he’d be in big trouble.
"Brother Lin Xuan, wait!" Shen Qianqian called out anxiously, stopping him.
She didn’t know where Lin Xuan lived. If she didn’t speak up now, she had no idea when she’d get another chance to see him.
The longer she waited, the deeper his feelings for that woman would grow.
"Brother Lin Xuan," Shen Qianqian lowered her head and whispered, "I know you actually like me too."
Lin Xuan: "!!!"
What the hell!
Don’t drag me into this!
Wang Dahe’s eyes widened as he looked at Lin Xuan, his expression screaming "scumbag."
"Shen Qianqian, I already have someone I like—the woman from the coffee shop that day. Besides her, no one else catches my eye," Lin Xuan said through gritted teeth.
Shen Qianqian, don’t mess with me!
Su Hua was a yandere. If she got jealous, his kidneys would suffer.
"Brother Lin Xuan, I know you’re afraid to admit it. You have your reasons, don’t you?" Shen Qianqian said with a knowing look.
Lin Xuan: "..."
What reasons could I possibly have?
He just wanted to stay away from other women.
"Brother Lin Xuan, does that woman have something on you? You can tell me. My family has power and influence. We can help you resolve it."
Lin Xuan: "She doesn’t have anything on me."
He simply wanted to be with Su Hua.
Shen Qianqian pursed her lips. If there was no leverage, then that vixen must have temporarily bewitched Brother Lin Xuan.
But sooner or later, he’d realize she was better than that vixen.
"Brother Lin Xuan," Shen Qianqian puffed out her cheeks, "If you’re worried about hurting her, we can have a secret relationship. She doesn’t have to know."
As long as Brother Lin Xuan was willing to spend time with her, she was confident she could drive that vixen away from him.
Wang Dahe was stunned.
From the sound of it, she was volunteering to be the other woman.
She looked well-off, so how could she be so shameless?
"Brother Lin Xuan, I like you. As long as you’re willing to be with me, I can accept anything..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Lin Xuan quickly interrupted Shen Qianqian. "Wait, where exactly did you get the idea that I like you?"
Shen Qianqian had set up that whole "beauty saves the hero" scenario, but he hadn’t fallen for it.
Later, he even brought Su Hua along to show her he had a girlfriend, hoping she’d back off.
Everything he’d done was to make it clear he wasn’t interested in her.
He genuinely didn’t know what had given Shen Qianqian the wrong idea.
"Brother Lin Xuan, weren’t you smiling at me the whole time on stage?"
Shen Qianqian shyly lowered her head.
Brother Lin Xuan’s gaze had been so focused, as if filled with affection, making her blush and her heart race.
Lin Xuan was baffled. "Shen Qianqian, where were you sitting?"
"Brother Lin Xuan, don’t you remember? I was in the third row, right in the middle," Shen Qianqian replied, her face red.
"The middle seat?" Wang Dahe exclaimed.
Wasn’t that where Su Hua had been sitting?
So that’s what happened!
"Shen Qianqian, don’t flatter yourself," Wang Dahe said, crossing his arms. "On stage, Lin Xuan was looking at the vixen you mentioned, not you."
"You ugly man, what do you know?" Shen Qianqian snapped, unable to hold back her disdain for this unattractive guy.
"Me? Ugly?" Wang Dahe pointed at himself.
Damn!
He admitted he wasn’t as handsome as Lin Xuan!
But he wasn’t bad-looking, right?
He had a square face, the classic look of a Chinese man.
How was that ugly?
As soon as the words left her mouth, Shen Qianqian regretted them.
This unattractive guy was Brother Lin Xuan’s friend. Would insulting him make Brother Lin Xuan dislike her?
"I’m sorry, I lost my temper for a moment," Shen Qianqian apologized.
Wang Dahe snorted.
He wasn’t going to forgive her! Insulting his appearance? Unforgivable!
If she offended him, she could forget about getting close to Lin Xuan. Dream on!
"Brother Lin Xuan," Shen Qianqian turned to Lin Xuan, her demeanor sweet and charming again, "You were looking at me, weren’t you?"
Lin Xuan spoke coldly, "Wang Dahe is right. I was looking at my girlfriend. As for you, if you hadn’t shown up today, I wouldn’t even have known you were at the event."
Shen Qianqian’s face paled.
"Shen Qianqian," Lin Xuan took a deep breath. If he weren’t the type to avoid hitting women, he’d have already punched her.
"I’ve told you before, I will never like you. For your sake and your family’s safety, you’d better give up on this idea."
Lin Xuan’s attitude toward Shen Qianqian remained as cold as ever.
There wasn’t a trace of affection for her in his eyes.
Shen Qianqian’s eyes stung from his coldness.
"Brother Lin Xuan, why can’t you just look at me a little more?" Shen Qianqian’s eyes were filled with sorrow.
Wang Dahe glared at her, "Isn’t it obvious? Lin Xuan has a girlfriend. You’re just an outsider. Why should he pay you any attention?"
"Lin Xuan, let’s go."
Wang Dahe pulled Lin Xuan away.
Damn it.
If they stayed any longer, he might’ve punched Shen Qianqian.
Back in the car.
Wang Dahe said, "Lin Xuan, you should tone down your irresistible charm a bit."
Look, another admirer had appeared.
Lin Xuan sighed deeply, "I don’t want this either."
If Su Hua got jealous, it wouldn’t end well.
"Lin Xuan, always remember to stay true to yourself," Wang Dahe said seriously. "Don’t betray Su Hua’s genuine feelings for you."
"Wait, Wang Dahe," Lin Xuan couldn’t help but ask, "Are you my good brother or Su Hua’s? Why does it sound like you’re always on her side?"
Wang Dahe replied with a smirk, "I wouldn’t mind being Su Hua’s good brother."
If Su Hua spared even a little money from her fortune, he’d be set for life.
"Lin Xuan, I’ll be honest with you," Wang Dahe said earnestly. "If I keep an eye on you, maybe Su Hua will reward me someday."
Lin Xuan: "..."
I treat you like a brother, and you throw me under the bus?
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
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."
