Jiang Shuqin touched her belly and smiled, saying, "This little one just kicked me. So naughty."
At that moment, Lin Li received a phone call.
Seeing the caller's name, the corners of his lips curled up.
"Mom, I have something to take care of. I'll head back to my room now."
"Go ahead," Jiang Shuqin nodded.
Lin Li returned to his room, closed the door, and locked it.
Then he answered the call.
"Sir, I'm calling to confirm if we should proceed with the original plan tomorrow—to get rid of her child."
"Proceed as planned," Lin Li said before hanging up.
He sat on the bed, staring at his phone. After a long while, he suddenly burst into laughter.
"A child? Jiang Shuqin, you actually think a child can replace me?"
"The Lin family can only be inherited by me. No one else dares to take it!"
Lin Li's eyes were bloodshot.
He would gradually take control of the Lin family from the shadows.
That way, he wouldn’t have to please anyone anymore.
Nor would he have to live behind this fake mask!
Lin Li returned downstairs.
"Li'er, have you finished handling your matters?" Jiang Shuqin asked with a smile.
"Just a small thing," Lin Li replied. "Mom, how about we go to Lanshan Temple tomorrow to pray for blessings? To ensure my little brother is born safely."
Jiang Shuqin thought about what had happened twenty years ago and nodded.
"Alright, let's go. There's a monk there named Master Jingli who is quite spiritually powerful."
Lin Li thoughtfully accompanied Jiang Shuqin for a while, chatting with her, before returning to his room. He sent a message to Wang Yajun: "The plan is proceeding as scheduled. Mom, the temple is your responsibility now."
If he were to directly poison Jiang Shuqin, the police might get involved, and it could lead back to him.
He couldn’t take that risk.
To ensure everything went smoothly, he had been giving Jiang Shuqin medicine these past few days—medicine that weakened the fetus and would make it impossible for her to conceive again in the future.
All he needed now was the right moment, the moment to cause a miscarriage.
Jiang Shuqin was scheduled for a prenatal check-up in two days, so the child had to be eliminated tomorrow.
A cold glint flashed in Lin Li's eyes.
Originally, he had planned to have someone bump into Jiang Shuqin and make her fall. But now, he changed his mind. He wanted her to suffer, to make her understand the price of trying to replace him with her child.
In the study of the night garden.
Lin Xuan listened to Lin Li's phone conversation and saved the recording with satisfaction.
Then he manipulated his computer to retrieve the identity records of the man on the phone.
Lin Xuan was so engrossed in his task that he didn’t notice Su Hua had entered and was standing right behind him.
When Lin Xuan finished securing the records, the beautiful woman suddenly bent down and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Xuan, are you planning to give this evidence to Jiang Shuqin so she can guard against Lin Li and create a rift between them?"
"No, I won’t interfere," Lin Xuan replied.
"Then are you waiting for Jiang Shuqin to lose her child before exposing that Lin Li was behind it?"
Su Hua's tone sounded casual, but in truth, she cared deeply about Lin Xuan's answer. Just as she had hoped, Lin Xuan replied, "I don’t plan to tell the Lin family either. If I did, they might kick Lin Li out. What I want is for Lin Li to throw the Lin family into chaos."
Hearing this, Su Hua's eyes sparkled with a strange light.
Xuan's actions clearly showed he had no feelings left for the Lin family.
How wonderful.
Apart from Wang Dahe, the only person Xuan cared about was her.
Thinking of Wang Dahe—especially the image of him wrapping his arm around Lin Xuan's neck—Su Hua's eyes turned cold again.
She really wanted to drive him away from Xuan's side. But they had grown up together, and if Wang Dahe were to treat Xuan poorly, it would break his heart.
Wang Dahe, who was in the middle of playing a game, frowned.
Why did his arm feel so cold all of a sudden?
"I really like this side of you, Xuan," Su Hua said, her red lips curving into a smile.
The darker Xuan became, the happier she felt. This way, they were truly on the same path.
Hmm—
Should she corrupt Xuan even further?
If Lin Xuan knew what Su Hua was thinking, he would say there was no need—he was already corrupted.
Lin Xuan looked at Su Hua curiously. "Hua, what are you thinking about?"
"Nothing," Su Hua replied, resting her chin on Lin Xuan's shoulder. "I’m just thinking about how I’m going to devour you later."
Lin Xuan: "..."
This time, Lin Xuan was determined to reclaim his masculine dignity. He wrapped his arms around Su Hua's slender waist and pressed her down onto the bed.
"No, Hua, it’s me who’s going to devour you."
Hearing this, Su Hua's eyes brimmed with excitement. She wrapped her soft arms around Lin Xuan's neck and said, "Alright, let’s see how you’re going to devour me."
The next day.
Lin Li personally drove Jiang Shuqin to the temple.
Jiang Shuqin listened intently as the monk interpreted her fortune stick. Her brows furrowed tightly.
"Bad luck?"
"Yes," the monk nodded. "To put it simply, there is someone with ill intentions around you. This could pose a threat to the child in your womb."
The monk glanced thoughtfully at Lin Li.
He shook his head.
He could only say this much. The rest was up to her to figure out.
If she didn’t drive him away soon, it could lead to the downfall of her family.
Speaking of which, this family was quite foolish. Instead of cherishing the phoenix, they doted on someone with a wicked heart.
Hearing the monk's words, especially seeing the monk's penetrating gaze, Lin Li's heart skipped a beat.
"Thank you, Master," Lin Li said with a nod.
After expressing his gratitude, he quickly added, "Mom, let’s go."
"But I haven’t finished asking my questions," Jiang Shuqin frowned.
"Mom, it’s getting late. Didn’t you want to meet someone?"
"Ah, that’s right."
Jiang Shuqin nodded.
"Mom, while you were praying earlier, I took the liberty of finding out where Master Jingli resides," Lin Li said, supporting Jiang Shuqin as they walked.
"Good, good. Thank you for being so thoughtful," Jiang Shuqin smiled. Lin Li was truly considerate.
They arrived at Master Jingli's room.
Lin Li gave him a nod, and a faint glint passed through Master Jingli's eyes.
"Master Jingli," Jiang Shuqin spoke politely. "Earlier, I drew a fortune stick, and the monk said there is someone with ill intentions around me, which could affect my unborn child. Do you know who this person might be?"
Master Jingli closed his eyes, rotating his prayer beads and murmuring softly.
Ten minutes later, he opened his eyes, his brows deeply furrowed.
Jiang Shuqin asked anxiously, "Master Jingli, what is it?"
"I’ve just divined that after you sent him away from your home, the Lin family’s fortunes improved significantly. Did you later bring him back?" Master Jingli asked.
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!"
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
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."
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!
