Lin Xuan had just walked over.
Su Hua immediately draped herself across Lin Xuan, her soft arms encircling his neck.
If it weren’t for the presence of others and the inconvenience of her qipao, Su Hua would have already straddled Lin Xuan by now.
“Does A-Xuan know who the woman in the sack was?” Su Hua raised her delicate eyebrows.
“I do,” Lin Xuan nodded. “It’s Qin Ruoyao, right?”
Su Hua’s brows lifted.
Her A-Xuan had indeed guessed it. So clever.
“Qin Ruoyao is your old flame, A-Xuan. How could you bear to be so harsh with her?” Su Hua whispered close to Lin Xuan’s lips, her breath warm and fragrant, the air between them thick with intimacy.
“Hua Bao, you said it yourself—she’s an old flame. There’s no lingering affection left. Why wouldn’t I be harsh? Besides, my first love was you, Hua Bao. I was never with Qin Ruoyao.”
Qin Ruoyao had never looked at him with any regard before.
Even though she had agreed to marry him, they had never even held hands.
Lin Xuan curled his fingers and gently tapped Su Hua’s nose. “Besides Hua Bao, all other women are the same to me.”
Su Hua’s eyes curved into a smile. “I’m very satisfied with A-Xuan’s answer.”
She pressed her red lips to his, their mouths meeting. “This is your reward, A-Xuan.”
With that, Su Hua lightly bit Lin Xuan’s lips.
Are you sure this isn’t your own reward, Hua Bao?
Lin Xuan thought to himself, but his hand truthfully found its way to her waist. He closed his eyes and kissed her back with abandon.
“Ahem.”
Butler Wang cleared his throat softly.
He turned away discreetly.
These young people nowadays really have no sense of propriety. Here he was, an old man, still present, and they were being so intimate as if no one else was around.
But the more intimate they were, the better. It meant he might soon have the chance to hold a little master or mistress in his arms.
Butler Wang’s eyes were filled with amusement.
He cleared the living room of all people and even had the surveillance cameras turned off to ensure nothing would disturb the couple.
While Su Hua and Lin Xuan were lost in their affection, Qin Ruoyao was being taken by Jiang Qing to a privately-run mental institution.
On the surface, the institution appeared clean, but it had ties to underground forces.
As long as you paid, they would fulfill any request.
Jiang Qing, wearing a mask, handed the director a large sum of money. “This is from our young lady.”
The director’s eyes were glued to the suitcase full of cash.
“What do you need us to do?” the director asked politely.
“Nothing much. Just make sure you take good care of her.” Jiang Qing emphasized the words “take good care” heavily.
“Understood. I’ll make sure everything is arranged properly,” the director replied with a smile.
Jiang Qing walked up to Qin Ruoyao and smiled. “Miss Qin, enjoy your time at the mental institution. The conditions here aren’t too bad. At least you’ll have food, clothes, and a place to stay, right?”
“Mmmph—!”
Qin Ruoyao’s eyes were bloodshot.
After Jiang Qing left, the director had Qin Ruoyao taken to a ward filled with deranged women.
The gag was removed from Qin Ruoyao’s mouth.
As soon as she could speak, she screamed, “I’m not crazy! I’m a normal person! Locking someone sane in a mental institution is illegal!”
“The law? You’re talking to me about the law? How laughable!” The director burst into unrestrained laughter.
Qin Ruoyao stumbled toward the director, grabbing his hand and pleading, “Please, let me out. Do you need a woman? I can serve you with my body.”
“You?” The director shoved her away in disgust.
“I don’t sleep with unclean women. And that face of yours? It’s not even worth my time!”
Her face!
Qin Ruoyao’s face turned pale.
How could she have forgotten?
Her face had been ruined by Su Hua, who had carved the word “scum” into it.
“You’ll stay here and behave yourself from now on.”
As the director walked out and prepared to close the door, Qin Ruoyao instinctively ran toward the exit, trying to escape the ward.
Just as she was about to reach the door, she was tripped by one of the patients.
Qin Ruoyao fell to the ground, watching helplessly as the iron door slammed shut.
“No!!!”
Qin Ruoyao completely broke down, sobbing on the floor.
Especially when she saw the deranged, hollow-eyed patients around her, her entire body trembled.
Her life was truly ruined.
Once inside, there was no way out.
Why?
Why was this happening to her?
Qin Ruoyao clenched her fists, pounding the ground in agony.
In the director’s office, the director sat in his swivel chair and calmly gave orders. “From now on, whenever a patient has an episode, send them to Qin Ruoyao. Let them keep her company.”
“Yes, Director,” the subordinate acknowledged.
“You may leave now.”
After the subordinate left, the director eagerly opened the suitcase full of cash.
His eyes gleamed.
With this much money, he would make sure to take very good care of her!
(Qin Ruoyao’s story to be continued. She will reappear later, likely in a confrontation with Lin Xuan.)
Meanwhile, Shen Mao dragged Shen Qianqian to apologize, but they were turned away two days in a row.
On the third day, Shen Mao tossed aside a tissue. “Qianqian, once you’re done eating, we’re going back to Su Corporation to apologize to President Su.”
“Dad,” Shen Qianqian whined, “let’s not go, okay? The president of Su Corporation keeps saying she’s too busy to see us. Why should we humiliate ourselves?”
“Qianqian, this is about showing our sincerity. What if President Su forgives us?” Shen Mao said.
“How could she possibly forgive us? They’re all cut from the same cloth!” Shen Qianqian’s face was filled with resentment.
If they weren’t so biased, why would they protect that vixen who seduced her way to the top?
She wasn’t in the wrong!
“Slap!”
Shen Mao slammed his chopsticks down.
“Shen Qianqian, Su Corporation isn’t like home. At home, you can act as spoiled as you want, but at Su Corporation, you need to know what’s appropriate and what’s not!”
“The president of Su Corporation doesn’t tolerate even a grain of sand. She’s ruthless and decisive. If we completely offend her, our Shen Group won’t survive in Yundu City. Your life of luxury will be over. Do you understand?”
Shen Qianqian lowered her head, biting her lip. “Dad, I understand.”
After breakfast, Shen Mao took Shen Qianqian back to Su Corporation.
“Is President Su available today?” Shen Mao asked politely.
The receptionist sighed. “Mr. Shen, you’re wasting your time. President Su has been extremely busy lately. Unless it’s a business matter, she’s not seeing anyone.”
Shen Mao had no choice but to wait in the lobby with Shen Qianqian.
He had met Su Hua before.
If Su Hua appeared, he would recognize her.
Suddenly, Shen Mao felt a churning in his stomach. He clutched his abdomen. “Qianqian, wait here. I need to use the restroom.”
After Shen Mao left, Su Hua entered the building.
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
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!
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."
