Jiang Shuqin's face was filled with rage: "Lin Xuan, if you dare marry Qin Ruoyao today, you can forget about ever returning to the Lin Family!"
Lin Li's eyes lit up.
His mother was about to kick Lin Xuan out of the Lin Family! As expected, his carefully laid plan was working.
Lin Xuan had always been infatuated with Qin Ruoyao, chasing after her like a lovesick fool. So, Lin Li had anonymously struck a deal with Qin Ruoyao, offering her three million in exchange for her agreement to marry Lin Xuan.
After all, he was also his father's biological son. Why shouldn’t he inherit the Lin Family? Fearing that Jiang Shuqin might discover his true identity, he had devised this scheme.
Through Qin Ruoyao, he would ensure that Lin Xuan and the Lin Family were completely severed!
And to be absolutely certain, he would have Qin Ruoyao utterly destroy Lin Xuan, turning him into a complete failure, someone entirely incapable of managing the Lin Family's business.
Lin Chang puffed on his cigarette, smoke swirling around him: "Lin Xuan, if you don’t go through with this marriage today, you’re still a member of the Lin Family. Call Qin Ruoyao now and cancel the wedding!"
If word got out that his eldest son, Lin Xuan, was marrying into another family, where would Lin Chang’s dignity be?
Lin Xuan spoke firmly, each word deliberate: "I will marry her today. I will not cancel the wedding."
He still needed to attend the wedding ceremony, go through with the marriage as planned, and wait for Su Hua to appear. Only then would he break off the engagement with Qin Ruoyao in front of Su Hua, proving his sincerity!
*Slap!* Lin Chang slammed his hand on the table: "Lin Xuan, I am your biological father. Are you refusing to listen to me?"
Lin Xuan retorted with a sneer: "You, Mom, and my sisters—have any of you ever treated me as your son or brother? So why should I still consider you my father?"
Lin Xuan's icy gaze swept over the relatives sitting on the sofa, people who were supposed to be his closest family.
He had been abducted as a child and ended up in an orphanage, a place so poor that having enough to eat and wear warm clothes was a luxury.
Watching other orphans being found by their biological parents or adopted, he had yearned deeply for family. How he wished he could be one of them, to have a family of his own.
Then, when he was thirteen, Lin Chang had found him, claiming he was his long-lost son. In that moment, he had been overjoyed, thinking he finally had a home.
But after returning to the Lin Family, no matter how hard he tried to fit in, they had always looked down on him, treating him as an uneducated orphan unworthy of their prestigious family.
Lin Li… Ha! In their eyes, only Lin Li, the adopted son, mattered.
He had always been a better student than Lin Li, but during the two days of the college entrance exams, he had felt dizzy, his mind buzzing. Unsurprisingly, he had performed poorly, scoring just over 300 points, not even reaching the cutoff for a second-tier university. The Lin Family had accused him of cheating in his previous exams, believing his true abilities had been exposed during the exams. Now, looking back, he suspected Lin Li had something to do with it.
In their eyes, Lin Li was the obedient, capable son, while he, the biological son, was nothing but a failure.
The most absurd part was that it wasn’t until his death, when he saw their cold reaction, that he realized he meant less to them than an outsider.
When an outsider died, they might feel a hint of pity. But when he died, they felt nothing but indifference.
How ironic! They were supposed to be his flesh and blood!
In this life, he no longer needed these so-called relatives.
Lin Chang roared: "I never thought I’d raise such an ungrateful son! You think you’re all grown up and capable now, don’t you? Then get out of the Lin Family! Don’t you dare come back!"
Lin Xuan replied expressionlessly: "Fine, I’ll leave."
Lin Chang growled: "Before you go, sign this severance agreement."
Lin Xuan glanced at the lawyer standing nearby and sneered. They were in such a hurry to kick him out.
Just as well. He didn’t want anything to do with the Lin Family anymore.
Without hesitation, Lin Xuan signed the severance agreement. He was done with them.
With the signed agreement in hand, Lin Xuan walked away resolutely.
Lin Li said: "Mom, I’d like to attend my brother’s wedding."
Jiang Shuqin looked disgusted: "Why would you want to go to his wedding? Aren’t you ashamed?"
"Mom, if none of his family shows up, I’m afraid he’ll feel hurt. Besides, it would look bad if word got out. Let me represent the Lin Family," Lin Li said, putting on a show of concern for the family’s reputation.
Lin Chang nodded: "Alright, you go."
Lin Li got into his Ferrari, a gift from Lin Chang for his eighteenth birthday, worth eight million.
He picked up his phone and called out softly: "Darling."
Qin Ruoyao chided him playfully: "Li, you know what day it is today. Why are you calling me?"
Lin Li replied in a husky voice: "I miss you. Darling, let’s meet at the Junyue Hotel, okay? I’ve already booked a room."
"How can you be thinking about this at a time like this?" Qin Ruoyao blushed. "I still have a wedding to attend."
Lin Li smirked: "We’ve got forty minutes. Plenty of time."
Qin Ruoyao thought of Lin Li’s skills in bed and felt a rush of heat. He was the Lin Family’s second son, deeply cherished by the family, and destined to inherit their vast fortune.
She had to hold onto this man!
Qin Ruoyao cooed: "Alright, I’ll be there soon. Wait for me, Li."
Using the excuse of feeling unwell and needing to rest, Qin Ruoyao had the car stop at the Junyue Hotel. She walked up to the front desk and asked softly: "Hello, my friend booked Room 601. I’m here to get the key."
The receptionist gave her a suspicious look.
She remembered the guest in Room 601 was a rather handsome man. And here was this woman, dressed in a wedding gown…
The receptionist asked: "May I ask who you are?"
Qin Ruoyao replied: "I’m Qin Ruoyao."
"Oh, Miss Qin. Here’s your key. Please take care of it," the receptionist said, handing her the keycard.
As Qin Ruoyao walked away, the receptionist shook her head in disbelief.
People these days really know how to play, don’t they? The bride and groom haven’t even had their wedding yet, and they’re already fooling around in a hotel.
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
