"Lin Chang." Feng Weimin stared coldly at Lin Chang. "All our collaborations are canceled! From now on, there will be no further dealings between the Lin family and the Feng family."
Lin Chang's face turned pale.
These collaborations, recently signed between Starlight Group and Feng Corporation, were meant to propel Starlight Group's growth to new heights.
Now, canceled.
This meant losing a golden opportunity for advancement.
Moreover, with the marriage called off, Feng Corporation would never become an asset of the Lin family.
First, it was Shen Corporation, and now Feng Corporation—both ruined because of Lin Li's own mistakes, shattering his carefully laid plans.
A surge of unprecedented resentment toward Lin Li rose in Lin Chang's heart.
"Yaya, let's go."
Feng Weimin took Feng Yaya's hand and prepared to leave.
Before departing, Feng Yaya glanced at Lin Xuan several times.
She was determined to investigate whether this Lin Xuan was the boy who had often comforted her in her childhood.
Lin Chang took several deep breaths to steady himself.
Picking up the microphone, he announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, my sincerest apologies. Due to unforeseen circumstances, today's wedding is canceled. Please exit in an orderly manner."
The host adjusted his thick wig.
Though the wedding had descended into chaos, he couldn't deny that the drama had been deliciously entertaining.
No regrets here.
Su Hua also rose from her seat. As she passed Lin Xuan, her crimson lips curled into a teasing smirk.
"Master Lin, I’ll be taking my leave now. Remember—you owe your girlfriend an explanation about Feng Yaya."
Lin Xuan: "..."
Ah—his kidneys!
Wasn’t this just an undeserved disaster?
As the guests filed out, Lin Xuan remained seated, unmoving.
Lin Qingwan had just landed when she received Lin Qingyan’s frantic messages about Lin Li’s situation and rushed to the scene.
She spotted Su Hua getting into a car.
Frowning, she thought, Isn’t that the woman who’s been keeping Xuan? Why is she here?
But she didn’t dwell on it. Worried about Lin Li, she hurried into the hotel lobby.
Lin Li’s icy glare was fixed on Lin Xuan.
"Lin Xuan, was this your doing?"
"Did you orchestrate all of this?"
Lin Xuan chuckled leisurely as he stood up. At the same time, he ordered his subordinates to shut off all surveillance in the lobby—just in case Lin Li tried to pin some privacy or defamation charge on him.
[Master Lin, the surveillance has been disabled as you requested.] Lin Xuan’s subordinate reported.
[Good.]
Putting away his phone, Lin Xuan smiled and admitted without hesitation, "Yes, it was me."
Lin Qingwan, who had just entered, froze upon hearing his words.
Lin Qingyan and Lin Qingxiu had always looked up to their eldest sister, Lin Qingwan, as their pillar of support.
Faced with this situation, they were at a loss.
Spotting Lin Qingwan, they rushed to her side.
"Big sister," they called out anxiously, "What should we do now?"
Both Lin Xuan and Lin Li were their brothers—flesh and blood. They didn’t know whose side to take.
While Lin Xuan had only exposed the truth, it would severely damage Lin Li’s reputation and his marriage prospects.
Yet, on second thought, given how they had treated Lin Xuan before, it was only natural for him to retaliate against the Lin family.
"I don’t know either," Lin Qingwan murmured, her lips pressed tightly together.
Her mind was a jumbled mess.
She had no solution to this crisis. All she could do was watch helplessly as Lin Xuan targeted Lin Li and the rest of the family.
Just like at Lin Li’s birthday banquet, she had been powerless against Lin Xuan then too.
"Last time, after I beat Lin Li up and discovered he’d been castrated, I made sure to take photos and videos," Lin Xuan said with a smirk.
At the mention of the footage, Lin Li clenched his fists. "Lin Xuan, how do you still have those?!"
He had sent people to steal Lin Xuan’s phone and destroy all the evidence.
How could Lin Xuan still possess them?
"Lin Li, did you really think I wouldn’t anticipate you going after my phone?" Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow. "I know you too well. I prepared a decoy phone just for you to steal."
"I wanted you to let your guard down so I could give you a proper surprise at the banquet."
Lin Xuan grinned. "After all, I wanted to gift you something memorable for your birthday. And here it is."
"Lin Xuan!"
"How dare you scheme against me like this?!"
Lin Li’s face twisted with fury. He pointed accusingly at Lin Xuan, his usual gentle, brotherly facade crumbling before the Lin family.
His expression was so contorted it looked like he wanted to devour Lin Xuan whole.
The three Lin sisters stared at Lin Li in shock.
"Lin Xuan," Lin Li sneered, "Don’t think exposing me as a eunuch will get you back into the Lin family. It’s never happening."
"None of them will ever accept you again. To them, I’m the only son that matters!"
"Lin Li," Lin Xuan retorted mockingly, "Are you sure you want your dear parents and sisters to see this side of you?"
His words snapped Lin Li back to reality.
His face stiffened as he slowly turned to see the stunned expressions of his family.
No.
He couldn’t let them see his true nature.
He couldn’t afford to lose their favor.
Lin Li dropped to his knees, clutching his head as tears streamed down his face.
Jiang Shuqin couldn’t bear it and rushed to his side.
"Li, are you alright?" she asked worriedly.
"Mom," Lin Li looked up, his voice choked with sobs, "Did I seem terrifying just now?"
Jiang Shuqin hesitated.
Her son’s outburst had indeed been unsettling, reminiscent of the villains in the dramas she watched.
Even she had been frightened.
"I’m sorry, Mom. I couldn’t control myself. I really couldn’t," Lin Li said, pounding his fists against his head.
"Ever since I was... mutilated, I’ve been in agony. I’ve had to hide it, terrified of people’s pity, terrified that you, Dad, and my sisters would reject me if you knew."
"I thought I could keep it hidden forever. But then my brother exposed me to the entire nation. How am I supposed to live with this shame?"
"That’s why I lost control."
Lin Qingwan, Lin Qingyan, and Lin Qingxiu couldn’t help but feel a pang of sympathy.
It was true—being rendered a eunuch was a devastating blow. And now, with the whole country knowing, it was no wonder Lin Li had snapped.
"Brother." Lin Li raised his bloodshot eyes to meet Lin Xuan's gaze. "Why are you doing this to me? We've been brothers for over a decade. No matter how much you resent me, wasn't exposing that video of me and Qin Ruoyao at my birthday banquet enough to satisfy your anger?"
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."
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
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!
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
