The employees returned to their posts, pretending to work for a while before they couldn’t resist creating a small group chat to exchange messages.
[Even though Lin Li overheard our conversation, he didn’t punish us. I thought he’d fire us, but he just brushed it off. He’s so understanding—maybe we were wrong to talk about him like that?]
[You kids are so easily fooled. You didn’t see how terrifying his expression was earlier when no one noticed him. He looked like he wanted to devour someone.]
[Exactly! Lin Li is a master at putting on an act. Don’t be deceived. The only reason he’s not firing us now is because he’s still just a small-time executive. If he dismissed us outright, wouldn’t the chairman have something to say? My guess is he’s biding his time for revenge later.]
Lin Li had thought his lenient attitude might soften the employees’ opinions of him, but they had seen right through him.
Sitting in his office, Lin Li couldn’t stop replaying their words in his mind.
This was what he had heard—how much more were they saying behind his back?
"Ah—!"
Lin Li slammed his fist onto the desk in frustration.
His reputation had once been impeccable, praised wherever he went. But first, Shen Qianqian, and now the rumors about him being a eunuch and deceiving Feng Yaya into marriage—Lin Xuan had utterly destroyed his name!
"Lin! Xuan!"
Lin Li gritted his teeth, each syllable dripping with chilling hatred. "Just you wait!"
One day, he would repay Lin Xuan a thousandfold for everything he was enduring now.
That bastard Lin Xuan had the luck of the devil, cozying up to Su Hua, the top business magnate in Daxia.
If it weren’t for Su Hua’s protection, Lin Xuan would already be crushed under his heel, never to rise again!
Lin Li’s thoughts darkened further as he recalled Feng Yaya’s confession in the basement—her feelings for Lin Xuan.
He would keep a close eye on Feng Yaya. When she pursued Lin Xuan, he’d take photos and videos to show Su Hua.
One Shen Qianqian might be something Lin Xuan could explain away, but with Feng Yaya added to the mix? Su Hua wouldn’t be so quick to trust him again.
A woman of her status would never tolerate betrayal.
Heh.
By then, Lin Xuan wouldn’t just be abandoned—Su Hua would reclaim Tianmu Group too.
Lin Xuan would be finished.
And he’d be at Lin Li’s mercy.
Then, Lin Xuan would get a taste of his own medicine—being exposed as a eunuch to the entire world.
Lin Li’s face twisted with malice.
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Seven days had passed since the ointment was applied, and Jiang Yutong summoned the servants she had tested it on.
"Miss, they’re here," the butler said respectfully.
Jiang Yutong, who had been scrolling through her phone, looked up—and froze.
Had the ointment really worked so well in just a week?
Afraid she might be imagining it, she pulled up the photos she’d taken of the servants before applying the ointment and held her phone beside their faces for comparison.
Slowly, her hands began to tremble with excitement.
"It’s real!"
"It actually works this well!"
With such dramatic results in just a week, she was certain this ointment would take the country—no, the world—by storm.
What man didn’t want to be handsome? What woman didn’t crave beauty?
Countless people struggled with acne. A product this effective would be in high demand.
One of the maids smiled. "Miss Jiang, this new ointment you developed is amazing. I could see results in just three days."
"It really is effective," Jiang Yutong agreed, nodding.
She wondered what kind of cosmetics research team Lin Xuan had behind him to create something so potent.
Even if he never produced another product, these two perfumes and the ointment alone would skyrocket her company’s reputation.
Her other cosmetics might not match Lin Xuan’s creations, but they were on par with other luxury brands. What they lacked was recognition.
The success of these products would undoubtedly boost sales across her entire line.
No longer would she have to endure being overshadowed by Lin Qingwan’s DR Company.
Jiang Yutong immediately called Lin Xuan.
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Su Hua was nestled in Lin Xuan’s arms when the phone rang. He picked it up, about to answer—until he saw Jiang Yutong’s name on the screen.
His heart skipped a beat.
Last time Su Hua found out he’d visited Jiang Yutong, she’d pinned him to the bed…
Even a simple phone call might send her into a jealous rage.
His kidneys might not survive another round.
Lin Xuan guiltily considered hanging up. Maybe he’d call Jiang Yutong back when Su Hua wasn’t around.
Just as his finger hovered over the end-call button, Su Hua’s voice drifted down from above him.
"Jiang Yutong?"
She chuckled softly. "Why does it look like you’re about to hang up on her, Ah Xuan? Are you afraid I’ll hear something I shouldn’t?"
Lin Xuan’s gaze darted away.
He was nervous, but his relationship with Jiang Yutong was purely professional.
He just didn’t want Su Hua’s jealousy to cost him his kidneys.
"Su Hua, it’s just work. Nothing else, I swear," he explained.
"Then answer it," Su Hua said, arching a delicate brow.
"Okay."
Lin Xuan nodded, stealing a glance at her expression. Her face was unreadable.
The phone continued to ring insistently. Taking a deep breath, he finally pressed accept.
"Miss Jiang, what can I do for you?" he said, cutting straight to the point.
He needed to steer the conversation away from anything questionable.
Jiang Yutong got straight to business. "The two perfumes you provided last remarkably well—they last all day, even through showers."
"And the ointment is impressive too. Just one week, and the results are astounding."
Lin Xuan nodded.
He’d expected as much. He’d tested these products extensively using the simulation pods in his space.
The synthetic test subjects there mirrored real humans perfectly.
Success in the simulations guaranteed success in reality.
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!
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
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.
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."
