Jiang Manting noticed Jiang Yutong hadn’t moved for a while and reminded her, "Yutong?"
"Sorry," Jiang Yutong finally spoke up. "I don’t shake hands with just any man."
Her tone made it clear she disliked Lin Li.
Lin Li clenched his fist slightly before withdrawing his hand, feigning indifference. "Since Miss Jiang doesn’t like handshakes, that’s fine. I understand."
Jiang Manting asked, "May I ask why you’ve come to see us, Mr. Lin?"
"I heard from my mother about Grandpa Jiang’s condition," Lin Li replied, his voice lowering slightly. "Mom is still resistant toward the Jiang family. I’m sorry, but I couldn’t persuade her to visit him."
"By the way, how is Grandpa Jiang doing now?" he added.
Jiang Manting sighed. "Not well. Same as yesterday—he keeps calling for your mother."
Lin Li frowned, his face filling with concern. "If this continues, could his condition worsen?"
"I don’t know," Jiang Manting shook her head.
After a moment of thought, Lin Li suggested, "Ms. Jiang, how about this? I’ll go stay with Grandpa Jiang. I can tell him everything that happened to Mom after she left the Jiang family. Maybe it’ll help his recovery."
Jiang Manting’s eyes lit up.
That might actually work.
"Well…" She was about to agree when Jiang Yutong pulled her aside. "Elder sister, I have a bad feeling about Lin Li showing up now. It seems like he’s trying to latch onto our family."
Jiang Manting frowned deeply.
Jiang Yutong continued, "Don’t dismiss this, sis. He has a history of this kind of thing—scamming his way into wealthy families. He even faked a marriage once."
She then pulled out her phone and showed Jiang Manting the evidence.
Jiang Manting’s expression turned shocked.
She had heard office gossip about this before but dismissed it as mere rumors.
She never imagined the subject was Lin Li.
"Elder sister," Jiang Yutong urged, "let’s just ignore him."
"No," Jiang Manting pinched the bridge of her nose. "Grandpa’s condition is serious. If Jiang Shuqin refuses to see him, her son might be the only one who can help. I want to try."
Jiang Yutong bit her lip.
True.
There weren’t any better options.
Fine. She’d keep a close eye on Lin Li. If he tried anything against the Jiang family, she wouldn’t let him succeed.
Jiang Manting and Jiang Yutong returned to the meeting room.
Jiang Yutong’s attitude remained cold.
Jiang Manting, however, smiled warmly. "Since Jiang Shuqin is your mother, that makes you my cousin, right?"
"Cousin, here’s my business card. Give me your contact details too, so I can reach you if needed."
"Sure." Lin Li took the card and immediately called her number.
He saved Jiang Manting’s contact based on the caller ID.
"Cousin, I still have work to attend to, so you can head back for now," Jiang Manting said with a polite smile.
As soon as Lin Li left, Jiang Manting summoned her secretary.
"Investigate Lin Li," she ordered expressionlessly.
"Yes." The secretary complied immediately.
Previously, Su Hua, fearing the Jiang family might reclaim Lin Xuan, had instructed Jiang Qing to conceal Lin Xuan’s true identity.
Online records identifying Lin Xuan as Jiang Shuqin and Lin Chang’s biological son had been erased.
Additionally, the Lin family’s servants dared not casually reveal that Lin Li was actually adopted.
Thus, the secretary’s investigation concluded that Lin Li was indeed Jiang Shuqin’s biological son.
The report also included details about Lin Li’s infidelity and marriage scams, all of which were handed to Jiang Manting.
Jiang Manting wasn’t interested in those.
She only cared about his identity.
Confirming he was Jiang Shuqin’s son, she called Lin Li.
"Cousin," she said warmly, "if you’re free, you’re welcome to visit the Jiang family anytime."
"Great, I’ll come tomorrow." Lin Li’s heart swelled with excitement.
So what if he was just an adopted son?
In the Lin household, he had made Jiang Shuqin abandon her own flesh and blood to dote on him endlessly.
Now, he’d win over the Jiang family too!
Their power and wealth would surely be useful to him.
The thought made Lin Li smirk.
Once he secured the Jiang family’s backing, he’d crush Lin Xuan under his heel!
The next day, Lin Li arrived at the Jiang residence.
He sat by Grandpa Jiang’s bedside, recounting Jiang Shuqin’s past.
"Grandpa," Lin Li said gently, "please get better soon. Mom just has some misunderstandings, but I’m sure she’ll come to appreciate your love for her in time."
Jiang Manting entered with a fruit platter, her gaze worried as she looked at Grandpa Jiang.
"Cousin, have some fruit," she said, placing the tray on the side table.
"Thank you, elder cousin."
After expressing his gratitude, Lin Li turned back to Grandpa Jiang, his brow furrowed with concern. "Grandpa still isn’t responding much, but don’t worry, elder cousin. I’ll do everything I can to help him recover."
"Mm." Jiang Manting nodded. "Thank you, cousin."
"It’s no trouble at all. This is my duty," Lin Li replied. "Mom hasn’t seen Grandpa in over twenty years. As her son, I should fulfill some filial piety on her behalf."
Jiang Manting frowned.
Lin Li didn’t seem like the person described in the investigation. Was he putting on an act, or was the report mistaken?
Jiang Yutong, however, sneered inwardly.
What a performance!
From the moment she met Lin Li, she had sensed he was no good.
She wanted nothing to do with this so-called cousin.
Sigh.
If only Lin Xuan were her real cousin—she’d be overjoyed.
That same night, the Golden Dragon Gang also sprang into action.
Most of their members mobilized, clashing with Night Rose over a shipment of arms.
Gunfire erupted—bang! bang! bang!—as flames lit up the ocean.
"We won! We actually beat Night Rose!"
The Golden Dragon Gang members cheered in exhilaration.
"This is incredible," one of the gang’s top subordinates exclaimed. "Second Boss, Night Rose has never lost before. Yet this time, we came out on top!"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
] 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.
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
