"Have you heard?"
"They say Young Master Huo has feelings for the young lady. Their families even arranged a marriage pact when they were children. Now that he's back, he might try to take her away."
"Don't worry, Xiao Li," a maid named Little Hong said confidently. "The young lady is so devoted to Young Master Lin—she wouldn’t even glance at another man. So, I don’t think Young Master Huo poses any threat to him."
"Besides, in terms of looks and ability, Young Master Lin is far superior. With someone like him around, how could the young lady ever be interested in Young Master Huo?"
Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow.
So, this so-called Young Master Huo had returned so soon?
Well, he’d have to meet him properly then.
"Ahem." Lin Xuan deliberately cleared his throat.
The maids froze when they saw him.
They had just been discussing Young Master Huo right in front of Young Master Lin—even mentioning the arranged marriage between him and the young lady.
They were doomed.
"Young Master Lin," they greeted nervously.
Lin Xuan walked past them calmly, then suddenly stopped and turned around.
Cold sweat broke out on their palms.
He was stopping to punish them…
"What’s your name?" Lin Xuan asked one of the maids.
"Young Master Lin, I—I’m Little Hong," she stammered.
Lin Xuan said, "I’ll have a word with Butler Wang and tell him—"
Little Hong’s heart leapt.
Was he going to have her fired?
Thud!
Before Lin Xuan could finish, Little Hong dropped to her knees.
"I’m sorry, Young Master Lin! I shouldn’t have gossiped about the family. I know I was wrong, and I swear it won’t happen again. Please give me another chance!"
She even kowtowed.
The other maids trembled in fear—they had joined in the discussion too.
The Night Garden paid well, the young lady was kind, and Young Master Lin treated them fairly, unlike other employers who deliberately made things difficult.
They couldn’t afford to lose such a good job.
Lin Xuan frowned. "When did I say I was punishing you?"
Little Hong replied, "We were talking about Young Master Huo… and the arranged marriage with the young lady."
Lin Xuan chuckled.
"Do I really seem that petty?"
Little Hong was stunned.
So… he wasn’t going to punish her?
Lin Xuan continued, "I just wanted to say—you were right. Hua only has eyes for me. No other man stands a chance. So if Young Master Huo still has feelings for her, he’ll just be a clown, no threat to me at all."
"And one more thing—you were right about that too. I, Lin Xuan, am indeed exceptional in both looks and ability. With someone like me around, no other man could ever catch Hua’s attention."
Little Hong: "…"
Was it just her, or was Young Master Lin being a little full of himself?
Then again, men always seemed to compete, especially when it came to love rivals.
Well, not that Young Master Huo even counted as one—the young lady didn’t spare him a second glance.
"I asked for your name," Lin Xuan added, "because I planned to tell Butler Wang to give you five times your usual bonus this month."
Little Hong: "!!!!"
Not only was she not punished—she was getting a huge bonus?!
She couldn’t help but think…
Maybe she should praise Young Master Lin more often in front of him. Things like "the young lady only has eyes for you" or "you’re far more outstanding than other men."
The other maids looked at her enviously.
If only they had sided with Young Master Lin earlier—they could’ve gotten a bonus too.
After settling the matter, Lin Xuan left the villa.
Before he could get into his car, he ran into Butler Wang.
"Young Master Lin, where are you headed?" Butler Wang asked curiously.
Lin Xuan replied, "Yundu City First Central Hospital. The Jiang family asked for me."
Butler Wang looked puzzled.
Since when did Young Master Lin have dealings with the Jiang family?
Lin Xuan closed the car door, started his Lamborghini, and drove straight to the hospital.
Inside the hospital…
"Eldest Cousin, Second Cousin, you’ve been watching over Grandpa for so long—you must be hungry. Let me go buy you something to eat," Lin Li offered.
Jiang Manting said, "Cousin, there’s no need to trouble yourself. I’ll have someone else handle it."
"It’s no trouble. I don’t have anything else to do right now. You two wait here for the miracle doctor—I’ll be back soon."
With that, Lin Li left the ward.
Jiang Yutong scoffed. "What a show-off."
Jiang Manting sighed. "He’s quite well-behaved and thoughtful. Why do you dislike him so much?"
"I just can’t stand him. Something about his obedient act feels fake," Jiang Yutong said.
"Is that your intuition talking?" Jiang Manting glanced at her.
"Yes," Jiang Yutong nodded firmly. "Eldest Sister, a woman’s intuition is often scarily accurate. Don’t dismiss it."
Jiang Manting shook her head helplessly.
Jiang Yutong muttered, "Even though Lin Li is my cousin, I just can’t bring myself to like him. If only Lin Xuan were my cousin instead."
Jiang Manting chuckled. "If you want him as a brother so badly, just ask him."
"I did. He refused," Jiang Yutong pouted.
At least Lin Xuan had invested in her company—they’d still have plenty of chances to interact.
After parking, Lin Xuan stepped out of his car. A staff member sent by Jiang Yutong checked his photo before approaching.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Lin Xuan?" the man asked respectfully.
"Yes," Lin Xuan replied.
"I was sent by Second Miss Jiang to escort you. Please follow me."
The man led Lin Xuan to the ward.
"Mr. Lin, you’re finally here!" Jiang Yutong exclaimed excitedly.
Jiang Manting studied Lin Xuan closely. The last time she accompanied her grandfather to thank him at Tianmu Group, he hadn’t shown up.
This was her first time seeing him in person.
Strangely, she felt an intense sense of familiarity with him—and Yutong had mentioned feeling the same.
Now, Jiang Manting understood why her sister was so fixated on having Lin Xuan as a brother.
He really would make a perfect… younger brother.
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
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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!
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
