Su Hua had already appeared in the reception room.
Lei Hui was about to greet Lin Xuan when Su Hua raised her hand to stop him, forcing Lei Hui to step aside.
Jiang Yutong hadn’t noticed Su Hua’s arrival yet.
As for Lin Xuan, he was so tense listening to Jiang Yutong’s words that he had no attention left to spare for anything else.
Su Hua’s aura was icy cold.
What was Jiang Yutong doing?
Was she trying to confess to Lin Xuan?
Jiang Yutong continued to entice him, "Mr. Lin, my Jiang Family has vast business interests and military-political connections. If you’re willing, we can be your backing. No one would dare bully you—you could even strut through all of Yundu City without a care."
Lin Xuan: "!!!"
The more Jiang Yutong spoke, the more he felt she had feelings for him—or perhaps she wanted to get married and saw him as a potential candidate.
Damn!
This couldn’t happen.
If Hua Bao found out, he—no, his kidneys—would be fleeing on the next train out of town.
He had to resolve this situation with Jiang Yutong as quickly as possible.
"So, Mr. Lin, I wanted to ask you… would you be willing to—" become my younger brother?
Before Jiang Yutong could finish, Lin Xuan spotted Su Hua. His face paled in shock. "Hua Bao, when did you get here?"
His mind screamed: It’s over.
Su Hua must have heard everything Jiang Yutong just said.
Getting caught in a situation where another woman was confessing to him? This was nightmare difficulty.
Lin Xuan’s brain raced as he scrambled for a solution.
No matter how he thought about it, there was no good way out.
He walked up to Su Hua.
"Hua Bao…" he called her name nervously.
Su Hua’s lips curled into a deathly smile as she leaned close to his ear. "Ah Xuan, your charm never fails, does it? Look, even the Jiang Family’s second daughter is smitten with you."
Beads of sweat formed on Lin Xuan’s forehead.
Gritting his teeth, he said, "Hua Bao, don’t misunderstand. I have zero interest in her."
"Oh?" Su Hua’s tone was frosty.
"Really!" Lin Xuan nodded frantically. "She came today to deliver an invitation—to Lin Li’s family recognition banquet. I accepted because I plan to expose Lin Li there."
He didn’t dare mention that Jiang Yutong had also offered the Jiang Family’s support to help him deal with her so-called cousin.
If Su Hua found out, she’d definitely overthink it.
"Hmph—"
Su Hua let out a cold laugh but said nothing more.
She knew Lin Xuan would never be interested in Jiang Yutong, but jealousy burned inside her uncontrollably.
While Su Hua had been arriving, Jiang Yutong stepped out to take a call, missing their entire exchange.
She had no idea the couple had completely misread her intentions.
After finishing her call, Jiang Yutong returned to her seat on the sofa.
Lin Xuan, holding Su Hua’s hand, sat across from her.
"Miss Jiang, I’ve told you before—I have a girlfriend. This is Su Hua."
"Miss Su, it’s a pleasure," Jiang Yutong greeted politely.
This was Lin Xuan’s girlfriend. If she wanted to make him her younger brother, she needed to stay on good terms with his partner.
Su Hua responded with icy indifference.
Lin Xuan spoke firmly, "Miss Jiang, my girlfriend and I are serious. Nothing will ever come between us."
"She’s my girlfriend now, and in the future, she’ll be my wife—the mother of my children."
Jiang Yutong smiled. "When you two marry, you must invite me to the wedding."
Lin Xuan frowned.
Jiang Yutong didn’t seem bothered by his commitment to Su Hua.
Did she not want to marry him after all?
What was going on?
Su Hua narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing Jiang Yutong’s expression for sincerity or pretense.
Jiang Yutong touched her face, confused. "Is something on my face? Why are you both staring at me?"
"Nothing," Lin Xuan averted his gaze.
Lei Hui entered with a fruit platter, his brow furrowing.
What was this atmosphere?
He could’ve sworn he smelled gunpowder in the air.
"President Su," he set the platter before her respectfully, "our boss specially asked me to prepare this for you. Please enjoy."
"Hua Bao, you love watermelon. Here, have some."
Lin Xuan began feeding Su Hua like doting royalty.
"Mm." Su Hua’s eyes curved as she took a bite.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yutong fidgeted uncomfortably.
The last time she met Su Hua, she’d been force-fed dog food.
Watching them now, she braced for another overdose of affection.
No.
She had to cut to the chase.
"Mr. Lin, what I meant earlier was—would you be willing to become my…" younger brother?
Before she could utter the last word, she froze, watching in shock.
Su Hua held a piece of watermelon between her lips, then pressed them to Lin Xuan’s, transferring the fruit to him.
Pulling back, she smiled sweetly. "Ah Xuan, is it sweet?"
"Very," Lin Xuan nodded.
His mind whirred.
Su Hua enjoyed intimacy but rarely displayed it publicly—unless she was marking her territory.
If he mishandled this, she’d drag him to bed again later.
Nine straight days of that had nearly broken him. One more might finish the job.
Jiang Yutong gulped.
Were they really treating her like part of the furniture?
She sipped her tea, trying to steady herself.
After a deep breath, she tried again. "Mr. Lin, I—"
Her words died as Lin Xuan cupped Su Hua’s head and kissed her deeply.
Su Hua’s eyes shimmered as she closed them, melting into the kiss.
Jiang Yutong: "!!!"
I’m full. Completely full.
Stuffed to the brim with their affection.
Her desire for a boyfriend skyrocketed again.
If she really made Lin Xuan her younger brother, she’d be subjected to this daily.
No more dog food—she couldn’t take it.
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!
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
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."
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
