"Jiang Shuqin!" Su Haiqing crossed her arms and spat disdainfully, "You’re still flaunting your status as the wife of Starlight Group’s chairman in front of me, aren’t you?"
"You probably don’t know yet, but your precious Starlight Group is about to go bankrupt. My family’s company certainly doesn’t need to suck up to you anymore!"
Before this, she had bent over backward to please Jiang Shuqin for the sake of her business. But Jiang Shuqin had always looked down on her, ordering her around and scolding her whenever she pleased.
Now, at last, she could finally hold her head high.
Hah.
Jiang Shuqin.
Without Starlight Group, let’s see how you can keep up that arrogant act!
"No, that’s impossible!" Jiang Shuqin shook her head in disbelief. "My company is doing just fine. How could anything go wrong?"
"Jiang Shuqin," Su Haiqing sneered, "If you don’t believe me, go check online. Or better yet, go home and see for yourself. The truth will be clear soon enough."
A wave of panic surged through Jiang Shuqin’s heart.
No.
The company couldn’t fail.
If what Su Haiqing said was true—if Starlight Group was really on the verge of collapse—then she wouldn’t be able to spend money as freely as before.
"It’s fake. It has to be fake!"
Jiang Shuqin no longer had the mood to continue shopping, nor did she care to engage with Su Haiqing any longer. She hurriedly left the mall and quickened her steps toward the Lin family villa.
Su Haiqing watched Jiang Shuqin’s retreating figure, arms still crossed, and let out a cold laugh. "Jiang Shuqin, now that Starlight Group is about to fall, let’s see what you have left to be proud of!"
Starlight Group was on the brink of bankruptcy, while Tianmu Group was thriving.
Tsk, tsk, tsk.
What a joke—mistaking a worthless pebble for a priceless pearl.
If only Jiang Shuqin had treated her own biological son better, she could have enjoyed endless wealth and luxury by now.
But look at her now. She deserved every bit of this misery!
And it wasn’t just Jiang Shuqin—the entire Lin family was a bunch of fools. What kind of family neglects their own flesh and blood in favor of a foster son?
On her way back, Jiang Shuqin frantically searched for news about Starlight Group online.
As she read the reports, her hands trembled around her phone. "How could this happen?"
It was all true!
Starlight Group really was collapsing. Only a few hotels remained, and their annual revenue was a pittance.
Was her life of luxury really about to vanish?
When she returned to the Lin residence, Jiang Shuqin paced restlessly around the living room, consumed by anxiety.
"Useless! Utterly useless! Lin Chang is nothing but a failure!"
How could such a massive company like Starlight Group be driven to the edge of ruin in just over a year?
Lin Chang returned to the villa, his face deathly pale.
"Worthless!"
Jiang Shuqin stormed up to him and slapped him hard across the face. The force of the blow snapped his head to the side, leaving a vivid red mark.
She jabbed a finger at him, her voice dripping with venom. "Lin Chang, you’re nothing but a failure. When you first started your business, it was my money from the Jiang Family that saved your dying company. And now? After all the effort to build it into a major corporation—a leader in the entertainment industry, a rising force in gaming—you managed to run it into the ground. Tell me, Lin Chang, if you’re not a failure, then what are you?"
Lin Chang clenched his fists, his expression darkening.
Nothing infuriated him more than being called a failure.
Back then, the Jiang Family patriarch had hurled the same insult at him, tossing him a sum of money to leave Jiang Shuqin.
With his company on the verge of collapse, he had no choice but to take the money and agree.
But Jiang Shuqin had believed her family forced him away. She fought with them and secretly continued seeing him.
The Jiang Family was wealthy and influential. If Jiang Shuqin was willing to throw herself at him, he wasn’t about to refuse.
Later, when his company faced ruin again, he begged Jiang Shuqin for help.
She went back to the Jiang Family for money.
She got it—but from that day on, the Jiang Family cut ties with her.
Throughout their marriage, Jiang Shuqin never missed a chance to boast that his success was built on her money.
People in their circles whispered behind his back, calling him a gold-digger, a worthless man.
Hearing the word "failure" from Jiang Shuqin’s lips now filled him with unbearable shame.
"Lin Chang, do you know what my biggest regret is?" Jiang Shuqin hissed through gritted teeth. "It’s marrying you."
"If I had listened to my family and never gotten involved with you, I’d still be a daughter of the Jiang Family. I wouldn’t have to worry about every penny I spend!"
She dreaded the thought of running into the Jiang Family after Starlight Group’s collapse.
They would surely laugh at her.
Blind to Lin Chang’s worsening expression, Jiang Shuqin continued her tirade. "If I’d known you were such a hopeless loser, I would never have married you."
"Lin Chang, you’re nothing but a spineless man who leeches off women!"
"Jiang Shuqin!"
Lin Chang finally snapped. His hands shot out and closed around her throat.
The servants turned their backs, pretending to work, as if oblivious to the scene unfolding behind them.
Jiang Shuqin had always treated them harshly. If she died, so be it. Why would they lift a finger to stop Lin Chang?
"Dad, what are you doing?" Lin Qingwan and the others rushed into the room. Seeing the situation, they immediately grabbed Lin Chang’s arms.
"Dad, you can’t do this to Mom! She’ll die!" Lin Qingwan pleaded, her face etched with panic.
Lin Chang’s rationality returned slightly.
He released Jiang Shuqin.
No.
He couldn’t kill her.
Not only would he go to prison, but he’d also alienate his daughters. Though he didn’t care much for them, Wan'er and Yan'er were capable. They could still earn money to support him in the future.
Freed from his grip, Jiang Shuqin collapsed weakly to the floor.
"Cough—cough—!" She clutched her throat, hacking violently.
"Jiang Shuqin, if you want to blame someone for my failure, look no further than your precious son—Lin Xuan!" Lin Chang snarled. "The reason our company is in this state is all because of him! If not for Lin Xuan, Starlight Group would still be thriving!"
How could things have come to this?
"Lin Xuan… always Lin Xuan!" Hatred burned in Jiang Shuqin’s eyes.
Lin Xuan truly was the calamity the fortune-teller had warned about!
Born to bring ruin to her and the Lin Family!
"Achoo!"
"Achoo!"
Lin Xuan sneezed several times in a row.
Another day of drowsily tapping away at his keyboard. Ugh, so sleepy.
Goodnight, folks. Time to have some fun.
Thanks to "The Longing for Life" and "Starry Cosmos" for the explosive support!
And thank you to Little Panda 06 and the other sweethearts for the gifts!
Whew.
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?!
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
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."
