Su Hua raised her delicate eyebrows. "What’s wrong? Don’t you want me to wake up, Ah Xuan?"
"No, no," Lin Xuan shook his head, his mind racing to come up with an excuse. "I was just worried that if you woke up midway, you wouldn’t be able to fall back asleep."
"No need for Ah Xuan to worry," Su Hua murmured, her crimson lips brushing against the corner of his mouth, her warm breath sending shivers down his spine. "Because I wasn’t asleep just now. I’ve grown used to having you beside me. Without you, I can’t sleep well."
Two words flashed through Lin Xuan’s mind:
I’m doomed.
Hua Bao seemed wide awake now.
Was she going to drag him into those things again?
At that moment, Su Hua’s fingers slipped beneath his robe, teasing his chest with practiced ease.
She set his skin ablaze, and Lin Xuan’s body grew feverish under her touch.
The desire in Su Hua’s eyes was unmistakable.
Just as Lin Xuan braced himself for what she might do next, her hand suddenly withdrew.
Lin Xuan frowned.
Why did Hua Bao stop?
Su Hua smiled faintly. "Ah Xuan, you’ve had a long day. You must be tired. Let’s sleep."
Tomorrow was the Jiang family’s recognition banquet.
Though she didn’t want Lin Xuan to discover his connection to the Jiang family, nor did she want the Jiangs to learn that he was Jiang Shuqin’s real son, she couldn’t—and didn’t dare—stop him.
Their relationship was finally in a good place, and she wouldn’t allow anything to jeopardize it.
If that was the case, she’d let him enjoy himself at the banquet.
Su Hua nestled into Lin Xuan’s arms and closed her eyes.
With him beside her, she quickly drifted into a deep slumber.
Lin Xuan sighed helplessly, glancing down at his own predicament.
Lately, Hua Bao had developed a habit of teasing him without following through.
He had no choice but to endure it.
Only after his desires had settled did he finally close his eyes.
---
This time, Old Liu arrived with his men to play along with Lin Li’s act.
The moment Old Liu saw the bruises on Lin Li’s face, he felt a kinship—like two brothers in misfortune.
"Master Lin Li, what happened to your face?" Old Liu slung an arm over Lin Li’s shoulder. "I got hurt today too—set up by some sneaky bastard."
Lin Xuan was truly ruthless.
No wonder Tianmu Group had flourished while Starlight Group had been crushed under his schemes.
When it came to cunning, who could match him?
Lin Li clenched his fists.
These injuries? All thanks to Lin Xuan!
If Jiang Qing knew what Lin Li was thinking, he’d scoff.
Our boss Su was the one who did this.
Young Master Lin is just taking the blame for her.
Boss Su and Young Master Lin are a perfect match—even their methods of tormenting people align.
Lin Li shrugged off Old Liu’s hand in disgust.
"I want to know—what condition is Lin Xuan in now?"
Though he already knew Lin Xuan must be suffering, he craved the details.
Old Liu put on a masterful performance, shaking his head with a dramatic sigh. "Oh, it’s bad. Really bad."
"You should’ve seen it. We dragged him before our boss, and he dropped to his knees, begging like a dog—offering us tens of millions. But we’re professionals! Once we take a job, we see it through."
"So our boss righteously refused."
The underlings exchanged glances.
Who knew Old Liu was such a convincing actor?
If they hadn’t known the truth, even they might’ve believed him.
"After that, Lin Xuan kept pleading, clutching at our boss’s pants, crying like a pathetic mess. Our boss got annoyed, so we tied him up—hands, feet, even gagged him with tape." Old Liu painted the scene vividly, making it sound all too real.
Lin Li nodded.
This matched the photos they’d sent him.
"Then I took matters into my own hands. That bastard’s face is annoyingly handsome, so I beat him black and blue. He was bawling, snot and tears everywhere—utterly pitiful."
Lin Li smirked coldly.
So Lin Xuan had hired thugs to beat him? Now he’d made Lin Xuan taste the same pain.
"What happened next?" Lin Li pressed eagerly.
"Then I yanked out his nails—all ten of them. His hands trembled in agony. We even ground the nails into powder, mixed it with water, and forced him to drink it." Old Liu lied without batting an eye.
With all the movies and novels he’d consumed, spinning gruesome tales was child’s play.
As Lin Li listened, memories of his own torture—the nails ripped out, the unbearable pain—flooded back.
Even now, his nails hadn’t fully regrown.
His fingers throbbed at the mere thought.
"After he chugged his own nail water, I took a club and shattered his legs. They’re probably useless now. Even if he recovers, it’ll take ages."
Lin Li’s lips curled.
Perfect. No way Lin Xuan would show up at the banquet now.
"There’s this thing in the underground world—Root-Severing Water. Turns men into eunuchs." Old Liu added with relish.
This concoction was developed by Night Rose.
Their leader had a penchant for inventing twisted, torturous substances.
But Night Rose’s products weren’t easy to acquire. Old Liu had only heard of Root-Severing Water through rumors.
Root-Severing Water…
Lin Li’s fists clenched.
That was what had turned him into a eunuch.
Old Liu’s words dredged up his most excruciating memories.
Rubbing his chin, Old Liu continued enthusiastically, "You’ve probably never heard of it, right? After I fed it to Lin Xuan, his… parts turned red, then black, then just… fell off—"
"Shut up! Stop talking!" Lin Li roared, the images of his own castration flashing before his eyes.
"Alright, alright, I’ll stop."
Old Liu eyed Lin Li curiously.
Why was he reacting so strongly?
Something wasn’t right here.
Lin Li’s fists trembled, the memories still torturing him.
---
Today’s another day with a stuffy nose.
Ah, my lychees… can’t eat them.
Hey, lovelies, have you gotten your lychee fix yet?
Thanks to Su Mei from Baichang Road, Bingyan Sword Saint, Candied Chestnut, and other sweethearts for the gifts!
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ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
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!
nce】【Lighthearted Comedy】【Ultimate Gentleman's Novel】【Viewer Discretion Advised for Under 16】 The mightiest human hero, Sharen Morian, is resurrected after a thousand years by his wife—the Demon King. This is not your typical hero-vs-demon-king tale.
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?"
