Su Jin's expression also changed abruptly. She immediately realized there was a problem and quickly asked for details. When Su Hong clearly recounted Su Li's reaction to the jade pendant with the character "Fan" on it, her face instantly turned pale.
"Fan, Ye Fan..."
"The Brother Ye Fan that Second Sister talks about."
"Third Sister also calls him Brother Ye Fan."
Relying on a woman's intuition, she had already pictured a drama of two women fighting over one man in her mind. She hurriedly said, "Second Uncle, we must figure this out."
"Even if our Su family cannot form a marriage alliance with the Great General in the end, we absolutely cannot let a problematic Su family woman marry into the Great General's mansion. Otherwise, the consequences... would be unimaginable."
"Don't I know that!" Su Hong was so anxious he was about to explode. "But how could I have imagined that things would go wrong time and time again?"
"Let's go, we'll go ask Su Li right now."
"I really want to know, is her mind clouded by lard or what? How can she be exactly like her second sister?"
The two walked side by side and quickly arrived outside Su Li's room. At this time, Su Li was no longer packing her things, and only a maid was outside.
When they asked the maid, she respectfully replied.
"Master, Third Miss was in high spirits just now, but after you left, her mood wasn't quite right. She said she was tired and went back to her room to rest."
These words deepened their suspicions.
They exchanged glances and, no longer avoiding suspicion, directly barged into Su Li's boudoir.
However, at the door, Su Hong stopped and let Su Jin go in to ask. He stood at the door listening, worried that because of the generation and gender gap between him and Su Li, she might be reluctant to say much to him.
"Li'er..."
Su Jin was naturally smart. During her time being polished in the Great General's mansion, her shrewd and calm true colors gradually surfaced. She knew that in this questioning, she must not force a cow to drink water, or it would backfire.
Her face was full of smiles.
"I heard from Second Uncle that you are going to marry the Great General? How is it, are you nervous?"
Seeing her eldest sister, Su Li's originally somewhat gloomy expression brightened a bit. The innocence in her big eyes and her pink blush were intoxicating.
"Eldest Sister, you're here?"
"I am a little nervous, but Eldest Sister, you said the Great General is a very good person. I, I'm okay."
"That's good. By the way..." Su Jin immediately changed the subject. "Second Uncle just said he almost lost your jade pendant and was very annoyed. Now he's asked a craftsman to make one for you."
"What kind of jade pendant is it?"
"Can you let Eldest Sister see it?"
Su Li's whole body showed a posture of resistance, not feigning it at all, or rather, she didn't know how to feign it at all. "No, it's nothing."
"It's just a little thing I picked up."
"It's not worth Eldest Sister's look."
Picked up?
Su Jin was completely certain in her heart.
There was definitely a problem with that jade pendant. It was probably given by some lover.
However, she had grown up with Su Li since childhood and was quite familiar with her. But she had never noticed Su Li having any lover!
As for that Ye Fan, it was even more impossible.
She had just asked Second Uncle, who said Ye Fan and Second Sister Su Xiu had only met a few times. How could he possibly have any entanglement with Third Sister?
So she tightened her heart, kept a flat surface, and said, "Alright, alright, since it's your thing, Eldest Sister won't look at it. It's just that, this time, you've been wronged. Your second sister's life is hanging by a thread, and only if you marry the Great General can you save her."
"Her life and death depend on your thought. The family relies entirely on you."
"Eldest Sister, rest assured." Su Li immediately said, "I will definitely marry the Great General and save Second Sister's life."
"Alas, the family has to rely on you too. Our Su mansion all pins its hopes on you."
"Eldest Sister, after marrying the Great General, I will certainly serve him well. Although my abilities are shallow and my talents are not as good as my two sisters, I will definitely not let the Great General feel that the women from our Su mansion are lacking in virtue."
When saying these words, Su Li looked sincere and simple. It really didn't look like she was faking it, and with her temperament and experience, it would be very difficult for her to fake it.
This made Su Jin confused.
This...
It looks like there's no problem!
There really is no problem!
But... that jade pendant couldn't be explained clearly.
While she was confused, Su Li earnestly said again, "Eldest Sister, you and Second Uncle can rest assured. Since I am to marry the Great General, I will definitely do my best after marriage."
"Alive, I am a person of the General's mansion; dead, I am a ghost of the General's mansion."
"I alone can make the Su mansion better and make Second Sister better."
"Li'er is very happy."
These words were even more sincere, flowing like a clear spring in her heart. For a moment, it made Su Jin feel somewhat emotional: "If the Su mansion is like this, how can it be better?"
"How can your second sister be better?"
Su Li immediately said, "With Brother Ye Fan taking care of her, how could Second Sister not be well?"
"Second Sister's blessings are yet to come."
Thump!
Su Jin's heart skipped a beat.
She quickly captured this key information, and her brows slightly furrowed. But the next moment, she returned to normal, showing no emotion, and even had a face full of smiles: "Ye Fan?"
"Second Uncle said he's just a destitute boy. He can't take the imperial exams with his pen, and he can't fight on the battlefield with his sword. He has neither power nor money. How can he make your second sister well?"
"Li'er, I'm afraid you've misjudged Ye Fan."
This was a bit like hitting a snake where it's vulnerable. Su Li didn't have much scheming to begin with, and upon hearing Ye Fan being belittled, she immediately became anxious.
She hurriedly said, "Brother Ye Fan is very good."
"Second Sister always said that Brother Ye Fan is the best man in the whole world. Although he was destitute before, his ambitions are higher than the sky and he has a broad mind. Given time, he will definitely come back on a tall horse to marry her."
"In Second Sister's eyes, Brother Ye Fan is a god-like figure."
"How could such a god-like figure not take good care of Second Sister? Second Sister's future blessings will definitely be much better than Li'er's."
Listening outside the door, Su Hong's brows furrowed slightly.
Similar words had been said by Su Li when she saw her second niece Su Xiu hanging at the city gate of Yunji City and wanted to find Ye Fan.
At that time, he only thought Su Li easily believed Su Xiu's words and didn't take it seriously at all. Why was she saying it again now?
Was there any meaning to it?
But these words, falling into the ears of Su Jin, a woman, were completely different.
Second Sister said... Second Sister said...
It was all said by Second Sister Su Xiu.
But Su Li believed it all!
Did she believe what Second Sister Su Xiu said?
Or did she believe in the person Ye Fan?
A woman's unique delicate emotions allowed Su Jin to clearly perceive Su Li's emotions, the affection suppressed under her calm and even innocent face, like a volcano about to erupt.
Most of her doubts were now gone, leaving only a few questions, so Su Jin continued, "Hearing you say this, that Ye Fan is indeed extraordinary."
"Such a good man should be a match for you."
"No, no, no!" Su Li said again, her tone still urgent. "Li'er has ordinary looks and is a concubine's daughter in the family. How could I be worthy of Brother Ye Fan?"
"Second Sister is Brother Ye Fan's true match. Brother Ye Fan even asked Li'er to pass a message to Second Sister, saying he will definitely come back to marry her and be with her until the seas run dry and the rocks crumble."
"Brother Ye Fan loves Second Sister with a devotion as deep as the sea. In the future, once Li'er marries into the General's Manor, Second Sister can be together with Brother Ye Fan."
"With Second Sister by his side, Brother Ye Fan will be very happy."
"If Brother Ye Fan is happy, then Li'er is happy too!"
...
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."
lan, the Luo family, tracked him down - along with the babies in their arms. Mo Xuan stared pensively at the paternity test results from over a dozen top institutions, both domestic and international, showing a 99.99% match between himself and the two baby girls. At 23, Mo Xuan, a doctoral student, had become the father of two three-year-old children. The kicker? The mothers weren't even the same person! He gradually realized he was being lured step by step into an elaborate trap designed by these two yandere sisters. "Be good, little Xuan. Sister's life belongs to you entirely." "Brother, if you try to run away, I'll have no choice but to tie you up." Mo Xuan: "Do whatever you want, ladies. I give up."
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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?!
