"Uh... that makes sense. Go on, what's the mission?"
This system is the Super Villain System. As the name suggests, it is dedicated to turning the host into a Super Villain.
This system has only one mission: the host must use his own schemes to suppress the Protagonist, win over the heroines, and alter the course of the original plot. Every time he suppresses the Protagonist, wins over a heroine, or changes the plot's direction, he will receive corresponding rewards from the system.
As Ye Feng was figuring out how to unload his goods, he suddenly shuddered, as though he had lost something, yet also as though he had lost nothing.
"Eh, why did I suddenly get the chills? I should hurry up and sell all this equipment. Better to cut my losses early."
Ye Feng had come to his senses now.
Because of his arrival, this world had produced many butterfly effects, and those effects had led to the current situation.
For instance, the Necklace of Fate was a rather significant butterfly effect.
All he could do now was regret not quitting while he was ahead.
He did not notice that some memories in his mind were gradually becoming blurry.
"If I'd sold them last night, I'd have several hundred thousand in hand by now. Sigh."
"What a pity. Now I can only take it one step at a time."
"As for Xiao Yu, I should let her calm down first."
Ye Feng had no idea that Xia Shiyu had already completely given up on him.
She walked alone down the street, filled with annoyance and regret.
How could she have believed Ye Feng after just a few words and used all that money to stockpile game equipment?
Xia Shiyu wished she could slap herself twice.
She had no idea how she was supposed to explain this to Su Lin.
When she thought of Su Lin, a trace of warmth rose in Xia Shiyu's heart. To her, it was the last bit of warmth left in the world.
Su Lin practiced a set of Baji Quan in the villa's courtyard.
"If I went all out with this fist, I could probably kill a bull. Grandmaster-level Baji Quan is freaking terrifying."
Just as Su Lin finished speaking, his phone rang.
"Hello, Xiao Yu."
"Su Lin~!!"
Hearing the slight sob in Xia Shiyu's voice, Su Lin knew the result on her end had come out.
The money she had lent Ye Feng had gone down the drain as well.
"Xiao Yu, what's wrong?"
"I... I don't know how to say it. I... I want to see you."
Hearing Su Lin's gentle voice, Xia Shiyu's entire body trembled, and tears continuously spilled from the corners of her eyes.
"Xiao Yu, where are you? I'll come find you."
"I..."
"Whatever it is, let's talk face-to-face." Su Lin chuckled.
After Xia Shiyu gave him the address, Su Lin entered the garage, drove out, and left the villa.
Liu Yong had already finished work and gone home, so Su Lin could only drive himself.
More than ten minutes later, Su Lin spotted Xia Shiyu on Zhongjiang Riverside Avenue.
Like a lonely, wounded little beast, Xia Shiyu sat on a stone bench by the river.
Su Lin parked the car and walked over.
"Xiao Yu~!!"
"Su Lin~!! You finally came. Sob, sob, sob."
Xia Shiyu threw herself into Su Lin's arms and hugged him tightly.
Su Lin gently patted her back, comforting her.
Only after quite a while did Xia Shiyu stop crying.
Having vented all the emotions in her heart, she came back to her senses and found that she did not even dare lift her head to look at Su Lin.
At some point, Su Lin had sat down on the bench, while she clung tightly around his neck, her pretty face buried in his chest.
She had not felt anything while crying so hard earlier, but now that she had calmed down, she realized that every breath carried Su Lin's strong masculine scent.
That hormone-laced scent made her body go soft, leaving her without the strength to move.
Xia Shiyu did not dare look at Su Lin. She could only whimper into his chest, "Su Lin, I did something wrong."
Su Lin wrapped both arms around Xia Shiyu's back to keep her from falling, a smile appearing at the corner of his lips. "Oh? What was it?"
"The money you donated..."
Xia Shiyu quietly told Su Lin everything that had happened over the past few days.
These past few days had been the most suffocating days of her life. Even when Xia Junming had been diagnosed with uremia and she had been helpless, she had not felt this miserable.
"Su Lin, you won't be angry with me, will you? It was eighty thousand yuan."
Su Lin smiled. "Since I gave it to you, you can spend it however you like. If your investment failed, it only means you lack ability."
"But, Xiao Yu, you're still treating Xiao Wan and me like outsiders. You believed Ye Feng after just a few words. Why didn't you believe that I could help you?" Su Lin lightly patted Xia Shiyu's perky backside.
"Eek~~~"
"Su Lin... you're bullying me~!!!"
"Xiao Yu, if I said my hand slipped, would you believe me?"
Originally, Su Lin had planned to steadily deepen his relationship with Xia Shiyu and Lin Xiaowan.
But after learning that this world was not just a fusion of one novel, Su Lin felt as though time was running out.
He felt that he should pick up the pace a little and get more rewards. Otherwise, if those War Gods, Dragon Kings, and Immortal Venerables really appeared, he would be doomed.
He casually cast a Probe Technique on Xia Shiyu.
Xia Shiyu: 17 years old, 162 cm, 44 kg, current favorability (70↑ rising). PS: Female favorability: negative numbers—hostility. 0–10—strangers. 11–30—ordinary friends. 31–50—good friends. 51–60—slight affection. 61–70—secretly in love. 71–80—deeply rooted love. 81–99—inseparable through life and death. 100—harem unlocked. Male favorability: negative numbers—hostility. 0–10—strangers. 11–30—ordinary friends. 31–50—good friends. 51–70—brothers. 71–80—close brothers. 81–100—brothers through life and death. Subordinate loyalty: 0–59—not trustworthy. 60–80—reliable. 81–100—absolutely loyal.
You bully!
Xia Shiyu blushed and buried her face in Su Lin's chest. She had not expected Su Lin to smack her like that.
Su Lin held Xia Shiyu in his arms and looked at her with a wicked smile, wanting to see how long it would take before she dared sit up.
As the weather warmed, people naturally wore fewer clothes.
Both Su Lin and Xia Shiyu wore a long-sleeved shirt beneath a jacket.
Xia Shiyu's jacket was open, so Su Lin could feel the soft warmth against his chest.
Seeing the sky grow darker, Su Lin checked the time. It was almost ten o'clock.
He patted Xia Shiyu again. "Xiao Yu, how long are you planning to hug me? It's already ten."
Xia Shiyu knew she could not keep dragging this out. She could only let out a soft whimper, sit up, and shyly avoid looking at Su Lin.
"You didn't want to let go when you were hugging me just now. What, and now you don't want to look at me?"
"Of course not..."
The moment Xia Shiyu turned her head, she saw Su Lin's mischievous smile. She hurriedly punched him a few times. "Su Lin, you're bullying me again."
"Sob, sob, sob..."
"I'm already like this, and you're still bullying me."
Su Lin pinched Xia Shiyu's little face and smiled. "How am I bullying you? You've already hit me so many times, and I didn't even dare fight back."
"Fine~! Su Lin, you still want to fight back? I... I..."
Before Xia Shiyu could finish, Su Lin took her hand and led her toward the car.
When Xia Shiyu saw the S350, her expression instantly darkened.
This one car alone could have saved her father twice over. Su Lin's looks, character, family, and academics were all outstanding.
Su Lin was destined to meet a girl of peerless grace, someone like Lin Xiaowan.
And she was destined not to be worthy of Su Lin.
But Xia Shiyu knew that the flutter in her heart was real.
In an instant, Xia Shiyu panicked. If Su Lin got a girlfriend in the future, he definitely would not come out in the middle of the night to find her like he had tonight.
Xia Shiyu's face immediately turned pale as paper again.
Holding Xia Shiyu's hand, Su Lin felt how cold her little hand had become.
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