Villain: After Intercepting the Female Lead, the Protagonist Collapses

Chapter 65

Chapter 65: This World Is Crueler Than You Think

“That’s right, she called me yesterday. She should be back in these few days,” Lin Xiyan nodded as she spoke.

“Is she not carrying out missions anymore?” After the initial excitement, Ye Chen asked with some doubt. He knew that his fifth senior sister had always been a hitwoman abroad.

“She’s done enough and made enough money…” Lin Xiyan continued, “I came to tell you that it’s best not to go out these days. Both our Lin family and the Liu family are looking for you. I have to go now. You and our fifth sister should just move to another city and don’t come back to Linjiang City.”

With that, Lin Xiyan left with her bodyguard. After this incident, Ye Chen’s reputation as a quack doctor was ruined, and no one would likely seek his medical services anymore.

If Ye Chen wanted to climb up the ladder using his medical skills, he would have to move to another city. Lin Xiyan then left with her bodyguard.

Ye Chen sat back down on the sofa in silence. Leave? How could he leave with his deep grudge unavenged?

Even if he really had to leave Linjiang City, he would only do so after seeking his revenge. Since he couldn’t climb up using his medical skills anymore, he had to think of other ways.

Meanwhile, at the Crouching Dragon Villa, Jiang Che lay on a sun lounger by the pool. “System, open the attribute panel.”

Host: Jiang Che

Cultivation: Mid-Stage Innate

Identity: Jiang Family’s Young Master

Villain Points: 5000

Owned Items: Human Infant Burp Bag × 9, Thousand-Year Ice Mountain Snow Lotus × 1.

Skills: God-level Disguise Technique

“Young Master, there’s news.” Jiang Che was enjoying a shoulder massage from Ah Qing when Ah Long rushed over, breathless.

“Is it news from Lin Jaohai?” Jiang Che asked lazily.

“Yes. According to Lin Haohai, the first batch of counterfeit Beautifying Pills has been produced. Due to his manipulations, the Lin family hasn’t noticed anything amiss.”

“This batch of 20,000 Beautifying Pills, including the cost of raw materials and labor, is expected to cause the Lin family a direct loss of several billion yuan. The Lin family has already started looking for celebrities for endorsements, and it’s estimated that these pills will be sold out soon.”

“Very good,” Jiang Che nodded in satisfaction. He didn’t expect Lin Haohai to be so efficient. In just four to five days, the matter was settled. Once people bought these pills and found them useless, Lin family would face a lot of trouble.

“What about Ye Chen? Has he made any moves recently?” Jiang Che asked curiously.

“Our people have been monitoring Ye Chen these past few days. He has been staying in Lin Xiyan’s Jiaxin Garden and rarely goes out. Occasionally, he visits Blue’s Bar to meet Gu Yunqi.”

“To meet Gu Yunqi?” Jiang Che’s eyes narrowed slightly. It seemed that after the previous incident, Ye Chen had become more cautious. He probably wanted Gu Yunqi to help investigate the truth behind the Ye family’s annihilation.

Jiang Che remembered that the Jiang family played a significant role in that event, even being the mastermind. From the beginning, he and Ye Chen were on opposite sides, in a life-and-death struggle.

Back then, the Jiang family coveted a piece of land that was the most prosperous area in Linjiang City today – Yutian International Plaza. This land was owned by the Ye family, who knew its value and refused to sell it.

Jiang Che’s grandfather had orchestrated an accidental fire through several smaller families, after which the land fell into the Jiang family’s hands. Everyone thought it was an accidental fire, and few knew the truth. But no one expected that Ye Chen from the Ye family would survive by chance.

“Has Gu Yunqi found anything?” Jiang Che asked, not worried about Ye Chen’s revenge. His cultivation was still higher than Ye Chen’s, and he would welcome Ye Chen’s attempt at revenge.

“Gu Yunqi, relying on the Gu family’s underground forces, has found some clues, but nothing leading to us yet,” Ah Long replied.

“The situation is getting more interesting…” Jiang Che’s lips curled into a mischievous smile. In the entire Linjiang City, the Jiang family had the most accurate intelligence network. Anything Jiang Che wanted to know could be unearthed by him.

“Keep monitoring Ye Chen and tell my mother to transfer ten million yuan to Lin Haohai’s overseas account.”

“Understood, Young Master,” Ah Long bowed and left.

Jiang Che leaned back, looking forward to seeing Ye Chen’s reaction when he learned that it was Jiang Che’s grandfather who had destroyed his family. The thought of Ye Chen’s furious and helpless expression brought a sense of anticipation to Jiang Che.

“Scared by what was said just now?” Jiang Che noticed that Ah Qing suddenly stopped massaging and turned to see her pale face, clearly frightened by his and Ah Long’s conversation.

“No… No…” Ah Qing nodded and then shook her head, appearing somewhat conflicted.

“Say what you want to say.” Jiang Che pulled Ah Qing into his arms and looked at her with a bit of amusement.

“Young Master… Did the old family head really do those things?” Ah Qing buried her head in Jiang Che’s chest and murmured softly.

She remembered being bought by the old Jiang family head to serve as Jiang Che’s maid when she was thirteen. In her memory, he had always been a kind and approachable old man.

“Yes, Grandfather really did those things,” Jiang Che nodded and admitted. This was not a secret in the Jiang family; many of the servants knew about it.

“But why did the old family head do that?”

“Remember, this is a dog-eat-dog world… It’s either you eat others, or others eat you. The business world is a battlefield where the strong prey on the weak.”

“The value of that piece of land was too high. The Ye family, a small family, simply couldn’t hold onto it. Even if Grandfather hadn’t done it back then, someone else would have.” Jiang Che explained, touching the maid’s soft hair.

He spoke gently, but the reality was much crueller than what he described. Capital accumulation often involved bloodshed. Few could ascend the social ladder with clean hands.

Jiang Che didn’t want Ah Qing to understand too much; sometimes knowing too much wasn’t a good thing. How many people who saw through the essence of life actually lived contentedly?

Ah Qing nodded thoughtfully. She didn’t understand much and didn’t want to. She was just inherently kind-hearted and was shocked by the sudden conversation she overheard between Jiang Che and Ah Long.

“Young Master, I’m sorry…”

“Why are you apologizing all of a sudden?” Jiang Che looked at the tearful Ah Qing and smiled, playfully tapping her nose.

“I crossed the line. I’m just a maid to the Young Master; I have no right to inquire about these matters.”

Jiang Che sighed and did not say anything more, just pulling the girl back into his embrace. He had never seen her as just a maid, but Ah Qing always confined herself to that role.

He knew she was sensitive and in no hurry; as they spent more time together, Ah Qing would change. But it might take a long time; she was still too self-effacing.

Ah Qing lay quietly in Jiang Che’s arms. Both remained silent, enjoying the moment of tranquility.

At Lin Group’s Chairman’s office, Chairman Lin Zhentian, Lin Xiyan, and various shareholders were discussing something, all smiling and appearing in very good spirits.

“We’ve got the popular star Zhao Yaqi to endorse our Beautifying Pills. I believe in three days, our Beautifying Pills will be sold out!”

“Then, Lin’s will make a clean profit of five billion yuan!” Lin Zhentian laughed heartily, feeling very excited.

Five billion yuan! In just about a week, earning five billion yuan was something many could only dream of. Very few in the entire Jiuzhou Nation could achieve this.

With these Beautifying Pills, the Lin family could soar to the top, becoming the first family in Linjiang, even in Jiangzhou.

“Xiyan, this is all thanks to you.” Lin Zhentian looked at Lin Xiyan beside him, his eyes full of affection. He felt proud of having a daughter for the first time.

“This is what a daughter should do,” Lin Xiyan said with a smile, not taking too much credit. She hadn’t initially thought about mass-producing the Beautifying Pills.

It was her junior brother, Ye Chen, who had given them to her. So, to repay Ye Chen’s kindness, she had been trying to help him climb the ladder.

“You don’t have to be modest. Once the first batch of Beautifying Pills is sold, I’ll directly allocate you 10% of the company’s shares,” Lin Zhentian said, laughing heartily.

It had been many years since he had felt this happy. But in a couple of days, probably even he wouldn’t be able to laugh anymore.