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Qin Jiang took the call and went straight to school.
Because Song Jie was injured, Qin Jiang had left some matters to Sun Zhaoyu. This time Sun Zhaoyu called to say he’d found someone suitable to promote their “beauty cream” and “scar removal ointment.”
Qin Jiang didn’t plan to limit his business to only internet and AI technology—he needed to open up multiple directions from the start and lay a solid foundation early on.
He decided to start with products that already had quality guarantees. Among them, the beauty industry was one he favored and found easy to enter.
This time Qin Jiang drove a new Ferrari onto campus, still ostentatious as ever—and now no one dared to pick a fight with him.
“Brother Jiang, you’re here—my people control the Student Union’s External Relations Department, and they admire you a lot. They’ve always respected your leadership.”
“And they’re top students from each college too. I’ve already arranged for suitable candidates to start working at JY Group.“
“You know our External Relations team is skilled at bringing in investment for the school—we know exactly which students have strong backgrounds and the ability to help the school’s projects.”
“You asked for someone who has skin problems and some influence on campus or online—I actually found one!”
“It’s the foreign languages department’s campus belle—Jiang Kexin.”
“Jiang Kexin is beautiful and an excellent student, but she’s been wearing a mask these past few days. When we asked we learned she has skin issues on her face…”
“I think we can use that to get her to help with promotion.”
Sun Zhaoyu proposed the idea.
But when Qin Jiang heard that familiar name, a cold flash crossed his eyes.
Her face has skin problems?
*Could it be from **her **messy private life **that had caused *an infection?
“No, we won’t use her.”
“I find her dirty.”
Qin Jiang refused coldly, then suddenly thought of someone he could fully exploit.
Soon the Ferrari left the school, followed by several SUVs, all headed to the Yan family’s special hospital.
Inside the hospital.
Yan Zuo lay in his hospital bed, leisurely sipping porridge and listening to music.
“Uncle Liu, I heard my big brother has already been cut off by my sister?”
“I could see that thick smoke clearly from several buildings away… She must be completely disappointed in big brother.”
“I guess that’s only to be expected. Who in the Yan family still offers her a trace of familial warmth?“
Yan Zuo had been recuperating in the hospital for a long time and had regained much of his physical strength.
But the sort of injuries he sustained required a few months of rest. He didn’t dare be discharged prematurely.
Besides, that night he’d been beaten by his sister and that pretty boy in a mixed double assault—his handsome face almost got scarred.
How could this little bully of the capital city dare to swagger around now?
“Young Master, don’t be so pessimistic.”
“Maybe it’s not your turn tomorrow anyway.”
Uncle Liu thought, *i**t’s possible the Young Mistress will keep you **around for *a few months longer, as long as you don’t go seeking a fight!
Yan Zuo glared at him. Uncle Liu, you sure know how to comfort* another person*.
“I’ve been drinking plain porridge for a week. My taste buds are nearly gone!”
As Yan Zuo complained, suddenly his nose was assailed by countless delicious smells that made him ravenous.
“Third brother, your brother-in-law has come to visit~”
“Quick, look—do you prefer cumin lamb skewers, spicy hotpot, or super spicy noodles?”
“Whichever you like, I’ll have them eat it in front of you to tease you and curb your cravings.”
Qin Jiang burst in, followed by Sun Zhaoyu and a group from his External Relations team.
Although none of them had met Yan Zuo before, the moment they entered this maximally luxurious care facility their jaws never returned to their faces.
This was outrageously extravagant!
The rich woman keeping Qin Jiang must be the capital’s richest if she had this kind of financial power.
However, when they saw the Yan family’s official emblem across the hospital grounds.
Their gazes toward Qin Jiang turned into shock!!
Good heavens, this was real?
The rich woman Qin Jiang was attached to turned out to be the Yan family Young Mistress?
The ruthless, terrifying monstrously decisive Young Mistress—Yan Liang!!
If that’s the case, following Qin Jiang into business was a surefire, risk-free investment.
So the group grew even more determined to join Qin Jiang.
“Ev-evil… brother-in-law!!“
“Who allowed you to call me ‘third brother’? What gives you the right? I’m telling you, I, Yan Zuo would never—even if I died or jumped from here I would never…”
Yan Zuo started speaking agitatedly. Seeing Qin Jiang’s people crowding his luxury ward, it was impossible to remain calm.
He wanted to call for his personal bodyguard, for Uncle Liu.
He turned and found no one at his bedside.
But Uncle Liu had long made his escape. Qin Jiang was the man the Young Mistress had personally declared as her husband and even gave him the family heirloom jade. Of course Uncle Liu wasn’t sticking around.
Stay and turn to ashes together? No way!
Yan Zuo suddenly felt a pang of desperation.
“…Oh, sure, if you don’t want me to call you that, I won’t.”
Qin Jiang leisurely put his hand on his belt.
With a light flick of his long fingertips, the belt could turn into a whip and lash the brat!
“AHEM! Alrighty, brother-in-law, what brings you?”
Yan Zuo told himself: A man should be flexible and endure.
The rest in the room could hardly believe how quickly Yan Zuo flipped.
“Literally what I just said—I’m here to give you a treat.”
“After all, you called me ‘brother-in-law’. You’ve been sick for over half a month and I haven’t visited even once—that would make me seem heartless.”
Qin Jiang continued his small talk.
But when those words reached Yan Zuo’s ears, they meant something else entirely.
Wasn’t he here just to see if he had also been emasculated?
What was going on? Did he have a KPI to keep? He had to make sure he emasculated everyone in the family within a certain period of time? Or was it that there weren’t enough gravestones available and he had to be buried with his older brother?
Yan Zuo’s heart sank to the bottom of a valley.
“Brother-in-law, don’t you have any idea how I got hurt…”
“Bec… because it’s a display of my brother-in-law’s care toward me, refusing would make me seem ungrateful.”
“Brother-in-law, tell me what you need.”
Yan Zuo felt like he was about to burst. Other than the time he paid respects to the dead, he’d never had to give this sort of treat.
Specifically making him watch others eat.
Making him so hungry.
“The belt was dipped in iodine, so although that disinfected you while you were beaten, scars are unavoidable—here’s scar-removal ointment, use it first.”
Yan Zuo reeled in horror: You’re in such a hurry to silence me?
*Scar-removal ointment—what you really want to remove is *me!
“Also, here’s some recent dirt on Bai Chuchu. You’d better see clearly what her relationship with Qin Yun is—you’re just a pawn.”
Qin Jiang left a flash drive and kept the External Relations foodies behind.
“Young Master Yan Zuo, do you like crayfish? I’ll peel them and dip them in sauce for you to watch…”
An employee made a juicy sauce, put the peeled tail into his mouth and chewed patiently. “Wow… sumptuous~”
“Young Master Yan Zuo, these lamb skewers are divine—crispy outside, tender inside, with a lingering aftertaste. Not being able to eat them is a real pity.”
“Young Master Yan Zuo, these spicy noodles… ugh…”
Yan Zuo started getting really angry.
“Qin Jiang, you’re doing this on purpose!”
Yan Zuo couldn’t take it anymore. Enraged, he threw off the covers.
Qin Jiang returned and opened the ward door again, smiling nastily. “Ah, discovered.”
Yan Zuo nearly squeaked.
“Yan Zuo, you should be grateful for medical advances—even poor-quality embryos can be carried to full term and born now.”
“You… you…”
“Qin Jiang, you’re too mean—what on earth did my sister see in you?!”
Yan Zuo felt he was about to cry from anger.
“My little third brother~~”
“I’m rude, but so what? I’m also uniquely shameless.“
“Don’t worry, I’m just verbally venomous. Actually, my nature is pretty wicked too.”
“I’m not the type to insult people by nature. Those I do insult are the sort who deserve it.”
“I have trypophobia—I can’t be around so many scheming people all at once, and you happen to be… magnificently stupid. So your brother-in-law enjoys dealing with you.”
Qin Jiang said all these things in rapid succession.
Yan Zuo was stunned.
His brother-in-law’s attack was too strong. He truly didn’t know where to begin to rebut.
“Enough, Yan Zuo—considering you’ve been beaten twice and nearly lost your life, I won’t hold too much against you.”
“But the tasks I’ve arranged for you, you must complete.”
“Otherwise I won’t mind staging a few more mixed-gender double beatings.”
“Until… I beat the life out of you…”
Qin Jiang approached the bed, leaned close to the wide-eyed Yan Zuo. His indifferent gaze, laced with murderous intent, scanned Yan Zuo’s scabbed face.
If he didn’t still have some use.
Even if he were dead, Qin Jiang wouldn’t show an ounce of sympathy.
At that moment Yan Zuo truly began to tremble with fear.
Why did Qin Jiang’s aura feel so strong now?
Moreover, this world-weary, cold temperament was exactly like his sister’s…
Yan Zuo felt despair—a single yandere in the Yan family had already caused enough chaos.
If another one came along… he could forget about staying alive.
“Tell me exactly what you want me to do.”
Qin Jiang waved his hand, and the others left the ward with a nod.
“You just need to do this…”
…
Since being found out by Song Jie, Jiang Kexin had been terrified.
She had to go to Bai Chuchu, who had long been allied with her. “Chuchu, what do you think I should do?”
“Song Jie used to be devoted to me, but I only recently learned Qin Jiang has abandoned you and clung to a rich woman—Song Jie will probably rise with him…”
“Lately Young Master Wu isn’t satisfied with my performance and demands more extreme games. I can’t hold out, Chuchu… Young Master Wu is also one of your admirers—please help me.”
Bai Chuchu’s reputation had plummeted recently, and she’d even lost her title as Huajing University campus belle.
This blow had hit her hard.
Now Jiang Kexin seeking her out only annoyed her further.
But… when she thought about Jiang Kexin’s relationship with Song Jie.
She realized the old Qin Jiang had been as devoted to her as Song Jie had been to Jiang Kexin.
If something really happened to Jiang Kexin.
Song Jie would inevitably follow and suffer.
Since she lacked the power to retaliate against Qin Jiang now, targeting Song Jie might be a breakthrough.
“Kexin, not to criticize you… but you were too careless.”
“You know Young Master Wu has feelings for you deep down, but his childhood wounds make him need extreme stimulation in relationships to feel anything—you are his girlfriend, you must understand and tolerate him.”
“Leave this to me.”
“I’ll talk to him properly—we’re close friends, so you don’t have to be so polite around me.”
Jiang Kexin nodded, finally calming down.
Back then it was Bai Chuchu who introduced her to Young Master Wu, allowing her to have a boyfriend who crossed class lines to care for and cherish her.
She still trusted Bai Chuchu deeply.
“So, you said Song Jie is injured—then he must have gone to the hospital.”
“Keep an eye on which hospital he’s at. Personally bring a fruit basket to see him, care for him and show him affection.”
“Stabilize him.”
“Men, especially those who are devoted to you, are the easiest to manipulate.“
“Tell him you only went with Young Master Wu because he forced you, that you stabbed him deliberately to protect him because you didn’t want Young Master Wu and the others to hurt him…”
“Kexin, a woman’s tears are our strongest weapon—you must use them.”
After instructing her, Bai Chuchu sent Jiang Kexin away.
Jiang Kexin had just left.
As the door of the apartment Qin Yun had once specially bought for Bai Chuchu closed, a tall figure slipped out from behind her, suddenly hugged her slim waist and gave her a hard kiss on the cheek.
“Tsk… baby, I slept with that low-class nobody for your sake. Tonight you’d better make it up to me properly.”
Wu Yu said this as his hands began to wander.
He was the campus heartthrob of Huajing University, from a well-off family.
And Bai Chuchu was Huajing University’s campus belle—the two were publicly regarded as a perfectly matched pair.
Yet around campus they seemed to have no interaction.
One was pursued by countless women falling over themselves.
The other enjoyed the attentive flattery of many sycophants around her.
Who would have thought they were secretly rolling in bed together?
“Oh… Yu, don’t be in such a hurry, I’m already yours, no?”
“Jiang Kexin’s boyfriend is a poor weakling—since he dared to ruin your fun… let’s teach him a lesson, how about it?”
After Bai Chuchu said this, the two naturally fell into bed together.
“You’re so good at understanding others, baby.”
“…and so good at taking clothes off~”
“Chuchu baby, I adore you so much~~”
…
Night fell.
The auction at Fengmingxuan also began under the cover of night.
Qin Jiang used a black card given by Yanyan to enter the inner area with Sun Zhaoyu.
Even without an invitation, items from the Yan family’s conglomerate could substitute for the world’s most prestigious invitations and granted unhindered access everywhere.
After a passionate encounter with Wu Yu, he brought Bai Chuchu to attend this high-end auction.
Tonight Bai Chuchu wore a pure white qipao, her long hair elegantly pinned up—the innocent, classical aura made her look like a goddess descended to earth.
It had to be said that Bai Chuchu’s looks were formidable—unless she ran into the top-tier divine beauty, the Yan family Young Mistress.
“Young Master Wu, thank you for bringing me to such an upscale place—I was really bullied at school recently…”
Bai Chuchu complained aggrievedly. Tears shimmered in her eyes, almost melting Young Master Wu’s heart.
“Oh, really?”
“Who at Huajing University would dare bully our beautiful campus belle Bai Chuchu?”
Lately Young Master Wu had been entangled with Jiang Kexin and hadn’t paid much attention to campus matters.
“It’s Qin Jiang—he bullied me…”
No sooner had Bai Chuchu said that than a familiar figure was seen not far away, looking anything but poor amid the high-end crowd and clinking glasses.
I**s that… Qin Jiang?
Why is he here too?
Tsk tsk… he really can’t let go of me, huh.
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