11 – The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character of the Aristocratic Family Eleven
Afraid that using forceful methods would make Huai Huai truly despise him even more, he suppressed the dark thoughts in his heart.
His voice carried a hint of grievance, “I was wrong, but I couldn’t control myself. The moment I heard you were going to marry someone else, I just couldn’t stay calm.”
The driver ahead drove slowly, not daring to make a sound. He had never seen the CEO look so pitiful before—even in front of the old madam, the CEO was always cold and sharp.
This stunning woman had a high chance of becoming his future CEO wife!
Jiang Huai looked at his pitiful expression and, for a moment, didn’t know what to say. Her eyelashes fluttered slightly as she pondered for a while, her voice clear and elegant with a touch of warmth:
“You only like me because of my appearance right now. You don’t truly understand who I am. When I grow old one day, will you still like me then?”
Gu Yunze gazed intently at Jiang Huai, his deep eyes fixed solely on her. With a firm, low voice, he said:
“I will. I’ll always like you. I fell for you at first sight—I love your soul. In all my twenty-eight years, I’ve never liked anyone before.”
Jiang Huai saw her own reflection in Gu Yunze’s dark pupils; he seemed genuinely sincere. Moreover, he claimed he had never liked anyone else, which moved her slightly.
But a man’s words are a devil’s deceit—her mother had told her that when she was alive.
Thinking he might not give up so easily, Jiang Huai whispered, “But I don’t know you well enough! How about we start as friends first?”
Gu Yunze agreed. He felt he should take the first step—it seemed he had figured out Huai Huai’s temperament: she responded better to softness than force.
Knowing he had to be gentle with her, his voice hoarse yet tender, he said, “Alright! I’ll take you home.”
Jiang Huai thought it over—not having to ride her bicycle wasn’t so bad. “Okay!”
For a moment, the car fell into silence.
Jiang Huai turned to look at the scenery outside the window, while Gu Yunze watched her with deep, thoughtful eyes.
They soon arrived at Yujing Garden. As the driver entered the gate, Jiang Huai spotted the Lin family’s villa.
She had returned this time to gather a few belongings—she wouldn’t be coming back to this place again.
Turning to Gu Yunze, Jiang Huai said, “I’m here. Goodbye!”
To the driver, she added, “You can stop here. Thank you!”
Seeing Jiang Huai hurriedly preparing to get out, Gu Yunze grabbed her hand and declared in a deep, domineering tone, “The engagement is off, and that’s final. You are not to contact him again!”
Feeling the warmth of his large hand enveloping hers, Jiang Huai smiled lightly and gently pulled away. Her almond-shaped eyes sparkled with clarity. “I know my limits. Goodbye.”
As soon as she opened the door, she bent down and stepped out, retrieving her bicycle from the back.
Gu Yunze felt a pang of heartache. The lack of response from the one he loved left him deeply frustrated.
Coldly, he ordered the driver, “Drive! Take me home.”
As Jiang Huai pedaled away, she asked her system inwardly, “What did you mean earlier about the villain’s darkening?”
The system replied truthfully, “Host, the villain must not turn dark. He already grew up isolated and rejected by his family, which made his personality extreme. If you provoke him further, given his high status, his descent into darkness could cause immense damage to this world. The world would collapse, and we’d be trapped here forever!”Jiang Huai was furious. “Damn it! What does this have to do with me? I’m telling you, I can naturally walk out of this Small World. As for this lousy system of yours, believe it or not, I’ll crush you right now! So many demands!”
The system instantly shrank back like a quail, whispering, “Then… then if the plane really collapses, at worst… I’ll burn my internal energy. Host, calm down. I know you didn’t mean to provoke the antagonist—he was the one who latched onto you.”
Jiang Huai’s anger was immediately soothed by the system’s submission. “Hmph! You know what’s good for you.”
The system noticed that the host seemed quick to anger but also easily pacified with a little flattery. Looking at the antagonist’s fifty percent corruption value, it sighed. Who knew which big shot had come to play this time? In the end, it was always the systems that suffered.
After Jiang Huai opened the door, she parked her bicycle and walked inside. The servants seemed to be absent. She bypassed the living room and went upstairs. Passing by the master bedroom, the door was clearly closed.
Yet she could hear Liang Yingyue’s furious voice.
“Brother, how can you be so foolish? Of course, we have to strike first! If his company’s assets shrink because of the drug hormone scandal, the impact will be huge. We must prepare in advance. What if a rival company takes advantage of this turmoil and drags the company down? We’ll be left with nothing!”
“What! You secretly took eighty million?”
“If it doesn’t work out, we should just take the money and run! Lin Shangyu still trusts me a lot right now, and he trusts you too. You have to catch him off guard while he’s distracted. His company has many loopholes. If someone else seizes this opportunity to expose them, he might end up eating prison food!”
Jiang Huai sneered inwardly. From the original host’s memories, she remembered Liang Yingyue and Lin Shangyu being deeply in love. She wondered what had happened to Lin, the scumbag father’s company, to make Liang Yingyue so desperate to transfer assets.
“Brother, Lin Shangyu is swamped with work every day now. It’s a perfect opportunity! You’re in charge of finances, so it’s most convenient for you. I don’t know if the Leng Family has pulled some strings with the higher-ups, but many people are refusing to lend him money.”
“I have a feeling this storm is coming fast and fierce. Brother, don’t hesitate. Otherwise, when he finds out you stole a full eighty million, he’ll never let you off!”
“You know it! Enough talking!”
Liang Yingyue covered her mouth and spoke softly, but she couldn’t escape Jiang Huai’s immense Mental Strength, which allowed her to hear every word clearly.
Jiang Huai returned to her room and packed her belongings. There wasn’t much to take—just the jewelry box left to the original host by her mother. She casually grabbed two sets of clothes to change into.
Glancing around the room where the original host had lived for over twenty years, Jiang Huai thought the original host must have longed to escape this place. That was why everything in the room was so simple, as if she had always been preparing to leave.
Yet she had always lacked that final ounce of courage.
Jiang Huai dragged a small pink suitcase downstairs. Her waterfall-like dark hair hung obediently by the sides of her face, and her thin bangs accentuated her delicate, petite features.
Liang Yingyue stood behind her, holding a glass of water, her eyes venomously fixed on Jiang Huai’s slender back as she descended the stairs. If it weren’t for Jiang Huai angering Leng Junyan, their family wouldn’t be in this state!
As if possessed, she suddenly hurled the glass downward.Jiang Huai keenly detected a sound behind her. Turning her head, she saw a cup flying toward her head. She caught it with her bare hands, then looked coldly at Liang Yingyue upstairs. She threw the cup back at her and said, “Looking for death!”