12 – The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character of the Aristocratic Family Twelve
That icy gaze, sharp as a frozen blade, sent chills down Liang Yingyue’s spine, rooting her to the spot.
She forgot to dodge.
Thud! The water cup smashed into Liang Yingyue’s head, breaking the skin and drawing blood.
“You…” Liang Yingyue was so terrified that her blood rushed upward, and she collapsed to the ground.
The system quickly scanned to check if Liang Yingyue had died.
Fortunately, as the female lead’s mother, she had a sliver of plot armor preventing her death, though a concussion was unavoidable.
Jiang Huai took a few steps forward, her eyes dark and her expression indifferent as she watched Liang Yingyue bleeding profusely on the floor. “System, call an ambulance!”
The system replied with relief, “I’ve already contacted them. Luckily, you didn’t use much force. She still has many scenes ahead and can’t die yet.”
Jiang Huai snorted coldly, “Hmph, she’d deserve it if she died!” How dare she hit her!
The system protested, “But host, this is a society governed by law!”
Jiang Huai pondered this and agreed. She took her laptop from her backpack, placed it on the nearby cabinet, and began typing furiously on the keyboard, altering the villa’s surveillance footage.
In the end, the footage showed Liang Yingyue hitting Jiang Huai’s head on the stairs. In a panic, Liang Yingyue then picked up the water cup and struck herself, knocking herself out.
After all, both their fingerprints were on the cup.
The surveillance footage was edited flawlessly, without a single trace of tampering. The system couldn’t help but feel awed—how was its host’s hacking skills so formidable?
A sense of pride welled up in the system.
Jiang Huai put away her laptop, reached back, and wiped her hand over the back of her head, leaving a smear of red blood there.
The system, however, grew agitated. “Host, why are you using your Divine Power again!”
Jiang Huai suddenly smirked, her almond-shaped eyes turning profound. “You only said I can’t use it against people in the Small World. You never said I couldn’t use it on myself! I’m just applying it to my own body.”
The system was left speechless.
When the ambulance arrived, Jiang Huai remained fully conscious and walked alongside it, while Liang Yingyue was carried away on a stretcher.
Jiang Huai pretended to be in great pain, her delicate face pale and evoking pity from onlookers.
In the ambulance.
The nurse, seeing the wound on the back of her head, began bandaging it with a tone full of compassion. “Does it hurt, little girl? Thankfully, the wound is shallow. Is that woman your mother?”
It was no wonder the nurse mistook Jiang Huai for a young girl—with her long, straight black hair and small face, she indeed looked very youthful.
Jiang Huai shook her head gently, lowering it slightly. “She’s just… my stepmother.”
The nurse gave her a sympathetic look, already weaving a dramatic story in her mind.
At the hospital, Jiang Huai underwent a routine examination and was diagnosed with only superficial injuries, nothing serious.
Liang Yingyue, however, was found to have a mild concussion and a small wound on her forehead, requiring an overnight stay for observation.
After waking up, Liang Yingyue realized that such a minor injury wouldn’t warrant a police report. She immediately called Lin Shangyu to complain.
Lin Shangyu was swamped at his company, dealing with a major blow—his medication had been found to contain hormones.
Many rival companies, usually locked in fierce competition, seized the opportunity to kick him while he was down.
Leng Corporation’s media outlets extensively reported the hormone scandal, making it widely known. The public began boycotting his other medications.
With produced goods unable to be shipped, he suffered losses of hundreds of millions in revenue in a single day, and his company’s stock value evaporated billions overnight.He had clearly established good relations back then, so how did it get exposed?
Leng Junyan had only intended to release false information, never expecting that the Lin Group’s medication actually contained hormones.
Two days passed, and the Lin family’s company was no longer as glorious as before. The Lin Group’s medications had always been highly effective, but who would have thought it was due to hormones? Many people flocked to local physical stores to cause trouble.
Lin Shangyu couldn’t find anyone to resolve this matter, and there was no news from his future son-in-law either.
At this moment, Liang Yingyue called him over some trivial matter, annoying him.
Liang Yingyue’s voice was sweet and pitiful, “Husband, Huai Huai just hit my forehead with a water cup, and I have a mild concussion. Even if she really hates me, she shouldn’t be so ruthless! This time, she’s gone too far. Not only did she offend Junyan and plunge our company into this predicament, but she even dared to hit me!”
When Lin Shangyu was sailing smoothly in the past, he would have criticized his daughter and even felt furious about such matters.
But now, he felt Liang Yingyue was being unreasonable. Such a small issue could have been resolved on her own—why make a big deal out of it?
Couldn’t she see he was sweating profusely, trying to contact old friends for help, even considering reaching out to the Leng family?
Lin Shangyu’s face was filled with irritation as he said coldly, “Don’t bother me with such trivial matters. If it’s mild, just rest for a couple of days. I’m asking you, isn’t Xiaoxiao’s boyfriend the eldest son of the Leng family? Didn’t we already ask him to pass on the message? Why has our company’s situation only worsened, with no news at all? What’s going on with Xiaoxiao?”
Liang Yingyue also didn’t know why her daughter hadn’t gotten Junyan to resolve things in two days. Hearing Lin Shangyu’s angry and irritable tone, it seemed the company’s situation was already severe.
Hmph, daring to speak to her like this—once she emptied his company, she’d make him kneel before her and beg for forgiveness.
“Alright, husband, I’ll ask right away! Bye!” Liang Yingyue hung up after saying this.
Lin Shangyu frowned slightly, looking at the disconnected call. She usually didn’t work, and now, when he needed her, she couldn’t help at all.
Suddenly, he missed Jiang Yuyan’s goodness. Back when his company was still struggling, she never made unreasonable demands.
She could always help when needed, and as a finance major and academic achiever, Jiang Yuyan often provided assistance, even financially…
Lin Shangyu snapped back to reality at his secretary’s call.
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Jiang Huai had a bandage wrapped several times around her forehead from the back of her head. Sitting cross-legged on the bed in a single-patient room, she used her laptop to check what exactly had happened to the Lin Group.
Earlier, she had even loaded her suitcase onto the ambulance to avoid having to return to that disgusting place later.
After a few minutes of reading, she roughly understood and belatedly realized that Gu Yunze must have dealt with Leng Junyan, who then took his anger out on Lin, her scumbag father!
Recalling the conversation she overheard today between Liang Yingyue and her brother, she thought adding fuel to the fire and letting them tear each other apart would be even better!
The system whispered, “Host, the original owner didn’t say she wanted revenge against her father!”
Jiang Huai continued typing on the keyboard. Because she had just pretended to be in a pitiful state, her lips were somewhat pale.”That’s because the original host never knew about the grudge between her mother and father, nor did she know that her marriage to that scumbag Leng Junyan was orchestrated by Liang Yingyue and Lin Xiaoxiao!”