No matter how stupid someone was, they would never write a letter like that.
Zhong Shuwen immediately realized that Lin Yuqing was messing with him, and his temper flared.
“Qingqing, stop making things difficult for me on purpose.”
He tried to suppress his anger.
“I’m not making things difficult for you at all.”
Lin Yuqing pursed her lips, still wearing that innocent expression.
Sniffling softly, she sounded utterly wronged.
“I finally came up with a way to improve my relationship with my family…”
“Think about it. My dad has been a soldier his entire life. Of course he wants me to marry a responsible, dependable man, right?”
“What does that have to do with responsibility?”
Zhong Shuwen was growing increasingly irritated.
Su Jinjin had always described Lin Yuqing as a spoiled young lady who had been pampered rotten.
Now he was finally experiencing it firsthand.
How could there be a woman this difficult?
Rubbing his aching wrist, he clearly had no intention of continuing the discussion.
The room fell silent.
A few seconds later, the sound of Lin Yuqing quietly sobbing reached his ears.
“How can it not matter?”
“Everyone in the military compound already knows about my engagement to Gu Chenzhou.”
“Now, at the last minute, I’m marrying someone else.”
“Who knows what people will say behind my back?”
“Don’t worry about what other people think—”
Before Zhong Shuwen could finish his sentence—
Smack!
A slap landed squarely across his face.
“Of course you don’t care about your reputation! You’re a man!”
“Are you going to write it or not?!”
“If you won’t, then I’ll never have the face to return to the Lin family!”
“I might as well cut ties with my father completely!”
“Absolutely not!”
The words left Zhong Shuwen’s mouth before he could stop them.
When he looked up and met Lin Yuqing’s stunned gaze, he finally realized he’d reacted far too quickly and passionately.
Clearing his throat awkwardly, he tried to cover himself.
“Qingqing, look…”
“Your father has taken care of you for sixteen years.”
“The kindness of raising a child is greater than heaven.”
“How could I bear to see you sever ties with your family because of me?”
It sounded thoughtful and considerate.
Unfortunately, it would only fool a lovestruck fool.
The truth was obvious.
He simply wanted to cling to the Lin family’s power and influence.
Lin Yuqing snorted inwardly.
Naturally, she continued the conversation.
“But you don’t want to write it.”
“And I don’t want to force you.”
“I’ve thought it through.”
“Our future family is what matters most.”
“You’re the most important person to me.”
“As for what I owe Dad Lin…”
She bit her lip dramatically, looking as though she had made a painful decision.
“I’ll repay him in my next life.”
Then she pointed toward the door.
“You should go.”
“I’ll write a letter severing our relationship right now.”
“Don’t write it!”
Zhong Shuwen immediately braced himself against the doorframe.
After a fierce internal struggle, he finally gave in.
“I’ll write it!”
“Is that enough?”
“Really?”
Lin Yuqing blinked at him.
Her long eyelashes fluttered gently, the slight upward curve of her eyes irresistibly charming.
Zhong Shuwen’s Adam’s apple bobbed.
“I’ll write it.”
“I’ll give it to you tomorrow morning.”
“That’s more like it.”
Lin Yuqing smiled.
“The world is always more forgiving toward men.”
“Taking a little criticism is only natural for a grown man.”
“Good luck.”
Bang!
The bedroom door slammed shut in front of his face.
Not long after Zhong Shuwen left, Su Jinjin came knocking.
“Sis, dinner’s ready. Everyone’s waiting for you.”
After extorting so much money from the Su family, Lin Yuqing wasn’t foolish enough to eat anything Yang Lan cooked.
“No appetite.”
Su Jinjin refused to give up.
A few minutes later, she returned carrying a glass of milk.
“Then at least drink some milk.”
“It’s good for you.”
Oh, it was definitely “good.”
Just probably the kind of “good” with livestock tranquilizers mixed into it.
Lin Yuqing glanced at the milk and smiled knowingly.
“I’ll drink it.”
At the moment, she wasn’t interested in arguing with Su Jinjin.
Because she had something much more important to do.
The space inheritance.
She pulled the wooden box containing the bracelet from one of her newly purchased bags and opened it.
Inside lay an imperial-green jade bracelet of the finest glass-like quality.
The original novel had explained how to activate the space.
There happened to be a sewing kit beside the bed.
Lin Yuqing grabbed a needle and decisively pricked her fingertip.
A blinding white light immediately filled her vision.
Instinctively, she closed her eyes.
Several seconds later, the brightness faded.
When she opened them again, she was standing in an unfamiliar world.
Clouds and mist surrounded her.
Because this was the first time the space had acknowledged an owner, the fog dispersed slowly.
Beneath her feet stretched a vast expanse of farmland.
At the moment, the fields were barren.
Nothing had been planted.
At first glance, it seemed ordinary.
But having read the novel, Lin Yuqing knew exactly how valuable this land was.
Not only did it produce extraordinarily high yields, but anything planted here grew at an accelerated rate.
It even had automatic planting and harvesting functions.
Excellent.
This would be incredibly useful in the future.
She walked forward.
After only a few steps, she arrived beside a crystal-clear stream.
The water flowed endlessly, its source invisible in the distance.
According to the novel, this wasn’t an ordinary spring.
It was spiritual spring water.
It could strengthen the body and improve health.
Lin Yuqing couldn’t wait to test it herself.
Perfect timing.
After all, her ridiculous night with Gu Chenzhou had happened only three days ago.
Even now, her waist and legs still ached.
Seriously.
What kind of physique did that man have?
He’d been drunk and still that vigorous.
Muttering a complaint under her breath, she crouched down and scooped up a handful of water.
Then she drank several mouthfuls.
The spring water was cool and sweet.
The moment it slid down her throat, she felt her body grow noticeably lighter.
It really was amazing.
She couldn’t have been happier with this cheat ability.
Lin Yuqing treasured it immediately.
She happily stirred the water with her hand.
At first, she assumed there was nothing else to discover.
Then she looked up.
And froze.
After the distant mist finally dispersed, a building stood at the end of the road.
A building that definitely hadn’t been there moments before.
Lin Yuqing recognized it instantly.
It was her laboratory building.
The pharmaceutical research institute’s laboratory building.
The place where she had worked for two years.
Stunned, she lowered her gaze to the fingertip that had already healed completely.
In the original novel, Su Jinjin had only unlocked the space and the spiritual spring.
But she—
She had somehow brought an entire twenty-first-century research facility with her.
Including all its modern equipment.
Lin Yinyin truly deserved to be called her mother.
Excitement surged through her.
She sprinted toward the building as fast as she could.
The moment she entered, her suspicions were confirmed.
Everything was exactly the same.
The reagent storage area.
The special testing zones.
The pharmaceutical development laboratories.
The entire research facility had been perfectly reproduced, down to the smallest detail.
Even better—
Several of the little inventions she’d created out of boredom were still sitting on the workbench.
One was “Yunnan Wild Mushroom Spray.”
The other was “The Little Sterilization Pill.”
She had developed them because she couldn’t bear to watch the stray cats downstairs undergo surgery for neutering.
So she’d experimented with creating a drug-based alternative.
And somehow…
Those had been brought here too.
Now, however, they could serve a much greater purpose.
The corners of Lin Yuqing’s lips curled upward.
A brilliant idea suddenly formed in her mind.
And it involved certain people who desperately deserved a taste of their own medicine.