Watching the people in the nightclub’s first-floor dance floor go crazy for the money, Li Jing truly felt the thrill of the rich young masters who spent money like water in those wealthy family novels.
No wonder the old-fashioned domineering CEOs liked to throw money in people’s faces! It was truly exhilarating!
And the most exhilarating part was—this money was scattered in her name, but she didn’t spend a single cent.
Moreover, she could use a very environmentally friendly and invisible method to recover all of it into her account ^_^
Fu Lingchu’s expression was unreadable from beginning to end, and no one knew what the president was thinking.
There were 50,000 banknotes with names written on them, and it took the dozen or so bodyguards half a day just to write them.
It all seemed like a flamboyant and absurd farce.
It was specifically staged for Li Jing to see.
The scattered banknotes were just pieces of paper to Fu Lingchu. His gaze was only on the person in front of him, and he asked Li Jing in a low, hoarse voice, “—Are you happy now?”
Being humiliated by the person she liked.
Li Jing bit her lip, her hand hanging by her side clenched into a fist.
But she stubbornly answered word by word, “Happy, I like it most… when President Fu spends money on me.”
Fu Lingchu thought: Lying.carpreads.pages.dev
Li Jing: Why don’t you believe me? ^_^
Fu Lingchu didn’t expose her lie.
He just didn’t know why, after that moment of realization, he couldn’t say those sarcastic words to her anymore.
Li Jing was very satisfied with this progress. Looking at Fu Lingchu’s expression, he had completely fallen into this melodramatic game.
The most terrifying thing about this kind of unspoken emotion that only happen in the shadows was—because it didn’t need verification, it would ferment more freely and arbitrarily according to his own imagination.
To put it simply, Fu Lingchu would only continue to slide towards the abyss of “falling in love with the substitute.”
Li Jing asked the system with great concern, “Then when the favorability reaches 80%, won’t he give me the company?”
System: “…According to the current situation, anything is possible!!”
Li Jing: “Woohoo, then I have to hurry up and brush it up.”
For a moment, no one spoke in the private room.
Just as the atmosphere was solidifying at an indescribable point, Fu Lingchu’s phone rang.
It wasn’t an incoming call, but his ringtone, reminding him that it was time—
It was time for Ye Yan to wake up.
That was a special schedule set by the doctor. After Ye Yan’s illness this time, Fu Lingchu had specially set a time reminder to send his concern every day.
It was just that Fu Lingchu inexplicably looked up at Li Jing, the person on the other end of the phone and the person in front of him—
One, was the one he loved.
One, was the one who loved him.
Of course, he cared more about the woman he loved, but…
Fu Lingchu’s drunkenness subsided a little, and his brows and eyes relaxed. He picked up his phone and dialed Ye Yan’s number, while raising his hand to signal the bodyguards, “Send… her back.”
His voice carried an imperceptible restraint and… an almost rare gentleness.
But the strong little white flower couldn’t tell!
Li Jing turned and walked towards the bodyguards, stubbornly saying, “Take me to Royal View on River Min.”
That was Du Jinghuai’s home.
Fu Lingchu was amused. She was doing it on purpose, to make him angry.
But he already understood that Li Jing wouldn’t betray herself for money, because Li Jing was still the same strong, innocent, and naive person.
And Li Jing’s heart was with him.
So he could understand all her actions.
President Fu, who had been in a position of power for a long time, found his psychological support, and a strange sense of pleasure surged through his nerve endings.
So much so that when he answered Ye Yan’s call, his voice was even gentler than usual.
At the same time, on the other side of the ocean.
Ye Yan gently rose from the silk quilt, listening to Fu Lingchu’s gentle concern, and the sense of crisis in her heart was completely soothed.
“Well, don’t worry, I’ll get well soon,” Ye Yan said, biting her lip, and cautiously asked, “You… do you all miss me?”
Having said that, she seemed to be embarrassed and quickly hid under the covers.
Fu Lingchu’s eyes flashed with her image, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.
But the blushing face he imagined was one wearing old, worn-out clothes, frail and thin.
Fu Lingchu subconsciously replied, “Of course… I only like you.”
Such a direct confession made Ye Yan smile triumphantly.
As expected.
The longing in one’s heart for many years was the most precious.
Ye Yan’s illness this time successfully tested her importance. She would always be the moonlight in the hearts of Fu Lingchu and Du Jinghuai.
And this distinct sense of psychological superiority made her eager to return to China—
To see how that despicable substitute fake would lose everything and be crushed to dust by her own hands.
Li Jing was brought back to Royal View on River Min by Fu Lingchu’s bodyguard, and Acting Emperor Du was still not home.
Right now, the favorability of Male Lead #1 was directly at 60%, and Male Lead #2 was at a level that could be easily brushed up to 60%.
This hormone level meant that when Ye Yan return to China, they would choose not to let the White Moonlight and the substitute discover each other.
But the most interesting thing was that Ye Yan and Li Jing already know each other’s existence and had already clashed remotely several times.
And with the White Moonlight’s return to China, the various melodramatic and exciting plots would continue to drive the favorability of the male leads up, until the positions of the White Moonlight and the substitute were completely reversed.
Presumably by then, Li Jing would be so rich she wouldn’t even walk anymore ^_^
Right now, only Du Jinghuai’s favorability was still below 40%, so it was especially important to brush up the favorability of Male Lead #3.
It was not that Li Jing didn’t want to rush the progress, it was just that Du Jinghuai’s schedule was too busy. He not only had to wrap up his own drama but also had to cooperate with the promotion of his new movie, and in between work, he also had to care about the White Moonlight far away. It was safe to say he couldn’t even remember Li Jing, the substitute.
—But Li Jing was still quite satisfied with Du Jinghuai!
After all—his box office was really doing very well.
Because she had already signed the gift agreement, and her name was also on the contract, so she could directly receive the box office revenue from domestic and international theaters every day!!
Ye Yan carefully accompanied Du Jinghuai for three days, and Li Jing made a clean twenty million yuan.
Plus the five million yuan President Fu sprinkled, Li Jing’s current personal bank account balance:
—【55,009,802 yuan】
Fifty million yuan, my family!!
Li Jing would like to call Ye Yan—the lever that leveraged three leeks!
Du Jinghuai’s recent career development was inseparable from Ye Yan’s help. It was said that the film’s reputation overseas was also good. With Du Jinghuai’s three Golden Award-winning performance and his handsome looks, he had gained a group of fans overseas and was expected to enter the international market.
—However, in the later stages of the plot, after Du Jinghuai completely fell in love with the original owner, because the original owner was already terminally ill at this time, this huge blow had a profound impact on all three male leads, and Du Jinghuai would choose to retire from acting.
So how could you still be stuck at 40%, my old bro?
The next plot point could be activated.
In the original plot, Du Jinghuai never did anything to Li Jing, and his attitude was even the most gentle of the three male leads, making the original owner always think that Du Jinghuai was a good person who was seemingly cold but actually gentle.
However, the moment she accidentally broke the thing Ye Yan gave Du Jinghuai, Du Jinghuai instantly flew into a rage, losing the composure of an acting emperor, and wanted to strangle her.
Du Jinghuai was already a bit of a pervert, with a dark psychology that was unknown to others.
So, Li Jing could also use this point to elevate this love line.
Hee hee.
The system, having witnessed how she turned Fu Lingchu into a big spender who was easily taken advantage of, couldn’t help but analyze, “But host, Du Jinghuai’s feelings for Ye Yan are currently being dangled, and he’s the one with the lowest initial favorability. It should be very difficult to brush up now.”
Li Jing found the prop for the plot at home—a glass moonlight ornament that Ye Yan had given him, and then calmly waited for Du Jinghuai’s location to appear.
“It is a bit more difficult than President Fu, but—we can reasonably digest this plot point, right?”
Broken, it had to be broken.
But there was a way to be less passive—
“What are you doing?” The man’s cold voice came.
Li Jing turned her head with a look of surprise, “Mr. Du, you’re back—”
Before she could finish, her fingertips accidentally brushed against the moonlight ornament, and Du Jinghuai’s eyes instantly shattered, and he rushed over.
But it was too late.
The ornament fell to the ground, a crisp crack, shattering into a pile of glass shards.
Du Jinghuai was even stunned for three seconds before a sudden burst of anger rose from his chest.
That was something A’yan had given him. They had agreed that he would return it to her the next time they met—and now, it had been destroyed by Li Jing, this damned fake.
He wanted to say, “What are you, anyway? How dare you touch her things?”
He even felt a surge of destructive desire, wanting to cruelly tell Li Jing that she could only charm these top-tier men because of her face, which bore a resemblance to hers!
Du Jinghuai’s usually cool and melancholic expression almost twisted, but at that moment, the girl’s soft sobs reached his ears:
“—I know, you have someone in your heart!”
Du Jinghuai’s movements suddenly stopped.
System: “???”
Li Jing: A direct hit from the substitute! Catch him off guard!
The emotions in Du Jinghuai’s chest were completely cut off, and he slowly withdrew his hand.
“I-I’m sorry,” Li Jing lowered her head in humility, “It’s me… I saw the photo on your wall, this ornament, was it a gift from the person you have in your heart…?”
It seemed she had gathered all her courage to ask that question.
But Du Jinghuai didn’t know why, but he suddenly remembered that day when he was outside, eavesdropping on the girl talking to her family on the other end of the phone.
Her sensitivity, her self-deprecation, she tried hard to hide them, but her inherent kindness and innocence were always revealed.
But she had no idea—
Why her life had become this way, it was all because of this face.
Li Jing: Good, the first step of the groundwork is complete.
Pointing out the White Moonlight in the male lead’s heart, this would be absolutely impossible in front of Fu Lingchu and Feng Ce, but in front of Du Jinghuai, it could be done naturally, placing her in a humble, admiring, and pitiable role—and this was exactly what Du Jinghuai needed psychologically.
“I-I know I’m not as good as your friend…” she said, tears welling up in her eyes, as if painting those stunning features on soft rice paper.
Du Jinghuai’s gaze fell on Li Jing’s face. He thought: No.
Even at such close range, he couldn’t find any flaws on her porcelain-white face, her features were so exquisite, as if they had been carefully drawn—as beautiful as Ye Yan.
And because he hadn’t seen Ye Yan for so long… Li Jing, in front of him, was even more vibrant and alive.
Yet she was so humble.
Lowering herself infinitely, willing to be the moon’s dim reflection in the water.
Pathetic. Tragic.
—Du Jinghuai’s favorability +2%
The fact that men were visually stimulated animals need not be elaborated on. For Li Jing, this pace of progress wasn’t enough—
So the second step,
She could simulate the psychological process of Fu Lingchu falling in love with Ye Yan, and by the same logic, she could simulate Du Jinghuai’s.
Actually, Du Jinghuai had this kind of “watching people break” kink.
Back then, Ye Yan had been injured once, her frail appearance like a withered rose. Then she was found to have a serious illness and had to retire from acting, all of which aroused Du Jinghuai’s intense pity.
Unfortunately—Ye Yan had put herself in a glass case.
She herself didn’t realize that she was enjoying being pampered by the male leads, being raised to be precious and elegant, but she had also lost the “brokenness” that Du Jinghuai was most fascinated by.
—But, the substitute could!
The substitute was a piece of broken glass to begin with.
So, under Du Jinghuai’s complex gaze, Li Jing squatted down, her delicate fingers reaching for the shards of broken glass, about to cut her fingers—
Click.
Who was pressing the pause button on time again?
Lu Mian, with a disapproving expression, took Li Jing’s hand and moved it far away from the sharp, jagged shards of glass.
His usually calm and serene handsome features revealed a clear sense of condemnation: “To attract a pervert?”
Li Jing blinked, showing a bit of caught-in-the-act cuteness, then obediently pulled out a small bag from her sleeve.
“I prepared a blood pack,” she told her teacher.
Just like the last time she brushed against Fu Lingchu’s stimulating plot in the five-star hotel, Du Jinghuai’s stimulating plot needed to be brushed this way.
Desire was an important catalyst in the emotional line—and scars, damage, and a sense of destruction would strongly arouse Du Jinghuai’s desire.
Lu Mian shook his head helplessly.
Then those artistic, bone-like hands brushed across her fingertips, and a realistic wound suddenly appeared, blood flowing profusely, but Li Jing didn’t feel a thing.
She excitedly held up her hand: “Wow!”
Wuwuwu, her backup was so awesome!
Lu Mian, however, looked away.
Although they were fake, the wounds on her body still made him feel uncomfortable.
Lu Mian did not interrupt her task too much—it was clear that Li Jing was very much at ease.
Then, as the hand of time moved forward again, Li Jing suddenly let out a weak cry of pain.
Du Jinghuai was too late to stop her, and her blood spread from her fingertips.
Li Jing helplessly raised her hand, her pain causing her eyelashes to flutter like butterfly wings, but she was still apologizing to him: “I’m sorry…”
The scene before him suddenly came alive because of the glaring red.
Du Jinghuai suddenly felt his heart beating violently.
The seeds buried in the black soil were watered by her blood and sprouted rapidly.
Du Jinghuai couldn’t help but reach out and take Li Jing’s bleeding hand.
It slid down her porcelain-white back of her hand, towards her slender forearm. The blood snaked across the pale blue veins on her wrist.
Lonely. Fragile.
Like shattered glass, each shard radiating light.
Du Jinghuai couldn’t look away, his breath becoming hot.
Li Jing, using all her acting skills, breathed in pain: “Ah…”
Your old lady is so beautiful!!
—Du Jinghuai’s favorability +2%
—Du Jinghuai’s favorability +3%
—Du Jinghuai’s favorability +1%
Favorability flowed like water.
In an instant, it broke a new high.
The plot still relied on stimulation! Hahaha!
After a while, Du Jinghuai finally recovered from his astonishment, his voice hoarse: “I… I’ll call a doctor for you.”
Li Jing: “No, no need!”
If she went to the hospital any later, her wound would have healed already ^_^
She covered her hand and shook her head humbly: “No need to go through all that trouble.”
She seemed afraid of dirtying Du Jinghuai’s house, so she covered her hand and left his house.
That figure was so pitiful.
—Du Jinghuai’s favorability +1%
Okay, one plot point boosted Du Jinghuai’s favorability by 9%, Ye Yan would really question her life.
Li Jing held up her hand and admired it for a while.
Oh, how could there be a teacher who would personally help a student cheat?
Li Jing smiled, her eyes crinkling.
-—–
At the entrance of the Royal View on River Min community.
A limited edition Maybach and a silver supercar were facing each other.
President Fu, with 60% favorability, and young master Feng, with almost 60%, neither would yield.
However, after that night at the bar, knowing that Li Jing had actually fallen in love with him, Fu Lingchu didn’t care about Du Jinghuai and Feng Ce at all.
“You don’t know her at all.” The CEO’s lips curled into a smile of superiority.
“I’ve taken so many classes with her, don’t I know her better than you?” Feng Ce retorted, “Besides, President Fu, you’re so old, you have a ten-year generation gap with Li Jing, right?”
“…” Fu Lingchu gave him a cold glance.
But thinking about how Li Jing had gone crazy protecting him, he regained that sense of noble superiority.
It had to be said that although Li Jing came from a humble background, her taste was impeccable.
Fu Lingchu knew that he was the best in every aspect, and in this world, he was indeed the most reliable man.
Li Jing had seen someone like him, she couldn’t find a man better than him.
Feng Ce, Du Jinghuai, none of them could compare.
At this time, Li Jing walked out of the community, not even looking at the two of them, and walked directly to the side—got to cut leeks, so she had to step aside - but she didn’t know why, she just wanted to see Teacher Lu.
The silver-haired man stopped in front of Li Jing.
From afar, some kind of male instinct made Fu Lingchu suddenly turn his head, and then his gaze accurately landed on her—
From this angle, Li Jing stood with her back to them, facing a man.
The man was tall and slender, his features obscured by the streetlights, but his silver hair was very striking.
It was as if he were gazing upon a vast mountain range, surrounded by wind and snow, and he had an air of looking down upon everything. Based on his primal instincts, Fu Lingchu felt an intense hostility towards him, as well as a sense of awe that he himself found baffling.
Feng Ce, standing to the side, suddenly frowned and said, “This is—”
Fu Lingchu’s sharp eyebrows shot up. “Does young master Feng know him?”
Feng Ce replied, “He’s our school’s substitute teacher.”
Fu Lingchu immediately suppressed his inner hostility—a mere university teacher was naturally not worthy of comparison to the head of the Fu Group.
“Oh—a teacher, huh? Quite concerned about his students.”
His tone was laced with disdain.
Lu Mian’s expression remained unchanged.
He took Li Jing’s hand and wiped away the seemingly alarming “blood” with a serious expression.
Li Jing looked up at his face, her eyes obedient and gentle.
Lu Mian seemed not to hear Fu Lingchu’s words, diligently wiping her slender white fingers clean before politely letting go.
However, the next second, Li Jing placed her delicate little hand back into his palm.
Li Jing said, “It’s okay, don’t be self-conscious.”
Lu Mian: “?”
Although Lu Mian wasn’t a real university teacher, based on her own experience of working for the Transmigration Bureau for so many years without pay, she knew that Lu Mian, as an inspector, probably didn’t have much money either. But it didn’t matter—
Li Jing tapped his palm. “I have money anyway.”
The Main God, who possessed all the wealth in the world, remained silent for a moment before saying, “…Mm.”
“When the White Moonlight returns, you can watch me earn a hundred million,” Li Jing said confidently.
—All three male leads were already hooked! The leeks were ready to be harvested!
Lu Mian looked at her.
Under the streetlights, Li Jing’s eyes sparkled like fallen stars when she smiled.
Lu Mian’s silver hair fell over his forehead, obscuring his light-colored pupils, and his brow bone to his nose bridge outlined a graceful profile.
In the god’s palm, he felt her delicate skin.
The touch was warm, melting the ice and snow.
So he closed his hand, holding hers.
Okay.
The god couldn’t help but smile.