"Impossible, impossible! You're not Chen Beiyuan! Who exactly are you?!"
Clutching her face, Leng Ruobing stared blankly at Chen Beiyuan. His eyes were cold, as if he were a different person. A chilling sensation surged through her.
In that instant, she saw extreme coldness and unfamiliarity in the man she knew so well. It was as though he had been replaced.
Chen Beiyuan wasn't surprised by Leng Ruobing's reaction. After all, the personality he was displaying was vastly different from the original.
Leng Ruobing had been subjected to the original's relentless pursuit for so many years that she would definitely notice something was amiss immediately.
This situation could be a big deal!
But so what?!
A constant facade inevitably requires more lies to conceal it. If that's the case, then it's better to strike first...
Knowing the original plot well, he was very clear that the path the original body had chosen was doomed to fail. Since that was the case, he naturally wouldn't continue down that road.
He had his own path!
Since he had come to this world, a world with a cultivation system, with ferocious beasts and different races, a world far more exciting than his previous life, wouldn't it be a pity if he didn't leave something behind?
From this moment on, he was "Chen Beiyuan."
"Leng Ruobing, you've disappointed me!"
Chen Beiyuan reached out and grabbed Leng Ruobing's chin, the force causing a look of pain to appear on her face.
"Even a dog, after being raised for so many years, should have some affection. Over the years, the resources I've given you, the status and position I've given you, are already more than enough. Your Leng Family has been using the Donghua Chen Family's name to gain benefits outside, gradually growing to what it is now. I believe I've never done anything to wrong you, and yet you want to harm me because of an outsider?"
"Looks like you're used to sucking blood all these years, you even want a life!"
"You... I don't know what you're talking about..."
Leng Ruobing's pupils constricted, her face turned pale, and her delicate body trembled. Her heaving chest indicated her inner turmoil.
How did he know!
How did he know?!
Impossible. Only she and Lin Xiao knew about this, and it was decided just an hour ago. How could Chen Beiyuan possibly know!
He must be trying to trick her!
However, Chen Beiyuan's next words completely froze her expression.
"Hmph, still trying to be tough at this point? You underestimate me, you underestimate the Donghua Chen Family!"
"Families that can have 'Empire' in their name before their family name, there are only a handful in the entire Empire. Each one is a behemoth supporting this Empire. You can't even imagine how terrifying these families are!"
"In Yanjing City, there's nothing I don't know."
"An hour ago, every word you said to Lin Xiao, every expression you made, I know it all clearly!"
Chen Beiyuan slightly pressed his fingertip, and a red mark immediately appeared on Leng Ruobing's fair, snow-white skin. Her cold and aloof face also showed a painful expression, her eyes filled with terror.
Leng Ruobing never dreamed that her conversation with Lin Xiao would be silently known by Chen Beiyuan, even the scene at the time was completely clear to him.
A chilling sense of fear suddenly appeared in her heart.
At this moment, she felt that every move she had made over the years probably had an invisible pair of eyes watching her in secret, and she didn't have a single secret.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but not a single word came out.
Looking at Leng Ruobing's genuine expression of terror, a hint of a smile flickered in Chen Beiyuan's eyes.
Having read the original novel, he practically had a god's-eye view, knowing details that could scare anyone to death if he revealed even a fraction of them.
However, this wasn't enough; he needed to add fuel to the fire.
"To be honest, I'm surprised I ever found you attractive. You have no brains at all. You were willing to offer yourself up after a few sweet words from a man, and you even felt self-satisfied?"
"Don't you even think about what would happen if you had actually succeeded tonight?!"
"The Young Master of the Donghua Chen Family becomes a cripple? I'm afraid the entire Yanjing City, no, the entire Empire would be shaken. The Million-Strong Army stationed at the border might even be thrown into chaos. Can you bear the consequences?"
"Do you know that you are touching the lifeblood of a top-tier family, touching the future of a top-tier family!"
"At that time, you and the Leng Family behind you will be annihilated. Your parents, your clansmen, will experience the most brutal hellish torture in this world..."
"Come on, tell me now, what do you have to rely on to face the wrath of the Donghua Chen Family?"
Chen Beiyuan looked directly at Leng Ruobing, speaking calmly and indifferently.
The invisible pressure was like a surging wave, gradually engulfing Leng Ruobing, making her feel breathless.
Leng Ruobing's terrified gaze gradually became dazed and unfocused. Scenes of flashing swords, shouts of killing, her unconscious mother pierced through the chest by a sharp blade, her father beheaded, and the entire Leng Family being destroyed seemed to flash through her mind.
It was only at this moment that she realized the seriousness of the situation.
All along, what she had relied on was Chen Beiyuan's affection for her, but after she personally discarded her greatest support, how could she face the immense fury of the Donghua Chen Family?
Could she rely on Lin Xiao? Don't be ridiculous!
Alone, with no background, how could Lin Xiao possibly fight the Donghua Chen Family?!
That was a top-tier family, with an Eighth-Rank War Emperor suppressing their fortune.
Everything seemed trapped in a dead end, with no sign of life!
Could she possibly reach an understanding with the person involved? In order to beg for the family's survival?!
Wasn't that ridiculous?!
Did she think she was in an idol drama?!
She crippled their Young Master, and she could still be forgiven?
She was absolutely joking!
Even novels wouldn't dare write it like this!
However, Chen Beiyuan knew that this kind of thing was actually happening!
In the original novel, Lin Xiao, the Child of Destiny, successfully showed off at Donghua Academy and humiliated Chen Beiyuan. Then, he decisively chose to be a coward and hid.
He let Leng Ruobing and the Leng Family behind her bear the wrath of the Donghua Chen Family.
To find a way out for her family, Leng Ruobing knelt in front of the Donghua Chen Family's gate for seven days and seven nights. Afterward, she was taken to Chen Beiyuan's room and knelt for three days and three nights...
And then, the matter was resolved!
The original host actually forgave Leng Ruobing just like that and let the Leng Family off.
This matter caused a huge uproar at the time.
The Donghua Chen Family had practically lost all face.
Even Chen Beiyuan, who had just transmigrated, couldn't help but want to tell the original: "You deserved to die at the hands of a woman."
Simps, don't die well!
Of course, Chen Beiyuan was well aware that the original, whose invincible heart had been shattered, had probably already been influenced by the protagonist's halo, leading him to genuinely fall for Leng Ruobing.
He really went from being a major villain to a "simp."
However, he, at this moment, was not the original's pathetic, warm-hearted simp, and had no special feelings for Leng Ruobing.
To put it bluntly, with his current status and position, what woman couldn't he find?
Why did he have to go after this kind of woman?
Playing around is fine!
Anything else is out of the question!
If it weren't for Leng Ruobing's status as a female lead, and the slight value she still held, Chen Beiyuan would have twisted her head off without hesitation and used it as a ball to kick around.
"I... I... I..."
Seeing Leng Ruobing's dazed expression, her eyes vacant, and her words jumbled with fear, she was no longer the arrogant woman she had been. She looked completely broken.
A smile curled at the corner of Chen Beiyuan's mouth, and a sense of satisfaction welled up within him.
This was what a great villain of destiny should do!
Female lead?
In his eyes, she was nothing more than a plaything!
Right now, he was like a demon toying with people's hearts. Looking at the woman before him, who was consumed by fear and confusion, he released the hand that was holding her chin and gently tapped her face, saying with a meaningful tone,
"You need to use your brain. Otherwise, you'll be sold off and still happily help them make money!"
"Think carefully. When did you meet Lin Xiao? And when did your mother suddenly fall ill and slip into a coma? How did Lin Xiao happen to possess such superb medical skills, knowing how to treat this strange illness..."
As Chen Beiyuan's words fell, Leng Ruobing, whose mind was already in a mess, felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her mind went blank, and an inexplicable heartache and feeling of suffocation surged into her heart. Her delicate features revealed an expression of disbelief.
"Impossible... impossible..."
Leng Ruobing knelt there, stunned, as if her spirit had been drained. She murmured to herself.
Right now, she was completely broken, as if she'd been played with.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for altering the original fate, successfully avoiding the ending of having his cultivation crippled, and using special words to break the female lead Leng Ruobing's mental defenses. She now harbors hidden hostility and resentment towards the Child of Destiny, Lin Xiao, indirectly weakening a portion of his luck and future support.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for receiving a special reward: Mystic Heart Dao Fruit]
[Mystic Heart Dao Fruit: The Mystic Heart Dao Tree blooms once every five hundred years and bears fruit once every thousand years. It contains a certain Dao essence, which can help cultivators accumulate strength and break through their own realm at critical moments.]
A silver fruit, containing mysterious Dao patterns, suddenly appeared in the system's built-in storage space.
Chen Beiyuan looked at the Mystic Heart Dao Fruit quietly resting in the storage space, a smile unconsciously playing on his lips.
"It came at just the right time!"
According to the original body's plan, it would take at least another six months to accumulate enough power to break through his current realm.
However, tomorrow was his first clash with Lin Xiao, the Child of Destiny, so Chen Beiyuan naturally wouldn't take it lightly.
After all, who knew when a Child of Destiny might suddenly go berserk?!
Sometimes, it was better to be a little cautious!
With this item, he could give a certain Child of Destiny a big surprise tomorrow.
But before that, there was still one thing to take care of.
Chen Beiyuan's gaze turned towards Leng Ruobing, who was at his feet, looking as if life had broken her, with a look of utter disbelief. He said in a calm tone:
"Kneel."
In an alleyway beside the Dragon Rise Hotel, a figure was concealed in the shadows, their gaze fixed on a room with its lights still on, as if waiting for something.
This person was none other than Lin Xiao, the protagonist of Urban Godly Doctor's Record of Leisure.
To ensure everything went smoothly, he had been following Leng Ruobing, watching her enter the hotel room. Then, he witnessed Chen Beiyuan go in as well…
Soon, after the lights in the hotel room were completely extinguished and the curtains were drawn.
Lin Xiao's face twisted into a grotesque expression. His clenched fingers dug deep into his flesh, nearly drawing blood, and he ground his teeth together until they were almost broken. Yet, deep down, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Tonight, it's done."