Break off the engagement? No, I dumped your whole family!

At this moment...

A needle drop could be heard!

Everyone looked like ducks with their necks squeezed, eyes wide, with expressions like they'd seen a ghost!

Not far away, Liu Mingxuan, who always maintained an elegant smile and thought victory was in his grasp, had his smile completely freeze! His powerful perception at the fifth level of the Qi Sea Realm made him clearer than anyone else just how terrifying that pressure just now was!

And Chen Ruoxi, standing behind Chen Tianhao, tightly covered her mouth with her small hands to keep herself from screaming out loud!

In her cold, beautiful eyes, unprecedented waves of shock surged!

Was this... the fiancé she had always thought was a loser, a simp?

Lin Yuan slowly withdrew his hand, and that terrifying pressure vanished along with it.

Chen Yu slumped to the ground like a pile of mud, panting heavily, his eyes looking at Lin Yuan filled with nothing but endless Fear.

Lin Yuan picked up a wine glass from a waiter's tray nearby, took a light sip, and looked indifferently at Chen Tianhao, whose face was already ashen.

"Now, do you still think I, Lin Yuan, am not good enough for your Chen Family?"

Silence.

A deathly silence.

Chen Tianhao's lips trembled, unable to utter a single word.

Just when everyone thought Lin Yuan would take this opportunity to ruthlessly humiliate the Chen Family and reclaim this marriage...

...Lin Yuan put down his glass and changed the subject.

"However..."

"I, Lin Yuan, have never deigned to force things."

"Since Clan Chief Chen feels this marriage is inappropriate, then let it be."

He stood up and, looking down from above, said slowly in a tone like a pronouncement:

"From now on, your Chen Family and my Lin Family have no more relations."

After saying that, he didn't even give anyone another glance, turning directly and swaggering toward the corner he had already picked out.

Leaving behind a hall full of petrified guests and Chen Tianhao, whose face turned blue and white as if he had been slapped hundreds of times in public.

Chen Tianhao's face was livid, his reputation in tatters, yet he didn't dare say another word.

He watched Lin Yuan's departing back, a flash of embarrassment in his eyes.

Liu Mingxuan stood where he was, brow furrowed, thinking to himself that Lin Yuan's strength was actually so unfathomable.

That pressure just now had even made his heart palpitate; this was definitely not a power an ordinary playboy could possess.

Inside the banquet hall, the air seemed to have frozen.

Everyone was awed by Lin Yuan's dominance and felt a sense of pity for the Chen Family's total loss of face.

Lin Mengyao followed Lin Yuan with a light laugh, as if everything that just happened was merely an insignificant interlude.

In a corner of the banquet, Chen Ruoxi's heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Her talent in Artifact Refining was extremely high, and she had a natural admiration for the strong.

The scene of Lin Yuan suppressing Chen Yu so effortlessly, along with that pressure that made her Soul tremble, made her realize this was absolutely not a power an ordinary playboy could possess.

The dissatisfaction and contempt she had for him had vanished, replaced by a deep curiosity and an indescribable, complex emotion.

Especially seeing him suppress her younger brother in one blow... a strange feeling actually arose in her heart.

After all, at home, she had always been looked down upon by her father and mocked by her brother.

And Chen Ruoxi had always just bottled up her emotions in her heart.

This event today actually made her feel like Lin Yuan was standing up for her!

She watched Lin Yuan's departing back and hesitated for a moment.

Finally, she summoned her courage, lifted her skirt, and quickly chased after him.

"Lin... Lin Yuan!"

She called out to him softly.

Lin Yuan's steps paused, and he slowly turned around.

He looked at the slightly disheveled woman before him, his brow furrowing imperceptibly.

"Is something the matter?"

His voice still carried a hint of laziness.

Chen Ruoxi ran up to him, panting slightly.

She looked up, her cold eyes carrying a trace of complex emotion.

"About today at the banquet... thank you."

She said softly.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan chuckled softly. That smile held a hint of amusement and a hint of confusion.

"Thanking me?"

He asked back.

Chen Ruoxi was stunned, momentarily speechless.

She hadn't expected Lin Yuan to react this way.

She had originally thought he would enjoy her gratitude or even take the opportunity to say something, but Lin Yuan's reaction was completely beyond her expectations.

She paused, trying to calm her emotions.

"About the engagement..."

She spoke softly, attempting to explain something.

Hearing her mention the "engagement," Lin Yuan's brow furrowed again.

He thought she still wanted to pester him, and a hint of impatience immediately arose in his heart.

He casually pulled an ancient-looking book from his robe and tossed it to Chen Ruoxi.

"A little gift for you."

Lin Yuan said indifferently, his tone carrying an unquestionable coldness, "Don't pester me anymore. Regarding the engagement, I, Lin Yuan, mean what I say; it has been dissolved, and there is no room for negotiation."

After saying that, he ignored Chen Ruoxi and walked straight toward the quiet area in the corner of the banquet.

Chen Ruoxi stood there dazed, looking at the unremarkable ancient book in her hand, which had four large characters written on it: illustrated manual of heavenly craftsmanship.

At first, she didn't think much of it, assuming it was just something Lin Yuan used to brush her off. But after casually flipping through a few pages, her body shuddered violently, and the calm on her face was instantly replaced by fanaticism!

How was this scrap paper!

This was clearly a supreme method of Artifact Refining that had never been circulated in the world!

The concepts and techniques recorded within exceeded all her knowledge!

She felt as if she had opened a door to a whole new world!

"This... how is this possible?!"

Chen Ruoxi's breathing became hurried.

Her heart beat like a drum, her eyes flashing with a light of disbelief as she clutched the illustrated manual of heavenly craftsmanship tightly, as if holding the most precious treasure in the world.

How could a book Lin Yuan casually tossed out be a supreme method of Artifact Refining?

Could it be that he also has excellent talent in the Dao of Artifact Refining?

How is that possible!!!

Chen Ruoxi was greatly shocked.

She felt as if she had discovered some incredible secret!

Just as Chen Ruoxi was clutching the illustrated manual of heavenly craftsmanship in excitement, a System prompt sounded in Lin Yuan's mind.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully brushing off Chen Ruoxi and maintaining your slacking-off career!]

[Reward obtained: Heaven-Grade Peak Artifact Refining Technique: Supreme Profound Treasure Refining Art!]

...On the other side, Chen Ruoxi treated it like a priceless treasure.

She even ignored the rest of the banquet, immediately returning to the Chen Family to stay behind closed doors, studying the illustrated manual of heavenly craftsmanship day and night.

Over the next few days.

Chen Ruoxi lived in seclusion, immersing herself every day in the surprises the illustrated manual of heavenly craftsmanship brought her.

Her Dao of Artifact Refining progressed by leaps and bounds; in just a few days, she actually broke through several Bottlenecks and reached a Realm that even the Family Elders could not hope to match.

She felt her Artifact Refining skills were improving at an unprecedented speed.

The problems that once troubled her were easily solved before this ancient book. Her refining techniques became more exquisite, and her understanding of Materials reached a whole new height.

However, the Chen Family members turned a blind eye to her progress.

Because Chen Yu had lost face in front of Lin Yuan, he had nowhere to vent his anger, so he took it all out on Chen Ruoxi.

"You loser! You dare come back! You've lost all the Family's face!"

The more Chen Yu thought about it, the more annoyed he became, pointing at Chen Ruoxi's nose and cursing, "You actually had the face to try and get close to him; are your old feelings for him still lingering? Wishful thinking! You think you can make a comeback by relying on that loser Lin Yuan? In your dreams!"

He mocked and ridiculed her, his words full of bitterness.

"Ruo Xi, you've disappointed me too much!" Chen Tianhao said coldly. "Do you think that by holding a ragged book, you can change anything? You'll only bring shame to the Family!"

Her father, Chen Tianhao, was also very dissatisfied with her taking a book from Lin Yuan.

Chen Ruoxi didn't defend herself; she just silently endured it all.

She treated her father's and brother's angry rebukes as wind past her ears, merely immersing herself in the illustrated manual of heavenly craftsmanship every day!