3: break off an engagement

"I'm giving them to my future girlfriend." Ling Xian sat with his legs crossed, looking as if he wouldn't stop until he got those clothes and underwear.

"You..." Leng Yunyan grit her teeth in anger, her small fists clenched tight.

She wished she could punch Ling Xian and give him a black eye.

[daughter of destiny Leng Yunyan produced strong emotional fluctuations, villain points +666]

Ling Xian was stunned for a moment, then instantly became delighted.

"illusion dream, emotional fluctuations can also generate villain points?"

[In addition to plundering opportunities, causing strong emotional fluctuations in the Child of Destiny and daughter of destiny has a certain probability of obtaining villain points.]

Ling Xian had originally thought there was only one way to obtain villain points.

He hadn't expected there to be another.

Even if it was just a matter of probability, it didn't matter.

"Ling Xian, fine, you're playing dirty, aren't you?

You're sharp-tongued, you're lecherous, you're... you're shameless.

If you don't leave now, I'm calling security."

Clearly, Leng Yunyan had been driven to a breaking point by Ling Xian.

"I can leave, but before I go, let's break the engagement." Ling Xian had a punchable look on his face.

Seeing Ling Xian's serious expression, Leng Yunyan realized something.

Ling Xian... was he for real?

When the engagement was set, wasn't it exactly what he had dreamed of?

He used to be her shadow, a total clinger.

Why had his attitude suddenly become so cold?

"Are we breaking it or not? Give me a straight answer." Ling Xian yawned as he saw Leng Yunyan dazed.

"A billion in cash plus the clothes!"

"Are you serious?"

"Nonsense, I've said it several times already.

In the past, I hadn't seen many beautiful women, so I was hung up on a single tree.

Now... after three years, I've seen too many beauties and realized that forced love isn't sweet, and a man shouldn't be hung up on just one tree."

At the same time, Ling Xian thought to himself, "Forced love isn't sweet, but it quenches thirst."

For Ling Xian to give up, that was impossible.

Leng Yunyan was a daughter of destiny; she could bring him quite a few villain points.

Having poured in so many resources, he had to at least break even.

He could also see that Leng Yunyan was a strong, assertive woman; you had to be even stronger than her for her to submit.

A verbal engagement was useless; it would only lower her opinion of him.

Leng Yunyan took a few deep breaths.

"You're crazy! A billion? My company doesn't even have a billion in cash flow, and the clothes... you... shameless!"

But breaking the engagement was something she had long desired.

If it weren't for her domineering mother favoring Ling Xian...

She would never have liked a simp like Ling Xian.

"Pay it back slowly; you'll clear the debt sooner or later."

"Fine!"

Right now, Leng Yunyan felt like she was dreaming; happiness had come so suddenly.

"Um... can you talk to your parents about this?" Having calmed down, Leng Yunyan immediately took precautions.

Ling Xian knew what Leng Yunyan meant.

The engagement was set by the elders; what Leng Yunyan said alone didn't count.

Whether the engagement was broken or not depended on him.

Because both Ling Xian's parents and Leng Yunyan's mother would listen to Ling Xian's wishes.

In a bit, he might even have to call Mother Leng himself.

Moreover, Leng Yunyan was a bit afraid Ling Xian was playing her.

"No problem, it's only right."

As Ling Xian finished speaking, Leng Yunyan breathed a few sighs of relief.

Being willing to call in front of her proved he wasn't playing her.

Even looking at Ling Xian again, Leng Yunyan didn't feel the same level of disgust as before.

Freedom!

The taste of freedom!

The call connected.

"Xian'er, what's wrong? Is it a problem with the company? Or are you short on money?..." Tang Qiaolan's worried words continued on the other end.

Ling Xian enjoyed listening to it.

"No, Mom, I'm planning to break the engagement with Leng Yunyan. I just wanted to let you know." Ling Xian's tone was gentle, much better than when he spoke to Leng Yunyan.

"Really?!" Tang Qiaolan's voice was filled with both surprise and joy.

"Xian'er, I've long found Leng Yunyan disagreeable. Who does she think she's looking at with that cold face all day?

Before, it was only for your sake..."

Because Ling Xian had the speakerphone on, Leng Yunyan heard everything clearly.

Leng Yunyan felt like the sky was falling.

She had thought Mother Ling liked her; she hadn't expected to be so poorly regarded in the other's mind.

"Ahem... Mom, I'm on speakerphone, and Leng Yunyan is right here." Ling Xian was also a bit embarrassed.

He also hadn't expected Leng Yunyan to be so poorly thought of by his mother.

"Ah... Hello? Hello? Hello? The signal is bad! I'm hanging up now!"

Ling Xian and Leng Yunyan looked at each other; the atmosphere instantly turned awkward.

"Ahem... Um... my mom too, you should give her a call," Leng Yunyan said after a moment of silence.

"Okay."

The call connected, and the voice of a beautiful woman came from the other side.

Just hearing the voice was enough to make one's imagination run wild.

"It's Little Xian. You didn't even tell Aunt Qu you were back." The voice of Leng Yunyan's mother, Qu Shuiyun, came from the other end.

Clearly, she had also just learned that Ling Xian had been back for a short while.

"Aunt Qu, I'm calling this time to break the engagement."

Ling Xian's voice wasn't loud, but it reached Qu Shuiyun's ears clearly.

Even Leng Yunyan, standing nearby, held her breath.

"What? Did that girl do something to upset you?

Little Xian, it's fine for young people to have their squabbles, but don't joke about the engagement.

I'll give her a lecture for you later..." Qu Shuiyun was clearly anxious, her speech quickening.

"No, Aunt Qu, I'm the one taking the initiative to break the engagement this time.

I'm tired."

"..." After a moment of silence, Qu Shuiyun spoke: "Alright then!"

Leng Yunyan widened her eyes in disbelief, nearly jumping for joy.

But Qu Shuiyun's words were just beginning: "My daughter doesn't deserve you anyway.

You are handsome and wealthy, faithful and devoted.

But my daughter has a fiery temper! She's incompetent! And she's domineering!"

"Tell me, besides you, who else could be so patient with her?

I know you've been the one yielding to her all these years. From university until now, you've always been the one giving. It's my daughter who doesn't have the fortune to be with you."

"I'll introduce you to someone else later."

After Qu Shuiyun hung up.

"Fiery temper, incompetent, and domineering"—those nine characters were like whistling arrows, piercing straight into Leng Yunyan's heart.

She just couldn't understand.

Why did both her own mother and Mother Ling think so poorly of her?

She wouldn't accept it; she was determined to prove them wrong.

Even without Ling Xian, she, Leng Yunyan, could still do exceptionally well.

Ling Xian's actions had been smooth and decisive, but Leng Yunyan felt miserable.

"Can you leave now?" Leng Yunyan prepared to vent her newly accumulated anger on Ling Xian once again.

"Leaving now..."

Just as Ling Xian had taken a few steps, he suddenly turned back: "Oh, don't forget to return the clothes and underwear.

Remember, they have to be the ones you've worn."

Seeing Ling Xian's punchable face, Leng Yunyan could no longer restrain herself and threw the documents in her hand at him.

Ling Xian sidestepped them and quietly left.

"Ah! Ling Xian, you bastard!"

[daughter of destiny Leng Yunyan produced strong emotional fluctuations, villain points +334]

Watching Ling Xian's rolls-royce drive away, Leng Yunyan actually felt a sense of relief.

While excited, she surprisingly found that Ling Xian wasn't all that annoying.

He was just a bit punchable.

"He really has changed a lot. He's not as dull as before, but he's definitely more punchable."

"What exactly did he go through during these three years?"