Villains: Starting with the Landlady

"I will preserve all the good things in the world. Unless it's a bad woman, I won't resort to such despicable means, like getting a woman drunk."

"Then why did you just make me drink?" Leng Hanyan smiled sarcastically.

"Can we be the same? If we were just ordinary friends, I wouldn't do this."

"Just friends? In your eyes, we have a very good relationship?"

"Isn't that right?" Ling Yun moved his face closer to hers. "We held hands and kissed. If you disliked me, you would have left with a sour face long ago. Why wait until now?"

"You're narcissistic, Lingyun."

"I'm not narcissistic; my level of self-esteem is just average."

Leng Hanyan, of course, did not understand Ling Yun's implied meaning. She glared at Ling Yun and got up from his arms.

"I'm going to take a shower and go to bed. Are you still planning to stay here, Young Master Ling?"

Ling Yun didn't insist on joining them, because the situation was completely different from Zheng Xi's. Although Leng Hanyan wouldn't resist him, forcibly taking her down would be less interesting.

"You'd better pour some water for your mom and put it by her bedside, and also prepare a trash can."

Ling Yun stood up and clapped his hands: "See you tomorrow."

Seeing Ling Yun turn and leave without a word, Leng Hanyan, who had secretly prepared herself, was momentarily stunned, staring blankly at the security door that he had closed...

Chapter 175 Forced into the game

It was already 10 p.m. when I got back to my rented room.

Many residents had already turned off their lights. After Ling Yun reached his floor, he was about to go back to his room when he turned to look at Xia Lan's door. After thinking for a moment, he took out his key and opened the door.

The lights were off inside, but the shoes by the door indicated that someone was home.

Ling Yun changed her shoes and tiptoed to Xia Lan's room. After opening the door, she tugged at Xia Lan's shoulder.

Xia Lan was startled awake. She was about to cry out in alarm when she saw that it was Ling Yun, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

The familiar scent of the young man wafted into her nostrils, and Xia Lan patted his back with a hint of reproach: "Are you kidding me? There are other people around!"

"Who?"

"Liang Manling!" Xia Lan said in a low voice, afraid of waking the woman next to her.

Ling Yun used his X-ray vision to look inside and saw Liang Manling fast asleep in the dark room. However, because she was sleeping so soundly, their interaction didn't disturb her.

"Sister Xia Lan, it's alright, she's sleeping very soundly."

Liang Manling originally intended to have a heart-to-heart talk with Xia Lan today, but "Junpeng" suddenly found her, saying that he had reflected on the mistakes he had made in the past, decided that he would never come to disturb her life again, and gave her some financial compensation.

Junpeng's family background was true, but it was clear that Lingyun completely outclassed him.

Moreover, the respect in Junpeng's voice and the fervor in his eyes when he mentioned Lingyun made Liang Manling feel a little uncomfortable. She hadn't expected Lingyun to be so powerful, managing to subdue him so easily in just one holiday.

Feeling a bit better, she went to find Xia Lan to share the story with her. After they had dinner, it was getting late, and since they had to go to work the next day, they decided to sleep together.

She was sleeping soundly, but soon, she seemed to hear something in her dream.

She slowly opened her eyes, confirming that she wasn't dreaming and that the voice was real!

She could hear Xia Lan and the young man whispering in her ear clearly, and it seemed that they were talking about her.

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The next morning, Ling Yun stretched. He hadn't slept in his own bed for a long time, and he felt a little uncomfortable when he woke up without a woman beside him.

After washing up, he stood in the corridor, leaning on the railing with his elbows, looking at the sparsely populated school across the street.

Good morning, Lingyun.

Liang Manling came out of Xia Lan's house. Ling Yun looked her up and down, and waved to her when he saw her.

"Good morning, Sister Manling."

Not long after, Xia Lan also came out and nudged him with her elbow.

"Little man, what are you pretending to be so profound about?"

"Sister Xia Lan, when are you moving?"

"It'll be soon, this month, before November. I'm planning to sell the house next door to avoid any further involvement with Wei Dahai's family."

"Sure, let me know when you're buying a house, and I'll go with you to take a look."

"Ah."

Xia Lan stayed in Ling Yun's arms for a while, then picked up her bag and went to work.

Ling Yun saw that it was almost time, so he went downstairs empty-handed, only to unexpectedly encounter a white-haired girl downstairs.

"Ling Yun, what a coincidence!"

Jiang Ruyu smiled with her eyes narrowed, and Ling Yun naturally walked over and ruffled her hair: "My home is here, you've been eyeing this place, haven't you?"

"Hey, did you go to Sister Leng's house last night?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

“You guys…” Jiang Ruyu’s eyes widened. “I’m not going to let her overtake me on a curve, am I?”

What's in your head?

Ling Yun pressed her head as they walked towards the school: "Do you think Leng Hanyan is as infatuated as you? I only went to her house last night and stayed for less than five minutes. What, did she tell you that?"

"Yes, I was chatting with her, and we talked about you. She said you just left..."

It was still early, and Qi Jingjing and Zhang Caiwei hadn't arrived yet. Ling Yun pushed Jiang Ruyu forward, saying, "Why are you so concerned about my whereabouts? Don't you have anything to do?"

"I'm doing the most important thing right now!"

Jiang Ruyu slapped his hand away in displeasure, looked up at him, and said, "I suspect you have some unspeakable secret?"

"Hey, Jiang Ruyu, this is a public place. You're slandering my reputation with these words. I'll hold you accountable!"

"Tch, give me a break." Jiang Ruyu glanced around, and seeing that no one was coming, continued, "I just don't understand you. I'm so beautiful and have such a great figure, and you don't even react? But you're so happy interacting with other women!"

"It can only be said that when you stand at a higher level, you see more scenery, and naturally you will not be swayed by a single tree."

"Oh~"

Jiang Ruyu suddenly drew out a long tone, then revealed an expression that Ling Yun couldn't understand: "I understand now. Do you think I look too young and you can't bring yourself to do it?"

"How did you come to this conclusion?"

Jiang Ruyu crossed her arms and deliberately puffed out her chest: "Look at the women at Qi Jingjing's house the other day. They were all beautiful women. Only Zhang Caiwei and Qi Jingjing looked the youngest, but at least they looked much more mature than me. So you like this kind of style!"

Ling Yun raised an eyebrow slightly, finding it difficult to refute for the moment.

Do I like beautiful women?

Indeed, they all seem to be "older" women, while Jiang Ruyu looks like a little girl who hasn't grown up when placed among them!

Chapter 176 Zong Qiaona's Invitation

Because he had to wait for the two women at the door, Ling Yun let Jiang Ruyu go in first.

She made her way through a maze to the study room where Leng Hanyan usually liked to stay, and waited for a while before she saw Leng Hanyan coming over with her schoolbag.

"Sister Leng, I didn't expect you to have feelings for Ling Yun too? You two have been in contact privately for a while now, and you even lied to me last time!"

Hearing Jiang Ruyu's "questioning", Leng Hanyan suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, but on the surface she still maintained her aloof and ascetic appearance, walked to her seat and took out her book: "No, this is the first time. Because he helped my family, I treated him to a meal."

She was stunned after saying that, because Ling Yun had paid for the meal last night. What was this? Someone helped her and then treated her to dinner?

Seeing Leng Hanyan's composure, Jiang Ruyu's little schemes faded away. She moved closer to Leng Hanyan, took her arm, and said, "Sister Leng, please don't try to steal Ling Yun from me, okay? You know I'm a sucker for good looks, and I really can't find a better-looking guy than Ling Yun!"

"Don't talk nonsense, it'll sound awful if word gets out!"

Leng Hanyan tapped her on the head with the pen: "Putting aside the issue of legal polygamy, even if it's a fight, you'd be fighting with Qi Jingjing for it, what does it have to do with me!"

Jiang Ruyu tilted her head and looked at Leng Hanyan. Seeing that she didn't seem to have any other intentions, she asked somewhat gossipy, "Hey, do you know how many friends he has?"

"How many?" Leng Hanyan paused in her book-flipping motion, because she roughly guessed that Ling Yun had quite a few friends, but still didn't have an exact number. "Five?"

In her mind, five was already quite a lot.

"It's at least double! And that's just what I know!"

"Hmm?" Leng Hanyan finally shifted her gaze from the book to her face. "Are you trying to give me bad advice and tell me to stay away from Lingyun? I don't think it's necessary. I won't be like you."

"No, it's true!"

Seeing that Leng Hanyan didn't believe her, Jiang Ruyu became a little anxious and quickly said, "I went to Qi Jingjing's house during my vacation, and Ling Yun... and they're all stunning beauties, none of them are worse than me!"

"More than ten!"

"Yes, more than ten!" Jiang Ruyu nodded. "Really, there might be more I don't know yet!"

"Okay, I understand. Go to class and don't disturb me while I'm studying."

Leng Hanyan turned her head away indifferently. Jiang Ruyu felt awkward, but seeing her sister Leng's expression, she was relieved and hummed a song as she returned to the classroom.

On the other end, Ling Yun was attentively listening to Zhao Yingxuan's lesson, preparing to deal with her sudden barrage of questions, when he received a message.

"Playboy!"

Ling Yun: (??ω?`)?

However, she didn't reply to any of his questions, so Lingyun assumed that she was in a bad mood because she had her period.

After thinking for a moment, he sent a message to Ling Yaxuan, asking her to give the capsule to Leng Hanyan.

Ling Yun had no classes in the afternoon, and just as he left the school gate, Zong Qiaona called him.

"Young Master Ling, you don't have classes this afternoon, right?"

Ling Yun smiled slightly: "Yes, what is it?"

"It's nothing. Please come to our Jingrui Building. I'll introduce you to the main management team and then treat you to a good meal!"

Zong Qiaona seemed particularly adept at manipulating men, but she had only ever used this skill on Ling Yun. The young man naturally agreed; having nothing better to do, it wouldn't hurt to go and take a look.

By the way, I'll also teach this wicked woman a lesson.

Upon arriving at Jingrui Building, Zong Qiaona led him to the conference room. Looking at the group of senior executives, Ling Yun calmly sat in the main seat. Having weathered many storms, and no longer the ordinary young man he once was, he remained remarkably composed.

This magnanimity earned the approval of many managers, who, as long as their interests remained unchanged, were irrelevant to them regardless of who was in charge.

After the meeting, Zong Qiaona led him to the president's office, where Sun Wenxiong was also present. Upon seeing Ling Yun, Sun bowed and then stood guard at the door like a door god.

The door closed, and Ling Yun sat on the high-end sofa, watching Zong Qiaona, dressed in black stockings and wearing high heels, walk over.

He turned his face toward the door and asked, "Is the soundproofing good?"

"of course."

Zong Qiaona sat on the sofa next to Ling Yun: "It can be said that the privacy and security here are absolutely no less than Chairman Su's office. We took that into consideration back then."

"Sun Wenxiong has no objections?"

“What objection could he possibly have? Everyone knows how powerful Young Master Ling is. My precious son and this good-for-nothing husband of mine have become your dogs, haven’t they? Even that arrogant Sun Li is incredibly obedient. We really have to thank Young Master Ling properly!”

Ling Yun said seriously, "Then I need to carefully assess how sincere your gratitude is!"

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After leaving Jingrui Building, Ling Yun felt refreshed. His own empire was gradually expanding, and his strength was about to reach that thin membrane. As long as he put in a little more effort and plundered more protagonists, he estimated that he would be able to truly rule the world in a few years.

To be drunk and recline on a beauty's lap, to hold power over the world—this is the ultimate ambition of any man.

A black luxury sedan stopped in front of him, and Ling Yaxuan rolled down the window.

"Boss, we've found a suspicious target, who might be the 'protagonist'!"

The car drove to a remote village, almost far from the capital. Ling Yun hadn't expected to find such a dilapidated village in such a remote area.

This place is near a large river, and the locals make a living by fishing. One of the people, a thin young man, is struggling to carry something. He is shirtless, and his bones seem to be clearly visible.