Villains: Starting with the Landlady

When she tried to smell Ling Yun, she smelled a scent that didn't belong to him.

The scent was like a flower from a high mountain, or a clear spring in the mountains; although it was a woman's scent, it carried a sharp and piercing quality.

This belongs to... Principal Fu!

"what happened?"

Seeing that her expression was off, Ling Yun touched her cheek and asked, "Jingjing?"

"You..." Qi Jingjing didn't want to know the truth, so she could only put on a smile again, but it was somewhat forced. "It's nothing. I was just about to say something, but I suddenly forgot."

Ling Yun keenly sensed the hidden meaning in her words and leaned closer to her ear: "What's wrong? Tell me what's going on, don't hide it from me!"

"Well, what I wanted to ask was, you went to see Principal Fu yesterday, and then... where did you go?"

An absurd thought popped into her mind. But when she thought of Fu Xuehui's appearance, even if she liked Ling Yun and thought he was very outstanding, she just couldn't believe that Ling Yun could actually be with Fu Xuehui.

"Didn't I call her 'Auntie' in front of you yesterday?" Ling Yun pecked Qi Jingjing on the cheek in front of a bunch of onlookers. "She used to hold me when I was little, and I slept at her place last night. She even washed my clothes."

"Oh." Qi Jingjing lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly. "I'm sorry, that's not what I meant... But even if you were with other women last night, just tell me, and I won't mind."

Ling Yun had never thought he was such a jerk. He silently hugged Qi Jingjing without saying a word.

The teacher hadn't arrived yet, and Lingyun didn't want to feed the classmates any more dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection). Just then, Qi Jingjing's best friend came over, and the two of them started chatting.

Ling Yun was enjoying his leisure time. He opened his phone and played around for a while when he saw that Xia Lan had sent him a sad emoji.

Okay, I haven't been home for two nights, so Xia Lan probably thinks I've run away. I quickly replied with a smiley face.

"He said he's been successfully promoted and asked me to thank you!"

"Oh, then wait for me to come back."

"You rascal, all you can think about is that. Oh, by the way, he's treating his team to dinner tonight, and then they're going to karaoke. He probably won't be back early."

"Wait for me in the evening."

Lingyun said some sweet words, and when she saw the teacher coming over, she silenced her phone and put it in her desk.

Chapter 21 My Roommate's Thoughts

There was only one long class that afternoon. After class, Lingyun and Qi Jingjing left the school gate hand in hand.

He had planned to take Qi Jingjing shopping and buy her some things, but unexpectedly a Porsche stopped in front of them.

"Jingjing, it's time to go home!"

Upon seeing the woman inside the car, Qi Jingjing hurriedly released Ling Yun's large hand, opened the car door, and got in.

"Mom, why did you come to pick me up!"

"I saw on your schedule that you didn't have any classes, I was just about to text you, I didn't expect you to be out here." Maya glanced at her daughter, then looked a few more times at Ling Yun outside who was calling her "Auntie," "Is that your boyfriend?"

"Ah."

Qi Jingjing lowered her head, and it was rare to see her daughter so shy. Mei Ya, on the other hand, smiled happily and waved to Ling Yun: "Handsome boy, I'll take Jingjing back first!"

"Okay, Auntie, take care!"

Ling Yun returned the greeting, and only sighed after the two left.

Well, the little beauty ran off with the big beauty, and now I'm all alone again.

However, Qi Jingjing's mother looks very beautiful too; her hair color must have been inherited from her mother.

Judging from appearances, their family is quite well-off and has money.

After letting his mind wander, he realized he had no choice but to head home.

"Hey, Lao Ling!"

A boy who was a little over 1.7 meters tall shouted something to Ling Yun from a distance, then ran over, accompanied by a pretty girl named Jingjing.

Ling Yun had forgotten to use the search function to look at Mei Ya, but now that he saw the beautiful woman, he subconsciously used it.

Hmm, a score of 91 is not bad. At 1.65 meters tall, she's considered a top beauty by most people.

"This is my girlfriend, Zhang Caiwei!" Seeing Ling Yun glance at his girlfriend, his roommate Liu Hao introduced her with a grin, "What do you think, isn't she pretty?"

"You're something else, finding such a beautiful girlfriend without saying a word."

Ling Yun chuckled and joked. Although he didn't live in the dorm much, his bed was always reserved, and he would occasionally buy things to bring to the dorm, earning him the title of "godfather." That's how male college students are; whoever has money to bring them food is treated like a beloved father.

Therefore, Lingyun has always had a good relationship with her three roommates, and they even played games together during the summer vacation.

"So your roommate is none other than the school heartthrob Ling!" Zhang Caiwei said with a smile, extending her hand. "Hello!"

Ling Yun shook her hand in a friendly manner, but only briefly, without lingering any longer.

"Hey, you're the boyfriend of Qi Jingjing, the school beauty, and you're talking about me like that!"

Liu Hao didn't know Ling Yun's family background, so they got along very well. He chuckled and punched Ling Yun's chest, then continued, "By the way, it's my 20th birthday tomorrow night. I'm inviting Wang Qiang and Sun Zihao out for dinner."

"Sure, I should be free."

"That's settled then. We brothers can eat together without inviting anyone else."

Ling Yun understood what he meant: none of the four of them in the dorm would bring their girlfriends. "Okay, text me when you've decided."

"OK, you're busy, I'm going now!"

The two waved goodbye. Ling Yun didn't think much of it and turned to walk to the corner of the school. Ling Da parked the car there and drove him back to his rented room.

Seeing his figure disappear around the corner, Liu Hao led Zhang Caiwei into the woods.

"Xiaowei, about that matter... will you agree?"

Liu Hao's smile vanished, replaced by a look of tension mixed with anticipation.

"I'll think about it again."

Zhang Caiwei hesitated, realizing this matter had indeed crossed a line. When Liu Hao first brought it up, she wanted nothing more than to slap him to death.

"You saw Ling Yun too," Liu Hao said in a low voice, afraid of being overheard. "He's tall and handsome, and his family is well-off."

"You're going to die!"

Zhang Caiwei blushed with embarrassment and kicked him in annoyance.

Liu Hao, wincing in pain, quickly clutched his calf: "Xiao Wei, I know I... but, but this is all I have to say. I swear, I will definitely marry you in the future!"

Zhang Caiwei looked at Liu Hao with conflicted eyes. She never expected that this boy, who came from a family with some money and had been pursuing her for over a year, would actually... However, she already knew about Ling Yun. Her initial refusal to accept Liu Hao's advances was also in the hope of winning Ling Yun's favor.

However, Ling Yun and Qi Jingjing were very close, and she seemed to be very restrained, so she eventually gave up.

"Let's talk about it later. Let me think about it carefully."

Zhang Caiwei rubbed her face, then turned and left the woods.

"Xiao Wei..." Liu Hao looked at his girlfriend's back, gazing at her slender figure.

Ling Yun had arrived at his rented apartment building. He got out of the car and was about to go inside when he turned back and walked to the driver's side window. Ling Da also lowered the window in response.

He rested his elbows on the car window and bent over: "By the way, could you help me see if there are any small shops nearby that secretly buy and sell gold and silver?"

"Yes!" Ling Da immediately responded. Seeing that Ling Yun was about to leave, he added, "Boss, the third sister saw Zhang Yang appear at Imperial University again. Because she was worried that he might harm you, she has been staying at the school for the past few days."

"Okay, I understand. Then..."

He leaned down and whispered something in Ling Da's ear. Ling Da nodded, turned around, and drove away.

After going upstairs, he first went back to his room, then changed into slippers and went to Xia Lan's door.

Xia Lan should be home right now, while Wei Dahai is still at work and won't be back until 11 p.m.

He knocked on the door, and after waiting for a while, Xia Lan came over and opened it. After opening it, she went into the house without saying a word.

Ling Yun was a little puzzled. After locking the door, he also went into her room.

Xia Lan sat on the edge of the bed, arms crossed, and gave him a scrutinizing look before suddenly laughing: "Just broke up with your girlfriend?"

Ling Yun's expression turned strange upon hearing this. How did she know that she and Qi Jingjing had broken up? Before she could reply, Xia Lan added, "Your girlfriend is pretty cool, she's even wearing black sunglasses."

Ling Yun almost burst out laughing: "Those are the bodyguards my mom arranged for me."

"Hmph, you're so carefree, aren't you? All your bodyguards are women, and you haven't been back for two days. Are you busy with work, Young Master Ling?"

"It's my fault, I was indeed delayed by some things." Ling Yun embellished Zhang Yang's story, "I was worried about involving you, so I didn't come back last night. He's the kind of person who has no bottom line."

Xia Lan was also a little scared after hearing this. She tugged at Ling Yun's hand and said, "You shouldn't get involved in this kind of thing in the future. It has nothing to do with you."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Xia Lan has the typical mindset of a little woman; she's somewhat timid and afraid of trouble. However, she genuinely cares about Ling Yun, so he naturally agrees verbally.

Savoring Xia Lan's fragrance, Ling Yun kissed her neck a few more times...

Chapter 22 Son of Destiny

"Hmm, Lingyun."

That night, the two rested together.

"Where is Brother Wei going for dinner tonight?"

"I don't know." Xia Lan sniffed his masculine scent. "But the KTV we went to later was probably Ding Sheng."

Dingsheng...

This KTV is a business-type establishment, owned by Cao Wang, the same boss who caused Zhang Yang's stir. The location is quite good; Su Qingya initially saw its investment potential and acquired it. Later, Cao Wang used his connections to find Su Qingya's chief secretary and bought it at a price slightly above market value.

However, the specific services offered are somewhat unethical and shady.

Xia Lan was resting with her eyes closed when Ling Yun saw his phone screen light up. He then took the phone to the bathroom under the pretext of going to the toilet.

"Hello, it's me... Yeah, I got it. You guys keep an eye on things..."

After finishing the fight, Ling Yun returned to his room.

Although China is very open to the outside world, it is very strict about foreign exchange and precious metals such as gold and silver. Ordinary gold shops are prohibited from privately purchasing gold and silver jewelry without proper certification. Although Li Kai has the ability to turn lead into gold, selling his gold is not a simple matter. Just obtaining a certificate takes half a month, and such requests will become more frequent in the future. If he keeps going to get certificates, he will not be able to explain the origin of the gold.

Therefore, he is very likely one of those unauthorized small shops.

At this moment, Ling Er called him to tell him that Li Kai had gone to a certain shop to find out the market price and was preparing to bring his treasure there to make the transaction at 8 pm.

Ling Yun suddenly had a mischievous idea; he wanted to see which of the two protagonists had a harder head. Although Li Kai's current luck value was higher than Zhang Yang's, Zhang Yang's initial luck value was 50 points higher than his opponent's. If the two really fought, the outcome was still unclear.

Anyway, neither of them is as tall as me, so even if we multiply them, it's only half my height.

What does it mean to be a chosen one?! (Leans back tactically)

Inside the Dingsheng Business KTV, Zhang Yang clenched his fists, his face flushed as he stared at Cao Wang.

"Boss, I've worked diligently for you for the past few years, and you're just telling me to get out like this?"

Do you know who you've messed with?

"Who? That damn fried food vendor?"

Cao Wang almost laughed in anger. He crossed his legs and gritted his teeth, saying, "You fucking messed with Young Master Ling! You even tried to flirt with his girlfriend, are you really not afraid of death? Luckily, Young Master Ling has a good temper and didn't hold it against us, otherwise my KTV would be out of business!"

"Young Master Ling?"

Zhang Yang looked blank, but soon a handsome young man appeared in his mind. His lips trembled slightly, and he stammered, "You mean Ling Yun?"

"Damn it, is it your name to call the young master?"

Cao Wang slapped him across the face: "Do you even know what the relationship is between Chairman Su of Ya Yun Group and Young Master Ling?"

Upon hearing the name Ya Yun Group, Zhang Yang swayed slightly. As a behemoth in the capital, he was naturally familiar with it. However, he never imagined that Su Qingya, hailed as the capital's number one beautiful philanthropist, would have such a connection with Ling Yun!

It's just that Ling Yun is too low-key; the clothes he wears have no tags, and he even thought the kid was wearing cheap, low-quality stuff.

Ha, Qi Jingjing, you're nothing but a vulgar woman who's only after Lingyun's money!

He knew Cao Wang wouldn't keep him, and he didn't have the courage to take action against the Ya Yun Group, so he could only slink away.

Just as he reached the entrance of the mall, preparing to scan a shared bike to go to his former younger brother's house, a woman with outstanding temperament who was making a phone call caught his attention.

"Just go directly to Old He's shop on Maodie Road. Our boss, Lingyun, has already spoken with him... Um, he'll give you 30% of the gold price you sell this time as commission. Be there promptly at 8 PM tonight..."

The woman walked while talking on the phone, while Zhang Yang, furious, gripped the handlebars of his bicycle tightly.