The male protagonist of a sweet romance novel went on a killing spree in the world of angst novels.

Shen Miao was annoyed: "Who do you think you are? How dare you look down on Brother Sheng?"

Yan Ting wiped the water droplets off her fingers, then threw them directly into the trash can in the corner. She said slowly, "At least scallions can be served. The one you're so attached to is just a piece of waste paper in other people's eyes."

She rarely spoke so sharply.

However, Yan Ting disliked Sheng Yuanze from the bottom of his heart.

It's just a rotten cucumber.

What's so great about it that I like it?

Shen Miao has a short temper, and she picked up her Chanel bag and threw it at Yan Ting.

But Yan Ting dodged it.

The Chanel bag swept past her and crashed into the white wall outside the opposite exit.

"..."

Yan Ting raised her eyelashes, a faint coldness covering her amber pupils. In a daze, her expression at this moment somewhat overlapped with Chen Xiao's cold face.

Shen Miao felt a chill run down her spine. She shifted her toes back slightly, feeling a sense of fear towards Yan Ting at this moment.

"What...what do you want to do?" she stammered.

Yan Ting picked up her bag and threw it directly at Shen Miao.

Shen Miao screamed instinctively.

She dodged quickly, but the chain on the bag still grazed her forehead, leaving a mark.

"You actually dared to hit me with a bag?" Shen Miao looked at Yan Ting, who was expressionless, in disbelief.

Yan Ting: "I learned it from you." She walked towards Shen Miao.

Shen Miao instinctively dodged to the side, staring at Yan Ting with a mixture of fear and anger: "Aren't you afraid my parents will cause you trouble?"

Yan Ting picked up the bag and said in a lukewarm tone, "Whatever."

His tone was nonchalant, without a trace of fear.

"You—" Shen Miao stomped her feet in anger.

Yan Ting, too lazy to even glance at Shen Miao's unpleasant expression, turned and walked out of the bathroom.

Shen Miao was so angry that she vomited blood.

She took out a tissue and wiped the blood from her forehead in front of the mirror, saying bitterly, "Yan Ting!"

Just then, her gaze suddenly stopped on a spot on the mirror.

Shen Miao suddenly turned around and looked.

They discovered that several cracks had appeared on the white wall inside.

"..."

Shen Miao was stunned.

-

"Why did it take you so long to go to the restroom?" Tan Yi asked instinctively as she looked at Yan Ting, who had returned.

Yan Ting sat back down and said calmly, "I've run into some trouble."

"What's wrong?" Tan Yi asked worriedly. "Are you alright?"

Yanting declined to elaborate, saying, "It's all taken care of, don't worry."

As she watched the ongoing auction, she thought to herself that spending so much time with Chen Xiao had inevitably influenced her personality and way of doing things.

If it were the old Yanting, when faced with any provocation, he would probably have had to learn to be patient and yield.

Always looking ahead and behind, hesitant and timid.

Little do you know that the more you act this way, the more the other party will think you're a pushover and easy to bully.

Tan Yi took a fancy to a crown inlaid with red gemstones and eventually bought it for 52 yuan.

Yan Ting glanced at the crown and said to Tan Yi, "It suits you very well."

Tan Yi smiled and said, "I think so too."

As the auction drew to a close, Yan Ting left her seat and went to the second floor of the building, while Tan Yi had to leave earlier due to other commitments.

She said to the salesperson, "Could you please wrap it up nicely for me?"

The salesperson nodded: "Okay."

The packaging of jewelry is also important.

The box was wrapped in black velvet all around, which made it look like a high-end product.

Wearing black velvet gloves, the saleswoman carefully placed the snake bone necklace down. "Miss, are you planning to give this as a gift?"

People in sales generally have a keen eye.

Moreover, he is the top jewelry salesperson.

Yanting nodded: "Yes, it's for my boyfriend."

"No wonder." The saleswoman smiled. "Then you have excellent taste, miss. Although this snake bone necklace is a niche style, it has always been in the top ten of the sales charts. It would be a perfect gift for your boyfriend."

"Thank you, Ah Huai. I really like this one." Yan Ting turned around instinctively upon hearing the voice.

Then they saw Gu Qianqiu and Lu Huai walk into the VIP guest room.

It’s really a narrow road between enemies.

But looking back, it's normal.

Lu Huai naturally had to attend the banquet hosted by the Sheng family company.

When Lu Huai saw Yan Ting, his eyes flickered slightly.

He actually knew all along that Yanting was at this jewelry banquet.

After all, the guest list for the banquet is full of names, so it's impossible not to know them.

Gu Qianqiu naturally saw Yan Ting as well. Her expression was somewhat strange, but she quickly smiled at Yan Ting and said, "I didn't expect to meet Miss Yan here. What a coincidence."

"..." Yan Ting did not respond.

She chose to ignore him, not even sparing him a glance.

Seeing that Lu Huai's gaze was fixed on Yan Ting, Gu Qianqiu's smile faded slightly.

At this moment, the salesperson came over and said, "Ms. Yan, the gift box has been packaged."

Yanting: "Thank you."

Lu Huai glanced at the gift box, mistaking it for jewelry that Yan Ting had bought for him, and asked, "How much?"

The salesperson was slightly taken aback: "What?"

She had naturally met this Mr. Lu several times before.

They are friends with Mr. Sheng.

Lu Huai frowned, somewhat impatiently: "How much is the jewelry in the box?"

The salesperson stammered, "Mr. Lu, these are auction items, totaling over 800,000."

Lu Huai said calmly, "I'll pay for her."

"No need." Yanting just thought this person was crazy.

"I've already paid." She glanced at Gu Qianqiu, whose face was a little stiff, and said indifferently, "I will also return all the luxury jewelry that President Lu gave me to you in its entirety."

She doesn't like owing people anything.

If you're going to cut ties, cut them off cleanly.

If it weren't for this jewelry gala, Yanting would have almost forgotten about the gifts she hadn't yet returned.

Lu Huai's eyes darkened: "Do you have to be so distant with me?"

Yan Ting looked at him strangely: "We're strangers now, isn't it normal to be distant?"

Lu Huai was silent for a moment, then said coldly, "Those things I gave you are yours, you don't need to return them to me." He wasn't that petty.

Yanting remained noncommittal.

Lu Huai was indeed quite stingy when it came to money.

Yanting has to admit this.

Otherwise, so many women wouldn't be willing to throw themselves at Lu Huai.

However, Yan Ting has always been the kind person who repays kindness tenfold.

It's different now.

If someone treats her well, she gives them nine parts of kindness in return, keeping the remaining one part for herself.

Over the years, Yanting has not only devoted time and energy to Lu Huai, but also a lot of money.

Just considering the famous wines she bought from various places, she spent no less than several million.

These were all bought from her own savings.

Thinking about this, Yanting suddenly felt that he was the one who had lost out.

However, Lu Huai was extremely arrogant.

If she doesn't return the things, the man might think she still has feelings for him.

Gu Qianqiu suddenly took Lu Huai's arm and, as if asserting her ownership, smiled at Yan Ting and said, "Miss Yan, would you like to have dinner with us later?"

Yan Ting declined, saying, "No need, I only eat with people."

"..."

After Yanting left.

Lu Huai pulled his arm away from Gu Qianqiu's, his expression unreadable, whether it was displeasure or something else, and the atmosphere around him became subtly quiet.

Gu Qianqiu watched Lu Huai leave without looking back, remained silent for two seconds, and then quickly chased after him.

-

Old Lu stared at the stack of documents in front of him and asked, "Is that all?"

The butler replied, "The information on eligible wealthy heiresses is all here."

Ever since Lu Huai was hospitalized last time, Old Master Lu has no intention of indulging Lu Huai anymore.

This time, she was determined to get Lu Huai married.

Men only gradually settle down and become more mature after starting a family.

Old Lu picked through the list and selected a few with decent family backgrounds. "These few are alright. We can arrange for them to meet and have a meal together sometime."

The butler glanced at the girls chosen by Old Master Lu, and without exception, they were all gentle and virtuous, capable of managing the various young ladies of prominent families.

He nodded: "Don't worry, sir, I will arrange everything properly."

-

Yan Ting never expected that the Yan family would contact her again.

Looking at the head butler in front of her, she slowly stopped in her tracks.

"Miss Yanting." Even though Yanting's relationship with the Yan family was awkward, the head butler's attitude remained unchanged, and he was already quite mild compared to the other members of the Yan family.

"Is there something you need?" Yan Ting was soft-hearted after all, and still had some respect for this old man who had watched her grow up.

The head steward said respectfully, "Miss Yanting, please come back to the Yan family with me now."

Yan Ting stared at him and said slowly, "I have severed all ties with the Yan family. The Yan family and I should now keep to ourselves and not interfere with each other."

The head butler smiled slightly, his eyes still kind, but his words were not so kind: "Miss Yanting, what are you saying? You grew up in the Yan family since you were a child, and your household registration is with the Yan family. How can you say that you are cutting ties?"

"..." Yan Ting's expression remained calm.

She did consider changing her household registration.

But Yanshan's sudden dispatch of someone to pick her up must have been for some other purpose.

Seeing that Yan Ting remained silent for a long time, the head steward smiled and said, "Legally, you are still a member of the Yan family, and that is an indelible fact."

Yan Ting squinted.

Is this a threat to her?

The Yan family operates in the entertainment industry, encompassing film and television, novels, screenwriting, and entertainment. Therefore, they are at a disadvantage in terms of public opinion.

Based solely on the more than twenty years of nurturing kindness she received, Yanshan was able to occupy the moral high ground and attack her.

But Yanting wouldn't let him have his way.

"Mr. Butler," Yan Ting said politely, "Please go back and tell Mr. Yan that I will pay him a visit when I have the opportunity, but definitely not now."

The head butler smiled as before: "Miss Yanting has become much more willful than before."

"Miss Yanting, are you really unwilling to come back with me?" he asked with a smile.

Yanting enunciated clearly: "Unwilling."

"..."

The butler's smile slowly faded: "Is that so?"

half an hour.

He narrowed his eyes as he looked at Yan Ting in front of him: "I understand."

Yan Ting watched the departing butler and driver, lost in thought.

-

"Holy crap, that face is amazing."

"This is the first time I've ever seen a pink-haired domineering CEO."

Upon entering the office area, Yan Ting saw many employees engaged in a heated discussion.

She wasn't particularly curious, so she went to the coffee machine, made herself a cup of coffee, and tried to wake herself up.

Someone noticed Yan Ting, "Manager Yan."

Upon seeing this, the others immediately shouted, "Boss Yan!"

Yanting nodded, took a sip of coffee, and immediately her mind cleared up a bit.

"Talk slowly."

After saying that, she walked slowly into Tan Yi's office area.

Tan Yi is currently approving emails.

Upon seeing Yan Ting walk in, she stopped what she was doing and said, "Dear President Yan, you seem to be prioritizing your girlfriend over your friends!"

Yan Ting was a little confused: "Huh?"

Tan Yi raised an eyebrow: "You're still pretending with me. Look at this news. Isn't this your Mr. Chen?"

Yan Ting walked forward with a puzzled look on her face, her gaze falling on the screen.

Then I saw a local financial headline.

[Revealing the true face of the CEO and President who holds power behind the scenes at Xingyao Group.]

A photo was attached to the news article.

It must have been a candid shot taken by the media.

In the photo, Chen Xiao, dressed in a well-tailored black suit, sits upright in front of the podium, his thick eyebrows and eyes displaying his usual unrestrained and lazy demeanor.

But it also seemed sharper than usual.

Yan Ting was somewhat taken aback.

It really is Ah Xiao.

Tan Yiyanting genuinely didn't know, and asked, "You didn't know?"

Yan Ting hesitated for a moment: "I just found out too." Because Chen Xiao never hid from Yan Ting when he worked from home, she had heard some news about Chen Xiao taking over the business a couple of days ago, but she didn't expect it to be related to Xingyao.

Xingyao is a company with operations across the country, encompassing various projects including tourism, hotels, pharmaceuticals, and gaming.

The true power behind Xingyao has always been a mysterious figure in the eyes of the outside media. No one expected that the true power behind it was actually Chen Xiao.

"Tsk tsk, Xingyao used to be really low-key." Tan Yi knew more than Yan Ting: "Back then, Xingyao Capital had quite a momentum. Although it hasn't made any big moves in recent years, it has always been a highly watched presence in the business world."

"The fact that Xingyao is suddenly making a high-profile declaration of power means they're definitely planning something big."

"..." Yanting stared blankly at the photo.

"By the way," Tan Yi suddenly asked, "that idiot Gao Yan didn't do anything to you last time, did he?"

Several days had passed since the Gao Yan incident, and Yan Ting had almost forgotten that such a person still existed in the world.

"It's alright, you know my abilities best, don't you?"

“That’s true.” Tan Yi’s expression turned somewhat disgusted when she mentioned Gao Yan: “I’ve disliked that guy for a long time.”

They become arrogant and domineering because they have some connections, and they provoke everyone.

Yan Ting, on the other hand, was worried about Tan Yi: "Will firing him have any impact on the company?"

Tan Yiyun said casually, "One of his uncles is one of the major shareholders of Qixue. When he was fired, his uncle was the first to disagree."

"But he has no choice but to agree."

High salt tolerance and poor character make him a parasite that will only harm the company if he stays at Qixue.

However, it's certain that he offended that shareholder.

Yanting was naturally the first to be implicated.

However, Yanting didn't care.

At most, it's just some business-related difficulties.

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The cat, Guifei, who had been staying at home obediently, suddenly disappeared.

Yanting panicked a little when she realized this, but she quickly calmed down.

She then repeatedly searched the surrounding area for any places where the cat princess might be.

However, no trace of the Cat Consort has been found.

They thoroughly searched the house.

The whereabouts of the Cat Consort are still unknown.

Until my phone vibrated in my pocket.

Yanting took out her phone, opened the message, and saw a photo.

The person in the photo is Cat Consort.