Long Yuan looked down at Jiang Yonghe, who was begging for help at his feet, with an aloof and condescending expression.
"You said you killed your father?"
Ever since Chen Haode told her about her identity as a fake heiress, Jiang Yonghe had learned to carefully read people's expressions in the Jiang family. At this moment, she could spy a glimmer of hope for survival in Long Yuan's demeanor.
She nodded heavily, "Yes... I killed my father..."
Sure enough, as soon as she spoke, Long Yuan rubbed the thumb ring on his finger and said grimly, "Very good. What I need is exactly someone like you, who can even kill her own father."
"I will have someone dispose of your father's body properly. But in return, I want you to work for me. The job is highly risky, but since you already have blood on your hands, you are the most suitable person to do it."
Jiang Yonghe did not hesitate at all and immediately nodded, "Okay... As long as Young Master Long can save me, I will do anything!"
For the Secret Garden banquet to be held next year on a randomly selected island, Long Yuan needed a batch of fresh young women as sex slaves for the invited guests and the powerful figures backing the Long family to enjoy.
Now that the Long family was trying to clean up its act and go legitimate, he could not get his own hands dirty and had to act through someone else.
Right now, Jiang Yonghe had nothing and was driven to a dead end. Having her recruit young girls to test drugs for him was the most appropriate choice.
Even if something went wrong, he could directly throw Jiang Yonghe and Jiang Yangxu, who was planning to join him, under the bus. At that time, he could also conveniently drag Jiang Medical down with them, blaming the development of the aphrodisiacs on Jiang Medical.
Long Yuan said, "Jiang Yonghe, as long as you do the things I entrust to you well, I will give you a chance to kill Jiang Youli with your own hands."
Hearing this, a light sparked in Jiang Yonghe's numb eyes. Being able to deal with Jiang Youli would be fantastic!
"Young Master Long, I will definitely work hard for you!"
Long Yuan turned around and instructed his assistant, "Have someone take Jiang Yonghe to the hospital to fix her face, and tell someone to deal with the corpse inside."
The assistant nodded, "Yes."
Jiang Yonghe followed Long Yuan's assistant, leaving the dilapidated old house behind.
Looking at Long Yuan's imposing back, she clenched her fists, mustered her courage, and said, "Young Master Long, there is something I need to tell you..."
Long Yuan paused his steps but did not look back.
Jiang Yonghe pursed her lips and continued, "Young Master Long, your fiancée, Yu Linglong, is in cahoots with Jiang Youli! She doesn't love you at all! Last time, she was the one who helped Jiang Youli take me away on purpose!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the air pressure around Long Yuan plummeted.
The assistant and the surrounding bodyguards immediately lowered their heads.
Long Yuan turned around and said to Jiang Yonghe, "Come here."
Secretly delighted, Jiang Yonghe trotted over. However, just as she got close to Long Yuan, he kicked her viciously in the abdomen, sending her crashing to the ground.
"Ah..." Jiang Yonghe curled up on the ground in agony, clutching her stomach.
"If you want to work for me and keep your life, do not say things you shouldn't say." After delivering this warning, Long Yuan strode down the stairs.
Once in the car, the assistant cautiously asked Long Yuan, "Young Master, are we going to find Miss Yu Linglong to question her now?"
Long Yuan stared gloomily out the window. "No need. Since she doesn't know how to obediently listen to me and insists on defying me, I will just send her along with Jiang Youli to be sex slaves when the time comes."
Hearing this, the assistant's pupils widened slightly. His lips moved, but he ultimately said nothing, merely driving the car away from the old town.
Watching the luxury car speed away, Jiang Yonghe, still kneeling on the ground, clenched her fingers tightly.
Whether it was Qi Huan or Long Yuan, every single one of them looked down on her!
It didn't matter. As long as she was still alive, she would have the chance to make these blind men regret ignoring her!
...
On Monday morning, Jiang Youli woke up from her dreamy pink bed.
She stretched, and before she even got out of bed, the automatic curtains opened on their own.
It turned out to be Xiaolv operating them.
After finishing the operation, Xiaolv moved away from the automatic remote control on the nightstand, slithered over to Jiang Youli, stretched out its head, and rubbed against the back of her hand.
"Morning, Xiaolv." Jiang Youli pet its little head, then finally got out of bed, took some freeze-dried food from the cabinet, and fed Xiaolv, as well as Xiaobai and Xiaohui.
Knock, knock, knock. The door sounded.
"Youli, are you awake?" Zhang Susu's voice came from outside.
Jiang Youli dusted the freeze-dried powder off her hands and went over to open the door.
"Youli, these are your clothes for the week. They were all picked according to your size and have already been washed clean." Zhang Susu walked into the room with a pile of clothes in her arms. Reaching the bed, she set them all down.
"Mom, you're too thoughtful, picking out different clothes for me every week. Mom, give me a kiss." Jiang Youli leaned in as she spoke.
Zhang Susu raised a hand to block her pouting face. "Stop being cheeky. You haven't brushed your teeth yet, have you?"
Jiang Youli feigned grievance. "Mom, you're rejecting me. I'll kiss you later after I brush my teeth."
Zhang Susu changed the subject, "Your birthday is coming up. Since you experienced that outfit-clashing incident last time, I plan to design a dress for you myself this time. What do you think?"
"That's great! If you design it specifically for me, Mom, it will absolutely be unique in the whole world, and there will definitely be no clashing outfits!" Jiang Youli looked full of anticipation.
"Then it's settled." Zhang Susu would be quite busy during this time, between designing the dress and making a homemade birthday cake.
Jiang Youli smiled brightly. "I didn't know you could design clothes, Mom."
Zhang Susu explained, "I majored in fashion design in college."
Mentioning this, a faint smile played at the corners of her mouth. "Speaking of which, that's actually how I met your father and fell in love with him."
"Oh? Mom, tell me what happened! I want to hear it!" Jiang Youli's interest was piqued.
Zhang Susu said, "Forget it, it was too long ago..."
"Tell me, the longer ago it was, the more interesting it is. So how did you and Dad actually meet and fall in love?" Jiang Youli asked curiously.
Zhang Susu said, "If I tell you, don't go making fun of your dad."
Make fun? This aroused Jiang Youli's interest even more.
She promised, "I absolutely won't make fun of him!"
Only then did Zhang Susu begin her story: "Even though your dad looks quite handsome now, his fashion sense back then was truly unflattering. He didn't like to dress himself up. In college, if he didn't say anything, no one would have guessed he was the young master of a wealthy family."
"At that time, in his early twenties, he wore old-fashioned polo shirts all day, paired with dress pants and leather shoes."
Hearing her beautiful mother's description, Jiang Youli could hardly imagine how striking that image must have been.
This was definitely her handsome dad's dark history!
Zhang Susu continued, "There was a makeover competition at the school back then, and I signed up for it. I had to find an ordinary person to give a makeover to, so I found your dad, hoping he would cooperate with me to finish the competition."
"And then?"
"I told him that as long as I won first place in the competition, I would give him all the prize money and not keep a single cent for myself. Who knew..."
At this point, a blush appeared on Zhang Susu's well-maintained face.
Jiang Youli's curiosity was completely piqued by her beautiful mother's words, and she pressed eagerly, "What happened?"
