"How is that possible!"
Antonio, of course, wouldn't believe it.
He gritted his teeth.
"You dare to do it but don't dare to admit it. So you, Su Ning, are just this kind of person. I was too careless and underestimated your viciousness. To lure me into your trap, you deliberately used your own life as bait to set all this up, and even dragged in so many innocent people, including Wan'er who knows absolutely nothing."
"You're wrong."
Su Ning interrupted him, speaking slowly and methodically,
"Although I know you can't understand human speech and think way too highly of yourself, some of your delusions are just too ridiculous, so I still need to correct you."
"I was not the one who brought Mu Wan here."
"If not you, then who?"
At this moment, he thought of his previous conjecture—
Su Ning was as cold-blooded as a demon from hell.
But a woman's innate jealousy and possessiveness could never be completely worn away, which was why she came up with such a petty scheme.
So he said disdainfully,
"So what if you win? Once the inside story gets out, no one will be willing to deal with someone like you, someone who would even use her own feelings and marriage, someone who has no emotions and only cares about benefits."
The crowd: I am willing!
"You have money and status, but desire is endless. You will never be satisfied. Outsiders will fear you and hate you. If you ever fall in love with someone, no matter how much you give, when they think of my fate, you will never be truly accepted!"
The more Antonio spoke, the more emotional he became, and his mood shifted from frustration to extreme satisfaction.
"The heart cannot be controlled by worldly interests."
"Just like me, the one I love is the penniless but pure and kind-hearted Wan'er, not you, Su Ning!"
Mu Wan's expression was shaken.
Although she had heard such words a few times already, this was in front of Su Ning.
In front of everyone!
It seemed like a faint flame was burning.
"Ding ding ding, hidden mission completed. Reward: fifty million, five lottery draws, mall upgrade..." the system broadcasted excitedly, while the interface began to shower virtual fireworks everywhere.
Su Ning: ???
What was going on? What had happened? Even she was stunned for a moment, falling into deep thought.
Her abnormal reaction fell into the eyes of the others, who all assumed Antonio's words had angered her. Mr. Chen's eyes lit up slightly; seizing the opportunity, he stepped forward and said loudly,
"Miss Su is right, you really do think too highly of yourself."
"And who are you?"
"Who I am is not important."
Mr. Chen smiled, his voice neither too high nor too low, but just enough for everyone to hear clearly.
"What's important is that I was the one who arranged for Mu Wan to come here. Just as you don't know me, at the end of the day, this has absolutely nothing to do with you. No one cares about you, and no one expected that a series of coincidences would result in such a grand drama."
"I have to say, it is indeed spectacular."
"And my goal has indeed been achieved." In the crowd, Chen Lingling was dumbfounded. In an instant, she figured out the cause and effect, puffing up with anger like a pufferfish.
Mr. Chen's smile deepened,
"Originally, I didn't want to step forward and say this, but..."
He spread his hands helplessly,
"Just as Miss Su said, your delusions are truly ridiculous, and a bit disgusting."
"Hahahahaha."
"Oh my god, with such a good imagination, why doesn't he go serialize novels in the newspaper?"
"Not only does he have a wild imagination, but he's also thick-skinned. To actually think such a huge scene was all designed for him... Son of a bitch, I was almost stabbed to death."
The crowd laughed in tacit agreement.
How could this guy be so full of himself? Those who sensed something was wrong but still came here all had their own agendas, but it absolutely, definitely, certainly had nothing to do with this mixed-race foreigner.
It seemed.
Miss Su didn't even take him seriously.
At most, she was just taking advantage of the situation.
Antonio's face darkened to the extreme. He glared at Mr. Chen with red eyes,
"You're lying. I get it now, you must be trying to curry favor with Su Ning, which is why you deliberately stepped forward to take the blame. Too bad, no matter how good your acting is, you can't fool me."
That's right, it had to be like that.
These ignorant fools had no idea about the secret between him and Su Ning.
How could he be unworthy?
That was the legitimate control over Swire Shipping!
He wanted to say something more.
The next second.
"Anton, stop talking."
Mu Wan lowered her head and said softly.
"Why shouldn't I say it?" Antonio looked at her, a bad premonition rising in his heart. He forced a smile, "Wan'er, you don't need to be afraid. Su Ning wouldn't dare do anything to me. I still have my family behind me, and my father left me a lot of things."
"Because you are a joke!"
It was Guan Jixing again.
Right now, the person he hated the most was no longer Su Ning, but this detestable Antonio. At this moment, his mind was unprecedentedly clear and sharp.
He sneered,
"Wan'er didn't come here for you at all, she came for me!" Looking at Antonio's suddenly pale face, he felt an indescribable thrill in his heart.
Without even needing to think, he spoke extremely fast,
"Stop flattering yourself. Use your pig brain to think about it. Why would Wan'er come over holding a child? Because she came to win me back! She didn't even know you would be here."
"You are just a pure loser."
"Not only did you lose to Su Ning, but in terms of relationships, you also lost to me."
"Wan'er, who is it that you love?"
Guan Jixing suddenly looked at Mu Wan beside him.
The others also followed his gaze, including Su Ning—the drama was too good; she could study the rewards and whatnot later.
They weren't going to run away anyway.
"I, I."
Mu Wan actually hesitated for a few seconds. Su Ning felt she might know the reason for the reward now...
"The person I love is Jixing."
Phew—
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief in unison. Su Ning could completely understand this feeling; it was like watching the blood-testing scene in that famous palace drama—even though you knew what the outcome would be, you still couldn't help but get nervous.
There was not a trace of color left on Antonio's face.
The person he liked didn't love him.
He knew that.
Although he was disappointed, the blow was only so-so. The main point was that this proved Su Ning was telling the truth. She hadn't set a trap for him at all; he had been putting on a one-man show all by himself.
Walking step by step into a dead end.
Pfft.
He coughed up a large mouthful of blood. Hearing Mu Wan's screams and crying, Antonio struggled to look at Su Ning,
"You, you knew all along that Father was dead. Why didn't you do anything? Aren't you afraid the agreement will take effect?"
"Of course I'm not afraid."
Su Ning was already getting a bit impatient. The climax of the story had passed, and the rest was just garbage time. She said indifferently,
"I told you, you're not worth my energy. Even if it takes effect, so what?"
"Just a puppet on the stage."
"Waiting for death, that's all."
She added, "Perhaps you should thank your good luck. At least you get to keep your life, right?"
............
Su Ning felt she was offering kind advice.
However, it seemed the other party didn't appreciate it much. Recalling his unwilling expression, she sighed and shook her head, "Good words can't persuade a damned ghost. Isn't it nice to just take the money and be a rich young master? Compared to his fate in the original plot, this outcome is already much better. He really doesn't know how to be satisfied."
"Uh-huh."
The system responded perfunctorily, but Su Ning didn't mind. She turned her attention to study the massive rewards that had suddenly popped up, clicking on the detailed explanations to examine them closely.
"I still don't understand."
"Tell me."
"You claim this is a reward for altering the plot, so why didn't I get any before... Could it be that you pocketed the previous ones?"
"Heh."
The system was no longer the naive system of the past. How could it be so easily provoked? It gave a cold sneer:
"Certain taskers shouldn't judge others by their own low standards."
"Anyone can make ordinary changes to the plot, but you managed to make Mu Wan, whose original setting was to only love Guan Jixing, fall in love with Antonio. This is an alteration of the underlying logic."
Su Ning: ...
"Mhm, I really am amazing."
She praised herself earnestly, even though she had no idea how she actually pulled it off.
"System, let's do a lottery draw."
"?"
The Heartless Rich System had no idea how the conversation had suddenly jumped to this topic.
"Although I haven't had my dear uncle read my fortune, I have a feeling that today might just be my lucky day." Su Ning gave a solemn nod and waved her hand.
All in. Leave nothing behind.
Draw it all!
