Of course, Gan Nianyun wasn't actually trying to steal a man from Shen Youling. It was just a sudden whim. She planned to sabotage the marital relationship between Lin Tang and Shen Youling, and afterward, she would simply dump him.
Seeing that the sofa was fairly clean, she sat down nonchalantly, crossed her legs, and said, "Why are you just standing there looking foolish? Aren't you going to get , the mistress of the house, a glass of water?"
"No," Shen Youling frowned. "Who on earth are you?"
"Are you deaf? Didn't I already introduce myself?" Gan Nianyun also furrowed her brow. "You have no manners at all. Is this how you conduct yourself?!"
"I an, do you have any proof…"
"What a joke! My, Gan Nianyun's, word is gold. Do I need to provide you with proof? Are you even worthy of asking? If you don't believe , call Lin Tang yourself."
"Fine." Shen Youling took out her phone, but once again, she couldn't get through.
"Lin Tang, you might as well not have a phone!" she muttered, beyond speechless. Every ti she tried to find him, he was unreachable. It was so annoying!
Suddenly, Shen Youling froze. She recalled what Lin Tang had once said about the woman who had wanted to harvest his corneas—not only did she give him gifts, but she also insisted on marrying her daughter to him. At the ti, she simply couldn't believe it.
Could it be true?
"That's right, that was my mother. Now you finally understand, don't you?" Gan Nianyun said with a triumphant smirk.
Shen Youling's expression was strange. She simply couldn't fathom why that middle-aged woman would make such a decision. She shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, but my husband hasn't agreed to this."
"HAHAHA! Who do you think I, Gan Nianyun, am? Since I've decided to marry him, not even he has the right to object! Otherwise, none of you can bear the wrath of the Gan Family!" Gan Nianyun made no effort to hide her arrogance.
Shen Youling was speechless. It was true. The other party was too powerful; they simply couldn't afford to offend her. Otherwise, they wouldn't have considered fleeing before. But still... since when does a woman force a man into marriage?
Just then, Shen Qiushi returned from his walk. After hearing what had happened, he too was taken aback.
Impatient, Gan Nianyun stood up and patted Shen Youling's cheek condescendingly. "If you obediently abdicate your position," she said with scorn, "I might be rciful and let you stay on as a little maid. If you refuse… well, you know the consequences!"
Shen Youling remained silent.
Shen Qiushi, however, wouldn't take it lying down. "My granddaughter is now the president of Heaven's Fragrance! She's not as easily bullied as she used to be…"
"HAHAHA!" Gan Nianyun nearly burst out laughing. "So you still don't know my true identity? I already told you, my surna is Gan. My father is Gan Leixin. Heaven's Fragrance is nothing compared to our family."
"Gan Leixin… that na… Ah! Could he be *that* Gan Leixin?"
Shen Youling and Shen Qiushi were even more shocked. A super-tycoon with assets in the trillions was desperate to have Lin Tang as a son-in-law! Forget the president of a re branch of Heaven's Fragrance; even the daughter of the chairman of the entire conglorate couldn't compete!
At that mont, Shen Youling began to seriously doubt her life, and her mood turned gloomy.
Wait, I don't even love Lin Tang… why do I feel so upset?
Learning that Shen Youling and Lin Tang had not yet finalized their divorce, Gan Nianyun threatened them, demanding they sever all ties within three days. For every day they were late, she said, the entire Shen Family would disappear.
After speaking, she deliberately took out a checkbook, scribbled a string of numbers, and threw it in Shen Youling's face. Then she swaggered away arrogantly.
"Youling, you…" Seeing Shen Youling stand dazed for a long mont, Shen Qiushi couldn't help but feel his heart ache for her.
"Grandfather, I'm fine." Shen Youling forced a smile. "My marriage to Lin Tang was just a series of misunderstandings to begin with. If he can find soone better, I will wish him well… I can't take this check. I have to return it to her!"
Before Shen Qiushi could say another word, she picked up the check and hurried out.
Outside the residential complex, she looked around and saw Gan Nianyun about to get into a luxury car. She quickly called out, "Wait a mont!"
"Hm?" Gan Nianyun turned. Seeing Shen Youling run up to her, she raised an eyebrow. "What, is it not enough?"
"No, I just wanted to say…" Shen Youling stopped in front of her, panting as she tried to explain.
"Well, well! Look what we have here! Two beauties!"
"Wow, and they look rich, too!"
"This is our lucky day!"
Suddenly, several n rushed over from all directions, surrounding them. They smirked lecherously as they reached out to grab the two won.
"Are you blind?! You dare to touch ? Do you have any idea who I am? You're courting death!" Gan Nianyun sneered, not even bothering to dodge. She stood perfectly still.
Shen Youling was about to panic, but she paused when she saw Gan Nianyun's reaction. Does she know martial arts, too?
The next mont, several bodyguards appeared and engaged the thugs in a fight.
Shen Youling understood. So it was the power of money. She relaxed.
Gan Nianyun was clearly annoyed. She was not about to let these thugs who had stumbled into her path off easy. She commanded loudly, "Gouge out the eyes of this trash for !"
In her view, the bodyguards her family hired at great expense were all elites. Dealing with a few petty thugs should have been a piece of cake.
Hearing this, Shen Youling was secretly horrified. She's so ruthless! If I were to really fight her over a man… the consequences…
How is this possible?! Gan Nianyun's sneer froze on her face. The petty thugs she had completely looked down on exchanged glances and then suddenly erupted with a formidable aura. In the blink of an eye, they knocked out all of her elite bodyguards!
"Take them both away!"
"You got it!"
They swiftly pushed Shen Youling and Gan Nianyun into the car, snatched the keys, and sped off.
Gan Nianyun finally understood. "You're not common thugs! Who are you?"
The two n guarding them in the car revealed sinister smiles. "HEHEHE! Who we are isn't important. What's important is that one of you is Lin Tang's wife, and the other is his fiancée. As long as we have you two, Lin Tang won't be able to escape our grasp! We're gonna be rich!"
One of them imdiately took out a special phone and made a call, reporting fluently in English.
Having spent so many years abroad, Gan Nianyun understood every word perfectly. She was stunned once more—they were after the bounty she had posted to deal with that bastard Lin Tianyang!
"Are you people insane?! If you're after the bounty, why don't you just go after Lin Tianyang himself? Why kidnap ? God, did I just shoot myself in the foot?" She was on the verge of tears. "Listen to , I'm actually—"
"Gag her!"
"I'm on it!"
One of them took off his shoe, balled up his sock, and under Gan Nianyun's horrified gaze, shoved it into her mouth.
Shen Youling watched in horror, about to receive the sa disgusting treatnt and feeling a wave of nausea.
SCREECH—
The luxury car ca to a dead stop. But wait… the driver hadn't even touched the brakes! A figure had appeared out of nowhere in front of the vehicle. With a push of his hands, he had stopped the speeding luxury car in its tracks. The entire front of the car caved in, crushing the driver to a pulp!
Is Lin Tang here to save ? Shen Youling, who should have slamd into the seat in front of her, was instead protected by an invisible force and remained completely unhard.
She looked closely, only to see that the newcor was a masked stranger. This made her even more nervous.
This person was Martial Saint No. 7, the man Lin Tang had captured. Previously, No. 7 had transcribed all the Cultivation Techniques he knew. But Lin Tang, after much deliberation, still felt it wasn't safe enough. So, he had completely sealed away the man's personal consciousness, reducing him to a machine-like "thing" that only followed orders.
This is the only way to eliminate any possibility of him playing tricks again.
Lin Tang had then assigned him to follow Shen Youling twenty-four-seven to protect her.
No. 7 flicked his finger, swiftly killing the remaining thugs before turning to leave.
"Wow, so cool! That was incredible!" Gan Nianyun, still shaken, watched his retreating back. She hurriedly got out of the car and shouted, "Expert! Sir! Can you let see your face? I'm willing to pay you handsoly! How about one hundred million? Wait… hey!"
Of course, No. 7 paid her no mind, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
He's not even tempted by a hundred million? Gan Nianyun was disappointed, but not angry. Instead, her admiration and respect for him grew even stronger.
She secretly resolved to find him, even if she had to search the entire world. "My future husband has to be a supre expert just like him!" she muttered to herself.
Hearing this, Shen Youling's lips twitched. She desperately wanted to say that Lin Tang was also an expert and a perfect match for her.
The murders in broad daylight caused a huge sensation on the street, and personnel from the relevant authorities quickly arrived. They were about to take Shen Youling and Gan Nianyun in for questioning when a call ca from on high. The person in charge was furiously reprimanded over the phone.
Once they learned Gan Nianyun's identity, they were stunned. They hurriedly apologized profusely, imnsely relieved that Miss Gan was unhard. Otherwise, the consequences would have been dire.
After having been nearly kidnapped, Gan Nianyun was no longer in the mood to bicker with Shen Youling. She got into another car and left in a hurry.
Shen Youling looked down at the check she had failed to return and could only smile wryly.
Just as she returned to her residential complex, Dong Mingfeng, Shen Xin, and Shen Jiayue appeared like ghosts she couldn't shake.
"Youling, I heard you beca the president of Heaven's Fragrance? What's your monthly salary? Did you get an advance?"
"Your mother is completely broke! I haven't eaten a decent al with at in days… Hurry up and give so money!"
"My dear sister, don't hold the past against . Can you get a senior managent position at the company?"
Shen Youling felt weary hearing them imdiately ask for money. She shook her head. "I was too embarrassed to ask about the salary. They didn't give an advance, so I don't have any money on either…"
"No money? I don't believe you!" Dong Mingfeng began to search her directly. "Whoa, what's this? A check? For five million!"
"Let see! It really is! This is great!" Shen Jiayue lunged for it.
But Dong Mingfeng was quicker. She stuffed it into her own pocket, refusing to take it out.
"You two!" Shen Youling was speechless. She hurriedly explained that the check was from Gan Nianyun and was too hot to handle—it had to be returned.
Dong Mingfeng wouldn't hear of it. She turned and bolted.
Shen Xin, who actually believed his daughter, deliberately blocked Shen Youling from giving chase. "Who is Gan Nianyun?" he asked curiously.
Seeing that she had no chance of catching up, Shen Youling nearly broke down in tears. "Who else could it be? She's Lin Tang's new girlfriend! He's going to dump to marry so rich heiress. Are you all satisfied now?"
"What?"
Shen Xin and Shen Jiayue were stunned. Even Dong Mingfeng stopped in her tracks and returned.
"How is that possible? Who does Lin Tang think he is? What kind of rich lady would even look at him, let alone offer five million as a breakup fee? Is she blind or sothing?"
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