On the other side, Ji Ling saw that the two big villains had finally left, and lay belly up on the sofa like a fish, feeling like heâd been drained dry.
Ji Ling: [System, is there anything you want to say about todayâs happenings? ă
The system said mundanely in an everyday tone. [No.ă
Ji ling: [You really donât have anything? ă
System: [Really. ă
Ji Ling: [Oh, so what can you do besides coming out to watch the show? đ ]
System: [âŠ]
Successfully slapping Ning Yuâs face was a huge blow to Ji Ling, and he went into hopeless mode.
According to the plot last life, after failing to slap Ning Yu in the face, he incurred ridicule from his companions, abuse from netizens and personal attacks. That led him to became more and more resentful towards Ning Yu, and blame Ning Yu as the cause of everything. Under the suggestion of his lackeys, he kidnapped Ning Yu using despicable means and was just about to assault him, when âunfortunately,â Brandon, the hero, rescued the beauty.
Now all these plot lines were gone.
Carlos had offered to help him kill Ning Yu, but he could only refuseâŠ
Rhodes, his dog, hadnât answered his calls since the last incident.\n
Even if he insisted on it, his heart was still unwilling. He shouldâve been the one getting his face slapped by Ning YuâŠ
Ji Ling could only hold onto his last hope. He believed Carlos would release the video to frame him after returning home, thereby irritating Jing Sui. In the end, he waited several days, and nothing. It was as if the incident had never happened to begin withâŠ
What excuse did he have left to give NingYu trouble?!
Why couldnât there just be hatred for no reason?!
Ji Ling watched Jing Sui's news online everyday, sighing and feeling depressed. Without him, the vicious male supporting character, how would the feelings of the gong and shou develop? How could he put Ning Yu and Jing Sui together? How could he give Brandon the chance to enact hero saves the beauty?
Now that I think about it, Iâm just a straight male whoâs never even talked about love. How could I have agreed to do such a difficult task?
Living is a difficult thing.
Woe is me.
After probing Carlos last time, Wen Yanâs mood became heavier and heavier. It seemed that Carlos' target this time was indeed Ji Ling. So he has also discovered how good the boy is? Carlos is so good at hiding his true face, and heâs already won Ji Ling's trust. I'm afraid itâll be difficult for me to stop him from taking advantage of Ji Ling.
Just remembering that Ji Lingâs heart only had Emperor Sui, and that there was also that reborn Carlos beside him eyeing him, Wen Yanâs heart was pained with envy and anxiety.
He couldn't stop himself from visiting Ji Ling, but every time he saw him look secretly at Jing Suiâs picture and become sad, melancholy, and troubledâŠ
Wen Yan became even more worried.\năăâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠ
Ji Ling was depressed at home for several days. In the end, he finally grasped upon the truth. Everyone was unreliable in this world, he could only rely on himself!
In order go back home, he had to pull himself together!
Seeing the days pass by one after another, the next plot point, âThe Palace Banquet,â was quickly approaching. Ji Ling decided he could no longer just stay at home. He had to go out and see if there were opportunities to salvage the situation.
As an arrogant and domineering rich kid, he had to have a lackey with him when he went out to play, so he could show off his fame and status.
It was a pity that Rhodes was pretty much written off. It was no use placing any hope on him, so itâd be better to find another candidate.
Fortunately, there were many lackeys willing to curry favor with him. Ji Ling opened his contact list, and carefully looked over it for half a day. He picked out the baddest rich kid with the worst reputation, Deng Dong, Earl Deng Yiâs youngest son.
This guy acted in poor taste and always played promiscuously with men and women. Even among the extravagant and depraved aristocrats, he belonged to the kind that was looked down upon the most. His behavior was obscene and lacked any class. If it wasnât for his father, the earl, who was smart enough to play it carefully, he wouldâve been cleaned up long ago.
Ji Ling had never contacted him before, and subconsciously stayed away from this kind of person. Pretending to act like a rich kid was already hard enough on him. He was afraid that he wouldnât be able to hold on if he interacted with rich kids that had no bottom line like Deng Dong.
But now he had no other options. The usual group of rich kids headed by Rhodes all avoided him. It was probably due to Carlosâ warning. That was why he could only take a chance and seek out this sorry excuse for a rich kid⊠Besides, he was going to do bad things. Maybe he could rely on this kind of person.
Ji Ling tested the waters and sent a message. Deng Dong responded immediately as expected, acting beyond happy. They set a meeting time on the spot. Ji Ling, who had to decide between a rock and a hard place, acted like he didnât care at all. He told Deng Dong to decide the meeting spot, and so they met at a location in the Outer Suburb district.
High nobles like Ji Ling usually lived in Central Imperial City, but there were many other districts besides that one on Empire Star. âOuter Suburb districtâ referred to the urban area furthest out.
The closer to Central Imperial City, the better the location in the city. There were residents on Empire Star from all classes and walks of life. The further out the district, the lower the status of the residents. The most peripheral cities were usually inhabited by ordinary civilians living on Empire Star. Although they were all powerful evolutionists and billionaires in their native star domains, they could only live up to the standards of âOuter Suburbâ when they came to Empire Star. In the eyes of the nobles, they were inferior people who couldnât get rid of their origins.
\nJi Ling didnât want to attend, and had some regrets about finding Deng Dong. However, just leaving like this would also be OOC, so he had to follow helplessly.
He thought to himself, Next time, Iâm definitely not looking for this guy.
He and Deng Dong arrived at the auction hall and sat in the VIP section on the second floor. Since doing this kind of thing was both conflicting and revolting to him, he was slightly absent-minded.
As he was starting to feel a bit impatient, Ji Ling coincidentally swept his eyes over the hall on the first floor. He spotted a man standing in the corner, and his eyes immediately opened wide with shock!
He actually met Ning Yu here?! How was that possible?!
But so what if they met⊠He had no reason to make trouble for himâŠ
Ji Lingâs mood dropped, when he suddenly heard a cry of surprise from beside him. Deng Dong was leaning over the railing and had obviously discovered Ning Yu. His expression was even more exaggerated: "Isn't that Ning Yu?"
Deng Dong looked at Ning Yu's upstanding appearance. His dark hair and green eyes were bold and prominent, his tall and slender legs were powerful, and the clean and gentle yet sharp air around him was captivating. He compared that to himself, and turned jealous beyond belief, sourly saying, âTch, what star of tomorrow? What national idol? Heâs just a lowly civilian in the end. So what if he grew up to be strong and handsome. Letâs see how much fun he can give me, and how he can service this young master.â
Itâd definitely be very exciting to have such a fine and unyielding pretty boy under me, and torture him hard, right? Deng Dong thought that, but didnât dare make a move, even though Ning Yu was a civilian. He wasnât qualified and didnât have the public backing to go against him. That was one of Marshal Brandonâs men.
Just as he was feeling this was regretful, he turned to find Ji Ling looking at himself with burning eyes. Deng Dong immediately jumped in fright!
DidâŠDid I say something wrong?
Ji Ling looked at Deng Dong deeply, and slapped him on the shoulder. With meaning, he said admiringly and emotionally, "Youâre exactly right. Thatâs very true.â