Chapter 3 Justice, hurry and save your little prince.

The senses are so captivating that one desires the sensual pleasures of sight and sound.

No one can resist their dream guy.

Jiang Xiliu's gaze was fixed on his slightly tipsy and tense face.

Actually, people in their circle have a lot of fun, and most of the time they just do it for enjoyment.

Jiang Xiliu rarely participated, and even when she did go, she wouldn't bring anyone with her. The reason was simple—she didn't like anyone.

Jiang Xiliu, who never wronged herself, decisively raised her arm and pressed it against Jin Zhao's neck.

Her subordinates could still sense some resistance.

As the two drew closer, Jiang Xiliu caught a whiff of his soapy scent—a clean, cheap fragrance.

Jiang Xiliu lightly brushed her nose against his, and surprisingly, the smell wasn't too unpleasant.

The moment she touched him, Jin Zhao suddenly straightened up, freeing himself from her grasp, and took a step back. He spoke faster than before: "Sorry, I have a girlfriend."

His lowered eyes held a faint hint of annoyance, so subtle that even Jiang Xiliu, standing so close, couldn't see it.

Because of his handsome face, many people wanted to be his patrons.

Jiang Xiliu is not the first.

Jin Zhao picked up his bag with one hand and continued before she could react, "I'll only pay the basic fee, but I can add some favors. If you refuse, then sue me."

After saying that, he left the room without looking back.

Jiang Xiliu was completely dumbfounded.

If he doesn't want to follow, he doesn't have to. Why is he deliberately acting all seductive? Is he testing him?

Or is he laughing at her?

[System 0777: Upon inspection, the 'mistakenly entered' story point has been completed. The rewind item has accumulated 0.1 seconds of energy.]

Jiang Xiliu showed no joy at the success of the mission. She casually picked up the wine glass that Jin Zhao had just drunk from and threw it into the trash can.

"777, is he already with that female lead?"

[System 0777: Not now. In the original storyline, they got together after your divorce. If you complete the tasks properly, this point won't be moved forward.]

"He just said he has a girlfriend..."

[System 0777: I was just lying to you because I was afraid you'd get bothered with me.]

Jiang Xiliu chuckled twice.

I was so angry.

If she was only willing to do tasks to benefit from the system before, Jin Zhao has now aroused her competitive spirit.

What are you trying to show off?

So aloof?

He's just a penniless male protagonist who will have to rely on her to climb up the social ladder. The most important thing he should learn is to bow down to her.

Jiang Xiliu stood up.

The water, at the perfect temperature, flowed into her palm and then slipped through her fingers.

How dare they treat her like that.

Jin Zhao is truly the only one.

After wiping the water droplets off her hands, Jiang Xiliu opened Liao Zhu's chat window.

"I'm rescheduling my schedule for next week and making time for Friday."

"Also, make an appointment with Dean Chen of the Capital Hospital."

[System 0777: You don't mean to ask Dean Chen to kick Grandma Jin Zhao out, do you?]

Tsk, I always think so badly of her.

Jiang Xiliu dismissed the ball of light without hesitation: "I wanted to push him to the brink, not to make him take another path. Besides, I'm doing this for him."

Conservative treatment can be provided at any hospital.

But what if this is the only place where you can see a chance of recovery?

Although the system was pleased that Jiang Xiliu was taking the initiative to complete the task, it still had some doubts.

[System 0777: What if he really can't be cured? Wouldn't that be a waste of a favor?]

"What a stupid AI. That person is his only family, the one who raised him."

“If he didn’t want to get treatment, he wouldn’t have sent her to the hospital.”

Jiang Xiliu felt that it was pretty stupid of her to discuss feelings with an artificial intelligence.

The air in the room seemed to still carry the scent of cheap perfume. Jiang Xiliu raised her hand and waved it, but the soapy smell only grew stronger. She pursed her lips, deciding not to stay there for another night.

The door opened and closed.

The used wine glasses in the trash can still gleamed under the light.

...

Inside the car.

Jiang Xiliu was on her way back to the company after meeting with Dean Chen.

Her parents are in their prime, and although the company doesn't need her to take over for the time being, it will eventually be handed over to her, so she often stays at the company.

It wasn't a formal position, but all matters, big and small, that she was interested in would be reported to her before being passed on.

Inside the car, Assistant Liao, who had been reporting on matters, suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Xiliu drank a few glasses of wine at the dinner party. He wasn't drunk, but he was a little tipsy.

She opened her eyes: "What's wrong?"

"I just received a message from Mr. Jiang Huiyi. He said... he has prepared a gift for you and also sent a video."

Jiang Huiyi was a relative of hers who was beyond the fifth degree of kinship.

Because there were two extra ounces of meat at the bottom, he was confident that he could get some things from the Jiang family.

A few years ago, during the Spring Festival, Jiang Huiyi danced in front of Jiang Xiliu.

In front of her parents and a bunch of distant relatives, they pitied her for being a girl and said that as her older brother, he was willing to take on the important responsibility of managing the company for her.

At that time, Jiang Xiliu was a few months away from turning 18 and would soon be able to receive the shares given to her by her grandparents.

People everywhere were eager to get their hands on what she had.

The pampered young lady, who had never been mistreated before, didn't like listening to him. Before he could finish speaking, she grabbed a plate from the side and hit him on the head.

Her parents also subtly asked Jiang Huiyi and his family to leave.

After that, during holidays and festivals, Jiang Huiyi's entire family was kept out of the Jiang family's house and had no further opportunity to see her.

However, in the past two years, Jiang Huiyi has come to terms with reality and often asks people to find out her preferences in an attempt to please her.

Jiang Xiliu lacks nothing, and there's no way she would be interested in the worthless things he has.

"Don't mention trash in front of me." Jiang Xiliu had recently heard her father talk about him; apparently, he'd been going astray lately and started gambling.

As a result, she had more bodyguards.

Liao Zhu didn't click on the video, but the person on the cover was someone he had seen in a recent photo.

He hesitated before advising, "Miss, this video seems to be related to Mr. Jin Zhao."

Jin Zhao?

Jiang Xiliu turned her head: "Bring it here."

Click on the video.

The first ten seconds are all of Jin Zhao's face, with the camera rotating 360 degrees.

His eyes were vacant, his face was flushed an unnatural red, and he had bitten his lips until they bled.

Like a soulless marionette, it looks very abnormal.

"Hey sis, look, isn't this the pretty boy you've been eyeing lately?"

"What a coincidence, he came to my friend's shop to sell wine, and as soon as I saw him, I thought of you."

The camera zooms out, revealing bottles and bottles scattered all over the ground.

Jin Zhao's clothes were also torn. Although there were no signs of being beaten on his face, Jiang Xiliu could still see the footprints on his body and his somewhat bruised waist and abdomen in the dim light.

"No wonder my sister has her eye on him. He's just as stubborn as her. He's really hard to deal with."

"Fortunately, I had some good stuff on hand, which finally kept him in line."

Jiang Huiyi's voice also sounded abnormal.

"Little sister, I've prepared everything for you: people, location, and props to make things more exciting. Hmm... wait until ten o'clock."

"I don't know what will happen if I arrive late."

This concludes the video.

Two voices sounded at the same time.

Liao Zhu: "Miss, you can't go."

[System 0777: Miss, a mission has arrived~]

“Mr. Jiang Huiyi and Mr. Jin Zhao are clearly not in a normal state. If you go there, you might fall into Mr. Jiang Huiyi’s trap.” Assistant Liao dutifully reminded him, “Leave this to me. I will bring Mr. Jin Zhao back safely.”

[System 0777: The third storyline point, 'Rebirth from the Ashes,' is pending completion.]

[System 0777: You need to go there in person to pay off Jiang Huiyi's gambling debts, then take Jin Zhao away and enjoy a wonderful night with him. The next day, after waking up, you falsely accuse him of forcing you and demand he take responsibility, but he refuses again.]

Jiang Xiliu fell silent.

She thought she probably drank too much.

He even misheard what the little ball of light in front of him was saying.

"Call the police.

Jiang Xiliu had just uttered a single word when she was jolted into a daze by the screaming sound from the ball of light in her mind.

[System 0777: Do not call the police! Jiang Huiyi will have more scenes later.] Jiang Xiliu supported her forehead: "Assistant Liao, give me the water, let me think about it some more."

She took a sip to moisten her throat, and while she appeared to be deep in thought, she was actually trying to reason with the system 0777.

“There’s no way I’ll pay off Jiang Huiyi’s gambling debts. A gambler’s debts are never-ending. He’ll just keep bothering me and sucking my blood, never stopping.”

"As for Jin Zhao, although I like his face, it's just an appreciation of appearance. Even if I thought about using methods to keep him by my side, it would never be in this illegal and criminal way."

After chatting with Xiao Guangtuan for such a long time, Jiang Xiliu nodded his slightly dizzy head in satisfaction.

She said she couldn't possibly be the villainous supporting character.

Look how just!

[System 0777: After completing the third story point, the relevant storyline for the Linjiang project will be automatically unlocked. If unlocked, you will win the bid; otherwise, the Wen family will win.]

The Linjiang project is the city's most important project in the second half of the year, with a huge amount of money involved. Whoever wins it will be a sure winner.

Because it involved government officials, the Wen family, with members in politics, had long considered this a piece of fat meat in their pockets.

The Wen family and the Jiang family are competitors, and Jiang Xiliu would rather die than give this piece of the pie to the Wen family.

Jiang Xiliu, who had a strong sense of justice, rolled her eyes and changed her mind almost without hesitation: "Assistant Liao, ask Jiang Huiyi for the address."

"Young Miss, you really can't go." Assistant Liao looked troubled.

Although he was working for Jiang Xiliu, the person who actually recruited him was Jiang Fuhuai, and his primary task was to ensure Jiang Xiliu's safety.

“Jiang Huiyi wants money, not my life,” Jiang Xiliu said. “He wouldn’t dare touch me.”

Jiang Xiliu had neither the obligation nor the patience to explain to her subordinates. She frowned slightly and said, "Don't make me repeat myself. Give me the address and go there."

"Also, don't tell my dad."

Liao Zhu: ...

Whether I say it or not, I feel like I could face a career crisis.

The car eventually turned around and headed towards the suburbs.

Thanks to the real-time broadcast from system 0777, Jiang Xiliu knew that Jin Zhao's injuries were not serious and were left from a fight with Jiang Huiyi's cronies.

He was eventually tied up because his two fists were no match for more than a dozen hands.

Even more serious than his injuries was the fact that he had indeed been given aphrodisiacs.

Right now, he's been left alone in a corner, suffering all by himself.

Thinking of Jiang Huiyi's unusual voice, Jiang Xiliu asked the system, "Could Jiang Huiyi have gotten involved with something he shouldn't have?"

[System 0777: No, it's just... he also took some aphrodisiacs and is having a great time with his lover in another room.]

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiliu calmed down somewhat.

Jiang Huiyi himself dared to take it, which proves that the medicine doesn't have too many side effects.

But the place Jiang Huiyi chose was hardly a respectable place.

At the entrance of the club, several boys were dressed in extremely revealing cat costumes.

Their upper bodies were covered only by a few pieces of fabric, barely enough to cover their vital parts, with large areas of firm skin exposed.

Her lower body was covered by shorts that barely covered her buttocks, and her fluffy cat tail swayed playfully behind her.

The cat ear headbands on their heads trembled slightly with their movements, and their faces were adorned with cute yet alluring cat whisker makeup.

Upon seeing two luxury cars parked at the entrance, the group immediately surrounded them enthusiastically, like cats smelling fish.

The bodyguards in the car behind got out first.

Four burly men in sharp suits got out of the car quickly and efficiently, separated the boys, and opened the door of the car in front.

One foot wearing a leather shoe landed first.

The young boys who were blocked from calling out were inexplicably afraid to do so loudly, and even their breathing became more careful.

Liao Zhu got off the bus.

He reached into the car, placed his fair hand on it, gently used it for support, and then withdrew it.

Jiang Xiliu was meeting Dean Chen, who was considered an elder, so she chose a plain-colored long dress—not too serious or flashy, yet dignified and elegant enough.

However, once inside the club, this outfit seemed somewhat out of place.

Two bodyguards led the way, with Liao Zhu beside her and two others following behind.

Almost as soon as she appeared at the door, she attracted everyone's attention.

"Miss, Mr. Jiang Huiyi said he's waiting for you in room 18." Assistant Liao glanced at the noisy surroundings, his brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly. "Shall we go upstairs?"

"Wait a minute, go over there and get me a cue that I can handle." Jiang Xiliu gestured with his chin toward a corner. "Pick a light one that's easy for me to hold, preferably one that's not very good quality and has spikes on the bottom when you break it open, so it hurts when you hit someone."

Liao paused for a moment, then stepped forward and bought all the empty pool cues in the store. The four bodyguards and the owner and employees, who were making a fortune, broke them in half together.

Within minutes, a suitable one was chosen.

After wiping the area with disinfectant wipes more than a dozen times, Liao Zhu handed them to the bodyguard behind him.

Jiang Xiliu had a cold expression on her face. Her makeup, which was originally meant to soften her features, made her look particularly unapproachable at this moment.

She turned around.

A little ball of light in my head suddenly felt incredibly excited.

[System 0777: Miss, charge! Go save your little prince!]

Jiang Xiliu was so disgusted by it that she almost twisted her ankle.

The Little Prince?

Is Jin Zhao a good match?

A note from the author:

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The senses are satiated with the pleasures of sight and sound. — *Records of the Grand Historian, Biographies of Merchants*

The young lady solemnly declares: I wanted to hit someone not to vent my anger for Jin Zhao, but because I was angry about having to pay off that jerk's gambling debts.