Chapter 192: “Despicable” Character
There were still several long needles stuck in the brazier.
“Wang Brother, what are you planning to do?” a subordinate asked curiously.
Between pricking fingers and clamping fingerboards, now there’s even a brazier with needles. Where did he learn all this?
“Branding,” Wang Hao replied nonchalantly, legs crossed.
Branding?
The subordinate was full of doubts.
What kind of character?
Wang Hao explained, “I’ve been reading some palace-strife novels on Feiyue website recently. Some of the torturing methods inside are quite interesting, so I decided to let Lin Li try them out first.”
The subordinates shuddered at that.
These things looked painful just by sight.
The charcoal in the brazier hissed as it burned, and the long needle inside was being roasted, gradually becoming hot and turning red.
Every second felt like an eternity for Lin Li.
The firelight reflected on his face.
Lin Li stared at the burning brazier, his legs trembling.
When the needle turned bright red, Wang Hao took it out with a pair of heat-resistant gloves, smiling kindly as he said, “Young Master Lin, please bear with it. It’ll be over soon.”
Wang Hao placed the needle tip on Lin Li’s chest.
As soon as it touched, a sizzling sound like roasting meat echoed, along with the smell of grilled meat wafting through the air.
“Aaaaaah—” Lin Li couldn’t help but cry out in agony.
An unbearable pain surged across his chest.
Lin Li was drenched in sweat.
One needle wasn’t enough; they switched to another until the character was fully branded.
Lin Li’s chest was covered in blood, with one single word carved deep into his skin: “Despicable.”
This word was deeply etched, likely to accompany Lin Li for life.
“Young Master Lin, enjoy these next few days,” Wang Hao smiled kindly, “Don’t worry, we have doctors here, you won’t die.”
“We want you…” Wang Hao smiled faintly, “to feel worse than death.”
Fear filled Lin Li’s eyes.
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Lin Li and Qin Ruoyao were living in constant torment.
Su Hua and Lin Xuan, however, were deeply in love.
The carpet was scattered with various women’s clothing, all rather revealing.
Lin Xuan lay alone on the bed, the enchanting woman from last night who had seduced him like a demoness already gone.
After waking up, Lin Xuan kept lying there, staring at the ceiling, utterly disheartened.
Damn.
He’d won against Su Hua a few times before, but this time, he lost every single round.
He seriously suspected that she had let him win those times.
Lin Xuan was thoroughly depressed.
With dark circles under his eyes, he descended the stairs listlessly.
“Master Lin, here’s your Ten-Ingredient Great Tonifying Soup,” Butler Wang smiled warmly.
Master Lin usually woke up around seven or eight in the morning. If he slept until ten or eleven, it meant he had spent the night playing too late with Miss.
Butler Wang generally decided whether to prepare the tonifying soup for Lin Xuan based on this.
“Butler Wang!” Lin Xuan gritted his teeth, “Your tonifying soup is useless!”
He had been drinking it for months, yet every time, Su Hua pinned him down!
He *@#%$&!!!
Butler Wang: “…”
Wrong accusation.
It really works!
How could he say that Miss has also been taking supplements during this period, sneaking off to work out while Master Lin was at school…
After breakfast, Lin Xuan didn’t go to school but instead went to the stock exchange.
He opened a stock account.
Today, a STAR Market stock would soar drastically, and he needed to buy it before the price skyrocketed.
Making money was one goal, but another reason was to irritate Lin Chang.
This stock was bought by Lin Chang.
Lin Chang had previously obtained insider information and spent three billion buying this stock, only to find out the information was wrong.
The stock plummeted continuously, reducing the initial capital of three billion to nine hundred million.
Lin Chang wanted to sell the stock, but no one would take it off his hands.
And on this day, Lin Chang’s stock soared dramatically, not only recovering the principal but also earning an additional billion.
Lin Xuan planned to invest a large sum of money to purchase this stock from Lin Chang before its price surged.
After registering the account,
Lin Xuan began checking the stock of Fenghui Technology.
Next to him sat a kind-hearted uncle, who upon noticing Lin Xuan’s youth, couldn’t help but ask, “Young man, is this your first time buying stocks?”
“Yeah,” Lin Xuan nodded, “first time.”
“Young man, you probably only know a little about stocks, right? Let me tell you, you can’t randomly buy stocks. You must be cautious; otherwise, you might lose everything, even your underwear.” The uncle earnestly advised.
“For example, look at this Fenghui Technology stock you’re watching. Today, it’s already fallen by 10%. You should check the news; this company is almost bankrupt. You absolutely cannot buy it.”
“If you do, losing money is minor compared to if the company goes bankrupt and liquidates. In that case, you might not get back a single cent.”
“Young man, look at my stock,” the uncle proudly pointed at his computer screen. “Look at this trend, how beautiful.”
Lin Xuan glanced and frowned.
Star Real Estate?
He remembered that this stock would explode today.
A stockholder who had invested all their money into this stock jumped to their death, and this incident caused a huge stir in the previous life.
Lin Xuan retracted his gaze and clicked to purchase the stock, inputting the amount.
Three billion.
Most of his money had been used to invest in TV series and movie production, leaving him with little cash. These three billion came from Su Hua’s black card supplementary card.
The uncle stared wide-eyed at the amount.
Was he seeing things?
How many zeros were there?
One two three…seven eight.
Eight whole zeros!
That’s three billion!
The uncle furrowed his brows.
Did this young man enter the wrong number? How could he possibly have so much money?
Then immediately after,
he saw Lin Xuan tap on the keyboard.
Transaction successful.
Whoa, holy crap!
The uncle’s eyeballs nearly popped out.
The transaction actually succeeded!
That’s three whole billion!
Kids these days are so wealthy.
Under the uncle’s incredulous gaze, Lin Xuan logged out of his account, stood up, and patted the uncle’s shoulder. “My stock will soar, but the one you’re looking at will plummet. You can try buying mine.”
“Young man, why are you so sure? Do you have some insider information?” The uncle leaned closer to Lin Xuan, asking curiously.
“I’m reborn, so I know beforehand that this stock will rise,” Lin Xuan said.
The uncle glanced at Lin Xuan.
Looking at him like he was an idiot.
“Young man, haven’t you been watching too many novels and TV shows?”
Reborn?
This is a scientific society; where does such absurdity exist?
Lin Xuan chuckled, “Alright, let me tell you then. The reason I think this stock will rise is because of intuition.”
Pausing for a moment, he added, “Men’s intuition.”
