Chapter 228: The So-Called Master
“Expelling Lin Li is not what I want. What I want is for Lin Li to stir up chaos within the Lin family.” Upon hearing this, Su Hua’s eyes sparkled with a strange light. Ah Xuan’s actions clearly showed that he no longer had any feelings for the Lin family. How wonderful. Apart from Wang Dahé, the only person Ah Xuan cared about was her. Thinking of Wang Dahé, especially the scene where Wang Dahé had his arm around Lin Xuan’s neck, Su Hua’s eyes glimmered with a cold light again. She really wanted to drive him away from Ah Xuan’s side, but since they had grown up together, if Wang Dahé were also treated poorly, Ah Xuan would be heartbroken and sorrowful.
Wang Dahé, who was playing games, frowned. Why did he feel a chill down his arm?
“I like how Ah Xuan is acting,” Su Hua’s red lips curved slightly upward. The more mischievous Ah Xuan became, the happier she felt. This way, they were on the same page. Hmm… Should she corrupt Ah Xuan further? If Lin Xuan knew what Su Hua was thinking, he would definitely say, “No need, I’m already dark enough.”
Lin Xuan looked at Su Hua curiously, “Hua Bao, what are you thinking about?”
“Nothing,” Su Hua rested her chin on Lin Xuan’s shoulder, “I was just thinking about how to devour Ah Xuan later.”
Lin Xuan: “…”
This time, Lin Xuan was determined to restore his manly dignity. He hugged the woman’s slender waist and pinned her down on the bed.
“No, Hua Bao, it’s me who will devour you.”
Upon hearing Lin Xuan’s words, Su Hua’s eyes gleamed with excitement as she wrapped her soft arms around the man’s neck. Alright then, let’s see how Ah Xuan plans to eat me…
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The next day, Lin Li personally drove Jiang Shuqin to the temple.
Listening to the master explain her fortune stick, Jiang Shuqin furrowed her brows tightly.
“Is the fortune bad?”
“Yes,” the master nodded, “In short, there’s someone around you with ill intentions. This could threaten the fetus in your belly.”
The master glanced meaningfully at Lin Li.
He shook his head. He could only say so much; the rest was for her to figure out herself. If she didn’t drive him away soon, her family might end up broken and ruined.
Speaking of which, this family was truly foolish. They neglected a phoenix and instead favored someone with ill intentions.
When Lin Li heard the master’s words, especially seeing the master’s all-knowing gaze, his heart skipped a beat.
“Thank you, Master,” Lin Li bowed his head.
After thanking him, he couldn’t wait to say, “Mom, let’s go.”
“I haven’t finished asking yet,” Jiang Shuqin frowned.
“Mother, it’s getting late. Don’t you want to find someone?”
“That’s true.”
Jiang Shuqin nodded.
“Mom, while you were praying earlier, I specifically found out where Master Jingli lives,” Lin Li said as he guided Jiang Shuqin along.
“Good, good, good, thank you for your efforts,” Jiang Shuqin smiled and nodded. Lier really was considerate.
They arrived at Master Jingli’s room.
Lin Li gave him a nod, and Master Jingli’s eyes flashed with a hint of darkness.
“Master Jingli,” Jiang Shuqin’s attitude was quite pleasant, “Just now, I drew a fortune stick. Another master said there’s someone around me with ill intentions, which will affect my fetus. Could you tell me who this person is?”
Master Jingli closed his eyes, rotating his prayer beads while muttering prayers. Ten minutes later, he opened his eyes, his brows furrowed.
“Earlier, I calculated that after you sent him away from your home, the fortunes of your Lin family improved significantly. Didn’t you bring him back later?” asked Master Jingli.
Jiang Shuqin touched her belly and smiled, “This child kicked me just now, so playful.”
At this moment, Lin Li received a call. Seeing the note on the screen, his lips curled into a smile.
“Mom, I have something to handle, I’ll go back to the room first.”
“Go ahead,” Jiang Shuqin nodded.
After returning to the room, Lin Li locked the door and answered the call.
“Sir, I’m calling to confirm whether we should proceed with the original plan tomorrow and get rid of her child.”
“Proceed according to the original plan,” Lin Li hung up the phone.
He sat on the bed, staring at the phone for a long time before bursting into laughter, “Child? Jiang Shuqin, you actually want a child to replace my position?”
“The Lin family can only be inherited by me! No one else shall snatch it!”
Lin Li’s eyes were bloodshot. He would gradually take control of the Lin family from the shadows. This way, he wouldn’t have to please anyone anymore, nor live with this hypocritical mask!
Lin Li returned downstairs.
“Lier, are you done handling things?” Jiang Shuqin asked with a smile.
“Just a small matter,” Lin Li replied, “Mom, why don’t we go to Lanshan Temple tomorrow to pray for blessings? To ensure the safe birth of your son.”
Jiang Shuqin thought about an incident twenty years ago and nodded.
“Alright, let’s go. There’s a master named Jingli in that temple, very effective.”
Lin Li affectionately chatted with Jiang Shuqin for a while before returning to his room. Wang Yajun sent a message, “The plan is proceeding normally, Mom, leave the temple to you.”
If they directly drugged Jiang Shuqin and the police got involved, they might trace it back to him. He couldn’t take that risk. To ensure everything went smoothly, these days, he had been feeding Jiang Shuqin drugs that weakened the fetus and others that would prevent her from ever being able to conceive again. All they needed was an opportunity, an opportunity for the fetus to miscarry.
There were only two days left until Jiang Shuqin’s prenatal checkup, so it had to be done soon.
Coldness flickered in Lin Li’s eyes. Originally, he just wanted someone to knock Jiang Shuqin down, but now he changed his mind. He wanted Jiang Shuqin to suffer, to make her understand the cost of getting pregnant and trying to let her child replace him…
In the study of the night garden, Lin Xuan listened to Lin Li’s conversation on the phone and satisfactorily saved the call record. Then he operated the computer to retrieve the identity records of the man on the phone. Lin Xuan was too engrossed to notice that Su Hua had come in and was standing behind him.
When Lin Xuan had mastered all the records and saved them properly, the beautiful woman suddenly bent over and wrapped her arms around his neck.
“Is Ah Xuan planning to use this evidence to warn Jiang Shuqin about Lin Li and create estrangement between them?”
“No, I won’t interfere,” Lin Xuan replied.
“Then is Ah Xuan waiting for Jiang Shuqin’s child to be gone before exposing that Lin Li killed her child?”
Su Hua’s tone seemed casual. In fact, she was very interested in Lin Xuan’s answer. As she expected, Lin Xuan replied, “I don’t plan to tell the Lin family either. If I told them, the Lin family might…”
