Lin Yu sneered, glancing at Lin Xiaoxiao with some disgust before quickly averting his gaze, as if looking at her any longer would taint his eyes. "Where's Tang Xue? What did you do to her?"
A hint of mockery appeared in Lin Yu's eyes. He thought this woman was really disgusting, always sticking to him like a leech, constantly wanting his attention.
She looked like a clown. If he were in a good mood, he might have given her a little something, but right now, he was in a terrible mood and couldn't even be bothered to look at her.
"I asked you a question!" Not getting a response, Lin Yu was obviously very dissatisfied, which made him feel that Lin Xiaoxiao had trampled on his face, and the disgust in his eyes was almost tangible.
Lin Xiaoxiao almost laughed herself sick. She felt that Lin Yu had a tough time. He disliked her so much, yet he still insisted on coming up to her. Wasn't he just asking for trouble?
"Do you need me to find you a basin?" Lin Xiaoxiao's words were heard not only by Lin Yu, but also by Tang Xue, who had just changed her clothes.
"What do you need a basin for?" Tang Xue looked at Lin Yu with some confusion, not understanding why he would need a basin. "Why are you here?"
"Are you alright?" Upon seeing Tang Xue, Lin Yu pushed Lin Xiaoxiao aside and walked towards Tang Xue, his face filled with anxiety and tension. "I couldn't reach you, and I was afraid something had happened to you."
Lin Xiaoxiao was pushed by Lin Yu, and she stumbled and almost fell. Seeing this, Tang Xue subconsciously reached out her hand.
"Thank you." After regaining her balance, Lin Xiaoxiao gave Tang Xue a big smile.
"You're welcome." Tang Xue seemed to be dazzled by Lin Xiaoxiao's smile, and only replied after a moment of hesitation.
Lin Xiaoxiao patted her clothes. "Since someone has come to pick you up, I won't keep you any longer."
She wasn't planning to sow discord between the male and female leads right now; Tang Xue was unaware that the original owner of this body knew Lin Yu.
She wasn't sure if Lin Xiaoxiao was targeting her because she liked Lin Yu; otherwise, her previous lies wouldn't hold water.
As for what Lin Yu would say to Tang Xue later, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't care. She didn't pretend to hate Lin Yu. Even if Lin Yu told Tang Xue that he liked her, she would have to believe him.
After all, this body now belongs to a different soul, so even if she tried to act, she couldn't pretend to like Lin Yu. When she saw Lin Yu, she just wanted to find a basin to vomit for a while. That's all; she was just disgusted.
Chapter 7
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"Thank you for what happened before." Tang Xue glanced at Lin Yu, then looked at Lin Xiaoxiao again.
She wasn't stupid; she could sense that the atmosphere between the two was a bit strange. After all, they weren't hiding their gazes at each other, and the mutual dislike was almost palpable.
She knew that the two people should know each other. If she hadn't seen the disgust and impatience in Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes, she would have thought that Lin Xiaoxiao treated her that way before because she liked Lin Yu.
But now, she wondered if Lin Xiaoxiao's previous treatment of her was because she and Lin Yu didn't get along. Tang Xue calmly withdrew her gaze without revealing anything.
"Xue'er, are you alright? Did she do anything to you?" Lin Yu asked, looking at Lin Xiaoxiao with a cold expression.
"I'm fine." Tang Xue patted Lin Yu's hand, then glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao. "Mr. Lin is my boss, so please be polite."
Lin Yu frowned. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, Tang Xue's words made him restrain himself a bit. He looked at Lin Xiaoxiao and said stiffly, "Thank you."
Lin Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow, glanced at the hand Tang Xue was holding Lin Yu's, took a step back, leaned against the door frame, and looked at the two of them with her arms crossed.
She said coldly, "Tang Xue is my employee, and I accept her thanks. As for yours..." Lin Xiaoxiao curled her lips and said sarcastically, "I don't deserve it."
【Host, you're crazy】099's somewhat shrill voice rang in Lin Xiaoxiao's mind.
Lin Xiaoxiao frowned uncomfortably. "What are you shouting for? It's so noisy. If you're useless and can't help, then get out of here."
[Host, aren't you afraid of the male lead? Why do you have to offend him? Our mission is to make them break up. The original owner liked the male lead before. You just need to find a way to make him like you.]
099 was going crazy. It really couldn't figure out what Lin Xiaoxiao was thinking. Although their mission was to make the male and female leads break up, there was absolutely no need to offend the male lead.
Lin Xiaoxiao pouted. She wasn't the one who liked Lin Yu. Asking her to please the male lead was less appealing than it was her turn to please the female lead. As far as Lin Xiaoxiao was concerned, even if she pretended, she couldn't fake liking Lin Yu.
As for whether she's afraid of the male lead, of course she is. But can she change her tragic fate by pleasing him? That's nonsense. Since she can't change anything, why should she lower herself to please him?
In this book, she is an important cannon fodder no matter what. Even if she offends the male lead now, she won't lose her life. As for the original owner of this body, Lin Xiaoxiao sighed.
Because of her boundless affection, the original owner of this body provided the male protagonist with a lot of help. To be honest, the original owner's eventual descent into that state was also due to her own reasons. She helped the male protagonist become powerful, and then personally handed him the butcher's knife.
But now that she has become the owner of this body, she can't possibly stoop to being the male lead's lapdog.
In addition, she knew the plot in advance and knew that the current male lead was not a threat. Rather than trying to please him, she would rather kill him.
"Just shut up. You saw how the male lead bullied me just now. That bastard is a pervert. And you want me to seduce him? Do you want me to die even faster?"
Lin Xiaoxiao really couldn't be bothered with 099. She felt that this system was not only unreliable, but also had a screw loose.
"Do you two know each other?" Tang Xue was a little bothered by Lin Xiaoxiao's attitude. She also wanted to know if Lin Xiaoxiao's previous targeting of her was related to Lin Yu.
"know."
The two spoke at the same time, and after they finished speaking, they frowned in unison, their eyes showing disgust.
“We know each other,” Lin Xiaoxiao said, “but don’t get me wrong, I’m not that despicable.” She, Lin Xiaoxiao, didn’t do those things to Tang Xue, and she wouldn’t take the blame for them.
Tang Xue raised an eyebrow, it was unclear whether she believed it or not.
"Xue'er, I know her." Lin Yu glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao with disdain. "I didn't tell you before because I thought it was unnecessary. You know my situation."
Tang Xue remained silent; she knew that many women who wanted to get to know Lin Yu would always appear around him.
She had actually met some of these people before, because they had threatened her, but Lin Xiaoxiao was not among them.
Lin Yu meant that Lin Xiaoxiao was just like all the women who fawned over him. However, after glancing at Lin Xiaoxiao, Tang Xue frowned. Even if she were an idiot, she could tell that Lin Xiaoxiao loathed Lin Yu.
If you say that Lin Xiaoxiao likes Lin Yu, Tang Xue would be the first to disbelieve it, unless Lin Xiaoxiao is acting. But is it necessary?
At least in Tang Xue's opinion, there was no need for it, and given Lin Xiaoxiao's personality, she would disdain doing such a thing.
"You two should leave now." Lin Xiaoxiao smiled at Tang Xue. After hearing Lin Yu's words, she didn't argue, giving him the impression that he could think whatever he wanted.
"You're kicking me out? You actually dare to kick me out?" Before Tang Xue could even speak, Lin Yu looked at Lin Xiaoxiao with disbelief. He was genuinely surprised and couldn't help but speak up.
Normally, Lin Xiaoxiao would be eager to get close to him, but today... Lin Yu's eyes held a hint of doubt. It seemed that he only realized Lin Xiaoxiao was acting strangely at this moment.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked Lin Yu up and down and sneered, "I'm already being very lenient by not kicking you out immediately for coming uninvited. I won't hold it against you for Tang Xue's sake."
Since you came here to see your girlfriend, and now that you've found her, please leave my house. I don't welcome you.
She didn't care what Tang Xue thought; at least her actions distanced her from Lin Yu.
If Tang Xue were to think that she likes Lin Yu, wouldn't that make her unhappy? Her goal is the female lead, not the male lead. She only needs to think about the female lead; who cares about the male lead's life or death?
"How dare you talk to me like that?" Lin Yu was even more incredulous, completely unable to believe that Lin Xiaoxiao would treat him this way.
Lin Xiaoxiao was speechless. She touched her chin and looked at Tang Xue blankly, as if to say, "Is this the person you like? Does he have a brain problem?"
Tang Xue suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Lin Xiaoxiao hadn't said anything, but she still had the feeling that the other person was looking down on her taste.
Moreover… Tang Xue glanced at Lin Yu with a subtle look in her eyes. Lin Yu’s attitude was really strange, as if he knew Lin Xiaoxiao very well before, as if… they met often.
Lin Xiaoxiao yawned. "I won't keep you any longer. Go home and get some rest today. Come to the company tomorrow at noon, and I'll arrange a new agent for you."
"Oh, and you should really keep your boyfriend in line," Lin Xiaoxiao said with a playful smile. "At least, don't let him think that every woman in the world revolves around him." Lin Xiaoxiao opened the door. "Please close the door behind you, thank you."
Looking at the closed door in front of her, Tang Xue's eyes were somewhat strange. She glanced at Lin Yu beside her without making a sound, and the emotions in her eyes were even more unfathomable.
Chapter 8
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The next morning, Lin Xiaoxiao arrived at the company early. She wanted to get everything else done before Tang Xue arrived, and the first thing she had to do was to help Tang Xue change agents.
"Mr. Lin, you wanted to see me?" It was Zhang Feng, Tang Xue's agent, who pushed open the door.
"Hmm." Lin Xiaoxiao looked up at Zhang Feng, then lowered her head again.
Lin Xiaoxiao stopped talking. Zhang Feng stood to the side, feeling somewhat uneasy. He still couldn't understand why Lin Xiaoxiao had appeared that day and why she had left with Tang Xue.
He was following orders from above to take Tang Xue to meet the director, and his superiors told him that it was Tang Xue's idea.
But when he brought the person there, Lin Xiaoxiao appeared, which made Zhang Feng wonder if he had been tricked.
The office was quiet. Lin Xiaoxiao was looking down at something, and Zhang Feng also kept his head down, not daring to look around. After some time, the office door was knocked on again.
"Mr. Lin, you wanted to see me?" The man saw Zhang Feng standing to the side as soon as he entered. Thinking of what happened yesterday, the man's brow twitched, and he felt uneasy.
"You're here." Lin Xiaoxiao looked up at the two of them. "Have a seat." Lin Xiaoxiao gestured to the sofa next to her.
The two glanced at each other before walking towards the sofa.
"President Lin..."
Lin Xiaoxiao reached out to interrupt him, "I have some other arrangements for Tang Xue later. Zhang Feng, I've arranged other work for you."
Lin Xiaoxiao tapped the table and looked at the other person with a smile, "Director Zhang, you know, I've been wanting to open a subsidiary company for a while now."
"President Lin." The man called Director Zhang was anxious. He did know about the subsidiary company, but he never expected to be sent out.
Lin Xiaoxiao rested her chin on her hand, looked at the other person, and smiled with narrowed eyes, "Director Zhang used to be in the real estate business, so it would be most suitable for Director Zhang to go there. Doesn't Director Zhang think so?"
Director Zhang opened his mouth, gritted his teeth and said, "I have done real estate business, but I only had some exposure to it and didn't have any in-depth understanding. I was just a low-level employee back then, not a manager. As the saying goes, 'a trade is like a mountain.'"
"Does Director Zhang mean he's unwilling?" Lin Xiaoxiao tapped the table. "Then does Director Zhang mean I should go?" Lin Xiaoxiao looked at him, a faint smile playing on her lips.
"That's not what I meant." Director Zhang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "I'll follow the company's arrangements."
He knew Lin Xiaoxiao's methods; someone as insignificant as him had no chance to resist. He now understood that he had truly offended Lin Xiaoxiao.
As for the reason for offending her, it's probably Tang Xue. Didn't you see that Zhang Feng was also being targeted?
Otherwise, the matter of going to the subsidiary would never have fallen to him, but he really couldn't understand what Lin Xiaoxiao was trying to do.
If it's because of Tang Xue, then it's her idea to deal with Tang Xue. Director Zhang really doesn't understand why Lin Xiaoxiao is targeting Tang Xue on one hand, and protecting Tang Xue on the other.
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded in satisfaction, "Please keep an eye on the new company. I believe in your abilities and have high hopes for you. Don't let me down."
"Yes," the two replied, but their mouths tasted bitter. Although they were told to go over there and become the boss, Lin Xiaoxiao's seemingly demotion made them realize that they probably wouldn't be able to come back.
"Alright, that's all I wanted to talk to you about. Pack your things, hand over your work in the next couple of days, and hurry over there. The company over there has just been established, and they need you right now." After arranging a place for the two of them, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't want to see them again.
"Yes, Mr. Lin." Even though both of them were extremely unwilling, they didn't dare to express the slightest dissatisfaction at this moment.
[Host, they are all bad people. Aren't you afraid they will sabotage you behind your back?] As soon as the two left, 099 couldn't wait to jump out.
Lin Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay attention to 099, that idiot. She wasn't stupid; of course she knew these two were no good. The reason she assigned them out was to create opportunities for them.
Not long after, Director Zhang would need a large sum of money, and in the original text, it was Lin Xiaoxiao who lent him this money to help him through the crisis.
But now, Lin Xiaoxiao sneered. She wasn't that kind-hearted. For Director Zhang, who needed money, embezzlement became his only option. And if he dared to embezzle, Lin Xiaoxiao could send him to jail.