Chapter 320: Chapter 320: They Don’t Cherish or Protect You, I Will

"Stop playing dumb with me!"

Lin Zhenye was infuriated by Yun Sheng’s perfunctory attitude. His tone grew increasingly sharp, his anger palpable even through the line.

"I know everything! You were with Bai Ye the entire time at the hospital today! Yue Yao was taken away for an investigation by his adjutant for no reason at all. Are you really going to claim you knew absolutely nothing about this?"

Hearing this, Yun Sheng’s lips curled into a mocking smile. She hadn’t expected Su Wan to tell Lin Zhenye about her and Bai Ye at the hospital so quickly. No wonder he had such an attitude.

"What difference does it make whether I knew or not? If you have a problem with Lin Yueyao being taken away for investigation, you are more than welcome to seek out the person who took her. What’s the point of interrogating me?"

"If you hadn’t instigated things, why would Bai Ye target Yue Yao like this!" Lin Zhenye obstinately stuck to his own view, every single word blaming her.

"Mr. Lin, what you’re saying is utterly ridiculous." Yun Sheng was so angry she laughed. "Bai Ye is the Star Alliance War God. He has always acted with propriety and clearly distinguished between public and private matters. He isn’t some brainless idiot who can be easily manipulated by random rumors. Do you really think that with just a few words, I could convince him to arbitrarily take away an S-Class Guide for investigation?

"Instead of indiscriminately accusing and blaming me here, you’d be better off going back and investigating exactly what your precious daughter has done!

"Rather than blaming me, what you should be worrying about right now is whether she actually committed a grave mistake that could implicate the entire Lin Family, or even drag down the Lin Group."

Having said her piece, Yun Sheng cleanly hung up the call before Lin Zhenye could furiously reprimand her again.

The moment the call ended, the anger she had just forcefully suppressed surged right back up. Nestled in Si Jin’s embrace, her cheeks were puffed out in anger, and her chest heaved slightly. Her expression was filled with indignation, making her look like an aggrieved, bristling, awkward little kitten.

Beside her, Si Jin took in all her emotions. Looking at her soft, puffed-up cheeks, a gentle smile rippled in his eyes. He reached out and lightly poked Yun Sheng’s plump cheek. "Are you that angry?"

Yun Sheng nodded vigorously and nuzzled deeper into his arms, her tone brimming with bafflement and exasperation.

"He really has no brain. I honestly can’t understand how their family thinks. I am the biological daughter of the Lin Family, aren’t I? They brought me back, constantly claiming they wanted to compensate me for the hardships and grievances I’ve suffered all these years. Yet, the reality is that they show favoritism toward Lin Yueyao in everything. Right or wrong, they always blame me first. What kind of logic is that?"

Thinking of the original host’s fate and all the encounters she had faced since crossing over, Yun Sheng felt both furious and frustrated.

In the original novel, Su Wan at least felt some heartache for the original host at the very beginning and tried to protect her. It was only due to Lin Yueyao’s long-term instigations, coupled with the original host’s own sensitive and stubborn nature—and the many foolish things she had done—that Su Wan ultimately became completely disappointed and abandoned her.

But Lin Zhenye was different.

From the moment the original host was brought back to the Lin Family, he deemed her a useless piece of trash because she lacked a spiritual body and her guide hormones were so weak they were practically nonexistent. He never showed her a single ounce of fatherly love or warmth.

Lin Yueyao, on the other hand, was an S-Class Guide, so she was held in the palm of his hand and favored in every possible way.

In Lin Zhenye’s eyes, there was only the measure of profit, never the depth of familial bonds. Only those who were sufficiently useful deserved his kindness. To him, the useless original host had been nothing but a burden from beginning to end.

Such an extremely utilitarian and profit-driven person simply wasn’t worth wasting her emotions on, let alone arguing with for another second.

The more Yun Sheng thought about it, the angrier she got. She wished she hadn’t even answered the call just now!

Seeing her angry and aggrieved appearance, Si Jin’s heart softened further. He raised his hand to gently stroke her long hair, the warm touch of his palm soothing her over and over again.

"Don’t be angry, it’s not worth it. Lin Zhenye is motivated solely by profit; in his eyes, value is always more important than family. Lin Yueyao can bring prestige and benefits to the Lin Family, so naturally, she is the one he prioritizes and favors. Even if you talk until you’re blue in the face, he won’t listen, nor will he feel guilty."

He tightened his arms, pressing his warm chest against Yun Sheng. His tone was solemn yet full of doting affection, every single word exceptionally firm.

"Yun Sheng, if they won’t love you or protect you, I will. With me around from now on, no one can arbitrarily wrong you or bully you." freewⅇbnovel.com

Hearing Si Jin’s resounding promise, the grievances accumulated in Yun Sheng’s heart instantly vanished into thin air, leaving her feeling utterly soft inside. She reached back to tightly grasp his hand and shifted her body, leaning deeper into his embrace. With most of her body resting against his chest, she relied on him completely.

Si Jin lifted a hand to gently hug her waist. He lowered his head and dropped a kiss on the soft crown of her hair, his voice gentle enough to melt away all hostility.

"Weren’t you already tired? Just sleep for a while. When you wake up, I’ll cook for you. Stop thinking about all those exasperating people and things."

"Mm." Yun Sheng hummed softly, incredibly well-behaved.

After a long, exhausting day, coupled with what had just happened with Si Jin... she was already physically and mentally drained to the extreme. Now, nestled in the most comforting embrace, all her tense nerves completely relaxed.

She obediently closed her eyes. Si Jin simply held her in silence, his gentle and steady aura wrapping around her in comforting layers. Before long, the breathing of the person in his arms became even and steady, long and secure. She had completely fallen into a deep sleep.

Once he confirmed that Yun Sheng was fully asleep, the gentle warmth in Si Jin’s eyes instantly faded, and his gaze turned abruptly cold.

Maintaining his posture of holding Yun Sheng, he gently raised his other hand, opened his terminal, and rapidly typed a message to an encrypted number.

"Snipe the Lin Group. Cut off their project resources and short their stock. I want to make sure Lin Zhenye never has the spare time or energy to bother Yun Sheng again."

The moment the message was sent, the other side replied almost instantly.

"Received, Sir. Executing immediately."

It was a simple, crisp reply with no unnecessary nonsense.

Si Jin glanced at the message and expressionlessly closed his terminal. Only then did the cold ruthlessness in his eyes disperse bit by bit. He lowered his gaze to the person in his arms, looking at her tranquil sleeping face. Her long eyelashes drooped meekly; stripped of all tension, she looked exceptionally soft.

Bending his head, he pressed an incredibly light and tender kiss to Yun Sheng’s forehead, then tightened his arms, embracing her as he drifted off to sleep as well.

Downstairs at the apartment building, the twilight deepened, and the evening breeze blew with a slight chill.

Xing Che stood alone in the shadows out of the streetlight’s reach. He raised his head, his gaze glued to the lit window upstairs. He quietly stared at that patch of warm light and shadow, standing there for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, the light in that window was suddenly extinguished. At that exact moment, his hands, which hung by his sides, clenched fiercely. His fingers curled into fists, and the veins on the backs of his hands bulged one by one.

The formidable SSS-level spiritual power within his body was extremely unstable, surging and restless. It hovered on the brink of a rampage, yet he forcefully suppressed it. The surrounding air was permeated with his repressed hostility and frenzy.

Just then, a dark silhouette quietly stepped up beside him and spoke in a lowered voice, "Sir, everything has been arranged."

Xing Che nodded. Looking at that pitch-black window, complex emotions surged in his eyes. There was unwillingness, endurance, and a deeply hidden obsession.

His Adam’s apple bobbed heavily as he silently vowed in his heart.

"Shengsheng, wait for me a little longer. Once I handle everything, I will come back to find you immediately!"

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