Chapter 22: Excellent, Truly Worthy of Me!
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Lin Xianxian was slow enough as it was, and now her face had flushed faintly as well. He could hear her screaming incessantly in her mind:
[Holy crap, he is so, so, so... unbelievably chaste! His face is icily aloof, yet not a single ounce of muscle is missing from his body. He is so solid, and with the buttons undone, you can even catch a glimpse of his collarbone...]
[The lines of his arms are incredible too. This shirt is wasted on him. I should just tear it off in one pull!]
[Ah, right. I should buy him some shirts. Whoever buys the clothes gets to take them off, hehe...]
[Oh, those half-hidden pectorals... I really want to touch them. System, if I touch him just a little, it won't be too obvious, will it? Ah, I touched him! Hehe, his expression didn't change. He probably thinks I only brushed against him by accident...]
...
Shang Yang's Adam's apple bobbed as he looked at the woman before him, his eyes dark and fathomless.
There was a distinctly predatory quality to that gaze.
Unfortunately, Lin Xianxian was so completely focused on Shang Yang's muscles that she failed to notice.
She merely reveled in taking liberties with him, teasing him until every muscle in his body had tensed and his blood had begun to run hot. Just as he was about to speak, the woman in front of him released her hand and said, with lingering reluctance,
"My eye for these things really is excellent!"
[Of course it is! The most restrained and sexiest man in this world will soon be my husband. My taste could hardly be better!]
Lin Xianxian admired the way Shang Yang looked wearing the cuff links she had chosen for him and curved her lips into a smile.
"They suit you perfectly!"
Had he not heard her thoughts, he might have assumed she was merely praising the cuff links.
Shang Yang smiled. "They really are quite good."
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Lin Xianxian assumed he was complimenting her taste and basked in triumph.
[Excellent. As expected of me!]
After seeing Lin Xianxian off, Shang Yang fell into thought.
He had not expected that following the plot would bring him such a benefit.
Still...
Shang Yang stared at the watch on his wrist.
Accepting a gift from a young woman was not exactly his usual style...
Besides, the girl had only just graduated. As far as he knew, she had never worked before, had she?
With the Lin family's background, Lin Xianxian could choose never to work a day in her life and still live in great comfort, without the slightest need to worry about money.
After all, although the Lin couple both worked for the government and did not earn particularly high salaries, their ancestors had come from a distinguished family.
Whether from her paternal grandparents or her maternal grandparents, any single piece of calligraphy or painting from Lin Xianxian's family would be enough to support an ordinary person for an entire lifetime.
Even so, Shang Yang still felt that accepting her gift was inappropriate.
Thus, that evening, Lin Xianxian received jewelry and an evening gown specially selected by Shang Yang.
"The Shang family's banquet has invited me as well. You are my fiancée, and Beiming's future aunt-in-law. Come with me."
Lin Xianxian said, "Understood."
[I nearly forgot... This is one of the important plot points I have to follow, isn't it? I have to appear at that banquet and then be driven mad by the male and female leads flaunting their love.]
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[Let me think. What was supposed to happen again...?]
Lin Xianxian pondered with keen interest.
[The vicious supporting villainess is supposed to arrive dressed to the nines and mock the heroine, saying that her gown is not from any major brand. But then the heroine turns the tables on her, because she studied design and is wearing a dress she designed herself. As it turns out, the heroine secretly entered an international competition while abroad and even won an award. On top of that, she was exceptionally accepted as a protégé by the renowned designer Lina...]
[Tsk, tsk. No wonder she is the heroine. She has both ability and luck. But...]
Lin Xianxian thought with a touch of amusement:
[According to the original plot, Lina should appear and give me a thorough public humiliation on the heroine's behalf... But if Lina found out that I am the designer Lin, the person who has exchanged countless emails with her and whom she has been eager to meet, I wonder how she would react?]
[System, are you sure I really cannot reveal my secret identity in front of Lina? I would love to see her expression. It would definitely be priceless. Hahahaha...]
The system coldly intervened:
[Host, you were assigned the plot of a cannon-fodder supporting villainess who gets humiliated, not the script of a heroine with a secret identity. I have already stopped interfering with you secretly establishing your own brand and even opening your own company in areas beyond the plot's reach. You must not disrupt the storyline. Otherwise, not only will you be unable to return to your original world, but your original body will also die.]
Lin Xianxian sighed.
[All right. I suppose it has to be this way.]
[I am about to be publicly humiliated—and by Lina, with whom I have already formed such a deep bond of the soul. I have to admit, I am rather looking forward to it!]
The system: [...]
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