Chapter 87
Yú Qīngshān's instigation and Yì Qiūguǒ's passive observation—no, it wasn't mere observation; she was a knife in Yú Xúnhuān's hand...
As for that.
Yú Xúngē let out a long sigh, suppressing the heat in her eyes.
Her hatred was hard to quell; reconciliation was beyond her reach.
...
Yú Xúngē tossed the **Mǐzìjià** into the rice cooker, and soon a thick layer of fragrant rice, glistening like pearls, appeared inside.
**Xīngchén**: Rice imbued with magical properties, reserved for the royal families of the Twelve Holy Clans of Zélán Star and the lords of the cities. Long-term consumption can enhance your most outstanding talent.
Ever since she obtained the **Mǐzìjià**, she had been using it daily to prepare staple foods. The rice that emerged was of varieties she had never seen before, each a specialty from different races. Among them, **Xīngchén** appeared most frequently, likely because it was the most common; after all, the rice was sourced from various palaces, and the royal families and city lords all consumed **Xīngchén**, making it the most likely to be drawn.
Yet, there were no clear statistics. How long is "long-term"? What exactly is the "most outstanding talent"? How much enhancement can one expect? It was just like the health product advertisements back on Blue Star.
How long until results? Uncertain. The effect was simply what it was; if you asked, the answer was always "long-term use." If there were no results, it meant you hadn't persisted.
Yú Xúngē sometimes saved the other rice varieties for when she didn't feel like eating rice, but whenever **Xīngchén** appeared, she would finish it all in one day.
Regrettably, perhaps due to her lack of culinary skills, even dishes made with **Xīngchén** never scored above 95.
Where did Yú Xúnhuān hone his cooking skills in his past life?
Could it be that he was truly a gifted son-in-law with a holy body? Did he possess all the talents expected of a pampered wife?
**Chapter 112: Turns Out Everyone Else is Well-Fed!**
Lín Chéngzé had been having a rough time lately.
The secret he feared most had been uncovered. Even though he had already broken up with Lán Chéng, he had missed the best opportunity to be honest. Even if he knelt before his sister-in-law and brother-in-law to confess now, they wouldn’t forgive him; he would only end up offending his older brother and sister-in-law.
No matter what he did, it felt wrong...
He could only comply with that person's demands, providing equipment, potions, and gold coins.
Lín Chéngzé didn’t shoulder the burden alone; he contacted Lán Chéng, hoping he could help share the load, only to find out that Lán Chéng had also been extorted.
Lán Chéng didn’t want his background and orientation exposed either; it would be a huge blow to his career.
Stars seem to live glamorous lives, showered with gifts from countless fans, but where there is love, there is also hate. They have their share of haters. In the past, haters would only vent their frustrations online, but now, they could truly come after you.
There were too many mysterious and unpredictable talents, making it hard to guard against them.
The most terrifying were the true fans. In the past, if a true fan turned against you, it was just a matter of love turning to hate, but now, it could be life-threatening...
What if one of them was a powerful figure with a divine gift? Lán Chéng didn’t dare to think about it.
Moreover, despite Lín Jiā's sister-in-law and brother-in-law seeming indifferent, one exuded the grace of a long-time matriarch while the other was warm and approachable, neither were pushovers. Otherwise, why would Lín Jiā's older brother and sister-in-law have sent Lán Chéng to another family, only to start interacting with him once he had grown up and proven his stable character and understanding of the situation?
He didn’t believe his biological parents could protect him; he even suspected that once this matter came to light, he would be the first to be abandoned.
In short, both of them were in a tight spot lately.
Fortunately, they could chat privately in the game. After adding each other as friends, they could discuss matters without meeting face to face. Lán Chéng, relying on the gifts from his fans, had no shortage of items and equipment, while Lín Chéngzé could borrow plenty of peculiar items from Yú Xúnhuān and the Sū family.
They quickly tracked down Yè Dōng and his group.
What else was there to say?! Hunt them down! Eliminate them!
In their past lives, the relationship between Lín Chéngzé, Lán Chéng, and Yè Dōng had been excellent. Lín Chéngzé and Lán Chéng were still intertwined, and although Yè Dōng was straightforward, how could someone with an A-level talent who relied on a contract beast to join Yú Xúnhuān's team lack awareness?
It was just like how he felt inexplicably annoyed when he saw Yú Xúngē, even though she was far behind him in terms of success; he was simply jealous.
But he hadn’t always acted against Yú Xúngē. At first, he merely spoke ill of her.
It wasn’t until he noticed that the young ladies from the Sū and Liáng families were subtly targeting Yú Xúngē that he began to take action, like not allowing his contract beast to assist her during monster hunts or frequently setting up small obstacles.
Then the young lady from the Hán family arrived, and she also didn’t like Yú Xúngē!
Yet even so, he wouldn’t be too blatant about it.
This way, he pleased the young ladies from the Sū, Liáng, and Hán families without truly offending Yú Xúnhuān. After all, he thought of Yú Xúngē as Yú Xúnhuān's biological sister, and Yú Xúnhuān treated Yú Xúngē well. If he truly bullied Yú Xúngē, wouldn’t that be a slap in Yú Xúnhuān's face?
With such cunning, he maintained good relations with nearly all of Yú Xúnhuān's trusted aides.
But in this life, Yè Dōng was first abandoned by Yú Xúnhuān, then hunted down by Lán Chéng and Lín Chéngzé, feeling as if he had been cast out by everyone.
While Lán Chéng and Lín Chéngzé were busy targeting Yè Dōng and his group, they also had to ensure a swift kill; otherwise, Yè Dōng could send a private message through the game in mere seconds before dying.
At the same time, they hesitated over whether to inform Lín Jiā's older brother and sister-in-law, seeking their help to think of a solution.
But here lay the problem: if the older brother and sister-in-law found out their child was involved with their younger brother...
It wasn’t just a matter of discrimination; it involved whether Lán Chéng could still rely on Lín Jiā's older brother and sister-in-law's guilt to gain a share of the family fortune, and whether Lín Chéngzé would still receive protection and resources from the Lín family.
...
They were still hesitating and discussing strategies, but Lín Jiā's sister-in-law and brother-in-law, the betrayed ones, acted decisively.
Féng Shēngshēng and Lín Chénghuǐ simultaneously received the letter and skill stone sent by Yú Xúngē. After a brief moment of anger, they quickly suppressed their emotions, found each other, and reached a cooperation to investigate the matter together.
Just as Lán Chéng and Lín Chéngzé tracked down Yè Dōng, Féng Shēngshēng and Lín Chénghuǐ confirmed that Lán Chéng was indeed the evidence of their partner's betrayal, and they uncovered the relationship between Lán Chéng and Lín Chéngzé, further confirming that Lín Chéngzé had known about Lán Chéng's background all along.
It was heart-wrenching!
Partners, sisters-in-law/brothers, a brother they treated as their own...
What was this?! It was a triple betrayal!!!
After all this, were they the only two in the family who hadn’t been well-fed?
Turns out everyone else was secretly well-fed!!
Féng Shēngshēng and Lín Chénghuǐ didn’t make a scene; instead, they took advantage of everyone’s lack of vigilance to start digging into the Lín family's gaming resources.
If it had been before the game invasion, it would have been difficult for them to seize control of the company, as Lín Jiā's older brother and sister-in-law had been in power for many years and had many loyal subordinates who only listened to them. But now, the times had changed; the strong had the say.
And Féng Shēngshēng and Lín Chénghuǐ's talents were indeed stronger than their partners'.
Féng Shēngshēng could control paper, meaning she could manipulate any paper products she folded. Not having offensive skills wasn’t scary; what was frightening was a divine gift that wasn’t special or rare enough.
As for Lín Chénghuǐ, his divine gift was related to water. Although it was only a B-level talent, he could temporarily merge with water. As long as he had enough mana, he could transform into water and flow anywhere.
One relied on origami to gather information, while the other used water manipulation to cause trouble.
Although valuable items were stored in the game backpack, most things were still kept in their respective vaults. After all, everyone’s game backpacks had limited slots, and many commonly used items couldn’t all be stuffed into storage boxes; when needed, they had to take everything out to find what they wanted...
Not only gold but also equipment, potions, and other items prepared for distribution to subordinates were stored in the vault.
The revenge duo took everything!!
They were aware of the Sū family's gold collection news. Although they didn’t yet know the purpose of the gold, after the game invasion, the Sū family had converted many of their assets into gold, indicating its importance. They directly collected all the equipment, potions, gold, and various gems from the Lín family's main and secondary houses. Thanks to the existence of jewelry processing professionals, the prices of gems hadn’t dropped much.
They also conveniently took away the collections of the old man, old lady, and Lín Chéngzé.
Féng Shēngshēng began tightening her grip on her assets, especially those with dungeon light screens, and so did Lín Chénghuǐ. These items were different from company shares; the company had been managed by Lín Jiā's older brother and sister-in-law for many years, with many loyal subordinates who only listened to them. Even if they went, they could easily be sidelined. But the dungeon light screens under their names were different...
The two of them took the proof of these assets and directly rented them to the Special Affairs Bureau. As for the Lín family members currently controlling the dungeons, the Special Affairs Bureau would handle them.
A windfall had fallen from the sky; the Special Affairs Bureau was grinning from ear to ear.
**Chapter 113: Isn’t This Worse Than That Illness?!**
Of course, even if they rented it out, Lín Jiā's older brother and sister-in-law could still reclaim some of it, but that would require a divorce and division of assets.
Féng Shēngshēng wasn’t worried; aside from the portion covered by the prenuptial agreement, she would still profit from the divorce. Lín Chénghuǐ wasn’t worried either, because heaven was watching. He had a total of 27 dungeon light screens under his name, 20 of which he had before the marriage. Even if they divorced, Wú Yúnshang could only claim the remaining 7, while he could also claim what was under Wú Yúnshang's name.
Moreover, both were confident that even if things escalated, they wouldn’t end up divorced.
The main and secondary houses each had three children, totaling five. The assets hadn’t been divided yet, and Lán Chéng could be considered the common enemy of these five children.
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