Fate Trading System – Chapter 322

Plan A

Running with the Ball 26

“Do you have to push things to the extreme and put us in such an ugly position?”

“Feng Linhan, don’t forget, you were the one who was merciless first.”

“Do you think there’s any point to this?”

“Why wouldn’t there be? What do you think I’ve been by your side for all these years for, for your money? Do you even have any? It’s like my heart was fed to a dog. You want to just cast me aside like this? Have you forgotten the promises you made to me in the past?”

“Qinqin, I haven’t forgotten. You know the current situation; separating is the best choice for us. Qinqin, you’re only twenty-six, you’re still so young. It’s not too late for you to find someone else. You don’t need to waste your time on me.”

“Don’t need to waste my time on you?”

He Qin raised her voice, so the person on the other end could feel her anger.

“Think about how many years I’ve been with you! Seven years! How many seven years does a woman have! And now you’re just fine, wanting to kick me away and telling me not to waste my time on you. I’m not afraid of that. I just want to fight for my dignity now.”

“Look at us, we’re already fighting like this. It’s impossible for us to be together anymore, isn’t it?”

Feng Linhan was incredibly annoyed. He had always thought He Qin was very understanding, but he never expected her to be so unreasonable and cause a scene.

“So what? Do you think that because I’m easy to talk to and obedient, you can just push me away so easily? Would you dare say this to Jiang Xiao?”

“Can we not mention her? Right now, we’re discussing the matter between the two of us.”

“But the matter between us has everything to do with her!”

“It’s impossible for me to marry you. We’ve already reached such an ugly point.”

“I refuse. If you won’t give me what I want, then I’ll fight for it myself.”

“This is something you can’t force, He Qin. You’re twenty-six, not sixteen. Can you think about this rationally?”

“I can’t! Can’t be forced? Fine, then let’s have the fish die and the net break¹.”

“He Qin!”

“I know Jiang Xiao has been with you for nine years, but I’ve been with you for seven years too, Linhan. You don’t love Jiang Xiao at all. If you loved Jiang Xiao, you wouldn’t have gotten together with me, and not just for a moment of novelty.”

“But I never wanted to break up with her either.”

He Qin closed the door, her expression turning cold and indifferent.

“Feng Linhan, are you the one forcing me now? You want me to consciously get lost? Ha, I’m not that despicable.”

“Qinqin, do you still love me now?”

He Qin fell silent, waiting to hear what Feng Linhan on the other end would say.

“I do like you, but we can’t be together right now, understand? If you really still love me, why can’t you back down for my sake, endure this for me?”

“Haven’t I endured enough for you? Would you only be happy if I knelt down and begged you not to leave me, or if I consciously packed my things and left while crying? Feng Linhan, can you not be so full of yourself? Without me, what right do you have to feel so superior?”

“As long as you don’t come and destroy my work and family, just name whatever compensation you want, and I will satisfy you to the greatest extent possible.”

“You are truly shameless. ‘Don’t destroy your family’? Wasn’t it you who destroyed your family with your own hands? I was the one who approached you first back then, but didn’t you also not refuse?”

At this moment, He Qin felt sorrow and defeat. She was probably the most unsuccessful little three, having gained nothing and, on the contrary, been losing all along.

Feng Linhan hung up the phone. The talk had collapsed.

He Qin hailed a taxi and took it to the hospital.

As she was coming out of the hospital, she received a phone call.

“Jiang Xiao?”

“Yes, it’s me.”

Su Xin had finished watching the show and was about to join the performance.

“Why are you calling me?”

He Qin had no clear idea in her mind right now, and her tone was extremely harsh.

“It seems you’re not in a good mood. What, did he dump you?”

“You did this? Jiang Xiao, it was you!”

He Qin suddenly understood. With her and Feng Linhan ending up in such an ugly state, and with what Feng Linhan had said, who was the person who benefited in the end.

Jiang Xiao!

Jiang Xiao didn’t even need to show up to win.

Because the call wasn’t being recorded, Su Xin mocked her without worry.

“That’s right, it was me. If I did something and didn’t come out to gloat a little, it would be a disservice to how much fun I had watching the show.”

Su Xin was smiling broadly, not hiding her smugness in the slightest.

Having figured out the key to the matter, He Qin almost vomited a mouthful of blood.

“How about it, do you like my gift? Have you felt the deep affection between you two? You two are truly a talented man and a beautiful woman, a golden boy and a jade girl, a match made in heaven, with love stronger than gold.”

Su Xin’s mockery traveled through the phone into He Qin’s ears, completely undisguised.

“Those photos were your doing too, weren’t they?”

“That’s right, I did it. It was just a couple of small photos, and they actually managed to get you into this state. You’re nothing special. I didn’t meddle for so long only because I couldn’t be bothered to act. Did you think you were hard to deal with? A pair of losers.”

Every word stabbed the heart.

“Are you satisfied now? He’s going to dump me. You two are truly worthy of being husband and wife, equally disgusting. I’m now suspecting that you two teamed up to deal with me, not hesitating to use such methods just to force me away.”

“Don’t think so highly of yourself. It’s obvious that between the two of us, I’m the one who won. Look at the miserable state you’re in now. He doesn’t want you, what do you have left? Of course, you can also go and embrace your own beautiful life. But you must remember that there was once such a shadow in your life. You, He Qin, will never be able to win against Jiang Xiao.”

“Also, what do you mean I’m disgusting? You’re the most disgusting one. You never look for the fault in yourself, always thinking you’re so outstanding, is that right? If you were so outstanding, why would you stoop so low as to be someone’s little three? Feng Linhan has to pay when he goes to a prostitute in the red-light district, but you’re a free one. Pfft, cheap.”

He Qin was about to faint from anger, but she still tried hard to maintain her composure, telling herself not to lose control on the busy street.

“Jiang Xiao, you think you’ve won? If I’m not having a good time, none of you will either!”

“What? Are you thinking of using the same methods I used to threaten Feng Linhan’s career? You wouldn’t do that. After all, you like him so much, right?”

A cold smile hung on the corner of Su Xin’s mouth, her tone certain.

He Qin would. Under her provocation, she was even more likely to.

“Then what if I go and tell him, tell him that you were actually the one directing all of this? What do you think he would think?”

“Why would I care what he thinks? So what? If you do no wrong, you don’t fear a ghost knocking at your door². If you two didn’t have a guilty conscience, why would you be afraid of those photos? Of course, you don’t have to be afraid of things you haven’t done, but you don’t have a leg to stand on.”

“He Qin, you’d better pack your things and get out of our world as soon as possible. You were never worthy of entering it in the first place, understand?”

He Qin closed her eyes, pressing her forehead.

“Jiang Xiao, I really don’t get it. How can a woman be as magnanimous as you? Since you knew, why didn’t you mind before? Don’t you find it disgusting? Why weren’t you angry? When you had to hold in your anger and smile at him, were you furious? Afraid of ruining your image as a virtuous and generous wife in front of him, right? A man like that, you still want to be with him?”

“Oh? In any case, our family of three will live happily together in the future. There’s no need to mind what happened before. Who hasn’t made a mistake?”

Su Xin had no intention of letting He Qin be happy. She deliberately put on such a saintly and magnanimous act, as if she didn’t mind, regardless of their plastic flower true love³, remaining as immovable as a mountain⁴, with a smug look that said she would be the winner in the end no matter what.

He Qin hung up the phone, having made up her mind.

She would definitely not let those two have an easy time.

Su Xin put down the phone. It probably wouldn’t be long before there was another good show to watch.

He Qin was probably furious in her heart, but she wasn’t especially stupid. It was unlikely she would do anything that endangered lives or would land her in prison.

He Qin had a particular characteristic: she was shameless.

Therefore, there were many things she could do without any scruples, even at the cost of her own reputation.

Su Xin had nothing that He Qin could use to threaten her. The things He Qin thought she cared about, she didn’t care about at all.

After all, she wasn’t the real Jiang Xiao. There was no possibility of forbearance or being soft-hearted.

Bai Jianglan wasn’t home. Today, Su Xin didn’t follow her to the company and was lazing at home sleeping.

If there was any news from Wen Linlang, she was probably busy playing with Xu Yiman over there.

Su Xin wanted to see just how long Xu Yiman could hold it in. To be able to endure Wen Linlang pestering her with singing and still praise it as sounding good without a change in expression—besides true love, there could be no other explanation.

Su Xin’s belly was getting bigger by the day. The clothes she bought were maternity style. The feeling of her belly swelling was quite magical. Su Xin didn’t even dare to move in her sleep, afraid of putting pressure on it.

Because Fourteen was there, she didn’t have too many adverse reactions and was living quite comfortably and freely, except that her body was a bit inflexible.

But that feeling of a life gestating in her belly could make a person’s heart melt into a complete mess.

Bai Jianglan thought so too. She would always touch Su Xin’s belly and then suddenly become happy.

The superficial calm and tranquility allowed Feng Linhan to breathe a sigh of relief.

He couldn’t get through to He Qin’s phone, but He Qin didn’t come looking for him either. He didn’t dare go out to find her, afraid of being photographed again. It was as if the person, He Qin, had vanished from his life.

The rumors and gossip at the school also gradually faded from interest. After all, gossip is the kind of thing that will always slowly die down.

Reality was still more important. If it weren’t for some deep-seated hatred or conflict of interest, no one would hold onto that thing and not let go.

Until Feng Linhan received a call from He Qin. And by this time, a full two months had passed since their last conversation.

When that familiar voice sounded from the other end, Feng Linhan felt as if he couldn’t breathe.

“Didn’t you say you would give me compensation? I want fifty thousand yuan. Within three days. You know my account number.”

“What do you mean?”

Feng Linhan’s eyes widened.

“Otherwise, just wait for Jiang Xiao to receive our intimate photos, get angry, fight with you, and maybe even have a miscarriage.”

He Qin sat in the restaurant, leisurely continuing her meal.

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