Chapter 117: The Venomous, Scheming Woman Liu Meiyun

(The previous chapter was taken down for review, sorry about that — I didn't keep a tight enough handle on it lately.)

"This woman looks like she should be a woman of great power and influence. She carries a one-of-a-kind air about her, just like Leng Wanqiu — the bearing of someone who sits at the top."

"Her presence is even sharper than Leng Wanqiu's!"

"These big men in suits and leather shoes are all clustered around her, like the most loyal little brothers, and they clearly respect her — even fear her."

"That only goes to show her identity is no simple matter."

"It's just that I don't know exactly what her identity is, or why these underlings are so afraid of her that they don't even dare lift their heads to look at her."

Chen Xi's mind was racing with countless thoughts.

All of them were practical, real-world considerations:

In fact, Chen Xi had already been kicked out by Leng Wanqiu, which meant his source of livelihood had been cut off entirely.

He swiped the bank card Leng Wanqiu had given him before, only to find the account had been frozen too — all that was left was a few hundred yuan in his WeChat wallet.

Food and shelter had become the most pressing problem of the moment.

He had to find a replacement for Leng Wanqiu.

And the woman right in front of him.

Although she looked very dangerous.

Like a brightly colored poisonous spider.

Or a black rose with venomous thorns.

But without a doubt:

The other party had real power.

Whether in money or in status.

Chen Xi forced down the disgust in his heart.

He deployed his usual move.

Those eyes — bloodshot and swollen from poor sleep lately — now looked at Liu Meiyun timidly and pitifully.

Heartbreakingly pitiful.

"S-Sister, I've got nowhere to go…"

The same old soft, submissive voice as always.

Very sissy, but the kind that women find attractive.

Especially women whose sympathy runs over.

Or… women whose hearts are twisted, who happen to like this type.

Liu Meiyun felt her heart melt.

Her sexy voice rose, soft and gentle.

"Little brother, it's okay. Tell sister what happened to you, what trouble you've run into, alright?"

Clearly dressed in the full commanding-big-sister style.

Yet her voice was so soft and tender.

This huge contrast in Liu Meiyun.

Shocked even the underlings at her side.

One bolder soul secretly raised his head.

To look at Chen Xi standing in front of Liu Meiyun.

A sudden sense of dawning realization rose in his heart.

Followed at once by a wave of jealousy.

He cursed inwardly:

"Damn it, all the good luck goes to someone else."

"Big Brother's only been dead a few months, and Big Sister-in-law already used an iron fist to take over all of his inheritance and power."

"I was thinking, as long as I stayed loyal and stuck by Big Sister-in-law's side, without Big Brother around, lonely Big Sister-in-law might one day turn her eyes to me."

"Who would've thought Big Sister-in-law would just bump into some little sissy on the road and immediately get spring in her heart?"

The underling was very unhappy.

But there was nothing he could do about it.

Apart from cursing "slut" in his heart a couple of times to satisfy his mouth.

He didn't even have the courage to glare at her.

Unless one day Liu Meiyun completely lost her power.

Chen Xi had no idea what the underling was thinking. In his eyes, these burly men in suits were all just NPCs.

Only Liu Meiyun was the real deal.

He fixed his gaze on Liu Meiyun, and his voice carried a kind of sorrowful, desolate ache, like Lin Daiyu burying fallen flowers.

"I've been an orphan since I was very little. An orphanage raised me."

"I worked my tail off to get into college, but I couldn't afford tuition, so I could only apply for a student loan."

"Whenever I had spare time, I'd take part-time jobs to earn living expenses."

"But just now, because I came down with an illness, every last penny I had was spent. I don't know what to do…"

Those few simple sentences from Chen Xi.

And the image of a young man with a tragic background, yet full of resilience, self-reliant and self-strengthening, leapt right off the page.

But no matter how ceaselessly self-improving the young man was, in the end he still couldn't bear the crushing weight of life. Just one bout of illness, and he was plunged into the most extreme, dire straits.

Liu Meiyun couldn't help but feel a pang of compassion.

She sized up Chen Xi from head to toe.

Then said very gently:

"You've worked hard. What's your name?"

"I'm Chen Xi. Big sister, what's your name?"

"Hehe, big sister's name is Liu Meiyun. Just call me Sister Yun."

"Little brother, come with big sister. Big sister will treat you to a meal. Tell me all about your troubles in detail…"

As Liu Meiyun spoke, she took Chen Xi's hand.

To bring him into the car.

Chen Xi instinctively resisted.

Hurriedly pulling free.

"Thank you, big sister. I can manage on my own."

It was originally because of the twisted state of his heart.

He could no longer have normal contact with women.

But in Liu Meiyun's eyes, this was a sign of Chen Xi's innocence.

She couldn't help feeling even more pleased, thinking she really hadn't misjudged him.

A trace of a smile played at the corner of Liu Meiyun's lips.

After Chen Xi got into the car, she followed and got in as well.

Suddenly, she stopped.

In a cold voice, she instructed her underlings.

"When we're eating later, keep your distance. You hear me?"

"Yes! Sister Liu!"

Liu Meiyun climbed into the car.

A woman like her,

Naturally wouldn't take pity on just anyone at the drop of a hat.

She wasn't pitying Chen Xi.

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It was only that,

After personally dealing with her husband and taking over everything that had been his.

Liu Meiyun faced a difficult problem.

Namely, despite her deep scheming and towering ambition.

She was, after all, a woman.

There would always be moments of emptiness and loneliness in her heart.

She didn't much care for men who were too overbearing and domineering.

Her ex-husband,

The one she had personally thrown into the pond to feed the crocodiles.

Was exactly that kind of man.

Liu Meiyun was extremely selfish.

At the same time, she was suspicious by nature and ruthless in temperament.

The partner she wanted most was undoubtedly the kind of harmless sheep — one who could satisfy her physical needs and also be kneaded and shaped at will, posing no threat whatsoever.

At her level, she could toy with men freely.

But she didn't dare toy with men carelessly.

Especially the men in her circle.

Every single one of them, before they climbed into her bed.

Wore a face of obedience.

But once these men were allowed into her bed, the men who had once feared her would quickly lose that fear.

Even the innate nature of men to seize power.

Would drive them to do things unfavorable to Liu Meiyun.

It had to be an "outsider" like Chen Xi.

Undoubtedly the best tool to amuse herself and kill time.

Moreover,

Based on the information she had gathered so far.

Chen Xi was precisely at a moment when he needed help,

And Liu Meiyun happened to be able to help him.

The key was that Chen Xi looked like a "white lotus." Liu Meiyun believed she could easily toy with him in the palm of her hand.

She wanted to toy with him while making the boy feel deeply grateful to her.

For Liu Meiyun, whose background was equally tragic, who had once been treated as a plaything and even gang-raped.

This could fill some kind of psychological craving within her.

She craved control over everything.

By controlling others,

To prove she could control herself.

(End of this chapter)