Chapter 101: Dealing with Xia Liu! Bedtime Story!
"Shen Anyu... you are too despicable!!!"
Xia Liu looked at Shen Anyu, his eyes practically spitting fire. He was completely enraged, his rational mind consumed by jealousy and hatred.
"How could Lingshan trust you so much? You promised her! You promised her to let me go, but then you pulled a fast one with a fake body double! A complete switcheroo! Shen Anyu, you are truly too despicable for words!"
"If Lingshan knew how despicable you are... if she saw through your true colors... she would never fall for your tricks! She would hate you! She would never be deceived by you!"
Shen Anyu smiled serenely as he watched the furious Xia Liu writhing in his chains.
After Xia Liu finished speaking, panting heavily, Shen Anyu politely and slowly said:
"So... my little maid Ruan Lingshan will definitely not know any of this. Xia Liu, you don't need to worry about that. Her innocence is safe with me."
"You…"
Xia Liu was beside himself with anger. His face turned purple.
And Shen Anyu continued, twisting the knife:
"Also... the fake Xia Liu I had impersonate you has already jumped out of the police car midway and 'escaped' again. It made the news."
"When Lingshan found out about your 'escape'... she felt incredibly guilty. She blamed herself for letting you go."
"And to make it up to me... she even promised to tell me a bedtime story tonight. You know... that kind of story."
"What?! You... you beast!"
Xia Liu's eyes immediately widened in fury. His expression changed drastically. He became agitated, pulling at the chains, wanting to break free from the shackles and strangle Shen Anyu with his bare hands.
But how could he? With his [Innate] internal energy sealed by Shen Anyu's technique, he was weaker than a mortal. He couldn't even dent the alloy.
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xia Liu is extremely angry! Plundering +30,000 Destiny Points!]
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xia Liu's hatred exploded! Plundering +30,000 Destiny Points!]
…
At this moment, Xia Liu's eyes turned blood-red as he looked at Shen Anyu. His hatred and anger directly maxed out. If he could break free, he would even eat Shen Anyu's heart raw.
Thinking of his most important childhood sweetheart, Ruan Lingshan... innocent, pure Lingshan... and Shen Anyu tonight…
Xia Liu's face turned green. His veins bulged with rage as he roared at Shen Anyu, his voice cracking:
"Shen Anyu! Whatever you have, come at me! Torture me! Kill me! But don't hurt Lingshan! She is very pure and kind... she doesn't deserve this!"
Shen Anyu raised an eyebrow. He said with a half-smile that was more terrifying than a scowl:
"Hurt Ruan Lingshan?"
"Don't worry. I will definitely hurt her. I will make her bleed. But it's alright... it won't hurt for long. Instead... she will be very happy. Ecstatic, even."
Xia Liu: "…"
The implication hit him like a physical blow. He stopped struggling, frozen in horror.
"Rest assured," Shen Anyu whispered. "Lingshan will only be happy... very happy... by my side! Tonight and every night."
Xia Liu gritted his teeth, seething with impotent anger. He looked at Shen Anyu, then suddenly sneered, trying to find some dignity in his demise.
"Shen Anyu... what grudge, what enmity do I have with you that you would treat me like this? Why me?"
Shen Anyu glanced at Xia Liu in surprise. He checked the system interface. Xia Liu still had over two hundred thousand Destiny Points left. It couldn't be wasted.
Killing someone also meant crushing their spirit completely. Being diligent and saving every drop.
"I came here this time to make you understand before you die. To give you closure."
Shen Anyu sat down on a chair brought by a guard. He crossed his legs elegantly.
"Beautiful CEO Qin Ningbing... Tsundere Young Miss Su Hongmian... Fiery Policewoman Lu Yan... Pure Little Nurse Ruan Lingshan…"
Listening to Shen Anyu rattling off these names, Xia Liu sneered endlessly and said:
"Shen! What... are you showing off your women to me? Is that it? You're just a collector?"
At this point, Xia Liu felt a sharp pang in his heart.
Beautiful CEO Qin Ningbing should have been his fiancée by contract. Ruan Lingshan should have been his childhood sweetheart turned wife. And he had clearly met Su Hongmian and Lu Yan first! It was clearly him first!
Yet, they all ended up in Shen Anyu's embrace.
It was all Shen Anyu's fault!
Shen Anyu, however, shook his head. He smiled at Xia Liu with pity.
He slowly said:
"These women... and also the gentle Goddess Doctor Murong Jieyu who is currently traveling... originally had a destined connection with you."
"What???"
Listening to Shen Anyu's words, Xia Liu's pupils dilated in shock. His mouth fell agape.
These great beauties... actually had a destined connection with him? How was that possible?? How did Shen Anyu know?
Shen Anyu smiled faintly and said, acting as the narrator of a story that never happened:
"Without me, Shen Anyu, the story would have unfolded like this..."
"Xia Liu. You, the protagonist Country Divine Doctor, would enter the bustling metropolis of Modu. On your first day, you would first encounter the tsundere Young Miss Su Hongmian on the street. You would perceive her underlying illness with your Golden Eyes. And after some ambiguous and enchanting treatment involving acupuncture... you would successfully win her over."
"And that policewoman Lu Yan... because of her family's martial arts cultivation, she had hidden injuries. Like Su Hongmian, she would also be won over by you, this lecherous Divine Doctor, through 'treatment' in the interrogation room."
"As for Ruan Lingshan and Qin Ningbing... needless to say, they had a destined connection with you. Once you displayed your miraculous medical and poison skills, saving the Qin patriarch... you would naturally win over the beauties and the fortune."
"Furthermore... the Goddess Doctor Murong Jieyu, who travels the world seeking medical truths... as long as you displayed the [Shennong Nine Needles] technique... Murong Jieyu, who is passionate about medical arts and vowed to promote traditional Chinese medicine, would become your disciple. And a moving master-disciple romance would thus unfold…"
Listening to Shen Anyu's slow narration, his magnetic baritone voice echoing in the basement like a prophecy... Xia Liu was momentarily lost in thought. He began fantasizing.
Yes. It felt right.
If not for Shen Anyu... all of this could very well have happened. It felt like memories of a life stolen.
It was Xia Liu who should be surrounded by beautiful women! That was the life he yearned for! Not this utterly miserable existence, either being locked up in a detention center or, even worse, tortured in a basement.
Thinking of being surrounded by beauties like Qin Ningbing, Su Hongmian, Ruan Lingshan, and Lu Yan... Xia Liu couldn't help but drool, giggling foolishly in his delirium.
"However..."
Shen Anyu's voice cut through the fantasy.
"Now that I am here... these ultimate goddesses are not yours. They are mine."
Shen Anyu looked at the fantasizing Xia Liu with a half-smile. He slowly uttered the sentence that instantly knocked Xia Liu from heaven to Hell.
It was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head, chilling Xia Liu to the bone.
"Bastard! It's all you! Shen Anyu! Since there was me, Xia Liu... how could there be you?!"
At this moment, Xia Liu was utterly displeased. Utterly unwilling!
His Destiny Value was being plundered rapidly, directly breaking through his mental defenses. Plundering over a hundred thousand Destiny Points in one go!
Who could possibly keep it together when comparing the beautiful daily life Shen Anyu described—the life he should have had—with his current tragic plight?
Watching Xia Liu become hysterical and break down, Shen Anyu smiled and continued, delivering the final blows.
"Xia Liu... do you know why you were arrested and taken to the detention center on your first day in Modu?"
Xia Liu was startled. Then his eyes widened. He looked at Shen Anyu in disbelief, blurting out:
"It was you!"
On his first day in Modu, he was planning to show off his miraculous medical skills to Su Hongmian. But unexpectedly, he was directly arrested and taken to the detention center for practicing medicine illegally without a license. It derailed everything.
Shen Anyu nodded slightly, smiling.
"I reported you. And I also instructed the head of the relevant department not to release you. I kept you there."
"Do you still remember Wu Gui? That muscular man who shared a cell with you in the detention center? The one who made your life miserable?"
"He's my subordinate…"
Listening to Shen Anyu's narration, Xia Liu's eyes widened further and further. He was completely shocked!
So... this series of tragedies he experienced... was all orchestrated by Shen Anyu as the mastermind? From day one?
"Shen! What grudge... what enmity do you have that you would target me like this? Before we even met?!"
Xia Liu truly couldn't understand. On his first day in Modu, Shen Anyu was already messing with him? Why??
Shen Anyu smiled and stood up. He walked to the door.
"Want to know why?"
Xia Liu stared at Shen Anyu intently, craving an answer. He needed to know. Otherwise he wouldn't die in peace!
Shen Anyu leaned in, whispering.
"I won't tell you!"
"Pfft…"
As Shen Anyu's words fell, the sheer frustration caused Xia Liu to directly spit out a mouthful of old blood. His internal organs spasmed.
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xia Liu is aggrieved and displeased! Plundering +7,988 Destiny Points!]
Shen Anyu's eyes flickered with a purple glow as he looked over.
He saw Xia Liu's face pale, his breath rattling. His Destiny Value had plummeted to rock bottom. From a former two million Destiny Value... to less than twenty thousand.
The protagonist halo was gone.
"Then..." Shen Anyu said, raising his hand. "Let's deliver the final blow."
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