The Self-Redemption of the Wronged Fool [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 7

The person he contacted was none other than Wang Hao. Facing Wen Jing’s situation, although Wang Hao felt it was quite miserable, just as the other party said, he had never forgotten the humiliation Ji Wang had inflicted upon him.

“Wen Jing, you are indeed the more poisonous one; this scheme is ruthless enough. I’ve been annoyed by Ji Wang for a long time. He actually dared to speak that way about me and my mother if I don’t kill him, how am I supposed to keep my reputation?”

Wen Jing immediately nodded. “That is only natural. I believe in your connections and strength, Brother Wang.”

Although to Wen Jing, once the other party agreed, it would be impossible for them to clear their name

and he could even push the blame onto them if necessary he naturally looked down on Wang Hao, the illegitimate son. To him, Wang Hao was nothing more than a useful blade.

Wang Hao knew many people; there were plenty who were willing to take risks for money. Human life? In their eyes, it wasn’t worth a cent.

Ji Qiuchi had been staying in the company’s studio lately. They were representing the Lin Enterprise in this session of the Tiangong Jewelry Design Competition. The equipment in this studio was far superior to what was used at the school, and the finest gemstones would be delivered to their hands at the very first opportunity.

The only unfortunate thing was that upon arriving at the Lin Enterprise, Lin Ming still chose to share a studio with him.

“I’m not thinking of anything, Brother. I want to become a famous jewelry designer, and the two of us can exchange inspiration.”

“Tsk, forget it. Lin Ming, I’m telling you, you must completely forget what happened that night. There is no possibility for us.”

Lin Ming stopped speaking.

Though Lin Ming claimed it was for better communication of ideas, Ji Qiuchi had seen through him since that night. He had prepared himself for the possibility of the other party causing trouble. As a result, after being on guard for an entire day, it only seemed to make him more tired. Afterward, sharing a room with Lin Ming didn’t even make him nervous anymore; he assumed Lin Ming had become honest.

Originally, Ji Qiuchi thought Lin Ming joined the competition just to find opportunities to spend time with him, but now he discovered that Lin Ming seemed to be competing seriously. This actually made him look at him in a new light.

The Tiangong Competition, after all, was a struggle for the highest jewelry honors in the country. Lin Ming had just returned; if he could achieve results in this competition, he could truly be called a genius, which would be a good thing for his future inheritance of the Lin Enterprise.

Ji Qiuchi was prepared to make way for Lin Ming, but unexpectedly, the Lin family treated them equally, and Lin Ming always prioritized giving the best materials to him.

That fellow Lin Ming had just said he liked him, yet the way they got along seemed to have undergone no change. It felt a bit too normal, as if they had interacted this way countless times before. Clearly, Ji Qiuchi was the one who said they should act as if nothing happened, so why did it now feel as if he was the one who cared so much?

For several days in a row, Ji Qiuchi noticed that the other party was truly and earnestly working on jewelry design, conducting a large amount of data research every day. Lin Ming seemed to have his own plans this time; he only asked about some detailed techniques and mysteriously didn’t show him the entire design manuscript.

It wasn’t that Ji Qiuchi insisted on seeing it his own design was also in progress he just felt a sense of doubt regarding this overly tranquil atmosphere.

System 520: “Host, wake up. You are the one pursuing the protagonist ‘Gong,’ not the protagonist ‘Shou’ pursuing you.”

Ji Qiuchi bristled. “I know. It’s just that this is the first time I’ve encountered this kind of thing.”

As expected, a big boss like Ji Qiuchi had never been in love before… wait, the first time?

System: “Host, you?? This is your first time and you dared to take on Task Three pursuing Zhao Lingyun and then making him regret it?”

“Just because I haven’t eaten pork doesn’t mean I haven’t seen a pig run. Although I have no experience, I have seen it many times.”

System: “…”

“Anyway, if he truly likes me, then that would be taking advantage of his sincerity. I won’t do such a thing,” Ji Qiuchi said, looking toward the oblivious Lin Ming.

“There’s no choice. Whenever the Time Bureau involves these kinds of complex emotional tasks, they are always quite difficult,” the system replied.

Lin Ming seemed to perceive his gaze and turned his head at that moment. “What is it, Brother? Are you tired? Should I have someone bring up a mango platter for you?”

Ji Qiuchi shook his head. “I’m not hungry.”

Lin Ming’s eyes curved into a smile, and he went back to continue his design until someone knocked on the door and called them out.

The visitor was Zhao Lingyun. He had been busy since that day and only came to the Lin Enterprise today.

Father Lin originally thought the other party wanted to continue discussing cooperation with the Lin family. In fact, after Wen Jing did those things, the Lin family had held the Zhao family collectively responsible.

However, Zhao Lingyun was skilled at putting on an act. He indicated that his visit was not because of that matter, but rather because he wanted to be on good terms with Lin Ming and the others. He had also apologized to Ji Wang with a very sincere attitude one could say he had lowered himself to the dust.

Mother Lin originally detested him immensely, but she had to admit that he was indeed an outstanding figure among the younger generation. She raised her eyes. “Boy of the Zhao family, what are you here for?”

Zhao Lingyun said, “I know I was wrong; I was possessed by a ghost. Auntie Lin, Xiao Wang and I have been together for many years. You watched us grow up together; Xiao Wang was very happy when he was with me.”

Mentioning this gave Mother Lin a headache. Ji Wang had liked Zhao Lingyun since childhood, and everything had been fine until Lin Ming returned, at which point Zhao Lingyun suddenly went mad and did such things. After the Wen Jing incident, Mother Lin also realized she had indeed not been very good to Ji Wang; she hadn’t stepped forward to preserve Ji Wang’s dignity at that banquet.

The matter of Zhao Lingyun and Ji Wang was now a thorn in Mother Lin’s heart.

Zhao Lingyun noted her expression and reacted quickly, speaking immediately: “I haven’t been in contact with Lin Ming for long. How could I possibly like Xiao Ming? There was just some misunderstanding. I thought Xiao Wang knew his own background and deliberately conspired with his biological mother to mistreat Lin Ming, which is why I broke the engagement.”

Mother Lin understood.

“I think I am currently not qualified to ask for Xiao Wang’s hand in marriage, but we truly love each other. I beg Auntie Lin to give me another chance.”

These words were indeed spoken quite beautifully. At the very least, Mother Lin and Father Lin were satisfied. What they didn’t know was that Zhao Lingyun’s heart did not match his words.

Naturally, he wanted to marry Lin Ming. As for Ji Wang, although he felt very sorry for him, after becoming his brother-in-law, he would treat him well.

At this moment, as soon as Lin Ming and Ji Qiuchi arrived, they saw Zhao Lingyun, who wanted to invite them to an exhibition. There were many jewelry exhibitions and designs in the country, as well as various charity galas. What they were going to see today was actually the final masterpiece of a certain jadeite master; tickets for his jewelry exhibition were extremely hard to come by.

The Lin family could certainly obtain them on their own, but Zhao Lingyun stated he had tickets and had once studied under the master for a period of time, so he could take them along.

Ji Qiuchi thought of the theme for this year’s Tiangong Design Competition, which had already been confirmed to center largely on jadeite design. He looked toward Lin Ming.

Lin Ming was unhappy the moment Zhao Lingyun appeared, but he did not show it on his face because he still couldn’t be certain of Chi Chi’s thoughts regarding Zhao Lingyun. Regardless of Chi Chi’s thoughts, Lin Ming would not allow Zhao Lingyun to destroy their relationship; he had the patience to make Chi Chi like him again.

“No need, Classmate Zhao. We can get tickets ourselves,” Lin Ming said.

Zhao Lingyun also had his own arrogance. Being rejected by the other party time and again made him somewhat incensed, feeling that Lin Ming was ungrateful. However, no matter how angry he was, his face still bore a gentle appearance.

“Is Xiao Ming dissatisfied with me? I don’t intend to do anything; I just want to have a good relationship with you both.”

Lin Ming let out a laugh, a cold light flickering in his eyes. “Classmate Zhao has misunderstood. I have no such meaning; it is simply that one should not receive rewards without merit.”

Zhao Lingyun forcefully suppressed his anger into an internal injury and left.

Watching this scene, Ji Qiuchi’s mood was pleasant.

Lin Ming looked at Ji Qiuchi’s happy appearance and spoke nonchalantly, “Didn’t Xiao Wang like Zhao Lingyun very much?”

“I don’t like him,” Ji Qiuchi replied.

Hearing this, Lin Ming’s mood became very joyful, but then he sighed in his heart. He always felt that whatever led to Chi Chi’s current situation must have happened at the Time Bureau. After this mission ended, he planned to find time to visit the Time Bureau to see exactly what was going on.

Back then, he wanted to take the person away, but Chi Chi was unwilling no matter what. He had lost him for a period of time, until now, meeting once again. Naturally, Lin Ming intended to insert his soul into Ji Qiuchi after this world ended. With a soul anchor, no matter which world the other party went to, he would be able to find him and would no longer live in fear.

Ji Qiuchi had no idea that someone was watching him like a predator. The system saw it, but as a small system fresh off the production line, it couldn’t understand such strange emotions; it merely looked at Lin Ming warily.

System: “Master Host, being like this now should count as completing the goal of becoming good brothers? So, the next focus is Zhao Lingyun, right?”

Ji Qiuchi sighed. He was afraid. Although this parallel world was created by a supreme treasure and wasn’t technically the original owner’s body, the original owner didn’t know this wasn’t their own world. Their souls could see how the substitute was performing. He was afraid that if the resentment didn’t dissipate, the original owner would pass out from anger and then complain about him, causing him to go into debt and perish.

“It’s fine, Host. Your goal is only to make the original owner’s resentment dissipate. I’ll edit these details out for you. Once our Time Bureau inhabits this body, all imprints of the original owner will disappear; after all, they are essentially dead. However, others are different. The souls of the original owner’s enemies are interconnected across the two parallel worlds; the blessings and sins of this world are shared. Their evil deeds will bring retribution. The original owner likely wants to see them fall into misfortune more than anything else.”

“Alright. System, can you check Zhao Lingyun’s favorability now?”

“Naturally. It was forty during the first meeting. It suddenly soared to sixty for a moment at the bar, but dropped to fifty after the competition. Now it has stabilized at sixty. Once it reaches one hundred percent, it means the other party has fallen in love with you.” The system sighed. “It’s a long and difficult road ahead.”

“Sixty? The bar?” At this moment, he was somewhat curious. “Then what about Lin Ming’s?”

“Query failed. It cannot be checked due to unknown reasons. However, I can still check Wen Jing’s, as well as Mother Lin’s and Father Lin’s,” the system said.

Ji Qiuchi: “Theirs isn’t necessary. Wen Jing’s is undoubtedly zero without even thinking.”

“Ah, it’s negative one hundred. This means he truly wants you dead,” the system said.

Well, there were actually negative numbers.

Not long after Ji Qiuchi and Lin Ming, who relied on the Lin family to get tickets, drove out, the person hiding in the shadows made a phone call to the person on the other end of the line.

“Start moving. Your reward won’t be lacking. Furthermore, the Lin family deals in jewelry, so they are wealthy enough you understand, right?”

This person was none other than Wen Jing, whom they hadn’t seen for a long time. He had asked Wang Hao to borrow some people, but he hadn’t expected Wang Hao to say he would go as well and take action personally. Wang Hao didn’t just hate Ji Qiuchi; he also resented Lin Ming.

He replied to Wen Jing: “Oh? Finally found an opportunity. They’ve finally come out. I don’t see any bodyguards how truly negligent. Wen Jing, you come along with me too.”

The last sentence made Wen Jing freeze.

“There are risks in doing this. I won’t feel at ease if you don’t come,” Wang Hao said indifferently.

Wen Jing gnashed his teeth. “Fine.”

Wang Hao nodded with satisfaction. “By the way, Zhao Lingyun came out of their company earlier.”

“Brother Yun?”

Wen Jing couldn’t help but recall what Zhao Lingyun had said to him on the day he was expelled from school.

“Wen Jing, you are smart enough; you should know which choice is beneficial for you. After the trouble has passed, I will extricate you from your current situation. Once I am married to Lin Ming, I will make Lin Ming forgive you.”

Wen Jing let out a cold laugh. It would be best if Lin Ming and Ji Wang died together; that way, Brother Yun would have no choice. In fact, he could even frame Zhao Lingyun. Zhao Lingyun hated Ji Wang, and there was competition between the Ji and Lin families.

If it succeeded, the Lin family would surely take frantic revenge against the Zhao family. He looked forward to Zhao Lingyun falling into the dust as well and at that time, he would be the only one by his side.

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