Chapter 56: The Goddess Takes Initiative! The Divine Doctor is Stunned!
[Location: Outside Renxin Hall HQ]
Today, Qin Ningbing was dressed in her finest attire for the banquet hosted by Shen Anyu.
A sky-blue evening gown, custom-made by a master in Paris, accentuated her graceful, slender figure. The fabric flowed like water over her curves, revealing a tantalizing glimpse of her fair, swan-like neck adorned with a sparkling diamond pendant worth millions. Two ruby earrings dangled from her delicate earlobes, catching the last rays of the sun.
Radiant and exquisitely made up, she exuded nobility and beauty, complemented by her signature cool and proud demeanor. She gave off an aura of an ice queen, approachable only from a distance, not to be defiled by mortal hands.
Like a queen descending from her throne.
Xia Liu, who was huddled in the corner shadows watching this scene, was utterly dumbfounded. His mouth hung open, saliva involuntarily trickling down his chin.
"Is... is this her?" he stammered, his eyes glued to the vision of perfection. "Is this my fiancée, Qin Ningbing? The beautiful CEO of Magic City Renxin Hall Pharmaceutical Company?"
More than twenty years ago, Xia Liu's grandfather and Qin Ningbing's elders had arranged a childhood engagement. Xia Liu had heard stories, seen blurry photos, but this was his first time seeing his fiancée, Qin Ningbing, with his own eyes.
At first sight, Xia Liu was thrilled, utterly delighted! His heart pounded like a war drum.
"My wife is just too beautiful! The most beautiful in heaven and on earth! And her temperament is so noble... she's perfect!"
Xia Liu grinned foolishly, already unable to imagine how wonderful his future life would be! He pictured them walking down the aisle, her cold demeanor melting only for him, the Divine Doctor.
Under Xia Liu's fervent, almost obsessive gaze, Qin Ningbing walked towards the extended Rolls-Royce at the center of the luxurious motorcade.
"Could this luxurious motorcade be here to pick up Ningbing? As expected of my wife! Beautiful and rich, a top-tier rich and beautiful woman!"
Xia Liu was initially a bit puzzled by the extravagance, then his eyes lit up. He reasoned that the luxurious motorcade must belong to Qin Ningbing. His heart swelled with delight and greed.
"What belonged to his fiancée, Qin Ningbing, didn't that belong to him, Xia Liu? Her money is my money! Her cars are my cars!"
However, as Xia Liu watched Qin Ningbing personally reach out to open the rear door of the Rolls-Royce, his brow furrowed. He couldn't help but inwardly grumble:
"These bodyguards and drivers are too unobservant, aren't they? They're useless!"
"How could they let my wife open the car door herself? They should have their wages deducted! When I take over, I'll fire them all!"
"Wait... who is that?"
Just then, the sharp-eyed Xia Liu, from a distance, saw a figure inside the car. An exceedingly handsome young man was sitting in the back seat of the extended Rolls-Royce, looking relaxed and regal.
The next scene, however, caused Xia Liu's pupils to constrict in shock to the size of pinholes.
His noble and incomparably beautiful fiancée, Qin Ningbing, the ice queen who shouldn't even look at other men, actually leaned forward. A smile, warm and affectionate, bloomed on her face—a smile he had never seen before.
She leaned in and kissed the young man on the cheek!
Then, she naturally slipped into the car, her movements fluid and intimate, and closed the door behind her.
"No... it can't be... it can't be..."
Xia Liu's legs gave out. He slumped against the dirty wall of the alley.
"Ningbing and I have an engagement! She's my fiancée! How could she kiss another man...?"
Xia Liu's vision went black. He felt the world spin, stars dancing before his eyes. He almost fainted from the sheer shock and betrayal.
His longed-for, highly anticipated beautiful CEO fiancée of so many years... Qin Ningbing, whom he was utterly delighted with upon their first meeting... actually had another man?
And she was so proactive?? She initiated the kiss!
At this moment, Xia Liu's mentality collapsed! The fantasy he had built his entire journey on shattered into a million pieces.
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xia Liu's vision went black! Plundering +9,999 Destiny Value!]
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xia Liu's mentality collapsed! Plundering +23,333 Destiny Value!]
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xia Liu's emotional line fluctuated greatly! Plundering +66,666 Destiny Value!]
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[Location: Inside the Rolls-Royce]
Inside the extended Rolls-Royce, the exceedingly handsome young man, only slightly less attractive than the readers, was naturally Shen Anyu.
Shen Anyu received the System's prompt for plundering destiny value, and a satisfied smile flickered in his eyes. He swirled the crystal glass of champagne in his hand.
He had long noticed Xia Liu huddled in the corner shadows, disguised like a beggar. But he simply didn't care. To a dragon, does the staring of an ant matter?
"If you had stayed put in the detention center, you could have lived longer," Shen Anyu thought, amusement dancing in his gaze. "Since you broke out and are so lawless, then I, Shen Anyu, as a good Destined Villain, will have to deal with you!"
Shen Anyu sneered inwardly. He flicked his finger, and an imperceptible streak of light shot out from the car window, landing precisely on Xia Liu's collar.
The golden reward extracted earlier—the Nanometer Monitoring Robot!
It could monitor everything within a five-meter radius of the target. Although it had no offensive power, it was extremely covert; neither the perception of a Martial Arts Grandmaster nor various inspection instruments could detect it.
He had obtained a hundred of them at once. Shen Anyu had left one on each of his women and also planned to leave one on every Child of Destiny and important figure he encountered. Information was the ultimate weapon.
With this, everything about the opponent would be under Shen Anyu's watchful eye. Nowhere to hide. No secrets safe.
Bearing the title of Destined Villain, Shen Anyu could now kill Xia Liu, just as he had killed the security guard Wei Yun before. A simple order, and Xia Liu would be erased.
However, Xia Liu still had at least over a million Destiny Value left. Shen Anyu didn't want to kill the goose that laid the golden eggs. He would play with him slowly. He would drain him of every point of luck, every shred of hope, and when he was done playing... only then would he kill him!
With the nanometer monitoring robot, all of Xia Liu's movements would not escape Shen Anyu's sight!
Each Child of Destiny was like a field of leeks, harvested and plundered by Shen Anyu one by one.
As one diminished, the other grew, strengthening Shen Anyu!
When the plundering was almost complete, it would be a direct uprooting, a human annihilation!
Of course, if the opponent posed too great a threat, Shen Anyu would not hesitate to crush them directly, to prevent any unforeseen setbacks. Safety first.
This included the destined heroine; if she threatened Shen Anyu, he wouldn't care about her stunning beauty. He would eliminate her directly! Eliminate her completely!
The main focus was on being stable! A son of a thousand gold pieces does not sit beneath a collapsing wall!
Given Shen Anyu's status, in the future, why would he need to take risks? Enjoy life, look down on everything, and a casual move would suffice!
Looking at the beautiful and noble female CEO sitting beside him, Shen Anyu smiled and praised, his voice low and seductive.
"This outfit suits you; it's very beautiful. You look like a queen."
A smile graced Qin Ningbing's cool face, melting the ice. She leaned against Shen Anyu's shoulder, inhaling his scent, her soft voice emerging.
"My dear, as long as you like it."
Shen Anyu was not at all surprised by Qin Ningbing's initiative.
Qin Ningbing's personality was strong, proud, rational, calm, decisive, and ambitious. She liked to be in control.
Since she had already become Shen Anyu's woman, had her most important thing taken, and couldn't escape, then with her nature, she would adapt. She would proactively attack, attempting to take down Shen Anyu in return and become his primary wife.
Shen Anyu, in terms of family background, appearance, and ability, perfectly met Qin Ningbing's criteria for a partner. He was the only man who could match her.
Of course, this was also because Qin Ningbing's current favorability was as high as 86. Otherwise, Qin Ningbing would have been more likely to perish with Shen Anyu, even if she couldn't achieve it. She had her pride and did not fear death.
Had Shen Anyu not helped her clear out the second largest shareholder Wang Hai, exposed the traitor Divine Doctor Lu, quickly resolved the Ginseng Nourishing Heart Pill issue in three minutes, completely won the bet, and also touched her heart with the love-pledging piano piece... demonstrating almost omnipotent talent and aptitude that conquered her... then Qin Ningbing would rather die than submit to Shen Anyu.
As for why Qin Ningbing was not assertive in front of Shen Anyu now? It was because Shen Anyu had previously shown himself to be far more assertive than her. Qin Ningbing was a smart woman and knew she couldn't compete with Shen Anyu in dominance.
But refined steel can be turned into soft silk; gentleness, in fact, is also a powerful force.
At this moment, Qin Ningbing, in front of Shen Anyu, humbled herself and was utterly gentle. This was another form of proactive attack—the honey trap.
However, wanting to be Shen Anyu's primary wife?
Shen Anyu chuckled inwardly. Was he the kind of person who would abandon a whole forest for one tree?
He wouldn't say this either. He would just dangle a carrot, letting Qin Ningbing and the other women compete healthily. Wasn't that better?
The one who benefited was Shen Anyu himself!
"Let's go," Shen Anyu calmly ordered.
The luxurious motorcade slowly drove towards the Riverside Luxury Mansion, gliding through the streets of Modu like a school of sharks.
And the unwilling Xia Liu followed closely behind.
With his speed as an Innate master, fast as a galloping horse, and the motorcade's unhurried pace through traffic, he could keep up. He ran along the sidewalks, ignoring the strange looks, his eyes fixed on the Rolls-Royce.
Shen Anyu had not closed the car window. He left it open on purpose.
Xia Liu ran alongside, panting, his heart bleeding.
He could see the intimacy between his fiancée Qin Ningbing and Shen Anyu through the window. He saw her head on his shoulder. He saw her hand on his chest.
His eyes split with rage, his face contorted into a mask of pure hatred.
"Ningbing! How could you actively embrace him?!"
"Ningbing, no! Don't! What are you doing sitting on him?!"
"Beast! You beast, how dare your hand touch her there?!"