After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety
Chapter 696 - 686: Making a Deal with the Devil

Chapter 696: Chapter 686: Making a Deal with the Devil

In the hospital ward.

Zhang Nachuan was about to be discharged after his check-up showed no issues, and Zhang Anfeng and Lin Yi hurried over to see the old man off.

Thinking of their son who was still bedridden in the hospital, unable to get up, Lin Yi stepped forward, "Dad, before you leave, would you like to see little Zhou? The child already knows he was wrong. If he could get out of bed, he would have already come to apologize and beg for your forgiveness."

Zhang Nachuan paused for a moment, glanced at Lin Yi’s bloodshot eyes, not to mention the stubble on his eldest son’s face, yet he still wouldn’t relent, "This little brat is a victim of his own folly. Now he’s even daring to pull a knife on people. Such a grown-up yet so reckless with no understanding at all. And you want this old man to go see him? You better ask him first where he gets the nerve!"

He then pointed at Zhang Anfeng and Lin Yi’s noses, "I don’t know what kind of parents you are. You’ve sunk all your thoughts into making money. Did I wrong you? You can’t even teach two children properly. Tell me, what else can you do?"

With a series of sharp and stern reprimands, especially with Xu Ling’an and Zhang Ye standing nearby, the couple’s faces turned red with embarrassment.

Zhang Anfeng couldn’t help but glare at his wife, knowing fully well that the old man landed in the hospital from being angered by their son; she really knows how to hit a sore spot!

Lin Yi’s eyes reddened with grievance from the glare. She thought if the old man could see his grandson’s pitiful state, his heart might soften a bit.

Little did she expect to be directly scolded like this!

Zhang Anfeng braced himself and held onto his father’s arm, "Dad, if you don’t want to see him, then don’t. Let me help you out."

Zhang Nachuan pulled his hand back, "No need, I’m fine on my own, I don’t need your support."

The couple shamelessly followed behind him.

Lin Yi looked up at Xu Ling’an, remembering her husband’s idea yesterday to win this girl over, quickly put on a kindly smile, "An’an, you’ve worked hard taking care of Dad these past few days, I see your face looks a bit thin. My restaurant just launched some medicinal cuisines, when you have time, come along with your grandpa to try it and nourish your body!"

Xu Ling’an almost felt like rubbing her arms to brush away the goosebumps from being stared at.

Yesterday it was Zhang Anfeng, today it’s Lin Yi, making her feel uneasy inside.

Originally hesitating whether to share Zhang Anfeng’s odd behaviors with her sister, now seeing both husband and wife like this, she decided she must tell her when she gets home.

The group passed by the door of Zhang Lingzhou’s ward, Zhang Nachuan’s footsteps barely pausing before he gritted his teeth and moved on.

The granddaughter who had gone in was left with little hope, and he didn’t plan to acknowledge the younger son, born to his eldest son’s mistress, raised outside of his family.

He just hoped that through this incident, Lingzhou, this wretched boy, would learn a serious lesson.

Even if he lost a kidney, as long as he reformed, there was still hope for redemption.

But just a wall away, Zhang Lingzhou was unaware of the hopes his grandfather had as he passed by outside.

Taking advantage of the moment his parents and the nurse were out of the room, he struggles to pick up the phone from under his pillow, scrolling down to a pitch-black avatar in his contacts, and types: [Are you there?]

As soon as the message was sent successfully, a pre-set automated reply came back.

[If you ask, I’m not here, don’t ramble, just get to the point. Remember to check the price list, inquiries come with a fee.]

Zhang Lingzhou pursed his lips and opened the price list below.

One look and it screamed ’criminal’!

This is someone he added quite by chance while hanging out with a motorcycle gang abroad during his study years. .com

Before this, he never thought he would find himself actively seeking out this person one day.

[I need you to take care of someone for me, in the Imperial City of Hua State, Jiang Lingxi.]

After sending the message, the black avatar flickered, and he watched as the name he just sent turned into ’***’, causing his heart to clench tightly. freeNovelFire

Now, he was making a pact with the devil, a mix of fear and a thrill ran through him.

[What result do you want? Death, serious injury, or specific body parts? Different demands come with different prices, think it over before replying.]

Zhang Lingzhou’s hand shook as he held the phone; he took a deep breath to calm down, opened the price list to review again, and thought about his remaining assets, brewing internally for a moment.

[I want her face ruined!]

[Tsk, just checked, she’s a celebrity. To ruin her face would be more tormenting than death, you’re quite ruthless, huh.]

Zhang Lingzhou coldly chuckled, that’s exactly the result he wanted.

[I can make a payment now, how soon can you get it done?]

He undoubtedly had to spend the New Year in the hospital, how can Jiang Lingxi still enjoy her New Year!

[With money, anything is negotiable. You can make a down payment now, and I will promptly send someone over to find an opportunity to make a move.]

Seeing the payment window suddenly pop up on his phone screen, Zhang Lingzhou, gritting his teeth against the flesh pain, entered the amount and hit pay.

[Pleasure doing business, make sure to give a good review upon completion!]

Zhang Lingzhou: "..."

Next, he watched as the chat content from earlier vanished in reverse order, like a time rewind. freeNovelFire

Even the price list that he saved separately prompted ’image corrupted’ when he tried to view it again.

After a transaction lasting merely a few minutes, putting down the phone, he realized he was drenched in cold sweat.

Only with genuine contact did he understand the vast powers his counterpart possessed.

Such a mighty existence could destroy Jiang Lingxi’s face easily, couldn’t it!

*

"Alright, scheduled the car commercial shoot for the day after tomorrow. The agenda is a morning in the built studio, and the afternoon for an outdoor scene. There’s also a short driving scene, which you should be okay with by now. Plus, this scene has no lines or script, it’s simple."

Jiang Lingxi sat cross-legged on the bed, nodding to the phone screen.

"Then the day after tomorrow morning, I’ll take Zhengzheng and the others to Xiyuan to pick you up. Get some rest, don’t stay up these days."

Jiang Lingxi agreed and hung up the video call, turning back to talk to Shen Yunqing as her phone rang again.

Seeing it was Xu Ling’an, she pressed to answer.

"Still awake?"

"Sister, you’re not asleep either. I just got back from taking grandpa for discharge and settled down at home."

"Is the old man okay?"

"Yeah, the doctor said grandpa’s in fairly good health, just needs proper recovery. Sister, I feel like Zhang Anfeng and Lin Yi seem a bit off."

Jiang Lingxi adjusted her initially relaxed posture, "What do you mean?"

"They suddenly became friendly towards me in front of grandpa, but I can tell it’s just a front. Still, it feels weird and creepy, like they’re secretly plotting something."

Looking at the troubled expression of the young girl, Jiang Lingxi nodded in agreement with her speculation, "Your concern isn’t unfounded; unusual actions must have an underlying reason. They definitely have a purpose for doing this. Since you’re on break and not going to school, why not come stay with me? They wouldn’t dare come near me."

Unless all the lessons they learned from me before were in vain.

"Helping big sis as an assistant? Sure, sure, I’ll report tomorrow!"

"No rush, you stayed in the hospital for several days. Take a day to rest, then come over the day after tomorrow. I’ve got a car commercial shoot the day after tomorrow, and you can tag along for some joyrides."

"Okay, okay, it’s a deal then."

Shen Yunqing sat beside, waiting for Jiang Lingxi to end the video call before speaking, "Zhang Nachuan’s eldest causing trouble again?"

"Yeah, don’t know what he’s scheming this time, but they’re targeting An’an again." Jiang Lingxi touched the Buddha beads on her wrist, her eyes flashing coldly, "I thought that after so much time, they’d finally behave. Looks like I need to find an opportunity to completely resolve this family, otherwise, they’re like flies continuously buzzing, quite bothersome."

Her choice to wear the Buddha beads doesn’t mean her temper softened to let things slide easily.

Should they cross her again, even old Zhang pleading wouldn’t help!