NOVEL NEXT Chapter 16:
Chapter 16:
Lu Lian was completely stunned.
Unlike Li Ruo, who was called out from the beginning, or Bai Xin and the CEO of Zheng Group, who watched Lin Liang’s videos with certain motives, Lu Lian had always viewed Lin Liang’s videos purely for entertainment. So, her shock was the strongest among all the female leads.
However… Lu Lian adjusted quickly! She wasn’t even particularly angry about Lin Liang’s disparagement of her intelligence. Although Lin Liang didn’t give her a full introduction in this video and only mentioned her in passing, planning to save the sharp critique for the next episode, just from Lin Liang’s casual remarks, you could already get a good sense of her personality.
“Rebellious” was one way to describe Lu Lian. She wasn’t like the typical young ladies from prominent families. She didn’t care for luxury handbags, makeup, or social events. But her rebellion wasn’t like that of the spoiled sons of the elite either.
From Lin Liang’s words, it was clear that this young lady rarely visited bars. She wasn’t into drinking, clubbing, racing, or flaunting wealth. Lu Lian, being the youngest daughter of the head of the Lu family, was somewhat of a mystery within the circle of second-generation elites in Jiang City. She barely socialized and rarely attended lavish parties or events. She didn’t follow her family’s plans much either. Her only apparent hobbies were playing video games and watching videos in her room. In short, she was quite the homebody.
Yet, unlike most introverts, she wasn’t shy or soft-spoken. Quite the opposite—anyone who interacted with her would often feel burned by her sharp tongue. Even in her own family, not even the old master of the Lu family had much control over her.
So when this fiery young woman heard Lin Liang’s “spoilers” about her, her initial reaction was disbelief, but she didn’t react with the same resistance as Li Ruo. Instead, she found herself intrigued.
“This girl, falling for Long Haotian? What a joke!”
“Sure, I do like strong men, but Long Haotian? He’s just some brainless idiot…”
“How boring!” Lu Lian pondered.
Within moments, she had already accepted the fact that she was one of the “female leads.” And soon after, her mind began racing with… interesting ideas!
For example…
Now that she knew the plot, although she couldn’t reveal that she had watched the video or tell others about the future events, could she still influence the plot? Unlike the CEO of Zheng Group, who was testing things cautiously, Lu Lian wasn’t one for subtlety. She immediately began plotting how to handle the upcoming events mentioned.
“The bar scene is happening this weekend…” Lu Lian mused, stroking her chin.
In the original plot, her appearance at the bar seemed to be as a mere bystander. But… what if she didn’t show up? Or what if she showed up in disguise, not as the Lu family’s eldest daughter? Even if nothing major changed, watching Lin Liang scramble around looking for her would definitely be amusing!
As for the Lu family and Lin family’s impending arranged marriage, which hadn’t been mentioned yet in the story… Lu Lian’s lips curled into a mischievous smile.
“You said I’d reject you, that I wouldn’t be interested…”
“Well, what if I pretend to be completely smitten, head-over-heels for you? I could say I’m determined to marry you no matter what!”
“I’d love to see how you, Young Master Lin, handle that!”
“Try and find a way to stop this engagement if you dare!”
Just imagining that scene had Lu Lian nearly laughing out loud.
“Calling me an idiotic fangirl? Hmph!”
Although she wasn’t genuinely upset about Lin Liang’s insults—after all, her personality was rather odd—Lu Lian wasn’t entirely indifferent either.
“With all that bossy swagger of yours, it would be quite something if I made you fall in love with me and chase after me!”
“When that happens, I’ll call you the brainless fangirl!”
Grinning mischievously, Lu Lian made up her mind.
When she got a chance to interact with Lin Liang… she would make sure to flirt with him like crazy!
Meanwhile, as Lu Lian solidified her plans, Lin Liang suddenly felt a shiver down his spine while finishing his late-night snack.
“What’s going on?”
“Why do I suddenly feel so cold?”
Suspicious, he glanced at the window—it wasn’t open.
Pondering for a moment, he could only come up with one explanation.
“Could it be… Long Haotian is cursing me?”
“As expected of the ‘Son of Destiny,’ the protagonist of this novel!”
“Opposing him certainly makes one feel uneasy.”
Lin Liang sighed, although he didn’t seem particularly uneasy at all.
After finishing his meal and lying down on his bed, Lin Liang opened the system’s interface to check the emotional points he had accumulated for the day.
When the system loaded, Lin Liang was shocked.
“What the… 4,500!”
“Did I really do that good of a job on this video?”
He sank into deep thought, unable to comprehend how he had gained so many points.
What he didn’t know was that the previous video’s emotional points had mostly come from Li Ruo alone. This time, all four women had been influenced to varying degrees…
A fourfold increase in emotional points was only natural!