Transmigrated into the body of a villain, I became my sister's savior.

Xia Tingwan pretended to be afraid as she stared at the floor, pondering how she should pass on a message to Lin Jianshen.

Seeing her conflicted expression, Xia Wenshan emphasized again, "You probably don't quite understand our family's situation."

"To be honest, crushing him would be as easy as crushing a bug on the ground."

Xia Wenshan rubbed his feet on the clean floor as if there really was a bug under his feet.

"For example, I could send him to a mental hospital and then let him die quietly there."

Xia Tingwan had heard about this.

In recent years, a certain place has locked up all the petitioners in a mental hospital.

The number of mental hospitals in that region far exceeded the necessary limit, and the central government later sent a special team to investigate.

She lowered her head, blinked, and concealed the murderous intent that flashed in her eyes.

At that moment, she had made up her mind to kill Xia Wenshan.

After a few seconds of calming down, when she looked up again, her eyes and tone had returned to normal.

"Then what do you want me to do?"

Xia Wenshan looked at her and said, "To be honest, you are the best raised and the most beautiful of all my daughters."

"You have great value in marriage alliances."

"Come back to the capital with me, and I will choose a suitable marriage partner for you."

Xia Tingwan asked, "If I go back with you, will he be alright?"

Xia Wenshan said, "It seems he is indeed very important to you... I like people with weaknesses."

"I can promise you he'll be fine, provided he stops bothering you."

"And you must sever all ties with him to avoid misunderstandings with your future husband's family."

Xia Tingwan then asked, "What era are we living in? Is it reasonable to still have arranged marriages?"

Xia Wenshan said, "Throughout history, marriage alliances or political alliances have always been one of the fastest and most effective ways to win over people."

"But don't worry, no matter what, the family you marry into will definitely be a powerful and wealthy one, a place that ordinary people would never be able to get into even if they tried their hardest."

"Ha, a 120-square-meter apartment is only good enough for a walk-in closet. You'll see the benefits of marrying into a wealthy family later."

Xia Tingwan lowered her head and remained silent.

Xia Wenshan said, "I am a civilized person and I like to persuade others to cooperate with me."

"You'd better listen to me."

Xia Tingwan looked up, a sweet smile already on her face: "Of course I'll be obedient."

"I'll go back with you, but I need to pack some things and take some luggage with me."

Xia Wenshan shook his head: "There's no need. If you want anything over there, just have the butler prepare it for you."

Xia Tingwan pointed at the computer and said, "Then I can back up my data to the cloud drive, right?"

"This is the culmination of my hard work over the past few years; it would be a real shame to lose it."

Seeing that Xia Tingwan was willing to listen, Xia Wenshan also took a step back: "After you upload, come with us. Don't wait until the progress bar is finished."

Xia Tingwan nodded: "Okay."

She walked to the computer, dragging something with the mouse in one hand and typing rapidly on the keyboard with the other, seemingly entering a password.

A bodyguard stepped forward to keep an eye on things.

Xia Tingwan glared at him: "Hey, there are my private photos in here, do you want to see them too?"

"Is there any respect for the future Miss?"

The bodyguard looked at Xia Wenshan.

Just as Xia Wenshan was about to nod, Xia Tingwan said again, "Alright, that's all for now."

"I mainly set access passwords for some photos, otherwise it would be faster."

She stood up and said, "Oh, right, actually my relationship with him isn't that good."

"You know my situation. My mother died, and I'm living under his roof. I eat, drink, and use his things, so of course I have to appease him on the surface."

"He knew this too, so he once said that he would set me free as long as I earned a million for him."

Xia Wenshan said, "Oh? Is that so?"

Xia Tingwan said, "You don't believe me?"

"I even gave him an IOU, wait a minute."

Xia Tingwan returned to her bedroom, took out a note, and handed it to Xia Wenshan.

The bodyguard with the briefcase stepped forward to take it, but Xia Wenshan waved his hand: "We're all family, relax."

He took the note.

The note read: "Xia Tingwan owes Lin Jianshen one million yuan, and can only leave after the debt is paid off."

The paper and handwriting are clearly from several years ago.

Xia Tingwan entered and left the room within his sight the entire time, so it was impossible for it to be a temporary fabrication.

Xia Wenshan sighed, "I never imagined that a mere million could trap my daughter."

Xia Tingwan asked, "Dad, could you give me a million yuan? I'll transfer the money to him, and we'll be even."

For Xia Wenshan, anything that can be solved with money is no problem.

Besides, Xia Tingwan called him "Dad".

Xia Tingwan's attitude was good, and Xia Wenshan was also willing to be a little gentler.

He nodded: "Okay, but you have to come back to the capital with me first."

"I'll give you one million as soon as you land."

Xia Tingwan nodded and said, "Okay."

"Let's go then."

On the cruise ship.

Ding Yonghua jogged through the corridor and found Lin Jianshen in the restaurant.

Lin Jianshen sat by the window, wearing a white shirt, with a glass of juice in front of him.

He was looking out the window at the sea.

A coin flipped rapidly on the back of his right hand, moving with remarkable agility.

Ding Yonghua stood in front of the table, a fawning smile plastered on his face.

"Brother Biao," he lowered his voice, "I've already taken care of things with Jinli on Zhu Lin's side."

"Could you please give me a break from my debt?"

Zhu Lin is a big star who is actually married, but he hides it very well and presents himself as single to the public.

This way, you can go on dates with your fans at karaoke.

In the industry, some people refer to this practice as "selecting concubines."

These fans not only have to be beautiful, but they also have to have spent a lot of money on him in order to get the chance to meet him.

Once inside the KTV, he would use sweet talk to deceive them, and even brainwash his fans.

So much so that those fans are often willing to do so.

Some of the fans are even minors.

In primitive societies, humans needed to gather around the strong to increase their chances of survival, so people often have a tendency to admire the strong.

But to exploit other people's admiration for the strong and the halo effect to do such a thing.

That's definitely scum.

So, with Ding Yonghua's help, he became Lin Jianshen's sucker.

To say that Zhu Lin has been won over means that this person is completely addicted.

Just like those fattened pigs in a pig slaughtering scam, how much oil they want to extract depends entirely on their mood.

Ding Yonghua tapped a cigarette out of the cigarette box, then took out a lighter and bent down to light it for Lin Jianshen.

Lin Jianshen waved his hand.

"I don't smoke."

Ding Yonghua sheepishly put away the cigarette pack, continuing with a forced smile, "Brother Biao, those two companies of mine are still useful; they can still make money. Could you let me keep them a little longer?"

Lin Jianshen asked, "How's the process of having you issue a statement admitting to slandering Zhong Ran?"

Ding Yonghua nodded repeatedly: "It's done, it's done. You've been on the ship these past few days and haven't been paying much attention to what's happening outside, so you might not be aware of it."

"Ms. Chung, as a victim, has gained a lot of sympathy, and her public image has been reversed."

"Moreover, the online movie she starred in with you became a huge hit, and she's starting to make a comeback."

Lin Jianshen patted him on the shoulder: "You've done a really good job with the work these past few days."

"I'm not an unreasonable person. I'll give you two months' grace period to pay your gambling debts."

Ding Yonghua was overjoyed: "Thank you, Brother Biao."

He bowed and scraped, saying, "Brother Biao, then I won't bother you any longer. Please continue with your work."

Lin Jianshen nodded.

A few hours later, Sun Jian found Jin Li: "Where's Biaozi? I haven't seen him, and I can't get through to him on the phone."

Jin Li, who had been gambling with Zhu Lin all day, was leaning against the railing enjoying the breeze when he heard this and turned around: "Brother Biao has gone back to Donghai."

Sun Jian asked in surprise, "So eager?"

"Damn, Biaozi's thinking is really something else. Some people in the entertainment industry are rich and like to play these games, so they're easy to control."

"I've been getting a lot of big orders lately, and I even said I'd treat him to dinner."

Jin Li said, "Brother Biao said that if you want to treat him to a meal, you should wait until he comes to the ship next time."

"He needs to go back now, or he'll suffer."