Villain: He humiliated the protagonist's sister, but she fell in love with him.

Seeing Su Yuqing's gritted teeth expression, Ye Mengyao asked curiously:

"Yuqing, what's wrong?"

"Hmph, let me tell you, Lin Ba is a big bad guy..."

Su Yuqing complained incessantly to the two women, constantly showing them photos on her phone screen.

But what she didn't notice was...

At first, Ye Mengyao and Wen Ningyue nodded in agreement, appearing to be of one mind with the enemy.

But then, the living room door was suddenly pushed open a crack.

Wen Ningyue caught a glimpse of the familiar figure at the door and gently poked Ye Mengyao's hand with her fingertip.

Ye Mengyao subconsciously looked up, and the moment her gaze met the pair of seemingly smiling eyes behind the door, she instantly sat up straight like a good child.

The two exchanged a glance, seemingly trying to give Su Yuqing, who was still talking non-stop, a signal.

But after noticing Lin Ba's warning look, they didn't dare to utter a single word.

He could only watch helplessly as Su Yuqing continued to output her own output.

"Don't you think he's gone too far!"

Su Yuqing finally finished speaking, took a big gulp of water from her cup, and noticed that the two listeners had strange expressions.

One was suppressing a laugh, while the other avoided eye contact.

She frowned, her tone displeased:

"What's with those looks on your faces? Aren't you going to help me scold him?"

Wen Ningyue finally couldn't hold back any longer. The corners of her mouth turned up wildly, and she pointed her finger behind her.

Su Yuqing seemed to realize something, her body stiffened, and she slowly turned her head away.

Just then, she saw Lin Ba standing behind her with his arms crossed, looking at her with great interest.

Su Yuqing felt like the sky had fallen.

"Damn it, when did he get back?"

"And then there are those two traitors, Wen Ningyue and Ye Mengyao! They didn't even tell me! They just watched me make a fool of myself, didn't they...?"

Even though Su Yuqing was inwardly cursing, she still forced a calm expression and managed a smile:

"Huh? You're back! You...you didn't hear anything, right?"

Lin Ba chuckled lightly, a playful smile playing on his lips:

What do you think?

"Su Yuqing, Su Yuqing, you're actually talking about me like this behind my back. Looks like I need to teach you a lesson!"

After he finished speaking, he reached out and grabbed Su Yuqing.

Su Yuqing instinctively tried to shrink back behind the sofa, but it was too late.

Lin Ba bent down, put one arm around her knees, and used the other hand to support her back, gently lifting her up in his arms.

Su Yuqing made a symbolic struggle twice, and after realizing that there was no possibility of breaking free, she simply gave up resisting.

She buried her head in Lin Ba's arms, her face flushed, and whispered:

"Put me down...there are people watching..."

"Hehe, I think you've been 'doing it' again."

Lin Ba ignored him and turned to step onto the stairs leading to the second floor.

Ye Mengyao and Wen Ningyue were left in the living room, exchanging a glance.

They both saw a hint of schadenfreude in each other's eyes.

But at the same time, there was also a hint of envy?

......

Lin Ba leaned against the headboard, lazily scrolling through Douyang short videos.

A video scrolled across my screen, showing two oddballs squatting in the middle of a highway cooking instant noodles, with steam billowing out and a traffic jam stretching for hundreds of meters.

He smiled and was about to swipe away.

But a name that appeared in the video made his thumb stop.

Dragon King!

He took a second look and carefully examined the man known as the "Dragon King".

Tank top, baggy shorts, flip-flops.

This style of dressing perfectly suits this type of protagonist!

Lin Ba examined it for a few more moments, then took a screenshot and sent it to the Dark Guard group.

"@Everyone, look up this person and who his wife is."

"receive!"

The secret guards were as efficient as ever.

The information was sent back in less than the time it takes to eat a meal.

Xiao Bufan, a son-in-law of the Liu family, has been married into the family for almost three years, but he is treated worse than a dog in the Liu family.

Lin Ba's gaze precisely locked onto one of the lines.

His wife, Liu Ruoyan, has never shown any affection in public during their nearly three years of marriage.

really.

He lived as a live-in son-in-law for three years and was ridiculed by everyone around him.

Then, when the three-year period was up, the Dragon King's identity was restored, giving a resounding slap in the face to everyone who had looked down on him, making them all deeply regret their actions...

Classic, so classic.

However, now that Lin Ba has his eye on him, he probably won't have that chance to slap his face anymore.

As Lin Ba continued scrolling down, he discovered that the Liu family was a vassal state dependent on the Lin family.

To put it bluntly, they're the kind of people who follow the Lin family around and get nothing in return.

A slow smile crept onto his lips; he had already devised a way to get Liu Ruoyan to come to him.

Exiting the profile page, he dialed his father's number:

"Dad, I need to discuss something with you... Let's cut off our family's support for the Liu family for now."

"Okay, whatever you say."

Although Lin's father was somewhat surprised, he didn't ask any further questions and instead hung up the phone decisively.

Lin Ba hung up the phone and then instructed his bodyguards to keep an eye on Liu Ruoyan's account, making sure to inform him immediately if a large sum of money was transferred in.

After finishing, he put his phone on the bedside table, leaned back on his pillow, and patted Su Yuqing's head.

"Hiss~"

He looked at the ceiling and smiled with satisfaction.

If nothing unexpected happens, it won't be long before Liu Ruoyan comes knocking on my door...

Linhai University, faculty dormitory building.

Gu Zhiqi was carrying a trash bag downstairs to the cafeteria when she bumped into Su Shushuang coming out.

She glanced at the other person, her tone clearly showing surprise:

"Instructor Su, your dark circles are really bad! Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Su Shushuang rubbed her temples, her voice sounding somewhat tired:

"Yeah, there was thunder last night, and I'm always afraid of that, so I didn't sleep well. And..."

She paused, as if hesitating whether she should speak.

"And there seems to be a constant vibration from the bed upstairs. That must be you upstairs, Professor Gu. Were you alright last night?"

Gu Zhi Qiu's face flushed almost visibly. She quickly cleared her throat, her tone feigning composure:

"Cough cough, it's nothing serious. I was also woken up by thunder, and then I found a mouse running around the room. Later it got into bed... so I spent the whole night chasing the mouse. The noise you heard was probably the sound of me chasing the mouse."

Su Shushuang nodded thoughtfully:

"I see. Did you catch the mouse? Do you need my help?"

Gu Zhi Qiu coughed twice and quickly waved his hand:

"No need, no need, it was already taken care of last night, once and for all."

Su Shushuang didn't ask any more questions. Seeing the other person leave, she pressed for an answer:

"That's good. By the way, are you going to eat? Want to come along?"

Gu Zhi Qiu breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that the other party believed him.

After all, it would be quite embarrassing if this kind of thing were discovered.

Remembering that she had originally planned to go out for a meal anyway, she nodded.

"Okay, let's go."

After all, if Lin Ba wasn't around, it would be easier for her to just go to the cafeteria to eat by herself.

The two walked side by side toward the cafeteria...