"But they didn't seem to do anything extraordinary. They just gave me something like a voice recorder and left."
"Who knows what was in that recorder! When I was packing my things, the old man refused to let me touch it! As a result, he lost control of his condition soon after, and he died suddenly...and I heard the doctor said that the patient should be rescued
By that time, I had lost my will to live!”
"The old woman was already suffering a huge blow after she took over the old man's relics. Who knew that she would be followed in one night... Hey, I heard that their granddaughters were responsible for the medical expenses of both of them. As a result, both the front and back were in trouble.
They're all gone, poor girl, she didn't even get to see her for the last time!"
"Oh, stop talking! I haven't seen that recorder until now! Maybe it's an evil object attached to something dirty!"
Lin Ling couldn't hear what was behind it, and the whole world became dim and narrow. She suddenly felt that she was the only one left in the world, and all the hustle and bustle had nothing to do with her——
She was certain that it was definitely someone sent by Luo Fanglan, and the content in that recording pen was definitely the audio in the USB flash drive!
The video of her with a changed face is not authentic, but her voice will definitely not be heard wrong by her grandparents...
That's right, instead of making it known to the public, she used this fact to harm the two people she loved most... and achieved excellent results!
Lin Ling's grandparents may have thought that something bad had happened to her after hearing the audio content, and then they would be too sad...
When the most filial and sensible granddaughter encounters something like this, how can any grandparent be calm? What's more, the people who sent the recording pen said it was Lin Ling's relic...
Lin Ling, who had almost died once, was now gnashing her teeth, her eyes were red, and all she could think of was the murderous intention towards that bitch.
What a great trick! And if she wanted to conceal what happened to her, the recorder, which was the key evidence, would not be used as evidence in court.
"Miss Lin Ling."
The man's warm and steady voice sounded from behind. Lin Ling, who was kneeling on the ground, turned her head. Gui Ming was wearing a black tunic suit with golden lace embroidered on the collar. He was grand and noble. He looked tall and handsome with a hint of mystery.
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Many of the women around them picked up their mobile phones and gathered together to whisper with their faces slightly red.
"It's so handsome! It's rare to see someone look so handsome in a Chinese tunic suit!"
"Ah ah ah he looked in my direction!"
"Nonsense he's looking at me!"
Gui Ming showed a modest and polite smile to these women who were pointing the camera at him, which caused another scream. He stretched out his hand towards Lin Ling——
"Let's go, I have something to give you."
The discussion started again, and Lin Ling looked at Gui Ming in a daze - still as indifferent and calm as when they first met.
It's just that she is no longer the Lin Ling she used to be.
"Who is that one wearing a mask? It looks like there are scars on his face!"
"You must be scared to cover it up, right? How does such a guy know such a handsome little brother?"
They did not suppress their voices, so Lin Ling clearly heard the taunts word for word. She felt sad and hated Luo Fanglan even more for ruining her appearance.
She stood up calmly and held Gui Ming's hand, holding his slender arm, pretending to be intimate.
Gui Ming immediately understood Lin Ling's intention, and the alienation between his eyebrows flashed past. The two of them looked very familiar and walked out of the hospital door bathed in the envious and jealous gazes of everyone.
Lin Ling glanced at the hospital corridor from a distance where the bodies were still being processed. The murderous intent in her eyes was so thick that it seemed like water could drip from her eyes.
Do you think that you can trample her completely under your feet? Dreaming!
Dogs will jump over walls when they are anxious... What's more, what about people who have been cornered?
The black wind man led Lin Ling to a luxurious and low-key private restaurant. Lin Ling had heard of the reputation of this place when it was a hit. The food and environment were both top-notch. It was not an exaggeration to go straight to Michelin.
But the chef's temper is also very strange. If you don't have good luck, you won't even be able to get in. But even so, all kinds of gourmets come to visit every day carrying huge sums of money, just to taste the delicacies.
Not only did Gui Ming come in unimpeded, the waiters inside were even more respectful, as if his presence made the whole restaurant shine.
He found the most secluded private room and sat down. Gui Ming ordered a table of delicious food. When he saw Lin Ling's strange and searching gaze, he laughed out loud——
"The chef here has been friends with our cook for many years, so I won't be hindered when I come to visit."
After saying that, she skillfully ordered a cup of tea, and the fragrant tea fragrance spread, making Lin Ling's nerves relax after she had not rested for a long time.
At this moment, she didn't even want to ask what the thing Gui Ming gave her was, and whether it was really just to give her something, rather than... to charge for the plastic surgery.
Now she truly has nothing. If there is anything left to pay for it, I'm afraid this is the only life left. But she doesn't want to die yet! She hasn't taken revenge yet! Luo Fanglan must pay the price! Otherwise, she still has to pay the price.
Her grandparents would never rest in peace even if they were ghosts!
Gui Ming took a sip of tea, saw the rough and dim light in Lin Ling's eyes, and gently put down the tea cup.
"Don't worry, I'm not here to collect the contract price this time," he said, taking out a recording pen from the pocket of his tunic suit. "This is what Lin Ling sent to give to the two deceased people."
When Lin Ling saw the recording pen, her pupils shrank suddenly.
"How did you get..."
She thought of the most impossible possibility——
"Is it you?!"
The smile on Gui Ming's face faded instantly. He seemed easy-going, but the matter involved life and death, and he was not allowed to joke.
"It's not me. You should know very well who the mastermind behind this incident is."
Lin Ling clenched her hands tightly, took a deep breath, and looked at the recording pen that had destroyed her last cherished place. The murderous intent in her eyes was like an unsheathed sword.
"Yes, of course I know who did it," his eyes were full of determination and exploration, "but why did this thing come into your hands?"
"According to my master's order, she doesn't like outsiders to interfere in the chess game. Although you have very few chips left in your hands, you are still one of the master's contractors. If you leave it alone, she still can't do it. Besides, this thing falls to
It’s something you don’t want to see in the hands of the police, right?”
Gui Ming tapped the tea cup rhythmically with one hand, and the coldness on his face first appeared, making people feel cold all over his body.
"This time the woman named Luo Fanglan went too far. Your fate has changed because of us, but this change should not be influenced by a mere mortal, let alone because of the actions of my master.
Directly causing the contractor to fall into misfortune."
The sinister look in the man's eyes was more threatening than the murderous intent in Lin Ling's eyes. It was as if the nature from deep in his soul was exposed in broad daylight, which made Lin Ling feel cold all over.
But that hint of sinisterness only disappeared for a moment, and Gui Ming returned to his calm and dignified appearance at the moment when Lin Ling was stunned.
"You don't need to know how I got this pen. You just need to understand that we will neither interfere with your experience nor be biased towards the person who harmed you. The price my master needs - has arrived.
She will come forward in person when she really needs to pay. Since it is me who appears in front of you now, there is no need to worry."
As if he knew Lin Ling's deepest thoughts, he added -
"I believe the price you have to pay is definitely not your life, so you don't have to be so timid~"
The last note was filled with the pleasure of exposing the pretense, and Lin Ling was embarrassed for a while, but also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Since it's not my life, I don't have anything else that I can give you now..."
"Miss Lin Ling, do you know the true meaning of the contract between my master and you?"
"No, you just give me a good appearance, and then I have to hand over my most important thing..."
Lin Ling looked at Gui Ming, and felt a little guilty under his clear and bright eyes.
The man's smile became more and more mysterious——
"That's the literal meaning, but you should also understand that for a person, his identity and situation are different at different times, and the most important things for the same person at different times are different."
Lin Ling suddenly felt a chill behind her back. A force beyond her control and even more unpredictable seemed to be controlling her destiny. She had no way to escape, let alone resist.
"What my master values in this contract is not the profits, but the fun." Gui Ming's smile became more and more charming. "Now, it would be too much to take away your life after you have failed completely."
It’s boring, isn’t it?”
Such wild words, coming from the mouth of a dignified man, had a bit of evil flavor. Gui Ming's delicate and handsome eyebrows were full of jest. Lin Ling felt that his eyes were not looking at a person at all, but a person at any time.
Playthings that can be discarded.
But she couldn't get angry at all, because all the emotions involved were as ordinary and ridiculous as a gear failure.
But that's fine, at least in this way, as a prop, she still has a value for Dongfang Yaoyao, and his already incomplete life will not come to an end because of paying the price - this is enough.
She doesn't care about anyone or anything, because the person who can affect her final emotions is no longer there.
The only remaining meaning of existence is to take revenge on the woman who ruined her life. After that, no matter what they want, she will pay in full.
The debt she owes should be repaid by herself. Even though this beauty has become a thing of the past, the brilliance and light it brought to her did indeed exist, and she once bathed in the envious and jealous eyes of everyone and sang her own song.
Ideal music and become the person you want to be.
Even if the realized dream shattered so suddenly and completely after that, she would not regret it.
At least it once shined, that's enough.
Chapter 6: Dreams shattered
A humble person should not dream about the continuation of beautiful dreams. Although this dreamland was deliberately shattered, Lin Ling has seen through a lot now. What she needs now is to make Luo Fanglan pay the price and the meaning of survival.
That's all.
Lin Ling took the recording pen from Gui Ming's hand, threw it to the ground and stepped on it with such force that the recording pen under the sole of her shoe was crushed to pieces.
While destroying this heinous object, a ferocious and crazy smile suddenly appeared on Lin Ling's face, and she began to ravage, one after another, the evidence of the crime that had taken away her grandparents.
“Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!”
The sharp and distorted laughter resounded throughout the private restaurant. One of Gui Ming's golden eyes quietly turned into the same dark red as Dongfang Yaoyao, while Dongfang Yaoyao sat firmly in the store, observing the contract through Gui Ming's eyes.
everything that happens to the person.
"Master, I don't understand. There is no way that the contractor has a chance to come back. Even if Mr. Gui Ming gets the key evidence, it won't be of any help to the development of the situation..."
Zuo Qiu Shi was wearing a dark brown short shirt. Although his handsome facial features were not as beautiful as Gui Ming's, they still had a different kind of vitality and vitality. Because Gui Ming was out on business, the matter of serving desserts was temporarily left to the host.
He was responsible for the cooking, quickly placing a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus rice cakes, and then pouring the purest and richest honey jelly on top. The light aroma of rice and the strong aroma of sweet-scented osmanthus spread, making people salivate.
Dongfang Yaoyao's jade fingers gently twist a piece of flower-shaped rice cake. The white cake body is topped with golden osmanthus. The simple snack has a golden beauty. Put it to your mouth and take a bite. The rich floral fragrance and sweetness
The medium-to-astringent taste makes people extremely happy and comfortable, and the mouth is filled with saliva and is extremely delicious.
The making of rice cakes requires very high steaming temperatures. If it is too little, it will not be transparent, and if it is too much, it will be sticky. Being able to master such a degree of heat, Dongfang Yaoyao once again lamented that he had found the right chef.
Seeing his master's satisfied and cute expression, Zuo Qiushi felt happy and had a sense of accomplishment.
He cannot leave the store, so the fully equipped kitchen in Xuan Nei is not only a place where he can feel at ease, but also a battlefield where he can show off his talents.
Studying cooking in the store is also one of the joys of Zuoqiu cuisine. Dongfang Yaoyao’s collection of precious ingredients and long-lost recipes collected from various places is the best reward for a cook who is dedicated to studying food.
After bringing Xiang You back to life, he has no reason to be stingy with his meager efforts. It is his highest pursuit as a cook to serve Dongfang Yaoyao with the best dishes and the most delicious snacks.
Lin Ling's sudden withdrawal has indeed caused quite a stir, but no matter how brilliant or bleak it is, after just a few days have passed, it will be completely buried by other news that comes one after another. After a week,
Whether it is a forum, post bar or Weibo, the word "Lin Ling" has completely become a thing of the past. Soon she will fade away and eventually be completely forgotten.
Luo Fanglan was in a good mood when she saw that this annoying existence that she had suppressed completely disappeared from the circle. Anyone who tried to replace her or surpass her should disappear! Completely disappear!
Such twisted thoughts seemed to be temporarily calmed down after Lin Ling was dealt with, but who can guarantee that there will not be a second Lin Ling? Whether the next victim appears or not seems to be just a thought of the so-called singing queen. things.
Because Lin Ling's suppressed limelight has once again risen, Luo Fanglan has been enjoying herself recently, with new invitations for cooperation and complimentary words. Naturally, Luo Fanglan is a talented singer in the music industry. It's not like some young singers can compete with each other. Although most of the media have made headlines about the strength comparison between Luo Fanglan and Lin Ling, and even bluntly stated that Luo Fanglan is no longer the queen of singing, but in the battlefield of public opinion There are no permanent friends, and there are no permanent enemies. Even if she knows that these compliments are just to follow the crowd, Luo Fanglan still enjoys it. After all, no one will feel bad about other people's compliments.
Soon Luo Fanglan's company planned an annual reception. Naturally, they invited Luo Fanglan, who had been very proud of the recent success. Faced with this opportunity to rise to the top, Luo Fanglan accepted it with a speed that made people feel a little unreserved, but Everyone knows that as a contracted artist, if you can perform well at the company reception or be lucky enough to climb a high branch, then you will truly rise to the top!
The luxurious and grand cocktail party was held in a seaside hotel. The dazzling crystal chandeliers reflected the dazzling light. The men's suits were tall and straight, and the women's dresses were in various styles. The men and women at the party were both good-looking and it was a feast for the eyes.
The waiters in tuxedos shuttled among the crowd carrying plates. The fruit plates and drinks were also top-notch, but more people were not focused on the rare Michelin-level dishes. They were just looking at the silver platters in the hands of the waiters. Take a bottle of orange champagne or dark red wine, sip it carefully, and then discuss career matters in a familiar or polite manner.
The coquettishness on the gold ornaments, the vertical and horizontal exchanges between eloquent talks, and every collision of words are like sharp swords aimed at the target, inadvertently seeking the heart of the prey.
The ultimate sensuality, the ultimate prosperity, the ultimate desire.
Luo Fanglan likes this kind of scene, and even more likes the feeling of being indulging in it. It seems that only in this way can the unnecessary and distracting emotions in her heart be completely left behind - only immersed in luxury and praise.
And perhaps the person who seems to be the richest is the one who is the emptiest.
In this collective event of the entertainment company, even Luo Fanglan was just an ordinary pawn, so this rare annual meeting became the best stage to become famous!
She held up champagne and chatted with the outstanding men present. There was a lot of charm in her eyes, and such a beautiful woman was an all-inclusive target for all men.
But I don't know if it was because the champagne was too high in alcohol content. A reddish color soon appeared on Luo Fanglan's pretty face. Her gesture of refusing to return the greeting not only didn't look artificial against the backdrop of this gorgeous skin, but actually There is a kind of enjoyment that makes people feel shy about beauty, and men can't help but become gentlemen.
Luo Fanglan was helped to the lounge by a young nanny. She showed an intoxicating and bright smile. The little girl was stunned and immediately left the room with a blushing face.
The dizzy feeling became more and more obvious, and Luo Fanglan was about to take a rest. The door of the lounge was opened again, and a cleaner who should not be in the venue walked in with a cleaning cart. The woman could not see it.
Behind the scenes, the cleaner quietly locked the door.
Luo Fanglan frowned, and was about to rebuke this staff member who broke in by mistake, but found that the staff member pushed the cart towards her as if he hadn't seen anything. What he was holding was not a cleaning tool, but a
A string of nylon rope.
At the moment when Luo Fanglan was stunned, the cleaner opened the car's cover and rushed forward to hold the woman's neck with a knife. At the same time, he covered the woman's mouth and nose with a cloth stained with the stun potion. Luo Fanglan lost her mind in an instant.
consciousness.
The man spent a lot of effort to tie up Luo Fanglan and stuff her into the cleaning car. Finally, she covered her with a cloth and restored the room's furnishings. Everything seemed like nothing happened.
Pushing the cleaning cart out of the employee passage on the other side of the break room, the man tightened his mask, and under the lowered brim of his hat, his eyes flashed with a sinister light.
When Luo Fanglan woke up, she found that she was no longer at that luxurious cocktail party. The cold moonlight was bone-chilling. She was in the suburbs somewhere. The crows outside the window were crows in twos and threes, and the skirt of the woman's tailored dress was also covered.
It was torn into tatters, but when she saw the person in front of her, she could no longer pay attention to these insignificant things.
The man took off his mask, revealing a scarred and ferocious face. Lin Ling was wearing the cleaning clothes and holding a dagger in her hand, her face expressionless.
The woman soon realized the origin and end of the matter, but she still refused to bow to the man who had been completely destroyed by her——
"Lin Ling! If you are wise, please let me go! Otherwise..."
The girl interrupted the woman's threat with a cold snort, and played with the cold-gleaming knife in her hand.
"Otherwise, what? Do you really think that those dirty tricks of yours are still useful to me who have nothing now?"
That once pretty and delicate cheek now looks like a devil crawling out of hell with the ferocious scars, without a trace of emotion but full of hatred. Only by burning the fire of karma on the object of revenge and himself together can it be calmed down.
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"Don't do this! If you don't want to spend the rest of your life in prison, let me go immediately!"
Although Luo Fanglan felt guilty, she still spoke unforgivingly. She moved her body, but found that the nylon rope was tied tightly and she could not move at all.
Lin Ling's sharp and harsh laughter carried the unruly and madness of someone on the verge of death——
"Spending the rest of my life in prison? Me?!" She kicked Luo Fanglan in the abdomen, and the pain immediately made the woman shed tears. However, before the other party begged for mercy, she put the dagger against the other party's face, "You just
Who killed my grandparents, who should be in jail?!"
Luo Fanglan's face suddenly became extremely ugly. The people she sent at that time could not find the recorder that could be used as conclusive evidence. If Lin Ling got it and she planned to burn the boat, it would really be a shame.
When it comes to investigating the responsibility, she really can't completely clear it out. Her image as a goddess has been maintained for many years. If she is involved in a lawsuit because of Lin Ling, the reputation she has accumulated for a long time can be basically destroyed.
Of course, this was a reasonable inference she made when she was sure that Lin Ling could still maintain her sanity. Unfortunately, she couldn't think about it so much now. Lin Ling did not hesitate to throw out a knife and directly cut Luo Fanglan's annual
Spend millions on care for fair skin.
"ah--!!!!!"
Blood spattered on the spot, and Luo Fanglan's scream echoed over the empty room. Lin Ling felt excited when she heard the scream. She licked the colorful droplets of blood splattered on her face and held Luo Fanglan's face, woman
It was starting to get out of control at this point.
"How dare you?! How dare you?! My face—!!!"
Luo Fanglan struggled wildly, and the nylon rope on her body pulled the skin on her arms and ankles into bleeding marks.
But Lin Ling's sudden silence and the madness in her eyes made her body freeze again. Luo Fanglan couldn't see any fluctuations in the emotions of the ugly monster in front of her, and the self reflected in Lin Ling's eyes seemed to have turned into a cold corpse.
's corpse.
And that future that has not yet become inevitable is getting closer and closer, driven by himself and Lin Ling.
The girl pulled Luo Fanglan's chin, as if the stroke in the air just now wasn't enough, the dagger in her hand shone with a cold light, and gradually approached the remaining intact face of Luo Fanglan.
"When you had my innocence and face ruined, did you ever think that one day you would... have me destroy your proudest skin with my own hands?"
As she spoke, the knife slowly touched her fair skin. Luo Fanglan struggled wildly, but she could only watch helplessly as Lin Ling used the sharp blade to cut herself bit by bit at a speed countless times slower than before.
The face was slowly gouged out one after another with extremely miserable blood marks.
The woman's pitiful scream finally turned into a whimper, but Lin Ling had no intention of letting her go. Every bloodstain from head to toe seemed to accuse the injustice of fate and the curse of the current outcome.
When the girl slowly stood up, the blood on the ground spread to her toes. Luo Fanglan stared, breathless, her tears dried up with the blood in her body, and her tragic death posture under the cold moonlight looked both terrifying and ridiculous.
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Looking at Luo Fanglan who had completely lost her life, Lin Ling's laughter gradually stopped after a full five minutes.
She thought about the first time she met this woman. At that time, she yearned for such a look and a fresh and bright life. She did have it. Even though she knew that the past days would not last long, she still insisted on staying with Dongfang Yao.
I made the deal just because of the unwillingness in my heart.
But even if she could go on this stardom safely, she might become as ugly and dirty as Luo Fanglan.
What you gain by relying on the surface will eventually be lost when the surface disappears.
Flowers can bloom again, but the beauty of a single flower can never come back.
She no longer has .asxs., and her way back has been completely cut off because of this once-beautiful but now ugly skin——
There is no going back. Ever since she chose the beautiful skin, the peace and contentment of the past have been light years away from her.
If this is the case, then the only reason for her to survive is to avenge her innocent grandparents!
Now that the great revenge has been avenged, the last reason has been completely lost——
Lin Ling looked desperately at the silver moonlight outside the window and stretched out her hand toward the stars in the sky——
If the souls of people after death turn into stars, then are the grandparents who are no longer here looking at me?
If this is really the case, then why not go and reunite with them who died with hatred now?
Slowly raising the dagger, Lin Ling aimed it at her throat. A drop of clear tears slipped down and fell to the ground. It seemed to be the end of everything, but she was interrupted by a cold female voice at the moment when the tragedy was about to be played.
"If you don't pay the price and die like this - I will be very troubled~~"
Lin Ling suddenly looked back. Dongfang Yaoyao was dressed in blood-red clothes. Her plain white face was in sharp contrast with the color of the clothes. They were clearly festive colors, but she wore them as solemnly as if she were attending a funeral.
, but there is endless banter in his words, and endless playfulness in his expression.
The girl felt sad in her heart, but she couldn't make any waves——
Even though this person has changed her life, she has no position to criticize the other person's actions, because everything is based on transaction, and her relationship with the beautiful woman is nothing more than a transaction object.
It was Dongfang Yaoyao who gave her beauty, but it does not mean that this woman needs to be responsible for the various effects caused by plastic surgery.
It is Lin Ling who needs beauty, and it is Lin Ling who knows how to use this beauty.
And she seemed to know that she would definitely see this woman again before she passed away, but she didn't even slow down her movements, she just held the dagger blankly and slowly moved her eyes.
"As you can see, my life is over now, and there is nothing left to pay for the price of plastic surgery."
Dongfang Yaoyao didn't care at all, he strolled up to Lin Ling, a pair of splendid red shoes stepped on the blood, stained red, his red lips were lightly opened, his eyes were bright and his teeth were bright, and he was extremely charming.
She looked down at Lin Ling, reaching out her hand to touch her deformed cheek with compassion.
"What a pity, this is one of my few masterpieces..."
The hollows in Lin Ling's eyes were also colored, as if the arrival of this woman had once again lit up her dark world.
The woman in the red dress bowed slightly and said in her ear——
"Since your life as 'Lin Ling' is over, then sell it to me——"