Book 1 : Rebirth of the Villainous Female Boss

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Someone was banging on the door forcefully, accompanied by a flurry of curses.

Yu Minglang gestured for Xiao Qian to step back and went to open the door.

Li Zhen held a bottle of alcohol in one hand and knocked forcefully on the door with the other, reeking of alcohol and his eyes glazed over.

As soon as Yu Minglang opened the door, Li Zhen swung the bottle at his head, but Yu Minglang subdued him with a swift move, then kicked him in the chest, sending Li Zhen stumbling into the house.

"Yu, youngest brother, you're not a human being!"

"What the hell are you doing in the middle of the night?" Yu Minglang went to Xiao Qian's side as Li Zhen got up from the ground.

With bloodshot eyes, he pointed at Yu Minglang and screamed.

"I'm your cousin, cousin! How could you treat me like this!"

The arson case had been solved, and the culprits confessed that Ni Jianren was the mastermind, causing a big scandal.

Though it didn't cause serious consequences, it endangered public safety. The area was densely populated with residential homes. Even if it didn't constitute arson, deliberately damaging property was an inescapable offence.

Ni Jianren was utterly ruined.

Li Zhen had originally intended to use his connections to bail out Jianren, but he was locked up at home and beaten by his uncle, who imposed strict penalties upon him.

Tomorrow, Li Zhen would be sent to work in the most remote and northern areas. There, he would not only have to endure harsh environmental conditions but also be deprived of a privileged material life. Unable to find a place to play, he would be bored out of his mind.

Li Zhen blamed Yu Minglang for all of this – if he hadn't made a scene at home, would his father have even known about it?

Yu Minglang sneered at Li Zhen's accusations.

"Isn't it because you got involved with that effeminate homosexual, who started the fire at my girl's house first?"

"Who did he burn to death? You people ruined his life, Yu Minglang, are you even human?!"

Li Zhen was furious as he thought about his lover, who was about to face impending imprisonment.

"Li Zhen, don't blame Yu Minglang. If he's not a person, you are not even a dog!"

Xiao Qian pulled Yu Minglang away and stood in front of Li Zhen. For the first time, Yu Minglang was pulled behind a woman, and he savored the feeling of being "protected." It wasn't bad at all.

"If you're upset, can you just set things on fire? Do you have to cause someone's death to admit you were wrong? Why is it that everyone else in the world can't be ruined, but Ni Jianren can?!"

As Xiao Qian said this, she thought of her past life.

When Ni Jianren was arrested by the police, he cried and knelt on the ground, claiming that he only wanted to make some money and didn't intend to harm Xiao Wei.

The crudest things in the world resulted from him, yet as he faced retribution, he appeared innocent. Innocent, my ass!

"It's you, this woman! You wicked-hearted woman! You ruined Jianren!" Li Zhen looked at Xiao Qian, enraged, intending to grab her but was slapped aside by Yu Minglang.

"Don't act like a mad dog, biting anyone you see. She's my girlfriend now, and if you dare touch a single hair on her head, I'll beat you so hard your own parents won't recognize you!"