Villain: Without morals, you can’t be manipulated!

Chapter 35 Mastering the Human Heart, Wang Siling’s Fear

“You still have the nerve to speak!”

“Your sister scratched his car, and the repair costs are 12,000 yuan. But Qi Lin didn’t even hold it against her! He didn’t ask for a single cent, and instead, because your sister was scared, he kindly brought her home.”

“You think your old man is some big shot? How long do you think it would take me to earn 12,000 yuan?”

“Qi Lin not asking for compensation makes him your benefactor, do you understand?”

“And this is how you treat your benefactor?”

Wang Dongcheng glared at his son, his expression full of disappointment and frustration. Wang Cheng looked down on Qi Lin, but that was because he had never stepped into society.

He didn’t understand how money dictated everything. But Wang Dongcheng knew better. He was just a lowly steelworker, slaving away for a meager salary of 1,200 yuan per month.

Whenever he encountered wealthy people like Qi Lin, he had only two choices.

Flatter them or bow down in submission.

All just to earn a little more money.

But his troublesome children? They had no idea how hard life was.

One scratched a luxury car, resulting in 12,000 yuan in damages—he had almost fainted when he heard the amount. But Qi Lin had been gracious, forgiving Siling’s mistake and offering to cover the cost himself.

For someone as poor as Wang Dongcheng, hearing that was like receiving a godsend.  He had been prepared to pay the damages. But now that Qi Lin waived the fee, how could he not be grateful?

He had immediately taken out the best tea, snacks, and fruits from the house to thank Qi Lin. But what did his ungrateful son do? Instead of thanking Qi Lin, he stormed in and accused him of kidnapping his sister.

How could Wang Dongcheng not be furious?

“What? The repair cost was 12,000 yuan?”

Wang Cheng froze in shock. He had completely forgotten that Yu Chen had mentioned Siling had scratched Qi Lin’s car. Now that he realized what had actually happened, he felt like dying on the spot. He had assumed Qi Lin took Siling away as revenge for the cheating report.

But Qi Lin had done the opposite—Instead of taking revenge, he came to his house, told his parents they didn’t need to pay, and gained their trust.

How could he still badmouth Qi Lin now?

“…I’m sorry, I’m sorry, bro!”

“It was my mistake, I apologize!”

Wang Cheng was smart—very smart.

The moment he understood the situation, he immediately put down his pride, dropped his hands from his burning cheek, and apologized to Qi Lin. But deep in the shadows of his lowered eyes, hatred burned.

“Qi Lin… it’s all because of you.”

“You came to my house and made me get slapped.”

“So what if you waived Siling’s repair fees?”

“Wasn’t that just what you should have done?”

“You bastard, I’ll remember this slap. I swear one day, I’ll make you pay for it.”

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“Hmph!”

Seeing his son finally apologize, Wang Dongcheng’s anger subsided a little. But then, he turned his glare towards Yu Chen.

“And you! You little troublemaker!”

“Qi Lin is older than Siling. What’s wrong with her calling him ‘Gege’ (older brother)?”

“You think I don’t know you have a crush on my daughter?”

“You’re just a high school kid, but all you do is get jealous and cause trouble!”

“Go home! And don’t let me catch you near my daughter again!”

Yu Chen’s family was even poorer than theirs. And instead of focusing on his studies, he chased after Siling every day. Wang Dongcheng had already disapproved of him for a long time.

Now, on the other hand…

Wang Dongcheng glanced at Qi Lin, his eyes full of admiration. At only seventeen or eighteen, Qi Lin was mature and steady, with none of the arrogance of a typical rich second-gen. He was polite, respectful, and most importantly—Kind.

After all, he had spared Siling 12,000 yuan, which was no small sum even for a rich person. If someone like Qi Lin could become his son-in-law…

That would be a dream come true.

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“Uncle Wang, Wang Cheng and I are pretty close in school.”

“I’ve always seen him as a brother, so he must’ve been misled by someone into misunderstanding me.”

As he spoke, Qi Lin casually glanced at Yu Chen, who was still glowering at him.

Divide and conquer.

Qi Lin was growing more skilled at playing the villain’s game.

“Now that the misunderstanding is cleared up, I should be heading home.”

Qi Lin stood up to leave.

But before he could take a step.

“Hold on!”

Wang Dongcheng turned to Yu Chen, his expression darkening.

“Get out of my house!”

“You’ve done nothing but stir up trouble!”

“If you’re already like this in high school, what will you become when you grow up?”

“Go home! And don’t make me come talk to your parents about this!”

“Uncle Wang, I—”

BANG!

Before Yu Chen could explain, Wang Dongcheng had already slammed the door in his face.

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“Dad, Yu Chen—”

Wang Cheng hesitated, wanting to speak up for his friend.

But before he could.

“Shut up!”

“Go to your room and kneel!”

“You’re not eating dinner tonight!”

Wang Dongcheng shoved his son into his room, slamming the door shut. Then, as if flipping a switch, he turned to Qi Lin with a friendly smile.

“Siling, Qi Lin is leaving—why aren’t you getting up to walk him out?”

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Through all of this, Wang Siling had remained silent. But now, she looked at Qi Lin with pure fear in her eyes. She was the one person who knew exactly what he had done.

He had manipulated everything—he controlled her, set up Yu Chen, trapped her brother Wang Cheng and he won over her parents.

With just a few words, Qi Lin had toyed with her entire family like they were nothing.