Villain: Starting as a Corrupt Tycoon's Wife

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Seeing that the crowd was about to engulf them, the newly appointed principal was sweating profusely and quickly arrived with his security team to take Ling Yun to the auditorium.

"I apologize, Chairman Ling, it was my fault for not being hospitable enough..."

“I’m just an ordinary student at school, how could I trouble you to personally receive me?”

"Chairman Ling, you're joking. You're no longer just an ordinary student!"

The principal smiled obsequiously. He knew perfectly well that the young man in front of him was not only the chairman of Xinghe Group, but also the man of the school's board of directors!

Since one's future and salary are in the other party's hands, one cannot afford to be negligent.

As Ling Yun entered the auditorium first, the other students remained outside the auditorium, lingering for a long time.

Among the crowd, several figures stood out.

One of the men, with long blond hair, was talking to several male students on his left with his arms crossed.

Standing quietly to the right of the man was a pretty young girl with long, dark brown hair tied in a ponytail that casually fell to her lower back.

She wore a dark navy blue belted coat that perfectly concealed her ample breasts while subtly highlighting her slender waist, the hem of which just reached her calves. Underneath the coat was a light blue shirt and a dark blue pleated skirt, her calves encased in pure black stockings, and she wore a pair of delicate leather boots, looking like a heroine straight out of a Sakura Empire anime.

The male classmates talking to the blond man were Ling Yun's former roommates.

"Andy, see that? That handsome guy is Ling Yun!" A male classmate put his arm around the shoulder of the blond-haired man. "Thanks to him, several of us from our dorm got into such a good company after our internships."

They had a good relationship with Lingyun before, and Lingyun later helped them out.

They were all honest kids who didn't use Lingyun's reputation to show off; they just wanted to live a peaceful and stable life.

Not long ago, they went back to school to ask their counselor, Liu Laoliu, for some business. They happened to run into Andy and others who were asking for directions, and they quickly became acquainted.

The blond man called Andy nodded. Although he was quite far away, his eyesight was excellent, even though he was in the late stage of the Qi Refining Realm, and he was able to see Ling Yun's appearance clearly.

He's undeniably handsome! And handsome to an extraordinary degree!

He thought he was pretty good-looking, but compared to the other person, he was completely outmatched!

“I made plans with him to meet up at our usual spot across from the school tonight,” said a boy wearing glasses.

"Isn't the level of that place a bit too high for Ling Yun's current status?" The classmate, who was as strong as an ox, chimed in. "He's a celebrity now. If he gets recognized, forget about eating, he'll have a hard time getting away."

"You idiot, what do you know!"

The boy with his arm around Andy's shoulder tossed his head back and said smugly, "This is called going against the grain! It's all about catching people off guard. Who would have thought that our dignified Chairman Ling would condescend to come to a small restaurant like this?"

"That's true." Da Sha scratched the back of his head and smiled憨厚ly.

"Hey Andy, wanna come along?"

"Me?" Andy's Mandarin was surprisingly fluent. "Wouldn't that... be too intrusive?"

"It's okay, we're all brothers! I'll just tell Lingyun!"

Andy was somewhat tempted; getting to know Ling Yun would be of great benefit to him.

He turned to look at the girl beside him. The girl's gaze was still fixed on the auditorium, as if she hadn't come to her senses yet.

"dance?"

Seeing that the girl didn't react, Andy called out again.

"Oh? Sorry, I was just spacing out." The girl turned around and gave an apologetic smile.

"Um, I'm going out to dinner with them tonight, so I won't be going back to Master's place..."

"It doesn't matter, you go ahead."

The girl waved her hand, her gaze returning to the auditorium.

Andy felt somewhat inferior in front of the girl. He was introverted and had a dark side that no one knew about, which contrasted sharply with the cheerful and sunny girl.

"Andy, can you drink?" the boy asked.

"good."

"Ling Yun might have been drinking. With you on the team tonight, we should be able to tie him!"

The girl was taken aback when she heard their words. Then she turned around and looked at the group of people who were chatting happily. Her eyes flickered slightly, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

Chapter 202 The Legend of the Turtle Man

Lingyun's speech today was entirely impromptu; he only had a rough outline, and the content was filled in on the spot.

However, he knew what the students wanted to hear, so he didn't give a long, paternalistic speech. He even gave them plenty of time to ask questions, turning the auditorium into his personal session.

After the speech, he went backstage amidst applause from the teachers and students.

Today's meeting is attended by first-year students who, after several months of campus life, have basically integrated into Yunhai University.

Ling Yun didn't linger and told Ling Lan and the others to go back first, as he had an appointment to attend a dormitory dinner that evening.

The women all knew that this was not a suitable occasion for them, so they kissed Lingyun goodbye in the car and left.

As the supercar drove away from the school gate, a series of hurried footsteps came from behind, followed by a hand reaching out to Ling Yun's shoulder.

Ling Yun almost forcibly suppressed his physical instincts and turned around with a smile.

If anyone else had done that, they would probably be lying on the ground with a dislocated arm by now.

"Ah Gui, it's been a long time."

"Old Ling, have you become more handsome?"

"Maybe."

Ling Yun has indeed become much more handsome. With the enhancement of various talents and realms, although his appearance has not changed, the feeling he gives people is completely different.

"Come, come, let me introduce you to a new friend, the Sakura Empire ninja I told you about before!"

Agui turned around and waved to a few people not far away, and Lingyun also looked over.

Although not all Chinese people have pure black hair, gold hair is quite eye-catching in any country.

Looking at the blond man, Ling Yun subconsciously used his Eye of Insight.

Name: Andy

[Realm]: Late Stage of Meridian Opening

[Special]: Top-tier Turtle Man (Purple)

[Identity]: Male protagonist of "The Legend of the Turtle Man"

[Destiny]: A successor of the Shiranui-ryu branch—the Bone Technique Ninjutsu—she possesses exceptional strength among the new generation of disciples, burdened by a deep-seated blood feud. She came to China with the Shiranui Dojo for exchange and learning, striving for a breakthrough. After meeting a top-tier, wealthy, and handsome man from the capital, her innate talent is awakened: becoming stronger after being cuckolded!

[Recent Opportunity]: Helping Lingyun and Shiranui Mai get together.

[Luck]: 5000/5000

Top-notch turtle man: Turtle needs no further explanation.

Wait, what did I just see?

Mai Shiranui?!

After taking a closer look at the man's name and appearance, Ling Yun gradually began to match him with the game character from his memory.

With his "Deceitful Manifestation" at the gold grade, Ling Yun can now remain unmoved even if Mount Tai collapses before him. Naturally, his surprise at this moment did not show the slightest sign of the people around him.

"Hello, Chairman Ling, my name is Andy." After learning Ling Yun's true identity, Andy was still somewhat reserved.

"Just call me Ling Yun, or you can call me Lao Ling like they do."

Ling Yun extended his hand in a friendly manner and shook hands gently with Andy.

A burst of blazing yang energy silently entered Andy's body, imperceptibly damaging his kidney meridians.

He has never had a good impression of the protagonist, so he should still keep a backup plan if necessary.

The two touched hands briefly and then let go; Andy was unaware that his body had undergone changes.

Looking at Ling Yun's indescribably handsome face, a dark thought suddenly welled up in his heart.

In his mind, Mai Shiranui was both his junior sister and an unblemished goddess. She was always positive and sunny towards people, yet she maintained a proper distance.

Andy never dared to take that step, fearing that the two of them would end up not even being able to remain friends.

Ling Yun waved his hand and said, "Let's go eat! It's on me tonight!"

"Wow, what a tycoon!" Agui winked. "Since Young Master Ling is paying for tonight's meal, I have to try the most expensive dishes there!"

The man with glasses adjusted his glasses: "Come on, the most expensive dish there is only a little over two hundred."

Da Sha chuckled. He really liked the atmosphere, but unfortunately, since he went out for his internship, it had become difficult for the group to get together.

The small restaurant also had private rooms. Lingyun took the menu and ordered all the best dishes.

This is a Northeastern Chinese restaurant. It's cheap and the portions are large. The dish that costs over 200 yuan is a large iron pot stew, and this one main dish alone is enough for them to eat.

This is the capital city. If this were in other places, 200 yuan would probably be enough to serve a whole table of dishes.

Da Sha went out and brought out a few more cases of beer. They weren't used to drinking baijiu (Chinese liquor), so they drank it with the dishes.

After getting drunk, the group started talking nonsense, and the conversation gradually went off-topic.

Apart from Ling Yun, the others are all like Xiao Chu Nan. They've never even seen a pig run, let alone tasted pork—not counting the study materials on the hard drive.

Because Lingyun always takes showers and goes to the toilet alone, and he always locks the door carefully and only comes out fully dressed, his roommates inevitably began to have doubts and wondered if he had something he was hiding.

Ah Gui was the cleverest of them all. He deliberately broke the door lock and, while Ling Yun was taking a shower that night, pretended to be in a hurry to find something and barged in.

When he came out, the other two immediately surrounded him to ask what had happened.

At that moment, A-Gui simply shook his head, his expression strangely unsettling.

"Don't ask any more questions. The three of us combined... can't even compare to one of theirs. It would be a disgrace to say it out loud."

Now that he'd had too much to drink, Agui brought up the matter again, which Andy happened to overhear.

If Wu were to be with that tall and handsome Ling Yun...

Once this thought surged up, it became unstoppable. Although he couldn't form any concrete image in his mind, just imagining his goddess standing shoulder to shoulder with Ling Yun made him feel the true energy in his dantian begin to circulate automatically!

Of course, for ninjas, this energy is not called "true qi," but rather another term, though its essence is the same.

Blood rushes, bringing a surge of inexplicable excitement.

Ling Yun keenly noticed his unusual behavior.

"Xiao Ai, has Andy's amazing talent as a sly man been triggered yet?"

[Yes, brother! Unlike other protagonists, this talent relies on burning one's own luck to gain power. As for how to efficiently burn his luck... hehe, brother definitely knows~]

"understood."

Ling Yun finished his conversation with Xiao Ai, raised his wine glass, and gestured to Andy.

As a ninja, Andy's alcohol tolerance was definitely much better than the other three, and he was only slightly tipsy after drinking a case of alcohol.

He picked up his glass, clinked it against Ling Yun's, and then drank it all in one gulp.

The three roommates had already drunk so much that they slid off their chairs, leaving Lingyun and Andy staring at each other.

"I'm telling you a joke."

“On the contrary, I envy them.” Andy shook his head. “They are carefree and have no worries, which is something I can only dream of.”

Ling Yun was surprised that Andy's Chinese language skills were so high, and that he could even use idioms.

Andy's adoptive father was killed by the underworld boss of the White Eagle Kingdom. Afterwards, he went to Japan to learn the Shiranui-ryu ninjutsu and became a disciple of Shiranui Hanzo, the grandfather of Shiranui Mai. He devoted himself to training and hoped to avenge his adoptive father as soon as possible.

Seeing that everyone had started walking on the ground according to the timer, Ling Yun made a phone call and summoned Er Leng and the others.

Before parting ways with Andy, the other party asked for his contact information.

Ling Yun gave his green bubble to the other person and watched the blond ninja walk into the international student dormitory.

Chapter 203 A Special New Year's Eve

The new year has arrived.

Lingyun returned just after midnight.

In previous years, he would go back to the welfare home for New Year's Eve, not only because he had no other relatives there, but also because the next day was a very special day.