After the intense encounter, Jiang Che tidied up the disheveled room. Then he took out his phone and snapped a few photos of Su Qingyue. He planned to use these photos as bargaining chips to make a deal with her. Although it was a bit inappropriate, he felt he had no choice. This was the system's gameplay: you must blackmail the plot characters to earn rewards. He didn't intend to actually leak the photos—he just wanted to scare Su Qingyue. After all, Su Qingyue was now on her own.
After doing all this, Jiang Che leaned on the sofa and lit a victory cigarette, gazing at Su Qingyue with conflicted eyes as he wondered how to explain everything later. Although Su Qingyue had initiated their encounter, the deal was done, and he didn't
want to shirk his responsibility.
After about ten minutes, Su Qingyue slowly opened her beautiful eyes. As soon as she awoke, she felt dizzy. After a moment to recover, she struggled to recall what had happened: negotiating a cooperation deal with Jiang Che from the Jiang family and then inexplicably passing out after taking a sip of her drink. Thinking of these events, her face paled, and the pain in her body confirmed that something was very wrong.
Su Qingyue was dumbfounded; she hadn't expected the situation to become so vague. Although she had no feelings for Jiang Che, the persistent suitor, she had once regarded him as a humble and polite gentleman, so she had let her guard down. But now, everything had fallen right into his hands.
"You're awake," Jiang Che remarked after noticing movement on the bed. He stubbed out the cigarette in his hand and turned back to Su Qingyue. Instead of the gentle awakening of Sleeping Beauty, she now exuded a coldness that repelled anyone nearby.
"Jiang Che!" Su Qingyue cried out. Seeing the man in front of her, murderous intent flashed in her eyes, and her expression turned extremely cold. She couldn't wait to kill this beast.
"I don't want to explain anything—I will take responsibility for what happened," Jiang Che said slowly after a moment of silence. He knew that there was no clear explanation for the bizarre turn of events. Ever since he crossed over, he had encountered a charming female protagonist, and as a young man with vigorous ambition, he found it difficult to control his desires.
"Responsible?" Su Qingyue sneered, offering little in response. Enduring severe pain throughout her body, she got up, dressed quickly, and prepared to leave. Even if she wanted to take revenge on Jiang Che, she was too weakened, so she decided to depart first. Now that it had happened, regret was useless.
"…say. miss President."
Seeing Su Qingyue limping away, Jiang Che halted her with a firm call. "What else do you want to do?" When Su Qingyue turned to face him, she looked at him expressionlessly.
"Let's talk business with Mr. Su." As Jiang Che spoke, he opened the photos on his phone and waved it before her eyes. Upon seeing the photos, Su Qingyue's pupils constricted, and her face turned ashen.
"Jiang Che!" she exclaimed. "You scumbag!" After seeing the photos, Su Qingyue understood everything—Jiang Che was blatantly blackmailing her! She hadn't expected him to be so shameless; her advantage had been completely lost, and now he was threatening her in return.
"As long as President Su gives me 100 million in cash, I will delete these photos immediately," Jiang Che vowed. He declared that once Su Qingyue's remittance arrived, his blackmail mission would be complete. And as the daughter of the richest man in Jiangbei, 100 million was nothing to her—at most, it was just a month's pocket money.
"You are vicious!" Su Qingyue glared at Jiang Che coldly, but she didn't bargain further. Instead, she took out her mobile phone and remitted 100 million to him. The two had cooperated before, so she already had his bank account details. She feared that further bargaining might anger him even more, and she would end up suffering. The most urgent thing was to leave as soon as possible; once away, she would have plenty of ways to take revenge on Jiang Che. This matter could not be left unresolved.
"XX Bank has received 100 million Ruanmei coins…"
"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the blackmail mission. This mission is rated SS."
"Rewards are being distributed…"
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining The Art of Corrupting the Dao Heart: Demon Planting Technique."
"Congratulations to the host for gaining ten years of internal power…"
"Congratulations to the host for earning 3000 plot points."
After receiving the system's prompts, the heavy stone in Jiang Che's heart fell away completely. The mission was complete, and this farce was finally over.
"President Su, you may leave…" Jiang Che said. Su Qingyue stared at him coldly, then turned and limped away without uttering another word.