Wen Qingwan did not want to stay to please the Wen family; she only wanted to see Wen Mingzhu tearfully beg her to remain, just to stir up trouble.
Another thing was that she wanted to know how Wen Mingzhu’s system differed from her own merit mall.
Xiao Jin could ignore anyone else’s words, but his little girl’s words he must obey; after all, she was still young, and it was natural for her to be reluctant to part with her parents.
So he said coldly: “This Marquis most despises whimpering women; seeing her takes away my appetite.”
"......"
Everyone in the living room looked at Xiao Jin in shock—how could he possibly lose his appetite!
Their daughter (younger sister, elder sister) is so adorable!
Wen Mingzhu was dumbfounded too—wasn’t crying supposed to be the easiest way to move a man’s heart!
Seeing that Wen Mingzhu was so angry she forgot to cry, Wen Qingwan immediately summoned an “Eating Melon Talisman.”
Because of the Eating Melon Talisman, Wen Mingzhu could be heard speaking with that Heartthrob System.
Sure enough, Wen Mingzhu angrily called out to the system: [Great King, are you there?]
[This Great King is not dead yet, why is the three of diamonds shouting so loudly?]
[Great King, why has Xiao Jin become a marquis?]
[How should I know? You wasted all the energy in the last life, so now I’m surviving only on scraps of memory.]
The system spoke fiercely, though in truth it felt a little guilty—its host had been disobedient in the previous life, brought about her own downfall, and the system was scrapped along with her.
Since it could be reborn, everything naturally started anew, and it still had energy as before.
But it did not want to repeat the same mistakes, so it could only try to control its host first.
[Great King, give me another favorability card—I want to enchant that abusive man.]
[You don’t have any points—how could you redeem it?]
[Ah! Then what should I do?]
[You can use your Heartthrob Points to exchange for a favorability card—Three of Diamonds currently has ten thousand charm points.]
[What happens if the Heartthrob Points decrease?]
[Such a simple thing and you still ask this Great King? Weren’t you a college student in your past life? As the name suggests, Heartthrob Points are the score that makes ten thousand people fall for you.]
[How many points are needed to exchange for a favorability card?]
[Just 100 charm points will do.]
[Great King, give me a Favorability Card right now.]
[Three of Diamonds, have you really thought it through? Then which people's charm points should I cancel?]
Inside, the system laughed madly. The Heartthrob System knew: if the host failed to gather ten thousand charm points, then it could unbind itself.
Wen Mingzhu had no idea the system was scheming against her; she only thought that she didn’t need ten thousand people to be infatuated with her.
Let’s leave the husbands from my previous life untouched—I won’t be canceling theirs.
Those few men, though not to her liking, were indeed extremely handsome. It’s just that falling in love is easy, living together is hard!
She is now the Crown Prince’s concubine, but in the future she will be the Empress. She still needs some followers.
[Great King, I don’t even know which ten thousand people are infatuated with me. Cancel the least important ones first!]
[The least important are just passersby. This Great King has already filtered them out—if Three of Diamonds agrees, that will be enough.]
[Ding-dong, the host voluntarily cancels one hundred charm points in exchange for a Favorability Card. Is this voluntary?]
[One hundred percent voluntary.]
[Ding-dong, the host’s current charm points are 9,900. Please take note…]
At this moment, Wen Mingzhu had no mind to listen to the system’s mechanical voice; she was urgently wondering what would happen if she uses the favorability card on the abusive man.
Besides, she still has 9,900 charm points.
Xiao Jin saw the little girl bowing her head, laughing happily, while that Second Miss Wen was smiling strangely. Just as he was puzzled, he noticed Wen Mingzhu walking toward them.
She lifted her tear‑filled eyes and said sweetly: "Brother‑in‑law~ Could Zhu’er call you that~?"
"Of course you may. I am your brother‑in‑law after all.” Xiao Jin’s expression was joyful, his tone full of relief.
No matter how much he disliked someone, as long as they called him brother‑in‑law, his mood would instantly lift.
His little girl still didn’t understand matters between men and women. He wanted everyone around her to constantly remind her that she was his wife.
When Wen Qingwan saw the faint smile at the corner of Xiao Jin’s lips, she was inwardly astonished. Could the Favorability Card in the Charm System really be that effective?
Wen Mingzhu had no idea what Xiao Jin was truly thinking; she believed it was her Favorability Card that had taken effect.
Even the abusive man could now speak to her gently!
She remembered clearly that in her past life, this abusive man was always like a raging beast on the verge of exploding.
He was always baring his fangs at her, and the vicious look he wore when beating her still chills her to this day.
Wen Mingzhu pressed on and said, "Brother‑in‑law, won’t you let elder sister stay for dinner?"
“Alright.” Xiao Jin agreed without a second thought.
It wasn’t to give Wen Mingzhu face—rather, it was because his little lass had just tugged at him to stop.
She was still lowering her head, secretly delighted, so of course he had to indulge her!
“Thank you, brother‑in‑law, for giving Zhu’er face. Your Highness, let us take our seats.” Delighted by his consent, Wen Mingzhu dashed happily to the Crown Prince’s side.
"I wasn’t…" giving you face—Xiao Jin’s words were cut off before he could finish, interrupted by Minister Wen.
"Your Highness, Side Consort, please take the upper seat. Marquis, Wan’er, please be seated.”
Looking at his younger daughter’s adorable back, Minister Wen broke into a broad smile, his face brimming with pride.
In this lifetime, what he is most proud of is having good daughters—each as beautiful as a fairy, obedient and endearing.
Zhu’er had been remarkably clever since childhood. By the time she could speak, she was already composing poems and verses, making her old father look especially good among his friends.
Now she could even receive the Crown Prince’s favor—not only did he personally come to fetch her for the wedding, but he also accompanied her on the return visit. Even the Crown Princess had never enjoyed such treatment.
Minister Wen felt that tomorrow at court he could once again hold his head high.
With his own daughter so favored, the Wen family too could rise to glory and prosperity.
“Ah—Your Highness—" A shrill, piercing cry rang out, and at once Wen Mingzhu was seen collapsing toward Xiao Jin.
Seeing an unknown object hurtling toward his little lass, Xiao Jin instinctively pulled her into his arms and retreated three feet back.
"Bang—" The sound of Wen Mingzhu collapsing onto the ground.
"Zhu’er, how did you end up on the ground?" The Crown Prince turned back in puzzlement, yet he did not move to help her up.
"Zhu’er, are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Minister Wen hurried over and carefully helped his little daughter up from the ground.
Turning his head, he viciously roared at Wen Qingwan: "Wan’er, why didn’t you hold your sister up?"
Wen Yanting also rushed up to Wen Qingwan and roared angrily: "Wen Qingwan, if you hadn’t dodged just now, how would Zhu’er have fallen?"
As he spoke, he even pointed a finger at Wen Qingwan, as if he might strike her.
"Crack~" The sound of the Eldest brother Wen’s wrist dislocating.
"I don’t even know what happened, and yet you want to hit me?" Wen Qingwan asked coldly.
In fact, she knew what was going on, because she had already heard Wen Mingzhu’s inner voice.
Wen Mingzhu deliberately bumped against the table edge and fell toward the abusive man behind her, hoping he would let go of her to help her up.
To her dismay, the brute, for reasons unknown, suddenly shifted and avoided her instead.
"Ouch! Father, Mother, look—she broke my hand!" Wen Yanting wailed, clutching his right hand with both, his gaze filled with venomous resentment.
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Runa: And that's the end of today's chapter! Thank you for reading. Please look forward to the next translated chapter—
Wen Mingzhu: WAIT! I DEMAND A REFUND!
Runa: A refund for what? Go complain to the Author...
Wen Mingzhu: MY FAVORABILITY CARD! I SPENT ONE HUNDRED CHARM POINTS! ONE HUNDRED! AND WHAT DID I GET?!
Xiao Jin: A brother-in-law.
Wen Mingzhu: THAT'S NOT WHAT I PAID FOR!
Wen Qingwan: (Eating melon seeds) Technically, you paid for the card. The card worked. You just misunderstood the target audience.
Heartthrob System: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Wen Mingzhu: GREAT KING! YOU BETRAYED ME!
Heartthrob System: This Great King merely provided the product. Customer satisfaction is not guaranteed.
Wen Mingzhu: I'M GOING TO REPORT YOU!
Heartthrob System: To whom? Customer service? I AM customer service!
Runa: Ahem! As I was saying... See you at the next translated chapter!
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