Pass it on, Shangyang is impotent!

Ever since she laid eyes on Lin Xianxian, Li Tiantian had kept her focus squarely on her.

Sure enough, she heard Lin Xianxian’s inner voice once again.

However, ever since testing it out during the wedding, Li Tiantian also knew that whenever she was in front of Lin Xianxian, she could not voice out the fact that she was able to hear Lin Xianxian’s thoughts.

She simply looked at Qin Xinxia anxiously, desperately wanting Qin Xinxia to know that Lin Xianxian actually didn't like Shang Beiming at all, nor did she want to fight her for him; she was merely trapped by the constraints of the plot.

Yet, according to the rules of her previous test, as long as Lin Xianxian was present, she had no way of bringing up anything related to "mind-reading."

Furthermore, she discovered that she seemed unable to speak to Qin Xinxia about keywords like "mind-reading" or any similar content.

Could it be, just as Lin Xianxian had thought to herself, that Qin Xinxia was the female protagonist of their world, and Shang Beiming was the male protagonist, meaning that this bug capable of influencing the plot by listening to Lin Xianxian's thoughts was something the main characters were not allowed to know?

Feeling a sense of helpless resignation in her heart, Li Tiantian could only watch as Qin Xinxia grew heartbroken over Madam Shang's attitude.

At the same time, she listened as Lin Xianxian mentally sympathized with Qin Xinxia, the "female protagonist."

In order to stay true to her character setting, Lin Xianxian even deliberately picked out the largest and heaviest bracelet among them and placed it directly onto Madam Shang’s wrist.

"Auntie, that bracelet is so small. It wouldn't look prestigious at all if you wore it out, not to mention that it was a gift someone bought for her own mother... If you wear that, Auntie, there's no telling how much outsiders would mock you for snatching things from the younger generation!"

"If you ask me, you should wear mine instead. This bracelet is a gift I bought for you, Auntie, so you simply must accept it!"

In order to spite Qin Xinxia and to curry favor with Lin Xianxian, Madam Shang—despite disliking gold jewelry and finding such a heavy bracelet utterly unwearable, overly ostentatious, and cumbersome—still put on a beaming smile and accepted the bracelet.

"Thank you, Xianxian, Auntie loves it!"

"Such a magnificent bracelet, Xianxian really has great taste! Unlike certain people from humble backgrounds who buy such a flimsy little thing... They have no shame wearing it out in public!"

Madam Shang’s veiled criticisms made Qin Xinxia’s eyes turn completely red.

Her bracelet had cost nearly twenty thousand, and her mother had never worn jewelry worth tens of thousands in her entire life. Receiving it would have definitely brought her immense joy.

Yet, despite her rare willingness to spend money on something so expensive, in the eyes of Madam Shang and Lin Xianxian, it had become something shameful to wear out...

Qin Xinxia’s eyes welled with tears.

That’s right, how could people from their social circle ever look favorably upon such a lightweight bracelet?

Even if it was made of gold, it simply wasn't worthy of catching their eye...

Qin Xinxia clenched her teeth, telling herself that from now on, she would no longer bother trying to please Madam Shang; after all, the one she was in a relationship with was Shang Beiming.

She had no idea that Li Tiantian was currently lost in thought, listening to Lin Xianxian’s inner monologue:

[Tsk tsk, Qin Xinxia is truly pitiful. But the reason she's pitiful is that she hasn't realized that since ancient times, maintaining a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship relies not on the daughter-in-law, but on the man.]

[Shang Beiming, that useless piece of work, didn't handle things properly, which is why Madam Shang is picking on Qin Xinxia like this. If Qin Xinxia were smarter, she should cut off contact with Madam Shang and make her son deal with it instead!]

Li Tiantian was lost in thought, not even realizing when Qin Xinxia wanted to pull her away.

After snapping back to reality, Li Tiantian and Qin Xinxia left together.

Along the way, Li Tiantian shared what Lin Xianxian had said with Qin Xinxia.

Of course, she had no way of telling Qin Xinxia about her ability to read Lin Xianxian's inner voice; after all, Qin Xinxia was the female lead, so any such revelation in front of her would automatically be muted.

However, the contents of Lin Xianxian's thoughts could be shared.

After listening, Qin Xinxia fell into deep thought.

That made sense, too. Why should she pick a fight with Madam Shang?

Madam Shang was never going to like her anyway. No matter how good she was, her humble origins could never be changed, and therefore Madam Shang would always look down upon her.

Meanwhile, on the other end, after Lin Xianxian bought that bracelet for Madam Shang, Madam Shang insisted on paying for the remaining items to gift to Lin Xianxian as a present.

On the second day of her newlywed life, Lin Xianxian went out shopping with her "sister-in-law" and brought back piles of gold.

Shang Yang had not slept at all the night before. After catching up on his sleep the next day, he woke up to find Lin Xianxian and her spoils of war returned home.

[As expected of Madam Shang, she is truly generous!]

[A pile of gold like this must weigh several pounds just by itself! And the craftsmanship is so exquisite, haha.]

[Oh? Shang Yang is awake? Heh, he must have worked all night yesterday. Auntie probably just misunderstood, thinking he and I had an all-night battle, and that I managed to wake up early anyway. She just smiled so ambiguously and went to stew a bunch of male tonic soups, tsk tsk.]

Shang Yang’s motion of pulling out the dining chair paused.

A glance over the food on the table confirmed it...

Most of it was indeed meant to nourish vitality and stamina...

If he were to drink all of that...

Whether that certain someone would be able to escape unscathed tonight and bounce around lively to go shopping the next day was anyone's guess...

Shang Yang fell silent for two seconds, meeting Lin Xianxian’s amused gaze.

"President Shang, your family's housekeeper seems to think you're a bit lacking and need some serious nourishment!"

"After all... you did sleep until noon before getting out of bed."

[Pass it on: Shang Yang is impotent!]

Shang Yang: "..."

Originally intending to walk away, he smiled faintly and sat down.

"Well, in that case, I certainly can't let down the housekeepers' kind intentions."

Lin Xianxian raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

[Well, that's strange... Little System, in the original plot, did Shang Yang eat it?]

[He did.]

The system’s voice surprised even Shang Yang.

In that so-called plot, the Lin Xianxian of that world wasn't the Lin Xianxian standing before him now; he shouldn't have had any feelings for her.

Naturally, he wouldn't have wanted anything to happen between them either...

Why would he eat it then?

The system quickly provided him with the answer:

[In the plot, Lin Xianxian kicked Shang Yang out on their wedding night. Shang Yang also went to the study to work all night, slept in until noon the next day, and the housekeeper likewise misunderstood, cooking him a whole table of tonics... To avoid wasting food and to spare the housekeeper's kind feelings, Shang Yang ate it anyway.]

Lin Xianxian was somewhat surprised, and then she began to grind her teeth:

[Wait a minute, in that case, he and Lin Xianxian wouldn't have happened to do anything else afterwards... So if he eats this many supplements, will his health be okay? Or could it be... that he found another woman?!]

At the last sentence, Shang Yang could hear the gnashing of teeth in Lin Xianxian's voice.

His movements paused for a fraction of a second, but Shang Yang remained as steady as a monolith.

The system replied:

[That's not the case, Host. Have you forgotten? Shang Yang is the man whose character setting you were most satisfied with in this world. Why don't you recall his profile?]

Lin Xianxian actually gave it some thought:

[Right, he keeps himself strictly disciplined, has a sexy yet ascetic vibe... and an eight-pack abs.]

The system fell silent for a few seconds.

[...That is correct. Therefore, the strictly disciplined and ascetic Uncle Shang would absolutely never look for another woman.]

[Does that mean he took care of it himself?]

[Most likely.]

Lin Xianxian sneered:

[With a wife as gorgeous as me by his side, he actually chose to take care of it himself. Shang Yang is truly impotent!]

The "impotent" Shang Yang: "............"