Starting with a Breakup: Why Is the True Heiress My Possessive Ex? - Chapter 78

Another failed simulation…

Well…

Xu Nian hadn’t expected her assassination attempt to succeed on the very first try.

After all, a simulation was still bound by reality.

It wasn’t some game where she could activate god mode.

She understood that perfectly.

The Xu Nian inside the simulation possessed exactly the same abilities as the real her.

And she knew better than anyone just how limited her current strength was.

Still…

These rewards were becoming stranger and stranger.

A bulletproof vest.

A heart that could move freely.

A zombified version of herself.

Without thinking much, Xu Nian instinctively reached for the bulletproof vest.

…

Wait.

Was that really the best choice?

The movable heart sounded far more tempting.

Normally, when someone wanted to kill another person…

They aimed for the heart.

But if Xu Nian’s heart could move…

Wouldn’t she become like the protagonists from those bizarre fantasy novels?

Stab the left side?

Her heart would already be on the right.

Aim for the right?

It would have moved to the sole of her foot.

Try attacking her foot?

Maybe by then…

Her heart would already be sitting comfortably on top of her head.

Wasn’t that infinitely cooler than wearing a bulletproof vest?

…

No.

No, no.

What if it really worked like that?

Wouldn’t all of her internal organs end up completely scrambled?

This wasn’t a game.

It was reality.

Every organ occupied physical space.

If her heart moved…

What about all the blood vessels attached to it?

Those certainly couldn’t stretch endlessly.

If the body’s blood pump suddenly detached itself…

She’d probably die from massive internal bleeding before anyone even had the chance to stab her.

The human body was an incredibly precise machine.

How could one component simply wander around at will?

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Safer to take the bulletproof vest.

After making her choice…

Xu Nian didn’t immediately begin another simulation.

She only received one new simulation attempt each day.

Every attempt was precious.

She couldn’t afford to waste them impulsively.

She needed to organize her thoughts first.

Only after making a proper plan…

Would she continue.

Even though the previous simulation had ended in failure…

It had still revealed two extremely valuable pieces of information.

The first…

Lin Zhihao would soon attempt to advance to Four-Star.

More importantly…

The simulation had repeatedly emphasized one thing.

His advancement ritual was the key to killing him.

Xu Nian understood what rituals were.

A ritual was a personalized method of synchronizing one’s emotions before advancement.

Proper resonance greatly increased the chance of successfully absorbing a Fluxbeast Core.

Every ritual was unique.

Different people…

Different stages…

Different Emotion Cores…

Different rituals.

No two were ever exactly alike.

Even so…

A plan gradually formed inside Xu Nian’s mind.

A completely legal way…

To kill Lin Zhihao.

Make him lose control.

Force him to transform into a Fluxbeast.

The moment he ceased being human…

Eliminating him would become the duty of every Security Bureau officer.

The question was…

How could she make him lose control?

The answer…

Was surprisingly obvious.

Destroy his ritual.

Push his desire for control beyond its limit.

Simple to say.

Almost impossible to accomplish.

First…

The ritual itself.

A ritual wasn’t mandatory.

It merely increased the odds of successful advancement.

If interrupted too early…

Lin Zhihao could simply stop…

Recover…

And continue later.

Only disrupting the ritual at its most critical moment would truly matter.

But how?

She didn’t even know what the ritual was.

Every ritual was different.

No one willingly revealed their advancement ritual to others.

How was she supposed to interrupt something she couldn’t even identify?

It was a contradiction from the very beginning.

Then…

There was the second problem.

How could she maximize Lin Zhihao’s desire for control?

Fear…

Joy…

Compassion…

Those emotions were easy enough to provoke.

There were countless methods.

But control?

That was different.

She first needed to create something Lin Zhihao desperately wanted…

Yet couldn’t obtain.

Then…

When he was just about to grasp it…

Take it away.

Again.

And again.

Only then…

Would his obsession with control continue growing.

The more Xu Nian thought…

The more impossible the entire plan seemed.

There were simply too many variables.

Too many preparations.

Too many uncertainties.

Trying to kill Lin Zhihao legally…

Was unbelievably troublesome.

If legality failed…

Only direct violence remained.

Unfortunately…

With her current strength…

Attempting to assassinate Lin Zhihao head-on was no different from an ant trying to shake a giant tree.

Lin Zhihao wasn’t alone.

He was the heir to the Lin family.

A corporate president.

Someone constantly surrounded by bodyguards…

Assistants…

And loyal subordinates.

Could she really kill someone like that?

Could she?

“…”

Damn it.

Nothing was impossible.

Even if it looked impossible…

She would make it possible.

The moment Lin Zhihao set his sights on Qingya…

The two of them had already become enemies who couldn’t coexist.

Either she killed him…

Or…

One day…

He would kill her.

There was no room for compromise.

Only one side could survive.

After thinking it through…

Xu Nian decided to perform another simulation.

She wanted more information…

Before making her final decision.

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Ding!

Simulation detected.

Simulation Attempts Remaining: 1

Simulation starting…

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For reasons unknown…

You become determined to kill Lin Zhihao.

Your plan is still incomplete.

Many details remain unfinished.

Nevertheless…

You decide to proceed.

Any flaws…

Can be addressed along the way.

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You understand…

This is something you must accomplish.

No matter the consequences…

You will not hesitate.

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The future belongs to the future.

The present belongs to the present.

What matters now…

Is eliminating this unstable variable once and for all.

You once swore…

Anyone who dared covet your girlfriend…

Would become a ghost beneath your blade.

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Through various channels…

You learn that Lin Zhihao is preparing for his Four-Star advancement ritual.

You decide…

Everything begins there.

You infiltrate his company…

Searching for an opportunity.

But…

As someone with no connections…

How could you possibly obtain information about such a confidential ritual?

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Then…

An idea suddenly occurs to you.

Since your Scarlet Vessel—

“Ya.”

Allows you to perfectly disguise yourself as anyone…

Why not become someone close to him?

If impersonating one of his trusted aides is too risky…

Then impersonate one of their subordinates instead.

The position doesn’t need to be important.

It simply needs access…

To the ritual.

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You know one thing for certain.

A Four-Star advancement ceremony…

Cannot possibly be a quiet, ordinary event.

Something significant…

Something extraordinary…

Must happen that day.

All you have to do…

Is quietly wait.

Then seize the opportunity.

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Time passes quickly.

Finally…

The day you’ve been waiting for arrives.

Meanwhile…

Your girlfriend has been acting increasingly strange.

Your attention shifts back and forth between watching Lin Zhihao…

And worrying about her.

Eventually…

You obtain the information you were looking for.

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After careful observation…

You finally discover the contents of Lin Zhihao’s ritual.

His advancement requires him…

To dominate one thousand people who are not loyal to him…

Command them to overthrow their original leader…

Then…

Amid the cheers of one thousand controlled followers…

And another thousand loyal subordinates…

He will absorb the Emotion Core…

And complete his ascent to Four-Star.