As long as An Qiuyan believed that the string of black swan events she encountered after rebirth were all his doing, then Jiang Ling would be safe.
An Qiuyan hadn't yet recovered from the shock, her eyes filled with hurt. "In our past lives, we had such a sweet time together. Why would you treat me like this? When did you become so heartless?"
Upon hearing this, Jian Zhou's handsome face turned utterly grim. "Heartless? If we're talking about heartlessness, how could I be more heartless than you? I loved you with all my heart, yet you conspired with Shen Mingjue to seize my Jian family's trillions in assets, causing my family's ruin. Is this what you call a sweet romance? Heh, truly sweet indeed."
An Qiuyan was speechless, unsure how to retort.
Jian Zhou looked at her face, the pain of his past life flooding back like a tide, his voice filled with even deeper hatred. "The only reason I'm giving you a chance to meet today is to tell you clearly: don't harbor any more foolish delusions. You are not worthy. I would rather live a solitary life until old age than accept a woman as utterly disgusting as you!"
These words were a death sentence for An Qiuyan, shattering her dream of marrying into the Dragon Kingdom's foremost affluent family.
Her body went weak, and she almost collapsed to the ground.
"Azhou, do you truly cherish no shred of our past feelings?"
Jian Zhou said with disgust, "Don't call me 'Azhou.' You have no right to address me like that. I don't care for your so-called true love. What you and Shen Mingjue did to me in the past life, I will return twofold in this life. If you don't believe me, just try."
"No, Shen Mingjue and I broke ties decisively in the last life. Azhou, I still love you. Please give me another chance."
An Qiuyan pleaded desperately.
She couldn't bear to part with the wealth and splendor of the top family, and she was terrified of retaliation.
Now that Shen Mingjue despised her, Jian Zhou was her only hope. She absolutely could not lose him again.
"Give you a chance? A chance to con me again? Hmph, ridiculous."
"Azhou, are you really so heartless?"
An Qiuyan tilted her head, her face streaming with tears.
Jian Zhou said indifferently, "How you treated me in the past life is how I will treat you in this life. It's not about being heartless or not. Heaven's wrath can be forgiven, but one's own actions are their own undoing. All of this is your own doing!"
An Qiuyan's eyes shot out venomous hatred. "Since you are so heartless and cruel, then don't blame me for not being polite."
Jian Zhou laughed sarcastically. "With you, a third-rate, obscure celebrity who Shen Mingjue himself disdains, what kind of 'not polite' can you even be to me? A mantis trying to stop a chariot, overestimating your own strength."
A cold, sinister glint flashed in An Qiuyan's eyes. "If people were to find out that you, the darling of the Jian family, are actually a reborn individual, what do you think the outside world would say about you?"
Upon hearing this, Jian Zhou burst into laughter as if he had heard the greatest joke in the world.
An Qiuyan asked angrily, "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing at your ignorance, your pig-headed stupidity, your inability to read the situation. You still think I'd be afraid of you exposing me?"
An Qiuyan was stunned into silence.
Jian Zhou sneered, "The reason I dared to reveal my rebirth is because I'm not afraid of your little trick. A foolish and ignorant woman like you only knows how to latch onto rich men, but you don't understand how to fully utilize the foresight of a reborn person to gain the greatest benefits for yourself."
"Let me tell you, in the few years since my rebirth, I have, based on my memories of the previous life, heavily manipulated the Hong Kong and US stock markets, leveraging them hundreds of times over."