"Stupid. Isn’t this what you taught me? The higher they are lifted, the more painful the fall. My plan is simple: I’ll pretend I don't loathe him anymore, let him be overcome with joy, and then turn on him. I'll humiliate him, mock him, and abandon him to go find Lin Yanning. Xu Lingjing will surely be furious—his emotional turmoil will be immense!"
Indeed, creatures of darkness can never learn love or trust, but they grasp deceit and manipulation with intuitive ease. Demons are born to play with human hearts.
The System’s heart withered completely. The wings of hope began to darken and blacken, as he felt, on behalf of the Lord God, the sensation of plunging from a mountain peak into the abyss. He was truly curious: how did the demon manage to be so devoid of emotion, yet strike with such unerring precision at the very things that the cold, indifferent Lord God held most dear?
Chapter 23