After getting out of the car, Jiang Che carried Yu Wan'er in his arms.
"Mmm... it's so cold," she murmured, snuggling closer into Jiang Che's embrace before drowsily opening her eyes.
Upon seeing Jiang Che, she instinctively wrapped her small arms around his neck, clinging to him like a little koala.
Qin Qiaoqiao and Ye Mengyao followed closely behind as they entered the villa.
Ye Mengyao felt a pang of exhaustion. Memories of the past flooded her mind—times when she and Wan'er were together.
Wan'er was technically older than her, but she often used the excuse of being taller to assert herself as the "big sister," fondly calling Ye Mengyao "Yaoyao-jie."
Now, thinking about it, Ye Mengyao couldn't help but wish she could be shorter too!
But then, why had Jiang Che pursued her so relentlessly all those years? Could it have been because of Wan'er... that he had approached her in the first place?
No, no, that couldn't be it. Jiang Che had been chasing her since middle school...
Ye Mengyao's thoughts began to spiral again. Ever since she started staying by Jiang Che's side, she had become unpredictable—sometimes bold, sometimes reserved.
The pride she once had as the young lady of the Ye family seemed to have completely vanished!
...
In truth, Yu Wan'er had been awake for a while now, pretending to be asleep.
"Um... Jiang Che, I need to visit the hospital in a couple of days to check on my mom," she said hesitantly.
Although she knew Jiang Che had arranged for her mother to be treated at a top-tier hospital, she still couldn't shake her worries.
"You don't need to tell me about that," Jiang Che shrugged, though a hint of helplessness crossed his face when Yu Wan'er's mother was mentioned.
Uremia was practically a death sentence. Even with a kidney transplant, it might only buy a few more years, and the patient would need to take medication for the rest of their life.
Jiang Che had a good impression of Yu Weiwei, and since she was Yu Wan'er's only family, he naturally couldn't stand by and watch her suffer from uremia.
Modern medicine had indeed made great strides, but it still couldn't cure uremia. The best it could offer was dialysis or a kidney transplant to prolong life.
However... while modern medicine might be powerless, there was someone who could help!
In situations like this, it was time to call upon the "One-Testicled Dragon Doctor," Lin Yu!
After all, in the original story, it was Lin Yu who used his medical skills combined with acupuncture and internal energy to cure Yu Weiwei completely after three grueling hours.
It might sound absurd, but that's what the script said.
"So... Lin Yu, it's time for you to shine once again!"
...
Yu Wan'er was starving.
Despite her petite frame—barely reaching 1.5 meters—she ate with impressive speed. Small as she was, her energy drained quickly but also replenished just as fast.
After a nap and a full meal, she was naturally brimming with energy again.
"Jiang Che... I just ate. If you dare come near me, I'll kick you hard!"
Yu Wan'er glared at him, lifting one of her short legs, her bare foot poised like a little kitten ready to swat at someone.
"Hmph... what a pointless threat," Jiang Che scoffed.
"Yaoyao-jie, help me pull him away! Kick him for me—"
Yu Wan'er tried to seek help from Ye Mengyao, but Ye Mengyao awkwardly averted her gaze.
"Qiaoqiao-jie—"
Qin Qiaoqiao: "......"
"Alright, alright, I won't touch you. Let's talk business," Jiang Che said, his expression growing serious.
"Business?"
Yu Wan'er gave Jiang Che a suspicious look. This guy didn't seem like someone who could talk about serious matters!
[What kind of 'business' could possibly come out of your mouth? Who would believe you have anything serious to say?]
[Ugh, I could spit in your face!]
Seeing Yu Wan'er acting up, Jiang Che tickled the sole of her foot.
"Giggle—Jiang Che, you pervert! Stop tickling my foot!"
"Wah—"
"Fine, fine! What do you want to say? Spit it out!"
Jiang Che's gaze softened as he released her tiny foot.
"It's about your mom's condition."
At the mention of Yu Weiwei, the little girl immediately became serious, her earlier teasing thoughts vanishing.
"How is my mom... doing? Is there any improvement?"
She was terrified of hearing that her mother's condition had worsened.
Even though she already knew... uremia was incurable, and all they could do was prolong her life through dialysis.
"My dad knows a friend. He's a top-tier traditional Chinese medicine expert specializing in kidney diseases. He's the 108th-generation descendant of a royal physician, and his skills are on the verge of being lost. They say he can cure uremia!"
Jiang Che didn't hesitate to exaggerate Lin Yu's credentials.
Although Lin Yu, the protagonist, was a bit arrogant and unruly, as the chosen one of the "Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain" trope, his medical skills were undeniably top-notch.
It's just that, with Jiang Che around, Lin Yu never got the chance to show off his abilities.
But now... Jiang Che was ready to give him the stage.
Yu Wan'er was stunned.
Her big eyes blinked, filled with hope, and for a moment, they sparkled like dazzling stars.
"R-really?"
She knew Jiang Che's family had considerable influence and could probably find some incredibly skilled doctors.
However, uremia, as one of the currently incurable diseases for humans, is the end-stage of chronic renal failure. It's like drinking paraquat—your lungs will gradually become fibrotic.
Keeping someone alive is already a challenge, let alone achieving a complete cure... it's nearly impossible!
But she was still willing to believe in hope.
"Of course, it's true."
Jiang Che smiled and patted Yu Wan'er's head.
[Don't pat my head!!!]
[Well... fine, if you can save my mom... I'll let you pat it.]
"Th-thank you."
Never mind whether Jiang Che would actually follow through, saying thank you first couldn't hurt!
"Oh? And how do you plan to thank me? That miracle doctor is incredibly hard to invite. Rumor has it he can bring the dead back to life and regenerate flesh and bone. Favors like these... they can't be measured by money."
Yu Wan'er bit her thin lip. With her intelligence, she certainly knew what Jiang Che was getting at.
"Jiang Che, I'm so tired today. I want to sleep."
Yu Wan'er simply turned over and fell asleep.
[Hmph, you haven't done anything yet, and you expect me to give in for free?]
[You jerk, you can actually imagine my mom? I guess you're not completely hopeless.]
[No, no, you must be trying to use my mom to make me submit to you. I'm telling you, I won't bow down!]
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
