"Pfft."
Jiang Che chuckled, looking at Lin Yu's miserable state on his phone. It was truly a delight to the heart and mind.
"These two actually have some skills. Although their backgrounds and intelligence aren't exactly top-notch, they sure know how to mess with people!"
He decided to recruit these two as his underlings, small-time villains specifically tasked with pranking the chosen one of fortune!
"You did well. Keep messing with him, but I remind you, you still need to do some legitimate business."
Liu Tie's family was decent.
But Wang Zheng... his family had a bit of involvement in gray industries, like underground gambling dens and black-market boxing.
Luckily, they hadn't touched drugs. There was still a chance for them to go legit. Once you dabble in drugs... forget about going clean; you might as well just clean your neck and wait for the execution!
He was the big villain, sure, but he wasn't an idiot. He had heard that a few years ago, a grandmaster-level expert who had reached the peak of the Gānjìng stage was killed by a large-caliber anti-material sniper rifle for dealing drugs.
"Jiang Shao, our family is also trying to go legit. You can rest assured... our businesses are transitioning towards real estate," Wang Zheng said, his expression turning serious.
He had figured it out. Jiang Shao was planning to take him under his wing, not as a disposable pawn.
This realization almost moved him to tears of gratitude.
"Mmm... you guys handle it yourselves."
With that, Jiang Che ended the call.
But just as he hung up, his phone received a few messages.
"Ye Mengyao?"
Jiang Che was curious. What could Ye Mengyao be sending him?
Opening the chat history, Jiang Che's mouth twitched.
It was... a selfie of Ye Mengyao!!
The girl was wearing a thin, spaghetti-strap nightgown.
[Hehe, you're not allowed to show these photos to anyone else!]
Jiang Che: "......"
Damn!
Going dark makes you ten times stronger, huh? Ye Mengyao going dark... she's not just ten times stronger; she's a whole new level!
Honestly, who would have thought... the girl in the photo was actually the daughter of the Ye family?
[Jiang Che: Meh...]
On the other end of the phone, Ye Mengyao sat cross-legged on her bed, clutching her phone, her stubborn, beautiful eyes brimming with tears.
Who knew how much mental preparation she had gone through to send these photos to Jiang Che.
And all she got was a "meh"?
Unacceptable!
She was not okay with this!
[Ye Mengyao: Hmph, you liar!]
After sending that message, the girl huffed and tossed her phone onto the bed. But fearing she might miss a message from Jiang Che, she switched her phone to vibrate mode.
"You jerk, what exactly do you want from me~"
The girl pounded her pillow in frustration. The road to winning her man's heart was long and arduous!
At least she could feel that Jiang Che's feelings for her were different from before.
Although still dismissive, he was at least starting to look at her seriously!
...
As night fell.
In a building of Chrysanthemum Community.
"Qin Qiaoqiao!!!"
Wang Lili's shrill voice burst into Qin Qiaoqiao's bedroom.
Qin Qiaoqiao, who was doing her homework, trembled at the sound of her mother's voice. In her memory, her mother had never smiled at her, her voice always sharp and piercing.
"Mom... what's wrong?"
Wang Lili's face was almost contorted with anger.
She picked up a pair of men's shorts with a clothes hanger.
"Whose is this? How did men's clothing end up in our house? Your dad lives in the school staff dormitory! There are no men's clothes here!"
Wang Lili's words made Qin Qiaoqiao's face change. She stared blankly at the shorts in her mother's hand.
They belonged to Jiang Che!
It's over!
Completely over!
Qin Qiaoqiao's mind went blank. She had triple-checked, so why was there still a pair of Jiang Che's shorts left here?
"Mom, I don't know whose they are... I really don't!"
Qin Qiaoqiao firmly denied it.
Wang Lili sneered and pointed to the surveillance camera nearby.
"A few days ago, when I was on a business trip, the power in the house kept going out. Did you bring that man into the house?"
It seemed Wang Lili's intuition was spot-on.
"No... I really didn't."
But Wang Lili, being the domineering woman she was, wasn't about to listen to Qin Qiaoqiao. She walked up to the girl and rolled up her sleeves.
Qin Qiaoqiao's skin was too delicate; a light pinch left a red mark.
Fortunately, it had been over a week, and most of the previous marks had faded.
Wang Lili wasn't convinced and tried to tear open Qin Qiaoqiao's blouse for a closer look.
But the girl resisted fiercely.
"Wang Lili!!!" Qin Qiaoqiao was furious, calling out her mother's name.
Wang Lili froze, then erupted in anger, slapping her across the face.
Five distinct finger marks appeared on Qin Qiaoqiao's face.
"What did you call me??"
Qin Qiaoqiao covered her swollen cheek, tears streaming down her face.
Her eyes glared fiercely at her mother, wanting to say something... but she still didn't dare to speak.
"Mom, can you stop pushing me? You're going to drive me to death! I've been studying hard all my life, trying to be the good child you want, but you've never considered my feelings!"
Clearly, Qin Qiaoqiao's plea had no effect.
Wang Lili's rigid parenting was deeply ingrained. This kind of parent was not uncommon in Dragon Country; otherwise, there wouldn't be so many students committing suicide due to unbearable pressure every year.
"I'm doing this for your own good!"
Wang Lili shouted back.
Qin Qiaoqiao wiped her tears, not bothering to explain anymore.
"I really don't know whose shorts these are. You can beat me to death, but I still won't know."
Wang Lili was furious and stormed out, slamming the door behind her.
"Heh..." Qin Qiaoqiao let out a bitter laugh.
Jiang Che... I can never be like you, rising up to fight back!
This was her mother. Although she mentally cursed her, calling her an old witch, she couldn't bring herself to truly confront Wang Lili.
invincible power, Gu Changge transmigrates into a fantasy world, bound to a sign-in system that grants him cultivation rewards and various peerless treasures daily. While others struggle desperately to break through their cultivation realms, he has long since reached the pinnacle of the Great Dao, becoming a reclusive Emperor whose true strength even he himself cannot fathom. Originally planning to lie low and retire peacefully on Purple Bamboo Peak, the system suddenly issues a new task — take on disciples. With no other choice, Gu Changge casually picks up a few disciples: The eldest disciple, born with a War God Constitution, is thrown a copy of "War God Stratagems" by him, and ends up conquering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, becoming a peerless War God who sweeps across the cosmos. The second disciple, possessing a Chaos Sword Body, can break all techniques with a single sword, his swordsmanship unmatched throughout history. He points his sword at the heavens: "My master said, the sword and the man stand together. If the sword perishes... my master will give me another one." The third disciple, a reborn Empress who returns to her throne, her elegance and grace overshadowing all beings. And without anyone noticing, his own sect, the Qingxuan Sect, has become the number one sect on the continent. Looking at these unbelievably formidable disciples, Gu Changge, holding the "Primordial Purple Qi" he just signed in for, falls into deep thought: — Wasn't this supposed to be a peaceful retirement? How did I become the ultimate master?!
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
Explosive Plot Song Gua crossed over into another world, bringing along a whole crew of his doppelgangers—all of them mischief-makers. This was a world where everyone could choose a class. Song Gua became a "Bondweaver," capable of borrowing power, while his doppelgangers took on a wide variety of classes, covering just about everything. The number of doppelgangers grew day by day, each one a talented individual with a charming way of speaking. Under Song Gua's brilliant leadership, they would "greet" each other daily and engage in friendly "sparring," pulling off one major scheme after another on Earth. Sometimes they were bandits—stealing bosses, plundering mines, snatching resources. Sometimes they were saviors—descending like divine warriors to face world bosses threatening to massacre cities. Sometimes they even went undercover, infiltrating various major factions to stir up trouble from within, keeping their enemies constantly on edge. To prevent their doppelganger abilities from being exposed, Song Gua made them wear masks with mahjong tile patterns and don Taoist robes in various colors. "Remember, in front of outsiders, call me 'The Dice.'" "Got it! Boss!" "Not 'Boss'—it's 'The Dice.' Think about the vibe, pay attention to the vibe." "Yes! Boss!" "For crying out loud..." From then on, whenever they appeared, they would have their own theme song playing: ~Hey~ paying respects at the mountain stronghold at night~ whose arm is draped over whose shoulder~ gather your courage and follow along...
