A sharp shout suddenly rang out, catching everyone's attention. All eyes turned towards the source of the voice.
"Mr. Liu."
"Bingqing."
Before the receptionist could speak, Wang Gebi was already tattling, "Bingqing, you'd better keep your subordinates in check. She blocked even me and didn't believe me when I told her we have an engagement."
Liu Bingqing's face was solemn as she coldly said, "Mr. Wang, please watch how you address me. Anyway, come upstairs with me first. We need to clarify some matters to avoid misunderstandings."
"Mr. Liu, I..."
Not letting the receptionist finish, Liu Bingqing gently interrupted, "It's fine. You did well. Go on back. And your medical expenses for the injuries will be covered by the company as work injury."
With that said, Liu Bingqing ignored Wang Gebi and headed straight towards the elevator. Seeing this, Wang Gebi hurriedly followed after her.
Once in the CEO's office, the secretary served them tea then left, leaving the two of them alone.
"Mr. Wang, this is my letter of resignation. I've been meaning to hand it to you for some time now but kept forgetting with everything that's happened. Since you're here today, please take it."
Liu Bingqing placed a document on the desk and spoke evenly.
Wang Gebi said angrily, "Liu Bingqing, what is the meaning of this?"
"Mr. Wang, this is my answer."
Faced with Wang Gebi's questioning, Liu Bingqing's expression remained unchanged as she continued speaking evenly.
"I know you blame me for Uncle Liu's death, but that was an accident. I didn't expect the thugs to be so vicious either. I only wanted to protect all of you."
Seeing he couldn't intimidate Liu Bingqing, Wang Gebi changed his tone to a softer, more affectionate one, "Don't say you don't blame me. That would be too fake. But I can understand the circumstances back then very well."
Not letting Wang Gebi feel happy, Liu Bingqing went on, "But I'm not dissolving our engagement because of that incident. You know I've never liked you."
"But our engagement was arranged by our elders, and you agreed back then too. Don't forget, if not for my family's help, Liu's Group would have collapsed long ago."
There was a hint of hysteria in Wang Gebi's voice. He couldn't accept his woman betraying him.
"It's true I agreed back then. But you also said you'd agree to dissolve the engagement. I've handed in my resignation now, and there's 100 billion in this card to repay you for your help back then."
Liu Bingqing pushed another card across the desk towards Wang Gebi.
Wang Gebi angrily threw the card onto the floor and tore up the resignation letter. "No, I don't agree."
The atmosphere was growing increasingly tense. Just then, a head peeked in from the door crack. "Mr. Liu, is everything alright?"
"Ye Feng, perfect timing. It's almost lunch. Let's go eat downstairs while we chat."
Ignoring Wang Gebi, Liu Bingqing strode straight towards the door.
But as she walked past Wang Gebi, a hand blocked her path.
"Liu Bingqing, don't tell me you've taken a liking to this gigolo. What's so good about him?"
"Let go." Liu Bingqing sternly admonished.
Seeing the situation, Ye Feng rubbed his head and walked in, saying, "Sir, please calm down. This isn't the place to make a scene."
"Calm down, your xxxx!"
Feeling utterly cuckolded, Wang Gebi immediately lashed out with a kick towards Ye Feng's lower body without another word.
Bang bang pow!
After a bout of punches and kicks, Wang Gebi lay bruised and beaten on the ground.
"Let's go. Call security to escort him out later."
Liu Bingqing casually looped her arm around Ye Feng's and left without a backward glance.
Leaving Wang Gebi alone on the ground, unable to get up.
"Damn you adulterers, you'll regret this!"
Hobbling back home, a disheveled Wang Gebi collapsed in bed on his back. Suddenly, the image of a woman appeared before his eyes.
She was his comrade-in-arms from his past life. They had grown up and carried out missions together. She was someone he could absolutely trust.
He wondered if she was still alive.
Full of hope, Wang Gebi logged into an account and typed out a mysterious code.
This was a secret website Xi Ying had specially set up for the two of them, for the purpose of covertly contacting each other when in danger.
In an unnamed villa in some city
A strange alarm sounded, "Beep beep beep."
Shortly after, a beautiful woman emerged from the bathroom in the midst of freshening up. But her eyes seemed to be constantly filled with tears.
"Is it you, Lan Ling? You're still alive, right?"
Forgetting her dripping wet body, the woman sat down at the computer and rapidly tapped the keyboard.
This was their private website. On top of sending messages, more importantly it allowed them to locate each other.
Soon, the woman found the address of the other end of the website.
She took out her phone and booked a flight to Jiang City departing in three days.
"Hello, is this the police station? I wish to report in real name that international hitman Xi Ying will arrive at Jiang City International Airport on flight 1024 three days from now. Yes, it's me again. Don't worry, the source is absolutely reliable."
Three days later, Xi Ying, wearing sunglasses and looking every bit a big celebrity, boarded the plane bound for Jiang City.
Filled with anticipation for Lan Ling, she murmured to herself, "Ying, I'm coming. No matter where you are, I will definitely find you."
Jiang City Airport had long been cleared out. Squads of fully armed officers and soldiers lay in ambush around the airport.
Even the passengers walking to and fro were actually undercover armed police officers, seemingly going about normal passenger activities while closely watching the incoming dangerous individual.
Xi Ying
Ranked 23rd on the international hitman leaderboard. Responsible for three assassination cases in Hua Country, with no survivors among the victims.
Upon receiving the tipoff, higher command took it very seriously and issued orders to arrest and bring her to justice at all costs.
Soon the flight arrived. Lost in thoughts of Lan Ling, a delighted Xi Ying disembarked from the plane.
But gradually her professional instincts as a top hitman made her notice something off about the airport, especially the disappearance of passengers who had been on the plane with her.
Xi Ying did not stop walking, but pretended to be in a hurry to the bathroom.
"Ready, she's noticed."
With a "bang", Xi Ying staggered, barely avoiding falling to her knees.
A heart-wrenching pain radiated from her thigh. Without looking down, she knew she had been shot in the thigh.
Struggling to find a nearby hostage, she discovered the crowds converging towards her, with dangerous auras warning her these people were highly dangerous.
"Don't move!"
Dozens of guns appeared in the hands of the disguised armed police officers surrounding Xi Ying tightly.
Soon some came up and restrained Xi Ying in handcuffs. Her entire body was searched thoroughly, down to every strand of hair.
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
