Night fell upon Magic City.
In the Yang family's CBD building,
Yang Jingying once again failed to extract any useful information from Liu Yong.
Different industries have their own rules, and even a powerful family like the Yangs couldn’t bend them.
Even if they applied subtle pressure, the other party simply didn’t budge.
It was all for naught.
“Is that movie even decent?”
Yang Jingying paced back and forth in her office.
She had wanted to invite Lin An'an out for dinner,
but Lin An'an declined, citing her filming schedule for the evening.
Yang Jingying had tried to subtly inquire about the movie’s content,
asking about Xu Mo’s role.
She stopped just short of directly asking if there were any intimate scenes, like kissing!
If there were, she’d make sure the production wouldn’t continue!
Lin An'an, of course, couldn’t divulge such details to Yang Jingying.
It was an awkward situation for her too,
and she skillfully avoided the topic several times.
This only made Yang Jingying even more curious.
“Should I visit the set tomorrow?”
“To see what they’re really up to.”
If she could just meet Xu Mo,
she could read his thoughts and get the answers she wanted.
All it would take was a little prodding,
and Xu Mo would inevitably reveal his thoughts in his mind.
Everything was ready; she just needed the right moment.
Yang Jingying wasn’t about to let any other woman take advantage of this opportunity.
Not even a little bit.
“Yes, that’s what I’ll do…” Yang Jingying murmured softly, her delicate brows furrowed.
She had to move forward while guarding against any sneaky moves from others.
It was exhausting!
Meanwhile, at the Shen Family Villa,
Shen Manni sat on the edge of her bed, dressed in a white lace nightgown.
Xu Mo hadn’t reached out to her these past few days,
so she had returned to her usual routine.
The monotonous cycle of work, home, and repeat.
In the past, she wouldn’t have thought much of it.
Life was supposed to be this way.
But after everything that had happened between her and Xu Mo,
a subtle change had taken root in her heart.
Over time, it had grown into something more significant.
“It’s probably about time. Yang Jingying should have some news about him by now…” Shen Manni’s icy expression softened slightly, though it still felt unnatural.
She had already prepared her excuse:
to collaborate with Yang Jingying and gain access to the Yang family’s resources.
It certainly wasn’t because she missed Xu Mo’s cooking!
Or the way he lingered around her.
People could be so fickle.
When they had something,
they took it for granted,
even treating it as dispensable.
But once it was gone,
they longed to have it back.
That’s exactly how Shen Manni felt now.
Perhaps it was because, after spending time with Xu Mo,
she realized he wasn’t as bad as she had imagined.
Unlike other men who only wanted her for her looks,
Xu Mo was different.
After all, Shen Manni could hear his thoughts.
Over time, her guard had lowered.
The more she interacted with him,
the more she found herself secretly acknowledging his good qualities.
“I’ll ask Yang Jingying for an update,” Shen Manni thought to herself.
Speak of the devil.
A message popped up on her WeChat chat window.
Yang Jingying: I’m planning to visit Lin An'an’s set tomorrow. Want to come?
Want to come?
It sounded like she was planning to catch someone red-handed.
Even though there was nothing between her and Xu Mo,
she didn’t want him causing trouble with other women!
Shen Manni thought for a moment before typing a reply, “What time?”
“In the morning. I’ll send you the exact time and location once I confirm them. Or I’ll let you know once I’m there,” Yang Jingying replied.
Shen Manni: So you didn’t manage to get any details about the movie’s content?
Yang Jingying: It’s industry confidentiality. I couldn’t do anything about it.
Shen Manni: Alright then. I guess it wouldn’t hurt to go.
Yang Jingying: Actually, I’ve changed my mind. You don’t need to come. This is my personal matter.
Shen Manni’s face turned frosty with anger. She tossed her phone to the other side of the bed, gritting her teeth.
“Yang Jingying, are you messing with me?”
“Do you think I can’t find the set location without you?”
“It’ll just be a bit more trouble, that’s all.”
“And what about our alliance? Was it all a joke?”
Speaking of the alliance,
Shen Manni’s brows furrowed.
She leaned over, picked up her phone,
and sent another message to Yang Jingying.
“What about our alliance? Is it meaningless now?”
There was a minute of silence on the other end.
Yang Jingying: Of course not.
Yang Jingying knew Zhou Qiaoqiao wasn’t an easy opponent.
This wasn’t just about family power.
If it were, Xu Mo would already be hers.
But Zhou Qiaoqiao had the advantage of a marriage contract.
If they didn’t work together to break that,
Yang Jingying wouldn’t be able to get close to Xu Mo.
A second marriage?
Who would want that?
No normal person would give up a first marriage
to settle for a second one,
unless there was a huge disparity in family backgrounds
or the two were deeply in love.
But given the choice,
no one would willingly choose a “second-hand” partner!
Seeing this message,
Shen Manni breathed a sigh of relief.
She proposed that they visit the set together first.
After that,
they could discuss how to deal with Zhou Qiaoqiao!
Yang Jingying agreed.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the city,
a similar scene was unfolding.
Xu Shi: Qiaoqiao, do you really not know what my brother is up to?
Zhou Qiaoqiao: I know he’s filming, but the details are tightly guarded. But if you really want to know, it’s simple. Come with me to visit the set tomorrow. We’ll listen to his thoughts and see what he’s been up to.
Xu Shi: Sounds good! It’s a deal. See you tomorrow!
Zhou Qiaoqiao: I’m almost done with some things here anyway.
Xu Shi: Qiaoqiao, you’ve been busy too?
Zhou Qiaoqiao: Haha… just wrapping up a small business deal. I can leave it as is for now. What about you? Have you been busy lately?
Xu Shi: A little~ Not too much, though.
Zhou Qiaoqiao: Alright, see you tomorrow. Let’s grab a meal together.
Xu Shi: Goodnight, Qiaoqiao. See you tomorrow~
At the Xu Family Villa,
Xu Shi sat on the couch in the living room,
her phone resting beside her.
Her mind was a mess.
She had a bad feeling about this.
“I hope it’s just my imagination, and Qiaoqiao isn’t really that confident.”
“Why have I become so paranoid after being reborn?”
“Did she really leave such a big shadow on me?”
Xu Shi made a gesture with her hand.
Pfft!
She’s not that great.
Ahem…
Anyway,
no matter how hard Zhou Qiaoqiao tried in this life,
she couldn’t possibly beat Xu Shi, who had the advantage of being reborn with knowledge of the future.
Xu Shi held all the good cards.
If she still ended up losing to Zhou Qiaoqiao,
she might as well throw in the towel.
Game over.
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
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!"
] [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!"
