"Ahem, ahem—Ma Qun, watch your tone!"
Seeing Gao Liming's expression darken, Lin Fan coughed lightly to interrupt.
"But Dragon King, isn't this little pangolin being a bit too distant!?"
Ma Qun was clearly unhappy and voiced his opinion.
Why is this happening?!!!
Why is this happening!!!
If the person you invited had helped me catch that damn Red Rose,
would I even need to beg this little brat?
Lin Fan patted Ma Qun on the shoulder and waved his hand grandly. "Ma, it's all about perspective, perspective! Even brothers don't settle accounts in public! We're doing pretty well here—this is what they call 'a gentleman's love for wealth, acquired through proper means.'"
Since the Dragon King had spoken,
what else could Ma Qun say?
Gao Liming nearly burst out laughing like a pig.
Perspective?!!!
Perspective my foot!
A master of empty promises!
A grandmaster of deception.
It's a shame you're not leading a pyramid scheme with your natural talent for this.
After calming Ma Qun down,
Lin Fan finally turned to Gao Liming.
"Xiao Gao, name your price. How much do you want?"
"If you don't want money, we can exchange it for something else."
A barking dog doesn't bite.
A biting dog doesn't bark.
Hiss!!!!!
Gao Liming felt as if Lin Fan might suddenly lunge and bite.
But what did that have to do with him?
If it came to that, he'd just prepare a dog-beating stick in advance.
If the dog bites, don't let it bite, or fight back!
Gao Liming didn't hold back because of Lin Fan's concessions.
Instead, he became even more demanding.
During the negotiation,
Lin Fan recalled an internet joke.
--------------------- What Gao Liming was asking for was even bigger than his mother-in-law's demands.
After hearing it,
Lin Fan and Ma Qun's faces turned as dark as could be.
Had they caught a fat sheep?
Lin Fan rubbed his temples and said gravely,
"Let me think about it some more."
He casually stopped the visibly agitated Ma Qun.
Neither of them was good with computers!!!
Without bringing in a professional,
they couldn't meet their own requirements.
Gao Liming smiled shyly, "I'll do as much as I'm paid for. My character is something you, Dragon King, have witnessed firsthand!"
Ma Qun took a deep breath and forced a smile.
"This is what you call professionalism, Dragon King!"
Lin Fan nodded in agreement.
And just at that moment,
the guests suddenly erupted in excitement.
The room buzzed with chatter!!!
"Holy crap, holy crap! The capital's environment really nurtures people. One of tonight's banquet stars, Zhang Naixi, is so... impressive. I like her a lot!"
"Damn! Holy ****!!! Does our city have any beauties who can rival her?"
"Yes, yes! If you're not blind, take a look at the Xu family's little princess over there. She can hold her own, right?"
"One's a mature version, the other's a loli version. Love it, love it!!!!! Hehe (¯﹃¯) If I could have them both serve me, I'd gladly give up ten years of my life!"
"Hahaha—you're too stingy! You're as stingy in business as you are in life. I'll put it bluntly—thirty years of my life! Plus, I'll never touch another woman again."
"Is this really appropriate? What if the people involved hear you?"
"Come on, we're speaking quietly, okay?"
The banquet attendees included many second-generation rich kids who were there thanks to their parents.
Among these rich kids, there were also hierarchies.
Many were just idlers, lacking ambition or skills.
Like the ones gossiping above.
At the entrance,
a stunningly beautiful mature woman walked in.
Her assets were enough to overshadow most women!
Her eye-catching hourglass figure,
paired with those flawlessly straight and long legs,
was enough to ignite any man's hormones.
She was the granddaughter of the banquet's host—Zhang Naixi.
In stark contrast to her envy-inducing figure was her face, which always carried a bold and heroic aura.
Most people's first impression of Zhang Naixi was:
So cool!!!!!
An angel's face with the demeanor of a female general.
A contradiction, yet somehow harmonious.
Accompanying Zhang Naixi were Xu Shi and An Youyi.
Xu Shi had been arranged by her parents.
And she had her own agenda.
She wanted to pull Zhang Naixi into her camp.
After all, she already knew that this cousin was also a female lead in this story.
Her rebirth hadn't been in vain.
If she couldn't do it openly,
she'd resort to underhanded tactics.
It was still better than her previous life, where she couldn't even get a sip of the soup, right?
All her friends and family were here.
As for An Youyi,
she had been kept around entirely by Xu Shi's own decision.
Xu Shi had discovered something shocking.
Her dear An Jie
had been sneaking around behind her back,
doing inappropriate things with her crush—her "brother."
This infuriated the big loli.
She had worked tirelessly, setting up countless schemes.
On one hand, she weakened the Dragon King Hall's influence.
On the other, she recruited allies,
preparing to deliver a heavy blow to the Dragon King Hall overseas.
Now, with Li Jiaxin and An Youyi joining as insiders,
launching a sneak attack would be a breeze.
But these female leads?
They just sat back and reaped the rewards.
Enjoying the fruits of her labor.
They didn't even take her seriously!!!!!
Alright, alright, good night, folks~~~~
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.”
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
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…
