In the blink of an eye, several days had passed.
During this time, after drinking a course of Chinese herbal medicine prescribed by Zhou Guangxian, Xu Fuqiang's longstanding ailment showed improvement.
Because of this, Xu Fuqiang constantly pressured Xu Mo to quickly marry Zhou Qiaoqiao!
Would Xu Mo agree?
Certainly not! He would delay as long as possible.
Zhou Qiaoqiao's gaze was like she wanted to devour him whole.
Xu Mo felt his waist might not be able to withstand it.
Dying before the battle begins.
He hadn't even had a chance to show off as the protagonist yet.
He would be smothered to death by Zhou Qiaoqiao first.
If he couldn't win, couldn't he at least dodge?
On this day.
In the morning, at the dining table in the Xu family's large villa.
Su Ting: "Mo, listen to your mother this once, let's move up the wedding date. It's good for both you and Qiaoqiao."
Xu Mo's ears were practically developing calluses, "Mom, I'm full. You and Dad enjoy your meal."
Bang----
Xu Fuqiang slammed the table in frustration, "You little brat! Sit down!"
"Oh--" Xu Mo reluctantly sat back down, listening to the two of them lecture.
For him, whether this marriage happened or not was irrelevant.
It was just going through the motions.
Moreover, the elders were too hasty in arranging the marriage.
Couldn't they leave some time and space for the protagonist to stir up trouble?
For example, let him repeatedly go confess to Shen Manni, disgusting and angering this destined couple.
Then the protagonist would rise up: "Damn it, the woman the Dragon King has his eye on, some trashy rich kid dares to covet her? Tired of living?"
When the Dragon King rages, the Xu family will be buried with him!
The plot unfolds, happily ever after!
"Dad, if you have something to say, say it quickly. I'm in a hurry to get to work," Xu Mo smiled.
Xu Fuqiang's eyes bulged, he stretched his neck, angrily saying: "How did I, Xu Fuqiang, end up with a son like you! Don't you know that men should marry and women should wed when they come of age? You're not getting any younger, you must get married within this month!"
Xu Mo's eyelid twitched.
The marriage of the Xu family heir was no small matter.
All the prominent figures would attend, and big shots from the Capital City would come too.
He remembered that in his previous life, just the preparations for the spectacle took half a month.
The paparazzi reports and trending topics were overwhelming.
It was even more lively than the New Year.
All sorts of complicated etiquettes and ceremonies, toasting from dawn to dusk.
Xu Mo was exhausted.
"Dad, I see you're still vigorous, and you and Mom aren't that old. The country is strongly promoting three children now, if you two try hard..."
Xu Mo had only said half his piece when, whoosh, a flying saucer... no, a flying bowl.
Came straight at his face.
The bowl rode his face.
Before Xu Mo could react, his body reflexively made a dodging motion.
Crash----
The porcelain bowl shattered on the ground!
"Unfilial son! Unfilial son! Are you truly trying to anger me to death?!"
Xu Fuqiang's face was flushed red with anger, his body trembling continuously.
Su Ting's face reddened, glaring at her son in exasperation.
"Mo, what nonsense are you spouting!"
"I didn't... cough cough" Xu Mo saw old Xu reach for another bowl.
The previous one was fine, it was empty.
But this one was filled with soup.
Though he wasn't afraid of pain, he was afraid of the mess.
"Old Xu, calm down." Su Ting gently patted Xu Fuqiang's back with her fair fingers.
Xu Mo was now in a predicament – leaving wasn't an option, but staying put was uncomfortable.
Me, as the villain, being forced by my parents to marry the demoness?
It could be a novel in itself.
After a long while, Xu Mo finally couldn't sit still.
He decided to make a decision that went against his ancestors!
To slip away early.
Xu Fuqiang said: "Wait!"
Xu Mo: "Dad, don't make a fuss, I'm already over an hour late for work."
Xu Fuqiang: "You're the general manager, who dares to say you're not? If you keep playing this game with me, do you believe I'll really kick you out of the house? Your monthly allowance will be only a hundred thousand!"
Xu Mo: "Alright, alright, I'm scared of you. What do you want to say?"
Xu Mo conceded.
Does a hundred thousand sound like a lot?
Indeed it does, it's a monthly salary that struggling authors who've lost their readership can only dream of.
But for Xu Mo, it was truly little.
Just the fuel costs for his luxury cars, private yacht, and plane exceeded a hundred thousand.
Xu Fuqiang nodded with satisfaction, then said: "Your sister is coming back from abroad today, go pick her up."
Xu Mo stood dumbfounded, with an expression that said 'Are you joking?'
How could Xu Shi possibly be returning from abroad at this time?!
There must be some mistake!
An image of a fierce loli flashed through Xu Mo's mind.
She was beautiful, certainly.
When she was little, she was quite cute, always following him around like a little tail.
But ever since she started middle school, it was as if she had become a different person.
Cold and harsh towards him.
Sometimes even resorting to violence.
Don't be fooled by Xu Shi being a girl.
From a young age, she had begged Su Ting to enroll her in various martial arts classes, hiring the most professional teachers to instruct her.
No matter how arduous the training, no matter the storms and waves.
Day after day, year after year.
Xu Shi persevered until now.
It's no exaggeration to say.
When they were young, Xu Mo had been beaten up by Xu Shi.
At that time, Xu Mo had only accepted some imported candy from Yang Jingying, what did kids know?
Before Xu Mo could come to his senses, Yang Jingying had already sent over the imported candy.
Perhaps the little girl thought sweet things should be shared.
At that time, Xu Mo was the universally acknowledged number one little pretty boy in the class.
Beloved by all.
Back to the point, this scene was witnessed by Xu Shi who had just come looking for Xu Mo.
Then what happened next was simple.
The young Xu Mo, though his mental age was higher than his peers.
But alas, with his skinny arms and legs, he was no match for one trained in martial arts.
He was chased all over the school by the little loli.
Since then, he vowed to work hard at martial arts?
Forget it, why practice martial arts when lying down and whiling away time... isn't enjoying life more comfortable?
Thoughts returning to the present.
Xu Mo said with disgust, "I won't go, I won't go, Dad, let Uncle Zhang go instead."
Uncle Zhang was one of their family's private chauffeurs.
Xu Fuqiang insisted unyieldingly: "You must go! If you don't go, don't come back tonight! Don't ever come back to this home!"
Xu Mo wanted to cry but had no tears, "Dad, you know, Xu Shi and I don't get along well, she gets annoyed when she sees me, and I feel uncomfortable when I see her."
Xu Fuqiang lowered his head, took a sip of soup, and said indifferently: "That's your own problem, I think your sister is quite good, there's nothing wrong with her."
So your daughter is your little cotton-padded jacket.
And your son is a punching bag, huh.
Xu Mo really couldn't understand.
If Xu Shi was coming back, fine.
But why specifically name him to go pick her up?
The country has developed so well now.
Can't she use her phone to call a taxi?!
Xu Mo had a bellyful of complaints.
Knowing he couldn't win this argument.
A monthly allowance of only a hundred thousand really wouldn't be enough for fuel costs.
And fuel prices were showing signs of rising recently.
Xu Mo reluctantly said: "Fine, what time does her flight land?"
Xu Fuqiang: "Can't you ask her yourself? You're asking me about such a small matter, who am I supposed to ask?"
Xu Fuqiang had a look that said 'figure it out yourself'.
Xu Mo: You're really making things difficult for me, dammit!
Su Ting smiled and mediated: "Mo, it's not like you don't have Xu Shi's WeChat, you two just contact each other."
Xu Mo nodded, took out his phone, restored the only blocked contact in his WeChat friends list.
And sent a message.
Xu Mo: What time does your flight land?
Ding ding---
Soon after, the other party replied instantly.
Xu Shi: 10 o'clock, bring the Range Rover, it has more space!
"Hehe... wants the Range Rover? Little sister, you're quite demanding, I'll bring a sports car just to annoy you!"
Xu Mo sneered, putting away his phone.
The conversation between the siblings was just this brief and to the point!
"Dad, Mom, I'm heading out," Xu Mo said.
Xu Fuqiang said irritably: "Get going quickly! Don't affect my mood while eating."
Su Ting: "Mo, drive slowly, be careful on the road."
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.”
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.
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