"Ch-Chen Qin, what are you doing here?" Yang Wei froze momentarily upon seeing Chen Qin.
"Isn't this my office?" Chen Qin replied before walking over to Ye Shuang and placing a cup of coffee beside him.
"Thanks."
Watching Ye Shuang occupy the main seat while Chen Qin sat beside him, both focused on the computer screen, Yang Wei stood rooted in place, utterly baffled by the scene.
Who the hell is this guy?
"President Yang, is there something you need?" Chen Qin finally asked, her tone cool. "Coming to the office so late without prior notice?"
Snapping out of his daze, Yang Wei forced a smile. "I just noticed the lights were on and thought I’d drop by to discuss some company matters. By the way, Chen Qin, who is this gentleman—"
"Ye Shuang," Ye Shuang interjected calmly.
Chen Qin nodded. "Yes, his name is Ye Shuang."
A beat of silence followed.
That’s it?
Yang Wei blinked, his expression morphing into one of utter confusion. Shouldn’t she at least give a proper introduction?
Being treated like air by both of them left Yang Wei with an indescribable discomfort. However, the name "Ye Shuang" rang a faint bell. After scrutinizing the man’s face, realization finally struck.
"Ah, President Ye! My apologies—I didn’t recognize you at first."
Yang Wei had actually met Ye Shuang before but had failed to place him initially. His smile turned strained as he continued, "I heard your little wife ran out on the wedding. With your skills, I’m sure you’ve smoothed things over by now?"
"Your devotion is quite the legend in our circles. Truly enviable. Any plans for another celebration soon?"
The moment the words left Yang Wei’s mouth, both Ye Shuang and Chen Qin looked up sharply.
"President Yang, if you have nothing important to discuss, please leave. We’re busy," Chen Qin said icily, her displeasure at Yang Wei’s veiled taunts evident.
She knew exactly what Yang Wei was trying to do—provoke Ye Shuang into losing his composure.
Glancing at Ye Shuang, she couldn’t help but worry.
"There will be a celebration," Ye Shuang replied, his expression unreadable as he kept his eyes on the computer. "But as Chen Qin said, if you’ve got nothing else, we have work to do."
The hardest blow to someone trying to provoke you is complete indifference.
Yang Wei’s face darkened at being so blatantly dismissed.
"Chen Qin, isn’t it inappropriate to let an outsider meddle in company affairs?" he pressed.
Chen Qin had already given Yang Wei more courtesy than he deserved. Now, her patience snapped. "My father himself welcomes Ye Shuang’s involvement. Do you have a problem with that, Yang Wei? Or do you think I should take orders from you now?!"
She dropped the formal title, her blunt words making Yang Wei’s face flush with humiliation. He forced another smile. "My mistake. I overstepped."
With Chen’s Father invoked as authority, Yang Wei didn’t dare push further. Even retired, the old man still held considerable sway in the company—Chen Qin was merely the successor.
After Yang Wei slunk away, silence returned to the office. Chen Qin exhaled and turned to Ye Shuang.
"Shuang, you okay?"
Ye Shuang glanced at her. "About what?"
"Yang Wei just now..."
Seeing her concerned expression, Ye Shuang chuckled. "You think a little provocation would make me lose my temper and start cursing like a street vendor?"
"People who can’t control their emotions will never amount to much." He tapped the monitor. "This proposal still needs adjustments."
Without missing a beat, he shifted back to business.
"Where...?"
Mid-discussion, Ye Shuang paused and added, "But keep an eye on Yang Wei—especially his dealings with other companies."
Misinterpreting his concern, Chen Qin reassured him, "Shuang, Yang Wei’s still useful to the company for now... But don’t worry, I’ll find a way to get back at him for you."
"That’s not what I meant," Ye Shuang clarified. "Check if he’s been in contact with Tianwei Group privately."
His implication was crystal clear. Chen Qin, sharp as ever, narrowed her eyes. "Where’d you get that intel?"
"You know my sources are reliable," Ye Shuang said casually. "You mentioned a possible mole in the company before, so I looked into it."
Chen Qin fell silent, processing this.
She trusted Ye Shuang completely. His specificity—naming Yang Wei and Tianwei Group—suggested he had solid evidence. Suddenly, she threw an arm around his neck, her lips curling into a grin. "Love you! You actually investigated this for me?"
He cares about me!
"Muah!"
Ye Shuang touched his cheek where her lipstick had left a mark, momentarily stunned. When he looked at her again, Chen Qin averted her gaze, feigning innocence.
"Focus on work first."
"Right."
...
Night deepened.
Ye Shuang continued reviewing proposals and reports while Chen Qin, exhausted, had dozed off at the desk. She’d intended to rest for just a few minutes but succumbed to sleep.
He didn’t wake her, working steadily to the rhythm of her soft breathing.
For matters he understood, he made decisions on Chen Qin’s behalf. For unfamiliar ones, he left concise notes summarizing key points, streamlining her workload.
Ye Shuang handled this effortlessly. His previous company, though smaller, had been far more chaotic—here, at least, competent staff existed. Chen Qin’s challenge was scale, requiring specialized departments for management.
By midnight, he set down his pen, organized the files, and locked the computer. Rising, he stretched.
Gazing at the sleeping Chen Qin, his hand hovered mid-air before he withdrew it.
"Goodnight," he mouthed silently, switching off the lights before leaving the office.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
【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.)
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
