"Wherever Ye Shuang goes, I go," Bai Yuyou said. For her, it didn’t matter where they went—as long as she was by Ye Shuang’s side, that was enough.
"So, where should we go? Aren’t there a few visa-free countries we can visit lately?" Ye Shuang asked Chen Qin.
"Hmm… how about our family’s private island?" Chen Qin suggested after a moment’s thought. After all, she had traveled to so many countries for business that she was a bit tired of them.
Besides, the food wasn’t all that great either.
"Chen Qin-jie, your family owns an island?!" Tang Keke was stunned.
She knew Chen Qin was wealthy, but she never imagined she was that wealthy.
"A foreign business associate gifted it to my dad. Apparently, he bought it in the 90s for just over a million dollars," Chen Qin explained, though she wasn’t sure what its current value was. The island usually generated income by offering vacation rentals.
"Just over a million dollars…" Tang Keke tried to imagine the purchasing power in the 90s… but then again, she hadn’t even been born back then.
"Come to think of it… Ye Shuang, you’ve never been there, have you?" Chen Qin smiled playfully at him.
"With all your family’s properties, I only vaguely knew about it. Plus, I’m not much of a traveler," Ye Shuang said.
He was the quintessential homebody.
Still…
Taking Yuyou out for a trip was necessary. Emotional fulfillment was important, and while photos of scenic places could be found online, the experience of actually being there was entirely different.
"Where’s the island? Hawaii?" Ye Shuang asked.
"It’s in the Bahamas. I’ll just contact the management company to arrange the flight route, and we can take the private jet there," Chen Qin said.
"You have a private jet too?!" Tang Keke’s mind was blown.
"It’s just more convenient, though we can’t fly it wherever we want," Chen Qin replied.
Just more convenient…
"How much does one of those cost?" Tang Keke suddenly felt like she was face-to-face with a rich young mistress straight out of a novel… Wait, hadn’t she just called Chen Qin the "Dark Cuisine Overlord"? Would Chen Qin-jie hire an assassin to silence her later?
In her imagination, Chen Qin sat regally on a throne in a red leather outfit, cracking a whip against her butt.
"Crack!"
"Tie this brat into a sack and toss her into the Pearl River!"
"Yes, ma’am!" Several burly men in sunglasses immediately stuffed her into a burlap sack.
"HELP—"
……
"Chen Qin-jie, please forgive my ignorance!" Tang Keke trembled and immediately prostrated herself in apology.
Chen Qin blinked. "…?"
"A private jet would definitely cost several million," Ye Shuang answered Tang Keke’s earlier question.
"Several million…" Tang Keke’s family didn’t own one, but it didn’t seem that expensive—maybe comparable to a high-end sports car?
"Dollars," Ye Shuang added.
Tang Keke: "…"
Okay, yeah, that was insanely expensive.
"Right?" Ye Shuang asked.
"I dunno, maybe six or seven million?" Chen Qin wasn’t entirely sure. Hers was a fairly standard business jet—aside from important occasions, she usually just flew commercial.
Besides, the private jet was a money pit. Just keeping it parked at the airport cost a fortune every day.
Not that it came out of her allowance or dowry savings, though.
"Oh, it’s getting late. I should head out." Chen Qin checked her watch and quickly finished her sandwich, washing it down with a large glass of iced soy milk.
"Ye Shuang, feel free to invite more people for the trip. I’ll get going now."
"Alright, be safe," Ye Shuang said.
"Heh."
After slipping on her heels, Chen Qin was out the door.
"Brother…" Tang Keke stared at the closed door and suddenly spoke up. "I’m not gonna end up in the Pearl River tonight, am I?"
Ye Shuang: "…?"
"Anyway, we’ll discuss the trip later. Keke, you should also talk to your family about it tonight."
"T-talk about what? My last words?!"
Ye Shuang flicked her forehead. "What nonsense are you thinking? I mean the trip. Since we’re going abroad, you’ll need your parents’ permission, right?"
"Wait, I’m going too?" Tang Keke rubbed her forehead, surprised.
"Didn’t Chen Qin just say we could invite more people?" Ye Shuang replied. "Unless you already have summer plans?"
"Well, I was supposed to visit my grandpa in the countryside… but it’s not like I have to go…"
"Are you sure?" she asked tentatively. "I don’t have much pocket money left, though."
"You don’t need to pay."
"Hehe."
"Alright, it’s about time to leave." Ye Shuang cleared the dishes and loaded them into the dishwasher. Because of the stalker incident, he had been driving the two girls to and from school lately.
When they arrived, Ye Shuang smoothly parked in his usual spot—sandwiched between two brightly colored microcars.
"…" After getting out, he stared at the two tiny cars, lost in thought. "Two…"
"Ye Shuang, what are you thinking about?" Bai Yuyou tugged at his sleeve.
"Oh, nothing." He snapped out of it and smiled.
"Hurry up. Isn’t today when grades are posted? Give me some good news later."
"Mm!" Bai Yuyou nodded.
Tang Keke, however, was less confident. "Ugh… Am I gonna get held back?"
"If that happens, Yuyou will be my senior!"
"It’s okay," Bai Yuyou reassured her softly.
"Next year, you’ll pass…"
"Waaah, that’s not comforting at all!" Tang Keke wailed. Bai Yuyou’s words made it sound like she was doomed to fail this time, instantly ruining her mood.
"Go on, now," Ye Shuang urged.
"Fine. Bye, brother!"
"Mm."
After absorbing some more energy from Ye Shuang’s hug, Bai Yuyou finally let Tang Keke pull her away.
……
The grade rankings were posted on the bulletin board on the first floor. When the two girls stepped out of the elevator, they saw a crowd gathered around it.
"So many people!"
"Keke, let’s go…"
"Okay!"
"Excuse me, excuse me!" Tang Keke tried to pull Bai Yuyou through the crowd.
But her strength was no match for the packed students, and she got shoved back!
"Oof!"
"Keke, I’ll do it." Bai Yuyou took Tang Keke’s hand and pushed forward instead. Yuyou was surprisingly strong, effortlessly making her way through—her expression calm beneath her bangs, her gaze steady. For some reason, Tang Keke felt a strange sense of security.
Yuyou…
She’s kinda cool.
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
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.
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
