Ran Xinxin froze for a moment, staring at the girl clinging tightly to Ye Shuang's arm, blinking in slight surprise—in her memory, the girl standing beside Ye Shuang shouldn’t have been this one.
But it had been years. Maybe Brother Ye had changed girlfriends.
"Married? Brother Ye, you’re married?" Ran Xinxin asked curiously.
"Not yet," Ye Shuang replied, unsure why Bai Yuyou was acting like this today. His arm was completely engulfed in the softness of her embrace, making it impossible to pull away.
"We will get married," Bai Yuyou added.
Ye Shuang gave her a surprised glance: "..."
"Oh, I see. Seems like I’m being seen as a rival," Ran Xinxin remarked, noticing Bai Yuyou’s possessive behavior. "Just so you know, I don’t have romantic feelings for Brother Ye. Even if I did, he probably wouldn’t feel the same way."
"Brother Ye is my savior."
Bai Yuyou didn’t respond, continuing to hold onto Ye Shuang’s arm.
Just then, Ye Shuang felt a light kick against his knee as a fair foot nudged him.
"Alright, enough of this topic. If you’ve got time, help massage my feet instead," Alice interjected.
Ye Shuang and the others glanced at Alice, chuckling before dropping the subject.
The place was crowded. Aside from Alice and Ran Xinxin, there were a few male actors in the distance—all unfamiliar faces, likely not well-known celebrities.
Soon, staff brought chairs for Ye Shuang and the group, allowing them to sit and watch the filming from afar.
"What’s the script about?" Ye Shuang asked, curious.
"Something about a murder here, and one of us being the killer," Alice replied, eyeing the script disdainfully. "Do modern writers even try? You can guess the culprit from the start."
"Miss Alice, the scriptwriter is right here," Bobo whispered beside her.
"Oh."
"So, what roles are you playing?" Ye Shuang asked with a smile.
"I’m the eldest daughter of this tea plantation’s owner," Ran Xinxin said, then pointed at Alice. "And Alice is my younger sister."
"You two don’t look like sisters at all," Tang Duoduo blurted out.
Tang Keke nodded in agreement.
Since when did a family have a blonde younger sister?
"Hard to say," Ye Shuang murmured, glancing at Bai Yuyou before recalling Alice, the half-sister from a different mother. He shook his head.
"Miss Alice, Sister Ran, it’s time for your scene," a staff member announced.
"Got it."
Alice stood up, and she and Ran Xinxin walked to the filming area.
"Ooooh, it’s starting! So exciting!" Tang Duoduo vibrated with enthusiasm, everything here being a fresh experience for her.
Alice adjusted her expression as the countdown began. Ran Xinxin adopted a suspicious glare.
"Liliya… It was you, wasn’t it? You killed Father."
"Sister, I don’t know what you’re talking about," Alice trembled, her eyes wide with innocence and sorrow. "How… could even you suspect me?"
"I should’ve realized sooner…" Ran Xinxin clutched her chest, feigning agony. "You… aren’t my real sister!"
"The proof is that our whole family has black hair—except you! Yours is golden!!!"
The two male actors gasped dramatically. "So it’s true! Miss Liliya’s hair is golden!"
Ye Shuang and the group: "..."
Huh?! ↗
"It’s albinism! Albinos naturally have golden hair!" Alice cried, her voice breaking. "And you’re saying I’m not Father’s daughter? Sister, why are you framing me?!"
The male actors pulled out their phones, tapping furiously before gasping. "Wh-what?! It’s true… Albinos do have golden hair."
"Does that mean… Miss Wang lied?!"
But Ran Xinxin smirked confidently. "I knew you’d try to deny it. That’s why I have another piece of evidence."
"What evidence?"
"Our whole family’s surname is Wang. But you—Monchi T. Luffy Calisler Akagi Haruko Alexander Kakashi Elizabeth Liliya—why don’t you share our surname?!"
"Therefore… you aren’t a true member of the Wang family!"
Alice staggered back, feigning shock. "No… How could my flaw be exposed here?!"
Ye Shuang and the group: "..."
Seriously, was the scriptwriter high when they wrote this?
Is this a horror film or a comedy?
"That’s right. I’m the one who killed your father," Alice suddenly declared, hands on her hips as she laughed maniacally. "My true identity is Alice, an alien from Planet Totota in the M87 Nebula! Since you’ve uncovered the truth, no one leaves here alive today!"
"Totota Beam!" Alice brandished a stick, mimicking a spellcasting motion. Ran Xinxin and the actors stumbled back in exaggerated terror.
"Ahhh!"
"Y-you’re an alien?!" Ran Xinxin and the two men clutched their chests, biting into blood capsules. Crimson liquid trickled from their lips.
"Miss Wang, what do we do?!"
"Her power is too strong!"
"Hmph. To think you survived my first attack," Alice sneered, swinging the stick again. "It ends now! Totota Beam!"
One male actor leaped forward, shielding Ran Xinxin before convulsing violently. "Aaaahhh!!!"
"Nooooooo!!!!"
"Ouyang Fugui!!!" Ran Xinxin wailed.
"Cut!"
A voice boomed from the loudspeaker. The director, seated nearby, looked pleased. "Good. That’s a wrap for this scene."
Alice and the others relaxed, cleaning up before returning to the shade.
"So? How was my brilliant acting?" Alice asked smugly as she rejoined Ye Shuang and the girls.
Ye Shuang and the girls exchanged glances.
"Where do we even start with the criticism?"
Tang Duoduo nodded. "My illusions are shattered."
"Never mind the acting, the script gives off major 'Ding Zhen' vibes," Tang Keke muttered, arms crossed.
But Bai Yuyou nodded approvingly. "Alice, very impressive."
"It’s a horror-comedy short film," Ran Xinxin explained. "Apparently, this genre’s trending lately. The director plans to upload it for viral traction."
"Makes sense," Ye Shuang said. Just then, he noticed someone approaching from the director’s side.
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.”
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
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.
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…
