Peach hadn't expected to see Aunt Li here too. Come to think of it, the other woman had mentioned taking her to meet some friends, but had put it off because Peach had accepted Bai Yuyou's invitation. Who would have thought they'd run into each other here?
So, her mother knew Bai Yuyou and the others?
"Peach, come, sit here." Ye Shuang brought over a chair at that moment. After letting Peach sit down, he asked, "So you know Fugui?"
Tao Xiaotao: OvO...
Sitting down, Peach seemed a bit flustered. She glanced at Bai Yuyou, then at Tang Keke, unsure of what to say for a moment, and could only nod silently.
"Oh ho ho, of course we know each other." Aunt Li covered her mouth with a laugh. "This child is my goddaughter, you know."
"Huh?" Everyone present looked up, somewhat surprised, their eyes turning to Peach sitting there. Even Ye Shuang was taken aback. "The goddaughter you mentioned... is Peach?"
"That's right."
"Wait, Fugui." Ye Shuang reached out and pulled Aunt Li to a corner.
"Ouch, you're hurting me."
"What's the story with Peach?" Ye Shuang asked for specifics. After all, this Fugui had even said she wanted to train that goddaughter to be her successor. But some of those businesses weren't something a child could handle.
"It's a long story," Aunt Li said, though she did praise Peach. "Don't worry, that child learns everything very quickly."
"That's not really the issue, is it?"
"And it was the child's own request." Aunt Li poked Ye Shuang's shoulder with her finger. "Honestly, why do you make it sound like I'm some villain? I'm a law-abiding citizen."
Ye Shuang: "..."
Back at the dining table, Ye Shuang noticed Peach's expression was full of conflict. Her head was bowed as if she'd been caught doing something wrong, unable to even lift her head to meet anyone's gaze.
Peach naturally didn't dare look at Ye Shuang. She never dreamed in a million years that her mother was friends with Ye Shuang. Peach really didn't want Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke to know about her other side.
Thinking of this, her heart grew heavier.
"So Peach, you're Aunt Li's goddaughter? What a coincidence," Tang Keke spoke up.
"Yes, very coincidental," Bai Yuyou nodded in agreement.
The two girls still had their innocent, simple expressions, which made Peach pause for a moment. Then she looked towards Aunt Li, who was chatting with Ye Shuang.
"Peach, Peach, how did you meet Aunt Li?" Tang Keke, without any ulterior thoughts, continued asking curiously.
Peach answered instinctively, "I got lost, and then..."
"Ohhh, got lost and then was taken in," Tang Keke stroked her chin. "Feels like something straight out of a novel. I mean, how often do you just find someone on the street like that?"
Ye Shuang sneezed involuntarily.
Listening to Tang Keke and Bai Yuyou's lighthearted, giggling manner, Peach suddenly blinked.
It seemed...
maybe this wasn't such a big deal?
Perhaps because Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke didn't know Aunt Li's true identity, their impression of Peach being her goddaughter didn't really change. They were just a bit more curious.
For some reason, Peach's heart relaxed, feeling much more settled.
But she couldn't help glancing over at Ye Shuang.
Since her mother was Ye Shuang's friend, he most likely knew...
"Let's eat first, the food will get cold," Ye Shuang said with a gentle smile towards Peach. Perhaps it was his warm smile that helped calm Peach's nerves a little.
Forget it, let's just eat for now.
"Uncle, any drinks?" An Shiyu suddenly asked.
"There's wine and... cola?" Ye Shuang thought for a moment. "Do you want a bottle?"
"I want Laoshan Cola."
"Where am I supposed to get that?" Ye Shuang said helplessly.
"Oh, then I'll go buy some."
With that, An Shiyu sauntered out the door.
Ye Shuang didn't seem surprised by this, as he never knew what An Shiyu would do next and didn't feel the need to control her.
A short while later, she returned, clutching a can of Coca-Cola.
"Wasn't it Laoshan Cola you wanted?"
An Shiyu tossed the can in her hand. "Didn't see any, just bought whatever."
Ye Shuang glanced at it. Weren't there some at home?
An Shiyu looked around the table as if searching for something, then finally sat back in her seat.
It was as if she hadn't eaten enough, continuing to shovel food into her mouth at an astonishing rate.
"An Shiyu, I didn't know you had such a big appetite?" Tang Keke asked from the side. It seemed An Shiyu had taken a break, gone for a walk, and now was back to eating again.
Almost reaching Bai Yuyou's level. Well, maybe eighty percent of Bai Yuyou's fighting power.
"Well, got tired of takeout," An Shiyu said, crunching on a chicken wing's cartilage, her jelly-like lips glistening with oil.
"Good thing I made a few extra dishes, or it wouldn't have been enough," Ye Shuang chuckled.
...
After lunch, Bai Yuyou, Tang Keke, and Peach were washing dishes in the kitchen—though Ye Shuang insisted it wasn't necessary, he couldn't resist the girls pushing him towards the living room to rest.
"Ye Shuang rest. Cooking is tiring," Bai Yuyou said, wearing an apron, considering Ye Shuang had prepared so many dishes alone.
"An Shiyu, are you going to help wash dishes too?" Tang Keke asked the certain fish.
"I'm allergic to water," An Shiyu leaned against the wall playing on her phone, saying lazily. "Besides, aren't there things called dishwashers?"
Tang Keke retorted, "We don't have one installed yet! And who's allergic to water?! That's the lamest excuse ever!"
Hearing this, An Shiyu made a deadpan expression. "You don't believe me."
With that, she walked to the sink, turned on the tap, and rinsed her wrist.
Then she quickly shook her hand dry—
When she lifted her arm again, her fair wrist was covered in dense, tiny red dots.
"You... you're really allergic to water?!" Tang Keke rubbed her eyes in disbelief. "Then how do you shower?"
"I have high water quality requirements, so I have a multi-stage filtration system at home. Showering is fine," An Shiyu said. "Believe me now?"
Tang Keke looked apologetic. "I'm sorry... Is your wrist really itchy? Allergies must be awful. I didn't mean to..."
"Louder, can't hear you."
"I'm sorry! I didn't know you were allergic to water!" Tang Keke said loudly.
Satisfied, An Shiyu nodded and left the kitchen, then—
casually wiped off the red dots she had drawn on her wrist.
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
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.”
