"I, I don't want to go bald!"
Yezi clutched her head and shouted. At this moment, An Shiyu had turned into a great demon in Little Yezi's eyes.
To be precise, she was an indescribable fish.
Unable to resist, unable to target.
"Then give me a few strands of your hair, and I won’t shave my head either," An Shiyu said, reaching out toward Yezi.
"Just a few strands will do?" Yezi blinked her eyes.
"Going bald would be better."
One sentence from An Shiyu terrified Yezi into quickly pulling out her hair. After handing over three or four strands, she couldn’t help but add a pitiful,
"Thank you."
An Shiyu pinched the strands of hair and glanced back at Ye Shuang behind her.
The meaning was obvious.
She still has to thank us.
Ye Shuang: "..."
Poor little Yezi.
...
When work ended, Ye Shuang planned to send Yezi home first before heading to the Chen residence.
After all, he needed to learn more about that Madam Jinsha situation. On top of that, Chen's Father had apparently visited the Zhou family as well. Ye Shuang didn't know the specifics, so he had to go to the Chens' to ask.
His visits to the Chen residence had become more frequent, and even the security guards no longer stopped him. After all, there were only a few estates inside, and there were few vehicles coming and going.
By now, it was dusk, just about time for dinner.
After parking the car, Ye Shuang casually grabbed some fruit from the vehicle and got out.
"Woof!" The first to greet him was still Salty Egg, the golden retriever. Though he was an old dog, thanks to annual checkups and dedicated care, he still looked spirited, showing no signs of aging at all.
"You sure run fast." Ye Shuang ruffled the golden retriever’s head. The dog stuck out its tongue, grabbed the handle of the bag, wagged its tail, and helped carry the fruit inside.
"A-Ye—"
Chen Qin's voice followed soon after. She was wearing a simple dress and sandals, hurrying over. "Hehe, you're finally here! Were you tired today?"
As she spoke, she walked behind Ye Shuang and helped massage his shoulders.
"Just sitting in the office isn't tiring if I don't have to run around." Ye Shuang gently patted the back of Chen Qin's hand and asked, "Where are Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen?"
"Inside," Chen Qin said, reaching out to link her arm with Ye Shuang's. She even sniffed the scent on him.
"You smell so good, A-Ye. Why are you so fragrant?"
"Alright, don't act like this at home." Seeing Chen Qin behaving like a flirt, Ye Shuang stopped her movements in time.
Just then, Chen's Mother walked out, though fortunately, she didn't see her daughter practically clinging to Ye Shuang.
"Shuangzai, perfect timing—we're about to eat. Was work tough today?"
"Not really, nothing compared to Chen Qin's hard work," Ye Shuang replied with a smile.
"It wasn't that hard either. Mom locked me up for days," Chen Qin chimed in, acting like she'd found an ally. She hugged Ye Shuang's arm and pouted. "I just wanted to sit in the company for a bit, but she wouldn't let me."
"If I didn't lock you up, who knows if you'd run off to work again," Chen's Mother said, exasperated, reaching out to tap Chen Qin's head. But Chen Qin dodged with a giggle, hiding behind Ye Shuang.
Seeing Chen Qin's playful look, Ye Shuang gently patted her arm and asked Chen's Mother, "Where's Uncle?"
"Inside with Chen Hai. Come on in, the mosquitoes are bad out here," Chen's Mother said. "We hired a pest control guy, but it didn't help much, and those mosquito repellent devices aren't working either."
"Alright."
Once inside, Ye Shuang soon saw Chen Hai and Chen's Father. The two were sitting together, seemingly discussing something.
With their furrowed brows, it was clear they had run into some trouble.
Taking a look, Ye Shuang noticed a tablet in front of each of them.
Was it because of that woman?
Ye Shuang walked over, just in time to hear Chen Hai shout, "Checkmate!"
"No way, no way—let me take back that move!" Chen's Father immediately said.
"How can you do that? A gentleman's move is not taken back."
"I'm your father!"
Ye Shuang stood to the side: "..."
So that's what it was?
Ye Shuang realized then that the two were just playing chess on the tablet. Their earlier serious, contemplative expressions had actually fooled him.
"Hey, Shuangzai, you're here. Wash up and come eat," Chen's Father called out to him.
"Alright, coming," Ye Shuang replied. He glanced at Chen Hai but didn't rush to ask for details. Instead, he went to wash his hands, planning to chat once they sat down for dinner.
Dinner was fairly plentiful, a simple eight-dish spread. Ye Shuang, however, wasn't in a hurry to eat. As he peeled prawns for Chen Qin, he finally asked Chen's Father and Chen Hai about their visit to the Zhou family.
"How's Uncle Zhou doing over there?"
"Hmph, a complete wreck," Chen's Father snorted. "Some foreigner messed him up so badly he's acting like he's lost his mind."
"His house was bugged with cameras—think about it. How useless, even the butler wasn't one of his own."
Shaking his head, Chen's Father added, "He drove his wife and daughter away—what a failure."
Chen Hai also chimed in with Ye Shuang, "We actually found quite a bit of info on that woman. She seems to have a lot of businesses abroad, with ties behind many big families and corporations."
"That impressive," Ye Shuang said, somewhat surprised. "Her reach is that long. What does she want?"
"A crazy woman—who knows?" Chen's Father snorted. "Zhou Feng said she just finds it fun to mess around, so that's what she does."
Fun?
"I don't know. That's what Zhou Feng said," Chen's Father added. "He said she's mentally unstable."
"Even if it's just for fun, how could she have given birth to Alice with Uncle Zhou?" Ye Shuang found it puzzling. Was she that casual?
"Oh, that little blonde was apparently born via surrogacy," Chen Hai said. "Uncle Zhou probably never slept with that woman."
"Is that for real?" Ye Shuang was taken aback. Was Alice born via surrogacy?
"Yeah, it should be fine."
After all, Zhou Feng himself had admitted this—there was no reason to hide it.
"If Aunt Xian was already planning to divorce Uncle Zhou over this, why didn't he just explain it back then?" Ye Shuang was puzzled. Aunt Xian had mainly been upset about Alice being the child of a mistress.
"It's not that simple. Who knows what Zhou Feng was thinking when he agreed to Madam Jinsha's request back then," Chen's Father waved his hand dismissively. "If she dares to lay a finger on my side, when she comes to the mainland, I'll definitely give her a hard time."
Ye Shuang, meanwhile, was thinking about the kidnapping of Bai Yuyou. If that was the case, the mastermind was indeed that Madam Jinsha.
But since she was abroad, it was indeed a bit tricky to handle.
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.”
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
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.
