Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen
June 27th, the day the college entrance examination scores were released.
All the examinees had been looking forward to this day; no matter who they were, their hearts were filled with a sense of apprehension.
Basically, every student woke up early, counting down the minutes to check their scores.
However, the young girl today had no such thoughts; her mind was entirely occupied with the amusement park in the suburbs.
As for checking the scores...
The scores wouldn't run away. There would be plenty of time to check them after returning from the amusement park. Besides, college applications didn't start until tomorrow anyway.
But the chance to go to an amusement park was a first in her eighteen years of life.
It was a now or never kind of deal!
Before seven o'clock, the girl, full of anticipation, climbed out of bed and began to dress up and get ready.
While tying her hair, her eyes kept darting toward the stack of bills on her desk.
It hurt...
It was still that kind of heartache that made it hard to breathe.
She could almost see her precious money waving goodbye to her...
She had been saving this up for a long time.
With Gu Ran's defeat last night, the girl had won a one-day pass to the amusement park.
But as the older sister, she couldn't possibly spend her younger brother's money when going out.
Even if this brother was very rich...
Actually, right now, he probably wasn't as rich as she was.
Uncle Gu had cut off his allowance a few months ago.
His New Year's money wasn't much either, and this guy had always been a big spender.
Used to spending money like water, how much could he possibly have left?
Forget it, forget it. The great older sister would just have to bear the pain.
Clenching the stack of bills from the desk in her hand, she suppressed her reluctance and went next door.
She couldn't wait any longer; she had to hurry to the amusement park and buy the tickets.
Otherwise, with every passing second, she might regret it.
For a girl used to living frugally, spending over two hundred on tickets right now was absolutely agonizing!
With that thought, she changed into the dress Gu Ran had given her before. She twirled a few times in front of the mirror, the pink skirt revealing a faint touch of white.
Staring at herself in the mirror for a moment longer, she couldn't help but frown.
Reaching down, she took off her pure white cotton socks, revealing her small, fair, pinkish feet.
Curling her toes slightly, she slipped into white strappy sandals, tapped the heels on the floor, and clacked her way out the balcony door.
Upon reaching next door, her footsteps subconsciously slowed down.
Gently pushing the balcony door open, she tiptoed into her brother's room.
At this moment, Gu Ran was still curled up in bed, his head under the covers, enjoying his wet dream... sweet spring dream.
"Wake up, Lazybones, Lazybones!"
The girl called out to the person in bed while pulling open the curtains.
But the person immersed in dreamland merely grunted twice, pulled the covers over his head, and went completely still again.
Ye Zhenzhen: "..."
This guy...
Curling her lips, she stepped forward and yanked the covers off.
Exposing her brother's head, she then reached out and pinched his straight nose.
"Wake up, Lazybones!"
Gu Ran slightly opened his eyes, looked at the pretty face thrust right in front of him, and closed his eyes again.
"Let me sleep a little longer, just a little while..."
"No way, we agreed to go to the amusement park today. If we don't go now, it'll get too crowded."
Seeing that he was about to fall back asleep, the girl quickly reached out and pressed his eyes.
Two slender fingers propped up his upper and lower eyelids respectively, forcefully prying his eyes open.
Gu Ran: "???"
What kind of decent person would do something like this?
Giving the girl in front of him a helpless look, he sighed.
"Mm... fine, fine..."
He was going to die of laziness...
Although the person was awake, his soul was still asleep.
Reaching out to tug at his arms and finding she couldn't lift him at all, the girl had no choice but to helplessly compromise.
She hopped off the bed, trotted to the bathroom, and came back with a wet towel to wipe his face.
A caring older sister was always this caring.
While wiping his face, Ye Zhenzhen suddenly had the illusion of dealing with her Precious son.
But the next second, Gu Ran's roar pulled her back to reality.
"Ye Zhenzhen!"
Instantly wide awake, Gu Ran glared at the girl.
Ye Zhenzhen didn't back down at all; she puffed out her chest and raised her fair, delicate chin.
"Your grandpa is right here!"
Gu Ran: "..."
He felt like this sounded very familiar...
This girl... stole his line, didn't she?
Feeling a bit dazzled, the magnanimous brother decided not to stoop to his naughty sister's level.
He rolled out of bed and started washing up. Seeing him obediently comply,
Ye Zhenzhen nodded in satisfaction and turned to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for her lazy brother.
About half an hour later, the neatly dressed siblings headed out together.
Braving the scorching sun, Gu Ran headed straight for the shade of the trees.
Walking backward with light steps, the girl rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.
So fussy~
They got on the bus. There weren't many people heading to the suburban amusement park, so the bus was quite empty.
Ye Zhenzhen found a window seat, and Gu Ran naturally sat down next to her.
Feeling a walking little sun leaning close, the girl scooted to the side.
"Go sit over there, it's too hot."
"I won't..."
After saying that, he stared intently at the girl.
His unblinking gaze made her swallow the rest of her words.
"Why... why are you looking at me like that?"
"You look really pretty today."
Seeing the girl blush, Gu Ran smiled and narrowed his eyes.
This girl...
In order to look pretty for their outing, she specifically wore the dress she once thought was a waste of his money.
Tsk, what a duplicitous woman.
With that, he stopped looking at her reaction, turned his body, and closed his eyes to feign sleep.
Seeing him close his eyes, Ye Zhenzhen crinkled her nose and finally dared to wave her fist at him.
How dare he tease his older sister, she'd knock his head off!
They remained silent for the rest of the ride until the bus stopped at the suburban park station.
What met their eyes was a newly opened large-scale amusement park in Qinglin City.
Even though the girl had woken up early enough, it was already surging with crowds at this hour. The sounds of laughter and joy rose and fell inside, bustling with noise and excitement.
Seeing this scene, the girl's eyes lit up, sparkling with a bright gleam.
"Gu Ran, Gu Ran, let's go in quickly!"
Grabbing the hand of the boy beside her, she was like a cheerful little bird, excitedly trying to run forward.
"Are you a runaway wild horse?"
Pulled along to stumble a few steps, Gu Ran couldn't help but complain, immediately receiving a death glare from the girl.
Rolling her eyes at him with infinite charm, the girl turned her head away and ignored him.
She was in a good mood today, so she wouldn't stoop to her Stupid brother's level.
Arriving at the entrance, Gu Ran was just about to take out money for the tickets when he saw Ye Zhenzhen wave her small hand, slapping a few red bills onto the counter.
At the same time, she looked at the boy beside her and smugly raised her fair chin.
She had expected to hear words of praise, but who would have thought that a dog's mouth could never spit out ivory!
"Did you take out our living expenses to buy tickets?"
Ye Zhenzhen: "???"
He really is a dog!
"What living expenses? This is clearly my secret stash!"
The girl cursed at him in a low voice, and still not satisfied, she raised her foot and kicked him a few times.
Today's style wasn't pure white; instead, it was a refreshing summer limited edition.
Her bright, fair ankles shone brilliantly, accentuated by the strappy sandals.
For that brief moment, Gu Ran felt as if he had seen the light...
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s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
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.
