Chapter 86
He knew he should have stayed away from Pei Susu.
See? Now trouble had come knocking.
Gu Ran shook his head helplessly. Without saying a word, he bent down to change his shoes before entering the house.
Seeing him stay silent, Ye Zhenzhen narrowed her eyes and stretched out her foot to lightly tap his calf.
"Why are you ignoring me, brother? You didn't have this attitude when you were facing someone else just now."
Gu Ran: "..."
He opened his mouth but was momentarily at a loss for words. Rubbing the bridge of his nose, he ultimately decided against saying much—forget it, her mood swings had been huge these past few days, so he wouldn't hold it against her.
Seeing him remain silent, the young girl furrowed her brows, her cheeks unconsciously puffing out a little.
"Annoying jerk!"
Muttering under her breath, she hooked her toe and kicked his neatly placed slippers askew. Then, lifting her delicate chin, she turned around and walked inside.
Gu Ran: "?"
What did he even do to be called annoying?
But remembering that she hadn't been feeling well recently, Gu Ran swallowed his words, silently put on his slippers, and followed her.
Bang!
The moment her front foot stepped into the room, she slammed the door shut right behind her.
Gu Ran, who was almost hit by the door, stopped in his tracks just in time. Staring at the tightly closed door in front of him, he felt even more baffled.
Her temper today... seems exceptionally bad?
He blinked, then turned around and went back to his own room.
At dinnertime, urged by Ye Shulian, Ye Zhenzhen reluctantly walked over to Gu Ran's door and reached out to knock.
With a click, the door opened a crack. Gu Ran poked his head out, his expression a bit unnatural: "What's wrong?"
"Time to eat."
She shot him a glance and turned to leave, but suddenly stopped. Looking back, a trace of inquiry appeared in her clear eyes.
"What were you doing in your room just now? Being all sneaky."
"Who's being sneaky?" Gu Ran immediately retorted. He straightened his back, trying his best to look righteous and confident.
Ye Zhenzhen, however, leaned in slightly, her nose twitching like a wary kitten.
"You're acting weird."
"How am I acting weird?" Gu Ran tried to change the subject, but his eyes darted away for a second.
The girl keenly caught the subtle panic in his expression, and her curiosity to catch him red-handed grew even stronger.
She lightly stepped on the top of his foot and lowered her voice: "Spit it out, what were you doing just now?"
"Just reading a book..." Gu Ran said, simultaneously hiding his hand behind his back.
This movement was caught by Ye Zhenzhen. She immediately reached out and grabbed his arm: "What are you holding in your hand?"
"Nothing..." Gu Ran tried to dodge, but she had already slipped behind him.
The next second, she clearly saw what he was holding, and her cheeks instantly flushed bright red.
"Gu 'Dog' Ran!"
Biting her lip, her voice was full of embarrassment and anger, "Why are you holding this?"
Being caught red-handed, even with his thick skin, he felt quite embarrassed.
The tips of Gu Ran's ears also grew hot, but he still tried to explain: "I was just... just looking. I really didn't do anything else."
"What is there to look at!" She was both embarrassed and furious. She stomped lightly on his foot again. "Give it back to me!"
Gu Ran quickly stuffed the item into his pocket, turned around, and walked toward the living room: "Didn't Auntie call us for dinner? Let's go, let's go."
"Stop right there!" Ye Zhenzhen chased after him with a flushed face, her fingertips tugging at the hem of his shirt. "Take it out!"
"Let's eat first, we'll talk after dinner." Gu Ran quickened his pace, simply refusing to hand the item over.
"So annoying!" she complained softly. The heat on her face hadn't faded, but she still followed him toward the dining room.
This dog, does he just grab whatever he wants all day?
Doesn't he know what things are too hot to handle?!
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transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
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."
