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?!
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.
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
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."
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!"
