On the way, Su Yang casually chatted with Ren Lingxi, "Lingxi, have you started working now?"
"Yes, I've started."
"What do you do?"
"I work at a place that sells motorcycles."
"Motorcycles?" Su Yang repeated, slightly surprised. Hearing the word 'motorcycle' mainly reminded him of that pretty girl, Tao Shu, he had met in Lincheng.
"Yeah, Zilin actually introduced me to the place. Since I also like vehicles, I went there to work."
"Do they sell those heavy motorcycles?"
"Mhm, yes."
Su Yang thought for a moment and asked, "What brand?"
"Ducati."
"Du... what a coincidence..."
"Coincidence?"
"Oh, I mean I was just thinking about getting a Ducati motorcycle recently. I didn't expect you to be working there."
"Really? That's great! When are you buying it? Remember to look for me, I'm just worrying about not having any clients~"
"Haha, sure. How about the day after tomorrow? I'll go buy it from you when you're on shift."
"Great!! Thanks, Brother Su Yang."
"What are you thanking me for? I was going to buy one anyway. Since you're selling them, I'll definitely go to you."
"Okay, let me know in advance when you come the day after tomorrow. Do you know the address?"
"I know, there's only one Ducati dealership in Haicheng."
"Right, the one in the Nanlin District."
"OK, I'll go look for you the day after tomorrow."
As the two were talking, Xu Zilin chimed in enviously from the side, "I really envy you, having financial freedom. You can buy whatever you want without considering the price at all."
Su Yang smiled, "You'll achieve financial freedom sooner or later too."
"I'll borrow your good words, but I'm just a small streamer. I don't know when I'll ever achieve financial freedom."
"You have around a million followers and you're still a small streamer?" Su Yang laughed.
"The follower count is alright, but streamers like us who film cars don't make money as easily as entertainment streamers."
"Then when you're free, you should also stream, do some PK battles with others, or sell some merchandise."
"I don't have the clout for that," Xu Zilin said helplessly, leaning against the seat back.
"Tell me when you stream, I'll send you gifts!" Su Yang laughed boldly.
"How could I do that? Once or twice is fine, but I can't look for you every time. I'd feel bad just fleecing you alone, hehe," Xu Zilin joked.
"Haha, what does it matter? Supporting a good friend is just something I'd do in passing."
Xu Zilin pouted and said, "We'll see. By the way, are you really going to buy a bike the day after tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I don't have a motorcycle yet, so I'll get one to play around with."
"That's so cool. I've always wanted to get a new Ducati V4, but that bike costs as much as my Tesla Model 3."
Su Yang said casually, "Then come with me the day after tomorrow, I'll gift you one."
"Huh?" Hearing this, Xu Zilin was stunned.
Mainly because Su Yang said it as easily as if he were giving her a cheap motorcycle toy model worth a few dozen bucks.
At this moment, Ren Lingxi, who was beside them, was also a bit dumbfounded.
Su Yang turned his head to glance at Xu Zilin in the back seat, "What? You don't want it?"
"No... this is something that costs two to three hundred thousand. How could I accept it?"
"What's the big deal? With our relationship, what's so strange about me gifting you a motorcycle?" Su Yang said while turning the steering wheel to the left.
"No, no, I can't take it. Even though I like it, I still want to earn it through my own hard work. Besides, you've already given me very expensive things before, which made me feel really bad, so I can't let you spend money on me again."
After Xu Zilin finished, Su Yang followed up, "What you said makes sense, but it's different, you know? I'm giving it to you purely because we're good friends. Isn't it normal for friends to give each other gifts? You can rely on your own hard work to buy anything you like, but me giving you something doesn't affect that at all."
Su Yang's words almost swayed Xu Zilin, but she firmly held onto her inner thoughts and still didn't accept.
Su Yang shook his head and smiled, "Alright then, since you don't want it... Lingxi, don't you like motorcycles too? How about I gift you one?"
"Huh?" Ren Lingxi was listening to their conversation with great interest, who knew the topic would instantly shift to her.
She was also stunned for a second, but her reasoning was almost the same as Xu Zilin's, and she didn't accept it either.
Su Yang said helplessly, "Alright, alright, I can't even give them away when I want to. I'll just buy one for myself then."
After he finished speaking, he thought to himself: Hmm, I'll buy one for Panpan when the time comes too.
The three of them hadn't picked a good time to head out. It was the evening rush hour, and traffic was heavily congested all the way. As they were chatting, Su Yang's WeChat chimed.
He clicked it open and saw it was a message from the person in charge of the Lianwu Lake courtyard.
"Mr. Su, sorry to bother you so late. I just wanted to let you know that your courtyard is finished. You can come over for the inspection anytime in the next few days."
Seeing this message, Su Yang immediately replied, "Everything is completely done?"
"Yes, yes, yes, it was finished at noon today. I was busy cleaning up the mess and forgot to tell you."
"Alright, thanks. In that case, I'll come to take over the property tomorrow."
"Sure, around what time will you come?"
"Around 12 noon."
"Alright, I won't bother you anymore then. See you tomorrow."
Turning off his phone, Su Yang thought to himself: Not bad, not bad. The courtyard is finished. This 45-day quest is finally over.
—System? The quest is complete, where's the reward?
[Please wait a moment]
A few seconds later, the system's notification sound rang out again.
[Ding, detected that the current progress for the Lianwu Lake courtyard quest is: 99%. Time remaining: 7 days. The quest is not yet complete. Reward pending.]
—99? Didn't they say it was already completely finished?
[The host must travel to the destination and personally inspect it before the quest is considered complete.]
—Damn, it's that strict?
—Alright then, I'll go inspect it tomorrow. Man, a small goal of a hundred million is about to hit my account, this is great! This is the biggest reward I've gotten since obtaining the system.
Thinking about how a cool hundred million was about to hit his account, Su Yang was in a great mood, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.
[Ding, detected that the host is in a joyful mood and thoroughly enjoying himself. Rewarding 2,000,000.]
After being stuck in traffic for more than ten minutes, the flow of cars ahead finally loosened up a bit.
Su Yang drove the Lamborghini, following the flow of traffic forward. At 6:40 PM, the three of them finally arrived at the entrance of the hotpot restaurant.
Xu Zilin had booked a sliced mutton hotpot restaurant. It was incredibly crowded, and there weren't many parking spots on this street.
Fortunately, there was a decently sized parking lot built right in front of the restaurant. Su Yang drove the car into the lot and quickly found a spot to park.
The three got out of the car and walked into the restaurant.
After waiting for half an hour, the waiter led the three of them to a four-person table to sit down.
This sliced mutton hotpot place was very popular in Haicheng, business was booming, and the taste was indeed quite good.
Once all the dishes were served, the foodie Ren Lingxi couldn't help but start digging in. Her eyes practically sparkled when she saw the delicious food.
Su Yang laughed, "Lingxi, you love eating just as much as ever."
"Eating is the greatest joy in the world~" Ren Lingxi mumbled through a mouthful of food, her lips glistening with grease.
"You eat so much, yet you never seem to gain an ounce."
"I have an ectomorph physique. I was born with a small frame, so I just don't put on weight no matter how much I eat."
"Then eat up," Su Yang said, dropping several pieces of freshly boiled lamb into Ren Lingxi's bowl.
"You should eat too, Su Yang. Don't worry about me."
"Alright."
Although business was booming, it wasn't a new restaurant; it had been around for quite a long time.
The place was packed and incredibly noisy. The air conditioning barely made a dent in the sweltering heat, so the three of them ate quickly. Within an hour, they had polished off everything in the pot.
Ren Lingxi set down her bowl and chopsticks, licking her lips as if she still hadn't had quite enough.
Seeing this, Xu Zilin wiped her mouth and laughed. "Lingxi, don't tell me you're still hungry?"
"I'm full, I swear!"
"Then why do you keep staring at the broth?"
"I'm debating whether or not I should have another bowl of soup."
Xu Zilin let out an exasperated laugh. "You've already had two bowls. Forget the soup. Come on, let's go get some drinks."
"Alright, but let's hurry, or else I'm going to want to order more meat."
Hearing this, Su Yang and Xu Zilin exchanged a glance and shook their heads in helpless amusement.
At half past eight, after Xu Zilin settled the bill, the three of them left the clamorous hot pot restaurant.
Back in the car, Su Yang pulled out his phone, made a reservation at a nice little tavern, and drove off.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
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.
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."
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
