S-31 Region.
On the deserted intercity highway, cars were speeding by one after another.
By the roadside, there were car wrecks and human skeletons scattered everywhere.
The dangers on these rural highways were no less than those in the polluted territories infested with mutant beasts.
No one was willing to linger in these accident-prone areas.
Yet, at this moment, a car was moving at a snail's pace.
Wu Xiong, Sun Ying and their group had not returned to Su Jing yet.
Earlier that morning, Wu Xiong had made a call to the headquarters of Starlight Group.
And he received a rather unpleasant response.
The atmosphere in the car had now become somewhat awkward.
Long lit another cigarette, steering the wheel with one hand while dangling the cigarette out the window with the other.
He eased off the accelerator pedal, gradually pressing on the brakes.
On the rural highway, this driving behavior was not normal, but none of the other three passengers raised any objection.
After a moment of silence, Long spoke up, "Are we... going back?"
Sun Ying glanced at Wu Xiong, hesitating to speak.
Wei was young and unbridled, so he blurted out, "Chief Wu, if we turn back now and apologize to Dr. Lu, maybe we could still get off easy..."
Sun Ying: "At least we could keep our bodies intact."
Long: "Or maybe we could even be put in cryogenic chambers for future generations to admire our remains. Getting your own cryo-coffin would cost a fortune, though."
Wei: "And you'd have to pay endless electricity bills."
Sun Ying: "The key is, is there anyone here who has a son or daughter to pay for it?"
Wu Xiong: "I have one."
The other three: "..."
Sun Ying: "My apologies, Chief Wu."
Long: "This is a sad story."
Wei: "Seems like not being able to afford a wife isn't necessarily a bad thing."
Fifteen minutes passed, and the car had only moved three kilometers, at a speed... less than twelve miles per hour.
About the same as a bicycle.
From the side of the road, the low growls of some mutant beasts could be heard, seemingly alerted by this iron lump crawling along.
The atmosphere in the car was suffocating.
Finally, Wu Xiong took a deep breath and made a decision, "Wei..."
"Yes?"
"From now on, you're fired from the company. You've been with us for two years, so the company will compensate you with three months' salary."
"If, I mean if, I can still contact you in three months, you can come back to work."
Wei said with some emotion, "Thank... thank you, Chief Wu!"
Wu Xiong turned to Sun Ying, "You're a mid-level employee, I don't have the authority to fire you. I remember you haven't used your paid annual leave for the past two years, so go ahead and use this year's together with those."
Sun Ying's eyes were reddening, "Thank you, Chief Wu."
Wu Xiong seemed a little melancholic, "Yeah, thank you for your contributions to the company all these years."
Sun Ying: "Then, what about you, Chief Wu?"
"Me? Heh heh..."
Wu Xiong smiled and said, "I've devoted most of my life to Starlight. My career is there. Without Starlight, my life doesn't really mean much."
"I'm going back to try and save it."
For a moment, the car was filled with a warm yet heartbreaking atmosphere, until—
Long's deep voice rang out, "What about me, Chief Wu?"
Wu Xiong glanced at him and said, "What about you? You're a mercenary from the security department. Now's the time for you to make your contribution to the company!"
Long: "..."
...
Sulan City, the capital of the S-31 Region.
When they entered the city, there were four people in Wu Xiong's car. When they left, only two remained.
Sun Ying and Wei bid farewell to Wu Xiong and Long here.
Wu Xiong paid for a car for them, so they could return to their hometowns.
After seeing Wu Xiong and Long drive away, Sun Ying stood by the street, leaning against a lamppost and lighting a cigarette.
Beside her, Wei looked somewhat melancholic.
"Sister Sun, shall we go?"
Sun Ying took a deep drag of the cigarette pinched between her slender fingers, exhaling a cloud of smoke.
"Wei, your sister is going to teach you a lesson today."
"Huh?"
To Wei's puzzled gaze, Sun Ying took out her phone and made a call.
"Hello? Is this the Inspection Department of Starlight Group? This is Sun Ying from Sales Division Four."
"I'm filing an official complaint. Vice President Wu Xiong from Sales has been taking kickbacks from suppliers."
"Evidence? Hmph, everything below his head is evidence."
After hanging up, Sun Ying turned to the bewildered Wei, "Sister Sun, what are you doing? Chief Wu didn't take any kickbacks from Dr. Lu!"
Sun Ying rolled her eyes, "Not taking? Do you think Dr. Lu was being so kind as to sell that 1.5 million yuan prosthetic at a 20% discount?"
"But... the company isn't working with Dr. Lu anymore, right?"
Sun Ying revealed a smug smile, "Exactly! So when Chief Wu goes back, he'll do everything he can to put in a good word for Dr. Lu's side, which will only make the company believe my complaint even more!"
Wei asked in disbelief, "Sister Sun, what... what are you trying to do?"
"What am I trying to do?"
Sun Ying turned to look at a homeless man across the street who had been staring at her, "There are only three VP positions in Sales, and two of them are already occupied by people with connections. Chief Wu is the only one without a background."
"My sales performance has been number one among all the division heads for three consecutive years. If Chief Wu is taken down, who do you think will become the new VP?"
"Sister Sun, but what about Dr. Lu's side?"
Sun Ying flashed a charming smile at the homeless man across the street and even waved at him.
"How could I forget? I've already messaged Dr. Lu to wait, and that I'll help him settle this, but for some reason he hasn't replied."
"I'll first secure Dr. Lu's side, then after Chief Wu is ousted and I become the new VP, I'll repackage a new identity for Dr. Lu and rebuild the bridge between him and the company."
At this point, Sun Ying paused.
The homeless man across the street had been lured by her coquettish gestures and made an unrefined thrusting motion towards her.
Not only was Sun Ying not offended, she even put her finger on her crimson lips and beckoned at the homeless man.
The homeless man became even more excited, a thrilled grin spreading across his filthy face.
He started walking towards Sun Ying.
Meanwhile, Sun Ying continued speaking to Wei, "By then, I'll be the key person who provided the company with a superior supply chain, instead of having to share the credit with Chief Wu like I do now."
"And even letting Chief Wu take the bigger share."
"If Dr. Lu only wants to stay in that small town, OK, then I'll monopolize his product source."
The homeless man had arrived in front of Sun Ying, a pungent stench wafting over and nearly making Wei vomit.
But Sun Ying simply embraced the homeless man with her delicate arms around his neck.
She said softly, "Once the company sees the market competitiveness of Dr. Lu's products, they'll become dependent on Dr. Lu. At that time, if I'm the only one who knows the source of Dr. Lu's products, the company can't do without me..."
"Wei, what position do you think I could attain in the company by then?"
In an instant, Wei's eyes were filled with shock and horror!
This was the first time he witnessed the ruthlessness of office politics, and the first time he saw the scheming side of this woman!
At that moment, Sun Ying turned to him with a charming smile.
Sun Ying's nimble tongue traced the filthy face of the homeless man, accompanied by her enticing sultry voice, "Kill him, and you can do whatever you want to me tonight."
Of course, those words were not meant for Wei.
In an instant, the homeless man's eyes burned with a ferocious flame as he looked at Wei.
world slacker. But a genius female disciple just had to get clingy, insisting that he take her as a disciple. Not only that, she was always making advances on him, thoroughly disrupting his peaceful slacker life...
esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.
Explosive Plot Song Gua crossed over into another world, bringing along a whole crew of his doppelgangers—all of them mischief-makers. This was a world where everyone could choose a class. Song Gua became a "Bondweaver," capable of borrowing power, while his doppelgangers took on a wide variety of classes, covering just about everything. The number of doppelgangers grew day by day, each one a talented individual with a charming way of speaking. Under Song Gua's brilliant leadership, they would "greet" each other daily and engage in friendly "sparring," pulling off one major scheme after another on Earth. Sometimes they were bandits—stealing bosses, plundering mines, snatching resources. Sometimes they were saviors—descending like divine warriors to face world bosses threatening to massacre cities. Sometimes they even went undercover, infiltrating various major factions to stir up trouble from within, keeping their enemies constantly on edge. To prevent their doppelganger abilities from being exposed, Song Gua made them wear masks with mahjong tile patterns and don Taoist robes in various colors. "Remember, in front of outsiders, call me 'The Dice.'" "Got it! Boss!" "Not 'Boss'—it's 'The Dice.' Think about the vibe, pay attention to the vibe." "Yes! Boss!" "For crying out loud..." From then on, whenever they appeared, they would have their own theme song playing: ~Hey~ paying respects at the mountain stronghold at night~ whose arm is draped over whose shoulder~ gather your courage and follow along...
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!"
