"Ahhhhh!"
A man's agonized scream echoed through the basement. Looking around, he was tied to a post, his body covered in dried blood.
Several men stood leisurely beside him, one of them holding a red-hot iron rod that was smoking, speaking calmly, "Still not going to talk?"
The tied man hung his head dejectedly, speaking in a weak voice, "I've already told you everything I know. Please, let me go."
"Seems like you still don't know how to repent."
The torturer sneered, slowly approaching the prisoner with the iron rod.
"I really don't know... that fox-like man was the first time we've seen him. I really don't know who he is."
"And you don't know your employer either?"
The torturer held the iron rod in front of the prisoner's eyes, the scorching heat making the prisoner tremble all over.
"Our boss is the one who contacts the employer. We're just told what to do. The boss only said to take the Li Family's daughter as a hostage. That's all."
"Sss..."
"Ahhhhh!"
......
"Zzz..."
Watching the sizzling grilled meat, Ye Feng fell into deep thought. He couldn't figure out what he had done today to accidentally step on Li Mucheng's toes. It seemed he had messed up the mission this time. If the mission failed, he would be erased.
"Sigh."
Ye Feng bit into the grilled meat while thinking of a solution. But just as he was idly checking the system, he was stunned by the data in front of him.
"What!"
Ye Feng jumped up excitedly, still holding a fragrant skewer.
The surrounding diners all looked at Ye Feng curiously. Realizing this, Ye Feng quickly took another bite of the skewer, mumbling, "So good! It's really too delicious!"
"......"
The air suddenly fell silent. In the end, Ye Feng decided to take the food to go and eat at home.
......
"Miss? You haven't eaten all night. Please, just have a bite."
Ah Fu's knocking echoed outside Li Mucheng's door, but the response was silence.
"Miss, did something happen today? Why not tell me, Ah Fu, maybe I can help you."
......
Seeing that Li Mucheng still didn't respond, Ah Fu had a pretty good idea of what was going on. So, pretending to be angry, he slammed the wall hard.
"I know! Miss, did that Ye Feng do something to you today? I always knew he had ulterior motives. I'll send someone to..."
"Click"
At this point, Li Mucheng's door suddenly opened. Red-eyed, Li Mucheng glared at him.
"Send someone to do what? Are you going to break the law?"
"Hehe, Miss, that's not what I meant."
Seeing Li Mucheng come out, Ah Fu finally felt relieved and softened his attitude.
It seems that Ye Feng must have angered the Miss. This is the first time since I've been her bodyguard that I've seen her so concerned about someone.
"You're not allowed to do anything without my permission, understand? Otherwise, I'll tell Father."
"Yes, Miss."
"Don't bother me anymore. I don't feel like eating today."
"Yes."
Watching Li Mucheng walk back into her room looking dejected, Ah Fu couldn't help but take out his phone. The one who caused the trouble should be the one to fix it.
Li Mucheng closed the door and staggered towards her bed. In the darkness, through the moonlight from the window, one could vaguely see a notebook beside her pillow, its cover wet.
"I'm sorry... Teacher... I'm sorry..."
Li Mucheng curled up into a ball, her hands cold, her mind filled with regret about her argument with Ye Feng this afternoon. After hearing Ye Feng say he had no interest in her, she felt like she had been abandoned, a surge of anger rising from within.
Not only did she feel an urge to keep Ye Feng by her side, but she also felt a sense of deception. Only after calming down did she realize her emotions had gotten out of hand. When she wanted to apologize to Ye Feng, he had already left the villa...
"Teacher... don't go, okay... I'm sorry... Come back, okay..."
Li Mucheng didn't even realize when she had developed feelings for this teacher who had been by her side.
......
"Buzz buzz"
Just as Ye Feng got home with the packed skewers and was about to check the system, his phone rang. After answering, a familiar voice came through.
"Ye Feng, can you explain what happened between you and Miss today?"
"Ah Fu? Why are you asking all of a sudden?"
"Miss hasn't eaten all night. Ever since she said goodbye to you, she's been locked in her room. No matter how I ask, she won't say. What exactly happened?"
"Miss fired me. That's all."
"Why?"
"I don't know. She suddenly said she didn't need me to come to work anymore. It was all very confusing."
"Oh, Miss was just saying things in the heat of the moment. Just now, I saw Miss, and she looked very sad."
"What does that have to do with me?"
"You're her teacher."
"Not anymore."
"Oh, Ye Feng, please, I'm begging you. Come back tomorrow to teach Miss. Miss was just saying things in the heat of the moment. Don't take it to heart."
"Sigh... Alright, but I have to say this beforehand. If something like this happens again, I won't come back. I don't want people thinking I did something terrible."
"Alright, then it's still the usual time tomorrow. See you then."
"Mhm."
......
After hanging up, Ye Feng couldn't wait to check the system. Sure enough, he saw that his mission had new progress. Upon closer inspection, he found that Li Mucheng's progress had jumped from 30% to 50%.
What... what's going on? How did it increase so much? I didn't interact with Li Mucheng for long today, did I?
Although Ye Feng was puzzled, he still claimed the reward the system issued.
Congratulations, the host has received a 30-day life reward and acquired the medical (low) skill.
[Medical Staff (Low): Possesses basic skills in medical treatment, such as wound care, or the ability to check if a person is ill]
"Well, this is treating me like a doctor? This reward is so useless, I don't think I'll ever use it."
Although Ye Feng wasn't satisfied with the system's reward this time, the extra thirty days were a solid bonus.
He was one step closer to a happy life.
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
