“Hmm, hmm~”
At this moment, Li Mucheng was still happily humming a tune while clinging to Ye Feng’s arm. She was overjoyed to have spent more time with him today.
“Miss, could you please loosen your grip a little? My arm is going numb,” Ye Feng said helplessly, as Li Mucheng had practically draped her entire weight on him.
Originally, he had planned to sit in the front passenger seat, but Li Mucheng insisted on sitting in the back, claiming it was for her own protection. Reluctantly, Ye Feng agreed.
But now, it seemed less about protection and more about using him as a cushion.
“Buzz.”
As the car moved, Ye Feng’s phone vibrated in his pocket—likely a reply from Xie Yuyan. However, with his right arm pinned by Li Mucheng, he had no choice but to wait until they got out of the car to respond.
......
“We’re here. Ye Feng, you and the young lady can get out first. I’ll park the car and join you shortly,” Ah Fu said.
“Alright,” Ye Feng nodded in response. When he looked out the window, he noticed that as soon as the car stopped at the entrance, a group of bodyguards surrounded it, keeping a vigilant eye on their surroundings.
Something was definitely wrong, and it seemed to be related to Li Mucheng.
Ye Feng turned to her with a serious expression. “Miss, make sure you stay close to me, okay? It looks like something’s happened. We need to get to Chairman Li’s office quickly.”
Li Mucheng finally released Ye Feng’s arm, sensing the tension in the air. Still, she felt inexplicably safe with him by her side.
“Then… you’ll have to protect me, Teacher~”
“Don’t worry.”
“Hehe~”
Just as Ye Feng was about to step out of the car, Li Mucheng suddenly grabbed his hand, intertwining their fingers tightly. The gesture caught Ye Feng off guard.
“M-Miss! What are you doing? Let go…”
“Oh, come on, Teacher! Didn’t you say I should stay *close* to you? That means sticking right by your side~”
Li Mucheng pushed Ye Feng gently with her other hand, trying to distract him. Meanwhile, Ah Fu, in the driver’s seat, stared intently at the steering wheel, muttering to himself.
“If this steering wheel were shaped like an airplane’s yoke, could I fly this car?”
......
In the end, Ye Feng had no choice but to walk hand-in-hand with Li Mucheng into the company building.
The security checkpoint was even stricter than before, with various scanning devices in place. Even the usually composed Ye Feng couldn’t help but frown. For someone as powerful as Li Jing to be this cautious, combined with the way they were treating Li Mucheng, Ye Feng had a rough idea of what was going on.
Meanwhile, Li Mucheng, oblivious to the danger, smiled foolishly to herself. In her heart, Ye Feng had already become the person she trusted the most.
*Teacher… just wait. I’ll uncover all your secrets one by one. When that time comes… our roles will be reversed, hehe~*
As they approached the security checkpoint, a tall bodyguard stopped Ye Feng.
“Apologies, Miss. Your companion here needs to go through the scanner.”
“No problem.”
Just as Ye Feng was about to let go of Li Mucheng’s hand, she pulled him back. “He’s my teacher. He doesn’t need to be checked.”
The bodyguard hesitated. After all, Li Jing had ordered that everyone entering the company be thoroughly screened.
“But Miss, the Chairman’s orders are…”
“I said he doesn’t need to! If anything goes wrong, I’ll take responsibility. Let’s go, Teacher!”
With that, Li Mucheng dragged Ye Feng through the security gate. Ye Feng didn’t argue, letting her have her way.
*This girl… I thought she was starting to change, but she’s still the same as before.*
After taking the elevator, they soon arrived at Li Jing’s floor. Under the watchful eyes of several bodyguards, they made their way to Li Jing’s office.
“Miss, we’re safe now. Don’t you think you can let go of my hand?”
“Father, we’re here~”
Ignoring Ye Feng’s whisper, Li Mucheng knocked twice and quickly stepped inside.
“Miss, wait…”
Before Ye Feng could finish, Li Mucheng had already pulled him into Li Jing’s office.
“Oh, you’re here…”
Li Jing, who had been sitting in his office looking troubled, finally managed a small smile upon hearing his daughter’s voice. However, when he looked up and saw Li Mucheng tightly holding Ye Feng’s hand, his eyebrow twitched, and the words he was about to say died on his lips.
“Alright, Miss, surely you can let go now,” Ye Feng said quickly, noticing the awkward atmosphere.
“Hmm… fine~”
Li Mucheng realized she had no reason to keep holding Ye Feng’s hand and reluctantly let go. But before she did, she couldn’t resist brushing her finger against his palm.
“Ahem… Mucheng, take a seat on the couch. I need to have a word with this young man.”
“Okay.”
Only after Ye Feng sat down did Li Jing begin to speak seriously. “Ye Feng, the reason I called you here today is because something significant has happened in Shu City.”
“It’s related to Miss Li Mucheng, isn’t it?”
“Exactly.”
Li Jing gave Ye Feng an appreciative glance. Meanwhile, Li Mucheng, who had been sneakily admiring Ye Feng’s profile from the couch, suddenly focused on the conversation.
“You know that before you became Mucheng’s tutor, she was kidnapped once, right?”
“I’ve… heard about it.”
“At the time, Old Su and I investigated the case thoroughly, but we couldn’t find a single trace of the perpetrator—no fingerprints, no evidence. It’s clear this person is highly skilled in kidnapping, and we’ve been tracking them ever since.”
“……”
“However, during our investigation, we stumbled upon another group—a dangerous overseas organization. Their mission was also to kidnap Mucheng, but they were intercepted by that mysterious individual.”
As Li Jing spoke, his tone grew more serious, and the commanding presence of a leader emanated from him.
“This group’s target is also Li Corporation. Recently, I’ve learned that a highly skilled and ruthless team has entered Shu City. They’re so adept at hiding that my people haven’t been able to locate them. And I’m certain their target is Mucheng.”
Li Jing’s gaze shifted to Li Mucheng.
“They know that capturing me alone won’t achieve their goals. So, I’m asking you to protect Mucheng during this dangerous period. Will you do it?”
“This…”
Ye Feng was at a loss for words. He hadn’t expected things to escalate to this level.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
n Our Village Many years later, Xiushui Village had transformed from a remote, impoverished hamlet into the renowned and flourishing Xiushui City of the Shifang Continent. All of this, solely because it was the birthplace of the Shifang Continent's number one sect—the Lingxian Sect. This is the story of a group of village youths, family, and friends, building a sect and growing together. Lin Xiao: As the sect master, my days are filled with countless tasks. Cultivating really gets in the way of building the sect. System: Received. Understood. Arranging it immediately. [Ding—Congratulations, Host, on successfully activating the Auto-Cultivation Function] Lin Xiao: Oh no, we're out of spirit stones. System: Received. Understood. Arranging it immediately. [Ding—Sect Mission issued. Mission Reward: Spirit Stones xN] No one loves their host more profoundly than this System!
