"Young... young master... Your, your front teeth?" The butler was shocked.
No way.
How did the young master lose his front teeth just from going out to take a shit?
"Here!" Wang Haodong opened his palm, revealing one tooth—the other one had been swallowed.
His mouth was swollen too.
But his mood was oddly calm.
That punch had been devastating.
Truly worthy of a tiger.
"Young master, who hit you? Cao Cheng?" the butler guessed.
After all, they didn’t have any enemies in Sanjiang City.
The only person they’d ever had a conflict with was Cao Cheng.
Wang Haodong winced in pain and shook his head, even sounding a little regretful. "If it were him, that’d be great. I’d just move into his house under the pretense of demanding compensation, but really, it’d be a chance to get closer to Yushang."
"..."
The butler rolled his eyes. Young master, your damn love-struck brain is going to be the death of you!
Losing two teeth is getting off easy.
The butler sighed. "Young master, how are you supposed to pick up girls looking like this?"
"Wrong."
Wang Haodong raised his voice, then hissed in pain as the movement aggravated his injury. After a moment, he continued, "This is actually the perfect look for picking up girls. Even if Cao Cheng didn’t do it, I can say he did—or at least that he sent his lackeys to do it."
The butler was speechless. "Would that even work? He’s just a regular guy. Where would he get lackeys?"
"He’s a local. It’s not strange for him to know a few people. Use your brain, will you?"
Young master, why do you suddenly become so cunning when it comes to chasing girls?
The butler was at a loss for words.
"What the hell are you standing around for? Call a doctor! I’m in agony—get me some painkillers. I’ll go confront him tonight... no, as soon as it gets dark."
"And find that little bastard who hit me. Damn it, I’m gonna knock his teeth out too... No, wait. I’ll let him get his teeth fixed first, then knock them out again."
Wang Haodong was furious.
The butler looked puzzled. "Young master, are you saying the guy who hit you was also missing his front teeth?"
"Yeah."
"So... why did you two get into a fight?"
"I laughed at him, and he lost his temper."
Then you had it coming!
The butler facepalmed. "Young master, you really need to grow a brain."
"This was just bad luck."
"Ugh."
......
Cao Cheng started downloading some professional software that his laptop couldn’t run smoothly.
He also ordered some parts online.
This computer was going to be useful for a lot of things.
Cao Cheng left the sisters to reheat the dishes while he tinkered with the computer in his room. Before he knew it, over an hour had passed.
The system occasionally collected bits of emotional energy—some from the people of Sanjiang City, others from random sources. The amounts were small, but free emotional energy was always a mood booster.
It was like idling in a game.
The more setups he created in the future, the more passive income he’d earn.
Eventually, he’d be able to lie around all day and still have enough to pull [God-tier] loot boxes. That was the ultimate goal.
"Dinner’s ready."
"Coming."
Reheating food wasn’t hard. It didn’t ruin the flavor much—sometimes it even tasted better. The only things that suffered were texture and appearance.
The sisters didn’t complain.
At home, they rarely ate leftovers, but here, they weren’t so picky.
Ren Yuege shot Cao Cheng a look. "Is the computer that fun? You’ve got a serious addiction—you didn’t move for over an hour."
Cao Cheng shrugged. "This is nothing. I’m still downloading stuff. It’ll probably take all night. It’d be a waste not to make full use of such a high-end setup. Thanks, sis."
"You’re welcome. I’m glad you like it." Ren Yushang smiled softly.
"..."
Ren Yuege pouted, emitting a few points of emotional energy.
Enough already.
Stop pretending to be such a loving sibling. Ugh.
......
Halfway through dinner, there was a knock at the door.
Cao Cheng got up to answer it. "Who is it?"
"Me. Wang Haodong."
"Did you get plastic surgery?"
"You’re the one who got plastic surgery! I got beaten up!"
"Did you piss someone off?"
"The only person I’ve pissed off in Sanjiang City is you."
"Oh??"
Wang Haodong’s speech was slightly slurred due to his swollen lips and missing front teeth, but Cao Cheng understood him well enough.
This guy thought Cao Cheng had sent someone to beat him up?
"Listen here, you little punk, this isn’t over—unless you let me in... What’s so funny? Stop laughing!"
Cao Cheng finally noticed his missing teeth. Short sentences were fine—he could keep his lips closed. But longer sentences forced him to bare his teeth, and his swollen lips curled up awkwardly.
The sight was downright comical.
In just one afternoon, this once-handsome rich kid had turned into... this. It was hard to imagine what he’d been through.
His leg was in a cast, and he was leaning on crutches.
What, was he cosplaying as Duan Yanqing now?
Cao Cheng chuckled and waved a hand. "No, man, it’s not just funny—it’s hilarious."
"Damn it!"
Wang Haodong was fuming. "You little punk, admit it—you sent someone to beat me up, didn’t you?"
"Nope. Haha." Cao Cheng laughed and shook his head.
"Stop laughing! I know it was you. Cut it out!" Wang Haodong was livid. For the first time, he understood why that guy had punched him earlier.
"HAHAHA—"
The two girls came to the door after hearing the commotion.
At the sight of Wang Haodong, Ren Yushang gasped. How could he be in such a state? A cast on his leg, crutches under his arms, lips swollen like sausages, speech slurred, and missing front teeth.
What had happened to him?
A terrorist attack?
Where were his bodyguards?
True to her gentle and kind nature, Ren Yushang frowned slightly, her face showing a hint of sympathy.
Wang Haodong had indeed studied Ren Yushang well—using pity to get closer to her was a solid strategy.
Unfortunately,
Ren Yuege was there.
Ren Yuege burst out laughing, pointing at Wang Haodong. "HAHAHAHA—what happened to you? HAHAHA... Stop talking! Cover your teeth—don’t let me see them. Let me laugh a bit more—HAHAHAHA!"
Her laughter shattered any trace of sympathy, and even Ren Yushang nearly cracked up, quickly biting her lip and turning away.
Her sense of humor wasn’t exactly strong.
"You... you people..."
Wang Haodong was on the verge of tears. "Do you have no sympathy at all? Look at me!"
"HAHAHAHA—" Ren Yuege couldn’t stop laughing.
Wang Haodong pointed at Cao Cheng. "It was definitely him! He sent someone to beat me up!"
Ren Yushang turned back, firm. "Impossible."
Wang Haodong shouted, "I don’t have any enemies in Sanjiang City!"
Ren Yuege’s face was red from laughter, but she finally calmed down enough to narrow her eyes. "Who knows who you’ve offended? And even if it was my brother—which it wasn’t—what could you do about it? You deserved it. If you dare get close to our Yushang again, we’ll break your other leg too."
"Ah—"
Wang Haodong wailed. "You’re all so cruel! I’m like this, and you won’t even let me sit down for a bit? Are you even human?"
Ren Yuege blocked the door. "Don’t even think about it. My advice? Get out of Sanjiang City. Next time, it won’t just be your teeth."
SLAM—
Without another word, Ren Yuege shut the door in Wang Haodong’s face.
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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."
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
