Yan Dongxu was happy to adopt a son, and his feelings were complicated.
Zhou Quan's child was already so big, yet he was still a bachelor.
There's a saying that goes, you should have kids early.
Looking at Zhou Quan's family being affectionate.
Yan Dongxu felt the private room was too cramped for him.
No matter how he sat, it felt awkward.
"I'll go out for some fresh air, you guys have a lot to talk about. I'll leave you two alone first."
He tactfully got up and left, giving Zhou Quan and Liu Yueyue a chance to be alone.
Opening the door to the next private room, he took out a cigarette and lit it up to smoke.
With nothing to do, he browsed his phone.
Without exaggerating, 7 out of the top 10 hot searches on major platforms were related to him.
He was now the undisputed top celebrity, outshining all the stars.
In an instant, Xu Yiyi's reputation plummeted sharply.
The image she had built collapsed, and now the whole net was scolding her for being a liar and dishonest.
Even explanations from her company were futile.
No one listened to the so-called explanations.
Not only that.
Some rumormongers also started randomly fabricating things to gain attention.
Among them, the story about Xu Yiyi and the taxi driver gained the most heat.
Some said the driver actually had his way, and was not chased away by Xu Yiyi.
Xu Yiyi made up the story of chasing the driver away to maintain her screen image.
Because no one could accept the truth that their goddess was assaulted.
Seeing this comment, Yan Dongxu was outraged.
He exclaimed that the storyteller was a genius.
It struck fans' pain points directly, yet was very credible.
Soon, the tag "Xu Yiyi was raped" topped the hot search rankings.
The heat even exceeded his for a moment.
But Yan Dongxu didn't envy her at all. With this kind of hot search,
Xu Yiyi's career as a celebrity was half ruined.
If her celebrity rating was S+ before, it probably dropped to A or B now.
"What a pity for the girl," Yan Dongxu lamented.
He felt a little remorseful.
After all, the girl becoming like this was greatly related to him.
She didn't do anything wrong, just wanted to quietly resolve the matter.
Her only mistake was wanting to sue him.
Inside the Qingqiu Media Company, over a dozen company executives were having an emergency meeting, and the atmosphere was very grim.
Xu Yiyi was also present, as the meeting was called because of her.
After the agent picked her up from the police station, they went straight to the company.
"What do we do now? All the PR teams have been working for hours, and the unified response is just four words - powerless,"
the general manager frowned, unwilling to see the top-tier celebrity he had nurtured be destroyed like this.
"You can't blame Yiyi, her reactions were just a girl's instincts."
"From beginning to end, she was passive, and almost had an accident."
The agent spoke for Xu Yiyi, and felt very distressed for her.
At this moment Xu Yiyi had cried into a tearful mess, with red swollen eyes behind dark sunglasses, curled up in a corner.
"Alright, the PR team has come up with two suggestions, let's consider and vote,"
"One, let the matter cool down, don't respond at all. Wait for the heat to die down, then find a chance to address this."
"Two, the one who tied the bell must untie it. According to big data analysis, the heat on espers will only increase, not decrease."
"The probability of the esper becoming top celebrity is 80%. In the future they will occupy at least 30% of the entertainment market share."
"So the team analyzed that although this crisis started because of the esper, it's also a huge opportunity."
"Xu Yiyi may turn misfortune into blessing because of this, since she's the first female celebrity to have an incident with an esper."
"If she befriends Yan Dongxu, does livestreams together, or creates a variety show with him,"
"Her celebrity rating may break records and reach unprecedented SS, SS+, or even SSS levels."
"Everyone consider for 5 minutes, then vote by raising your hand."
After the general manager finished, they started discussing.
Five minutes later, the general manager gestured for those supporting the first option to raise their hands.
"Alright, only Xu Yiyi herself supports the first option."
"Those in favor of the second option, raise your hands."
"Everyone except Xu Yiyi chose the second option. Let's discuss the specifics of how to execute it."
...
At this moment, Xu Yiyi felt desolate inside.
No one cared about her feelings.
The only thing in the eyes of the people in the conference room was profit, nothing more.
After discussing, the company decided to send someone to contact Yan Dongxu and negotiate collaboration.
Xu Yiyi would have to cooperate when the time comes.
On the other side, Zhou Quan and Liu Yueyue had calmed down.
After finding Yan Dongxu, they proposed to directly take the child home.
Yan Dongxu drove his sports car alone, while Zhou Quan took his wife's car.
"When you have a family, you really neglect your friends huh,"
Yan Dongxu lamented, thinking he should start one too.
Now that he had a career, what kind of girl could he not find?
Returning to the villa district, Zhou Quan felt complicated when he saw his parents again, they seemed somewhat unfamiliar.
But Doudou was very intimate with his grandparents.
Clearly they met often, Zhou Quan just didn't know.
"Little Doudou, let me introduce you to an auntie."
Wang Auntie carried her grandson over to Yan Xinran.
"Doudou, this is your auntie, Yan Xinran."
Everyone in the living room stared dumbfounded, Doudou even more so didn't understand why he had to call a girl just a few years older than him auntie.
"Uh, the relationship is a bit messy. Doudou, just call her sister," Yan Dongxu helped the child out.
"Sister," Doudou called out very obediently.
Yan Xinran then pulled Doudou's hand like a little adult, "Come, sister will take you to drive toy cars."
The two kids drove toy cars wildly around the villa, having a great time.
In the afternoon, as everyone chatted on the sofa, Yan Dongxu's phone kept ringing nonstop. All sorts of bosses he didn't know how they got his number kept calling him, wanting to discuss cooperation.
And the prices offered were very tempting.
Yan Dongxu was a little moved, but didn't understand these things himself, afraid of being cheated.
So he thought of someone - Lawyer Xu!
He immediately contacted Lawyer Xu and explained his situation.
Lawyer Xu, who owed Yan Dongxu a favor, was happy to help.
But it wouldn't be free help, she wanted a cut until she paid back the 500,000 she owed him.
Yan Dongxu readily agreed, then set call forwarding on his phone to Xu Lu's number.
Sure enough, his side quieted down after changing it.
Wang Auntie asked the nanny to prepare dinner. Yan Dongxu observed the artifacts in Zhou Quan's bag.
"Aren't these just antiques? How do you catch demons with them? What do demons look like?" Yan Dongxu didn't understand.
Zhou Quan was so annoying, acting all mysterious and refusing to tell him.
"Heaven's secrets cannot be revealed, but as your brother, I have to teach you some skills."
After showing off his artifacts, Zhou Quan took out a tattered old book from his bag.
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!
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
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."
