"Alright, as long as you know what you're doing, go and get some rest."
"Okay, Dad, you should rest early too."
Fu Nanzhi agreed and got up to leave.
She returned to her bedroom, which she hadn’t been in for a while, and plopped down on the bed.
The sheets and pillowcases had been replaced by the housekeeper, and they smelled fresh and pleasant.
"Fu Nanzhi, you’re amazing!"
Fu Nanzhi rolled around on the bed a few times, excitedly giving herself a little fist pump.
No matter what, she had finally managed to push Shen Yi out of her mind, and it was a good start.
As for the future, she could slowly convince herself. Life was long, and a little resistance didn’t bother her—she wasn’t in a hurry.
It was the first time she had argued with her mother over Shen Yi, and getting to this point was no small feat for her.
Lying on her back, Fu Nanzhi suddenly pulled out her phone and dialed Shen Yi’s number, eager for some praise.
"Ring… ring…"
The phone rang twice before it was answered.
"Hubby~ I miss you."
Fu Nanzhi couldn’t wait to say.
Shen Yi’s side was quite noisy, and it took a while before his voice came through.
"Hey, Nanzhi, it’s a bit loud here. Are you home?"
"Yes, I’m at home. Hubby, where are you? Why is it so noisy?"
Fu Nanzhi pressed her ear tightly to the phone, trying to hear better.
"Ah, don’t even ask. I’m out with my old team leader for some barbecue. He’s drunk, and I’m taking him home now."
Shen Yi’s voice was followed by him telling the driver to pull over.
"Oh, okay. You’re not too drunk, are you? Do you need me to come pick you up?"
Fu Nanzhi was worried about him, and for the moment, she set aside the issue with her mother.
Shen Yi replied casually,
"I only had a few bottles—I’m not drunk at all. Just stay with your parents for now."
"I’ll head back as soon as I drop him off. Don’t worry."
Fu Nanzhi finally relaxed and said,
"Alright, then send me a message when you get home so I know you’re safe."
"Got it."
"Bye, mua~"
"Mua."
After hanging up, Fu Nanzhi clutched her phone to her chest and giggled foolishly, as if she was already imagining their wedding.
On the other side, Ji Shulan wasn’t the least bit sleepy.
She sat on the edge of the bed, restless, and seeing Fu Yuanyu already asleep only made her more irritable.
"Old man, do you think Nanzhi might have been PUA’d?"
Fu Yuanyu replied grumpily,
"Does your daughter look like an idiot? What kind of mind control could make her act like this?"
"But what if? I’m just worried she’s being deceived. She doesn’t know anything."
In Ji Shulan’s eyes, Fu Nanzhi was still that little girl who hadn’t grown up.
Fu Yuanyu closed his eyes, trying to fall asleep, and mumbled,
"She’s 27, not 17. As a fully functioning adult, she’s capable of taking responsibility for her own actions."
"Before, you nagged her for not dating, and now that she is, you’re still nagging. She’s going to get tired of you."
Ji Shulan looked indignant and continued muttering,
"You make it sound so easy. She’s my flesh and blood—who else is going to care for her if not me?"
"Old man, you should still call Cheng Tianwei and ask around. At least don’t go in blind, right?"
"Mmm…"
Fu Yuanyu responded vaguely.
"And they’re already living together."
"These young people don’t know how to control themselves. What if she gets pregnant? What then?"
"You’re really laid-back about everything, letting her do whatever she wants."
"No, I need to go stay with Nanzhi for a while and keep an eye on her. What do you think?"
"Old man?"
"Fu Yuanyu?!"
The only response Ji Shulan got was the sound of snoring—he was already fast asleep.
"You old fool."
Seeing him sleep like a log, Ji Shlan could only kick Fu Yuanyu in frustration before turning off the light and giving up.
The next morning, after a night of cooling off, at least the two of them weren’t at each other’s throats right away.
Though they still didn’t talk much.
At the breakfast table, Fu Yuanyu ate while scrolling through his phone, reading the morning news.
Across from him, mother and daughter seemed to be acting out a silent play, communicating mostly through glances.
Ji Shulan peeled an egg and handed it to Fu Nanzhi, who in turn pushed a bowl of porridge over to her mother.
Fu Yuanyu felt awkward and finished his meal in a few bites before retreating to the couch.
After breakfast, Fu Nanzhi said goodbye,
"Mom, Dad, I’m heading to work. Bye."
"Mm."
"Alright, drive safely."
For the first time, Ji Shulan’s farewell was even shorter than Fu Yuanyu’s.
Fu Nanzhi didn’t pay it much mind and drove straight to the company.
As soon as she left, Ji Shulan, who had been quiet all morning, sprang into action.
"Old man, hurry up and help me pack. I’m going to stay in Pinghu for a while."
Fu Yuanyu frowned,
"What’s gotten into you now?"
"Didn’t I say so last night?"
"When did you say that last night?"
Ji Shulan gritted her teeth and went upstairs to pack her clothes herself.
"Forget it, I’m not arguing with you."
Fu Yuanyu sighed and stood up, following her to try and dissuade her,
"Don’t go. Things have just calmed down a bit. If you go now, Nanzhi won’t be happy."
"I’m doing this for her own good. Nanzhi used to be such a conservative girl, and now she’s been corrupted in just three days. She’s even living with him!"
Ji Shulan said as she stuffed clothes into her suitcase.
"If she’s brave enough to tell you about it, she’s not afraid of your criticism. If you go now, you’ll just make things awkward."
"They’re in the honeymoon phase right now, deeply in love. If you interfere, it’ll only backfire."
The old man saw through it all with clear eyes.
Ji Shulan paused and turned to him,
"And what if she ends up pregnant? Are you just going to accept it?"
Fu Yuanyu muttered under his breath,
"If it happens, it happens. What’s so bad about having a child?"
"Are you trying to piss me off? Get out! If you’re not going to help, then leave."
Ji Shulan glared at him and kicked Fu Yuanyu out of the room.
Not long after, Ji Shulan came downstairs with a large suitcase in tow.
"Old man, drive me there."
Fu Yuanyu shook his head from the couch,
"I’m not driving you. I have to go to the law firm later."
He couldn’t stop her, but he wasn’t going to be an accomplice either.
Ji Shulan pointed at him,
"Fine, fine. I’ll drive myself then."
With that, she wheeled her suitcase out the door.
Fu Yuanyu stood up and followed her to the door. After a moment’s thought, he added,
"Be gentle with the kid. Don’t be all harsh and critical."
Ji Shulan didn’t look back, and Fu Yuanyu had no idea if she’d heard him.
He shook his head and chuckled, then turned back inside.
In the blink of an eye, both his wife and daughter were gone, leaving him all alone.
"Life is full of separations and reunions, and fate is hard to predict…"
He murmured softly, lost in thought.
…
Shen Yi woke up a bit late today.
Last night, after dropping off Old Dai, it was already very late, and since he’d had a few drinks, he didn’t wake up on time.
Now he was making himself something to eat.
With Fu Nanzhi not around, he couldn’t be bothered to cook, so he just heated up some milk and nibbled on bread.
If he didn’t feel full, he’d just go out to the garden and bask in the sun for a while.
"Click…"
The sound of the door unlocking came from behind him, and Shen Yi turned around in confusion,
"Nanzhi?"
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
transmigrates into the role of a villainous rich second-generation kid in an urban fantasy novel, and gets bound to a god-tier choice system. Right at the start, he catches the female lead stealing exam papers! This triggers the villain's choice options! [Choice 1: Pretend you didn't see anything] [Choice 2: Loudly call her out, drawing everyone's attention] [Choice 3: ...] And thus, a twisted villain is born. To avoid getting killed by the protagonist, he has no choice but to take down all the protagonists first. Jiang Che: Nobody understands being twisted better than me!
