"Oh, isn't this Yan Beichen's secretary?" A woman dressed in luxurious attire sneered, looking down at her. "Dressed like this to come here?"
Hiding nearby to watch the commotion, Yan Nanzhe and Fang Zhiyi instinctively glanced at their own outfits—one in casual wear, the other in shorts and a T-shirt.
"Bro Fang, I think she's insulting us," Yan Nanzhe muttered.
"Shh, just enjoy the show."
"I remember her—she used to chase after my eldest brother all the time. She’s the Chen family’s heiress, isn’t she?"
Fang Zhiyi was slightly surprised. This person hadn’t appeared in the original plotline, so she must have shown up after the original host was gone.
"Well, it’s normal. Every story needs its villainess."
"Bro Fang, what did you say?"
"I said this girl’s eyesight is terrible."
"Yeah, look at her figure, her face… How could she fall for my brother?" Yan Nanzhe said, only to turn and see Fang Zhiyi giving him a mischievous look. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"You wouldn’t happen to like this type, would you?"
"No! That’s not true! You’re making things up!"
Fang Zhiyi clamped a hand over his mouth. "Quiet, keep watching."
While they were talking, the scene escalated—Miss Chen’s lackeys had surrounded Xiao Ruoruo.
"You only managed to seduce Yan Beichen because you look like that Xie woman, don’t you? Once Xie Yutang comes back, you’ll be thrown aside. Tsk tsk," Miss Chen taunted with a mocking tone.
Xiao Ruoruo froze upon hearing the name for the first time.
"Xie Yutang?"
"Oh, so you didn’t know? Did you really think you’d become a phoenix by perching on a high branch?" Miss Chen continued her ridicule.
"You—you’re lying! Yan Beichen truly loves me!" Xiao Ruoruo flared up in anger and shoved Miss Chen, who stumbled but was caught by someone. Furious, Miss Chen raised her hand to teach this insolent girl a lesson.
"Stop!" A furious shout rang out, followed by a hand gripping Miss Chen’s raised wrist.
Yan Beichen looked at Xiao Ruoruo. "Are you alright?"
Xiao Ruoruo shook her head, tears welling in her eyes as if she wanted to ask something.
Yan Beichen frowned at the persistent Miss Chen. "Chen Wanting, stay away from my fiancée!"
Chen Wanting froze. "Fiancée?"
Yan Beichen’s gaze softened as he looked at Xiao Ruoruo. "In a few days, Ruoruo and I will be engaged. As for you," he pointed at Chen Wanting and her entourage, "if any of you dare trouble her again, don’t blame me for being ruthless!"
Chen Wanting’s eyes filled with despair, her voice breaking. "Why her? What does she have that I don’t? Just because she looks like Xie Yutang?!"
At the mention of that name, Yan Beichen’s expression darkened dangerously. "What did you say?" He raised his hand as if to strike.
Another hand caught his wrist. "Big brother, hitting a woman is disgraceful."
Fang Zhiyi, who had been enjoying the spectacle, blinked in surprise and glanced at the now-empty spot beside him—When did this kid run over there?
Yan Beichen narrowed his eyes. "It’s you." Though they worked in the same building, just floors apart, the proud Yan Beichen had never once visited his younger brother’s office. In his eyes, this pleasure-seeking sibling was nothing more than a useless figurehead—not worth his attention, especially with that traitor Fang Zhiyi by his side.
Yan Nanzhe shook off his grip and stepped in front of Chen Wanting. "Big brother, long time no see. I’ve been so busy, I haven’t even had time to visit you downstairs."
"Hmph. Busy indulging in debauchery, no doubt," Yan Beichen retorted, spotting Fang Zhiyi scratching his head as he approached.
This Fang Zhiyi must have pulled some trick to latch onto my brother. What else do these two do besides drinking, gambling, and womanizing?
Yan Beichen glared at his slightly shorter brother, impatience flashing in his eyes. "If you stand in my way again, I’ll make sure you regret it—even if you are my blood brother, Yan Nanzhe."
Yan Nanzhe opened his mouth to retort, but Fang Zhiyi cut in, "Uh, President Yan, your fiancée just ran off."
Yan Beichen turned—Xiao Ruoruo was already gone. He immediately sprinted after her, pausing only at the door to throw a final threat: "Chen Wanting, remember this—if anything happens to Ruoruo, I’ll make sure every single one of you pays for it!"
"You just can’t resist adding one last threat, can you?" Fang Zhiyi muttered. He then noticed Yan Nanzhe holding Chen Wanting’s wrist, examining the red marks left by Yan Beichen’s grip.
"Are you okay?" Yan Nanzhe asked.
Chen Wanting pulled her hand back, flustered. "I’m fine." She turned to leave, her followers trailing behind, but after a few steps, she glanced back. "Thank you."
On the way back, Fang Zhiyi watched as Yan Nanzhe grinned foolishly, occasionally staring at his palm. A single thought looped in Fang Zhiyi’s mind:
This is a disaster.
Yan Beichen disappeared again, leaving all corporate affairs in the hands of the vice president. Even Fang Zhiyi had to step in to help manage things. If he remembered correctly, this was the first time Xiao Ruoruo had left Yan Beichen.
Then came the call from the old man—he’d clearly been informed about the company’s situation. Hearing reports that his younger son had been performing exceptionally well, he outright handed full corporate responsibilities to Yan Nanzhe. The only catch? The title of president remained Yan Beichen’s.
"Bro Fang, what’s the old man playing at? He wants me to do all the work but won’t make me president," Yan Nanzhe grumbled, dark circles under his eyes.
Fang Zhiyi tossed down his pen. "You already know the answer when you ask me, don’t you?" After spending so much time together, Fang Zhiyi had realized this kid wasn’t stupid—in fact, he was quite sharp.
"He’s using me as cheap labor so my brother can waltz right into the position later," Yan Nanzhe said, throwing his own pen aside. "I’m done! I thought hard work paid off, but turns out being born first is the real key."
Fang Zhiyi fell silent. His original plan had been to showcase Yan Nanzhe’s competence and force the old man to reconsider the succession—but now, it seemed they’d both been reduced to mere employees.
Fang Zhiyi’s eyes gleamed with a sudden idea. "Well, not necessarily." The two huddled together, whispering schemes.
Meanwhile, Xiao Ruoruo had found work at a bakery—still within A City—and was located by Yan Beichen within days.
The system, tagging along for the drama, reported back to Fang Zhiyi, who laughed. "Of course she didn’t go far. How else would the domineering CEO track her down? She’s just playing hard to get."
Xiao Ruoruo ignored Yan Beichen as he stood in the bakery, brushing off his pleas to return.
"Ruoruo, your boyfriend is so handsome," a coworker whispered.
"He’s been coming every day for three days—just forgive him already."
Xiao Ruoruo shook her head. "He doesn’t love me."
"And look at that car outside—a luxury model! How can you resist someone so rich and good-looking?"
"I don’t care about money! I just want someone who loves me!" Xiao Ruoruo snapped.
The coworker fell silent, rolling her eyes discreetly. Yan Beichen, still standing in the shop, heard every word.
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
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.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
