"Qianqian," the man managed a smile upon seeing Gu Qianqian.
"What do you need from me?" she would have turned around and walked away if it were not for the school staff in the administrative office.
"Qianqian, please, save my son," the man didn't have a chance to finish speaking.
A middle-aged woman next to him instantly knelt down.
The teachers nearby hurriedly helped her up.
"What is happening here? Didn't you claim to be Gu Qianqian's relatives and here just for a visit?"
The Dean of Education, Teacher Wang, looked disquieted; things were not as they explained when he had initially allowed them inside.
It was then Gu Qianqian noticed another young man in the room, seated in a wheelchair.
She recognized these people of course, the pain they caused her was unforgettable.
"Qianqian, only you can save your younger brother now," undeterred by Teacher Wang's attempts to stop her, the woman insisted on her knees.
"I don't have a brother," Gu Qianqian's frosty reply came.
"Qianqian, after all, you two are siblings by blood," the man finally spoke out.
"That’s enough, what are you doing?” Teacher Wang stepped in.
He shielded Gu Qianqian behind him.
He was aware of Gu Qianqian's situation– her mother had passed away early.
She now lived with her former employer.
"Qianqian, I was wrong to have wronged you and your mother back in the day, but now only you can save him,"
She stared at the young man in the wheelchair silently recalling how he and his mother had tormented her.
"Oh? How do you suppose I save him?"
Gu Qianqian was suddenly curious. What was it they needed from her that drove them to seek her out?
The man was named Li Huan, Gu Qianqian's biological father.
The middle-aged woman was named Lu Ying, the mother of the young man in the wheelchair.
Their story dated back some time.
Not long after Gu Qianqian was born, Li Huan started an affair with Lu Ying.
Thus began their blatant relationship.
Soon, the affair took a turn when Lu Ying demanded to be made an official wife.
Gu Qianqian's mother initially refused to divorce, considering their daughter's young age.
After giving birth to Gu Qianqian, her mother had quit her job and was momentarily without any other source of income.
However, when Lu Ying bore him a son, Li Huan became more relentless in his pursuit.
His main objective was to give his son a legitimate status.
He constantly tormented Gu Qianqian's mother.
To make matters worse, he even rented an apartment for Lu Ying, just upstairs their apartment.
At that time, Gu Qianqian was still too young to understand why her father didn't like her and always went to hold her little brother upstairs.
And why the lady upstairs always came to bully her mom.
Her father would often come home drunk and belt her mother.
After dragging their situation until Gu Qianqian started elementary school, her mother finally filed for divorce.
The divorce didn't get them much financial aid either. Mother and daughter faced severe hardship.
The promised living and tuition expenses from Li Huan never arrived.
Regardless of how Gu Qianqian and her mother pleaded, it was futile. The young man had even slapped her mother once.
Remembering these events still sent shivers down Gu Qianqian's spine.
Fortunately, they later met Lin Feng's father, which gave them a ray of hope.
"Qianqian, your brother is seriously ill and requires a kidney transplant.
We both tried to be the donors, but we weren’t matches.
"I discussed your situation with the doctor. He said there's a significant chance of a successful match, according to blood relations,"
(PS: This is a unique kidney disease in this world, different from transplantation matching on earth. Don't pay attention to this detail... )
"As long as you're willing to save your younger brother, I can offer you 200,000... no, 500,000..." Li Huan said with some excitement.
He clearly understood Gu Qianqian's current living conditions, cohabitating with Lin Feng in a small elevator apartment.
And Lin Feng was disabled.
"I can also help Lin Feng find a job, perhaps set him up with someone. Otherwise, considering his circumstances, he might not be able to find someone in this lifetime," Lu Ying added.
They had planned it out before they came, to pull at her heartstrings. They had to get Gu Qianqian to agree to get tested, no matter what.
Their son’s disease can't be dragged on any longer.
"What is this about. She is just an 18-year-old girl. Her guardian isn't here, do you plan to seduce her with money? Please leave,"
Teacher Wang was getting angry, this couple was pushing it too far.
What were they treating this school like?
"Do you think 500,000 is very important to me? Maybe it was once, but not anymore.
As for Lin Feng's condition, even if he is disabled forever, I will take care of him all my life.
As for the life or death of your son, what does it have to do with me? I don't want to see you two again,"
Gu Qianqian looked at them and said calmly.
She wasn’t a saint in the least.
If it was for Lin Feng, whether it was kidney transplantation or whatnot, she would be okay with it.
But to help the person who had hurt her mother, she would never agree.
"How can you be so cruel, he is your younger brother!" The woman suddenly broke down, lurching towards Gu Qianqian.
"Sis, please save me, please save me," The young man started crying.
If he can't get a new kidney within 2 months, he would undoubtedly die.
"Teacher Wang, may I leave now?" Gu Qianqian asked.
"Of course, why don't you go back to the dormitory and rest first. I'll handle things here,"
"Wait" Li Huan stretched out his hand as Gu Qianqian started to leave.
To his surprise, Teacher Wang's hand was faster, grabbing Li Huan’s arm.
"What are you thinking, even if Gu Qianqian agrees, I don't!"
Although Teacher Wang is usually strict, he had a good impression of Gu Qianqian.
She was a promising student at Imperial Capital University, and he wouldn’t allow anyone to jeopardize her future.
(Speaking of Teacher Wang, he reminds me of Charlotte's homeroom teacher)
Leaving the guidance office,
A weight that had been pressing on Gu Qianqian’s heart seemed to lift.
She lowered her head, looking at the faint blue glow emitted from the Soul-Calming Pendant.
Despite everything, she felt calmer.
"Brother, I will take good care of myself and not worry you!"
In Gu Qianqian’s world, the only family left was Lin Feng.
Nothing else mattered to her.
.....
Next Day
The ingredients Lin Feng needed were already prepared. He started getting busy in the kitchen early in the morning.
Qianqian was to be back today.
Lin Feng's hands moved swiftly, even an old pro of thirty years couldn't match his speed.
At this speed, he could probably roll an iron rod into a needle.
Whether it’s slicing or dicing, he took it to the extreme.
His work was simply a perfect work of art.
Lin Feng even thought that with his current cooking skills, he could easily become a head chef at any star-rated hotels.
.......
"Later on, speak less. If you make a slip of tongue, you'll have to pay for it," Ye Chuyin cautioned Xiang Hui.
"I handle things well, you can be assured. It's just a meal with an online friend, I thought it would be some SS-grade Monster fight," Xiang Hui finally understood Ye Chuyin's intentions.
Apparently, he's supposed to pretend to be a lothario to meet Ye Chuyin's online friend...
"Your necklace seems a bit too thin?"
Ye Chuyin assessed for a while before suddenly suggesting.
"No good, it should be a large gold chain, at least as thick as a thumb, go get a different one..."
Xiang Hui was somewhat speechless...
"What? Not working?"
"Of course not. As you say, I will get a large gold chain right away," Xiang Hui said, speechlessly.
He was becoming increasingly curious about Ye Chuyin's online friend...
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
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."
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
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!
