Xia Yiwei and Xia Xiashan turned their heads simultaneously to look up at the second floor.
A woman in a sheer beige nightgown with her long hair cascading freely was leaning her elbows against the second-floor railing, looking down at the two sisters with a charmingly seductive expression.
Even though she had just woken up, the woman's natural, makeup-free beauty was still striking.
Her pointed chin, thin lips, and slender eyes seemed capable of captivating anyone's soul.
Judging from her appearance and figure, she was about the same age as the two sisters.
She was the woman Xia Yiwei had just mentioned...
Wang Ran!
The phrase "Who is the little vixen cursing?" almost ignited Xia Yiwei's fury.
Xia Yiwei's face immediately darkened, and she postured as if she were about to march up to the second floor.
Xia Xiashan hurriedly grabbed her from the side, stopping her younger sister from doing anything foolishly impulsive.
"Sis, do you really think I'd get physical with her?"
"She's Dad's favorite, how would I dare?"
Xia Yiwei smiled at Xia Xiashan, signaling her not to be so tense.
The current Xia Yiwei was no longer the immature girl who had run away from home in a fit of pique.
Her struggles out in the real world over the past few years had tempered her character.
Compared to the difficult patients at the hospital, Wang Ran's petty verbal jabs had no real impact.
Fight with Wang Ran?
Xia Yiwei only felt that such behavior would be beneath her.
However, since the woman dared to talk back, wouldn't she think she was an easy target if she didn't retaliate?
Xia Xiashan let go of her hand, half-believing and half-doubting.
But her eyes still closely followed her sister.
Just in case Yiwei did something impulsive in a moment, she could intervene immediately.
Over the past few years, Yiwei had almost no contact with Wang Ran.
On the contrary, Xia Xiashan had many interactions with her.
Her opinion of this woman, Wang Ran, had been changing with each encounter.
Without her sister holding her back, Xia Yiwei took a few steps forward.
Crossing her arms over her chest, she looked up and mocked Wang Ran:
"Aunt Zhang said my dad wasn't home, so I assumed you weren't either."
"It seems he didn't come back all night, and he didn't take you with him?"
"They say men are all the same, always loving the new and discarding the old. Looks like it's your turn to fall out of favor!"
Just as they had entered the villa's hall.
Xia Yiwei had asked the housekeeper, Aunt Zhang, and learned that her dad wasn't home; he had gone out yesterday and hadn't returned since.
Therefore.
Xia Yiwei had subconsciously assumed that Wang Ran wasn't home either.
Unexpectedly, she was home alone.
How could Xia Yiwei miss such a perfect opportunity for sarcasm?
Of course, she had to thoroughly humiliate Wang Ran while she was acting so smug.
To this.
Wang Ran paid absolutely no mind.
She rolled her neck and stretched her arms and shoulders.
The expression on her face didn't change in the slightest because of Xia Yiwei's words.
"Oh, it seems Old Xia didn't tell you."
"Yesterday was the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Chairman Zhao's new branch in the West City, and he was invited to attend."
"Right now... he probably hasn't sobered up yet, has he?"
"But that's nothing to be surprised about."
"You've never cared about family matters, so of course you wouldn't know."
"In this regard, Shanshan is much better than you."
Xia Yiwei furrowed her brows and couldn't help but look at her sister beside her.
From Xia Xiashan's expression, it was obvious she knew about this.
Among the three present, only Xia Yiwei was in the dark.
She had originally planned to disgust Wang Ran.
Unexpectedly.
She was the one who ended up disgusted.
Xia Yiwei took a deep breath, trying hard to think of a way to strike back.
It would be too frustrating to say nothing now!
"This must be the little auntie, right?"
"So young!"
Just then.
Lin Yu's voice came from the doorway.
The term "little auntie" immediately drew the gazes of the three women.
Lin Yu slowly walked into the villa's hall, wearing a sunny and friendly smile.
Coupled with his college-student-like appearance, he looked quite like a typical boy next door.
But the words he spoke showed no restraint whatsoever.
Addressing the young Wang Ran directly as "little auntie" carried a very obvious tone of provocation.
Lei Siren followed behind Lin Yu, sheepishly nodding at Wang Ran.
He subconsciously distanced himself a little bit from Lin Yu.
Wanting to emphasize that he had nothing much to do with Lin Yu.
How could Lei Siren not know what role Wang Ran played in the Xia family?
Her reputation and methods were well known to Lei Siren.
Even Xia Zhenfeng's biological daughters couldn't get the upper hand with her.
Every time they met, Lei Siren was naturally extremely polite to her.
He never expected.
That Lin Yu would be so damn brave?
On their very first meeting, before Xia Yiwei could even introduce them, he opened his mouth and called her "little auntie".
This was clearly taking an opposing stance!
Foolish!
People with brawn really have no brains.
If he approached Yiwei for money, didn't he know he should bow his head to the "stepmother" for the sake of money?
Keeping a low profile was the way to achieve his goals.
Trying to win Yiwei's favor by crossing Wang Ran?
What an amateur and terrible strategy!
Lei Siren's pig-like brain naturally couldn't guess what Lin Yu was thinking.
His status as a boyfriend was fake to begin with.
Even if it were true.
Why would he need to curry favor with anyone?
When one is strong enough, there is absolutely no need to care about how others look at you.
With Lin Yu's arrival.
The usually calm Wang Ran showed a rare hint of displeasure.
She had heard in advance yesterday that Xia Yiwei had gotten a boyfriend and was bringing him home today.
Given Xia Yiwei's rebellious nature and her taste in people.
Her boyfriend naturally couldn't be someone like Lei Siren.
Then it could only be this young man who just spoke!
He didn't look very old.
But he spoke without any scruples.
Wang Ran couldn't help but smile, writing it off as an ignorant youth lacking composure.
Eager to stand up for his girlfriend on their very first meeting.
On the contrary, this recklessness made the inwardly annoyed Wang Ran subconsciously lower her guard against Lin Yu.
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
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!
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?
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
