"Later, you can just clarify the situation online, and I won’t stay any longer."
Wei Junjie immediately stopped Luo Yao, "Assistant Liu, how about having dinner together tonight? It’d be great if you could invite President Luo out. I’d also like to apologize to her on behalf of the Chinese Academy of Sciences."
Everyone in the room, all the experts, felt an unprecedented pressure. It almost felt like this special assistant wasn’t just an assistant—it was as if the infamous Luo Yao herself had arrived.
"That’s unnecessary. President Luo is waiting for me to report back. After the report, she can hurry home to accompany her husband."
Wei Junjie fell silent for a moment before speaking again, "Special Assistant Liu, the Science City project isn’t something I can decide alone. A three-point profit margin is a bit too much—it’s beyond my authority. What do you think…?"
"That’s your problem to solve, not mine. If you don’t want to concede, that’s fine. I won’t make things difficult for you."
Liu Meng made her point without overstepping—anything more would be impolite.
Wei Junjie was starting to get angry. "Assistant Liu, even President Luo wouldn’t be this aggressive, would she?"
"She’s her, I’m me. This is how I operate. If you’re unwilling, you can refuse. Of course, I won’t make things too hard for you—just withdraw some investments, cancel a few projects, and maybe cut scholarships for the three universities directly affiliated with your academy."
Wei Junjie was stunned. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing.
"Can Special Assistant Liu’s words truly represent President Luo?"
"My very first sentence when I arrived was that I have full authority to represent her."
To be honest, when he first heard Liu Meng was handling this matter, he had felt relieved, thinking this woman would surely be easier to deal with than Luo Yao. He never expected her to be this tough.
Now, he felt like he was facing a formidable enemy—no less intimidating than dealing with Luo Yao herself.
After a long silence, he finally gave in. "Rest assured, I’ll report this to my superiors."
Liu Meng nodded, acknowledging Wei Junjie’s attitude, then walked out of the room. At the door, she casually tossed back a final remark, "Don’t forget to make sure Chen Buhui clarifies things quickly. I’m afraid President Luo might get impatient if she has to wait too long."
Once she left the academy and got into the car, Liu Meng let out a long sigh.
Playing the cold, unapproachable role was exhausting. She truly admired Luo Yao for maintaining that image year after year.
Well… maybe Luo Yao didn’t have to "maintain" it—maybe that was just who she was.
Liu Meng had her reasons for being so assertive, especially when dealing with these state-affiliated enterprises. If she wasn’t firm, they’d chew her up and spit her out.
Only by being unyielding could she make them think twice.
A company could grow big, but once it reached the top, it had to tread carefully—one misstep could lead to ruin.
The public couldn’t topple a corporate giant, but the government could.
Of course, that was the worst-case scenario. The business environment in China was relatively decent. (Don’t read too much into it.)
By the time she returned to Luo Corporation, Luo Yao had already finished her meeting. Liu Meng immediately reported the academy’s stance.
Luo Yao listened attentively the entire time and only nodded at the end. "Well done."
This time, she didn’t mention any bonuses, but those two words—"well done"—meant more to Liu Meng than any reward.
It was another affirmation from Luo Yao.
"President Luo, heading back to the estate?"
Even though it wasn’t yet time to clock out, Liu Meng seemed to understand Luo Yao’s thoughts perfectly.
Sure enough, Luo Yao nodded, and the two left Luo Corporation together.
As the car moved, Liu Meng fell into brief contemplation.
Leaving early like this would have been unthinkable in the past. When had President Luo started prioritizing home so much?
It seemed to coincide with the time Lin Ran began treating her well.
In the car, Luo Yao, who had been resting her eyes, suddenly spoke, interrupting Liu Meng’s thoughts.
"Liu Meng, you handled this well. Keep an eye on the academy’s follow-up. Also, I want to take some time off to be with A’Ran. During this period, you’ll be acting head of the group."
Liu Meng: You’ve only been back at work for one day, and now you’re taking another break? Are you even a CEO anymore?
"Understood."
Though she was complaining internally, outwardly she remained obedient. She didn’t have the right to refuse.
But… was this really her President Luo?
Had Lin Ran saved the galaxy in a past life to deserve someone like Luo Yao?
It almost made her want to find love herself.
Of course, she’d never say any of this out loud.
Soon enough, Chen Buhui’s clarification arrived—late, but it arrived.
One statement, and the internet exploded.
["Money’s hard to earn, sht’s hard to eat—being a stray dog is fine"]: So… this was all orchestrated by Chen Buhui? She was willing to slander herself just to drag Luo Corporation down? Hah! Hahahaha! What’s even real anymore?
["Warm Dad from the Kindergarten Group Chat"]: I’ve got insider info—Chen Buhui clashed with Lin Ran and Luo Yao during the Shanghai bidding. There’s also a leak saying she rigged the process to block Luo Corporation from winning the project.
The leak came from Chen Nianshi, who was furious at Chen Buhui’s veiled insinuations, making it seem like the entire Chen family was involved in her schemes.
["Got Nothing to Do? Eat Some Candy"]: So we were all fooled? Aren’t they family? Why would Chen Buhui do this? Isn’t she a tech mogul? Someone I respected turns out to be like this?
["Chen Qingtian V"]: Achievements don’t reflect character. Who doesn’t have a few disgusting relatives?
["Huh?"]: Holy sht, verified celebrity! So even the Chen family dislikes Chen Buhui? Feels like her reputation just collapsed.
Public opinion online took a sharp turn.
Chen Buhui’s lofty image had already started crumbling when Hu Shuo exposed her collusion with Luo Corporation.
Now, with the revelation that she backstabbed Luo Yao, her reputation was in free fall. Chen Qingtian’s comment only fueled the fire, unleashing the full imagination of netizens.
At the Chen Family Villa, Chen Qingtian high-fived his father in celebration. "Yes!"
"Dad, you’re so bold! You’d leak anything! If Grandpa finds out, won’t he break your legs?"
Chen Nianshi glanced at him. "Your grandfather’s too old to beat me now. But I might just break your legs instead."
And so, the villa echoed with the screams of a certain celebrity.
"Ahhh! Stop! I’m still injured!"
"You’re hurt?" Chen Nianshi looked puzzled. Chen Qingtian rolled up his loose pant leg, revealing stitches from a drunken fall days earlier.
Chen Nianshi fell silent. "You went out drinking alone?"
Chen Qingtian suddenly looked like a wilted plant, refusing to speak.
Chen Nianshi sighed. "Was it because of Little Xia?"
Chen Qingtian’s eyes widened in shock.
"Sometimes, you should learn from your cousin. A’Ran is a kid who loves and hates openly. But you…?"
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
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?!
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!
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
