Inside the shop.
A large group of maids, looking worried, surrounded their young mistress. At the forefront was their leader, the Head Maid.
The Head Maid sat beside Xia Tongxin with a complicated expression, occasionally urging her to drink while holding a half-empty can of beer. Logically, if Xia Tongxin wanted to drink, it should only be low-alcohol mixed fruit wine, which needed to be prepared in advance by the staff below.
They had to prepare in advance when Xia Tongxin was in a bad mood. This had happened before; Xia Tongxin would drown her sorrows in drink, go to sleep, and consider the matter over.
As for why she needed to sleep... in a way, it was like rebooting a computer program. She'd get drunk, the computer would crash, and when she woke up, her mood would be much better because she couldn't remember what had upset her.
Back when Xia Tongxin was studying at school, everyone around her started developing normally. Watching those around her turn into evil, enviable... hateful dairy cows one after another, while she remained stuck with her supremely childish figure, Xia Tongxin was utterly defeated.
She ran home from school before classes were over and began "drowning her sorrows."
In the end, the battle concluded with two and a half bottles of specially made low-alcohol fruit wine. Successfully KO'd, she slept straight through to the next day, waking up groggily to go back to school, even forgetting why she had been drinking in the first place.
Until the next time Xia Tongxin noticed her "difference" from those around her, got defeated again, ran home, drowned her sorrows again, and then... the cycle repeated endlessly.
Because it happened so many times, Xia Tongxin gradually came to accept her supremely childish figure. She could only silently "curse" those evil dairy cows around her to shrink a hundred times, no, a million times smaller when they woke up!
Then she could... hahaha!!!
Wah wah wah...
It was just a dream after all. Xia Tongxin could only deceive herself, but there was progress—she no longer needed to frequently "reboot" and "start up" over this matter.
After Xia Tongxin came to terms with it and stopped drowning her sorrows, there was naturally no need to prepare low-concentration fruit wine.
Plus, this time Xia Tongxin had left in a hurry. The fruit wine was on the next flight and hadn't been airlifted over yet. Logically, it should have arrived in time, but Xia Tongxin insisted on going out late at night for skewers, so it was too late.
Finally, under Xia Tongxin's repeated urging, the shop owner brought out the beer from the shop—regular strength beer.
"You can't drink that, Young Mistress! Just wait a little longer, your wine will be delivered soon."
The Head Maid tightly hugged the beer in front of her, shaking her head vigorously, her tone carrying a hint of pleading. She looked utterly pitiful, completely devoid of her usual calm and composed demeanor.
To reach the position of Head Maid and earn the Noble Lady's trust, her temperament and life experience were undoubtedly far beyond that of ordinary people.
She handled matters flawlessly, and even in emergencies, the Head Maid could respond with composure.
But now...
This was more than just a sudden incident.
Rewind to over ten minutes ago.
The Head Maid went alone to the kitchen to discuss with the owner about booking the entire place and compensation. In just a few words, she settled it at the fastest speed. The owner was stunned throughout, only able to nod repeatedly, and then... mysteriously, an extra 500,000 appeared in his bank card.
Yes, that's right, making money could be that simple.
A veritable ancestor had arrived at his shop!
Faced with such sudden fortune, the owner naturally had no reason to refuse and firmly grasped the opportunity, expressing his full willingness to cooperate.
After skillfully handling matters with the owner, the Head Maid left the kitchen and was on her way back when she heard her young mistress let out a wail, followed by the sound of her being utterly defeated, echoing through the shop.
Still in that supremely childish, loli voice.
"Waaaaah!!!"
"Wah wah wah, why, wah wah wah..."
Xia Tongxin lay pitifully on the table, crying loudly. Seeing this, the Head Maid's heart sank. How could something have happened again in just the few minutes she wasn't watching?
"Young Mistress, are you feeling unwell? We'll go to the hospital right now." A flash of panic crossed the Head Maid's eyes. Seeing her young mistress crying so sorrowfully, she thought she might be physically ill.
"Wah wah wah, you wouldn't understand, wah wah wah..." Xia Tongxin spoke miserably.
Head Maid: "???"
Xia Tongxin inexplicably came out with an absolutely elementary-school-level quote like, "You'll understand when you reach my age..." which completely stumped the Head Maid.
Fortunately, the Head Maid was no ordinary person. She quickly realized that her young mistress wasn't just physically unwell; she must have encountered some problem she couldn't solve again.
It felt strangely tricky...
After all, ninety-nine percent of the world's problems and worries could be solved with money, and the one thing Xia Tongxin wasn't short of was money. What troubled Xia Tongxin belonged to the remaining one percent.
These things could only be handled by Xia Tongxin herself. The Head Maid and the Noble Lady could only play a supporting role, for example, being used as "dairy cow punching bags" for a fierce ORA ORA, or as targets for practicing "supreme" trash talk...
"Wah wah wah, I want to drink, wah wah wah!"
Xia Tongxin fiercely sniffled her little runny nose, slapped her small hand on the table, and declared she wanted to drink.
The Head Maid's heart sank again. The wine... was still on the plane, not airlifted over yet.
Not just the specially made low-alcohol fruit wine for Xia Tongxin, but also her specially made supreme loli custom cigarettes, moisturizing temporary tattoos, etc., were all on the plane and hadn't been delivered yet, though it should be soon—they were probably landing right now.
"Young Mistress, it's so late now. Drinking is bad for your health. If the Noble Lady finds out, she'll punish us..."
The "evil" Head Maid began playing the emotional card again, attempting to "morally guilt-trip" her young mistress. This kind of talk was useless against others, or not very effective, especially against someone like Ye Cheng who had no morals—it would be "unbreakable." But it worked very well on Xia Tongxin.
"Tongtong is the cutest, kindest girl in the world!" Those were the Noble Lady's exact words.
Guilt-tripping others was useless, but guilt-tripping Xia Tongxin worked!
But... the previously foolproof move failed today.
Hearing that she wasn't allowed to drink, wasn't allowed to "drown her sorrows," Xia Tongxin cried even louder. The petite girl hopped off her stool, her cute little leather shoes landing on the floor.
Tap, tap, two muffled sounds.
As everyone knows, there are two things in the world that are impossible to avoid: zero-frame startups, and attacks with extremely long wind-ups.
Ye Cheng was a peculiar creature... no, a handsome guy, who possessed both. The zero-frame startup Student Council President, and the extremely long wind-up Young Mistress—it was like prescribing the right medicine for the illness.
Both the Student Council President and the Young Mistress had become "victims" of Ye Cheng's "unavoidable" buff effect.
And now, Xia Tongxin is about to unleash a temporarily sealed ultimate move, an unavoidable super buff!!!
Zero-frame startup!!!
Thump!
Under the Head Maid's astonished and dumbfounded gaze, Xia Tongxin plopped down on the floor, using her hands on the ground to cushion the fall. After the cushioning was complete, the docking was finished. With a splat, she lay on the ground, starting to wail and cry at the top of her lungs.
"Wahhhh, I don't care, waaaah, I want to drink it, wuuuuh, I don't care, waaaah..."
Xia Tongxin's little arms and legs flailed and slapped haphazardly on the floor, like a cockroach sprayed with insecticide, vigorously "releasing energy." In Ye Cheng's words, it would be "Interesting. A last dance? Take my slipper!"
A super invincible spiral rolling, tantrum-throwing, swinging, 360-degree no-dead-zone... workout!
Still starting with a long, complex sentence!
The Head Maid, seeing her own young mistress—originally a sweet, soft little cake—transform into a bratty kid throwing a tantrum on the floor in a supermarket for not getting a toy, let out a sharp, piercing shriek!
"AAAAAH!!!"
"Young Mistress!!!"
A dozen or so minutes later, which is the scene now unfolding, a large circle of maids surrounded the area. The Head Maid sat beside Xia Tongxin, holding a half-finished can of beer in her hand, looking at her young mistress with a face full of worry.
The Head Maid had ultimately compromised.
Sigh...
She couldn't just stand by and watch her young mistress roll around on the ground like some street urchin, could she?
The Noble Lady might not get angry about other things, but seeing her precious daughter so dirty and, moreover, so heartbroken, even the best temper would surely flare up. When that happened, every single one of them would be held accountable by the Noble Lady.
It's worth mentioning that while Xia Tongxin is a "pure, natural, and pollution-free" sweet, soft little cake, the Noble Lady is not.
Although not comparable to the He family's main branch, the Noble Lady's maiden family is also quite significant—aristocracy from Britain, seemingly even with some connection to the royal family, and mixed-race at that.
If you look closely, you'll find the Noble Lady's nobility is innate, inherent, something others simply cannot imitate. Other members of the He family are also of esteemed status, but their nobility is a "reserved" kind, requiring contact and careful observation to detect.
The Noble Lady needs no such observation. Her nobility is extremely flamboyant; anyone who sees her for the first time knows she is someone of extraordinary status.
The Noble Lady doesn't fight or contend because her pursuits are different; she dotes on her daughter. If she truly wanted to fight for shares and industries of the He family, all of He family's children—Xia Tongxin's older brothers and sisters—would have to break into a cold sweat.
Another formidable player entering the arena!
Fortunately, the Noble Lady's ambitions lie elsewhere. She extricated herself early on, content to be a "free spirit" with her own sweet, soft Tongtong, unwilling to get too entangled. This is what allowed the others to breathe a sigh of relief.
For this reason, the other members of the He family are very good to the Noble Lady and Xia Tongxin, grateful for her willingness to withdraw voluntarily. No one would be foolish enough to provoke a "lion" that's already full. If it's happy to sleep after eating, let it sleep; waking it up benefits no one...
A woman is gentle by nature, but becomes strong for her child!
Before Xia Tongxin was born, the Noble Lady certainly didn't speak with her current gentle tone... In a place like the He family, without some real capability, you might just have an "accidental" departure someday.
How could the Noble Lady possibly be a simple character?
Others might not be very clear, but as the Head Maid who has followed the Noble Lady for many years, she knows all too well. Their young mistress is their lady's bottom line and reverse scale, the kind that must not be touched.
Even if the fault doesn't lie with them, if anything were to happen to Xia Tongxin, the Noble Lady would show no mercy and would retaliate!
That's right... not punishment or discipline, but retaliation!!!
"Thud!"
Xia Tongxin downed the beer in her glass in one gulp, forcefully placed the glass on the table, her little mouth still flecked with some beer foam, and sniffled her runny nose.
"Sniff... Wuwu... Why won't Grandpa Niu forgive me? Sniff... I've already apologized, wuwu... Why..."
Xia Tongxin's eyes were teary, her face flushed. Her already unstable emotions, fueled by alcohol, became increasingly "erratic," her speech jumping from one topic to another.
A big question mark appeared above the Head Maid's head. This... who is Grandpa Niu? She vaguely remembers one, but... isn't that from a cartoon?
How did her young mistress get involved with Grandpa Niu...
"Young Mistress, have you encountered any troubles recently? Tell me, and I can help you think about it, okay?" The Head Maid's voice was gentle as she put down her own beer and gently patted her young mistress's back.
"Sniff, sniff... Wuwu, really? What if it fails?" Hearing this, Xia Tongxin sniffled her little nose again, her reddened eyes looking at the Head Maid with a glimmer of "hope."
"Um... Young Mistress, how far have things gone between you and... that Grandpa Niu now?" the Head Maid tentatively asked.
Xia Tongxin wiped her tears with her little hand, took out her phone, and placed it in front of the Head Maid: "Wuwu... He blocked me, wuwu..."
Head Maid: "..."
"Well then... Young Mistress, that's actually a good thing! At least the situation can't get any worse!" The Head Maid, true to her title, immediately found the key point for comfort. It was already the worst outcome; whatever she did next couldn't make it worse.
At least... that's what the Head Maid thought.
But who knew, after the Head Maid finished speaking, Xia Tongxin cried even louder.
"WAAAAH, AHHH WUWA AHHH... Liar, wuwu... He blocked my main account before, and now he's blocked my alt account too, wuwu..."
Head Maid: "???"
There really was a worse situation!
The Head Maid's expression turned somewhat awkward: "Young Mistress, how about... I give it a try?"
"Wuwu... It's not as simple as you think... Wuwu... Grandpa Niu doesn't just add strangers, wuwu waaaah..."
Although Xia Tongxin said this, her body was honest. While wiping her tears, she handed her phone to the Head Maid for her to operate.
The Head Maid took the phone, copied Ye Cheng's WeChat ID, then used her own WeChat to add Ye Cheng. After a moment's thought, the Head Maid, playing it safe, skimmed through her young mistress's chat history with this "Grandle Niu."
Finally, she clicked on Ye Cheng's profile picture to carefully observe the elements within it.
"Number One Assault Grandpa Niu of Flipping Garden"... A very youthful name, incorporating popular internet memes. Personality likely quite lively, chat style slightly mature suggesting relatively rich life experience...
Without a doubt, the Head Maid was a top-tier expert. Based solely on the profile picture and fragmented chat records, she had already "sized up" Ye Cheng clearly.
Next, she needed to prescribe the right medicine. To get him to accept the friend request, it had to be something he was interested in. Game equipment or...
Huh?
The Head Maid spotted a "blind spot"!
The shirt Grandpa Niu was wearing was an iced tea short-sleeve...
The Head Maid narrowed her eyes and began editing the friend verification message to send to Ye Cheng...
Tap tap tap... Editing complete!
Click send!
Xia Tongxin watched with red, teary eyes from the side, pouting her little mouth and sniffling back a little sniffle: "Wuwuwu, it's not that simple, wuwuwu, you..."
"The other party has accepted your friend request!"
Before Xia Tongxin could even finish her sentence, the friend request the Head Maid had sent was accepted—instantly accepted!!!
Well, now Xia Tongxin stopped crying. After a brief moment of eye contact with the Head Maid, the air fell into a somewhat awkward silence.
Silently, Xia Tongxin grabbed the half-full can of beer with her small hands, raised it, and took a big gulp. She drank too hastily and choked, her originally flushed little face turning beet red.
Xia Tongxin coughed a couple of times, wiped her mouth, hopped down from the stool again, and then walked into the aisle...
Sat down, lay flat, cockroach flailing, super invincible spiral rolling... you get it?
"Wahhhhhhhhh, it's not fair, why, why did Grandpa Niu accept yours, wuwuwuwu wahhhhhh, I don't want to live anymore, wuwuwu..."
This time, Xia Tongxin cried even more miserably and louder than before.
Head Maid: "..."
Not long after, a sharp, shrieking sound erupted from inside the shop!
...
Meanwhile.
Five-star hotel, front desk.
"I'm sorry, miss. Your current mental state appears to be impaired. We are unable to check you in at this time... We hope for your understanding."
The hotel front desk clerk looked apologetically at Tang Yuyao before her.
Tang Yuyao's exquisite face was flushed with intoxication. She raised a slender eyebrow and slammed a hand on the front desk: "Who are you saying has an impaired mental state!!!"
Her body swayed a couple of times, her high heels making a chaotic clacking sound on the floor...
The front desk clerk shrank back in fright, not daring to speak. Tang Yuyao, looking like a "fierce ghost," dragged over Ye Cheng, who stood beside her looking as harmless as a chick, and loudly demanded,
"Who are you saying has an impaired mental state!!!"
Ye Cheng: "..."
reezy rom-com) Good news: Jiang Liu is quite the ladies' man. Bad news: He’s lost his memory. Lying in a hospital bed, Jiang Liu listens to a parade of goddesses spouting "absurd claims," feeling like the world is one giant game of Werewolf. "Jiang Liu, I’m your first love." "Jiang Liu, you’re my boyfriend—she’s your ex." "Jiang Liu, we’re close friends who’ve shared a bed, remember?" "Jiang Liu, I want to have your baby." The now-lucid Jiang Liu is convinced this must be some elaborate scam... until someone drops the bombshell: "The day before you lost your memory, you confessed your feelings—and got into a relationship." Jiang Liu is utterly baffled. So... who the hell is his actual girlfriend?! ... Before recovering his memories, Jiang Liu must navigate this minefield of lies and sincerity, fighting to protect himself from these women’s schemes. But things spiral even further out of control as more people show up at his doorstep—each with increasingly unhinged antics. On the bright side, the memories he lost due to overwhelming trauma seem to be resurfacing. Great news, right? So why are they all panicking now?
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
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)
ither go to a cultivation world where a single sword strike can defeat ten thousand enemies. Or they travel back to historical dynasties to alter history and wield imperial power. At the very least, they'd go back a few decades to get rich using their future knowledge and build a harem. Who the hell would transmigrate here!
