Outside the Arcade Center.
Dongfang Zhixia stared at the real-time location transmitted by Little Secretary's phone and fell into a thoughtful silence.
"Why is it this place?" Dongfang Zhixia furrowed her brows, somewhat puzzled.
Since Little Secretary had a history of getting lost or inexplicably vanishing, her phones were always equipped with tracking devices to ensure she could be found.
Of course, Madam President was very considerate; the child was still granted some privacy. Therefore, the positioning wasn't pinpoint accurate, only displaying an approximate range, just like it was showing now.
Madam President could only see a general area on her phone. The word "Retrieving" flashed on the screen. In the center of the radar was Little Secretary's messaging app avatar—a cute, chubby bunny with round ears that somehow perfectly matched Little Secretary's vibe.
Madam President had selected this avatar herself. Previously, Little Secretary's profile picture had been a scallion pancake... it was simply too hideous, so Madam President had forcibly changed it.
The navigation couldn't get any more precise than this; she would have to rely on herself to find the girl from here on out.
In the past, when Little Secretary went out to buy food, she would always head to the entrance of the nearby elementary school. That was where the street vendors set up, selling the small snacks she loved so much.
Of course, there was an even more important reason: it was cheap. Plus, the flavors found at the school gates were the most authentic!
Little Secretary was undoubtedly a connoisseur of food. Although she wasn't particularly bright—taking a good while just to do basic arithmetic—her brain became incredibly sharp whenever food was involved.
She had no choice; she had to figure out how to get the maximum amount of snacks into her mouth using her meager allowance. Every extra bite was a victory.
Food was Little Secretary's life. Previously, when Ye Cheng visited Madam President's villa, he had casually "swept clean" the stash of snacks Little Secretary had hidden away. Little Secretary had instantly gone nuclear with rage.
For days, she had been obsessing over getting her revenge!!!
However... she had now been bought off by Ye Cheng. She was so dazzled by the delicious food that the matter of avenging Little Lin had long been tossed to the back of her mind. It was yet another day of being controlled by her stomach.
Places like the school entrance—cheap, substantial, and tasty—were where Little Secretary belonged. Why would she come to a place like the Arcade Center?
She didn't recall that certain dummy having any interest in video games. Didn't she usually just watch romance dramas and idol soaps at home?
The more Dongfang Zhixia thought about it, the more wrong it felt. For some reason, she had an inexplicable sense of foreboding. Her intuition told her that Little Secretary's presence here was very likely related to a certain guy...
Although she didn't have any evidence... that was just how she felt.
It had better not be him, or else...
"Hmph!" Dongfang Zhixia narrowed her eyes and let out a cold snort. She put away her phone and marched into the Arcade Center.
...
Inside the Arcade Center.
The Merry-Go-Round Area.
"Oh yeah!!!"
"Woohoo, this is so exciting, yee-haw!!!"
Ye Cheng had somehow acquired a cowboy hat and was wearing it while hollering enthusiastically atop the merry-go-round. It was a pity he didn't have a whip; otherwise, judging by the absurd state he was in, he probably would have given the horse a couple of cracks. Sitting on the same horse, right behind Ye Cheng, Little Secretary felt an inexplicable sense of shame.
Around them... so many people were watching...
Little Secretary timidly glanced around and realized that the people queuing up all seemed to be looking at them. Once again feeling the power of "social death," she hurriedly retracted her gaze and buried her head against Ye Cheng.
Her hands quietly wrapped around his waist... Although he had eaten quite a bit and gained some weight, Little Secretary could still feel Ye Cheng's original "superb muscle definition" underneath.
Little Secretary's eyes suddenly became much clearer. In an instant, it was as if she had been pulled back to that very first night they "watched the stars." Her small face flushed red instantly, the blush spreading all the way down to her neck...
Little Secretary was quite timid. She didn't dare ride these things—even a merry-go-round was too much for her to ride alone.
Seeing her like this, Ye Cheng had originally planned to leave her outside while he went in to have a good time. However, Little Secretary had clung to him, refusing to let go, looking pitiful and aggrieved.
Although she didn't say anything, it felt like she had said everything...
It was true that Little Secretary was afraid to ride, but she also didn't want to be left outside alone.
"You baddie, you promised we'd go together..." Little Secretary puffed up her cheeks, but her eyes looked pitiful. She only dared to mutter softly; she couldn't win an argument against him, so she could only whisper her grievances.
There was no helping it; the promise had been made.
So, it ended up like this: two people on one horse. Fortunately, the Arcade Center's equipment was high quality and hadn't cut any corners. Let alone two people, it could probably handle two more with ease!
It was just... a bit crowded.
Right now, both Ye Cheng and Little Secretary were stuffed round as balls. It was a constant exchange of bumps and nudges—belly pressed tight against back—creating an inexplicably comical scene.
But one thing was certain... she was truly happy. At least, this was something Little Secretary had never experienced before. Once again, a light appeared in Little Secretary's eyes—a strange light unrelated to food.
Three minutes later, the merry-go-round came to a stop.
Only then did Ye Cheng, still unsatisfied and wanting more, place the cowboy hat in his hand onto his head.
"That was a truly exhilarating spin. I really want to go again." Ye Cheng thought about it, but seeing Little Secretary behind him shivering with fear, he ultimately abandoned the idea.
Ye Cheng hopped straight off the merry-go-round. He had almost reached the exit before he realized something felt off. Oh, right, the hamster. Ye Cheng turned his head, raised an eyebrow at Little Secretary who was still sitting on the horse, and called out, "Hey, you hamster, what are you doing? Let's go."
Little Secretary pursed her red lips and said in a slightly aggrieved tone, "My legs are a bit jelly..."
Ye Cheng: "..."
What a useless hamster.
Ye Cheng had no choice but to run back. He spread his arms open in front of Little Secretary: "Come on, jump down."
"I... I don't dare..." Little Secretary looked at the drop, which was barely half a meter, and her eyes filled with cowardice.
Just moments ago, Little Secretary had been lifted up by Ye Cheng. Ye Cheng had stepped up with a single bound. Although they both had bottomless stomachs... there was clearly a gap between one stomach and the other!
"Then you can stay up there. I'm leaving," Ye Cheng said decisively. Little Secretary was dumbfounded; she hadn't expected Ye Cheng to be so heartless. Closing her eyes and holding her breath, she leaped towards Ye Cheng.
*Thud!!!*
Little Secretary opened her eyes and saw that she was on the ground. She looked excited: "Yay! Baddie, I made it down!"
Ye Cheng: "..."
The surrounding onlookers: "..."
A few minutes later, as the two headed toward the next attraction, Ye Cheng could still be heard nagging the Little Secretary.
"Hamster, remember this: your Miss absolutely cannot find out about what happened today. Do you hear me? Otherwise, lives will be lost!" Ye Cheng wore a solemn expression.
The Little Secretary nodded, looking like she somewhat understood but also didn't quite get it. "Mhm, I won't tell the Miss. Don't worry, you big baddie!"
Seeing the Little Secretary's vow of silence, Ye Cheng felt like jumping off a cliff. Damn it. He just had a feeling that this not-so-bright hamster standing in front of him would be easily tricked into spilling the beans by the President. And then... he would be beaten into a pulp—like a beef ball.
Who would have thought that things would get so ridiculous just now? Actually... sigh, let's not talk about it. Best forgotten.
In any case, the Little Secretary definitely needed to lose some weight. On this point, Ye Cheng and the President were in full agreement: the Little Secretary was... "too fat" and needed to slim down.
After all, the first thing to go when dieting is... fat.
Chatting as they walked, the pair arrived at the next attraction: the bumper cars.
It was the familiar queuing process, though compared to earlier, the line moved much faster. In less than three minutes, it was their turn.
As soon as Ye Cheng got into a car, the Little Secretary tried to sit down with him, wanting to stay by his side just like before. However, Ye Cheng stopped her.
"We paid for two people; sitting in one car is a waste of money. Hamster, you go sit in that one over there."
Ye Cheng pointed to a red bumper car nearby as he spoke.
The Little Secretary blinked her big, sparkling eyes. Feeling that Ye Cheng made a fair point, she didn't think twice before nodding. "Mhm, okay."
The Little Secretary happily ran over, quickly hopped into the red bumper car, and excitedly began examining the controls.
Clang!
The switch was thrown, power surged, and all the bumper cars roared to life.
Ye Cheng slammed the gas pedal to the floor and began cruising around the spacious electrified arena.
After driving a couple of simple laps to show off his skills and dodging a few cars trying to ram him, Ye Cheng entered "Berserk Mode." He floored the pedal and started hunting people down.
Crash!
"Ah... Honey, are you okay?"
That was the voice of a young couple Ye Cheng had ambushed.
Crash!
"Do you have no public decency? Ambushing a twenty-year-old senior citizen like me!"
That was the voice of a loser college student who looked like he was single.
Crash!
"Hiss... Who the hell— Oh, handsome, you accidentally crashed into me. Do you want to excha..."
That was a clucking hen...
Ye Cheng was like a bullfrog gone mad, crashing wildly around the vast arena. He didn't discriminate; Ye Cheng attacked everyone equally!
Crash!
"Why is it you again?!"
Just as Ye Cheng was looking for his next "lucky victim" and preparing to speed away, he paused... Why did that voice sound so familiar?
Following the sound, Ye Cheng looked toward the car he had just rammed... Well, well, well. An old acquaintance. It was the Head Maid!
The Head Maid's chest heaved, but her gaze remained as calm as ever, looking at him as if he were trash... Hmm, you know what? That was exactly the right flavor. That was the look.
Just as the Head Maid was about to ask Ye Cheng something, he slowly reversed, and then... Vroom!!!
Pedal to the metal!
He slammed into the Head Maid with full force!
CRASH!!!
"The strong must ruthlessly humiliate the weak! If you have something to say, tell it to my car!" Ye Cheng channeled his inner "Smirking Dragon King." He shifted gears, reversed... and then rammed the Head Maid in front of him hard once again.
CRASH!!!
Head Maid: "???"
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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?!
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
