Inside the villa.
On the second floor.
In the bathroom, the continuous splashing sound of running water could be heard. Through the hazy mist, a faint, graceful silhouette could be seen moving about.
Warm water droplets continuously fell from the showerhead, sliding down her hair and over her fair skin, finally landing gently on the tiles with a pitter-patter...
Bathing in the water, Dongfang Zhixia appeared very quiet. She looked toward the door, seemingly waiting for something.
"That guy..." Dongfang Zhixia narrowed her eyes, muttering to herself.
She had thought a certain bastard would retaliate for what had just happened by hiding outside the door to peek or eavesdrop on her. As it turned out... she was overthinking it.
For some reason, Dongfang Zhixia felt inexplicably annoyed. As for why she was annoyed, she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Anyway, she was just extremely irritated. She would go out and give him a couple of kicks later!
Yep, it was happily decided.
As everyone knew, whenever the Madam President was in a bad mood or had her anger gauge maxed out, she could improve her mood by "attacking," "insulting," or "beating up" Ye Cheng.
Even though it sounded ridiculous... that was the truth. It had passed the "authoritative certification" of Ye Cheng's troll of a cheat system, so it couldn't be wrong at all!
Originally, she was furious after Ye Cheng accidentally dropped a point-blank ultimate on her just now, but after giving him a couple of whacks, her mood instantly improved. Time to shower and get ready for bed!
According to Dongfang Zhixia's original plan, she would soon catch a certain guy peeking or eavesdropping outside, giving her an excuse to teach him a severe lesson!
But unfortunately, Ye Cheng didn't take the bait. Dongfang Zhixia was now feeling inexplicably annoyed. But it didn't matter. So what if he didn't take the bait? Since when did she need a reason to teach a certain guy a lesson?
Did she need one?
She absolutely did not!
Even if she did, it wouldn't be a problem. Things like his left eyelid twitching twice too many times, his breathing being a bit too loud, or his voice being an eyesore when he spoke... these were all excellent "reasons."
Heh...
Thinking of this, Dongfang Zhixia grew excited. The corners of her mouth curled up involuntarily, and she couldn't wait to finish her shower quickly so she could go out and enjoy her "exclusive seat."
Splash, splash...
Meanwhile, outside.
Ye Cheng was leaning against the headboard, frowning with a serious expression as he watched a video on his phone titled "One Million Chickens vs. One Hundred T-Rexes." The entire second floor echoed with the sound of clucking chickens.
"On average, that's one T-Rex fighting ten thousand chickens. An adult T-Rex weighs around 8 to 14 tons, let's take an average of ten tons. A chicken weighs about..."
When other people watched these graphics-card-melting epic battles, they were just there for the spectacle, thinking it looked badass. But when Ye Cheng watched these simulation videos, he was doing serious calculations in his head.
Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. Although the chickens couldn't break through the T-Rex's defenses, they had the advantage of numbers. They could use a portion of themselves as cannon fodder to see if they could gorge the T-Rexes to death. Furthermore, assuming this was a deathmatch state, the chickens were granted a bug-like trait: "intelligence." This meant they could launch sneak attacks on weak points like the eyes...
After running the numbers through his ultimate brain, Ye Cheng finally concluded that ten thousand chickens could indeed defeat one T-Rex. Depending on the breed, whether fighting cocks, broilers, or free-range chickens, the odds of winning would vary!
Rubbing his smooth chin, Ye Cheng muttered to himself. Finally, on the brain-rotting short video's "Who would win?" poll, he voted for the one million chickens. Then, he happily swiped to the next video!
"One Million Ants vs. A Komodo Dragon!"
Ye Cheng revealed a satisfied smile and began his next round of "brainstorming" in his mind...
Dongfang Zhixia could never dream that her charm would actually lose out to a million chickens... Peeking at her was nothing more than a delusion. He barely had enough time to watch chickens fight T-Rexes, why would he waste time peeking at her?
Time ticked by minute by minute. Ye Cheng swiped through one brain-rotting short video after another, completely failing to notice the little secretary beside him. Her long eyelashes fluttered slightly before she opened her eyes and woke up.
The little secretary's big, sparkling eyes were filled with profound wisdom as she looked around curiously.
Eh... how did I get back in bed?
The little secretary blinked and began to think. Three seconds later, she successfully gave up on thinking. Ugh... can't remember. Whatever, I won't think about it.
The little secretary's habit of giving up whenever she encountered a difficulty had successfully turned her into a useless Hamster, the kind anyone could step on if they walked by. She turned her head, looked around, and realized her Young Miss was missing.
Eh?
Where is Young Miss?
Why was the Miss missing? The little secretary propped herself up, wanting to get out of bed to find her Young Miss, and then... she couldn't move an inch.
A giant question mark popped up above the little secretary's head. Her big, sparkling eyes blinked in confusion as she pondered why she hadn't been able to climb out of bed, and why she couldn't even feel her legs right now.
The question mark above her head grew even larger.
Refusing to believe it, the little secretary clenched her small fists and knocked on her blanket-covered legs. An intense, piercing pain shot through her, flowing through her limbs and bones.
"Ah!"
"Wuwuwu, it hurts so much, wuwuwu..."
The little secretary let out a tragic cry and then began to shed tears, patter, patter. She lay half-dead on the bed, looking like a "fallen Hamster."
Ye Cheng, who was still earnestly watching his brain-rotting short videos, hadn't noticed at all that the little secretary beside him had woken up. By the time he reacted, he heard the little secretary screaming like a slaughtered pig.
Startled, Ye Cheng shivered, wondering what had happened. He turned his head and saw the little secretary crying there.
"Wuwuwu, bad guy, what do I do? I'm going to die, wuwuwu..." The little secretary finally noticed there was someone beside her. Looking pitiful, she stared at Ye Cheng while crying and with a runny nose.
Ye Cheng: "..."
A moment later.
After explaining the ins and outs of the situation, the little secretary, who had lost the will to live and was prepared to spend all her pocket money, "came back to life." Great, she didn't have to die. Yay!
Ye Cheng: "..."
Seeing the little secretary looking so happy, Ye Cheng seriously suspected that her IQ might not even be higher than a certain pink-headed little creature. If the two of them met, they would truly be evenly matched opponents, a pair of equal talents.
"So that's the situation. Hamster, if nothing unexpected happens, you'll be spending the next week in a wheelchair. I'm just looking out for you, bro. How about this: later, you take the initiative to tell your Young Miss that your legs hurt too much, have the nanny take care of you, and then lie in bed twenty-four hours a day..."
Ye Cheng glanced in the direction of the bathroom, and then... silently activated his "Hamster-fooling" mode, beginning to trick the little secretary.
"Of course, the most important thing is, you must remember to tell your Young Miss that you don't want to go out and get some sun, you just want to lie in bed. Got it?"
Ye Cheng looked at the little secretary in front of him, whose eyes inexplicably held a flash of wisdom, with an "I'm doing this for your own good" expression, and spoke very seriously.
The little secretary blinked her big, sparkling eyes and said, "Baddie, you're not lying to me, are you?"
Ye Cheng: "???"
Ye Cheng's face was full of shock, his eyes filled with disbelief as he looked at the silly Hamster in front of him.
You've got to be kidding me!
How could a silly Hamster actually realize she was being tricked?
Hamsters should just obediently get tricked!
This sudden "Hamster enlightenment" gave Ye Cheng a fright, making his heart skip a beat. Could it be that going for a run had suddenly made the little secretary's brain click?
From now on, she wouldn't be a silly Hamster... but a smart Hamster!
Ye Cheng, putting on a calm and steady facade, continued in a serious tone, "How could that be? Why would I lie to you? I'm doing this all for your own good, Hamster. Think about it. You're already injured. If you keep running around outside all day and something terrible happens, what then? You'll be dead as a doornail!"
Hearing that she might kick the bucket, the little secretary shrank her neck back, blinked her big eyes, and nodded in strong agreement. "Mhm, mhm! Baddie, you're right. I'll tell the Miss later!"
Ye Cheng: "..."
Alright, I still overestimated you, Hamster...
Actually... the little secretary wasn't that stupid. If it were before, with Ye Cheng suddenly spouting a bunch of nonsense out of nowhere, she definitely would have realized something was wrong.
But things were different now. The two of them had already made a pinky promise, and more importantly... she had eaten Ye Cheng's food!
Treated by Ye Cheng, the little secretary, who had successfully eaten until her stomach was a bottomless pit, was overwhelmingly happy. How could he lie to her? He was a good person, definitely a good person. She had just misunderstood a certain baddie before!
Because the little secretary wasn't very smart, the President had started giving her "anti-fraud education" a long time ago. Over the years, the accumulated effect was quite obvious.
The little secretary had now reached the level of knowing not to eat things given by strangers and not to believe what strangers say...
BUT!!!
There was a glaring logical loophole here: it was true she shouldn't eat things from strangers or trust them, but Ye Cheng wasn't a stranger. He was a baddie, and how could a baddie count as a stranger!
Plus, with the temptation of food right in front of her, the little secretary was even more convinced that Ye Cheng wasn't a scammer!
Ye Cheng had previously said he would take her out to eat until she was completely satisfied, and she really did eat to her heart's content. She had never been so satisfied in her entire life!
In the little secretary's brain, there was a unique set of logical rules for handling things. Ye Cheng's first successful act of "keeping his word" served as massive positive feedback for her. In an instant, he went from a baddie to... a good egg!
How could a good egg lie to her?
It must be for her own good!
Having figured all this out, the little secretary nodded vigorously, showing that she understood!
Ye Cheng: "..."
This Hamster is hopeless.
Sometimes Ye Cheng also felt quite bad for the President. To think she managed to raise a silly Hamster this big all by herself; the hardships she endured over the years were probably only known to the President herself.
Would she secretly hide and shed little pearls of tears at night when no one was around?
Having successfully fooled the little secretary, Ye Cheng lay back against the headboard and continued watching his brain-rotting short videos. Seeing the little secretary staring eagerly from the side, Ye Cheng was nice enough to place his phone in the middle so they could watch together.
"Baddie, what is this?" The little secretary blinked her big, sparkling eyes, her clear gaze full of confusion.
"Doesn't it say right here? Pineapple vs. Passion Fruit." Ye Cheng lifted the phone to show her.
"Eh... but aren't those for eating?" The little secretary swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"No, no, no. They can be for eating, sure, but they can also be other things. I wonder if you've ever heard of peanut butter enchanting?" Ye Cheng stretched out a finger and wagged it in front of the little secretary.
"No, I haven't..." The little secretary shook her head.
"Of course you haven't. That just proves your knowledge is too shallow. Hamster, have people told you before that you're not smart?"
The little secretary nodded. "Mhm, I'm not smart..."
The little secretary's mood became a bit downcast. She pouted, looking somewhat unhappy, as if recalling some unpleasant experiences from the past. Even under the woman's care, it was inevitable that some sharp, harsh voices would reach the little secretary's ears.
The little secretary's small brain didn't quite understand these sharp words, nor did she feel attacked by them. However, every time she saw the unnatural expression on her mother's face, the little secretary would feel terrible inside, knowing that those words weren't anything good...
"To tell you the truth, your bro here has been called smart by everyone around me since I was young, like, a genius kind of smart. It's all because I did these things right. Do you want to learn, so you can make the people around you, and your Eldest Miss, look at you in a whole new light?"
Ye Cheng spoke with the tone of a clickbait influencer, leaving the little secretary completely dumbfounded and hanging onto his every word.
As soon as she heard she could become smart, the little secretary nodded vigorously. The slight baby fat on her cheeks jiggled a couple of times, and her gaze grew determined.
"Baddie, I want to know! Please tell me, okay? After I become smart, I'll treat you to delicious food!" The little secretary hugged Ye Cheng's arm pitifully, making her promise!
Ye Cheng: "..."
Kid, the moment you believed this, you were already not smart...
The little secretary's innocent appearance almost made Ye Cheng feel a bit guilty. Sigh, his conscience was faintly aching... Wait, no, he didn't have a conscience!
"I used to be not smart just like you. I became smart because I watched these brain-boosting videos every day. I used to insist on scrolling through a hundred of them a day, and now my IQ is as high as 160!"
"You're starting a bit late, but that's okay. Start watching from now on, put in ten times more effort than others every day, and surpassing me will only be a matter of time!"
Ye Cheng: "Come on, Hamster, say it with me. I want to be smart!"
The little secretary spoke excitedly, "I want to be smart!"
Ye Cheng: "You want to be smart with such a quiet voice? Not enough, do it again!"
The little secretary: "I want to be smart!!!"
Ye Cheng: "Very good, so full of energy!!!"
If it weren't for her injured leg, the little secretary would probably be jumping up and down in excitement, chanting slogans while bouncing around...
Meanwhile.
In the bathroom.
Dongfang Zhixia sped up getting dressed. Just now... she seemed to have heard the sound of their family's idiot waking up?
Like she was crying?
How the hell is that bastard watching over her?!
Dongfang Zhixia felt inexplicably furious. Letting a certain bastard look after someone always resulted in a mess... But then again, in a way, this was like someone bringing a pillow just when she was feeling sleepy.
The President had just been worrying about not having a suitable excuse to teach Ye Cheng a lesson...
"Good, very good, excellent..."
"Hmm?" Dongfang Zhixia frowned. Was she faintly hearing some noise from outside again?
Dongfang Zhixia glanced at the item in her hands and gritted her teeth... Forget it. Putting this on would take a lot of time. She had better go see what that guy outside was up to first!
Dongfang Zhixia checked herself in the mirror to make sure there was nothing out of place. Then, she took a deep breath, placed her hand on the doorknob, and pressed down.
Click.
Outside the bathroom.
Dongfang Zhixia was completely dumbfounded by the scene unfolding before her eyes.
Lo and behold.
The little secretary, who had seemingly dropped dead earlier, had miraculously revived at some point. Acting as if she had been pumped full of adrenaline, she was dancing around, raising her fists to cheer herself on while shouting slogans at the top of her lungs.
"I want to be smart!!!" the little secretary shouted with absolute determination.
"Good, very spirited!!!" Ye Cheng nodded, looking like a strict teacher pleased with a promising pupil.
Ye Cheng and the little secretary were huddled close together, having just finished watching yet another brain-dead short video. The two of them were getting pumped up and shouting slogans...
Dongfang Zhixia: "???"
As coincidence would have it, Ye Cheng caught sight of Dongfang Zhixia stepping out of the bathroom from the corner of his eye. Their gazes locked.
Ye Cheng: "..."
] 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."
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?!
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?!
