The Head Maid came out of the villa, leading a group of people back to the school gate to transport the rest of the things they hadn't finished moving earlier.
Because the items were quite important, all things Xia Tongxin would need to use, the Head Maid needed to personally go over to keep an eye on them and arrange their storage locations for convenient future use.
This trip was the last one. Once the moving was done, they could start organizing the house. They should be able to clean up the villa before dark.
As for Xia Tongxin, it was already time for a good baby's midday nap. She had eaten a little and fallen asleep. It would probably be another hour before she woke up, which was the perfect time to tidy up the house.
The Head Maid was planning the subsequent tasks when she suddenly saw a group of people coming down the road ahead. They were dressed almost exactly like them—clearly not students from the school, wearing all black instead of school uniforms.
At the same time, everyone was carrying several boxes in their hands. The person at the very front was the most exaggerated; you couldn't even see the person anymore, only half of their body.
Iced Black... Tea?
Seeing the text on the boxes clearly, a look of astonishment appeared on the Head Maid's face. For some reason, Ye Cheng's image subconsciously surfaced in her mind.
After all... this stuff was practically tied to a certain guy who acted like a crazy bullfrog.
It was hard not to think of him.
Hurry up, put some back into it!
You all act like you haven't eaten. Can't even handle this little bit of stuff? Panting after just two steps...
Hearing the familiar voice, the Head Maid's pupils shrank, her gaze locking onto the person at the very front carrying a mountain-high pile of drinks.
It was that guy!
Ye Cheng's rabbit suit had been stripped off, so the Head Maid didn't recognize him at first. After all, Ye Cheng was now wearing a suit and tie... looking a bit too serious, which the Head Maid wasn't quite used to.
Finally, seeing the two packets of spicy strips sticking out of Ye Cheng's pants pocket confirmed it.
There was no mistaking it, it was this guy.
The Head Maid walked steadily toward Ye Cheng, wanting to discuss some matters with him regarding their young miss.
Not only can I walk, I can also run, I can even do a big jump, and I can also...
Ye Cheng suddenly accelerated for no reason. The Head Maid's pupils shrank, and she hurriedly stepped back to dodge. But Ye Cheng seemed to have turned on a navigation system, chasing after her relentlessly. The Head Maid dodged to the left, and Ye Cheng hopped over to the left. The Head Maid dodged to the right, and Ye Cheng did a big jump right back over.
Finally, the Head Maid simply stopped moving, and as a result, Ye Cheng crashed right into her.
Head Maid: ...
Bang!
This guy seems to be my kryptonite?
Before losing consciousness, this was the last thought in the Head Maid's mind.
The Head Maid had lived for over twenty years, and she hadn't suffered as many losses in her entire life as she had at the hands of Ye Cheng in just these past few days. If this wasn't a natural counter to her, what was?
After this time, she definitely had to go find a fortune teller to see if her destiny clashed with a certain guy's...
The boxes scattered on the ground, tumbling every which way, and quite a few bottles of iced black tea fell out of them. The Head Maid was quite unlucky; the topmost box Ye Cheng was carrying smashed squarely onto her head.
The poor Head Maid was smashed into a Tom and Jerry meme expression.
She collapsed on the ground, unconscious.
Ye Cheng: ...
The surrounding crowd: ...
Hospital.
Beep beep beep...
The crisp sound of electronic instruments rang out. The Head Maid lay on the hospital bed, her long eyelashes trembling slightly. She slowly opened her eyes, looking around in confusion.
Why was she here?
Wasn't she at...
Hiss, it hurts.
What was she doing again?
The moment the Head Maid tried to think and focus her attention, her head started to ache.
Footsteps echoed from the corridor outside. Hearing the noise, the Head Maid hurriedly lay back down, closed her eyes, and reverted to her previous unconscious state, lying quietly on the bed.
Click.
Ye Cheng came in from outside holding a boxed lunch. He was gnawing on a scallion pancake in his hand, with a bottle of iced black tea stuffed into his pants pocket, looking exactly like a total loser.
However, because Ye Cheng's outfit cost nearly seven figures, and he looked far too authoritative, it was impossible to associate him with a loser. There was an inexplicable sense of incongruity, a strong feeling of disconnect.
Ye Cheng glanced at the Head Maid lying on the bed, who hadn't woken up yet, and a look of confusion appeared in his eyes.
That's not right, she should be awake by now...
Ye Cheng had a wide range of hobbies, so it was perfectly normal for him to know a little bit of medicine. He knew a little about both traditional Chinese and Western medicine. Based on his diagnosis just now... the Head Maid was definitely a woman.
Hmm.
Well, actually, just by looking at the fluctuation frequency on the heart rate monitor, he could calculate that the Head Maid should wake up within half an hour, with no more margin of error than that.
It was exactly noon. Ye Cheng calculated the time, went out to buy some food, and figured he would be back just in time. While he was at it, he ran back to his apartment to grab his tools to heavily modify his phone.
Glancing at the very steady heart rate monitor, Ye Cheng withdrew his gaze.
The heart rate monitor was steady, which meant one of two possibilities: she was still sleeping, or she was already awake. As for which one it was... Ye Cheng didn't care. Anyway, he probably couldn't leave before she woke up.
Originally, the other little maids from Xia Tongxin's family were here taking care of the Head Maid. Since the Head Maid was their big sister, the younger maids were naturally very anxious when something happened to her.
Earlier, a little maid had stayed by the side with Ye Cheng to watch over the Head Maid, while also monitoring Ye Cheng for any ulterior motives. However... she found Ye Cheng too good-looking, which led her to keep sneaking peeks at him, completely forgetting about her big sister's situation.
Before Ye Cheng went to buy food, she received a call and seemed to have some business to attend to, so she left. Before leaving, she even asked Ye Cheng to take good care of their sister...
Ye Cheng nodded and promised nicely, but turned around and ran off to buy food, taking the opportunity to return to his apartment to grab his Brother Cheng's wonderful little gadgets to modify his phone.
Ye Cheng sat down with his back to the Head Maid and started unbuttoning his clothes...
The Head Maid lying on the hospital bed saw this scene, and her heart rate immediately spiked—the kind of wild spiking.
What was this guy trying to do!!!
The Head Maid seemed to think of something unsavory and became a bit agitated. Over on Ye Cheng's side, he was already done, having unfastened the buttons on his clothes.
Underneath the formal suit and leather shoes was a hardcore industrial style.
Screwdrivers, a miniature soldering iron, screws, a heat gun, wrenches...
The contents of an entire toolbox were simply worn on Ye Cheng's body. This industrial-style inner wear was also heavily modified by Ye Cheng himself. It took some time, after all, to collect all the tools used for dismantling mobile phone components on the market...
Alright, time to get to work.
Ye Cheng pulled out his heavily modified commoner phone, then took out the latest model of the Fruit phone that Tang Yuyao had just bought. Placing the two phones on the stool, Ye Cheng skillfully reached into his clothes, pulled out a small teardown screwdriver, and began to remove the casing...
Next, he used a heat gun to blow on the back cover of the phone. When the adhesive inside had almost melted, he used a suction separator to remove the back cover...
Ye Cheng's technique was extremely professional, without a single flaw. The Head Maid lying on the hospital bed had a great vantage point and could see his every move clearly.
Although... she didn't understand phones, she could tell Ye Cheng was very professional and quite impressive.
This guy actually knows how to fix phones?
Over the next half hour, Ye Cheng successfully turned his commoner phone into an elite phone, though it was still heavily modded.
Sure enough, only things modified by his own hands gave him peace of mind!
Phew.
Although it was difficult, he still managed to pull it off. Ye Cheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face full of joy as he rubbed his hands together like a scheming fly.
He pressed and held the power button!
Power on!
America has Fruit, Dragon Country has Pineapple. Pineapple Phone! A shocking startup prompt echoed through the room.
Head Maid: ...
Ye Cheng happily fiddled with his heavily modded elite phone, smoothly scrolling through a couple of mindless short videos.
Mhm, as expected of me! Ye Cheng's mouth curled up into a wild grin.
Head Maid: ...
This guy is so shameless.
Click!
The Head Maid, lying on the bed and secretly watching Ye Cheng with a speechless expression, suddenly heard the clicking sound of a camera shutter in the room. Ye Cheng's raised phone had, at some unknown point, switched from the mindless short video interface to the camera app.
It captured a crystal-clear shot of the Head Maid lying on the hospital bed, peeking at him.
Heh, woman, you dare to peek at me? Your clumsy acting has nowhere to hide! Ye Cheng instantly channeled his inner Crooked-Mouth Dragon King. His lips curled up wildly, looking like he had seen through everything, and he performed a backflip right before the Head Maid's shocked eyes.
Holding up the phone and pointing at the photo, he caught her red-handed!
Head Maid: ...
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
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!
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?!
