"Boohoo, sniff, sniff, Xiaxia, why aren't you saying anything, boohoo..."
Xia Tongxin sniffled and walked over, her eyes full of confusion. The head maid was still in a state of shock but quickly snapped back to reality. She seemed to have figured out why Ye Cheng had just "come back from the dead."
He had definitely woken up earlier, but because of their young miss, he didn't dare to show it and kept playing dead. As a result, when she came over, it perfectly broke the stalemate.
The head maid: "..."
Having figured out the cause and effect, the head maid fell silent. So, should she tell her young miss that a certain inhuman guy was actually already awake?
The head maid shook her head and gently stroked the pitiful young miss in front of her. "It's nothing, I was just thinking about something. Grandpa Niu... Miss, I didn't understand what you were saying?"
The head maid feigned confusion and asked, very curious about how their naive eldest miss knew about Ye Cheng's identity.
Could it be that the subordinates had investigated and found out?
And then, during the time she was resting in the hospital, they bypassed her and directly handed Ye Cheng's information to their eldest miss?
No, this possibility wasn't high. At least, nothing like this had ever happened before. Any news, before reaching Xia Tongxin, would pass through the head maid's hands to filter out any harmful or junk information.
Of course, it could also be a scam. After all, their young miss was too easy to fool.
Just a random spam text message sent to their young miss's phone, saying things like "left-behind children have no books to read," "can't get enough to eat," "can't afford milk so their bodies can't keep up with nutrition..." and so on.
Their young miss would just coolly swipe her card, the kind where nine bulls couldn't pull her back. With just a little inattention, millions would be gone.
If it were truly people in need of help, giving it would be fine. The head maid herself had come from the slums when she was young, so she could understand and was especially grateful for the donations of such kind-hearted people. But the problem was, there were too many twists and turns in the middle.
A million going down might end up being less than ten thousand in the hands of the people. A bag of rice going down might end up being less than half a steamed bun in the hands of the people.
The head maid had suffered deeply from this, so naturally, she couldn't watch their young miss be duped. Besides... have you ever seen any left-behind child or impoverished mountainous area sending messages everywhere saying they can't afford to eat and need help?
Wasn't this clearly a scam?
Well... you're right, but that didn't stop the pink-brained Xia Tongxin from swiping her card.
If it were anyone else, the head maid would be annoyed by their stupidity. But the person in front of her was their eldest miss, and their young miss wasn't stupid, just not very smart. Her heart was very kind.
To borrow a phrase from the noble lady, "Our Tongtong is the cutest, kindest, sweetest, and softest little cupcake in the world!" The head maid didn't understand it before, but after interacting with her, she gradually understood.
The weight of this sentence was still increasing.
Unlike a retard or a brainless idiot, their young miss was a very kind and cute... um... good baby. Oh wait, she's in her rebellious phase now, so she should be a bad baby.
But still the sweet and soft kind.
Under the noble lady's long-term hypnosis, the head maid also put on the same "biological mother filter." Sometimes the things she did were indeed unreasonable, but her starting point was absolutely good.
As for the head maid's job... it was to try her best to prevent their young miss from acting on those starting points.
Yes, prevent her from starting.
Xia Tongxin sniffled twice, her eyes red. Her small hands rummaged around and took out Ye Cheng's heavily modified high-end phone from the nearby cabinet. She unlocked it very smoothly and clicked on Ye Cheng's "Fandou Garden's Top Sniper Grandpa Niu" avatar.
Opening the friend-adding QR code on Ye Cheng's phone, Xia Tongxin scanned it with her own phone.
"Beep!"
"Failed to add. You have been blocked by the other party."
This smooth series of actions directly silenced the head maid. So... this was solid proof?
The head maid seemed to have put on a mask of pain. She looked at Ye Cheng, who was still lying on the bed playing dead. This guy's phone actually didn't have a password?
Ah, the head maid really wronged Ye Cheng here. It wasn't that he didn't set one, but he was sent to the hospital before he had time to set it. Where would he find the time? With everything that happened to Ye Cheng today, even a time management master wouldn't be able to handle it.
Even Ultraman would flash a red light if he came, and Tiga would need two sunflowers planted on his shoulders to pull through... But then again, how sinister would a combination of Tiga and sunflowers be?
However, putting two bottles of iced black tea on Ye Cheng's shoulders, especially iced, large bottles... might just give him a fighting chance!
"Miss, let's wait until he wakes up. It's better not to alert the snake in the grass for now, after all..."
Before the head maid could finish, Xia Tongxin nodded and interrupted her with an excited tone.
"Mhm, mhm, I will use practical actions to apologize to Grandpa Niu. One thing is one thing. Although I am his savior, I won't morally kidnap him. I won't demand that he must thank me, must watch anime with me, must feed me strawberry-flavored milk, must..."
The head maid: "???"
The first half was fine, and the head maid felt inexplicably gratified, thinking that their young miss had finally grown up. As a result... the long string of "bizarre rules" that followed directly silenced the head maid.
Miss... is there a possibility that this is moral kidnapping, and a very typical villainous moral kidnapping that would make people annoyed?
Although the process was somewhat wrong, fortunately, the result was correct. The head maid didn't want to pierce this layer of window paper so quickly. She was still thinking about how to get Ye Cheng to cooperate. Ye Cheng was ignoring her, and she was still having a headache over it. But when she turned her head, hey, guess what?
Their young miss had "cleared the game"!
It was developing madly in a direction that neither the noble lady nor the head maid had anticipated, vaguely showing an uncontrollable trend. Now, she had even thought out the "details of their happy life" after the two of them got together.
It almost made the head maid go emo.
Keeping the situation deadlocked here wasn't a solution. As long as their young miss was here, Ye Cheng might just keep "playing dead." She had to think of a way to distract their young miss.
Without warning, the head maid "stumbled" and collapsed weakly onto the hospital bed, clutching her head with a pained expression.
"Xiaxia, what's wrong!" Xia Tongxin was frightened, her small face turning pale. She hurriedly grasped the head maid's hand and found it ice-cold.
The head maid propped herself up very "strongly": "It's nothing..."
"You're lying, boohoo, there's obviously something wrong. Xiaxia, please don't die, boohoo..." The little snot Xia Tongxin had just wiped away flowed out again. Her teary-eyed appearance couldn't be more pitiful.
The head maid: "..."
Is there a possibility, Miss, that I just want you to help me call a doctor, not that I'm dying?
However, their young miss seemed a bit slow and needed a little "hint." The head maid spoke in a weak voice, "Miss, I'm fine. I won't die. It's probably just because I was in too much of a hurry coming over here. I'll be fine after drinking something and resting for a bit."
"Sister, water!" The little maid beside them moved at lightning speed, pouring a cup of water and handing it to the "ailing" head maid, her eyes full of concern.
Head Maid: "..."
Thanks, but no thanks.
The head maid took a sip of the warm water handed over by the little maid, still clutching her head. "Much better, thank you. Though, it would be even better if the young miss could buy me an iced coffee from the vending machine on the first floor..."
Little Maid: "???"
Ye Cheng: "???"
Xia Tongxin: "Okay, Xiaxia, I'll go buy it for you!"
Ye Cheng: "???"
Holy crap, seriously? Are we not even acting anymore?
Such a clumsy little trick that even an idiot hamster wouldn't fall for, and she actually jumped right in without hesitation?
Is she even human?
The smoothness of Xia Tongxin's brain exceeded Ye Cheng's expectations, making even someone like Ye Cheng, who had seen his fair share of big scenes, gasp in shock. This woman is terrifyingly dense!
She could sit at the same table as the idiot hamster, a mentally-challenged little cockroach...
"Xiaxia, help me keep an eye on Grandpa Niu, I'll be right back!" Xia Tongxin seemed to be cheering herself on, clenching her little fist. After saying that, she bolted away, leaving the head maid and the little maid staring at each other in the room.
The head maid let out a breath. "Go on, keep an eye on the young miss. There is no vending machine on the first floor; there's only one around the corner on the second floor. Take the young miss for a walk, and aim for about ten minutes. Use your own judgment."
The little maid froze for a moment, then nodded. "Understood, Big Sister!"
Her tone was just like a little secretary's. If she saluted and stood at attention, it would be even more perfect!
Receiving her orders, the little maid followed closely behind her young miss. The only ones left in the room were Ye Cheng, who was "playing dead" on the bed, and the head maid leaning against the bed, whose "illness would be cured by drinking an iced coffee."
The patient duo.
As soon as they left, the head maid immediately perked up. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly felt her hand being grabbed. Her body stiffened, and her expression grew rigid.
Squeeze, squeeze...
Head Maid: "???"
The head maid's face was full of disbelief. At a time like this, he was still thinking about copping a feel?
Before the head maid could fiercely "reward" Ye Cheng, she suddenly noticed something wasn't right. This guy Ye Cheng didn't seem to be copping a feel; he was writing words?
"Cam... era?"
The head maid's pupils shrank as she realized what he meant. She looked toward an inconspicuous corner of the hospital room, and sure enough, there was a surveillance camera sitting there. The head maid got up, searched around the room for a moment, and covered the camera with a wet tissue.
"Alright, now..."
Head Maid: "???"
The head maid looked in shock at Ye Cheng, who had just been lying half-dead on the hospital bed but was now standing up right behind her, making a shushing gesture.
Ye Cheng casually stretched his "Teletubby" style paws and reached toward the camera in the corner.
"Crack!"
The spherical camera had its "throat slit" by Ye Cheng just like that. A crisp sound rang out as Ye Cheng tore out the wires inside and stuffed them back in.
"Phew, that really wasn't easy," Ye Cheng let out a breath and wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead.
He squeezed his "Teletubby" hands and waved them in front of the head maid, who was standing there dumbstruck, looking as if she had been stupefied.
"Hey, what kind of dog?"
"Lowly Servant 9527?"
"Stone-faced maid?"
"Stup... hiss..."
Ye Cheng originally wanted to give a couple of smacks to the AFK head maid, but unfortunately, the head maid rebooted. Not only did she reboot, but she also grabbed Ye Cheng's only movable thumb and bent it backward with all her might, making Ye Cheng twitch in pain.
"Hmph," the head maid scoffed coldly.
"Bang!"
The room door was closed, and the head maid locked it a few times. Only then did she step into her proper, modified maid's cat-walk, swaying left and right with great rhythm, and walked back to Ye Cheng. Ye Cheng was lying on the bed like a boss, scrolling through mind-numbing short videos.
Head Maid: "..."
Did this guy... really just come out of the operating room?
"How does your body feel right now?"
While scrolling through short videos, Ye Cheng casually answered the head maid's question: "Pretty good, why?"
The head maid took a deep breath and spoke with a calm face, "You're going to die."
Ye Cheng: "..."
Ye Cheng's attitude straightened up considerably. He sat up, tapped the screen with his "Teletubby" hand to pause it, and looked serious.
"Don't tell me there's another guy named Da Congming saying I've caught 'Ye Cheng'?"
Head Maid: "???"
"What do you mean?" The head maid looked confused, feeling like Ye Cheng was sleepwalking right now. What Da Congming, what Ye Cheng... what on earth was he talking about!
Ye Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. "Then it's fine, you can continue."
Ye Cheng lay back down, returning to his boss-like posture from earlier. He tapped the screen with his Teletubby hand and resumed playing the mind-numbing short video he hadn't finished watching.
Head Maid: "???"
"I said you are going to die, did you hear me clearly!" The head maid's chest heaved.
"Mhm, heard you loud and clear, I'm listening..." Ye Cheng nodded, and then... continued to swipe to the next video.
Head Maid: "???"
The head maid finally erupted, tossing the medical record in front of Ye Cheng. "Look for yourself!"
Ye Cheng took a look...
After reading it, Ye Cheng put his mind at ease and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "You scared me to death. I wondered what it was. Getting startled all day long, what if you actually scared me to death?"
Head Maid: "???"
"Do you even understand what is written on there!!!" The head maid was furious. She snatched the document back, placed it in front of Ye Cheng, and pointed at the words "Suspected Cancer" on the medical record.
Ye Cheng blinked his big, expressive eyes with a look of pure "innocence." "I saw it. It's cancer, so what?"
Head Maid: "???"

transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”

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."

ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.

m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!