Inside the villa.
On the first floor.
"Sir, Miss, the soup is still heating up. It will take a little while longer."
Nanny Wang held a pair of chopsticks in her hand. From the kitchen came the bubbling sound of a simmering clay pot and the sizzling of sausages frying in oil. The chopsticks in Nanny Wang's hand were being used precisely to flip those sausages.
She felt like she was on the verge of success.
After her persistent efforts and constant feeding, Da Huang was finally willing to look her in the eye. Although it still had an aloof attitude, she was definitely heading in the right direction!
This was a good thing!
Keep it up!
Lin Tianxiong had just sat down when he seemed to remember something. "Nanny Wang, call Da Huang out to eat with us. It's so late now, you should come and eat with us too."
"Thank you, Sir, but I've already eaten. At my age, I can't eat too much at night. I appreciate your kindness..." Nanny Wang said with a smile.
Seeing this, Lin Tianxiong didn't force the issue. Everyone had their own considerations. Perhaps his presence would just make her feel constrained.
That was fine too; he could enjoy some rare father-daughter time.
Lin Baizhi furrowed her delicate brows. "Da Huang? What Da Huang?"
Was it the Da Huang she was thinking of?
How did it end up in her house?
"Woof!" A robust bark came from the kitchen. Da Huang, its mouth covered in grease from eating, dashed out of the kitchen, aiming straight for Lin Baizhi.
Lin Tianxiong's heart skipped a beat. Reacting swiftly, he stood up and threw himself onto Da Huang, barely managing to hug the dog. "Da Huang, do me a favor and let this go."
"Woof woof woof!!!" Da Huang bared its teeth, glaring fiercely at Lin Baizhi, who stood not far away.
Clearly, it still remembered being grabbed by Lin Baizhi earlier. She had already been labeled a bad woman by Da Huang.
It was determined to take a bite out of her no matter what!
Nanny Wang ran out of the kitchen, still holding a sausage, looking terrified. Everything was perfectly fine just a moment ago, why had Da Huang suddenly gone mad?
She rushed out, only to see her employer hugging Da Huang. One man and one dog were wrestling on the floor, with her employer muttering something about doing him a favor.
Nanny Wang: "..."
Lin Baizhi: "..."
In the end, Lin Tianxiong successfully bribed Da Huang with ten packets of crispy noodles, ten packets of spicy strips, a large bottle of iced tea, and two barbecue meals. A temporary truce was reached.
However, anyone could see that Da Huang was looking down on Lin Baizhi with immense disdain, as if to say: If it weren't for this meal... this wouldn't be over!
Lin Baizhi: "..."
Her plan had completely backfired. She was supposed to build a good relationship with it, but now she was utterly despised.
Lin Baizhi's resentment +1 +1 +1...
Her relationship with Da Huang was even worse than Da Huang's relationship with her dad!
As the father and daughter ate, Da Huang ate too. It had soup and bones. One person... oh wait, one dog, one basin, and a huge bowl of sausages, eating voraciously!
Not a single bite of food that contributed to the fat on its body was innocent!
Lin Tianxiong seemed to notice that his daughter was unhappy and feeling down. He took the initiative to say, "Sweetheart, Da Huang doesn't hold grudges. It will be fine after a while. You could also take it out to eat more often."
"Mhm," Lin Baizhi nodded, still unable to cheer up.
Lin Tianxiong deliberately changed the subject, or rather, steered it back to a topic his daughter would be interested in.
"Sweetheart, did you know that after I brought you back home back then, I actually went to see Xiao Cheng in private?"
Lin Baizhi nodded. "Yes, I know."
Lin Tianxiong: "???"
"You know?" Lin Tianxiong's eyes widened in shock. That couldn't be; he had never revealed this matter to anyone.
"I guessed it," Lin Baizhi offered to clear up her father's confusion.
Lin Tianxiong froze for a moment, then felt relieved. He smiled and said, "That's true. You are so smart, you should have been able to figure it out... Sweetheart, do you blame me for doing that back then?"
"Yeah, sometimes I wanted to stab you to death," Lin Baizhi nodded.
Lin Tianxiong: "???"
Lin Tianxiong looked horrified, his old face turning pale. Pfft, Lin Baizhi burst out laughing, though her tone carried a hint of resentment.
"Who told you to be so cruel to me back then..." Her previous words were just a joke. She knew her father's situation hadn't been very good at the time, and she was his only solace and hope.
Her father had nothing left but her.
Lin Tianxiong's mood sank. "I'm sorry, Baizhi. I've made you do so many painful things over the years..."
"Not at all, those things were quite simple." Lin Baizhi's tone was light. She swung her pale legs, her white nightgown highlighting a unique beauty about the young woman.
"When I said you were cruel, I meant why did you have to separate me from him? I lived in torment every single day. Life without him was so painful for me, truly painful, Dad..."
Lin Baizhi's voice trembled as she seemingly recalled the past.
The things she had to learn to take over the company were only slightly difficult for her. Once she understood them, it was no big deal. What truly caused her pain over the years was the matter concerning Ye Cheng.
She used to be a very independent person. It was only after meeting Ye Cheng that she became dependent. Ye Cheng had a way of handling everything perfectly, so she never needed to worry excessively.
In Lin Baizhi's heart, Ye Cheng was omnipotent, far more outstanding than anyone his age. If she could... she wanted to tie Ye Cheng up and keep him at home every day, where only she could look at him, touch him, and...
But that was impossible. She couldn't control her brother.
Her brother was as dazzling as the sun, while she was a star at best, not even a moon... She didn't think anyone in this world could fully keep up with her brother's train of thought and ideas.
She didn't want to be the moon anyway, because the sun and the moon could never meet. She just wanted to be a satellite orbiting Ye Cheng, constantly revolving around her brother, round and round, until she burned out...
"Dad, I can't read him. My relationship with him is stuck. It's stuck at a critical bottleneck, and I can't push it forward anymore. What should I do?"
Lin Baizhi suddenly spoke, her tone filled with confusion.
Lin Tianxiong remained silent for a moment.
"Sweetheart, do you know how I've felt interacting with Ye Cheng all these years?"
Confusion appeared in Lin Baizhi's eyes, and she instinctively replied, "He's very capable, omnipotent."
"Yes, very capable, extremely capable, and... his way of thinking is different from ordinary people. After I took you away, I met with him alone. I offered him money and other forms of help... but he refused them all."
"His greedy and street-smart demeanor can be somewhat annoying, but those all seem to be just a facade. Five million, an ordinary person wouldn't see that much money in a lifetime, yet he didn't even blink an eye. How old was he back then?"
Lin Tianxiong's tone was full of emotion and shock. Even after all these years, the memory was still vivid in his mind.
He had never met another young man as outstanding as him. No other brilliant youth could ever catch his eye again; there was always that one person standing tall in his mind.
"For all these years, I could never figure out what he was actually trying to do or what he truly wanted. It was only recently that I finally grasped a few key clues!" A sharp gleam flashed across Lin Tianxiong's eyes.
It was the intuition of a formidable mastermind!
He had discovered things that no one else could possibly see!
Lin Baizhi grew frantic with excitement. "Dad, tell me quickly! Stop reminiscing and just tell me!!!"
She was so anxious she was practically ready to shake the answers out of him. She wanted it too badly; she dreamed of making her brother hers!!!
Lin Tianxiong was speechless. "..."
My dear daughter, you are a young lady, at least try to show a little restraint...
Seeing this, Lin Tianxiong stopped keeping her in suspense. He told his daughter everything he knew, everything he had deduced, and every little detail he had caught onto!
"Over the years, he has worked under the table, repaired cell phones, worked as a private tutor, and even acted as a human forklift at a logistics company..."
Lin Tianxiong sighed deeply.
"Do you know, my daughter? I only just realized it. What he wants isn't money, nor is it a stable job. What he wants is..."
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
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."
