Jiang Che noticed Ji Ningxue's hesitant expression and immediately seized the opportunity to stir the pot.
"Fine, fine, I'll drink. Sister Ning already has an outstanding husband and a family... Why are you all egging her on? Besides, I lost the finger-guessing game earlier. I promised to punish myself with ten drinks, and I won’t skip a single one."
"No way, Young Master Jiang! Ten glasses of hard liquor... You could end up with alcohol poisoning. You absolutely can’t drink that!" Zhou Kai, ever the drama king, stepped in as the ultimate wingman.
To curry favor with Jiang Che, he was willing to go all out.
The two villains—one big, one small—had Ji Ningxue cornered with a classic guilt trip, standing atop their moral high ground and looking down with judgment.
With the crowd egging them on, Ji Ningxue finally softened.
It was true—ten glasses of hard liquor might very well land Jiang Che in the hospital.
"I... I’ll kiss you. Just stop drinking—it’ll hurt your stomach." Ji Ningxue clenched her delicate fists, her face flushed crimson all the way down to her neck, even the tips of her ears turning a shy pink.
"Woo-hoo! Kiss! Kiss!"
The crowd continued fanning the flames. Ji Ningxue clasped her hands behind her back, her gaze darting away nervously.
Her heart pounded wildly. She must have lost her mind to agree to such an absurd game.
Under normal circumstances, she would’ve turned and walked away without a second thought.
But that one strong drink had already left her slightly tipsy, and the alcohol gave her long-suppressed emotions an outlet.
Clearly, Zhou Kai had some real expertise when it came to wooing women. He hadn’t jumped straight into the "main event" between Jiang Che and Ji Ningxue—instead, he’d first made her drink.
If he’d gone straight for it, Ji Ningxue would’ve refused outright. But after a glass of strong liquor... things were different.
"Oh? Sister Ning, are you really ready?" Jiang Che blinked playfully.
"Mm... yes." Ji Ningxue nodded.
[After all, his relationship with Fei Fei is fake. It’s not like I’m betraying my best friend.]
When a woman’s heart is swayed, she’ll find countless excuses to justify herself.
The moment she said it, the crowd erupted even louder.
Ji Ningxue lifted her eyes to meet Jiang Che’s. Her heart raced. At 27, she’d even been married for three years, yet she still had her first kiss. And under the influence of alcohol... she felt bolder than ever.
Jiang Che leaned in closer...
"Ooooh!!"
"They’re kissing!"
The crowd was all for the drama, especially when things got this intense.
......
Meanwhile.
"Achoo!" Xiao Chen, riding his electric scooter home, suddenly sneezed.
"What was that?"
Just then, he’d felt a pang of unease.
"Could something have happened to Ning Ning?" Xiao Chen rubbed his head, anxiety creeping in.
He’d already reached his doorstep but turned around, ready to head back to the reunion to check on Ji Ningxue.
"Hey, you good-for-nothing, is dinner ready yet? I’m starving to death!"
A sharp, impatient voice cut through the air. A middle-aged woman glared at Xiao Chen with utter disdain.
Xiao Chen frowned. Who dared address him, the "Asura War God Dragon King," so disrespectfully?
But his expression quickly shifted. "Heh, Mom, I’ll get right to it. What would you like to eat?"
Clearly, Xiao Chen’s reputation as the "Ninja Turtle" wasn’t for nothing—his motto was "endure."
Zhao Li didn’t answer, only shooting him a venomous glare. She despised her son-in-law. What right did a worthless loser have to marry into the Ji family?
If not for Old Master Ji’s dying wish, she would’ve kicked Xiao Chen out long ago.
"Hah..." Xiao Chen’s forced smile met cold indifference, but he merely chuckled.
As the Asura War God, he’d seen it all. A single command from him could summon an army of 100,000. But he was tired of the bloodshed—all he wanted now was a peaceful life, to win over his wife Ji Ningxue with his unwavering love.
Just then, his phone rang.
Caller ID: [Tiaozao]
Frowning, he answered.
"Hey, Boss, it’s Tiaozao..."
Before Tiaozao could finish, Xiao Chen cut in. "What is it? I’m at the Ji residence—you know better than to contact me carelessly. If my identity gets exposed... you know the consequences."
Tiaozao knew Xiao Chen all too well. Though they often mocked him privately as a "simp," their respect for him never wavered—all because of his terrifying strength.
Years ago, when Xiao Chen had first founded the "Asura Sect," Tiaozao had witnessed him storm the headquarters of the then-9th-ranked assassin organization alone, wiping out the entire enemy force single-handedly.
He’d built assassin networks, security teams, and mercenary groups, establishing a vast web of connections overseas.
You could call Xiao Chen foolish, but never weak.
"Boss, remember two years ago when you were recognized by the billionaire?"
Xiao Chen nodded. "What about it? Tell that old geezer I’m not coming back to inherit anything. I just want to spend my life with Ning Ning..."
"Boss, you’ve got it wrong. It’s your biological father—he just found your triplet sisters. You have three younger sisters now!"
Xiao Chen scoffed. "Hah. The moment I saw that old bastard, I knew he was trash. Triplet sisters? More like ‘triplet sugar babies.’"
"Disgusting old pervert. I spit on him!" Xiao Chen’s eyes turned icy. If this morally bankrupt waste of space were overseas, he’d have already led his army to chop him to pieces.
"Boss... it’s real..." Tiaozao tried to explain.
"Enough. Don’t waste my time with this nonsense in the future."
Xiao Chen hung up decisively, tied on his apron, and got ready to cook a lavish dinner.
"Right, Ning Ning’s at her reunion—she might drink. I should make her some hangover soup first."
......
Back at the reunion.
"Hah—" Ji Ningxue stumbled back, gripping the edge of the table for support, her cheeks flushed.
Her mind was a complete mess, like a pot of glue.
Jiang Che casually wrapped an arm around her slender waist. "Sister Ning, one drink and you’re already this drunk?"
Ji Ningxue shook her head. "S-satisfied? I’ve done my part."
She glanced at her watch. "It’s getting late. I should head home."
Before she could finish, Zhou Kai chimed in. "President Ji, did you drive here? You can’t possibly drive back drunk. Lucky for you, that five-star hotel next door is owned by my family. How about letting Young Master Jiang escort you there?"
The rest of the room joined in the chorus—if they couldn’t read the room by now, they’d have wasted their twenty-plus years of life.
A cool breeze drifted through the window, sharpening Ji Ningxue's awareness.
"No need. I'll call someone to pick me up."
It had to be said—Ji Ningxue’s vigilance was impressively strong.
"Let me take you home. I haven’t been drinking," Jiang Che offered with a faint smile.
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!
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?!
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
