This period has been incredibly agonizing for Ye Mengyao.
Her mood isn’t much better than Yu Wan'er's.
Yu Wan'er is her closest best friend, and Jiang Che is the person she likes—both of them are extremely important to her.
She doesn’t even know who she should be jealous of.
“So annoying!”
Ye Mengyao stomped her foot in frustration, her mind wandering during classes these past few days.
......
“Sister Mengyao, what are you planning to do?”
From the passenger seat, Yu Wan'er gazed out the window and spoke softly.
“Haha... what do you think?”
Yu Wan'er’s eyes widened.
[Do you think you’re some ancient emperor or something?]
Jiang Che chuckled lightly. With his family background—the only son of Hangcheng’s richest man, his mother’s Jiang Family wielding immense power, and his grandfather being one of the top-tier martial artists in Dragon Country—he had every reason to be confident.
Yu Wan'er didn’t say anything more, her emotions growing even more complicated.
[Stupid Jiang Che, you pervert, I always knew you were a player! All that deep affection you pretended to have when pursuing Sister Mengyao was fake!]
......
After returning to school, Yu Wan'er felt extremely awkward when she saw Ye Mengyao again.
“Sister Mengyao, I’m sorry...”
Yu Wan'er lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes, her small hands clutching the hem of her clothes, looking utterly pitiful.
Playing the victim was the only strategy she could think of.
Ye Mengyao’s heart was in turmoil, unsure of how to respond.
“Wan'er... sigh!”
“Sister Mengyao, I’m sorry... I really am!”
Ye Mengyao didn’t say much more. She needed to bring Wan'er over to her side.
“Wan'er, stop crying. Be honest with me—do you like Jiang Che too?”
This wasn’t part of Jiang Che’s script, but she wanted to know the truth. If Wan'er had feelings for Jiang Che too... well, that was one thing. But if Wan'er didn’t like him... how could forcing things ever work out?
Yu Wan'er looked up at Ye Mengyao, lost in thought. Did she like Jiang Che?
Probably... yes?
But more than that, she felt wronged. That jerk had always bullied her, even threatening her before. Just thinking about it made her feel miserable.
“Sister Mengyao, I do... kind of like him.”
After saying this, Yu Wan'er lowered her head, too afraid to meet Ye Mengyao’s gaze.
It’s over. She’s going to lose Sister Mengyao for good.
After hearing Yu Wan'er’s words, Ye Mengyao’s expression shifted, a hint of melancholy appearing before she smiled faintly.
Her lips curled into a grin.
“My dear Wan'er, remember what we said before?”
“Wh... what?” Hearing the term “dear Wan'er,” Yu Wan'er couldn’t believe her ears.
“We made a pinky promise, remember? We said we’d get into the same school and marry... the same man.”
Yu Wan'er’s face turned bright red. That was just a joke back then... how did it become real?
It was Ye Mengyao who had suggested it in the first place, and Yu Wan'er had agreed just to stay close to her.
Well...
You really shouldn’t say things carelessly ヾ(≧▽≦*)o
So... does this mean Sister Mengyao has forgiven me?
“Sister Mengyao... you’re not mad at me anymore?”
“Hehe, we promised to be best friends forever, didn’t we?” Ye Mengyao hugged Yu Wan'er and playfully kissed her on the cheek.
A warm feeling spread through Yu Wan'er’s heart.
......
Jiang Che was a man of his word.
He immediately arranged for Yu Weiwei to be admitted to the hospital, ensuring she received the best medical care. He even hired several caregivers, with monthly medical expenses easily reaching hundreds of thousands. But for Jiang Che, this was pocket change.
“Xiao Che, you’re so thoughtful.”
Yu Weiwei still wore a gentle smile, one that was incredibly infectious.
Though her body had been ravaged by kidney disease, Yu Weiwei was undoubtedly one of the kindest women Jiang Che had ever met in both his lives. Her kindness wasn’t about her appearance.
She might have worn a mask of pretense before, but her love for Yu Wan'er was genuine.
“Xiao Che, I’m leaving Wan'er in your hands.”
Yu Weiwei knew very well that Jiang Che’s help was entirely for Yu Wan'er’s sake.
She had always had a good eye for people, and Jiang Che was indeed a responsible young man. While he might not be someone to entrust her life to, Wan'er would never be mistreated under his care.
Most importantly... Wan'er actually liked him too!
......
Qin Qiaoqiao had asked for leave for Jiang Che.
From now on, she could only see him on weekends.
This left Jiang Che somewhat helpless. Qiaoqiao had been swayed by her parents and gone back home.
But for Jiang Che, this wasn’t a big deal, as he had already won over Yu Wan'er.
While Qin Qiaoqiao and Ye Mengyao had to return home, Yu Wan'er didn’t need to—her only guardian, her adoptive mother, had already been moved to the hospital by Jiang Che.
Yu Wan'er now had the important task of tutoring Jiang Che with his homework.
At noon, Auntie Chen, who came to cook, was once again stunned. Why had Young Master Jiang Che brought another girl home?
She vaguely remembered that the young master used to be quite devoted.
But she simply lowered her head. If she wanted to keep working for the Jiang Family, she had to pretend she didn’t notice.
...
“Jiang Che, can I sleep next door?”
Yu Wan'er blinked her big eyes, trying to use her cuteness to get her way. It was clear... she had developed a psychological fear of Jiang Che.
“Hmph... what do you think?”
Just then, a phone call came in.
Jiang Che muttered some curses under his breath. “Who the hell is calling me now?”
But when he glanced at the screen, his brow furrowed slightly.
Her?
Gu Lingfei!
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
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!
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!
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
