It must be said.
Though Yao Ji wasn’t particularly skilled, he was fiercely competitive!
Cheating at a game of Landlord!
Even if his opponent was the Boss, he refused to back down!
Yao Ji ran his fingers over the cards, a smirk curling at his lips.
With a flick of his wrist, he revealed two Jokers—he’d already swiped them at the start of the game!
Back in the day, before An Yi had stolen two wallets from him on a bus in Jiangbei City, Yao Ji had been one of the top pickpockets around.
Swiping cards was child’s play for him.
If not for his fear of getting his legs broken in a casino, he might’ve already been a notorious gambler.
Beside him, Ding Renfeng sipped his Wang Zai milk tea, casting a sidelong glance at Yao Ji.
This guy had a death wish—daring to steal the Boss’s special cards!
"Three of spades. Boss, your turn." Yao Ji grinned, clutching his Jokers.
An Yi narrowed his eyes at the cards and immediately played his hand: "Jokers!"
Yao Ji’s smile froze.
Jokers?
Then what was in his hand?
Disbelieving, Yao Ji tore a corner of his cards—they were real!
They’d only used one deck!
How did this guy pull out another pair of Jokers?!
Unless…
He’d prepared an extra set of Jokers just to cheat at cards?!
How utterly ridiculous!
An Yi’s lips curled into a smile—three parts cold, three parts mocking, three parts arrogant, three parts wicked, and three parts nonchalant—as he spread his hand.
"Five straights, a clean sweep!"
Yao Ji checked his own cards, then the table, his eyelids twitching violently.
Counting his hand, there were five Kings, five Queens, and six Aces in play!
Ding Renfeng noticed the discrepancy too and sucked in a sharp breath.
"Terrifying!"
"Wow, Boss is amazing! Another Jokers!"
"Deputy Ding and Manager Wang are no match for him!"
A few girls stared at An Yi with wide, adoring eyes, practically devouring him with their gazes.
What could they do? The guy was ridiculously handsome.
And charming too—even his signature smirk while cheating at cards was devilishly attractive… Ugh, enough!
Point was, the guy was loaded!
Who in all of Xia hadn’t heard of the legendary Jade Beauty Serum?
As employees of the company, they had a rough idea of its profits. Last month alone, this guy’s earnings were in the hundreds of millions!
Who wouldn’t love someone that rich?
"Boss An, I think I’m a little drunk…"
"Boss An, could you check? My chest feels a bit tight…"
Noticing the swarm of young, pretty girls closing in—one particularly buxom girl even tugged her collar lower, revealing a generous expanse of milky-white cleavage—An Yi’s bright smile gradually turned icy.
Under the weight of An Yi’s righteous glare, the female employees froze.
"Ladies, self-respect is everything. Your enthusiasm won’t earn a man’s genuine affection. A real man loves a woman’s heart, not just a pretty face. As members of the An Family, I hope you understand this and learn to value yourselves."
An Yi spoke earnestly, then turned to Lan Ruoxi standing behind him, his smile returning. "Ruoxi, you’re here."
Yao Ji and Ding Renfeng finally noticed Lan Ruoxi and exchanged a glance.
"Holy crap!"
"That reaction speed—unreal!"
Lan Ruoxi had changed out of her work attire into casual wear—a stylish white sweater paired with a skirt, exuding both allure and elegance.
Her delicate, pure-yet-seductive face, paired with those soul-stealing, doe-like eyes, was downright lethal.
Compared to her, the girls fawning over An Yi earlier instantly paled into insignificance.
"An Yi, I’m here. I went home to change." Lan Ruoxi blinked, smiling sweetly.
An Yi grinned, leaning in to whisper, "My wife is the prettiest."
"Stop it! Not in front of everyone!" Lan Ruoxi’s face burned, but she couldn’t suppress her happy smile.
An Yi wordlessly took her hand.
Blushing, Lan Ruoxi let him hold it and whispered, "This is the first time we’ve held a banquet at the company. It’s all for you. Do you like it?"
"It’s perfect."
An Yi glanced around, smiling. The spacious hall downstairs was ideal for a banquet, with plenty of room to spare.
Too bad the girls who’d been fawning over him earlier were now keeping their distance because of Lan Ruoxi.
Just then, on the company’s makeshift stage, two identical bald men were belting into the microphone:
"Shaolin Kung Fu’s great, yo!"
"Really great~"
"Shaolin Kung Fu’s strong, yo!"
"Really strong~"
"I’m the Iron Head!"
"Invincible Iron Head!"
Long and Wu sang with gusto.
Peels, trash bags, and all sorts of debris rained down on them.
"Get off!"
"What kind of garbage is this?!"
Below, Ding Renfeng whistled and lobbed a beer bottle.
It smacked Long square in the forehead. With his minor mastery of the Iron Head skill, the bottle barely tickled—but it was an insult!
Enraged, Long charged down with the microphone.
Cheers and shouts erupted, the scene descending into chaos!
Lan Ruoxi frowned. "This is too rowdy. Even Brother Ding is egging them on."
An Yi chuckled. "Work’s been stressful. Let them blow off steam. Happiness is what matters!"
Then a banana peel smacked An Yi in the face.
His expression darkened.
Grabbing the microphone, An Yi strode onto the stage.
Below, a bruised Ding Renfeng, Yao Ji, Long, and Hu cheered.
"Boss, give us a song!"
"Oh my god, Boss is so handsome!"
"Dreamy!"
The girls screamed.
Proof that money could make people lose their minds.
Surveying the roaring crowd, An Yi straightened the microphone—bent during the earlier scuffle—and smiled modestly. "Ah, I told you all I can’t sing, but you insisted."
Everyone: "…"
Silence.
Hadn’t he walked up there himself?
An Yi blew into the microphone, grinning.
He had a Singer side job he’d never used before—complete with three free songs.
After a quick listen, he’d picked one.
"This next song is for someone special."
As he spoke, all eyes turned to Lan Ruoxi. Ding Renfeng and the others whistled and hooted.
Lan Ruoxi flushed crimson, utterly embarrassed.
An Yi strummed a guitar—no one knew where he’d gotten it—and began singing in a clear, tender voice.
"Parting the clouds in the sky,
Like blue velvet so fine,
I’d cross mountains for you.
Love is just one word,
I’ll say it only once—"
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
+【Epic Battles!】 "Your Highness, they say Linxi Temple is miraculous. Won’t you make a wish?" "A wish? It should be making wishes to me." "That may be so, but since you’re already here..." "..." "Fine. Then grant this princess a consort to play with." "He must be obedient, devoted, and utterly infatuated with my body—so much so that he’d kneel and kiss my feet." "Your Highness, that’s not a consort. That’s a dog." "Then add clever, witty, heroic, ambitious yet pragmatic..." "Hmm, that’s enough for now. I’ll add more later." After tossing out these words half in jest, Princess Anle departed the temple—only to catch a fleeting glimpse of the Bodhisattva statue smiling at her. Meanwhile, Yang An, fresh out of university, was having a very bad day. Good news: He’d transmigrated into another world with a cheat granting tenfold combat power. Bad news: He’d immediately fallen into the clutches of a certain villainess. Good news: Said villainess possessed peerless beauty and royal status. Bad news: She was absolutely monstrous!!! In the frozen wilderness, Yang An knelt beneath Qin Guo’er’s feet, drenched in sweat despite the cold. Desperately clutching her porcelain-perfect foot—the very one poised to crush his throat—he could only think: How do I survive this?! Need answers NOW!
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
