Soon, the competition officially began.
Gu Chenan, Liu Mingrui, and others sat in the guest seats.
Without a doubt, Gu Chenan sat in the center seat of the guest seats, while Liu Mingrui sat beside him.
Gu Chenan was very unwilling to be arranged like this. He didn't want to sit together with Liu Mingrui, especially in front of Lin Yu.
But there was no choice. He couldn't possibly let Ye Jinyuan arrange for Liu Mingrui to sit at the last seat, right?
Even if he spoke up, Ye Jinyuan wouldn't dare to do such a thing.
He even volunteered to sit at the last seat and give the center seat to Liu Mingrui, but Ye Jinyuan was unwilling. He even said to Gu Chenan, "The respect of the Ye family towards the Gu family is like the continuous flow of a mighty river..."
Helpless, Gu Chenan had no choice but to sit reluctantly with Liu Mingrui.
After taking their seats, Liu Mingrui slyly smiled and secretly looked at Gu Chenan.
Seeing that Gu Chenan didn't react at all, she quietly took off her high heels and wrapped her white silky legs around Gu Chenan's calf.
Feeling the warmth and touch of her legs against his, Gu Chenan trembled as if struck by electricity.
He lowered his head and glanced at the lace-trimmed stockings on Liu Mingrui's knee and her pinkish-white feet, swallowing saliva.
"What are you doing?" Gu Chenan turned his head and whispered.
[F**k, sister, don't do this!]
[Dragon King Lin Yu is among the crowd. Are you trying to kill me?!]
Liu Mingrui completely ignored Gu Chenan's inner voice. Although she had made great efforts to change herself, deep down she was still the domineering and arrogant Liu Mingrui.
"Little Gu, don't you know what I'm doing?" Liu Mingrui asked with a smile.
Tsk!
Gu Chenan gritted his teeth and whispered, "Take your stinky feet away from me!"
[F**k, are all these female leads cut from the same cloth? Why do they all try to seduce me with their stockings and beautiful feet?]
[Although I really like black and white stockings, my heart is as hard as iron!]
[Don't expect me to submit to your beauty. Don't be foolish, woman, it's impossible!]
On the stage, Ye Wenfei served as the host, holding a script and explaining the rules to the contestants.
In the guest seats, Liu Mingrui had a mischievous look on her face.
"My feet don't stink, you know. Do you want to take a sniff?" Liu Mingrui pretended to put her feet in front of Gu Chenan.
His fists clenched tightly. His molars were about to shatter.
This was too outrageous.
In the original plot, Liu Mingrui had nothing to do with the ancient martial arts competition of the Ye family.
But now she had actually come to the Ye family and even turned into a clip, shamelessly seducing him!
If it were Su Qianmo seducing him with her beautiful feet, that would be one thing. It happened at the Mingyue Night Restaurant, and no one knew about it.
But Liu Mingrui was doing this openly and even in front of Lin Yu!
"Liu Mingrui, you've gone too far!" Gu Chenan gritted his teeth.
"Oh, are you shy?" Liu Mingrui whispered.
"Go to hell! I'm not shy. I'm a person who has seen storms and tempests. These mere stockings mean nothing to me!" Gu Chenan sneered.
...
Among the crowd.
Lin Yu watched as Gu Chenan and Liu Mingrui's faces filled with anger.
From the moment Gu Chenan and Liu Mingrui appeared, his gaze remained fixed on them.
In his perspective, Gu Chenan started whispering to Liu Mingrui not long after taking his seat.
And he did so with an uncontrollable expression of anger!
Although Liu Mingrui didn't show any signs of anger, she maintained a forced smile throughout.
Hmm, in Lin Yu's eyes, Liu Mingrui's smile seemed forced all along.
So he believed that Gu Chenan was angry because Liu Mingrui came here today to support him.
"Gu Chenan!"
Lin Yu muttered angrily under his breath, "Do you really think that just because there is some connection between the Liu family and your Gu family, you can control Mingrui? Dream on!"
"What does it have to do with you that Mingrui came for me?!"
Tang Yunjin, who was standing behind Lin Yu, also noticed the whispered conversation between Gu Chenan and Liu Mingrui in the guest seat.
Lin Yu had previously informed Tang Yunjin that the young lady from the Liu family had a favorable impression of him, but Gu Chenan was trying to sabotage their relationship.
Tang Yunjin had her doubts about this. She knew that Lin Yu had saved Liu Mingrui, but it didn't mean that Liu Mingrui would be completely devoted to him, right?
Moreover, didn't Liu Mingrui give Lin Yu a three million yuan gratitude gift?
Combined with her previous inquiry about the Black Mamba's reaction from Lin Yu, Tang Yunjin, with her curious and somewhat proud personality, couldn't help but want to understand everything.
After Ye Wenfei finished announcing the rules, he stepped down from the stage, and the competition officially began.
However, Gu Chenan didn't have any knowledge about ancient martial arts. He was just here to join in the excitement.
His full attention was focused on how to prevent Liu Mingrui from causing a scene.
"Ah, Gu Sha, if you continue to ignore me, I'll take action," Liu Mingrui's slightly complaining voice reached Gu Chenan's ears.
"Ah..." Gu Chenan sighed and turned to look at Liu Mingrui, "Sister, what exactly do you want?"
He saw Liu Mingrui resting her head on the table, smiling at him with a hand propping her cheek.
This made Gu Chenan involuntarily glance at the object on the table.
[Wow, I know it's big, but do you really have to put it on the table? It's about to burst out!]
[You're wearing an evening gown, you know? Could you be a bit more mindful?]
[Look at you, half the table is filled with it!]
Huh?
Liu Mingrui frowned.
What's on the table?!
She looked down and immediately blushed, quickly sitting upright.
You bastard, Gu Chenan!
Liu Mingrui calmed herself down, her white silk-clad feet still entwined around Gu Chenan's leg.
"Gu Sha, don't be like this, I'll be sad~"
Gu Chenan: "#$%"
Damn it, if I could beat you up, I would definitely give you a slap!
Please, stop squeezing!
That voice is giving me goosebumps!
"What did you come here for today?" Gu Chenan asked angrily.
At this moment, Liu Mingrui slowly leaned toward Gu Chenan, and her snow-white face was now close to his arm.
"I missed you and wanted to see you."
Gu Chenan was greatly alarmed and looked towards Lin Yu in the crowd.
Fortunately, at this moment, Lin Yu was getting ready to go on stage and didn't witness this scene, which relieved Gu Chenan's burden.
If Lin Yu had seen it, it would have been a big problem!
No, things can't continue like this.
Just because I didn't see it this time doesn't mean I won't see it next time. If Liu Mingrui keeps acting like this, I'm truly doomed!
With this in mind, Gu Chenan stood up and grabbed Liu Mingrui's arm, saying, "Come with me, I need to talk to you about something."
In the midst of the crowd, Lin Yu, who was preparing to go on stage, noticed this scene in the guest seat.
Suddenly, his eyes widened, and his body trembled.
Gu Chenan! You're asking for trouble!
You actually pulled Mingrui away from her seat when I'm about to go on stage!
Do you really think that keeping Mingrui from seeing my performance will stop her from cheering for me?
Simply foolish!
Just you wait, whichever hand you used to pull Mingrui today, I will chop it off and feed it to the dogs in the future!

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【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)

u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.

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