Su Xiyan lived in a high-end apartment with strict security measures. Moreover, her home was equipped with electronic locks, and the fingerprint lock required verification of the correct fingerprint to open. So Chen Shuo's first reaction was to immediately dismiss the idea that someone had been to the house.
He turned to Su Xiyan inside the bedroom and asked, "Did you eat an apple last night?"
Su Xiyan's voice came from the room, "Yes, I had one."
It was possible that Su Xiyan had taken the apple and forgotten to put it back in the refrigerator.
Chen Shuo rubbed his waist and said, "My back was killing me last night."
"Su Xiyan, how much do you weigh exactly? How did you manage to strain my back?"
Su Xiyan didn't answer, but the next second, a pillow flew out of the room.
Chen Shuo quickly caught the pillow and threw it back into the room, saying, "Su Xiyan, is this considered attempted spousal murder?"
Inside the room, Su Xiyan remained silent, but Chen Shuo felt a strong murderous intent.
This woman was too ruthless, and he couldn't afford to provoke her.
What would be a good breakfast option this morning?
There were still plenty of wontons left from last night's cooking for Su Xiyan. Making a clear broth wonton soup would be nice.
Chen Shuo walked towards the refrigerator and suddenly jumped up.
Because he saw a person sitting on the sofa out of nowhere.
This person seemed to have appeared out of thin air.
He had no idea when the person had already been sitting there.
It was as if the person had merged with the surroundings and the air, even their presence was concealed, so Chen Shuo didn't notice at all.
The silhouette of this person looked familiar!
Using the home's smart devices, Chen Shuo opened the electric curtains in the living room.
Sunlight poured in from the floor-to-ceiling windows.
It was then that Chen Shuo realized that the person who had come in was actually the weird uncle he had encountered at the supermarket yesterday?!
And there were fresh apples on the table, each one picked by Chen Shuo himself.
Could it be...?
Chen Shuo never imagined such a clichéd thing would happen to him.
In that case, this uncle's daughter should be Su Xiyan...
Chen Shuo wished he could sew his own mouth shut!
Yesterday at the supermarket, he had even given the uncle some terrible advice on how to "punish" his future son-in-law, just to "establish dominance."
Was he in deep trouble now?
Su Xiyan had also changed her clothes and came out of the room, accidentally bumping into the stunned Chen Shuo.
"Chen Shuo, why are you standing still? Have you seen a ghost?"
Chen Shuo instinctively nodded, "Yes..."
But then quickly realized and shook his head, "Ah... no, not at all."
Su Xiyan said, "You must be delirious from exhaustion last night."
Just as she finished speaking, Su Xiyan also noticed her own father, Su Yuanying, sitting on the sofa.
She almost couldn't stand still, "Um... Dad, why are you here?"
"You didn't even give a heads-up before coming. I could have prepared..."
Su Yuanying looked at Chen Shuo and his daughter Su Xiyan coming out of the same room, and understood the situation, his face darkening, "Prepare for what?"
"Ready to temporarily sleep in separate rooms? Ready to hide the obvious?"
Chen Shuo: "..."
Su Xiyan: "..."
Well, this is really hard to explain! Last night, the two of them did sleep in the same room, but nothing happened.
Interestingly enough, Chen Shuo and Su Xiyan's recent conversation was filled with suggestive words, such as:
[My waist was so sore last night],
[You made my waist ache!],
[Murdering one's own husband],
...
Su Yuanying looked meaningfully at Chen Shuo, his sharp eyes gleaming: "This young man is not bad! He knows how to speak and come up with ideas."
Chen Shuo: "..."
"Uncle Su, um... it's all a misunderstanding. I really didn't know that your daughter is Su Xiyan!"
"If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have made things up."
"Uncle Su, please pretend I didn't say anything!"
Su Yuanying felt that this young man in front of him was quite sincere, and he also had a charming appearance, looking energetic and sunny. Of course, he had his flaws too, such as being gossipy and enjoying gossip.
And now, gossip had found its way to him, and he was caught up in it.
Regardless of how strong Su Xiyan and Chen Shuo usually were, in this moment, facing Su Yuanying, they were like guilty elementary school students, standing at attention and waiting for reprimand.
Fortunately, Su Yuanying wasn't an old-fashioned person.
At the supermarket yesterday, Su Yuanying even thought that if his daughter's boyfriend was this young man in front of him, he would feel much more relieved.
Wasn't this wish fulfilled now?
At this moment, Su Yuanying couldn't help but feel a little pleased.
However, he concealed this small joy and maintained a stern fatherly posture on the surface.
This young man, Chen Shuo, was still a bit too impulsive and needed to be properly restrained.
Moreover, all the information in Su City pointed to Chen Shuo...
Su Yuanying was well aware of this.
If Su Xiyan was a snow fox with both looks and intelligence,
Then Su Yuanying was an ancient fox with immeasurable cultivation.
He remained calm and casual as he sat on the sofa, but his aura was so strong that it felt suffocating to others.
Suddenly, the living room became very quiet.
The most dreaded thing was the sudden silence in the air...
Su Xiyan broke the awkwardness: "Dad, haven't you had breakfast yet? Chen Shuo and I will prepare breakfast for you. Just sit here for a while!"
After saying that, Su Xiyan tugged at Chen Shuo's sleeve, and the two of them went into the kitchen.
All the ingredients were still in the refrigerator. Chen Shuo and Su Xiyan stood in the empty kitchen, their minds not focused on breakfast at all.
Chen Shuo lowered his voice, "Your dad came suddenly, and you didn't even tell me?"
Su Xiyan also felt helpless, "I only knew he would come back to Su City recently. Who knew he would come today?"
"He bought this house for me, and he has the fingerprint lock code for the house. Isn't it normal?"
Chen Shuo: "What should we do now? It's really embarrassing!"
Su Xiyan: "Don't worry, he won't eat you."
When Su Xiyan said this, she clearly lacked confidence.
Even so, Su Xiyan was hesitant to meet Chen Shuo's gaze directly.
Chen Shuo noticed her small movements and subtle expressions, and he held onto Su Xiyan's hand tightly. "What kind of person is your father, after all?"
Su Xiyan evaded his gaze. "Just... an ordinary businessman."
Despite the circumstances, Su Xiyan still hoped to keep things hidden for as long as possible, even though she knew it might not be possible anymore.
Chen Shuo pondered for a moment. "As long as he's not a Demon Hunter, it's fine."
"He probably isn't a Demon Hunter because when I'm close to him, my vampire senses don't detect any signs of him being one."
In her heart, Su Xiyan thought, "Of course you wouldn't detect anything because he's on the verge of reaching the legendary realm."
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e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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."
