Ji Cheng’s mind was in a daze.
“Is there?” she murmured, lowering her gaze.
Ming Xiaowei: ?
How is this not obvious?
Ming Xiaowei rubbed her own face, genuinely stunned.
“I’m hungry. I’ll ask Auntie Zhang to cook. I still have classes in the afternoon.” Ming Xiaowei was still troubled by the side mission.
But logically speaking, after dropping that hint, Ming Tianxing should investigate the company’s internal issues, right?
Ming Tianxing had built a world top-100 corporation—he definitely had the means.
If a conglomerate that massive collapsed, any problems would surface under his scrutiny.
The most frustrating part was that she couldn’t even participate in this side mission.
“Oh, alright,” Ji Cheng said softly, her eyes downcast.
But despite her words, Ji Cheng still blocked Ming Xiaowei’s path.
“It’s still early, and… there’s something I haven’t said yet.” Ji Cheng’s voice was light and tender, like a tiny ant crawling over Xiaowei’s heart, tickling and teasing.
Maddening.
Enough to steal her soul.
“What is it?” Ming Xiaowei wanted to roll her eyes but held back the impulse.
“You…” Ji Cheng paused before continuing, “Do you like me?”
Truthfully, Ji Cheng already knew the answer.
But hearing it from Xiaowei’s lips would make it feel different.
“Of course I like you,” Ming Xiaowei said.
Loving a god was an innate ability she’d been born with.
Even if she didn’t understand why she kept finding traces of Ning Moqing in every world, her affection for this person was genuine.
Oh, right.
“Your leg isn’t healed yet—don’t get any ideas.” Ming Xiaowei pointed at Ji Cheng’s leg.
Ji Cheng lowered her head, lips curling into a smile.
“What are you implying? What exactly do you think I’m planning?” Ji Cheng lifted her gaze to meet Ming Xiaowei’s. “My Xiaowei, are you hiding some naughty thoughts?”
As she spoke, Ming Xiaowei felt Ji Cheng’s voice grow hazy.
She bit her lower lip lightly.
“No.”
“Then… will you call me ‘jie’?” Ji Cheng asked again.
The moment those words left her lips, Ming Xiaowei’s mind went blank. All she remembered was her shirt button being tugged loose, Ji Cheng pulling her down by the collar, exposing the delicate curve of her neck and the pale skin beneath. Even her clear, bright eyes glazed over with confusion.
Of course, Ji Cheng only kissed her—nothing more.
A young girl’s love was restrained and patient, tinged with shyness and joy. Ji Cheng wouldn’t truly take things too far.
The days that followed were peaceful and uneventful.
Zhao Qinghan’s misdeeds had gotten her Weibo account banned by the authorities, and now she was sent to a lab at the base for deliberately concealing her abilities.
Not for dissection, of course.
But experiments were enough.
After months of testing, the once-arrogant Zhao Qinghan finally snapped. She couldn’t see anyone, and in desperation, she revealed the System to her captors.
But how could they possibly find something like that?
“Zhao Qinghan, you really are incorrigible. We already know everything happening outside. Your only option now is to cooperate.” The woman in the beige suit smirked, oozing mockery.
Zhao Qinghan no longer had the energy to curse. She faintly recalled a beautiful dream—one where she was a dazzling superstar on stage, adored by countless fans, and loved by a handsome, doting man.
Why was reality so different?
Unable to reconcile the two, Zhao Qinghan lost her mind.
The torment of the lab became unbearable, the reagents pure agony. In the end, she begged them to remove the energy core from her skull.
A minor procedure—but to her, it was salvation.
After her release, Zhao Qinghan stayed with the Zhao family for a few days before Wang Ning realized her daughter had gone mad—stabbing herself repeatedly with a knife, utterly deranged.
And she was unnaturally strong.
Zhao Baishu initially wanted doctors to treat her at home, but the law still applied. Soon, officials came knocking again.
Yet interrogating a madwoman was futile.
After repeated evaluations, she was finally sent to a psychiatric hospital under medical parole.
Si told Ming Xiaowei the news while she and Ji Cheng were on break.
By then, Ji Cheng had already begun training under Ming Tianxing himself. He was pleased with her talent—she was diligent.
And with her psychology expertise, Ji Cheng detected the shady forces within Ming Tianxing’s corporation. This prompted a full internal audit, finally purging the company of its rot.
An unexpected victory.
And an indirect completion of the side mission.
What Ming Xiaowei didn’t expect was that even after getting together with Ji Cheng—sleeping beside her every night—Xiao Moyun still looked at her strangely.
So strangely that she wondered if he was possessed by that bastard Chi Mu.
But no, he wasn’t.
“What the hell is going on in this world?” Ming Xiaowei was utterly baffled.
“Maybe… Xiao Moyun and Ming Xiaowei were originally meant to be a pair,” Si explained.
“Hah?” Ming Xiaowei found that utterly ridiculous.
After all, she knew Zhao Qinghan was supposed to be Xiao Moyun’s match. Yet there were inconsistencies—like how Xiao Moyun hadn’t even glanced at Zhao Qinghan this time.
“Put simply, if Zhao Qinghan didn’t exist in this world, Ming Xiaowei would be the female lead. Aside from Zhao Qinghan, she has the second-highest destiny among women here.”
Ming Xiaowei only grew more confused.
Finally, Si clarified: every novel world was destined to have a male and female lead. If the original female lead failed too spectacularly, the Heavenly Dao would select a new one.
And the new female lead had to fit the archetype while having emotional ties to Xiao Moyun—largely chosen by the male lead himself.
What kind of bullshit was this?
But if the Ming family hadn’t collapsed, the original host’s identity did fit the female lead template.
“Xiaowei, what’s on your mind?” Ji Cheng suddenly wrapped her arms around her waist, gazing down.
Ming Xiaowei instinctively clutched her collar, toes curling together.
“Thinking about sleep,” she stammered, nearly biting her tongue.
“I bought something.” Ji Cheng pulled a small box from her pocket. Ming Xiaowei’s eyes locked onto it as Ji Cheng opened the lid, revealing a diamond ring.
The gem shimmered like a galaxy, its pure, starry brilliance making her heart skip.
Holy crap!
That must’ve cost a fortune.
What a waste—why buy her something like this?
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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..."
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!
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
