Shen Yuan strolled over to his own company.
Just then...
"President Shen!"
"You've finally appeared!"
A delicate yet stubborn voice rang out.
Shen Yuan turned his head, his face twitching.
"Liu Ruyan, you're like a lingering ghost!"
"Can you stop being so fickle?"
"Weren't you pestering Chu Yang?"
Shen Yuan said speechlessly, "Why are you back to harassing me again?"
"President Shen!"
Liu Ruyan's face was full of determination. "My heart is yours! But my soul belongs to Chu Yang!"
Shen Yuan: "..."
Bodyguards: "..."
"Ruyan, Ruyan, why did you run off here again?"
A breathless voice came, and everyone turned to look.
They saw Song Mian standing at the door, panting heavily, his hair a mess and his eyes bloodshot.
"Shen Yuan!"
Song Mian gritted his teeth. "How much longer are you going to torment Ruyan?"
Shen Yuan grinned, his smile looking quite tragic.
I want to kill someone, really, I want to kill someone!
"Beat them up for me!"
Shen Yuan pointed a finger.
The bodyguards swarmed forward...
Liu Ruyan and Song Mian were pinned to the ground.
In the chaos...
One bodyguard silently backed out.
Then, from his belt, he pulled out a keychain.
Attached to it was a small apple-peeling knife.
Bodyguard: "Hehehe~"
He charged back in.
In the midst of the scuffle, he shoved the small knife into Liu Ruyan's hand.
Another bodyguard followed suit, shoving a telescopic baton into Song Mian's hand!
And then...
Howling and shouting...
The group of them fought until the dust flew.
Shen Yuan's eyes widened.
Damn!
Did my bodyguards study law or something?
They even know about mutual combat!
Liu Ruyan holding a knife, Song Mian holding a baton...
Excellent!
This way, it counts as a mutual brawl!
The legal responsibility will be minimized!
Shen Yuan silently gave a thumbs up, sighing in his heart.
Sure enough, even though I've become the richest man, deep down I still don't know how to use my money!
Capital is my greatest power!
"I'm going to sue you!"
After a while, Song Mian pointed a trembling finger at Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan looked down. "Take a look at what's in your hand before you speak!"
"Do you understand what mutual combat is?"
"Throw him out!"
Shen Yuan walked towards the company building.
Song Mian stared blankly at the baton in his hand, his face turning green with fear.
When did I get a stick?
This...
I was already no match for the Shen family, and now I don't even have the law on my side...
Oh, Ruyan!
I failed to protect you!
Shen Yuan entered the company. Feeling utterly bored, he went straight to the CEO's office and gave Special Assistant Lin a call.
Special Assistant Lin came trotting over eagerly. "Oh, President Shen, what brings you to the company today?"
"Just came to hang out!"
Shen Yuan smiled, looking at Special Assistant Lin's hand with some hesitation. "What's that you're holding?"
"Oh, this? A little snack, osmanthus cake!"
Special Assistant Lin hurriedly placed the osmanthus cake on Shen Yuan's desk, casually grabbing a piece for himself and eating it.
"Oh ho, hey, not bad, it's pretty good!"
Shen Yuan picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and popped it into his mouth. "You have pretty good taste!"
"Huh!?"
Special Assistant Lin looked bewildered. "President Shen, this is your favorite snack!"
Shen Yuan: "????"
When did I ever say I liked this?
Could you not ruin my reputation out of thin air?
"President Shen, you said you liked it, but when you didn't show up, I asked you about it, and you told me I could just eat it!"
Special Assistant Lin explained.
Shen Yuan scratched his head. "Seems like that did happen, but..."
"You didn't buy this stuff?"
Shen Yuan looked up abruptly. For some reason, a sudden chill welled up in his heart.
It felt like...
He was about to get dragged into some baffling, bizarre plotline again.
"I didn't buy it!"
Special Assistant Lin said, "It was that..."
"Maybe the Matchmaker went offline and love is now managed by the God of Wealth..." Shen Yuan's phone rang.
An unknown number.
Shen Yuan immediately hung up. "Who was it?"
Special Assistant Lin said, "It's that..."
The phone rang again.
Shen Yuan hung up again. "Keep talking!"
"It's that spon..."
Just as Special Assistant Lin started speaking, the phone rang once more.
Shen Yuan was speechless. He picked up the phone. "Scammers these days sure are relentless!"
"Forget it, Special Assistant Lin, turn on my computer and find some sound effects of guns and ammo..."
"In a minute, I'm going to scare the life out of this scammer."
Shen Yuan smirked and answered the call. "Moshi moshi, who might you be?"
"Shen Yuan, give me five hundred thousand!"
A weak female voice came through. "I promise I'll pay you back later!"
"Has your head been bumped or something?"
Shen Yuan was still acting, his accent sounding quite genuine.
"Shen Yuan, I need money!"
The female voice spoke again. "I'm being serious with you!"
"Boring!"
"You won't even play along with my act..."
"Why should I lend it to you?"
"Not lending!"
Shen Yuan said grumpily.
"Shen Yuan, you have no heart!"
The girl on the other end let out a heart-wrenching wail of complaint.
"Brain dead!"
Shen Yuan hung up the phone directly.
Although a mere five hundred thousand was less than a feather to him, but...
Why should I!?
Do I even know you?
Scammers these days really play wild games.
"Uh..."
Special Assistant Lin looked at the computer. "I just found the gunshot sound effects, President Shen, do you not need them anymore?"
"I already hung up, what do I need sound effects for?"
Shen Yuan waved his hand speechlessly. "Right, where were we?"
Special Assistant Lin looked blank. "Wait a moment, let me think!"
"Oh, I remember now!"
"The cake!"
Special Assistant Lin slapped his forehead. "President Shen, this is from back when you first started college... you donated a hundred million to the school!"
"It was used to establish a financial aid fund, specifically to sponsor students with good grades but who desperately needed grants."
Special Assistant Lin explained.
Shen Yuan suddenly sat up straight.
The absurd web novel tropes flooded his mind, enveloping every single one of his brain cells.
His body began to tremble...
The female lead sponsors a poor male student, the poor male student falls for her, and they get together!
The female lead sponsors a poor female student, the poor female student falls for her partner, and becomes the other woman!
The male lead sponsors a poor male student, the poor male student gets jealous, and steals his girl.
The male lead sponsors a poor female student, the poor female student falls for him, tries hard to cross paths with him, and becomes his mistress.
Or maybe...
The male/female lead sponsors a poor student, the poor student gets jealous of the lead, and steps on them to climb the social ladder.
Then, the lead is reborn, sponsors a different poor student, and they finally get together!
Leaving the previously sponsored student filled with regret.
Shen Yuan: "..."
What is this?
Did I do all this setup just for this one ridiculous trope?
I'm doomed, among the people I sponsored...
Is there going to be a resilient, unyielding female lead, or a supporting female character trying to hook a sugar daddy?
"Last year there was a sponsored student..."
"A little girl named Jiang Anran made this for you!"
Special Assistant Lin said.
Shen Yuan swallowed hard. "Her family's financial situation is very bad, isn't it?"
"I recall..."
Special Assistant Lin said, "Her father died early, and her mother is sick."
"Although she enrolled in school, she couldn't afford the tuition fees!"
"And she also needs two hundred thousand for a surgery!"
Special Assistant Lin scratched his head, "At that time, you made the call to sponsor her with three hundred thousand. Jiang Anran is an excellent student, top of her grade, and she said she was willing to work at the company after graduation to pay off the debt!"
Shen Yuan's mouth twitched. "She sure wishes!"
Special Assistant Lin: "Huh!?"
"An interest-free loan of three hundred thousand, and she gets to work at the richest man's company... She gets the money, and she gets a job!"
"What do you call that!?"
"Having her cake and eating it too?"
"Why does she think she is entitled to such a sweet deal?"
Shen Yuan blurted out.
Special Assistant Lin: "????"
Those words...
Actually made a lot of sense!
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
