"What?"
"You're saying Xiao Lin refuses to go out?"
Shen Wan'er's face flushed with anger as she listened to the report.
What was going on with this new security guard?
Hadn't he been talking normally just yesterday? How did this situation arise today?
Damn it, men really couldn't be trusted after all.
Shen Wan'er's expression darkened.
"Ms. Shen! Quick, look!"
At that moment, Zhang Qing seemed to have spotted something from the floor-to-ceiling window, her voice suddenly panicked as she called out.
Shen Wan'er had a bad feeling in her heart and quickly walked over to look down.
Instantly, the color drained from her face.
She saw that the protesters who had only been holding up protest signs outside the company building had now broken through the barriers and were surging in.
The few security guards were no match for them at all.
By the looks of it, it wouldn't be long before they reached the upper floors of the company.
"Ms. Shen, what should we do?"
Zhang Qing was just a secretary; she had never encountered a situation like this before.
Shen Wan'er took a deep breath, trying to maintain her composure. She shook her head, a determined look flashing in her eyes: "At this point..."
She clenched her fists tightly.
Shen Wan'er's heart was filled with conflict and resistance.
She had been fantasizing that Gu Yan was only acting that way towards her to attract her attention.
So she hadn't gone to find him since that day.
But now it seemed that if she didn't go to him, she...
might not know what these enraged protesters would do to her.
It was so frustrating... so very frustrating...
To think that Gu Yan, of all people...
Shen Wan'er clenched her fists, her eyes revealing intense unwillingness.
She had thought that relying on that capable security guard could buy them some time.
But now it seemed that these security guards really couldn't be depended on!
"Ms. Shen..."
Zhang Qing looked at Shen Wan'er with concern in her eyes, sensing that her boss was about to do something she found extremely distasteful.
On Shen Wan'er's side, having finished her deliberation, she spoke seriously: "Zhang Qing, let's go down."
"Huh? Ms. Shen? Go down?"
Zhang Qing was dumbfounded. Down there was a mob of people who hadn't been paid for two months and had just learned the company was about to go bankrupt.
Going down like this would...
"It's fine. If things go smoothly, the company will be back to normal tomorrow."
Shen Wan'er shook her head and sighed lightly.
Zhang Qing didn't understand these things, but she trusted her boss. Suddenly, her mood wasn't as oppressive anymore.
She smiled and said: "Alright!"
...
...
"Give us back our money!"
"Tianye Pharmaceuticals is inhuman!"
"Shen Wan'er is a big liar!"
Inside the security room.
Xiao Lin lowered his head, pondering how to expose Gu Yan's true face in front of the beautiful big sister.
At this moment, he had no mind to deal with the voices outside.
But just then.
"Everyone! Please listen to me! I am Shen Wan'er!"
"The company has encountered some problems! So it has caused some negative impacts!"
"This has also given some villains the opportunity to stir up trouble!"
"But don't worry! Please trust me! By the end of this month at the latest, the company will resume normal operations!"
"And the wages owed to everyone will be repaid!!"
A voice that made Xiao Lin's heart skip a beat came from outside.
This voice was...
Ms. Shen?!
Xiao Lin's face lit up with joy, and he excitedly ran to the security room to look outside.
The plan he had been thinking about earlier - how to expose Gu Yan's true face in front of the beautiful big sister - completely vanished from his mind.
Shen Wan'er also saw the new security guard, Xiao Lin, coming out of the security room.
She mentally rolled her eyes.
These useless men, hiding away at the first sign of trouble, and in the end, she had to come out and face it herself!
The crowd, who only wanted their wages and didn't want to make a big fuss, looked at each other uncertainly when they heard this.
They were ordinary people, and in their eyes,
Tianye Pharmaceuticals was one of the larger companies in Jianghai City in terms of scale and output value.
It couldn't just go bankrupt or run away overnight.
It was just because the person in charge hadn't come out to face them that they felt unsure.
And now that Shen Wan'er, the boss of Tianye Pharmaceuticals, had come out to address them, they naturally put aside their anxieties and concerns.
In an instant, the tense atmosphere of confrontation began to dissipate.
They all lowered their protest signs one by one.
"Ms. Shen! It's not that we don't believe you! But you must keep your word!"
"That's right, we have elderly parents and young children to support!"
"The company isn't really going bankrupt, is it?"
Hearing these questions, Shen Wan'er patiently explained with a gentle expression: "Everyone, since I'm standing here, everything I've said is true."
"You can all go home and wait for your wages to be paid without worry."
At this point, Shen Wan'er also made a small joke to lighten the mood: "In the meantime, consider it a vacation."
With these words, the crowd put aside their doubts, and smiles appeared on their faces.
Xiao Lin watched this scene, the admiration in his eyes growing even stronger.
Hehe... my boss is so cool...
I really like this kind of city woman...
Meanwhile.
Under a large tree in the distance, with a full view of the scene.
Mei Xue frowned as she saw the situation about to resolve itself: "Gu Yan, aren't you going to let me make a move?"
Seeing this, Gu Yan shook his head and said in a mysterious tone: "You will make your move, but not now."
"When night falls, you'll have your chance to act."
"But for now, it's not a bad idea to let you see Xiao Lin's capabilities."
As he spoke, Gu Yan slightly turned his gaze and said: "Have your shadow servants attack Shen Wan'er."
Thump!
Mei Xue's expression remained unchanged, but her heart skipped a beat.
Gu Yan really did know about her ability?!
However...
Mei Xue suppressed the shock in her heart and asked in confusion: "Attack Shen Wan'er? But isn't she your—"
Before she could finish speaking, she felt a cold sweat break out all over her body.
She saw Gu Yan looking at her with a calm and indifferent gaze.
But just this look was enough to fill her with intense fear and panic.
She quickly lowered her head, shocked.
Mei Xue could hardly believe it, but she seemed to have seen in Gu Yan the same aura her master had when he wanted to kill someone.
But soon this cold intent disappeared, and Gu Yan once again put on a smiling face: "Don't insult me, Miss Mei~"
"I am... pure love, after all."
Pure love?
Mei Xue didn't understand what pure love meant, but she knew that Gu Yan was definitely dangerous.
Suppressing the inexplicable sense of panic in her heart, Mei Xue removed the blindfold covering her eyes.
Revealing a pair of completely black eyes, she looked in Shen Wan'er's direction: "So I just need to attack her, right?"
Gu Yan nodded with a smile.
Seeing this, Mei Xue's eyes focused, and a faint black aura appeared from her eyes.
I won't be responsible for whatever happens...
As her ability activated.
The next second.
Hum!
Several people with strange expressions in the crowd suddenly froze.
The next moment.
"Argh! Who would believe such nonsense?!"
"Go to hell!"
A man with a scarred face suddenly pulled out a switchblade from his pocket and lunged at Shen Wan'er with a fierce look in his eyes.
"!! Ah!"
Shen Wan'er's face turned pale with fright, and she let out a loud scream.
The others also cried out in panic.
They only wanted to get their wages back; they never intended for anyone to get killed!

ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.

nto another world, I bought a slave for the first time, never expecting the silver wolf girl to be so cute... Lin Feng: I know it's cold, but you don't have to sneak into my bed! Yuna: Just sharing body warmth, if you dare do anything naughty, I'll definitely...

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!