"En... Engagement..."
"You're getting married?"
Shen Wan'er asked somewhat blankly.
For some reason, when she heard Gu Yan announce his impending engagement in that tone, her heart felt an intense pain.
She didn't think she liked Gu Yan, so why did she feel so upset when hearing that he was moving on and about to start a new chapter in his life?
Gu Yan nodded, a gentle smile appearing in his eyes: "That's right, she's a good girl."
"I see..."
Shen Wan'er fell silent for a moment. She looked at the wine glass in her hand, seeing her own sorrowful face reflected in the red wine.
She gripped the glass tightly and raised her head, forcing a smile: "I wish you happiness."
As Shen Wan'er said this, she could feel her heart twisting in pain.
Why, why was it like this? She didn't like Gu Yan.
So why did she feel such agony, such sadness?
Why was she so heartbroken?
"Mm."
Gu Yan clinked glasses with her: "I hope you find your true love too."
He took a small sip.
Shen Wan'er gave a bitter internal laugh at his words, then raised her glass and drank it all in one go.
What Shen Wan'er didn't notice was that when she downed her drink, a strange look flashed in Gu Yan's eyes.
Shen Wan'er didn't usually drink, but now due to the lingering troubles in her heart, she had emptied the glass of red wine in one gulp.
Her face immediately flushed red. She steadied herself, then took a deep breath.
The things before her eyes became blurry, and she started crying again.
She lowered her head and began sobbing quietly: "I'm sorry... I was wrong before..."
She looked at Gu Yan through her tears and asked chokingly: "Can we go back to how things were..."
Gu Yan didn't say anything, he just smiled.
Not getting the response she wanted, the light in Shen Wan'er's eyes dimmed completely.
At this moment, she realized it wasn't that Gu Yan couldn't let her go, but that she couldn't let go of Gu Yan.
She regretted it so much, truly regretted it.
She put down her wine glass, wiped away her tears, took a deep breath, and forced a smile onto her face: "Alright, I understand."
However, beneath that smile, Shen Wan'er's heart was surging with regret and loss.
She had really made a mistake.
Shen Wan'er left the Gu residence with a heavy heart.
"Gu Yan..."
Her eyes were red-rimmed, and everything before her was blurry.
The alcohol was starting to affect her, making her steps unsteady.
Shen Wan'er staggered towards her Porsche.
At the same time.
A black car made of special materials drove up from a distance.
"You're Xiao Lin, right? I'm Bai Jun. If I'm not mistaken, your strength should be at the level of an early-stage Grandmaster?"
Bai Jun sat in the back, smiling as he looked at the silent, gloomy-faced Xiao Lin.
At the same time, he felt somewhat puzzled.
Was this dejected man really the next heir of the Dragon King Palace?
Though his strength wasn't bad, could someone with this temperament really go far?
Before coming to pick up Xiao Lin, Bai Jun had already investigated the whole situation.
When he learned that Xiao Lin had been arrested due to a love rivalry, he felt extremely disappointed.
After all, he greatly admired the old Palace Master of the Dragon King Palace, so he had high expectations for the successor chosen by that legendary figure.
Who would have thought that this person's performance would be so underwhelming?
Xiao Lin heard the words of the man beside him, but he didn't understand why this man wanted to take him away.
He only knew that he wasn't in the mood to deal with any of that right now.
Xiao Lin clenched his fists tightly, his expression becoming extremely pained.
His mind kept replaying what Gu Yan had said to him.
[Someone like you...]
Someone like me...
Xiao Lin closed his eyes. Your strength isn't meant to hurt others...
He felt incredibly guilty. If he could, he would go to the hospital right now to visit Wang Yulan.
Suddenly.
He seemed to sense something, and abruptly raised his head to look out the window.
He saw an unexpected figure leaning against the car, their shaking shoulders suggesting they were crying.
Shen Wan'er?!
Xiao Lin's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly called out: "Stop the car!"
Bai Jun frowned. Stop the car?
"What are you saying, Xiao Lin? I'm about to take you to..."
Before he could finish speaking.
Xiao Lin looked at him with pleading eyes: "Please... I've seen someone very important to me. After I deal with this, I'll cooperate with whatever you want."
"..."
Bai Jun fell silent. He pushed up his glasses, glanced at the beautiful figure outside the window, and smiled: "Alright."
Meanwhile, with Shen Wan'er.
Due to the effects of alcohol, coupled with the depression and sorrow in her heart.
She had started sobbing right there by the car's hood.
And at this moment.
"Boss... Boss?"
"Are you alright?"
A familiar voice reached Shen Wan'er's ears.
She started, turning her head to see the security guard she had hired standing behind her.
He was looking at her with concern in his eyes.
At this moment, a warmth welled up in her heart. She wiped her tears and shook her head: "It's nothing. Why are you here?"
This was also the first time Xiao Lin had seen Shen Wan'er like this. Her face was flushed from drinking.
Her voice even carried a hint of coquettishness, making him stammer: "I, I was released without charge. Boss, what are you doing here?"
Hearing this, Shen Wan'er's mind flashed back to what Gu Yan had said.
Looking at the nervous Xiao Lin, Shen Wan'er shook her head and smiled: "Can you drive?"
Xiao Lin nodded repeatedly: "Yes! I learned on the mountain!"
"The mountain? What kind of strange place is that?"
"A place called Dragon King Mountain..."
"Alright, here, take me back to the company."
Shen Wan'er cut off Xiao Lin's words and handed him the car keys.
As he took the keys, his hand briefly touched Shen Wan'er's, immediately making his face flush red.
"O-Okay! Sure!"
Xiao Lin agreed without a second thought.
Meanwhile, with Bai Jun.
As he watched the interaction between Xiao Lin and that woman, his glasses began to reflect light.
"Let's go, we're leaving."
Bai Jun's tone was somewhat cold.
"Yes, sir."
Vroom!
The car started up.
Bai Jun took a deep breath, his mind replaying the interaction between Xiao Lin and that woman.
He sneered internally.
So this was the young master of the current Dragon King Palace? How disappointing.
Father must be confused, actually wanting his little sister to marry him.
As her brother, there was no way he would allow his little sister to marry a man like this.
Oh right... speaking of his sister, she had mentioned being bullied by someone recently.
He asked the man in front: "Have you found out who bullied my little sister?"
"Yes, they were just a group of small-time thugs. Their leader is called Shen Tian."
"He's the younger brother of the Shen family's young miss, Shen Wan'er. He used to have many financial dealings with the Gu family's young master."
"But according to our investigation, Gu Yan has already fallen out with Shen Wan'er. It was actually Gu Yan who saved the young miss at that time."
Hearing this.
A murderous glint appeared in Bai Jun's eyes.
Shen Tian... the Shen family...
Unfortunately, as a martial artist, he wasn't allowed to interfere in matters of the secular world.
And then there was the Gu family's young master.
He had heard some rumors before, apparently saying he was the Shen family's young miss's devoted admirer.
However, since he had saved his little sister, that made him Bai Jun's friend.
He would repay this debt of gratitude to Gu Yan.
It seemed he would need to find time to meet this Gu Yan in person.
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
tions: attribute allocation, analysis, proficiency, and simulation. Specializing in mechanical alchemy, from crafting sorcerous battle armor to handcrafting mechanical maidens, his mechanical legion conquers endless realms... Relying on his wits, he begins with a student-teacher romance, wins over a female director, enslaves a female assassin and a underworld queen, becoming the husband of a Grand Duchess... He enslaves the Goddess of Magic from the divine realm, developing his power simultaneously in both the Wizard World and the Realm of Gods...
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
