As per tradition, the annual meeting began with a speech from the city's leaders.
They outlined the key projects planned for the next year and so on.
After that, it was time for the major families and corporations to take the stage.
"Next year, Su Hang's development focus will lean heavily on environmental protection. We aim to reduce carbon emissions..."
The leaders spoke for half an hour straight.
Once they were done, Wang Yixue, representing the Wang family, stood up and proposed,
"The Teng Wang Group will actively respond to the call and contribute our modest efforts to Su Hang's environmental cause."
"I also have an issue I'd like to bring up with the leaders. Dragon Morning Group, one of Su Hang's major corporations, has been harming the environment for profit."
"Their chemical plant in the southern part of the city has been discharging large amounts of polluted water, causing severe damage..."
Wang Yixue was clearly aiming to publicly expose Dragon Morning Group.
After her bold statement,
The Tang and Qin families also brought up other issues concerning Dragon Morning Group.
The three families launched a full-on attack in front of the entire Su Hang Chamber of Commerce, forcing everyone to ponder a crucial question.
Was it time to pick a side?
If Dragon Morning Group were to fall, it would leave behind a massive opportunity.
Many began to weigh their options and quickly reached a conclusion.
It was time to act.
By the time the tense annual meeting concluded,
Dragon Morning Group's enemies had grown to include nearly half of Su Hang's business community.
After leaving the hotel, Old Master Qin didn't seem too concerned about the targeting of Dragon Morning Group.
Once he and his precious granddaughter were in the car, he hesitated before speaking.
After a moment of thought, he finally said, "Kexin, what was going on between you and that Tang family boy today?"
When the two of them were sitting together playing the piano,
The look of pure happiness on her face was impossible to miss, even for a blind man.
Before Qin Kexin could answer, Qin Ming chimed in.
"Come on, Grandpa, why even ask? My sister obviously has a thing for Tang Yu. They're a perfect match, a real power couple."
He barely finished his sentence before getting whacked with a cane. Old Master Qin glared at him.
"Your sister is a perfect match, but you're just a mess, huh? If you keep bringing women home and causing trouble, I'll kick you out of the Qin family."
Qin Ming winced in pain, forcing a sheepish grin and pretending to be clueless.
Seeing her grandfather's gaze on her,
Qin Kexin bit her lip and admitted, "Grandpa, I... do have feelings for Tang Yu."
"Well, you should've said so earlier! I could've settled this before the Su family got involved."
Old Master Qin adored his granddaughter dearly.
He sighed, "But you've seen it yourself. That Tang boy is already engaged to Muyue. It's not the right time anymore..."
"There's no such thing as the wrong time. They're not married yet."
Qin Kexin's tone was firm.
Once she set her mind on something, she wouldn't let it go easily!
...
Old Master Wang shared a similar sentiment.
That Tang boy was indeed impressive, but he was already engaged.
"Alright, Grandpa, just focus on taking care of yourself. Don't worry about this. Your granddaughter will get what she wants."
Facing her grandfather's well-meaning advice, Wang Yixue just laughed and tossed her hair.
Hmph!
Tomorrow, she'd show up in a bunny girl outfit and go straight for him!
"Alright then."
Old Master Wang could only shake his head. Young people these days were far bolder than in his time.
...
"Muyue, you need to step up your game. Don't be as cold as before, understand?"
"Good men are always in high demand. Back in my day, I was even more popular than that Tang boy."
"Do you know how your mom managed to snag me?"
"She got me drunk, slept with me, and a few days later, she said she was pregnant with you. So..."
Su Chongshan was in the car, giving his daughter some advice.
The driver, overhearing this juicy gossip, nearly drove the car into a ditch.
Sir, since when did you get so bold?
Su Muyue's face turned bright red from embarrassment.
She glared at her father and said, "Can't you teach me something more appropriate?"
"Hey, a man knows what a man wants. I'm just looking out for you. Go have a drink with him tonight, got it?"
Su Chongshan insisted.
"..."
Su Muyue thought it might not be such a bad idea after all.
...
Back at the Tang residence, Tang Yu rushed to his room and called for Ling Han.
"Hehehe."
He gave her a look that said, "You know what's up."
Ling Han forced a stiff smile and sat down on the floor, skillfully massaging his head.
She had been staying at the Tang household for a while now, and things were going pretty well.
The Tang family treated their servants kindly, and she was living a comfortable life.
Except... this guy was getting more and more demanding.
Every day, he'd grumble in his mind about why she hadn't left yet, which both annoyed and amused her.
How could she possibly leave?
"Ah, this feels good. It's so much safer at home. The outside world is just too dangerous."
Tang Yu lay sprawled on her soft, fragrant lap.
It felt amazing, lying on her lap like this.
"Why is the outside world dangerous?"
Ling Han asked, a hint of concern in her voice.
Had Ye Chen sent someone to deal with Tang Yu? She hadn't heard anything about it.
"It's complicated. The world is a treacherous place."
Tang Yu sighed.
[These women are too dangerous. They're all after me.]
[In front of everyone, they were fighting over who got to hold my arm.]
[Now the whole of Su Hang is calling me a playboy. How am I supposed to pick up girls in the future?]
"..."
Ling Han rolled her eyes upon hearing his thoughts.
Just as Tang Yu was enjoying himself, his phone buzzed in his pocket.
He pulled it out and saw it was Tang Ruoyu calling.
"What's up?"
"Brother, do you have time now? It's about that thing I mentioned last time."
Tang Ruoyu's low voice came through the phone.
Tang Yu immediately perked up.
This traitor was finally making his move, huh?
"Sure, wait for me at the company. I'll be there soon."
After hanging up, Tang Yu grinned and stood up. He had been waiting for this guy to take the bait.
[So, you're sending the Death Squad to kill me, huh?]
[You scoundrel, I've been waiting for you to show your hand.]
Hearing Tang Yu's thoughts, Ling Han's eyes flickered with worry.
She knew the strength of the Death Squad well. If all four of them worked together, even she wouldn't stand a chance.
Was Tang Yu really going to risk his life like this?
What if he ended up in their hands?
Seeing Tang Yu rush out of the room,
Ling Han hesitated for a moment before deciding to follow him.
She couldn't let anything happen to him!
Tang Yu wasn't in a hurry to confront Tang Ruoyu.
With the Immovable Wisdom King Technique, the Death Squad couldn't touch him.
The problem was, he didn't have any offensive capabilities.
So, he needed to bring some backup.
He had the tank, but he still needed the damage dealers!
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
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."
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.
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
