A black Mercedes Benz stopped in front of Su Muqiu. Chen Shaohui got out of the car and hugged Su Muqiu briefly, then a puzzled look fell on Xiao Zhan and he frowned and asked, "Muqiu, is he your newly engaged husband?"
"Um."
Su Muqiu nodded.
After sizing up Xiao Zhan a few times, it was hard for Sun Ziyi to hide the contempt and disgust in her eyebrows and eyes. But in front of Su Muqiu, she forced a smile and said insincerely, "He has a sturdy figure, broad shoulders and a thick waist. His physique is quite good. I heard about what happened at the engagement banquet. He was able to stand up for you and Xiaomeng, so he can be considered a brave and responsible man..."
"Thanks for the compliment."
Xiao Zhan accepted it franky and openly.
"Tsk!"
Sun Ziyi rolled her eyes. The contempt on her face became even more obvious. She thought to herself: I'm trying to comfort Muqiu here, can't you tell? Idiot! Taking her eyes off Xiao Zhan, she explained, "This morning, I was going to attend your engagement ceremony, but Shaohui happened to be free and asked me out to lunch, so I was delayed. You don't mind, do you?"
"Not at all."
Su Muqiu shook her head.
"Look, this is a gift Shaohui gave me. Isn't it beautiful?"
Sun Ziyi pointed to the Cartier pendant around her neck and boasted arrogantly, "I looked it up online. This pendant is worth 150,000!
"That expensive?"
Su Muqiu was a little surprised. She took a closer look and praised, "It's really beautiful and matches your skin tone well. Wearing this dress, you look like a little fairy who descended to the mortal world now."
"You have good taste, as expected of my bestie!" Sun Ziyi was even more smug.
Xiao Zhan, on the other hand, shook his head silently.
Sun Ziyi's features were quite delicate, but compared to Su Muqiu, they were not on the same level at all. She had also caked on thick makeup, giving off a strong smell of cosmetics. She wore a red dress with a plunging neckline that hinted at her cleavage. When talking to Su Muqiu, she deliberately swayed her hips in a coquettish manner, sexy but a little vulgar.
A little fairy?
Su Muqiu actually managed to say that with a straight face.
It would be more accurate to call her a little demoness!
"Ziyi."
Suddenly, the driver's door opened and Chen Shaohui, who had been sitting in the car talking on the phone, got out and walked straight over to Sun Ziyi and Su Muqiu. Very gentlemanly, he reached out his hand to Su Muqiu and smiled, "Miss Su, nice to meet you."
"Hello."
Su Muqiu shook his hand politely.
Although Chen Shaohui concealed it well, the way he looked at Su Muqiu clearly contained a hint of amazement and desire.
"Muqiu, let me introduce you."
Oblivious, Sun Ziyi turned and hugged Chen Shaohui's arm, pressing her chest against it to show an intimate relationship. "My Prince Charming, Chen Shaohui, the young master of the Chen family in Southern City, general manager of Brilliant Pictures, one of the ten outstanding youths of Quan City, deputy chairman of the Quan City Martial Arts Association..."
When talking about Chen Shaohui, Sun Ziyi's chin tilted up slightly and she seemed a little euphoric.
"Very impressive."
Even Su Muqiu had to admit that Chen Shaohui was indeed exceptional. She sincerely congratulated, "It's your blessing to find such a good man. As your bestie, I'm truly happy for you from the bottom of my heart. I hope you will be together forever and live happily."
"Of course!"
Sun Ziyi smiled smugly, then her tone changed and she said, "But don't feel too sad, Muqiu. It was just an engagement, not an official marriage registration. Shaohui has many friends. If there is a chance in the future, I can introduce some to you. Who knows, your Prince Charming might be among them."
She spoke loudly, completely disregarding Xiao Zhan's presence.
From beginning to end, Chen Shaohui did not even glance at Xiao Zhan, as if he did not exist. He went along with Sun Ziyi's words, "To be honest, our company recently has a project that requires cooperation with the Su Group. I came today first to dine with Ziyi, and second to accompany my father to discuss details of the cooperation with Chairman Su. My father should still be at the Su Group headquarters now..."
"Oh?"
Su Muqiu was surprised.
Chen Shaohui smiled, "I heard that this engagement was your grandfather's idea. If Miss Su feels uncomfortable about it and wants to break off the engagement, perhaps I can help."
"That's right, that's right."
Sun Ziyi nodded, "No matter how much your grandfather favors your cousin, he still has to give some face to the Chen family. As long as Shaohui says a few good words for you in front of your grandfather, he will surely change his mind."
"By then, I'll introduce Shaohui's friends to you. Let's see who still dares to bully you!"
Undeniably, Sun Ziyi meant well for Su Muqiu.
But Su Muqiu glanced at Xiao Zhan, hesitated for a moment, then shook her head, "Forget it. Everyone has their own fate. I'm not as fortunate as you. As long as Xiaomeng is with me and can grow up carefree, I'll be content."
"But..."
"It's getting late, let's go."
Before Sun Ziyi could try to persuade her further, Su Muqiu did not give her a chance. After all, it would be too cruel to say those things in front of Xiao Zhan.
Xiao Zhan did not take those words to heart.
Given his status, being looked down upon and despised was normal. It would be truly insane if Sun Ziyi tried to match him up with Su Muqiu.
What concerned him was Chen Shaohui's identity!
The young master of the Chen family in Southern City?
General manager of Brilliant Pictures?
What a coincidence!
A narrow escape from death!
Xiao Zhan remembered very clearly that five years ago, he and his mother returned to Quan City to visit relatives. Due to the prestige of the Xiao family in the capital, many local families in Quan City welcomed them to gain favor with the powerful Xiao family.
Especially the families in Southern City.
Xiao Zhan's maternal grandparents were from Southern City, so his mother had connections there. Thus, the families of Southern City were exceptionally warm and attentive.
On the night Xiao Zhan got into trouble, it was because he drank too much at the banquet and lost awareness. Then someone carried him into a hotel room where he ended up sleeping with Su Muqiu in a confused state.
Among the attendees of that banquet were the patriarchs of three families: the Zhangs, Lius, and Chens.
And the Chen patriarch, Chen Zhonghe, was none other than Chen Shaohui's father!
Today was the first time Xiao Zhan and Chen Shaohui met. Neither recognized the other, but there was only one prominent Chen family in Southern City - that of Chen Zhonghe. And the predecessor of Brilliant Pictures, Xiang Jun Media, was actually an enterprise of Xiao Zhan's maternal grandparents!
The "Xiang Jun" came from Xiao Zhan's mother and father's names, Miao Xiangzhu and Xiao Pojun, taking one character from each.
Xiao Zhan was framed at the banquet and thrown into prison! His mother Miao Xiangzhu returned to the capital and knelt at the Xiao family's door for three days and three nights until she died from illness! The business that originally belonged to the Miao family was now Chen's company!
Who would believe the Chen family did not collude with the Xiao family behind the scenes?!
"I wonder how Grandma and Grandpa are doing. Mother died tragically, the business was seized, and they are getting old. The past five years must have been very difficult for them..."
Sitting in the Mercedes, Xiao Zhan glanced at Chen Shaohui who was driving and unconsciously emitted an aura of icy cold. "It seems I must visit Southern City as soon as possible. If the Chen family really participated in the conspiracy back then, I will make them pay in blood for their debt!"
Ruiding Shopping Mall, 6th floor.
When women go shopping, it's usually for clothes, shoes, and cosmetics.
Su Muqiu and Sun Ziyi walked ahead, going into shop after shop but not finding anything suitable in the first five or six stores. Finally, upon entering a women's clothing store, Su Muqiu stopped when she saw a white dress hanging in the middle of the shop.
"So beautiful..."
After touching the white dress, the light in Su Muqiu's eyes sparkled and she was reluctant to let go, clearly very fond of it.
Although her muttering was very soft, it did not escape Xiao Zhan's sharp ears.
So Xiao Zhan followed her and smiled, "If you like it, just buy it."
"No."
Su Muqiu glared at Xiao Zhan and shook her head, pointing at the price tag, "Look, it's 28,800 yuan. Too expensive. I can't afford it now."
With Su Jiancheng disabled, Liu Hongxiu retired, and Su Xiaomeng still young, the living expenses for their family of four all depended on Su Muqiu alone. She did not earn much working at the Su Group, and now that she had been kicked out by Su Wenchao, she was unemployed and under tremendous psychological stress.
She could only scrimp and save, sacrificing her own enjoyment.
Where was there still spare money to buy these expensive clothes?
"Don't worry, I'll buy them for you."
Xiao Zhan was slightly moved, and felt even more distressed for Su Muqiu. Just now, Sun Ziyi had already bought quite a few things, but Su Muqiu had refused them all with the excuse that she "didn't really like them", leaving her hands empty.
As he took out his bank card to pay, just at that moment, a salesperson from the store suddenly walked over and grabbed Su Muqiu's right hand that was feeling the white dress, and said coldly: "If you're not buying, don't touch randomly. Can you afford to pay if you dirty it?"
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s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
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?
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
