《At The Beginning Of The Novel, The Heroine Begged The Retired Villain》 CH 1 "Young master, Miss Tang said she will come over soon. Do you want to go out and hide?" A sweet voice sounded in Ye Tian''s ears, interrupting his thoughts. Miss Tang? Tang Ruoyu? When he heard this name, a figure of cold beauty immediately appeared in Ye Tian''s mind. If it was half a day ago, he might have listened to the secretary and gone out to hide. But now, he has already transmigrated into the novel. Moreover, he became a villain who was forced to lower his IQ by the author. Despite having a strong family background, the protagonist face-slapped him mercilessly and ultimately destroyed his family. Fortunately, the novel''s content, which he had already forgotten, was now all remembered, allowing him to check the plot at any time and have the opportunity to change fate. According to the time in the novel, the protagonist appears a month later. With Ye Tian''s status, as long as he sends someone to the location in advance to wait, the protagonist could be eliminated on the day he appears. But, the problem was that the novel set the protagonist as the son of luck, protected by the heavy plot armor. Even if Ye Tian had made the first move, the protagonist would have had various strange ways to subdue him. So, Ye Tian thought about it again and changed his mind, unwilling to take risks. After analyzing the novel''s plot again, Ye Tian found that he became a villain because the protagonist went down to the mountains to work as a security guard and was recruited by one of the heroines, Tang Ruoyu. But, as Tang Ruoyu was his fianc¨¦, he naturally became a face-slap target. To put it simply, the author was forcing a conflict. As long as he and Tang Ruoyu break off their engagement contract, it would be impossible to have any conflict with the protagonist quickly. Not only did he not need to worry about being noticed by the protagonist, but he could also take advantage of the opportunity to get some of the treasures in the novel so that even if he inevitably met the protagonist later, he could easily deal with him! ... For the time being, this plan has no disadvantages. If he had to say it, he would lose his nominal fianc¨¦e, Tang Ruoyu, who would be arriving soon. Although he had acquired the original owner''s memories, he had no feelings for Tang Ruoyu, much less being her licking dog. In addition to Tang Ruoyu being disgusted, she didn''t have any good feelings for him. There was no possibility of them being to be together. Tang Ruoyu was a cold beauty! Now that he had transmigrated, he didn''t give a shit about this so-called cold beauty. "Why avoid her? Let her come directly later." Ye Tian said coldly. His words dumbfounded Liu Yue. Since the Tang and Ye families got engaged a week ago, Tang Ruoyu had been making daily trouble to get the young master to break off the engagement. For this reason, the young master hid for a whole week, afraid that seeing Tang Ruoyu sad would make him agree to withdraw from the engagement. She thought the young master would continue to hide today, but she didn''t expect to miscalculate. ¡°...I don''t know if it''s my imagination,¡± She thought to herself. In the past, every time Tang Ruoyu visited the office, the young master was always incomparably nervous. But today, he was calm, as if he was a whole different person. "Yes, young master." Liu Yue nodded. Although she was curious, the young master''s words were her absolute. She just had to do as he was told. Meanwhile, staring at Liu Yue''s back, Ye Tian also remembered her origins and ending In the novel. Liu Yue was a secret guard specially trained by his family for him. She was extremely strong; the protagonist from the mountain wasn''t Liu Yue''s opponent. The rarest thing was even when Ye Tian disappointed Liu Yue a thousand times, her loyalty never wavered a bit. As a matter of fact, Liu Yue wasn''t weaker than any heroine in appearance and powerful strength. At some point, the protagonist deliberately wanted Liu Yue to join in his harem. But unfortunately, Liu Yue wasn''t moved at all, and finally, to protect Ye Tian from death, she sacrificed herself. Truly, she was such a wonderful woman. However, she was just a tool to the original owner, and he never took her seriously. After all, the novel set the original owner as Tang Ruoyu''s licking dog. Moreover, he didn''t put any woman in his eyes other than Tang Ruoyu. Unfortunately, even though he was an obedient licking dog and loved Tang Ruouy so deeply, in the end, she didn''t even let him touch her in the slightest. CH 2 "Ye Tian, you''re finally not running away from me!" "You should know what I came for, so I don''t talk nonsense.¡± ¡°I don''t like you at all. Rather, I hate you a lot!" "Even if I die, I will never marry you!" "If you really like me, I hope you can respect my decision and agree to break off our engagement!" As Ye Tian recalled the novel''s plot, a lady in a long white dress suddenly appeared and began sporting insults. Her tall, elegant black hair was straight down her waist, and her pair of cold eyes was like a clear spring on the snowy mountains. Her body has an ethereal, cold, and aloof aura. Just as in the predecessor¡¯s memories, the heroine''s charm was incredibly high, but as she was only 21 years old, she looked slightly green. Compared to the heroine, Ye Tian found Liu Yue more appealing. One hated him to the bone, and the other sacrificed herself to save his life. "Then let''s break our engagement." Ye Tian shot a glance at the two women and spoke calmly. "I''ve said I hate you. Why do you still... W-what did you say? Break our engagement? Are you sure?" "Yes" Hearing Ye Tian''s words, Tang Ruoyu subconsciously thought he would continue to pester her, but she didn''t expect him to agree directly. At the moment, she couldn''t help but be happy. As the matter was important, she still intended to confirm once more. Ye Tian promised himself on the surface, but he might play tricks behind her back! But in case what Ye Tian said was true, he agreed to break off the engagement! That would be great news for her. Finally, she could get rid of this annoying guy! Behind her, Liu Yue was dumbfounded at this moment. Having followed Ye Tian for more than three years, she was sure that she understood the young master the best. But now, she couldn''t help but have doubts about it. "Could it be that the young master wants to retreat as an advance and wants to pursue her?" Liu Yue pondered in her heart. Ye Tian added nonchalantly, "Of course, I''m not joking. Don''t you want to get rid of the engagement? Now, what should I do to make you believe it?" "You finally realized it. Well, I have long said that we are not suitable ..." Tang Ruoyu said while opening her bag, took out an agreement, and explained, "This is an agreement for dissolution of engagement. You just need to sign it." "By the way, if you can, I hope you can personally call my grandfather and tell the news to him..." "Hmm... You''d better make a video admitting in person that our engagement contract is void, and from now on, there is no relationship between us!" "..." After Ye Tian agreed to Tang Ruoyu to break the engagement, he intended to ask someone to notify her family. But, he never expected Tang Ruoyu to have to do all these things, signing and taking a video... He hoped she wouldn''t regret it later¡­Hehe "Okay, you can go now." After completing all of Tang Ruoyu''s requests, Ye Tian told her to exit. Behind him, Liu Yue had already decided that the young master was playing hard to win her heart, but hearing these words, she had to overturn her guesses. The young master took the initiative to ask Tang Ruoyu to leave. This kind of thing she seems to have only seen in a dream! Could it be that the young master wasn''t playing hard to win her heart? Instead, he gave up on her. "It hurts..." She could feel the pain by pinching her arm, so it shouldn''t be a dream. But seriously, what in the world is happening right now?... The young master was willing to give his life for Tang Ruoyu yesterday¡­ How come he suddenly broke off his engagement with her? But it''s good to dissolve the engagement, and the young master could find someone he truly likes... CH 3 {Inside the Room} CH 4 As Tang Ruoyu faced her aunt and uncle''s scolding, watched her grandfather being treated by a doctor, and saw her mother crying in the corner, she finally realized she might have gotten into trouble! CH 5 After half an hour. As Tang Ruoyu hung up the video call, her eyes became lifeless, completely different from earlier. Just now, her mother had explained the situation, and she now understood how huge a mistake she had made. Before today, she had never put Ye Tian in her eyes. She had always viewed Ye Tian as an annoying suitor, or, more bluntly, as her obedient licking dog. Every day Ye Tian had been persuading her to go on a date and would find ways to send various gifts to please her. Her friends and family members were also impressed by Ye Tian. But the more this happened, the more rebellious she became, and the more she hated Ye Tian. Even though Ye Tian was absolutely handsome and had a powerful background, so what? She was still a fairy! Why does she have to marry him? In the first place, she never acknowledged the engagement. Even if the moment comes later, she won¡¯t marry Ye Tian! Although the Ye family was very powerful in Yun City, she considered the Tang family equally powerful. But today, or just now, she realized how wrong she was. In the beginning, she thought it was all a set-up by Ye Tian to get her to change her mind and agree to marry him. But after talking to her mother, she realised that she had misunderstood Ye Tian. From beginning to end, she asked Ye Tian to break off their engagement, sign the agreement and take a video statement. If the status of the Tang and the Ye families were equal, this issue shouldn''t be too serious. At most, she would be scolded by her family. In reality, however, the Tang family''s status and background were far weaker than the Ye family. As a result of her relationship with Ye Tian over the past year, the Tang family gained several business contracts from the Ye family. As long as she and Ye Tian managed to marry smoothly, or if she didn''t break off the engagement, the Tang family''s assets could double in half a year and become one of Yun City''s most prominent families! Yet, since she insisted Ye Tian sign the termination agreement and send the video statement himself, it was a direct blow to the Ye family. This caused the Ye family to become a laughing stock. As soon as the Ye family became aware of this, they terminated all contracts and began suppressing the Tang family''s industries. Within just three days, it wouldn''t be surprising for the Tang Family to end up bankrupt with ten billion dollars in debt if this continues. Her parents would also be sentenced to jail for at least ten years because of the debt. Moreover, this was just the tip of the Ye family''s power, which was just the beginning. According to her mother''s words, if the Ye family didn¡¯t stop, they might not even be able to save their lives! ¡­ Tang Ruoyu gradually recovered from her breakdown, or rather, she had awoken to reality. At this point, she couldn¡¯t just sit back and watch her parents sentenced to jail or even lose their lives! Furthermore, she was responsible for this incident¡­ "Hello, I''m looking for Ye Tian for something. Can you help me talk to him?" Tang Ruoyu asked weakly. This time, there was no trace of the usual indifferent tone in her words. Previously, she would ignore Liu Yue and immediately rush in. But, due to her ignorance, she rashly dissolved the engagement, causing Ye Tian and the Ye family to become a laughing stock and ultimately, bringing disaster upon her family. Tang Ruoyu only hoped that Ye Tian could be as considerate of her as he was in the past and help her. As for engagement¡­ Tang Ruoyu naturally didn¡¯t want it to continue, but in this situation, she could only choose to compromise. CH 6 Chapter 6: On the contrary, Liu Yue wasn¡¯t too surprised by her sudden visit. Just a moment ago, Liu Yue got a call from the old man, so she was aware of the current situation. If Tang Ruoyu didn''t show up, there would be a serious issue. "Sorry Miss Tang, the young master is resting, you can''t meet him." Liu Yue spoke with a usual smile. At this moment, Liu Yue wasn''t sure if Ye Tian had given up on Tang Ruoyu or if he was trying to win her. However, she remembered he didn''t want to be disturbed by anyone. Yes, anyone! Including Tang Ruoyu, of course! "He... He must be upset because of what I said just now. You tell him it''s me, he will be happy to see me." Liu Yue didn''t reply when she heard the words. She just smiled and shook her head. Tang Ruoyu''s face became even more anxious when she saw this. "Secretary Liu, I have an urgent matter to discuss. I believe Ye Tian will let me in. Have you forgotten my relationship with Yi Tian? I am his fiancee!" At the end of the day, Tang Ruoyu admitted that she was Ye Tian''s fianc¨¦e. Of course, it wasn''t that she had figured it out, but with the fate of her family and parents at stake, she couldn''t help it. "Sorry, Young Master ordered me not to let anyone disturb him." Liu Yue was firm. As Ye Tian''s secret guard, his words were absolute. Seeing that Liu Yue was determined, Tang Ruoyu looked around and confirmed that there were only her and Liu Yue. And as a result, she planned to bypass Liu Yue and rush in. In her opinion, this time she was indeed too reckless. However, as long as she meets Ye Tian, everything will be solved! Though Tang Ruoyu''s idea was worthwhile, the result wasn''t what she expected. Liu Yue pulled Tang Ruoyu¡¯s hand instantly and stopped her. On normal days, Tang Ruyou could easily break free of Liu Yue. But now, even though she used all her strength, she failed to move a bit. "Miss Tang, unless the young master asks, you cannot enter." Liu Yue calmly continued, "Did you think that the young master came here alone from Yan City without a bodyguard?" Tang Ruoyu was stunned by her words, and only then did she react. Right. Whenever Ye Tian walked outside, he was accompanied by two bodyguards to ensure his safety. But she had never thought that Ye Tian, whose status was much higher than her own, had come to his office without a bodyguard. Because Liu Yue''s face and figure were too gorgeous, Tang Ruoyu thought of her as his secretary from the first meeting. Currently, Liu Yue''s second identity was unknown, but she was most likely Ye Tian''s bodyguard. Thinking about it now, Tang Ruoyu realized that she could bypass Liu Yue every time and meet Ye Tian without interruption because he gave Liu Yue instructions. Otherwise, a simple punch from Liu Yue would make Tang Ruoyu cry for a long time... And this also made Tang Ruoyu more terrified. Before coming here, she sent a message to Ye Tian and called him, but he didn¡¯t reply. In addition to Liu Yue blocking her, she was afraid that Ye Tian would get depressed this time. --- CH 7 [The other side] Ye Tian knew that when the Ye family learned about the video statement, they would be furious and demand an explanation from the Tang family. Anyway, Ye Tian wasn''t to blame for this! To begin with, the engagement was initiated by the Tang family, and the video statement for the termination of the engagement was from their side. Even after Tang Ruoyu dumped Ye Tian, they shamelessly expected him to help. If he agreed, wouldn''t he become a licking dog like his predecessor? While Ye Tian was pondering what to do next, he didn''t know when he had fallen asleep. By the time he awoke, it was already past eight o''clock in the evening. "I wish there was a system, but it was just a dream." When Ye Tian was asleep, he remembered hearing the system activation sound and was overjoyed. Even though Ye Tian already knew the novel''s plot, he still had to change his fate from the protagonist, who was blessed with unbelievable luck. Hence, if he had a system to help him in case of accidents in the future, it could also make him feel more at ease if there were to be any. A panel appeared before Ye Tian''s eyes in a matter of seconds after the word ''system'' crossed his mind. Immediately, a series of memories flooded his mind, confirming that the system beep he had heard earlier was real! --- ¡®The Godly Villain System is successfully bound to the host!¡¯ Host: Ye Tian Luck: 500 points (Luck points can be obtained by changing the novel¡¯s plot, such as plundering the protagonist''s chance, increasing the heroine¡¯s favorability ...) System Store: Opened after completing novice missions. Store points: 0 Novice mission: Obtain 10,000 luck points in a week. Mission reward: Access to the system¡¯s store, +100 store points. Mission penalty: none. Remaining time: 6 days and 21 hours --- After examining his status panel, Ye Tian understood the system''s functions. He would be rewarded with luck points according to the impact of changing the novel''s plot. What was the purpose of luck points? As the name implied, the protagonist possessed the ¡®son of luck¡¯ aura, and the higher the luck points, the more he would be acknowledged and blessed by heaven. One day, if Ye Tian''s luck points surpass those of the protagonist, he could directly take action against the protagonist without any trouble or backlash. While doing so, he would swap roles with the protagonist and be blessed by heaven! The source of his 500 luck points was Tang Ruoyu. Tang Ruoyu abruptly annulled their engagement after the Ye family was exterminated in the novel. As for the system store, he could earn store points by completing system missions and purchasing various props. If Ye Tian didn''t have the system, he would leave the Yuan city by tomorrow, unwilling to have any further relations with Tang Ruoyu or the Tang family. However, he changed his plans. "Xiao Yue." Ye Tian called out towards the outside. Soon after, Liu Yue appeared before him respectfully, waiting for orders. "How is the Tang family? Where is Tang Ruoyu?" Ye Tian asked. "The old master saw the video statement of the dissolution of the engagement and became furious on the spot. Right now, the Tang family is facing serious trouble. Not long ago, Miss Tang came to see the young master, but I didn''t let her in." Liu Yue added, "By the way, Miss Tang''s grandfather and parents also came in the afternoon. At the moment, they are waiting outside the gate to see you." "Let Tang Ruoyu come in first, I¡¯ll talk to the others later." Ye Tian said. In less than ten seconds, Liu Yue exited the room, and the anxious Tang Ruoyu rushed in. She had already planned everything according to Ye Tian''s reaction, including how she would respond in case he used this matter to force her¡­ However, now that they were face to face, she had no idea what to say, and finally, Ye Tian broke the silence. "I heard from Xiao Yue that you were looking for me. Is something wrong?" Ye Tian asked deliberately. "I recall you said from today we''d never see each other again. I''ll leave tomorrow morning, so I''ll not be able to grant your request." "I... I was wrong." Tang Ruoyu said in a low voice. CH 8 There was no way Tang Ruoyu could ignore Ye Tian''s mockery, but for the sake of her family''s future, she had to put aside her pride. However, when Ye Tian saw Tang Ruoyu''s resistance, he shook his head. Seeing that there was no point in wasting time, he opened the door and said, "You have one minute. Get to the point, or leave." If there were no system, he would have taken advantage of the opportunity to enjoy life and not wasted his time on Tang Ruyu. Truthfully, he didn''t want to be involved with any of the heroines. But now, he was ready to snatch all the heroines to change his fate and raise his luck points. The novel takes place in an urban setting, and the plot revolves around the protagonist and many heroines. Hence, stealing the heroines was also the most effective way to alter the plotline! Ye Tian didn''t want to become the protagonist''s stepping stone. The system was superb. Now that he had the system, he just had to seize all the heroines! However, he won''t behave the same as the licking dog predecessor to make the heroine fall for him. Knowing the plot and possessing the system, why was Ye Tian still required to become a licking dog? According to Ye Tian, if he truly wanted Tang Ruoyu to submit, he didn''t even need the plot or the system. He had many ways to get her to submit. . . . At this moment, Ye Tian noticed the change in Tang Ryoyu''s complexion. Tang Ruoyu''s heart tightened, afraid of Ye Tian leaving the room. She quickly said, "This time, it''s all my own doing. I was too reckless earlier. I shouldn''t have asked you to terminate our engagement or sign the contract with the video statement!" "Everything is my fault. I hope you can persuade your grandfather to calm down. I will do anything if he is willing to let the Tang family and my parents leave!" Tang Ruoyu explained. For the sake of her family''s future, she was determined that as long as Ye Tian must refrain from touching her, she was willing to agree to any requirements, even if it meant resuming the engagement. But she never expected Ye Tian''s following answer to exceed her expectations, and she never thought that he would respond like this. "Why should I help you?" Ye Tian coldly asked, "The engagement was proposed by your parents, right? It was also you who requested termination. And now, you still want me to persuade the old man to calm him down. Is the face of your Tang family valuable, but the Ye family''s not?" After saying that, Ye Tian glanced at Tang Ruoyu, who was deep in thought. Then he called Liu Yue outside the door and asked her to explain to Tang Ruoyu how much benefit the Tang family had gained from the Ye family in the past and how big the Ye family''s loss was this time. It wasn''t long before she realized that she couldn''t make any demands or choices on her own! The cold goddess? The stunning campus belle? If she didn''t kneel today, her surname would be destroyed! CH 9 Initially, Tang Ruoyu thought that agreeing to the engagement would be the greatest compromise. CH 10 The moment Tang Ruoyu saw Ye Tian leaving, she put her hatred aside, and immediately blocked his way and said what she hadn''t even thought of before. "Mine? What can you do?" Staring at Tang Ruoyu, Ye Tian asked curiously. Right from the beginning, his intention was to force Tang Ruoyu to understand how desperate her situation was. Taking this opportunity, he pointed out that she could only pay off the debt by staying by his side. In any case, he had many ways in his mind to make her submit. But Ye Tian never expected Tang Ruoyu to be so scared that she would give up resisting so quickly. The cold campus belle? That was all! Well, as for whether Tang Ruoyu was sincere or not? It doesn''t matter at all. He could make her more loyal in a month than even Liu Yue! After hearing Ye Tian''s question, Tang Ruoyu was frightened at first, but soon her face turned red with shame as she replied. "I-I can sleep with you¡­" "Your thinking is nice. But, my bed is custom-made and I sleep just right. Besides, who knows if you snore and talk in your sleep?" "I... You..." She felt embarrassed and angry when Ye Tian teased her, especially with another woman watching, which made her feel even more humiliated. Liu Yue was also giving Ye Tian a thumbs up from the side. "I''m not teasing you, I said that I''m not interested in you earlier. But, since I''m a soft-hearted person who can''t see a girl begging for mercy from me, so I''ll give you a chance! Within ten seconds, kneel down to me and apologize. If you do that I will consider you to be my maid, and the Tang family can be saved. If not, there won''t be the Tang family in Yan City anymore." Ye Tian''s tone suddenly became serious, as he waited for Tang Ruoyu to choose. If Tang Ruoyu chose to continue her aloof temperament, he wouldn''t intervene in this matter and let her watch the destruction of the Tang family. Ye Tian still had a month before the protagonist appears, so he had plenty of time. If Tang Ruoyu had been more thoughtful and kneeled to apologize, he might have been willing to give her a chance. After all, he was a soft-hearted person who couldn''t stand to see a lady apologize to him. Ten seconds was a short time. Nevertheless, Ye Tian had long destroyed Tang Ruoyu''s mental defenses. Therefore, in less than five seconds, she had already knelt to Ye Tian, not even bothering to consider that there was still Liu Yue watching next to her. She directly apologized, "I''m sorry, I was wrong, please..." CH 11 "Young master..." As soon as Liu Yue saw this, she subconsciously called out to Ye Tian. What was this situation? Could she have been dreaming? Young Master had spent the entire year trying to please Tang Ruoyu. On the surface, they appeared to be engaged. However, she knew the young master had never even touched Tang Ruoyu''s hand. But now, in less than half a day, the young master hadn¡¯t only forced Tang Ruoyu to kneel and apologize. She also promised that she would stay and be his maid. Furthermore, Ye Tian appeared calm after seeing Tang Ruoyu kneel. As a matter of fact, it was Liu Yue''s voice that surprised Ye Tian. The thought crossed his mind that Liu Yue might worry he would leave her out in the cold if Tang Ruoyu came over. So, he immediately said, "Don''t worry, you''re special to me. No matter what happens, nothing can change that. In this life, I''ll never abandon you." Ye Tian promised directly to Liu Yue and expressed his sincere feelings! Hearing the words, Liu Yue was taken aback. Back when she became Ye Tian''s secret guard, Ye Tian became the light of her life and her master. Therefore, she had never imagined that he would say such things to her. "Thank you, Young Master. Liu Yue will always be yours!" Liu Yue said happily. However, it wasn''t long before she returned to her senses; her eyes were moist, and her body began to tremble slightly. An inexplicable feeling swelled in her heart like never before. After all, she was a secret guard loyal to the young master and even put her life on the line to save him in the novel. Unlike those emotionless, brainwashed dead people, she had feelings. Thus, Liu Yue, like any other woman, was moved by such words. In addition to her special feelings for Ye Tian, this meant a great deal to her. Meanwhile, Tang Ruoyu didn''t feel jealous or resentful when she heard Liu Yue''s conversation with Ye Tian. On the contrary, there was a hint of envy. ¡­If she didn''t break off the engagement, the words would have been directed to her just now, right? [Ding... Tang Ruoyu''s loyalty toward the host has increased. Congratulations to the host for gaining 500 luck points] Ye Tian was just about to say something to Liu Yue, the system prompt suddenly appeared, reminding him that Tang Ruoyu was still kneeling on the floor. After hearing the system prompt, he suddenly wanted to laugh. Despite being a licking dog for an entire year, Tang Ruoyu never put the predecessor in her eyes. He had, however, made her kneel at the second meeting. Aside from that, her loyalty also increased. To be honest, the 500 luck points were worthwhile. Together with 500 luck points, he had now accumulated 1000 luck points. It would take him two or three days to obtain 10,000 luck points to complete the novice mission at this pace. "Get up! I''ve been told I''m soft-hearted, and you''re still kneeling. Aren''t you making this difficult for me? I don''t want others to think I''m bullying you. In the future, don''t be like this!" After saying that, Ye Tian ignored the two people''s reaction and walked outside the room. He was already in a terrible mood today and hadn''t eaten anything. It was almost nine o''clock now, and he was starving. Besides, now that he possesses the system, the protagonist was obviously no longer a threat to him. As Ye Tian left the room, Liu Yue naturally followed. Tang Ruoyu, who was still kneeling, stood up to follow him. But as soon as she stepped out of the room, she was shocked. CH 12 Tang Ruoyu saw her parents and grandfather stopping in front of Ye Tian, so she immediately rushed. She had to kneel before Ye Tian to get the situation sorted out. She couldn''t allow them to spoil! "Mom and Dad, you guys hurry up and take Grandpa back. I''ve already settled the matter. You should leave it alone!" Tang Ruoyu urged. Not far away, when the three people who were about to speak heard Tang Ruoyu''s words, they all felt relieved, and their anxious hearts were finally at ease. Particularly Tang Ruoyu''s grandfather, who was already in poor health, and suffered a great deal of stress today. So, when he heard Tang Ruoyu''s words, he was overjoyed and fainted again. Seeing this, Tang Ruoyu''s parents could only apologize to Ye Tian and then take the old man away. Even though they were curious about their daughter''s handling of this matter, none mattered at the moment. As long as the two of them were still together now, even if Elder Ye was furious, there was still hope for the Tang family to rise! What mattered most was that the couple avoided their jail sentence! Naturally, Ye Tian quickly forgot about this drama. A few minutes later, the two women followed Ye Tian to the car. Liu Yue was in charge of driving in the front while he and Tang Ruoyu sat in the back. "You... You do not intend to back off your words, are you?" Tang Ruoyu suddenly asked in a low voice. It wasn''t that she didn''t trust Ye Tian. It was just that she was scared today. Ye Tian had just made a verbal promise, which made her a bit worried. But what hit her the most was the words Ye Tian had said to her earlier. The current her was worthless in Ye Tian''s eyes! Even though she had just been willing to exchange herself for her family''s safety, she was still rejected by Ye Tian. According to Ye Tian, she was unworthy! Now she has summoned the courage to speak up and seek the peace of mind. "It''s hard to answer. After all, you broke the engagement casually. I just said it as a joke. However, I won''t regret it later." Ye Tian spoke with a smile. He naturally knew what Tang Ruoyu was thinking. He shouldn''t be friendly to people like Tang Ruoyu, who treated herself like a goddess and regarded herself highly. If not, what he would receive wouldn''t be to their favor. Instead, he would only be treated with disgust. These women seemed to be convinced they were the only beauties in the world and everything revolved around them! For instance, his predecessor was a living example of the peerless licking dog. Yet, he wasn''t even allowed to touch her hand despite giving up everything for her, including his entire family. So for Tang Ruoyu, Ye Tian had his plans. When Ye Tian finished speaking, Tang Ruoyu was again scared, and she apologized in a flash, just as Ye Tian had expected. "I know I''m wrong, don''t go back on your word, okay, wooooooo..." Faced with Tang Ruoyu''s pearly tears, Ye Tian didn''t feel heartbroken. She''s scared so easily? Are you kidding me? Tang Ruoyu looked pitiful now. But if he let the old man take action, the Tang family would be destroyed. Then, Tang Ruoyu herself would suffer ten times more humiliation than now. After all, making Ye Tian sign the termination agreement of engagement and uploading the video statement to the public, he had already become a laughing stock in Yan City. As a result, he would be referred to as "Young Master Ye dumped by his own fiancee?" Thinking about all this, Ye Tian felt he was too soft-hearted. He was still willing to give Tang Ruoyu a chance to change his ways under such circumstances. "Let''s talk about this tomorrow. I remember that you like to write agreements. In the evening, you can go back and write an agreement on this matter. You decide the content of it yourself, but everything must be reasonable and legal. It would be best if you didn''t criticize me in the future. So, mention that I didn''t force you to do anything later, and you¡¯re the one who is willing to do this¡­¡± "..." CH 13 "Since when did I start liking to write agreements?! That agreement is clearly..." Tang Ruoyu was depressed, but there was nothing she could do about it. Behind the scenes, the Tang family gained many benefits from the Ye family. Yet, she became reckless today and made him sign the termination agreement and publicly release the video statement. It was because of her that Ye Tian had become a laughingstock in Yan City. So even if Ye Tian''s words hurt her, she could only endure in silence. Thankfully, Ye Tian did as he said, and he also gave her a chance. Of course, she was supposed to go back tonight and prepare an agreement that satisfied Ye Tian. If she wrote something that Ye Tian wasn''t satisfied with, she would get into trouble again. Thinking of this, Tang Ruoyu simply buried her personal feelings for now. Anyway, things had come to this. She had already kneeled to Ye Tian in front of Liu Yue. In addition, the fate of her whole family was also in her hands. So, she had to make sure the content of the agreement satisfied Ye Tian¡¯s requirements! About twenty minutes later. Under Ye Tian¡¯s instructions, Liu Yue slowly parked the car outside a food stall. At the same time, they were surprised. Despite having lived in Yan City for more than a year, it was the first time Ye Tian had come to eat at such a place. "I heard that there''s a yummy barbecue stall in front, so let''s head over to try it." Ye Tian explained and then walked into the stall. The two women sniffed and followed closely. In less than two minutes, Ye Tian found the barbecue stall in his memory. At the same time, he also saw the person he was looking for. Mu Xiao! One of the heroines in the novel. She was a gentle and pretty girl. She was studying at Yunda University like Tang Ruoyu, and she was one of the four campus belles. She was a bit better than Tang Ruoyu, who acted cold and aloof. In the novel, Mu Xiao was from an average family background and had a hard time getting into university. However, her parents both fell ill and the hefty surgery bill was too much for her to afford. She couldn''t afford to pay for surgery. When Mu Xiao was desperate, our protagonist appeared on the scene, and with his medical skills, he effortlessly cured her parents without any trouble. Of course, this wasn¡¯t because the protagonist was kind-hearted. He saw that Mu Xiao had a special physique and wanted to use it for himself. Thus, he took the initiative to save her. He even deliberately aggravated the condition of Mu Xiao''s parents before treatment, causing them to nearly lose their lives. However, they had some side effects, so Mu Xiao needed to continue relying on him even after they were cured. "Is there anything you would like to eat?" As Ye Tian was thinking to himself, a pleasant female voice sounded. It was Mu Xiao whom he had just seen earlier. At this moment, she had already arrived in front of the three of them. "Mu Xiao? Is this your family''s stall?" Before Ye Tian could speak, Tang Ruoyu beside him suddenly exclaimed. When Ye Tian said he was coming to eat at the food stall just now, she didn''t think much. After all, in this situation, she was in no mood to eat. All she could think about was how to get the agreement written so that she could satisfy Ye Tian tomorrow. But when she sat down and inadvertently glanced at Mu Xiao, who was greeting customers, she suddenly had some clarity in her mind. It was as if she understood everything at once. It was as if she had instantly grasped the point of everything. CH 14 That''s right! Ye Tian really didn¡¯t like her anymore! Perhaps she hurt his feelings too badly this time! So Ye Tian had focused his attention on someone else, namely Mu Xiao in front of her! No wonder he was so indifferent to her today. Soon, a bitter smile appeared at the corner of Tang Ruoyu''s mouth. "You are?" Mu Xiao was puzzled. Meanwhile, she was thinking to herself. She didn''t seem to have seen the people in front of her. Luckily, Tang Ruoyu could also see the confusion on her face at this time and explained, "My name is Tang Ruoyu, and we''re both from Yunda University. I¡¯m two years older than you, and you¡¯re my junior." "So it''s a senior!" Mu Xiao realized in a flash. Tang Ruoyu! She had never met her in person before. However, she had heard her name countless times, one of the campus belles of Yunda University, and also a well-known figure! Especially at the beginning of this week, her engagement to a young master of a renowned family was the hot topic at Yunda. Even if Tang Ruoyu didn''t gossip about it, Mu Xiao heard it every day from other people''s ears. It was the first time she had seen Tang Ruoyu today, but she seemed to know about her. In fact, Tang Ruoyu was the same as Mu Xiao. Tang Ruoyu hadn''t seen her at school or anywhere else before either. The reason why she had an impression was that she had looked at the results of this year''s four most beautiful campus belles not long ago. While Tang Ruoyu didn''t care about it, she couldn''t help but glance at Mu Xiao who was the only newly promoted one. Next to her, Liu Yue was also thinking about this. Ye Tian naturally attended Yunda University in order to pursue Tang Ruoyu. Coupled with today''s annulling of the engagement, she seemed to understand the reason why Young Master had given up on Tang Ruoyu. It was just that Liu Yue didn''t know when Mu Xiao caught her Young Master''s eye. When she returned, she would have someone check her background. ¡­ An hour later. Ye Tian had his fill. On the other hand, Liu Yue saw this and was the first to get up and prepare to pay the bill. However, she was stopped by Ye Tian before she could leave. "You stay, I''ll go pay." After saying that, Ye Tian walked directly towards Mu Xiao. He asked, "Little classmate, how much is our bill?" "Senior Ye, it''s 150 yuan." Seeing that the person coming was Ye Tian, Mu Xiao replied with a smile. After the exchange just now, she already knew that the man in front of her was the well-known big shot from Yan City. He was also Senior Tang''s fianc¨¦. "Mm." Ye Tian nodded his head and paid directly. Just as he turned to leave, he suddenly said to Mu Xiao, "Well, I have something I want to say to you, but it''s just my guess, but I still hope you can pay attention to it." "What is it?" Mu Xiao froze. Seeing Ye Tian¡¯s expression suddenly turn solemn, she was a bit scared and nervous. "You should have heard that my family background is not bad, so I grew up with a slight understanding of the medical arts. Just now I found out that your parents seem to have some hidden disease. Of course, this is just my guess, so you shouldn''t worry too much. It''s better if you take them to the hospital for a check-up." "This is the card of the hospital¡¯s director. Show this to him and say that I sent you. They can help your parents get a general checkup for free. If nothing is wrong, it should be fine. If I''m right, we''ll be able to treat them in advance.¡± "Of course, don''t get me wrong, I''m only doing this because you''re Ruoyu''s friend. If you''re worried, it doesn''t matter if you don''t go." After saying that, Ye Tian turned and left. This was one of the reasons why he had brought Tang Ruoyu along this evening. This was so that he could tell his purpose when he made Mu Xiao relax her guard. After all, the original owner''s generosity towards Tang Ruoyu''s friend had long since spread throughout Yunda University. It wouldn''t be an exaggeration to say that everyone knew about this. It was better than him meeting straight away and saying her parents were sick so she had to come with him as only he could help her! If that were the case, even if he did bring Mu Xiao''s parents to the hospital, Mu Xiao''s family might not trust him. (T/N: *lol* He should have just brought a bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates! That would have been a much more convincing way to win her trust!) CH 15 The next morning. Just as Ye Tian woke up, he heard Liu Yue''s voice. "Young master, Miss Tang arrived an hour ago but said she wouldn¡¯t be here until afternoon. She also prepared the agreement that you asked yesterday and put it on the table." After Ye Tian heard this, he came to the table. Sure enough, he saw an agreement on it. However, the content inside was very different from yesterday. In comparison with yesterday''s agreement for the termination of the engagement and some restrictions that Tang Ruoyu insisted on, today''s agreement was much more straightforward. In less than a minute, Ye Tian had finished reading the content and was extremely satisfied. To summarize, Tang Ruoyu became a maid of the Ye family because of debt and would do anything Ye Tian ordered. Interestingly, Tang Ruoyu set the contract for ten years. Additionally, she stated that she would accept any changes Ye Tian made to the agreement if he wasn''t satisfied. Ye Tian wouldn''t continue to persist if Tang Ruoyu became obedient. When recalling the novel''s plot, he suddenly remembered a detail and guessed where Tang Ruoyu was going this morning. It just so happened that he also intended to go there. Perhaps he could meet her there. ¡­ The other side. Mu Xiao woke up two hours later than usual. When she left her room, her mother was startled to see her daughter''s eyes swollen and couldn''t help but worried. She thought her daughter had been bullied and cried all night. In the end, Mu Xiao repeatedly assured her that she had just slept too late, that''s why her eyes were red and swollen, and no one had bullied her. After assuring her mother, she pulled out the business card she had read countless times last night. There was disarray in her mind. To be honest, she didn''t think Ye Tian had taken a liking for her and deliberately played tricks on her. Although she and Tang Ruoyu had been labeled campus belles by her classmates, everyone knew Ye Tian loved Tang Ruoyu deeply. Even though she didn''t pay much attention to these things initially, she gradually became aware of them as everyone around her talked about them frequently. In addition, Ye Tian said he was helping her because she and Tang Ruoyu were familiar with each other. In fact, she didn''t doubt this point. Because according to her friend''s words, whenever Ye Tian knew that Tang Ruoyu''s friends were in trouble, he would certainly help them. However, he would later declare that Tang Ruoyu had asked him to help them. She often heard her friends saying they would love to have a boyfriend like Ye Tian. After all, every time Ye Tian came to their campus, he gave no less than 10,000 yuan to all Tang Ruoyu''s friends. Under such circumstances, it was reasonable for Ye Tian to help her. In the eyes of ordinary people, the director of such an All Specialty Hospital may seem out of reach. But in front of Ye Tian, it''s different. But the problem was if she used this business card, she would owe Ye Tian a favor, even if he didn''t say anything, but she was a bit concerned. This also had something to do with how she had been taught as a child; there were no rewards without hard work. In the end, however, Mu Xiao still decided to dial the business card number. If she owed someone a favor, she would do her best to pay it back later. In any case, if Ye Tian were correct, her parents would be diagnosed early and could undergo treatment. "Hello, how can I help you?" A middle-aged man''s voice rang out as soon as the line connected. "Hello, Senior Ye Tian asked me to call you, saying you could help my parents get a full body checkup. Could I ask you if that would be possible?" Mu Xiao asked. CH 16 -In the Multi Specialty Hospital director''s room. Hearing Mu Xiao''s words, Li Shan froze for a moment. But, he immediately recalled giving his business card to Ye Tian at the engagement party between the Tang and Ye families a week ago. At that time, he only tried to curry favor with the Ye Family. He never expected Ye Tian to have someone call him. Furthermore, he heard that Elder Ye was furious after the Tang family called off the engagement with the Ye family yesterday. Previously, the Tang family was expected to become one of the most prominent families in Yun city within the year. But, under the present circumstances, the Ye family may eliminate them at any moment. Due to the Tang family''s influence, they would come directly to him without asking such a question. Thus, he realized the lady on the other side wasn''t Tang Ruoyu. This lady must be close to Young Master Ye, considering he instructed her to ask Li Shan for help at such a critical time. Thinking so, Li Shan''s eyes lit up, and he immediately replied enthusiastically, "Sure, since you are Mr. Ye''s friend, you can come over anytime!" "Thank you. Could you please tell me how much the examination will cost?" Mu Xiao asked. As a precaution, she had already turned on the recording function long before the phone call. Having this proof, she would not fall into traps or be maliciously forced to pay money to the other person. Obviously, this recording wouldn''t be necessary if everything was fine. ... - In the director''s room. Hearing Mu Xiao''s question, Li Shan confirmed his guess even more and was delighted. The person wasn''t Tang Ruoyu, as he had expected! Not to mention, if Tang Ruoyu''s parents wanted to undergo a check-up, they wouldn''t care about medical expenses. Although the full-body check-up was expensive for ordinary people, it wasn''t a big deal for the Tang family. "Lady, you''re a friend of young master Ye. Our hospital is honored that your parents can come to us for treatment. It would be a slap in the face if we asked for money. Don''t worry, all our services are free." "By the way, lady, what is your name? When do you want to make an appointment? If possible, shall I send someone to pick up your parents? After all, as you know, it is better to have a check-up on such things sooner rather than later. Since young Ye asked you to contact me, it must be serious." "..." As Mu Xiao had yet to inform her parents about this matter, she didn''t intend to go today. However, after she heard the director''s suggestion and Ye Tian''s words yesterday, she grew more anxious about her parents'' health. So, she finally told him the address. After that, Mu Xiao quickly rushed home, telling her parents that her friend had given her a coupon for a free full-body check-up at No. 1 Hospital. Thankfully, Li Shan and she agreed on this so that her parents wouldn''t be overly concerned about it. At first, the two elders didn''t want to waste their time doing any check-ups, but Mu Xiao persuaded them repeatedly, and they finally agreed. The three of them waited together at the intersection for the car to come. Less than half an hour later. A black car slowed down in front of the three of them, and a middle-aged man hurriedly got out of the car and greeted them with a smile. "You''re Mu Xiao, right? I''m the director of the Multi-Specialty Hospital. I happened to be in the neighborhood earlier, so I came to pick you up." (T/N: *lol***... Mu Xiao blinked in surprise and then muttered under her breath, "Talk about perfect timing - I was just about to call an Uber!") CH 17 ¡­The Multi-Specialty Hospital''s director? Hearing the man''s words, all three of them were dumbfounded, including Mu Xiao. Li Shan said the hospital would send a car over. He had, however, come in person to receive them. Was this the power of Ye Tian? Just one word and a big shot personally came to receive them! No wonder her best friends had been so envious of Tang Ruoyu. Seeing the director himself appear at the moment, her parents would certainly become concerned. "Instead of being misunderstood, let''s admit it. Anyway, it isn''t a big deal !" Thinking so, Mu Xiao didn''t hide it and explained in a low voice to her parents beside her, "I got the coupon from a senior of mine, who has a good relationship with the director. That''s why the director came over personally. Well, he had taught some medicine to my senior in the past. Also, the senior said you guys didn''t seem to be in good health yesterday, so he asked me to take you to the director for a check-up.¡± Hearing their daughter''s words, the two elders gradually calmed down. They all sighed with relief and stopped worrying. After arriving at the hospital, Mu Xiao was about to go to the queue to register. But seeing this, Li Shan shook his head and took them directly to the VIP ward to begin the examination. "Don''t worry, Miss Mu. Although our hospital can''t compare with the big hospitals in Yan City, it''s one of the best in Yun City. A small check-up will be completed very quickly." Li Shan said. After the conversation on the way, Mu Xiao also got used to the director''s enthusiasm and nodded her head thankfully. However, she didn''t notice that there was a lady of similar age looking at her with disdain in the VIP room. But soon, the disdain on the lady''s face faded and was replaced by a smug smile. After asking the nurse to close the door behind her, the lady took out her phone, opened the forum, and began typing. ¡­ Meanwhile, Tang Ruoyu''s current situation was worse. After staying up late yesterday to write up the agreement, she got up early this morning to send it to Ye Tian''s mansion. Then she followed her mother back home to celebrate her grandfather''s birthday with her mother¡¯s maternal family. Her mother was from one of the prominent families in Yun City, the Bai family! When the Tang family had not yet gained influence, the Bai family was one of the top families in Yun City. Nevertheless, her mother''s position in the family wasn''t high. If not, her mother would have been married into one of several prominent families instead of her father. The Tang family has gradually grown stronger in recent years, especially in the past year. Consequently, the Bai family began treating her and her mother as an honor. In just one year, they grew closer than they had been combined in the past twenty years. Because of this, she agreed with her mother early in the morning. However, when she had just met her mother, she was told not to be impulsive today, despite whatever happened. "I don''t think they''ll be like this, will they? We''ve been on good terms for the last year. Even if we''ve offended the Ye family, why will they mistreat us? We¡¯re family aren¡¯t we?" Tang Ruoyu exclaimed. Tang Ruoyu refused to believe that her own mother''s family would betray them. Even though she said that she knew that the interests of the prominent families were the highest priority. Nevertheless, her mother was born into the Bai family, so why would they make trouble for us instead of helping? It would seem a bit overboard if they did that, wouldn''t it? Despite Tang Ruoyu''s words, Bai Feng didn''t respond as she was familiar with the current circumstances of the Tang family. Unless Elder Ye spoke up and said that yesterday''s incident was a misunderstanding or Ye Tian came out to clarify the matter, not to mention the Bai family, it would be impossible for them to have a good time in the Tang family. -10:00 AM The driver pulled up slowly in front of the Bai family''s mansion. Although it was still early, the front of the Bai family was already bustling, with many people coming early to show their goodwill. After getting out of the car, Tang Ruoyu saw her cousin from afar, and a smile appeared. Although her mother said she might fall into trouble, she ignored it and went straight to her cousin. Her cousin was the closest person to her in the Bai family. Anyway, she wouldn''t stay here for long and leave as soon as she finished her noon meal. After all, she had to go to Ye Tian in the afternoon to ask if the agreement was satisfactory, so even if she wanted to stay here longer, she couldn''t. "Cousin, I''m here. What are you doing?" Tang Ruoyu walked quickly toward her cousin. But surprisingly, her cousin, who was still full of smiles, instantly changed her face and looked at her coldly. "Who told you to come? Hurry up and go back to the Tang family. You aren¡¯t welcome in our Bai family anymore!" Tang Ruoyu''s cousin shouted at her. CH 18 As Tang Ruoyu''s cousin spoke, she didn''t lower her voice; rather, she deliberately raised it so everyone could hear. She had also heard about the shocking event that Tang Ruoyu had done yesterday. Tang Ruoyu went straight to Young Master Ye and broke off the engagement. As if it wasn''t enough she made him sign an agreement and make a video statement, which directly angered the Ye family. Due to this, the Tang family, which was one of the four prominent families in Yun City, was on the verge of collapse at any moment. Under such circumstances, the Bai family naturally didn''t want to get involved with Tang Ruoyu! Though she was also Tang Ruoyu''s cousin, she worried they would have to face the Ye family''s wrath. "What a shameless person! He treated you highly because he loved you, but you dared to break the engagement!" "Importantly, you even asked to sign the agreement and make a video statement. You didn''t treat Young Master Ye as a human being! "Yesterday, I heard my friend say that Young Master Ye had become a laughing stock in the upper circles of Yan City, and Elder Ye is so angry with the Tang family." "Also, I heard that the engagement between young master Ye and the Tang family is a complete conspiracy to steal the Ye family''s wealth secretly. The conservative estimate is that this year, your Tang family at least profited ten billion yuan from the Ye family. All this money didn''t appear on the records!" ¡°¡­¡± Her cousin''s attitude changed dramatically, and Tang Ruoyu was somewhat shocked. Her heart was both scared and hurt. Little did she know that the trouble caused by her own terminating the engagement was still going on Of course, what broke her heart the most was that all the Bai family members who had been most eager to please her over the past year were now humiliating her in front of her face! "If I hadn''t annulled the engagement, none of them would have dared to speak to me like this, right?" Suddenly, Tang Ruoyu''s mind was filled with such a thought, and Ye Tian''s figure flashed in her mind. At first, she hadn''t cared about Ye Tian when he had been pursuing her all day. As she thought about it now, she realized that ever since Ye Tian had pursued her, her life seemed instantly worry-free! Everywhere she looked, she was treated with respect, and everyone she met was friendly to her. As Tang Ruoyu thought about this, she felt regret for the first time. And as this thought crossed her mind, a system prompt sounded in Ye Tian''s ears. [Ding... Congratulations to the host for gaining the trust of the first heroine Tang Ruoyu and obtaining 1000 luck points!] CH 19 After hearing this news, Ye Tian, who was in a hurry, was naturally overjoyed. Besides, he had roughly guessed Tang Ruoyu''s situation. Tang Ruoyu discussed today''s incident with the protagonist in the novel. At that time, the protagonist had told the people around him to find a precious treasure and asked everyone to help in the search together. It so happened that Tang Ruoyu immediately recognized one of the pieces she had seen before, and told the protagonist that she had seen it at her grandfather''s birthday party. In the novel, this scene occurred when the engagement between Ye Tian and Tang Ruoyu still existed. Thus, she returned to the Bai family to celebrate her grandfather''s birthday, being the center of attention. However, she abruptly dissolved the engagement yesterday, and made him sign the agreement and record a video statement, which caused Ye Tian and the Ye family to lose face. For fear of accidentally getting involved, anyone with ties to the Tang family would want to avoid contacting them. After all, the Ye family''s influence in Yan City was too terrifying. If someone were on the other side, then as long as the Ye family said a word, no family in Yan City could refuse! Tang Ruoyu''s sudden increase in trust towards Ye Tian was almost certainly because she had been humiliated and became mindful of his kindness. Thinking about this to himself, Ye Tian opened the system panel. --- ¡®The Godly Villain System bound to the host!¡¯ Host: Ye Tian Luck points: 200 (Luck points can be obtained by altering the novel¡¯s plot, such as plundering the protagonist''s chance, increasing the heroine¡¯s favorability...) System Store: Opened after completing novice missions. Store points: 0 --- 2000 Luck points! Since the system was activated, Ye Tian has received three times more Luck points. Initially, he received 500 Luck points, and later 1000 Luck points. The trip to the Bai family had been far more aggravating for Tang Ruoyu than he had thought. ¡­ - At the Bai Family''s mansion. As noon approached, the Bai family''s patriarch, the spotlight of today''s birthday banquet, also finally showed up. This year was his 70th birthday. Although the number of people who attended today should have far exceeded last year''s, it was less than a one-third. Previously, all the prominent families in Yun City showed up to celebrate his birthday, but this year there were few. Well, it was apparent why. It was no secret that the Bai family and the Tang family were related, and now the Tang family was on the verge of collapse at any moment since they angered the Ye family. Thus, the Bai family should better clear up their relationship with the Tang family in time to avoid getting entangled in this mess. Even so, the Bai family was one of the top big shots in Yun City. Therefore, if the Bai family was fine and Ye Tian fled Yun City, they''d still rank at the top. Despite many not attending, the Bai family didn¡¯t miss a single gift of congratulations. Bai Yuan came out and looked around. Although today''s birthday banquet was a bit disappointing, it was still okay. Besides, he was informed that the Lin family in Jiangbei City had sent someone to congratulate him on his 70th birthday. The Lin family! In Jiangbei City, this powerful family could compete with the Ye family in Yan City. If the Bai family could get acquainted with each other, they wouldn''t have to worry about becoming involved with the Tang family, and they might even rise to power! As Bai Yuan was thinking this to himself, he suddenly saw two familiar figures in the corner. Previously, when he saw these two figures, he would have called them to his side right away to represent the Bai family¡¯s status. But now, as he looked at them, an unpleasant expression appeared on his face, and he yelled, "Who told them to come here? Tell them to get out immediately. Today is the Bai family''s birthday banquet, what''s the point of two Tang family members coming here?" "Grandpa, don''t be angry. I¡¯ll drive them away!" A young man not older than Tang Ruoyu stood out from the crowd upon hearing Bai Yuan¡¯s words. After saying that, a sneer appeared on his face. As the eldest grandson of the Ye family, he had been highly regarded and favored by everyone since he was a child. In the last year, Tang Ruoyu got engaged to Ye Tian unexpectedly, directly elevating the Tang family''s status. Not to mention, even in the Bai family, Tang Ruoyu had become the focus of everyone''s attention, and he had to be extremely careful around her. Last year, he vividly remembered being grounded by his grandfather for half a month just for not greeting Tang Ruoyu. He had loathed Tang Ruoyu for a long time in his heart. CH 20 He wouldn''t miss the opportunity to add salt to the injury. "Auntie, grandpa said to leave right away. Besides, you were Tang family members." I''m afraid we would be in deep trouble if Young Master Ye misunderstood our Bai family, don''t you think?" Bai Hao exclaimed loudly, grabbing everyone''s attention. As Tang Ruoyu heard the words, she was about to retort back on the spot. However, she was stopped before she could speak by her mother, who warned her not to be impulsive. When she was insulted earlier, she intended to leave, but her mother convinced her to stay, telling her that she would have something else to ask the Bai family. Thus, she sat silently in the corner watching the Bai family or other guests at the birthday party keep coming over to ridicule her. Due to this, Tang Ruoyu experienced the coldness of the world for the first time! Despite all her grievances, she was powerless to change anything. Ye Tian expected this outcome. "Mr. Lin, you have seen our situation, and if you do not speak up, we will be driven away!" Bai Fang said. She turned her head in the crowd and spoke to a man in a suit. Mr. Lin? Bai Hao was stunned by his words. In Yun City, there was no Lin family. But now his aunt was looking for Mr. Lin''s help. Could it be that Lin family? "Sister Bai, don''t worry. As long as I, Lin Teng, am here today, even if Ye Tian himself comes, you won''t be kicked out." As Bai Hao hesitated, Lin Teng stepped out of the crowd, striding toward Patriarch Bai, confidently saying, "Patriarch Bai, on behalf of the Lin family in Jiangbei City, my junior Lin Teng wishes you a happy birthday. I also want to propose to Miss Tang Ruoyu on behalf of my cousin. He has been in love with her for a long time and hopes you will accept his marriage proposal." "By the way, my cousin asked me to bring you a message that he is the next Lin family''s patriarch. Jiangbei City is closer to Yun City than Yan City! As long as you agree, the Lin family will solve all your problems and also support you to rise.¡± ¡°¡­¡± After Lin Teng finished his sentences, the slightly noisy surroundings instantly quieted down. Lin Teng''s identity and the Lin family he represented were obvious to the crowd. In Jiangbei city, the Lin family was the most prominent, and even the Ye family wouldn''t dare compete with them. Little did they know that the future patriarch of their family had eyes for Tang Ruoyu. What''s more, he was now letting someone come over and propose marriage in public. As long as Tang Ruoyu and the Bai family agreed, Tang Ruoyu would become an existence that no one dared to mess with in Yun City. The Bai family would instantly become the number one family, and there would be no controversy! As for the Ye family''s counterattack, the Lin family was closer to Yun City. Thinking of this, everyone looked enviously at Tang Ruoyu and the Bai family. Take Tang Ruoyu for example; she reached the top not by doing anything but by just possessing good looks. As for whether the Bai family would agree to this, there was no second answer in everyone¡¯s mind. Well, this was an excellent opportunity for the Bai family to soar to great heights, and only a fool would refuse. (T/N: ...Fun fact! There was always one in every family, and they''d be the one who would try to refuse it, much to the misfortune of everyone else ...LOL) (T/N: The Ye Family is a prominent family in Yan City The Tang family and the Bai family are present in Yun City) CH 21 Having heard Lin Teng''s words, Tang Ruoyu finally understood why her mother insisted on her coming over today, even though she would be humiliated. As it turned out, her mother had already discussed this with the Lin family and had agreed to sell her off. That''s right! Similar to the first time she was engaged to Ye Tian, she would be used as a tool to expand their family¡¯s influence. Now that the Tang family had lost their ties to the Ye family, they immediately sold her off to the Lin family. At that moment, Bai Fang could sense that her daughter was probably angry inside. Besides, the Lin family''s existence rivaled the Ye family, and with Tang Ruoyu''s marriage to the patriarch of the Lin family, the Tang family would be blessed with glory and wealth. That''s much better than Tang Ruoyu marrying Ye Tian! When Bai Fang thought of this, she was very pleased with Tang Ruoyu. "Xiao Yu, listen to your mother. Now that you¡¯ve offended the Ye family, Ye Tian won''t forgive you, and even if he does forgive, the Elder Ye will still hold a grudge against you, and you won''t be able to get married to Ye Tian in the future!" "Rather than begging and relying on the Ye family, why don''t you just tie up with the Lin family? Regardless of whether the Ye family retaliates, your father and I will take you from Yun City to Jiangbei City. Anyway, no matter how strong Ye''s family is, they cannot compete with Lin''s family in Jiangbei!" "Also, I''ve asked someone to inquire about the Lin family. Although his appearance is slightly inferior to Ye Tian''s, his ability and temperament far exceed him. ¡° "Because Master Ye only has one grandson, Ye Tian will be the patriarch of the Ye family in the future. But, Young Master Lin was chosen because of his own ability! Now you understand why mom is so determined, don''t you?" "Looking back, it was thanks to you; Young Master Lin wouldn¡¯t have looked for me if you hadn¡¯t broken off the engagement yesterday. ¡°¡­¡± Upon hearing her mother''s words about benefits, Tang Ruoyu was unsure of what to say. As she was writing the agreement for Ye Tian last night, she had many emotions mixed with her complaints. However, she had never resented her parents even once. Instead, she blamed herself for this! She was aware that due to the Tang family''s money, she had grown up to enjoy such a comfortable life. Therefore, it was understandable for them to want to use her for marriage in order to gain benefits. Most importantly, she knew that her parents cared about her. But now, after she had heard her mother''s words, she realized something. In the past, her father spread false news that she was interested in Ye Tian, which she ignored. After all, it was pointless to rehash old scores when things had already ended. But now again, not even a day had passed since the incident, and they had arranged a new marriage proposal for her. Throughout the whole process, no one said anything to her about this, as if her opinion didn''t matter. She found this especially unacceptable. Her family had been doing it clearly for their own benefit but were now claiming it was for her. "I''m sorry, I''ve already signed an agreement with Ye Tian this morning. I''ll live as his woman to my death! If my mother really thinks Young Master Lin is good, she can marry him herself. I still have to go find Ye Tian, so I won''t be here to disturb you guys." Tang Ruoyu refused. Right now, several people were watching their mother and daughter¡¯s conversation. Despite Tang Ruoyu''s voice not being loud, quite a few people heard it, and it spread quickly. Many people wondered if Tang Ruoyu was out of her mind. Yesterday, she was determined to annul her engagement, now she was declaring that she belonged to Ye Tian. Moreover, she insulted the Lin family directly in the face! In fact, Tang Ruoyu had no idea what the young master of the Lin family liked about her. If he heard her words, would he retaliate or continue to pursue her? "You... You ignorant daughter! How dare you say such words to me, I..." At this moment, Bai Fang returned to her senses from Tang Ruoyu''s words. CH 22 Since Bai Fang knew Tang Ruoyu was considerate of her parents, she brought her over. As long as the Lin family initiated the marriage proposal in front of everyone, her daughter would undoubtedly agree, regardless of how upset she felt. Well, this was also how she engaged Ye Tian a year ago. However, not only did Tang Ruoyu not compromise this time, she also humiliated her publicly. Would Bai Fang marry Young Master Lin? Honestly, even she wasn''t interested in marrying him! Aside from that, they had already offended the Ye family, and if they insulted the Lin family, no one in this world could help them. In anger, she didn''t even care that so many people were around, and she directly raised her hand to slap Tang Ruoyu. Seeing this, Tang Ruoyu''s body turned numb, and she couldn''t dodge the slap, so she couldn''t do anything but close her eyes in disappointment. Despite closing her eyes, she felt no pain. Instead, she heard a familiar voice that she once despised. "You''ve got some nerve, didn''t you hear what Ruoyu just said? You even dare to lay hands on my people, or do you think this young master would be afraid of dealing with you because you''re from the Bai family?" With a smile, Ye Tian walked up to Tang Ruoyu and pulled her into his arms before looking around and saying, "Gentlemen, it doesn''t matter what you think of me, but I must remind you that the Tang Family has nothing to do with Ruoyu anymore; she is mine, so if any of you treat her badly, I will not be happy." [Ding... Congratulations to the host for successfully altering the novel''s plot. You have gained 3000 luck points!] Soon, the system prompt rang out in his mind. In the meantime, Tang Ruoyu, who Ye Tian was holding, was blushing intensely. Even though she had grown up and become an adult, this was the first time she had physical contact with a man, especially in such a situation. However, she also felt an extraordinary sense of security like never before. It was as if no one could harm her as long as Ye Tian was there! The sense of security she felt was unlike anything she had ever experienced with her parents. However, she soon realized that this feeling wouldn''t last and blamed herself for it. Why had she been so ignorant before? Despite not loving the man who treated her so well, she took the initiative to push him away! Although Ye Tian held her in his arms, she knew the person he liked now was her junior from yesterday and not her anymore. Nevertheless, she didn''t blame anyone for seizing the opportunity. Her only hope was that Ye Tian would accept her agreement and allow her to remain by his side, even if only as a maid. Even if she becomes a maid, she would be grateful. After all, she no longer expected Ye Tian to treat her the same way as he did in the past. As long as Ye Tian could acknowledge her in front of others, that was fine with her! Whether it was the Tang family or the Bai family, they would not dare humiliate her and trample on her dignity. "Thank you, Sister Liu." Tang Ruoyu stuck her head out and thanked Liu Yue sincerely. The reason her mother hadn''t slapped Tang Ruoyu yet wasn''t that she had changed her mind or because she was reluctant to hurt her. It was simply because she had been interrupted by Liu Yue. Liu Yue smiled at her words and didn''t say anything. In fact, she and Ye Tian had just arrived but didn''t expect to hear Lin Teng''s words. Also, it was Ye Tian who ordered her to stop Bai Fang. After all, this was an excellent opportunity to make Tang Ruoyu increase her loyalty towards him, and how could Ye Tian let it go so easily? Just now, Tang Ruoyu''s words had piqued his interest. No matter what Tang Ruoyu had in mind, as long as she was willing to take his side, that was enough! But just when Ye Tian wanted to continue talking. The system prompt appeared again. [Ding... Congratulations to the host. You have successfully triggered the hidden mission! Please check the mission list!] CH 23 [Hidden Mission: Find the real reason why Lin Pingzhi covets Tang Ruoyu. Mission Reward: 1,000 Mall Coins. Mission Penalty: None. Time remaining: 29 days and 23 hours] ¡­ After seeing the content of the mission, Ye Tian fell into contemplation. According to his memory, Lin Pingzhi was a minor villain that appeared after the protagonist moved from Yun City to Jiangbei. At that time, the protagonist was invincible in the city, so he easily wiped out the Lin family. Apart from that, he also knew a secret: Lin Pingzhi wasn''t a man. Right, he had become an enunch because of his unique cultivation technique. Due to the lack of description of the Lin family in the novel, Ye Tian couldn''t think of the reason right away. Fortunately, the hidden mission had a time limit of a month. Ye Tian had plenty of time to investigate when he returned, so there was no need to rush. Then, he glanced at Bai Fang who was too nervous to speak. Anyway, he directly ignored this woman who sold her daughter for benefits. "Good performance today." He praised Tang Ruoyu. Upon hearing Ye Tian''s words, Tang Ruoyu lowered her head shyly. Nevertheless, it seemed that she was concerned that Ye Tian might misunderstand, so she quickly explained, "I didn''t know about this. ¡­If I had known this earlier, I wouldn¡¯t have agreed to attend." "Mhm." Ye Tian nodded his head. Well, Tang Ruoyu didn''t have to say this to him. As a matter of fact, Ye Tian had heard Tang Ruoyu''s words that she would be his woman to the very end. "Patriarch Bai, Miss Tang is the future young mistress of our Lin family, and someone is embracing her publicly. Are you still planning to keep watching?¡± Lin Teng also knew Ye Tian''s identity. Despite finding the scene of Ye Tian and Tang Ruoyu getting close difficult to comprehend, he represented the Lin family for the marriage proposal. Thus, seeing Tang Ruoyu embrace Ye Tian in front of so many people, wasn''t this a slap in the face to the Lin family? It was true that others were afraid of Ye Tian. After all, the Ye family had a strong influence on Ye City. Nevertheless, today he represented the Jiangbei Lin Family, so naturally, he couldn¡¯t damage the Lin Family¡¯s prestige. "This..." Bai Yuan''s face turned pale. In the morning, he was filled with joy that someone from the Lin family would come to wish him a happy birthday. Even though Bai Yuan didn''t know the purpose of the Lin family''s visit, he looked forward to befriending such a powerful family. Additionally, because of their in-law relationship with the Tang family, they were now likely to be destroyed by the Ye family. Therefore, he had decided early on that whatever Lin Teng''s intentions for coming here were, as long as he could befriend them, he was willing to do anything to please them. As Lin Teng had made clear his intentions, Bai Yuan was already overjoyed in his heart. At this moment, he understood that Bai Fang had brought Tang Ruoyu back to the Bai family in order to break ties with the Tang family. This was so that Tang Ruoyu could return to the Bai family and marry into the Lin family as Bai Ruoyu! As for offending Ye Tian? Well, just like Lin Teng said, Jiangbei was closer to Yun City than Yan City! Besides, if Tang Ruoyu was engaged with the Lin family, then even if there were conflicts, they would be between the Ye family and the Lin family. Meanwhile, the Bai family could make a huge fortune in the background! With this in mind, Bai Yuan couldn''t help but be delighted. However, the situation had changed! Tang Ruoyu refused the Lin family''s marriage proposal, and Ye Tian personally arrived on the scene. In fact, Bai Yuan and the others were puzzled to see Ye Tian and Tang Ruoyu, who had broken up the other day, were now so intimate. They couldn''t stand looking at them anymore! Furthermore, Ye Tian and Tang Ruoyu were intimate right in front of a Lin family member. This couldn''t be ignored. Moreover, as the Lin family member stood next to him, he had to make a choice quickly. After thinking about it again and again. Bai Yuan made his choice. "Ruoyu, did you hear what Mr. Lin said? Come over here immediately. I can''t believe a lady representing our family can act so casually." Although Ye Tian was strong, yesterday''s incident had brought shame to the Ye family; even if Ye Tian did not mind, who knew what Master Ye would do? And even if everything remained the same, they would still be relatives of the Tang family, but they would offend the Lin family as a result. Instead, it would be better to choose the Lin family directly! Lin Teng was right; Yun City was closer to Jiangbei than Yan City. "What Mr. Lin? I''m Ye Tian''s woman. I have no reason to listen to you!" Tang Ruoyu yelled angrily. Tang Ruoyu thought she had already seen the true faces of these people today. However, it seemed that she was mistaken. CH 24 Just a moment ago, her grandfather made a fuss to kick her out. But now, because of Lin Teng''s words, she was immediately regarded as a Bai family member by her grandfather, who earlier said she had no place in the family. Seeing this, Tang Ruoyu''s anger grew to the point of wanting to laugh. Ye Tian, whom she had disdained before, was much better! [Ding... Congratulations on gaining Tang Ruoyu''s favorability and 5000 villain points!] [Ding... Congratulations on successfully completing the novice mission. Please check out your rewards in the store!] [Ding... The system store is open. The Host can access the shop at any time!] ¡°...¡± Ye Tian, who had the same dissatisfied expression as Tang Ruoyu, suddenly heard he had been rewarded another 5,000 villain points. This caused the displeasure in his heart to vanish in an instant. As he turned his gaze at Lin Teng and Bai Yuan, it seemed that these trash weren''t useless. He probably wouldn''t have completed the novice quest so quickly if they weren''t here! ¡°The old rule was to break both legs of the person... Let''s keep it single-leg, but make them unable to speak for a month. Also, bring back the things I asked for." Ye Tian had no intention of speaking nonsense. Well, he could do it directly. After Ye Tian said this to Liu Yue in a low voice, he took Tang Ruoyu with him to leave. "You... What did you mean by that sentence just now? What a leg? Can''t talk for a month?" As Tang Ruoyu got into the car, she pondered Ye Tian''s earlier words and asked curiously. "Usually people who mess with me will have both legs broken somehow, and can''t speak for a month. However, this time they''ve sort of helped me out a bit, and I''m looking forward to repaying the favor. So, I''m content as long as they break one leg." In the novel, this was how the protagonist retaliated against anyone who offended him. After all, he was the ultimate villain. He couldn''t simply sit by and do nothing when someone insulted him in the face, could he? "Oh..." Tang Ruoyu understood but didn''t say anything. Even though only a short time had passed since the drama, she had already decided. From now on, she would cut off all ties with the Tang family and the Bai family. However, since her parents had raised her lovingly, she only hoped that Ye Tian wouldn''t make her parents suffer too much. For herself, she was committed to staying by Ye Tian''s side forever! Soon, Liu Yue stepped outside the Bai family''s mansion. Before Ye Tian could even ask her, she replied, "It''s done, this is what Young Master was looking for." After saying that, she handed a wooden box to Ye Tian. Ye Tian took the wooden box, and the system prompt rang out again before he could open it. [Ding... The host has been detected to have obtained the Heavenly Spirit Fruit. Congratulations to the host for triggering the choice] [Choice 1: Use the Heavenly Spirit Fruit directly. Reward: With the system, the host can refine the Heavenly Spirit Fruit to achieve maximum benefit and begin cultivation immediately. Choice 2: Plant the Heavenly Spirit Fruit in the Immortal Medicine Field and let it grow into a Heavenly Spirit Fruit Tree! Reward: 100 Store Coins! Hint: Immortal Pill Fields can be purchased in the Store!] CH 25 ¡°It¡¯s Heavenly Spirit Fruit!¡± Ye Tian exclaimed. This was the main ingredient for refining the Marrow Cleansing Pill. Well, even if it were available, it would take about three months to refine the pill. After all, when he would have to gather all the other ingredients to refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill, he could become a cultivator. As stated in the novel, apart from being rich and handsome, his background didn¡¯t have the ability to cultivate. But now, with the system backing him, it¡¯s a different story. It was just that Ye Tian never expected the system to be so powerful that it allowed him to refine pills and become a cultivator directly! Becoming a cultivator! Ye Tian was quite excited about this. After he refined the Heavenly Spirit Fruit into a pill in the furnace, he would naturally become a cultivator. However, if he failed, he would have to start again. But, when he saw the second choice, his heart skipped a beat instantly. The Heavenly Spirit Fruit Tree! According to the novel, the Heavenly Spirit Fruit Tree had long been extinct. Due to this, even those cultivators in the past had a limited supply of Marrow Cleansing Pills. Also, because of the lack of spiritual Qi, the number of cultivators decreased. Therefore, if Ye Tian had the whole tree to himself, would he not have unlimited Heavenly Spirit Fruit in the future? With this, he would have an infinite supply of Marrow Cleansing Pills so that he could make everyone around him embark on the cultivation path! Even Ye Tian found it difficult to calm down when this thought crossed his mind. He then summoned the status panel in front of him. [Total Store Coins: 100] ¡­ [Life-extending Pill: Consuming this pill will enhance your physique, increasing your lifespan by ten years. Price: 10 Store Coins. ¡­ Beauty Pill: Consuming this pill will make your skin more attractive and look more youthful. Price: 10 Store Coins. ¡­ Immortal Medicine Field: You can grow various immortal herbs and sacred trees after purchasing this. Size: one acre Price: 100 Store Coins Note: By growing the Heavenly Spirit Fruit Tree in this manner, you can harvest it ten times a month. However, due to the increased growth, the harvested Heavenly Spirit Fruits cannot be used for planting] ¡ª While Ye Tian had already been looking forward to the mall for quite some time, seeing the items inside in person still excited him. This was due to the items¡¯ effects and their prices. Apart from the final Immortal Pill Field, which was priced at 100 Store Coins, he could buy the Life-extending Pill and the Beauty Pill for 10 Store Coins. They were cheap. [Ding¡­ Congratulations to the host on successfully purchasing the Immortal Pill Field!] [Ding¡­ The host¡¯s choice is confirmed. The Heavenly Spirit Fruit is automatically planted in the Immortal Medicine Field. The host can check it at any time!] [Ding¡­ Congratulations to the host for completing the task and gaining 100 Store Coins!] Ye Tian didn¡¯t make a choice immediately because he was concerned that the Immortal Medicine Field would take too long to ripen and bear fruit. Initially, he was worried that it would take decades or even hundreds of years to ripen. To him, becoming a cultivator was very important. Nevertheless, Ye Tian¡¯s choice was obvious after he found out he could harvest in just one month! Since there were no cultivators in the city, one month was nothing at all. Moreover, the protagonist truly became a cultivator after a month when he descended the mountain. Also, there were still thirty days before the protagonist descended the mountain. Ye Tian¡¯s strength would surpass the protagonist once he descended the mountain! Ye Tian retraced his gaze to the store and found a new item. [Thousand Year Lightning Strike Wood: Can forge weapons or refine special items. Price: 10 Store Coins] He had never seen such material before in the novel. However, it was still a cheap price, only 10 Store Coins. As Ye Tian couldn¡¯t use it, he didn¡¯t intend to buy it. On the contrary, the Life Extending Pill and the Beauty Pill could be bought. The Life-extending Pill directly enhances the physique and extends lifespan! Surely, this pill was a priceless treasure. Though the Life-extending Pill was very appealing to men, it was an utterly wonderful thing for women. Thus, he wanted to give it to Liu Yue as a reward. [Ding¡­ Congratulations to the host for successfully purchasing the Life-extending Pill!] [Ding¡­ Congratulations to the host on the successful purchase of the Life-extending Pill!] Once again, the items on the list were changed. Ye Tian looked over in anticipation this time as well. [Exclusive Cultivation Technique: An exclusive cultivation technique suitable for the host to cultivate. Original price: 1,000,000,000,000 Store Coins. Discount price: 10,000 Store Coins. The remaining time for the discount offer: 29 days and 23 hours. Hint: This item will be refreshed after the discount form time, regardless of whether the host purchases it] After use, the skin appears smoother and more youthful. Price: 10 Store Coins] 1,000,000,000,000 Store Coins Seeing this price, Ye Tian was dumbfounded. But luckily, there was a discount offer of 10,000 Store Coins. Well, it still sounded exaggerated, but it was already considered a fair price. The effect was unbelievable. But still, expensive items usually only have one downside. It was way too expensive! In regards to Beauty Pills, it was still listed on the store panel. He wasn¡¯t in a rush to buy them this time because he had no one around except Liu Yue, who was suitable for this pill. Mu Xiao and Tang Ruoyu were both in their early twenties and were too young. Therefore, this wasn¡¯t the best time to use them. Only Liu Yue would turn twenty-six this year and be suitable for the Beauty Pill to keep her beauty forever. CH 26 Chapter 26: After closing the mall, Ye Tian realized how much time had passed. The two ladies stared worriedly at him. ¡°Young master, are you alright? I called you several times, but you didn¡¯t respond!¡± Upon seeing Ye Tian regain his senses, Liu Yue immediately asked. Having given Ye Tian the box, she had seen him lose himself in deep thought for more than a minute without responding. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I was just too caught up in my thoughts.¡± Ye Tian shook his head. Assuring him that he was fine, he laughed and asked, ¡°Little Yue, I remember that the day after tomorrow is your birthday, right? Do you have any birthday wishes? If you do, I will help you make them come true!¡± When Tang Ruoyu heard this, she was filled with envy. Well, she had heard this line countless times in the past. In fact, Ye Tian said it almost every single day, not just on her birthday. But not only did she not appreciate Ye Tian¡¯s feelings, she often sneered at him instead. ¡°Well¡­ I want to remain by Young Master¡¯s side for the rest of my life.¡± After carefully thinking about it, Liu Yue spoke from the bottom of her heart. She had been in the Ye family for more than twenty years and considered this place her home. Moreover, Master Ye cared for all her relatives, so she didn¡¯t need to worry about them. As for Ye Tian¡­ In the eyes of others, he might seem annoying and spoiled, incapable of doing his job properly, and an unexceptional loser. But as Ye Tian¡¯s secret guard and personal secretary, she had a very different feeling. Particularly since yesterday, she could not help but feel that Ye Tian was suddenly full of charm, and she couldn¡¯t resist falling deeper in love with him. ¡°In that case, you should stay by this Young Master¡¯s side forever. I would miss you if you weren¡¯t there.¡± Ye Tian said, ¡°I shall give the gift. Although I haven¡¯t given any in the past, you¡¯ll receive a surprise gift this year.¡± Liu Yue: ¡°Okay¡­ Then I¡¯ll wait for Young Master¡¯s surprise! ¡­ CH 27 On the way back, Ye Tian and Liu Yue continually chatted while Tang Ruoyu enviously watched them. Nevertheless, it was nothing more than envy. As Ye Tian was on his way home, the phone rang suddenly, and the number was unfamiliar. ¡°Hello? Is this Young Master Ye? I¡¯m Li Shan, the director of the Multi-Specialty Hospital. Do you remember me?¡± The call had just been connected, and the person on the other side had already introduced himself. Although Ye Tian hadn¡¯t given Li Shan his phone number, Li Shan was nevertheless a well-known figure in Yun City, so obtaining his contact information was easy. Furthermore, having the phone number and daring to call was an entirely different matter. ¡°So it¡¯s Director Li. What can I do for you?¡± Ye Tian asked, pretending to be surprised. Well, he already knew why Li Shan called him. Mu Xiao¡¯s parents¡¯ check-up results had come out, Li Shan was now asking for instructions on what to do. This was also why Ye Tian told Mu Xiao to go to the Multi-Specialty Hospital, not because it was the best. No matter how good it was, it wasn¡¯t better than the top hospitals in Yan City. Because Li Shan was someone he respected. Li Shan was a minor villain in the novel who, after helping Ye Tian once, was ruined by the protagonist¡¯s schemes and committed suicide. The end of Li Shan was tragic. Upon examining the novel closely, he learned that Li Shan was suspected of obtaining large sum of money from an unknown source However, the problem was that he was trying to gain favour for improving the hospital and saving more patients, not for his selfish desires! Of course, this wasn¡¯t the main reason for Ye Tian¡¯s concern. After Li Shan¡¯s death, the drama surrounding his death frustrated him the most. Even though Li Shan had donated the majority of his fortune to welfare organizations, the protagonist ruined his reputation. This caused his wife and daughter to live a rather miserable life, not even being able to feed themselves. Finally, when the protagonist learned about this, his heart couldn¡¯t bear it and was filled with kindness. Thus, he concealed the truth, made the mother and daughter grateful, and finally made Li Shan¡¯s daughter join his harem! ¡°What an awful thing!¡± Ye Tian cursed in his heart. ¡°Young Master Ye, a girl named Mu Xiao called me today and said that you asked her parents to come to my hospital for a check-up. The check-up results have come out, and both her parents have been diagnosed with a hidden health disease. Fortunately, the disease was detected in time to be treated. I would like to ask you for some advice¡­¡± Li Shan said thoughtfully. This was where he was clever. If he told Mu Xiao the truth now, Ye Tian would gain Mu Xiao¡¯s goodwill. Moreover, it was likely that she would also tell this matter to him. That¡¯s about all. But if he told Ye Tian what had happened, he would let Ye Tian decide. It didn¡¯t matter what Ye Tian ordered. The result would have been that Li Shan would be helping him and could gain favor from Ye Tian. After Ye Tian pondered a bit, he replied, ¡°Tell Mu Xiao the truth and don¡¯t do anything else. Later, I will personally visit her.¡± After all, Mu Xiao was different from Tang Ruoyu. His predecessor highly regarded Tang Ruoyu, so she thought she was a cold goddess! Indeed, Tang Ruoyu had a goddess-like face, but the thing was that she didn¡¯t know the reason why she was regarded as a goddess. On top of this, she even belittled Ye Tian, which showed her ignorance. Although Ye Tian knew Tang Ruoyu was ridiculed today, he still treated her harshly. He already knew that she would be mocked today, but he did not stop her; because he wanted to get her back on track. Luckily, Tang Ruoyu was quite aggressive and had figured out the situation before he could make his next move. Well, thanks to Bai Fang and the member of the Lin family, she was forced to the point of breaking down. On the contrary, Mu Xiao was different from Tang Ruoyu. Although she seemed weak from the outside, she was quite strong on the inside. Moreover, Mu Xiao was a person who understood how to repay the kindness. For her, Ye Tian did not need to employ tricks or schemes. Simply treating her well was sufficient. He was certain that Mu Xiao would be moved as long as he was sincere enough. ¡°Young Master, do you want to go to the hospital?¡± Liu Yue asked. There were only three people in the car. Therefore she could hear Ye Tian¡¯s phone call just now. ¡°I¡¯ll go by myself; you and Ruoyu go back first. Find a room for her, and I¡¯ll decide what she does when I return tonight.¡± Ye Tian nodded and said, ¡°After all, she will be by my side for the next few years, and we can¡¯t let her eat rice for nothing.¡± ¡°Young Master, don¡¯t worry; with me around, I definitely won¡¯t let her eat rice for nothing!¡± Liu Yue said with a smile. Having been by Ye Tian¡¯s side for so long, she was sure that Ye Tian was in a pleasant mood and joking. Besides, her impression of Tang Ruoyo changed considerably after hearing her earlier words. ¡°¡­I don¡¯t want to eat rice.¡± Tang Ruoyu muttered in a low voice as she gritted her teeth lightly. It was just that she was saying it. But in her heart, she was somewhat happy seeing the playful meaning in Ye Tian¡¯s words. These words meant she would live here with a straight face in the future! CH 28 ¨CThe Multi-Specialty Hospital As Li Shan learned that Ye Tian was coming over in person, he became even more excited. Moreover, he became more convinced that Ye Tian and Mu Xiao were in a relationship! ¡°Xiao Liu, order that Mu Xiao¡¯s parents are the most VIP patients in the hospital from now on!¡± Li Shan called out to the head nurse in charge of the VIP ward and sternly instructed her repeatedly before letting her go. Well, the person in charge immediately took this to heart and didn¡¯t dare to be sloppy. Considering that she was in charge of the VIP ward, she may not have the best medical skills. Nevertheless, in terms of interpersonal skills, she excels beyond ordinary people! Also, when she found out that the director personally picked up Mu Xiao and her parents, she had already listed Mu¡¯s parents as a priority to ensure that they were satisfied with the hospital¡¯s services. ¡°Student Xia, the director is calling you over. It seems that the results of your parents¡¯ tests have come out.¡± The person in charge told Mu Xiao politely. ¡°Thank you, Sister Liu. I¡¯ll be right there.¡± Mu Xiao got up and said. After spending half a day here, she understood how rich people were treated. Even though Ye Tian had merely said a word and hadn¡¯t even shown up in person, the director personally picked her up from home. Furthermore, the treatment she received after arriving at the hospital was impeccable. Due to this, her parents repeatedly asked her if she was hiding anything. Fortunately, she had never lied since she was a child. Thus, after repeated explanations, she finally reassured them. It was just that the old couple wanted her to make sure she had properly thanked Ye Tian. ¡°Mr. Director, have the results of my parents¡¯ tests come out?¡± Mu Xiao asked somewhat nervously as she entered the room. Nodding, Li Shan walked over to Mu Xiao and explained the test results, ¡°The test results didn¡¯t turn out well. It¡¯s the same as Young Master Ye suspected. However, they will recover sooner if timely medical treatment and surgery are done.¡± ¡°Here¡¯s your parent¡¯s check-up results, they¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡± CH 29 Chapter 29: A few minutes later. Mu Xiao left the director¡¯s room with a heavy heart. Having just had a brief conversation, she understood the current situation. Her Mum and Dad were indeed as sick as Ye Tian had guessed. Thankfully, it was discovered early so they could fully recover after surgery. Nevertheless, the surgery had to be done immediately. If it were postponed, the risk of surgery would increase, and even if surgery were successful, there would be more or fewer side effects. ¡­ CH 30 To be honest, she would have rejected Ye Tian outright if it were in the past. Whether Ye Tian was asking her simply to cook, if this matter got out, she would be subjected to all kinds of troubles and rumours. Even her parents would be dragged into it. Nevertheless, she didn¡¯t immediately refuse. Because Ye Tian was right, her Mom and Dad¡¯s surgery would cost at least 150,000 yuan. Even if she looked for friends and relatives, she could only borrow another 20,000 yuan at most, which wasn¡¯t enough for the surgery and treatment. Not to mention the fact that Grandma has to take medication every month. She couldn¡¯t afford the surgery fees¡­ Apart from the deal Ye Tian proposed, she couldn¡¯t think of any way to raise such a large amount of money now. However, accepting the deal made her feel pressured. It wasn¡¯t that she suspected Ye Tian of plotting against her. After all, if Ye Tian did have plans for her, there were plenty of means to take advantage of her. In addition, Ye Tian stated that Tang Ruoyu was also at his home, making her believe he truly wanted to help her. So her pressure had nothing to do with Ye Tian. Instead, she believed that he was overpaying by offering 150,000 yuan for three months of cooking¡­ In fact, even her parents couldn¡¯t even earn 150,000 yuan a year from their stall. ¡°Does classmate Mu Xiao feel I¡¯m giving too much money, so you¡¯re upset about it?¡± Ye Tian asked. Obviously, this didn¡¯t surprised him. In the novel, there was a similar development where the protagonist wanted to give Mu Xiao money. But she felt ashamed of receiving it and didn¡¯t accept it. But at that time, Mu Xiao¡¯s parents weren¡¯t yet sick, so she had the will to refuse. Taking this first step was just the beginning of Ye Tian¡¯s plans! Mu Xiao hesitantly replied, ¡°Senior is right; even though I have little money, you gave me too much ¡­. So, in case I couldn¡¯t pay it back later¡­¡± She wanted to accept Ye Tian¡¯s offer very much, but¡­ The teachings she had received since childhood didn¡¯t agree with her heart! Ye Tian wasn¡¯t discouraged by her words. Already aware of Mu Xiao¡¯s personality, he had already planned what to do if she refused. ¡°Since you don¡¯t want to get paid too much money for three months, then let¡¯s change it to a year, I¡¯ll have Ruoyu sort out a room for you, and you can stay at my place or return home, one day off a week, it¡¯s decided then. I will let someone prepare the contract. By the way, you¡¯re welcome to disagree with the terms, and I will not make things difficult for anyone.¡± That¡¯s right! This was Ye Tian¡¯s counterattack. He knew that the first deal might tempt Mu Xiao, but in all likelihood, she wouldn¡¯t agree to it. His first deal was a buffer, and his second was a real deal. This was so that Mu Xiao could accept it in her heart and at the same time give him enough time to develop his relationship with her deeper. After all, three months was too short. It was better to leave it for a year! And it was just as he had planned. Hearing the new terms of the deal, the look of hesitation on Mu Xiao¡¯s face instantly became much less. She quickly replied gratefully, ¡°Then thank you, Senior Ye. I¡¯ll work hard!¡± ¡°Well then, go ahead and get started. I need to talk to the director. As for our contract, I¡¯ll have my secretary send it to you later. You¡¯re studying law. So, if anything is wrong, say so, and I¡¯ll have her change it.¡± Ye Tian nodded his head in satisfaction. After saying that, he walked towards the director¡¯s office. Mu Xiao¡¯s matter was handled, and now it was Li Shan¡¯s turn. CH 31 [Ding¡­ Congratulations to the host for changing the plot. You obtained 10,000 luck points!] Ye Tian heard a system prompt as he entered the director¡¯s office. 10,000 luck points! Ye Tian acquired more luck points from Mu Xiao in a single encounter than in Tang Ruoyu¡¯s previous encounters combined. In other words, his plan had succeeded. Even though luck points were invisible and untouchable, they had the most mysterious purpose on earth. If he managed to gain enough luck points, he could become the Son of Luck and be favored by heaven. ¡°Director Li, it¡¯s been a long time. How have you been?¡± Ye Tian¡¯s face was full of smiles as he opened his mouth and greeted Li Shan. After all, this person had helped him this time, and his daughter was one of the heroines he was prepared to capture. Therefore, having a friendly attitude would make his plans easier to implement. ¡°Thanks for your concern, Young Master Ye. I¡¯ve been doing quite well recently!¡± Li Shan was stunned. Ye Tian treating him in such a friendly manner was unexpected. With Ye Tian¡¯s status, Li Shan didn¡¯t need to drive himself to pick up Mu Xiao. Unless¡­ Ye Tian¡¯s relationship with Mu Xiao was far more intimate than he had imagined! As Li Shan thought this to himself. he continued, ¡°You can rest assured, Young Master Ye, I¡¯ve made arrangements for the classmate Xiao already. They will always be treated as VIPs in my hospital, and everything will be done to ensure their satisfaction!¡± ¡°Thank you, director Li. If there is anything you need in the future, please don¡¯t hesitate to contact me. I will not put it off!¡± Ye Tian nodded his head. As expected, director Li was truly extraordinary in dealing with people. When Lin Shan heard Ye Tian¡¯s words, he was immediately excited and almost jumped up on the spot. In fact, he¡¯d been waiting for these words for so long, and now he¡¯s finally heard them! He wouldn¡¯t dare ask for anything else if he had this promise. In the future, if he invited Ye Tian to come over and show his face, he might even be able to receive 50 million or even 100 million yuan! Of course, the most important thing was that he would be considered one of Ye Tian¡¯s men from now on. Thus, it made it easier for him to get nearly all the favors he needed to do anything he wanted in Yun City. Even if someone wanted to make things difficult on purpose, they would have to see if they could afford to offend Ye Tian first! ¡­ Before coming here, Ye Tian felt he had to chat with Li Shan a bit longer. After three minutes of chatting, Ye Tian realized they had little in common. ¡°It may be because Li Shan is too old. If Li Yan¡¯er is here, I should be able to chat with her more!¡± When this thought crossed his mind, Ye Tian also changed the topic to Li Yan¡¯er, ¡°Brother Li, I heard that your daughter is in Yun City. If you want me to help her become a professor or something, I can do that.¡± Make Yan¡¯er become a professor? At first, Li Shan was stunned, but after he returned to his senses, he immediately said delightedly, ¡°This¡­ It¡¯s not that I¡¯m bragging, Yan¡¯er has also been gifted and intelligent since she was young. She even jumped three grades in junior high school, earning a doctorate at twenty-one! It¡¯s fine for her to become a professor, but I¡¯ll have to trouble Brother Ye!¡± ¡°What trouble? She¡¯s my niece, isn¡¯t she? You tell her to return and write a letter of application. By noon tomorrow, she will become the youngest professor in Yun City!¡± Ye Tian made a promise on the spot. Yun City had been funded by the Ye family, so he could naturally make the professor using his influence. Also, Li Yan¡¯er was outstanding. As Li Shan said earlier, she had already completed her Ph.D. at the age of 21. She even started to participate in the selection of professors two years ago. However, because of her young age and the deep background of several other participants, she has not been selected until now If not, with her talent alone, she would have been successful in the first selection. Anyhow, it¡¯s just a matter of time! Li Shan breathed heavily at his words and stopped himself from kowtow to Ye Tian. Well, this was the power of a big shot! In the past two years, Lin Shan had to go through all sorts of connections for this matter! He had even bribed countless favors during that time, but ultimately, he was unsuccessful! But he didn¡¯t expect that now, with just one word from Ye Tian, he had confirmed even the time of her daughter¡¯s appointment! CH 32 After leaving the director¡¯s office, Ye Tian didn¡¯t go to Mu Xiao. Well, her parents were still here so he didn¡¯t think it would be convenient to go over there. Furthermore, they had only met twice, so if he showed too much enthusiasm, it would backfire. There was plenty of time to get acquainted later anyway. Ye Tian hadn¡¯t forgotten about the contract either. He specifically instructed Liu Yue to come and sign the contract with Mu Xiao personally to show his sincerity. At the same time, he also slightly changed the contract¡¯s content that he had just said. For instance, he mentioned that as long as Mu Xiao cooked for him for a year, she would be paid 150,000 yuan for surgery and treatment. And now, this change stated, ¡°The Ye family would pay for all treatment and surgery expenses without a limit.¡± Aside from that, Ye Tian intentionally added that during the contract period, Mu Xiao would receive a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan and a regular bonus. He wanted to provide Mu Xiao with as many benefits as possible so she wouldn¡¯t refuse. That¡¯s just how the human¡¯s nature was. If he had given this contract to Mu Xiao at the beginning, she wouldn¡¯t have signed it. When compared to the first contract, the new contract provided even greater benefits! As long as Mu Xiao had the thought of accepting his deal, she would have convinced herself in her heart. In fact, it shouldn¡¯t be surprising that when Mu Xiao saw the contract, she would be moved rather than reject it! After Ye Tian hung up the phone, he took a taxi to the Tang family. On his call last night, he told the old man not to be upset and said he would personally handle the situation. After hearing this, the old man said nothing but urged Ye Tian not to get downhearted. He also said that as long as Ye Tian was willing to go on a blind date, there were plenty of pretty ladies in Yan City to marry him! Upon hearing his words, warmth filled Ye Tian¡¯s heart. In reality, the old man was angry because he saw Ye Tian had been wronged, not because the Tang family had damaged their reputation. Hence, he became furious. When Ye Tina heard these words, he suddenly remembered someone from Yan City. Su Nianxue, a direct heir of the Su Family in Yan City! Although the Su family couldn¡¯t be compared to the Ye family, it was significantly superior to the Bai and Tang families within Yun City. But, the only difference with Tang Ruoyu was that Su Nianxue wasn¡¯t the heroine in the novel and could only be considered a side character. Of course, a villainous character at that! It seemed that Su Nianxue became a villain because she loved Ye Tian since she was a child and was a die-hard fan of his. As a result, she became a villainess. Ye Tian believed that the existence of Su Nianxue wasn¡¯t villainous; rather, just like Liu Yue, she was worthy of being treated with love! CH 33 After about an hour, Ye Tian arrived at the Tang Family Mansion. Even though the Tang family in Yun City was much less powerful than the Ye family in Yan City, the size of their estate was far more extensive. Yet, this wasn¡¯t surprising. Not to mention that, except for the Ye family and a few other top families, most people couldn¡¯t afford to buy a mansion in Yan City. In addition to the price, the houses represented status and position, so if one didn¡¯t meet the criteria, even if they had more money, they wouldn¡¯t be able to purchase one. ¡°Y-young Master Ye, what brings you here¡­ Please come, I¡¯ll go and inform Master Tang!¡± While Ye Tian surveyed the mansion, the butler, who was busy with his work, opened the gate and greeted him respectfully. After that, he swiftly rushed inside. Seeing this, Ye Tian didn¡¯t stop him. Alone, he slowly strolled towards the inside of the mansion and sat down in a chair, waiting for the Tang family members to arrive. Apparently, the Tang family didn¡¯t want Ye Tain to wait for too long. As Ye Tian leaned his back on the chair, Master Tang, the current Tang family patriarch, was already walking over toward him. Behind him were the Tang family members, including Tang Ruoyu¡¯s uncle and aunt. ¡­Almost everyone was among them. Only Tang Ruoyu¡¯s parents were missing and nowhere to be seen. Needless to say, Ye Tian knew where they were now! Bam! When Elder Tang reached Ye Tian, he kneeled directly before him without saying a word. In his heart, he still hoped to save the Tang family¡¯s future through this act. Earlier, Elder Tang had already instructed, so when everyone saw him kneel, they followed suit. Even the butler was no exception. ¡°You all know what the Bai family did, right?¡± Ye Tian asked with a smile. Meanwhile, he wasn¡¯t in a hurry to let them get up. After all, in the novel, apart from Tang Ruoyu, almost everyone else in the Tang family was greedy. Thus, Ye Tian didn¡¯t intend to befriend people like this. But not befriending them didn¡¯t mean that he wouldn¡¯t be using them. ¡°Young Master Ye, I didn¡¯t learn about this news until very recently. If I had known earlier, I wouldn¡¯t have let those bastards go.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Young Master Ye, I have already sent someone to the Bai family to find them. They should be back shortly and will be at Young Master Ye¡¯s disposal.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Seeing that they were on the same page, Ye Tian didn¡¯t beat around the bush. He directly explained why he came to visit them at the moment. Ye Tian sighed indifferently, ¡°I will leave it up to you, but I will give you a chance to reveal how selfish and self-centred they really are so that I can help Ruoyu.¡± Well, this was the main reason he came here today. It was true that Tang Ruoyu was now close to him, but her parents had already fled to the Lin family. This would inevitably damage their relationship in the future. Despite not being concerned about this, he didn¡¯t want to be proactive in defending himself. Rather than waiting for others to come looking for a fight, it would be better if he struck first and dealt with this issue forever! In one way, Lin Teng was indeed correct; in terms of distance, Jiangbei City was closer to Yun City than Yan City. However, that was all he had thought about. In the end, Jiangbei City was still Jiangbei City. Therefore, even though the Ye family was supposedly more powerful, if they collided, they would pay some price. Nevertheless, the Lin family would be wiped out! ¡°By the way, I¡¯ve already spoken to my old man. I¡¯ve resolved the issue between you and the Ye family. If this matter is handled correctly, then as long as the Ye family does not fall, the Tang family will not decline!¡± ¡°Thank you, Young Master Ye, for your kindness. Don¡¯t worry, it will only take a week at most¡­ No¡­ Just three days and I guarantee that you will see the true face of those despicable bastards! We won¡¯t let Xiao Yu be deceived by them!¡± All of them were relieved to know that Ye Tian was willing to let the Tang family go! Especially the words that followed, ¡®As long as the Ye family does not fall, the Tang family will not decline,¡¯ made them all look even more excited, and they couldn¡¯t wait to capture and torture Tang Ruoyu¡¯s parents right now. After all, Tang Ruoyu was ignorant of the previous incident. Even though everyone was upset, they were all a family, so internal conflict was definitely not an option. However, who would have thought that when everyone in the Tang family was terrified, the couple directly took Tang Ruoyu and left, completely ignoring the Tang family¡¯s calamity? They were such shameless people. Even if Ye Tian didn¡¯t speak up now, they would not let them go quickly. CH 34 On the other hand, after receiving Ye Tian¡¯s instructions, Liu Yue quickly headed to the hospital in person and found Mu Xiao. When Mu Xiao saw the new contract that was even more beneficial than before, she wasn¡¯t angry, but touched, just as Ye Tian had guessed. That makes sense, after all. Ye Tian had first sensed that her parents were sick and then found someone to help with the medical examination for free. Furthermore, in order to protect Mu Xiao¡¯s pride, he even came to the hospital personally to convince her. So why should she be angry? Or why would she be angry at Ye Tian for treating her too well? [Ding¡­ Congratulations to the host for changing the novel¡¯s plot. You obtained 50,000 luck points!] [Ding¡­ Because Mu Xiao was too happy, her Extreme Yin physique began to awaken. The host obtained 500 store coins!] [Ding¡­ Congratulations to the host for successfully triggering a random mission. Please check it out in the mission list!] [¡­] 50,000 luck points! Though Ye Tian knew that he would harvest Luck points when Mu Xiao saw the contract, he never thought it would be so much at once! Not to mention the system prompt that Mu Xiao¡¯s Extreme Yin body was beginning to awaken, and there was a reward of 500 store coins! The Extreme Yin Body! It was said to be one of the top five heavenly physiques in the world. As long as one successfully awakened it, they would become peerless genius cultivators and ascend to the upper realm very quickly. After ascending over tribulation, they won¡¯t face bottlenecks. Well, this was also the reason why the protagonist coveted Mu Xiao. Even if the protagonist was the son of luck, he encountered many bottlenecks, and his cultivation speed alone was still considerably less than Mu Xiao¡¯s. [Mission: Help Mu Xiao to awaken her Extreme Yin body and embark on the cultivation path] Mission Reward: 1,000 store coins and Mu Xiao¡¯s admiration. Task Punishment: None. Hint: While feeling grateful, Mu Xiao will be completely loyal to the host and will never betray you!] Awakening the Extreme Yin body and helping her to embark on the cultivator¡¯s path! If Ye Tian hadn¡¯t read this mission, he would have thought twice about doing so. But now, he couldn¡¯t wait to gather the materials and awaken Mu Xiao¡¯s Extreme Yin Body in about a month. Moreover, he found the task easy. 100 store coins was a decent reward. However, his main intention was to gain Mu Xiao¡¯s maximum favor. As Ye Tian saw this reward, his face lit up. In fact, he was sure he could gain Mu Xiao¡¯s favor within a month or two and make her loyal. However, nothing was absolute, and it was impossible to predict what would happen. But as long as Ye Tian completed this mission, he would no longer need to worry about it. Besides helping Mu Xiao become stronger, he could also make her his woman! Though he had no idea if there were any more similar quests in the system, he hoped to gain maximum favorability from all the other heroines in the same way! If there were, he would complete them all! CH 35 Chapter 35: (Inside the teacher¡¯s dormitory at Yun University) An upset Li Yan¡¯er lay on her bed, depressed. It was clear that her ability was enough, but she failed every time in the selection. The reason was that she was still young and needed to hone her skills. What a joke! In her life, what she hated the most was the people dealing behind the scenes! Then, what else? Honing what? To become more skilled than others? She has that skill, yet how could she have failed so far? Jingle bells!! As Li Yan¡¯er criticized others for taking bribes, the phone rang suddenly, startling her. For instance, she thought that her insults were overheard by someone! ¡°Dad, aren¡¯t you busy today? Why are you calling me so early?¡± Li Yan¡¯er asked. She intended to say that she had failed to make the selection again. But she felt worried when she thought about how her family had sent favors and looked for connections for her selection. As Li Yan¡¯er had no idea what to say, she decided to discuss it later. ¡°Everything is fine now. By the way, we have good news to share to surprise you so come back for dinner tonight.¡± Li Shan replied gently. He knew the result of this selection before Li Yan¡¯er did. However, he did not say a word since he was afraid that Li Yan¡¯er would be hurt. Over the past few days, he even avoided calling Li Yan¡¯er on his mobile phone out of fear that she would be overly concerned. After Ye Tian¡¯s promise, he could finally confidently call and announce the good news. Didn¡¯t those old guys mock him saying that his daughter wouldn¡¯t be a professor for another five years? This time, let¡¯s hear what they had to say. Li Yan¡¯er looked hesitant at his words but finally replied, ¡°Well¡­ I also have something to tell you.¡± ¡­ It was after five in the afternoon, and Li Yan¡¯er left early from work. As she drove home, she thought she¡¯d tell her mother that she had failed the selection first, and then ask her to inform father. But what she never expected was that her father, who was rare to see before 8 o¡¯clock on weekdays, was already there at half past five. At that moment, he was helping her mother wash vegetables. Seeing this scene, she couldn¡¯t help but be somewhat curious. What had happened to her father for him to leave work so early and be so happy? Could the good news she heard on the phone have something to do with it? Did dad get promoted? Not a chance. Then, am I going to have a younger sibling? As compared to the earlier one, the latter seems more convincing. Besides that, she could not think of anything else she could do to make her parents happy. CH 36 ¡°Yan¡¯er, come quickly. Your dad has good news for you!¡± Wang Li welcomed her daughter home with great joy. She also knew that Ye Tian would help Li Yan¡¯er be selected as a professor. Thus, she was overjoyed and couldn¡¯t wait to tell her daughter the good news. ¡°Mom, I know the good news you guys are about to say. But while you guys are in a good mood, I¡¯m afraid I have bad news to tell you!¡± Li Yan¡¯er walked over to her. As there was going to be a new family member soon, she intended to take advantage of the moment to tell her parents about her failure to be chosen. Although she had failed this time, she was sure they wouldn¡¯t be too disappointed¡­ ¡°You already knew?¡± ¡°Bad news?¡± For a moment, Wang Li and Li Shan beside her froze. After all, the couple intentionally kept the surprise a secret until now so that their daughter would be surprised, but they hadn¡¯t expected that their daughter already knew. Anyway, although her daughter knew this, it didn¡¯t affect their celebration at all. Young Master Ye was very good at what he did. Something difficult for them to achieve, but he did it so quickly! Nevertheless, they wondered what the bad news was. Though the university approved their daughter becoming a professor, she faced bullying behind the scenes. They thought this to themselves. ¡°Yan¡¯er, what¡¯s the bad news you¡¯re talking about? Did anyone bully you in school again?¡± Wang Li hurriedly asked. She was afraid that Li Yan¡¯er was bullied. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s not that serious. Well, ¡­I failed the selection for becoming a professor this time too¡­¡± She stated, observing the two elders¡¯ reactions. She had expected them to be disappointed, then comfort her. Er¡­ Usually, that¡¯s how things unfold. And they had done this before¡­ But this time, after she said she had failed the selection, the old couple said nothing. Moreover, they neither showed disappointment nor comforted her! Instead, they stared at her puzzledly. Seeing this scene, Li Yan¡¯er couldn¡¯t help but feel dismayed¡­ Even if they would have a baby soon, they shouldn¡¯t act like this, right? ¡°Ahem¡­ Mum and Dad, I¡¯ll go back inside first. You guys call me if you need anything.¡± Li Yan¡¯er coughed awkwardly and turned around to leave. ¡°Wait a moment.¡± Li Shan stopped Li Yan¡¯er and asked suspiciously, ¡°You just said you already know the good news. How do you know?¡± ¡°Of course, I guessed it. After all, how could you all be so happy because¡­ Li Yan¡¯er confidently continued, ¡°There¡¯s going to be another member in our family, right?¡± After saying that, Li Yan¡¯er turned red and pretended to be angry. ¡°But you two are too much. Even if you have a baby soon, you can¡¯t treat me like this, right? I¡¯m very sad. ¡± ¡°A-a baby? You think your mom and I¡­?¡± Suddenly, such a thought crossed Li Shan¡¯s mind. Wang Li also understood this moment and immediately got up and hit Li Yan¡¯s hand, displeased. ¡°You little brat, you dare to flirt with your parents!¡± ¡°Ouch¡­¡± Li Yan¡¯er covered her arm with an upset look on her face. ¡°Who¡¯s flirting with you guys? There¡¯s nothing to be embarrassed about.¡± ¡°Who told you that you were going to have a baby?¡± Li Shan stared at Li Yan¡¯er speechlessly and explained, ¡°It¡¯s true that there is an extra family member, but it¡¯s not your younger sibling. I have a new brother, and you have an extra uncle!¡± Pfft! Li Yan¡¯er, who was drinking water, was immediately dumbfounded by her words. What the hell? She had an uncle? Could it be that grandpa was¡­ That¡¯s too much, isn¡¯t it?! But what about Grandma? Shouldn¡¯t she be admitted to the hospital for maternal care? ¡°You silly girl, what¡¯s been going on in your head all day long? The brother, your dad, is talking about is a brother he met today. He is a big shot.¡± Mothers understood what their daughters were thinking, so, seeing Li Yan¡¯er¡¯s eyes still rolling around, Wang Li knew that her daughter misunderstood again. ¡°A big shot?¡± Li Yan¡¯er was somewhat disappointed. She thought there was some shocking secret. After that, they spent half the day discussing how her father had befriended a big shot. ¡°So that¡¯s it? I thought it was you and Dad¡­¡± Seeing that her mother was about to hit her hand again, Li Yan¡¯er hurriedly changed the subject and said, ¡°I don¡¯t care if you guys are looking for brothers or something. Anyway, I won¡¯t call someone an uncle. What if that person is even younger than me? Wouldn¡¯t that make me feel embarrassed?¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong with being younger than you? You don¡¯t even know what kind of status he has. He just became your uncle and gave you a big gift!¡± Li Shan¡¯s face expressed displeasure as he continued, ¡°You overthink. In my heart, I was convinced he was your uncle. Also, someone with such an influence might not even acknowledge us!¡± ¡°So, he is younger than me¡­¡± Li Yan¡¯er didn¡¯t expect her casual remark to hit the mark and was even more upset. After thinking about it, she said, ¡°If you want me to call him uncle even though he is younger than me, it¡¯s impossible. After all, the only person in the whole of Yun City worthy of being called uncle by me is a young master of the Ye family!¡± After completing her sentence, Wang Li, not waiting for Li Shan to say anything, replied joyfully, ¡°What a coincidence, your uncle is Young Master Ye!¡± CH 37 ¡°Haha, what a coincidence, your uncle is Young Master Ye!¡± Li Yan¡¯er didn¡¯t believe her mother¡¯s words. My goodness, what a joke. Even though she and Ye Tian were unfamiliar and had never spoken to one another, they were at the same university. So, it was only natural that she had heard rumours about Ye Tian. Apart from the Tang family and Tang Ruoyu, Ye Tian has had little contact with any family since moving to Yun City. Ye Tian came here only to be with Tang Ruoyu, and he didn¡¯t care about anything else. Her father was the hospital director, and people came for medical care. Ye Tian, however, was different. Due to his status as the only heir to the Ye family in Yan City, top doctors would come over to treat him if he fell ill! As a result, Ye Tian was unlikely to visit their ordinary hospital in Yun City. Furthermore, even if Ye Tian did visit his father, he would probably exchange a few words with him. Therefore, how could he possibly call himself his brother? Let¡¯s not talk about their ages, but their status alone wasn¡¯t on the same level. This wasn¡¯t because she looked down on her father but because it was the reality. ¡°Impossible, Young Master Ye could never call my father a brother. I¡¯m not Tang Ruoyu!¡± Li Yan¡¯er retorted. ¡°Of course, you¡¯re not Tang Ruoyu, you¡¯re Li Yan¡¯er! But is there a reason I cannot call Young Master Ye my brother?¡± Li Shan was a bit speechless. Well, Li Yan¡¯er wasn¡¯t Tang Ruoyu! If his daughter¡¯s surname was Li? Then how could they still get along? ¡°How about you guys make a bet?¡± As neither the father nor daughter was willing to end this drama, Wang Li intervened. She supported Li Shan, but calling Ye Tian a brother was too outrageous. Even if she trusted Li Shan and believed he wouldn¡¯t lie to her, she still had doubts. This was why she came up with the idea. She wanted to take the opportunity to find out whether Ye Tian and Li Shan were ¡°fake brothers¡± or ¡°real brothers¡±. ¡°What kind of bet?¡± ¡°Tell me.¡± Li Yan¡¯er and Li Shan spoke one after another. Li Yan¡¯er was convinced that her parents had joined forces to fool her and felt suspicious of them. However, Li Shan was unwilling to admit defeat since he wanted to prove himself to his daughter. After all, he was indeed telling the truth. Ye Tian offered to call himself his brother today, then called out his daughter as a cousin. ¡°Honey, you said that you and Ye Tian are brothers, so you must have his phone number right? Why don¡¯t you talk to him and say that you would like to invite him over for dinner as a thank you for helping our daughter? If he comes, then naturally you win. If he doesn¡¯t come, it¡¯s Yan¡¯er¡¯s win, how about that?¡± In fact, this statement also contained Wang Li¡¯s selfishness in it. Ye Tian could make his daughter a professor¡ªno doubt about it. But the question was whether Ye Tian would help his daughter or casually mentioned and forgot about it. If the latter was the case, they were happy for so long with nothing. However, if they invited Ye Tian for dinner, even if he had forgotten about it, he would remember it now. Thus, he would guarantee Li Yan¡¯er¡¯s selection as a professor. Additionally, with Ye Tian¡¯s status, the news would spread quickly if he dined at their house today. This would be highly beneficial to Li Shan and Li Yan¡¯er. Besides that, there was also good news. As long as Ye Tian accepts the dinner invitation to their home today and personally acknowledges that Li Yan¡¯er was his cousin, Wang Li and Lin Shun didn¡¯t have to worry about Li Yan¡¯er being wrong or bullied anymore in the future. ¡°This¡­¡± Li Shan hesitated. CH 37.5 It wasn¡¯t that Lin Shan was unwilling to make a call, but he was afraid that Ye Tian might reject it. Anyhow, everything would be fine if Ye Tian remained as friendly as he had been during the chat today. However, Lin Shan was concerned that if Ye Tian became angry because of this, the matter of his daughter¡¯s professor would be ruined. But still, he did have to admit that after hearing his wife¡¯s words, he was also quite tempted and was thinking of taking action immediately. He lived in the same neighborhood as many of the professors, it meant that if Ye Tian came over now, he could be seen by them all. Then, there would be no need for him to announce himself or ask for Ye Tian¡¯s help at that time. As long as this matter spreads, it would be impossible for anyone to deny his daughter¡¯s acceptance as a professor! Next to him, seeing her father not say anything, Li Yan¡¯er was convinced that he was fooling her. It seemed that even her mother had been tricked, or else how could she have proposed a bet? ¡°Dad, why don¡¯t we call off the bet? You¡¯re my dad after all. I¡¯ll believe what you said is true, but please don¡¯t tell anyone else about this.¡± Li Yan¡¯er said in a sympathetic tone in order to get him to end the bet. But, after hearing that his daughter was suspicious of his words, Li Shan, who was already puzzled, was immediately annoyed. ¡°Didn¡¯t we say a bet? What if you lose?¡± Li Shan asked. ¡°There¡¯s no way I¡¯ll lose, if I lose, I won¡¯t call him uncle, instead, I¡¯ll just call him godfather!¡± Despite not expecting her father to bet, Li Yan¡¯er immediately realised that he was probably fooling her again. Regardless, she wasn¡¯t fazed by all this, since she saw through it all from the start. ¡°You think nicely.¡± Li Shan wasn¡¯t angry either. He wanted a godfather who would be more affectionate than an uncle. It wasn¡¯t that he wanted to sell his daughter or anything. Rather, it was about being an adult. Wang Li, Li Yan¡¯er, and he thought clearly. Considering Ye Tian¡¯s background, it would be a big deal if Li Yan¡¯er announced this relationship publicly. Moreover, this would be beneficial to them. Not to mention that he had seen Ye Tian¡¯s strength today. When compared with the circle of the rich second generation, Ye Tian might even be the world¡¯s most wealthy second generation. Naturally, there was no need to say much about his looks. Even De Hua and He Yanzu were overshadowed. In addition to not having any inappropriate habits, he didn¡¯t even commit any misdeeds. Also, from the time they had a conversation together at the hospital today, he was even more friendly, low-key and modest. Thinking about it, he felt envious of Tang Ruyu and Mu Xiao. He just wondered if Ye Tian preferred a slightly older lady. Wait, it didn¡¯t seem to be the case. He remembered that his secretary seemed to be about the same as Yan¡¯er¡­ ¡°Then it¡¯s decided, as long as Ye Tian comes to our house before ten o¡¯clock at night, it¡¯s considered your dad¡¯s win! If it¡¯s ten o¡¯clock and not before, it¡¯ll be counted as your win. How about that?¡± Wang Li asked. Li Shan: ¡°All right, no problem.¡± Li Yan¡¯er: ¡°Yes, but I have to move out if I lose. I don¡¯t like teachers¡¯ flats!¡± ¡°If your father wins, you are not allowed to talk about moving out again! If you win, let yourself go out and rent an apartment, but only if your dad and I agree!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Soon, under Wang Li¡¯s supervision, Li Shan and Li Yan¡¯er made up a bet. ¡­ On the other side. When Ye Tian was about to arrive home he suddenly got a call from Li Shan. To be honest, this surprised him a little. Initially, he thought that something had happened to Mu Xiao¡¯s parents, but didn¡¯t expect to be invited to dinner. After thinking that Liu Yue hadn¡¯t returned yet, and Tang Ruoyu had also decided to buy various household items because she was staying here, he would be on his own when he returned. If that¡¯s the case, he might as well go to Li Shan¡¯s house for dinner. Most importantly, he wanted to see Li Yan¡¯er, nothing else. Simply curious whether the most striking heroine in the novel was his type or not! If he met her, would he be able to seize her! Thus, he agreed straight away, telling Li Shan that he would be there soon. ¡­ CH 38 Chapter 38: After hanging up the phone, Li Shan¡¯s hands trembled slightly. It worked! Ye Tian had agreed to come to their house for dinner! Even without prior notice, Ye Tian actually agreed. In addition, listening to Ye Tian¡¯s tone, it seemed like he would be at his house very soon! ¡°Hurry up and get ready, he¡¯ll be here soon.¡± Li Shan urged as he came out of the room. He would have bought more things if he knew that Ye Tian was coming to his house for dinner. Though there was a lot of food, it was simple. Hence, he didn¡¯t know if it was to Ye Tian¡¯s liking. ¡°Is it really true? Is he really coming right away?¡± This time, without waiting for Li Yan¡¯er to speak, Wang Li had already taken the lead in asking. ¡°Of course, it¡¯s true. However, we will receive a phone call later saying that he won¡¯t be coming.¡± Li Yan¡¯er shrugged. Her dad was still trying to convince them, she thought. But it didn¡¯t matter, anyway; the bet was that if Ye Tian didn¡¯t arrive before ten o¡¯clock, she would win. Then, she could move out of the teachers¡¯ flat! Standing next to her, Li Shan didn¡¯t say anything more. Instead, he was excited! But as long as Ye Tian hadn¡¯t arrived yet, nothing could be sure. So, he asked Wang Li to speed up the cooking as well. Meanwhile, he cleaned the living room, hoping to make a good impression on Ye Tian, and Li Yan¡¯er also happily joined in when she saw this. ¡®Ding dong!¡¯ ¡®Ding dong!¡¯ ¡°Yan¡¯er go and see who it is. If it¡¯s Uncle Sun, tell him I have something to do today and can¡¯t be bothered to drink with him!¡± Li Shan said without raising his head. Even though Ye Tian had just said he would be here soon, it had only been ten minutes since he had hung up the phone. Unless Ye Tian was waiting around to come to his house for dinner, there was no way he could have arrived so quickly! So Li Shan subconsciously thought it was a neighbor coming to have a drink together. ¡°Um.¡± Li Yan¡¯er got up and headed towards the door. But. ¡°Uncle Sun-n¡­ G-godfather?¡± When she saw the young man smile before her, Li Yan¡¯er was somewhat taken aback. As it¡¯s none other than Ye Tian, who the family had been talking about half a day earlier! Perhaps she was too shocked to gather her composure, she blurted out the title she had just jokingly mentioned! Did it mean that¡­ Mum and Dad weren¡¯t just fooling me? Did Ye Tian call Dad his brother? Did I get a new uncle? She thought this to herself. Also, now that she had lost the bet, should she call him her godfather? Wouldn¡¯t it be strange if she called him her uncle right away? ¡°You girl, when did Uncle Sun become your godfather? If you want to call someone like that, you should call Ye Tian that way. Didn¡¯t you just say you would call him godfather as soon as Dad brings him home?¡± Inside the house, upon hearing that his daughter called Uncle Sun Tau as her godfather, Li Shan immediately became upset. After all, Uncle Sun was his love rival thirty years ago, so it was fine for his daughter to recognize someone else as her godfather, but definitely not Uncle Sun! ¡­ ¡­ CH 39 ¡°Dad! ¡­What are you talking about? It¡¯s not Uncle Sun, it¡¯s¡­ It¡¯s Uncle Ye who¡¯s here!¡± Li Yan¡¯er¡¯s face turned bright red. Her hands kept rubbing the edges of her clothes, and her toes were constantly moving on the floor. It was no exaggeration to say that this was definitely the most embarrassing moment in her life! She didn¡¯t know how to return because she had called him by the wrong name. She couldn¡¯t tell Ye Tian that she had a bet with her father that as long as he came, she would call him godfather. If she said that, wouldn¡¯t Ye Tian still take her as an idiot? Thus, she didn¡¯t wait to think about how to explain. Her father came up with a perfect way to help her. However, he told Ye Tian everything about what had happened! ¡°¡­Godfather is a bit old, it¡¯s fine to call me uncle.¡± Ye Tian replied as he returned to his senses. In fact, Li Yan¡¯er¡¯s title as one of the top most gorgeous ladies was really not deserved for nothing. If Li Yan¡¯er didn¡¯t become the heroine with her figure and beauty, not to mention the readers, even the villain himself wouldn¡¯t be able to accept it. Of course, he was the villain now. Yet, he wanted Li Yan¡¯er, the heroine, to be by his side. As for what she had just called him, Ye Tian didn¡¯t care. Actually, Li Yan¡¯er¡¯s personality was warm-hearted in the novel. She was a professor and an airhead at times. Weird settings, right? Also, she was sort of a tsundere! ¡°Uncle Ye¡­ Uncle?¡± Initially, Li Shan was a bit puzzled by his words. There didn¡¯t seem to be anyone surnamed Ye in his neighborhood, right? Could it be that he was a newcomer? But, when he heard Ye Tian¡¯s voice, he realized who this ¡°Uncle Ye¡± was. And he immediately explained his daughter¡¯s action. Thankfully, from the tone of Ye Tian¡¯s words and expression, he didn¡¯t seem to be angry about the incident. Anyhow, Lin Shan hoped that he would have a chance to make amends later. ¡°Brother Ye, come in, don¡¯t misunderstand, I was just joking. Yan¡¯er is just a child, don¡¯t take what she says seriously!¡± Li Shan invited Ye Tian into the house. Despite not saying a word out loud, Ye Tian could not help but mutter in his heart at his words. What kind of joke is this? Was Li Yan¡¯er, the heroine, still a child? Besides, if Li Yan¡¯er were a child, Ye Tian was afraid there would be no more adults in this world! Li Shan: ¡°Brother Ye, this is Yan¡¯er. You might have heard of her!¡± Ye Tian: ¡°Well, I heard about my niece at university. She¡¯s a genius!¡± Li Shan: ¡°This is your sister-in-law Wang Li. She¡¯s an excellent cook. She¡¯ll make you happy today!¡± Ye Tian: ¡°Then thank you Brother Li and sister-in-law for your hospitality!¡± ¡°¡­¡± A few minutes later, Li Yan¡¯er was in the kitchen peeking into the living room. Her father and Ye Tian were chatting feverishly. This kind of scene¡­ She wouldn¡¯t dare dream even in her dreams! ¡°Mom, how did Dad get to know Ye¡­ Uncle Ye knows each other?¡± Li Yan¡¯er asked curiously. At this moment, she had long forgotten about the bet and embarrassment from earlier. All that was left in her mind was curiosity, but at the same time, there was some vague excitement! She was different from Tang Ruoyu. First of all, the Tang family was actually a wealthy family in Yun City, far beyond their family¡¯s ability to compare. Moreover, her father had just become a director not long ago. If it was really a comparison, one word from the Tang family would have put Li Shan¡¯s position as a director out of reach! Plus, Li Yan¡¯er had suffered repeated setbacks at the university in the past few years. It was evident that she encountered many problems, whether it was selecting professors or other social matters. This was because her background was not as good as the others and she kept falling behind. However, even if she claimed to have a strong background, she would find it impossible to compete with other families who had stronger backgrounds. She could not say her background was weak either. So the situation at university was probably like this. Those with stronger backgrounds look down on her, and those with weaker backgrounds think she¡¯s a backdoor student. No one ever thought that she had worked hard to get her PhD! Under such circumstances, if she could be Ye Tian¡¯s niece, it would be like turning her life around! As for Ye Tian¡¯s age being younger than herself? So what? Uncle and niece were just generations. Who cares about age? As for whether it would be embarrassing? Sorry, she would rather call Uncle Ye Tian than let herself be mercilessly mocked! So, Li Yan¡¯er only has one thought in her mind right now. That was after university started tomorrow, she would stop by and say hello to her uncle! After all, she was such a well-behaved cousin, and her uncle was at the same university. There was nothing wrong with taking the initiative to greet her uncle every day, right? As they were at the same university, she was sure she could invite her uncle to dinner frequently. CH 40 ¡°You silly girl, what are you thinking about again?¡± Wang Li smacked Li Yan¡¯er. This was what brought Li Yan¡¯er back from her dream. The thought of having such an uncle made her so happy! ¡°Mom, I¡¯m not thinking about anything.¡± Lin Yan¡¯er lied, naturally, without admitting it. Immediately, she asked, ¡°Did I not ask you how they met? They seem to be quite close!¡± ¡°I just found out this afternoon. Your father told me that the parents of one of Ye Tian¡¯s classmates were sick and admitted to the hospital. Soon after, he came to your dad¡¯s office and thanked him personally, and then the more they talked, the more they got to know each other, and Ye Tian proposed to call each other brothers to draw closer to each other.¡± ¡°By the way, he still took the initiative to mention you, told your dad that he would be able to help you with the professorship, and said you would be a professor at the latest, by tomorrow!¡± ¡°¡­¡± After listening to her mother¡¯s explanation, Li Yan¡¯er finally understood what good news her father was talking about. Would one become a professor overnight? Was that possible? The university will announce the results of the selection today. To be honest, she would be overjoyed if she was included on the list tomorrow. However, what would others think? And¡­ Was Ye Tian able to help her so quickly? ¡°What¡¯s up with you, girl? Why do you keep wandering off at such a young age? Your phone is ringing?¡± Wang Li was somewhat helpless when she handed over Li Yan¡¯er¡¯s phone. Despite her age of twenty-seven, this daughter of hers had the personality of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old! ¡°Hello? Hello?¡± ¡°Li Yan¡¯er here. Is there anything you need from me, Principal?¡± ¡°Yes, thank you, principal.¡± Li Yan¡¯er replied briefly with a few words, then opened the university¡¯s official website nervously. At first glance, her attention was drawn to the announcement that had just been released. [Notice: There are several irregularities in the professor selection so the list will be republished! I¡¯m Wei Changqi, the university¡¯s principal. I and the university¡¯s senior management investigated carefully and discovered that the selection of professors in recent years had many irregularities. As a result of an in-depth investigation by me and the university¡¯s senior management, we found that professor selection in the past few years has been selected through bribes. Due to this, many qualified professors aren¡¯t selected. Sadly, a few people rely on their backgrounds to become professors at university, which was embarrassing for us! Accordingly, the university has decided to remove all offenders¡¯ names and elect those who meet the qualifications again.] Selection! One word! Just a word from her uncle! Her wish had come true, and she would become Yun City¡¯s youngest professor! Most importantly, what Uncle did for her was to make her a professor, but he also made all those who would have mocked her fall into a scandal! To prevent her from becoming a target for bullying, her uncle made the university reselect the whole list. Furthermore, she and others who met the requirements would be added to the list! Besides that, there was also an apology and compensation announcement. It was an apology to the people who had been excluded because of the bribery. Moreover, she was among those compensated! ¡°This announcement¡­ You¡¯re going to be a professor?¡± Wang Li asked excitedly. Only her words were a question, but her tone was already sure. This was an official announcement from Yun University. As the Principal called to apologize just now, it couldn¡¯t be faked. ¡°Mm.¡± Li Yan¡¯er nodded her head. A phrase unconsciously surfaced in her heart: ¡®A child with an uncle¡­ How wonderful!¡¯ ¡­ [Ding¡­ CH 41 [Ding¡­ Congratulations to the host for changing the plot. You obtained a reward of 50,000 villain points] At this moment, Ye Tian had no idea how grateful Li Yan¡¯er and Wang Li were to him. But, after listening to the system prompt, he realized that the principal had contacted Li Yan¡¯er. According to the novel, Li Yan¡¯er was suppressed in various ways by the senior management of Yun University. Especially after Li Shan¡¯s death, these people had selfish schemes in mind! In the end, the protagonist had taken action and severely punished these people at the university, letting Li Yan¡¯er get back what was hers. Thus, ¡®Professor¡¯ wasn¡¯t just a title for Li Yan¡¯er. This was a testament to her efforts since childhood, and she deserves this achievement. Moreover, all the people who became professors because of their backgrounds still treat her coldly and arrogantly. As a result, Ye Tian decided to take care of that as well. Due to this, Ye Tian was rewarded with 50,000 villain points at once. ¡­ 8:00 p.m. Li Yan¡¯er drove Ye Tian home after he became intoxicated by wine and food. In addition to being urged by Li Shan, Li Yan¡¯er also suggested Ye Tian. She advised Ye Tian that it was too dangerous to go back alone since he had been drinking. Thus, she offered to drive him. Of course, Ye Tian knew Li Yan¡¯er was intentionally showing him admiration. He was also glad to see it, so naturally, he wouldn¡¯t turn her down. After all¡­ would anyone refuse a heroine? Perhaps some could do it, but he wasn¡¯t one of them. Arriving home, Liu Yue and Tang Ruoyu met to greet them. However, when they saw Li Yan¡¯er, both froze slightly. Liu Yue was fine. After all, she and Li Yan¡¯er were only a year apart. But Tang Ruoyu was utterly depressed. Compared to Li Yan¡¯er, she had no other merits except long legs. Especially when Li Yan¡¯er said, ¡°Slow down, uncle!¡± ¡°Be careful not to hit your head, uncle! ¡°Uncle, drink some water!¡± ¡°Uncle, I hope you have a pleasant dream!¡± ¡°Uncle, I¡¯ll miss you!¡± ¡°Uncle¡­¡± She was just a niece! Li Yan¡¯er, on the other hand, acted tenderly and pretended that Tang Ruoyu wasn¡¯t present! ¡°Uncle, do you want an apple? I bought apples on my way back. They¡¯re especially fresh.¡± After Li Yan¡¯er left, Tang Ruoyu came to Ye Tian with a peeled apple to offer her courtesy. Hearing this, a scene in the novel immediately crossed Ye Tian¡¯s mind. Tang Ruoyu¡¯s reaction was similar when she first saw Li Yan¡¯er in the novel. Perhaps it wasn¡¯t just Tang Ruoyu; other heroines also felt there was no chance of winning against Li Yan¡¯er. Ultimately, holding the title of number one beauty didn¡¯t depend on bragging. In addition, her strong personality made it impossible for her to sit still! ¡°Don¡¯t call me uncle; just be yourself.¡± Ye Tian said. Although it wasn¡¯t a problem to be called uncle by Tang Ruoyu, he didn¡¯t want people to misunderstand that he was Tang Ruoyu¡¯s father¡¯s brother! Not to mention that Li Yan¡¯er calls him uncle because he addressed Li Shan as his brother. As for Tang Ruoyu? It was impossible. ¡°Be myself?¡± Tang Ruoyu didn¡¯t understand. Ye Tian: ¡°It¡¯s simple. I was satisfied with your performance when you decided to withdraw from the marriage proposal. You did not do that well, but you will be my follower from now on.¡± ¡°Well¡­¡± Tang Ruoyu was disappointed. It seemed her uncle¡¯s plan had failed. But as she was about to leave with the apple, Ye Tian¡¯s sudden words made her happy again. ¡°Everyone¡¯s beauty is unique. Although you¡¯re not as good as my niece in certain aspects, your long legs are out of this world. Otherwise, why would I chase you for so long?¡± ¡°¡­¡± CH 42 The next day. After breakfast, Ye Tian headed to the university with Tang Ruoyu. He wasn¡¯t here to attend class, of course. With his background, he wouldn¡¯t even be here if he was truly interested in attending classes. Aside from that, Yun University was only famous in Yun City despite being a regular university. In the novel, the protagonist makes his debut at this place. At Yun University alone, the number of heroines was the highest. Apart from Tang Ruoyu, Mu Xiao and Li Yan¡¯er, whom Ye Tian had already met, he had yet to meet another heroine. Perhaps she hasn¡¯t joined yet. Anyway, she was likely to show up within a week or two. There¡¯s no telling when it¡¯ll happen. It might be in a week or today. When Ye Tian arrived at the university two days later, he realized the outside world had changed significantly. For instance, conflicts between the Tang and Ye families. The future patriarch of the Jiangbei Lin family made a marriage proposal to Tang Ruoyu¡­ However, almost no one at the university knew about these matters. In any case, even if a few second-generation rich members with decent backgrounds knew about it, they were afraid of Ye Tian¡¯s identity. They didn¡¯t want to cause trouble for their families by saying nonsense. When the other students saw Tang Ruoyu, who usually wouldn¡¯t come along with Ye Tian, was now following behind him like a loyal companion today, they immediately broke into a heated argument. Well, the majority were boys. Previously, there were rumors that Tang Ruoyu and Ye Tian were engaged outside the university, but she was not yet married. Even though Tang Ruoyu insulted and treated Ye Tian in an indifferent manner, they still admired her as a cold goddess in their hearts! But today, their fantasy was shattered. ¡°Didn¡¯t Tang Ruoyu despise Ye Tian? Why has she been hanging around him today?¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need to say. Her heart must have finally melted when she saw that money,¡± ¡°What¡¯s the point? She¡¯s got the money, and there¡¯s no point pretending!¡± ¡°Damned Ye Tian! How dare you steal our goddess?!!¡± ¡°Is this a perk of wealth? The cold campus belle becomes a licking dog once the money is spent?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Due to the large number of people and their loud voices, Ye Tian and Tang Ruoyu heard quite a few. Hearing this, Ye Tian¡¯s expression was calm. On the other hand, Tang Ruoyu was completely different. Many thoughts ran through her mind at this moment. Regret? Embarrassment? Self-pity? ¡­ Tang Ruoyu¡¯s regret grew as she listened to this group speak. She began to realize how Ye Tian treated her previously and now! ¡°Uncle! I made pastries this morning and brought some for you.¡± When Tang Ruoyu¡¯s spirits waned, a cheerful voice suddenly sounded behind her. Li Yan¡¯er! Although Tang Ruoyu hadn¡¯t seen the other person yet, she guessed the person¡¯s identity from the word ¡®uncle¡¯! But luckily, when she thought about what Ye Tian said to her last night, she felt much better. Even though she was stunningly beautiful, she didn¡¯t have long legs, did she? ¡°Well, I¡¯m planning to talk with the principal about something. You can come with me.¡± Ye Tian took the pastry Li Yan¡¯er handed over. It wasn¡¯t much. But it was yummy. The taste was the same as yesterday, and he liked it. Besides, whether the pastry was tasty or not was secondary. Li Yan¡¯er¡¯s attitude was more important. Since Li Yan¡¯er was so eager to get closer, he would get along with it and give her another helping hand! In the novel, the protagonist wanted Li Yan¡¯er to return to school. Thus, he directly threatened the principal and used unseemly means. But it shouldn¡¯t need to be so troublesome. Just one word and everything was taken care of! This was the upside of being a villain. ¡°Okay.¡± Li Yan¡¯er nodded obediently and headed to the principal¡¯s office with Ye Tian. As for the pastries, she had an idea yesterday. She also asked Ye Tian¡¯s opinion and came over only after his approval. This was also where she was smart. She asked everything beforehand, and if Ye Tian didn¡¯t like it or refused it, she wouldn¡¯t get closer to him. On the contrary, if Ye Tian was okay with it, she would take it to heart. Halfway down the road, Tang Ruoyu and Ye Tian separated from Li Yan¡¯er. After all, Ye Tian didn¡¯t let her go to the principal¡¯s office together, so she could only go to class first. CH 43 The principal¡¯s office. Wei Changqi¡¯s face was filled with sadness at the moment. In fact, he looked like he had aged a dozen years more than yesterday. Each year, there was a dark secret in university professor selection. This was a well-known fact for everyone inside. Even if he wanted to change it, there was simply no way. Then again, he usually did many favors and turned a blind eye to it. But yesterday, the young master from Yan City personally called him and stated that he was very dissatisfied with the university¡¯s staff who had sold the professorial title for money. ¡®If one has no real skills, how can he/she claim to be a professor?¡¯ Hearing this, even Wei Changqi didn¡¯t know what was going on for a moment. But soon, he figured out what to do and made an announcement to the whole university. Thankfully, Ye Tian mentioned the person¡¯s name. It¡¯s Li Yan¡¯er! But again, after hearing the name, he was more depressed. Regardless of whether Li Yan¡¯er applied to Yan City University or Yun University, her ability would make her a successful professor. Nonetheless, he was knew that someone had pulled the strings behind the scenes to prevent her from making it to the selection process. Although this person might not have been as powerful as Ye Tian, Wei Changqi couldn¡¯t afford to offend him. Moreover, he was contacted last night by this person and given two choices. If Wei Changqi could prevent Li Yan¡¯er from becoming a professor in any way he could, he would be rewarded accordingly! Secondly, if he allowed Li Yan¡¯er to become a professor, he would experience this person¡¯s wrath! As Ye Tian was from Yun City, Wei Changqi would¡¯ve definitely chosen the latter. But, the problem was that Ye Tian¡¯s relationship with Tang Ruoyu was still unclear, and his relationship with Li Yan¡¯er was even more confusing. Given these circumstances, Ye Tian didn¡¯t seem to return to Yan City sooner. Then, should he still offend the other person for Li Yan¡¯er? In case he was retaliated against, would Ye Tian take action ¡­ Just as Wei Changq hesitated, the door to his office was pushed open immediately, without knocking. ¡°How dare you-u¡­ Y-young master Ye, what are you doing here? Please sit down. If you wanted to say something, why don¡¯t you call me directly? There is no need for you to come here yourself.¡± Initially, Wei Changqi just wanted to lecture the person who walked into the room. However, when he saw Ye Tian, his face instantly changed. After that, he smiled and brewed him tea. Soon, he noticed Li Yan¡¯er who followed behind Ye Tian. Wei Changqi sighed deeply. It was true that he was afraid of what would come. It seemed that a choice had to be made today. In addition to hearing about her uncle¡¯s might, Li Yan¡¯er had also witnessed it yesterday. But none of it was anywhere near as powerful as this scene in front of her now. The normally aggressive and tough principal appeared ¡®humble¡¯ and ¡®gentle¡¯ during this time. ¡°Yan¡¯er, sit down.¡± Ye Tian sat down and pointed to his side. Li Yan¡¯er didn¡¯t hesitate and sat down right away. At the same time, she was also curious about what her uncle had brought her here for. But before she could even think about it, Ye Tian¡¯s next words stunned her even more! ¡°What? Is Professor Wei so grumpy now? Are you too lazy to pour tea when my niece sits down?¡± CH 44 What kind of situation is this¡­? Li Yan¡¯er was dumbfounded. Uncle didn¡¯t come here for a fight, did he? Ye Tian called her to accompany him to the principal¡¯s office a few minutes ago. She thought he wanted to introduce her to the principal at that moment. This way, she would have a backer at university! But the way Ye Tian spoke, it seemed he wanted to beat up the principal for real! Seeing this, she was dumbfounded. Though Li Yan¡¯er appeared good-natured and seemed not to grasp the situation, she actually could understand it, couldn¡¯t she? The principal gave her a clear example of what it means to be treated in front of a big shot. But still, she thought that even if Ye Tian had an extraordinary background, he couldn¡¯t possibly humiliate someone right in his face. Yet, the principal never argued. Instead, he said a few words to please Ye Tian. ¡°Young master Ye must be kidding. How dare I do that?¡± Wei Changqi replied with an apology. ¡°It just occurred to me that these tea leaves were too ordinary to be worthy of you and Professor Li. Therefore, I set aside the teapot to make a high-quality tea for you two.¡± Walking over to his table, he carefully took out the tea leaves he had treasured for so long and began skillfully brewing tea. But deep in his heart, he wished Ye Tian would disappear immediately and he would never see him again. ¡°I have nothing to do here today. As long as you tell me everything you should, you will still be the principal of Yun University. Of course, I guarantee you will live a more successful life ahead, but I will be angry if you keep acting this way.¡± ¡°Oh, and you know the Bai family, right? Yesterday they did something that angry me, and now that old man from the Bai family is in the hospital. He may not be able to get out of bed this year.¡± ¡°As for the Lin family in Jiangbei City, their situation is similar as well.¡± ¡°Well, all this has nothing to do with me. I want to tell you that as long as I am angry, those who make me upset will be very unlucky.¡± Truly, a threat without disguise. Despite this, it was such a straightforward statement that was more effective than any action. Meanwhile, Li Yan¡¯er¡¯s gaze was fixed on Ye Tian. Suddenly, she felt like her uncle¡¯s entire body emanated a charismatic aura! ¡®If only I had a husband like Ye¡­ Wait¡­I shouldn¡¯t be thinking of getting a husband while looking at Uncle Ye Tian!¡¯ ¡°It¡¯s a misunderstanding. I wouldn¡¯t lie to you even if I had the guts to do so. I was just about to call and tell you, but I didn¡¯t expect you to show up in person.¡± Wei Changqi replied cautiously. He had people watching Ye Tian¡¯s movements daily, so how could he not know what happened to the Bai family yesterday? He didn¡¯t dare hide anything anymore and revealed everything he knew. ¡°Professor Yun University¡¯s selection is indeed flawed, and I had known all of this before.¡± ¡°At the beginning, I also thought about changing it.¡± ¡°However, the people involved in this matter are just too powerful, and I can¡¯t resolve this issue alone.¡± ¡°Therefore, I could only go with the flow, allowing them to swap places in return for some favours.¡± While Wei Changqi was speaking, he suddenly paused for a moment, then glanced at Li Yan¡¯er and explained, ¡°Actually, when Professor Li first applied, I had already selected her, but the other side stopped me right away, saying she was too young and would require some more time to hone her skills.¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°This is the threatening message he sent me. Please check it, Young Master Ye.¡± After revealing all the information he had concealed in one go, Wei Changqi handed over his mobile phone to Ye Tian to prove his statement. Ye Tian had the same expression on the sofa from the start to the end. After all, he was aware of all these things. In fact, Ye Tian already knew who was behind the scenes and what his motive was. But the reason why he let the principal take the initiative to disclose the other person was also to let Li Yan¡¯er understand the truth. Also, he wanted to see if he could get a reward. [Ding¡­ Congratulations to the host for changing the plot. You received 50,000 Villain Points!] [Ding¡­ Congratulations to the host for successfully triggering a random mission. Please check the mission list!} [¡­] CH 45 Before Ye Tian could speak, a series of system prompts rang out in his ears. He also opened the mission list as soon as he could. ¡ª [Random Mission: Help Li Yan¡¯er fulfill her heart¡¯s desire to punish the bad guys. Mission Reward: 1,000 Mall Coins, Li Yan¡¯er¡¯s admiration. Mission Penalty: None. Hint: Lie Yan¡¯er will never betray the host. Regardless of what happens, she will remain 100% loyal to you and greatly admire you. ¡ª Seeing the mission, Ye Tian was overjoyed! Even in his wildest dreams, he never thought his luck would turn out so well. In addition to triggering Li Yan¡¯er¡¯s admiration quest so quickly, the difficulty level was much lower than Mu Xiao¡¯s previous mission. In fact, Ye Tian could even do it immediately! ¡°Uncle, can you help me out?¡± With a voice filled with hatred, Li Yan¡¯er asked Ye Tian. According to her, she failed the professor selection because of her inferior background. But with the principal personally exposing the truth, she realized what had truly happened. Apart from her inferior background, there was another reason why she failed the selection. It was that someone intentionally targeted her. Moreover, the other side was a professor she met when she was a student. It so happened that his son was her age, and he grew fond of her. However, she had never been interested in relationships from the beginning, and since he looked so awful, she refused him. She even apologized to the professor for this reason. He forgave her, so she thought that was the end of it. Prior to the last few selections, she had asked him for advice. No wonder she wasn¡¯t selected. The helper she found was the one who harmed her, so it was strange that she could be selected. Thinking about it now, she remembered what that professor had told her before this selection. ¡°Student Li, let me tell you the truth. Your ability has always been excellent, but your family background is weak. Unfortunately, there are limits to how much help I can provide you with. But, I can ensure that you become a professor at Yun University as long as you agree to be with Xiao Zhou.¡± At the time, she didn¡¯t give it much thought. As she recalled it now, she felt disgusted. Not to mention that he was now threatening the principal to target her deliberately. Luckily, her uncle spotted his plan! ¡­But how did Uncle learn about this? Was he interested in her? During the conversation yesterday, her father said Ye Tian had mentioned her name and even promised to help her. Could it be that he really likes her¡­ ¡°You get distracted at any time, huh. No wonder your mother says you dwell on things often.¡± Ye Tian pulled Li Yan¡¯er beside him, knowing her personality was like this. She often wandered off and thought about strange things. Although she had no idea what she was thinking, she immediately realized it was inappropriate. ¡°I wasn¡¯t lost in thought, I was thinking about you, uncle¡­! L-let¡¯s talk about it next time.¡± Li Yan¡¯er spoke halfway before realizing people were watching her, so she stopped. Playfully, she then struck out her tongue, bowed her head , and stopped talking. Meanwhile, when Wei Changqi saw Li Yan¡¯er¡¯s pouty appearance not far away, his heart was no longer filled with worry. At the same time, he was also glad that Ye Tian had found his way to his door. If not, he may have chosen to help the Zhou Family! But still, helping them would barely make things difficult for Li Yan¡¯er. If Wei Changqi assisted the Zhou family in stealing Young Master Ye¡¯s woman, he feared that not even a hundred Zhou families could save him! Moreover, with Young Master Ye acting the way he was today, the Zhou family might collapse! CH 46 After they left the principal¡¯s room, Ye Tian called Liu Yue to handle this matter. Well, the family behind the professor giving Li Yan¡¯er a hard time wasn¡¯t much weaker than the Bai family. But that was all. At most, the other side will have an accident on the road or get food poisoning by tonight. Whatever the case, they won¡¯t see the sun tomorrow. Ye Tian wasn¡¯t a saint from the beginning. But still, these people ignored the fact that this world was about to enter an era of spiritual resurgence and survival of the fittest. Moreover, despite knowing that Ye Tian was helping Li Yan¡¯er, these people still threatened Wei Changqi to find ways to target her. This meant they didn¡¯t put him in his eyes. If Ye Tian lets go of this kind of person now, they might do something insane again. Anyhow, he could only let the other side go if he wasn¡¯t strong enough. But since he had the strength and the other side had taken the initiative to provoke him, he naturally wanted to eliminate the root of the problem! In this way, there would be no risk of being left behind. After all, Ye Tian wouldn¡¯t act like the protagonist, letting his enemies off the hook for pity. This would eventually result in heroines being abducted or poisoned. To be honest, whenever he read this sort of content, he wanted to murder the author. ¡°Uncle, isn¡¯t this too much?¡± Li Yan¡¯er asked in a low voice next to him. When Ye Tian called Liu Yue, she heard his words clearly. To be honest, knowing that Uncle would help her take revenge, she was happy. But still, even though she despised these people in her heart so much, she felt that their crime wasn¡¯t too much¡­ ¡°Too much?¡± Ye Tian shook his head. He felt that she was too kind to not let the other side suffer. ¡°Have you ever thought about what this person would have done next if I hadn¡¯t shown up?¡± ¡°In addition to making it impossible for you to remain at Yun University, he would make your father have a serious accident at the hospital to force you to stay with his son.¡± ¡°You¡¯re still fine because you don¡¯t have a boyfriend yet, so the other side didn¡¯t take the situation too far. However, if you had found a boyfriend, perhaps you and your father would have been in serious trouble already.¡± Ye Tian calmly explained. ¡°What¡¯s more, this matter isn¡¯t only about you. Although he knew I was helping you in this matter, rather than being afraid of me, he chose to turn against me!¡± ¡°There aren¡¯t many who dare oppose me in Yan City, let alone in a small city like Yun City! Though he is a mere professor, he thinks it¡¯s easy to play tricks behind the scenes.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Ye Tian didn¡¯t conceal anything in his heart and revealed everything to her. Part of the reason Ye Tian did this was to cut off the grass and eliminate the roots. It was right not to let these people become a hidden threat in the future. But the important thing was to make Li Yan¡¯er happy. After all, this was his mission. If Li Yan¡¯er was satisfied, he could complete the mission and also gain her admiration. From there, he could trust her entirely and let her become one of his women as soon as possible! After hearing Ye Tian¡¯s explanation, Li Yan¡¯er realized that all along, she judged Ye Tian and this world with her mind. But, she never considered the problem from his perspective. According to media reports from Yan City and what her father mentioned yesterday, Ye Tian had been the victim of assassination and poisoning more than a hundred times since he was a child. Even though he got along well daily, he knew there would inevitably be sensitive matters he could not ignore, so he needed to prepare himself for what lay ahead. For example, to Li Yan¡¯er, today¡¯s incident was merely a professor trying to get a girlfriend for his son. So, he secretly played tricks behind the scenes. However, even the Tang and Bai families bowed before Ye Tian like ants. But now a professor dared to plot against him secretly. And, despite being aware that he would be punished and have to apologize, he still dared. Based on Ye Tian¡¯s word¡¯s, what if she let the other side off the hook this time, and they held a grudge? Understanding these, her thoughts also changed immediately. Right now, even if Ye Tian wanted to let him off the hook now, she would definitely find a way to stop him! After all, she didn¡¯t want to worry about someone harming her in the future! ¡°Uncle, I understand.¡± Li Yan¡¯er replied to Ye Tian in determined voice. [Ding¡­ Congratulations to the host for completing the random mission. You gained 1000 mall points and Li Yan¡¯er¡¯s admiration!] [Ding¡­ Congratulations to the host for changing the plot. As you successfully gained Li Yan¡¯er, the heroine¡¯s admiration, you gained a 10,00,000 Villain points reward!] [¡­] CH 47 Following Li Yan¡¯er¡¯s words, Ye Tian¡¯s ears filled with the sound of the system prompt he had been waiting for. In his mind, Ye Tian immediately invoked the system interface. ¡ª [Godly Villain System: Bound. Host: Ye Tian Luck: 1.17 million points (Luck can be obtained by changing the plot, such as plundering the protagonist¡¯s opportunity, gaining the heroine¡¯s trust ¡­) Shopping Mall: Opened. Mall Points: 1580] [Admirer: Li Yan¡¯er. Hint: The admirer will always remain completely loyal to the host. ¡ª When the admirer cultivates, the host gains cultivation insight simultaneously! Ye Tian did not expect that having an admirer would be so beneficial for him. He thought it was incredible for an admirer to be totally loyal to him and never betray him. But still, he didn¡¯t think there would be an even more impressive effect now! As long as they cultivated, he could attain cultivation and enlightenment at the same time as well. He had checked out the novel¡¯s plot recently to see if he could improve his qualifications, but the result was nothing. Nonetheless, once the Forbidden Land opened, there would be many opportunities to improve his strength. However, it would be challenging for the protagonist in the later volumes of the novel, not to mention his current self. But now, after seeing that he could gain the cultivation insight of his admirer simultaneously, he was no longer concerned about his qualifications. Right now, all that was on his mind was how to seek opportunities for Li Yan¡¯er and his future woman. Unlike him, who was the villain, they were all heroines with luck second only to the protagonist! Not only were they all born able to cultivate, but their cultivation speed was also far faster than most people¡¯s! Several of them even possessed extraordinary cultivation physiques. For example, Mu Xiao, with her Tai Yin body, displayed a cultivation speed even faster than the protagonist¡¯s! As long as the admirer cultivates become strong enough, he could become stronger even if he rested daily! After all, all he could gain was everyone¡¯s cultivation and enlightenment. Thinking about this, Ye Tian had already seen his prosperous future! All his admirers would cultivate diligently while he basked in the sun every day and be invincible. CH 48 Ye Tian opened the system mall right away. [Thousand-year lightning strike wood: It can forge weapons and refine special items Price: 10 mall points. Exclusive cultivation method: The exclusive cultivation method is suitable for the host to cultivate. Original price: 1,000,000,000,000 mall points. Special price: 10,000 mall points. Remaining time for this discount price: 28 days Note: Whether the host buys or not, this item will be replaced after the special price time. Beauty pills: These enhance the beauty of the skin and prolong youth. Price: 10 mall points. Previously, Ye Tian had planned not to spend mall points until he had enough to buy exclusive cultivation techniques. But now, he stumbled upon something valuable. If he missed it, he might never see it again! Even if he reencountered it, it wouldn¡¯t be available at a discount, and he wouldn¡¯t be able to afford it. However, he was currently interested in purchasing beauty pills first. He wanted to gift this to Liu Yue tomorrow; also give one to Li Yan¡¯er. Because he had obtained so many system rewards due to Li Yan¡¯er, it would be fair to reward her with at least one beauty pill, wouldn¡¯t it? Moreover, Li Yan¡¯er was his admirer, and her face would remain youthful for the rest of her life. Wouldn¡¯t it make her more attractive to his eyes? Therefore, even if the price were ten times higher, he wouldn¡¯t hesitate to buy the beauty pills! [Ding¡­ Congratulations to the host on your successful purchase of the Beauty Pill!] [Ding¡­ ] [Ding¡­ mall items updated. Please check them out soon] After successfully purchasing Beauty Pills, Ye Tian looked at the mall again. [Taisu Nine Needles: A secret medical technique handed down from ancient times. Only those of exceptional talent and enlightenment can master it] Original price: 9,000,000,000 mall points. Special price: 900 mall points. Remaining Special time: 29 days and 23 hours. Note: Whether the host buys or not, this item will be discontinued after the special price time. Another special-price item! Ye Tian had always thought there would only be one special item. But he didn¡¯t expect two to exist at the same time. He didn¡¯t know if there was a chance of three special offers at the same time in the future. Anyway, He already knew the Taisu Nine Needles were overwhelming compared to the exclusive cultivation method. For a long time, he had been knowledgeable about it! Taisu¡¯s Nine Needles was well-known in traditional Chinese medicine. This Taisu¡¯s nine needles that the protagonist mastered were incomplete! But even so, the protagonist defeated the formidable opponents all over the Blue Star with the Taisu Nine Needles. Ye Tian was overjoyed by seeing that the Taisu Nine Needles were in front of him and could be bought for 900 mall points. But he still held back. After all, the last day for the special price was still one month away. To buy exclusive cultivation techniques, it was still necessary to save mall points first. Taisu¡¯s nine needles were supreme but couldn¡¯t compare with the exclusive cultivation techniques. Surely, the price confirms this. ¡°Uncle, are you angry with me?¡± Li Yan¡¯er asked in a low voice. Ye Tian: ¡°How can I be angry with you? There were just a few things that came to mind.¡± Hearing this, Li Yan¡¯er smiled and sighed in relief. Despite Ye Tian¡¯s dissatisfaction with her attitude earlier, he didn¡¯t seem angry based on the tone of his voice, which was good. Li Yan¡¯er also stopped thinking about it too much. ¡°You go ahead and do your work. I¡¯ll go to the hospital.¡± Ye Tian said after pondering for a moment. Although Li Yan¡¯er became his admirer, her cultivation was equivalent to his. But the problem was that he now has neither cultivation techniques nor marrow-cleansing pills. It was difficult for Li Yan¡¯er to become a cultivator by herself in this situation. Fortunately, the Heavenly Spirit Fruit had already been planted and would be harvested in just one month. By then, Li Yan¡¯er or others could embark on the cultivation path on the same day! As for him? What a joke. Their cultivation progress and insights would be constantly passed on to him. Thus, Ye Tian had long since stopped worrying about his talent. ¡°Mm.¡± Li Yan¡¯er nodded her head docilely. She certainly did not know Ye Tian¡¯s thoughts. Otherwise, if she knew she could cultivate immortality in this world, she would have already pestered Ye Tian like a child. CH 49 As Ye Tian left the university, he noticed Liu Yue waving to him not far away. ¡°Young master, where are we going now?¡± Liu Yue asked from the driver¡¯s seat. As for Ye Tian skipping class? The old master Ye permitted him to stay in Yun City for a year because he fell in love with a lady. Moreover, Ye Tian couldn¡¯t be concerned about such trivial matters, could he? Not to mention that Ye Tian was the future patriarch of the Ye family. Many qualified instructors taught him what he needed to learn a few years ago. So, even if he didn¡¯t attend university, it wouldn¡¯t impact him. ¡°Take me to the hospital. Have you prepared the herbs I asked you to prepare?¡± Ye Tian replied. A few days earlier, he instructed Liu Yue to buy herbs. According to the novel plotline, the Taiyin physique could be awakened by taking specific herbal baths. Nevertheless, these herbs were rare, and even the protagonist spent a lot of effort looking for them. At that moment, the protagonist¡¯s might wasn¡¯t strong, and he lacked financial resources. So it¡¯s normal to have trouble finding them. ¡°I had it prepared last night and placed in the warehouse.¡± Liu Yue replied. At this moment, she was curious. During signing the contract a few days ago, Mu Xiao specifically thanked the young master for notifying her that her parents were suffering from health problems. Since this was found earlier, it was possible to treat them in time. The young master knew medicine art! This was something Liu Yue had never heard of before. But after all, the Ye family inherited hundreds of years of prosperity, so naturally, there was a heritage and secrets. So she didn¡¯t suspect this; she just assumed she didn¡¯t know about it. Moreover, the young master could identify the disease by looking at it. This kind of method was certainly not inferior. In fact, it was superior to the renowned traditional Chinese doctors¡¯ methods. ¡°Put those medicines at home. I will use them tonight.¡± After saying this, Ye Tian sighed in his heart. This was the might of the top family, ah¡­or was it the perk of having a villain background? As soon as Ye Tian arrived at the hospital, the security guards outside recognized him immediately. Soon, they used the intercom to inform Li Shan¡¯s secretary of the news. Within less than a minute, Li Shan rushed toward Ye Tian. ¡°Brother, why did you not say anything when you came over? Are you worried about your classmate? Please do not worry. We arranged everything yesterday. She and her parents will have no difficulties.¡±Li Shan smilingly said. People were naturally happy in happy circumstances. Now that he was in this state, his enthusiasm and spirit far exceeded normal levels. After all, Ye Tian¡¯s every move got attention in Yun City. When Ye Tian left their house yesterday, many big shots had already called him. At the end of the day, he switched off his phone. No way, there were too many people calling to show their goodwill and invite him to some banquet for him to cope with! All of this happened because of Ye Tian in front of him. ¡°I¡¯m confident Brother Li will do his job. I came over today to say a few words to classmate Xiao. Take me to a quiet place, and then call her over.¡± Ye Tian pondered about it and said. CH 50 Mu Xiao didn¡¯t attend university today. Her parents were hospitalized for surgery, so she naturally stayed there. In addition, some test results had yet to come out, which made her anxious. Just now, a nurse informed her that all the follow-up test results had come out. They were all normal! Due to this, her heart, which had been hanging for so long, finally relaxed. And when Mu Xiao learned that Ye Tian was looking for her, she rushed over at the first opportunity intending to thank him personally. ¡°Senior Ye, you¡¯re looking for me?¡± Mu Xiao came to the doctor¡¯s office. Seeing her, Ye Tian asked thoughtfully. ¡°I heard that the examination results are all out, so you can rest assured now.¡± Ye Tian smiled. He didn¡¯t rush to disclose the purpose of his trip. ¡°Well, I have just discussed our contract with my parents, and I will go to the young master¡¯s house tonight to begin fulfilling it.¡± Mu Xiao responded. Since the test results didn¡¯t come out all at once yesterday, she was worried about it. Thus, she stayed in the hospital. Now that she knew there were no further problems with the follow-up, she could naturally depart. Her parents¡¯ illnesses were in the initial stages. Even though they were much more energetic than usual, they didn¡¯t significantly impact the body. Thus, even if she stayed in this situation, she had nothing to do, so she might as well go to Ye Tian¡¯s home earlier to complete the contract. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about cooking. Actually, I¡¯m looking for you today to tell you something else.¡± Ye Tian was silent for a moment, then spoke solemnly. ¡°What is it?¡± Mu Xiao asked. Immediately, a beautiful pair of eyes lit up. Thinking about how Ye Tian helped her so much, it would be great if she could also help him back. ¡°You should know where I come from, right?¡± Ye Tian thought about it and added, ¡°Also, my identity and family background?¡± Mu Xiao didn¡¯t know why Ye Tian suddenly asked her this. However, she replied truthfully, ¡°I heard that the senior was from Yan City and come from a very powerful family.¡± To be honest, she knew nothing about Ye Tian. Nevertheless, she couldn¡¯t help but notice her best friend always mentioned Ye Tian. Furthermore, even her desk mates discussed Ye Tian, so she had a general understanding of him. Handsome. Good personality. More importantly, he was a second-generation rich man from Yan City! As for how wealthy he was, according to what they said, he was the richest person in the entire Yun City. Of course, Mu Xiao had doubts about this before. Yun City was such a large place; how could it be impossible to find a more powerful family than Ye Tian¡¯s? In the past, she felt everyone exaggerated Ye Tian. But at the moment, Mu Xiao was beginning to believe it. After all, not only did the hospital¡¯s director personally drive to greet her and the parents yesterday, but they were also given VIP treatment at the hospital. There¡¯s also the fact that she couldn¡¯t sleep last night because she was too nervous. As a result, she gathered some information about Ye Tian from her friends. They all proved that Ye Tian¡¯s background was far more terrifying than she had imagined. ¡°It is not just powerful, but very powerful!¡± Ye Tian corrected Mu Xiao¡¯s words, but in order not to let her misunderstand, he immediately added, ¡°I¡¯m not boasting at this time, but what I am about to tell you is somewhat related to my family. It may be somewhat shocking, but it is the truth.¡± ¡°Senior, just tell me directly what you want to say. I won¡¯t misunderstand you; I know you are a nice person.¡± Mu Xiao responded firmly. CH 51 ¡°Senior, just tell me directly what you want to say. I won¡¯t misunderstand you; I know you are a nice person.¡± Mu Xiao responded firmly. Her usual interactions with others were simple, but she also understood that if Ye Tian wanted to show off in front of her or have any thoughts about her, he didn¡¯t need to bother her. He could simply take advantage of her parents¡¯ condition to accomplish his goal if he genuinely desired to threaten her. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Ye Tian nodded slightly and continued, ¡°You should have seen those immortal cultivators on TV or novels when you were a child, right? In those fiction works, a few families possess hundreds or thousands of years of secrets and trump cards buried deep inside.¡± ¡°So what I want to tell you today is that my family is also the same. My family has risen so high because my ancestors sought immortality.¡± ¡°Or, to put it simply, my family¡¯s ancestors were cultivators.¡± ¡°For instance, I can see that your parents have health problems at a glance. This is because I grew up practising a unique medicine technique; otherwise, not to mention I am just a college student. Even if those medical professors came, it would be impossible to find out with just a glance!¡± At this moment, Mu Xiao¡¯s face was filled with shock and disbelief. She realized what Ye Tian meant. But, it was just her childhood teachings that didn¡¯t support her beliefs. If the person who said these words to her weren¡¯t Ye Tian, she would have suspected the other person was a fool. Nevertheless, since Ye Tian said these words, she didn¡¯t object but seriously contemplated the matter. One reason was that Ye Tian didn¡¯t need to lie to her. Second, no matter what the Ye family¡¯s ancestors were, it seemed to have little to do with her. Unless she was the same as what was portrayed on TV, a legendary cultivation genius that comes along once in a hundred years. And then Senior Ye did all this, all to let her cultivate with him, right? Unfortunately, Ye Tian didn¡¯t know what Mu Xiao was thinking. If not, he would have corrected her again that she wasn¡¯t a rare cultivation genius once in a hundred years. She was a rare talent in a million years! As long as Taiyin physique awakened, she would soon become the strongest individual in the Blue Star! Especially according to the current plotline, even the protagonist could be directly suppressed by her! ¡°I¡¯ll tell you this first. If I say too much, you might not believe it.¡± Just when Mu Xiao was curious about what Ye Tian would say next, he abruptly stopped at this point, leaving her disappointed. ¡°En.¡± Mu Xiao nodded her head. ¡°You know Liu Yue, right? It¡¯s the beautiful lady you signed a contract with yesterday. She¡¯s my most trusted and best friend. I want to celebrate her birthday tonight. I hope you can join us.¡± Ye Tian invited her. At this point, he revealed that the purpose of his trip and invited Mu Xiao to celebrate Liu Yue¡¯s birthday with him. Regardless of how much he said, if there was no evidence cultivators existed in this world, his words were pointless. To make Mu Xiao believe, he must let Mu Xiao see with her own eyes what proves the cultivator. For example, the Beauty pills won¡¯t only change the physique, but their effect on beauty and skin was visible to the naked eye. In a flash, it could remove scars, brighten up the skin, and make more detailed changes. Because of this, female cultivators highly valued beauty residue pills in the past and now. ¡°Sister Liu Yue¡¯s birthday is tomorrow? If it¡¯s possible, I¡¯m certainly willing to join!¡± Mu Xiao said happily. Her sincere words were also evident here. Yesterday, after Liu Yue came over, she signed the contract for her. Also, she helped her with many doubts and other questions, which made Mu Xiao grateful. To repay her, Mu Xiao decided to prepare some delicious food tonight. CH 52 (Li Yan¡¯er-> Li Yan) Soon after Ye Tian left, Mu Xiao returned to her family and told them she would be staying at Ye Tian¡¯s house and cook for him starting today. Regarding immortal cultivators? Even though Ye Tian didn¡¯t ask her not to spread the word, Mu Xiao didn¡¯t intend to speak to anyone. Regardless of the truth, even if she said it out loud, no one would believe her. Instead, they may think she lost her mind. Mu Xiao¡¯s parents were naturally fine with their daughter going to her benefactor¡¯s home to aid him. They met Ye Tian and Liu Yue yesterday. In addition, they learned from the nurse how impressive Ye Tian¡¯s background was. In their opinion, it wasn¡¯t exaggerated to say that Ye Tian¡¯s family might reach the skies. Due to this, they didn¡¯t suspect Ye Tian had ulterior motives for them. They thought she was lucky because Ye Tian attended the same university as their daughter. ¡°Daughter, you must be obedient after leaving. Don¡¯t be disrespectful!¡± ¡°Your mother is right. Also, regardless of whether you and your senior are friends, don¡¯t be lenient about it. Keep in mind to follow the rules just as you would at home.¡± ¡°¡­¡± At this moment, many nurses looked enviously at Mu Xiao. After all, in addition to getting acquainted with a big shot such as Young Master Ye, she made him visit the hospital three times. Then, as if that weren¡¯t enough, she would now live with Young Master Ye for some time. In exchange for the opportunity to live in Ye Tian¡¯s house, these nurses would be willing to give up 10 years of their lifespans, no, 20 years of their lifespans. ¡­ After Ye Tian left the hospital, he became bored for a while. He did not feel the need to return to the university as it was already noon, and the person he was waiting for had not arrived yet. ¡°Xiao Yue, are there any good places to visit in Yun City?¡± Ye Tian asked. Although he knew the novel¡¯s plot line extremely well, his knowledge of Yun City was far less than Liu Yue, whose knowledge of the city was extensive. Liu Yue pondered momentarily and replied, ¡°Of course there is. I heard that there is a new bar on Qingyun Street. It¡¯s noon now, but there should be quite a few people. Does young master want to go and have a look?¡± ¡°Qingyun Street¡­ Yunsheng Bar?¡± Suddenly, Ye Tian recognized the name and said it subconsciously. ¡°Were you already familiar with it, Young master?¡± Liu Yue was surprised. She didn¡¯t expect Ye Tian to know about this bar. In fact, the Yunsheng Bar had been open for over a month but hadn¡¯t achieved significant popularity. In addition, the young master had rarely visited the bar since arriving in Yun City. ¡°I heard people mention it a few times at university.¡± Ye Tian nodded and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go there!¡± Liu Yue: ¡°Well, I will drive there!¡± Yunsheng Bar! From the name alone, it seems very out of place. If people heard this name, they would probably assume it was an ancient-style hobby club, not a bar. However, Ye Tian knew there was indeed a bar there, and the bar owner was Yun Qingjiu, a villainess! The novel depicted that Yun Qingjiu was from Jiangbei City and that her Yun family held the same status as the Lin family. In outsiders¡¯ eyes, the Yun family was also comparable to the Ye family in Yan City. The Lin family in Jiangbei was mainly involved in open industries in Jiangbei, while the Yun family focused on the black market. In the novel¡¯s plotline, the predecessor teamed up with Yun Qingjiu and attacked several people to lure the protagonist into a trap. Nevertheless, their plan was leaked by an employee. As a result, the protagonist used this opportunity to counterattack and frame his predecessor, resulting in his downfall. In the past, he focused on finding heroines and ignoring villains prevalent in Yun City. Anyway, there was still plenty of time for the protagonist to appear, so he was certain he had time to act. Yun Qingjiu, huh. In his mind, Ye Tian silently recited this name again. According to the setting, Li Yan deserves the heroine title. Whether it was Li Yan¡¯s appearance or her body emanated a unique temperament superior to Liu Yue. However, they both had different personalities, which didn¡¯t necessarily mean that Liu Yue was inferior to Li Yan. In a video game, for instance, the character setting of the female principal and the female secretary appears identical. Despite this, people didn¡¯t settle for just one; they chose both! When compared to Liu Yue, Yun Qingjiu had a completely different temperament. According to the author¡¯s description, although she originally came from Jiangbei, she possessed intelligence and gentleness unattainable for other women from Jiangbei. Moreover, people who got along with her couldn¡¯t get angry in front of her because of her temperament. This was precisely why Yun Qingjiu chose to cooperate with his predecessor while the protagonist became fascinated with her, wanting to include her in his harem. Despite this, Yun Qingjiu continued to disregard him, and as a result, the protagonist destroyed both the Yun family and her. But even in the end, she did not beg for mercy or submit to him; instead, she took poison directly to kill herself. According to her own words, she loathed hypocrites most in her life. Hence, she hated the protagonist the most because he manipulated everything for his benefit. When Yun Qingjiu saw his predecessor doing nothing unfair, she decided to get along with him. Additionally, he gained goodwill from Yun Qingjiu due to his predecessor¡¯s love for Tang Ruoyu. ¡ª