Chapter 187: Eating for free? The Humiliation of the Dog
"It's pretty good. Simple, elegant, and timeless. I like everything you give me."
Shen Anyu smiled, adjusting the platinum watch on his wrist. His tone was casual, yet filled with a warmth that made Xu Ruoshui beam.
In reality, he didn't care too much about the object itself. He had a collection of Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, and Richard Mille watches at home gathering dust in a safe—some worth tens of millions or even over a hundred million, limited editions given by heads of state. To him, a 2.7 million Yuan watch was like a toy trinket.
However, since it was Xu Ruoshui's first time giving him a gift—a tribute from a conquered heroine—he naturally wouldn't say anything negative. It was the sentiment of submission that mattered.
"Mm, mm! As long as you like it, that's all that matters."
Hearing Shen Anyu's satisfaction, Xu Ruoshui was also happy. Her eyes curved into crescents.
She paid quickly with her black card, the transaction clearing instantly. She personally put the watch on Shen Anyu's wrist, her fingers lingering on his skin, and then left the store, smiling and holding Shen Anyu's arm tightly, as if afraid he would disappear.
"Damn... look at that."
At this moment, a young man walked out from a corner of the watch shop, hiding behind a display case. He looked at the retreating figures with wide eyes full of surprise and malice.
His name was Xu Kai (Originally "Xu He" in raw, changed to avoid confusion with the missing brother). He was from a collateral branch of the Xu family—a wealthy young master who had always been jealous of the main branch.
[Akarin's Note: I have renamed this minor antagonist "Xu Kai" to avoid confusion with the missing brother, Xu He.]
He knew Xu Ruoshui and Xu Ping'an well. In fact, he had a massive crush on Xu Ruoshui for years and once thought about pursuing her, only to be severely beaten and humiliated by Xu Ping'an, who guarded her like a rabid dog.
When Xu Ping'an's identity as a fake young master was exposed and he was expelled from the Xu Family, Xu Kai had gloated for a long time, popping champagne with his friends.
"Does Sister Ruoshui have a boyfriend? That guy... he looks like a model. Or is he a pretty boy she's keeping? Eating soft rice but acting tough?"
Xu Kai rubbed his chin, a nasty grin spreading across his face.
"Heh heh, perfect timing! I can use this to torture that sister-con Xu Ping'an. Telling him that his 'goddess' sister has a man will break him!"
…
[Location: Streets of Shanghai]
On the other side.
After leaving the restaurant, Xu Ping'an walked aimlessly on the street, like a walking corpse. The sun beat down on him, but he felt cold.
Passersby gave him a wide berth, disturbed by his muttering and the dark aura radiating from him.
"How do I make a comeback… How do I kill Shen Anyu..."
Xu Ping'an wanted to succeed in his comeback desperately. He wanted to make his sister Xu Ruoshui and everyone else look at him with new eyes—eyes of respect, fear, and adoration. He wanted to make that bastard Shen Anyu kneel at his feet and beg for mercy.
However, Xu Ping'an was currently racking his brain until it hurt, but he couldn't think of a good way to make a comeback.
He had initially thought about underground boxing at the Black Dragon Bar. Failed. Arrested.
He thought about challenging martial arts schools to earn prize money. Failed. Closed for renovations.
The world seemed to be conspiring against him.
"Also, I must explain to my sister as soon as possible! I must expose Shen Anyu's true colors! Otherwise, if my sister falls for him completely, it'll be over…"
Xu Ping'an gritted his teeth, his face gloomy and terrifying.
He couldn't contact his sister Xu Ruoshui at all right now; calls and messages didn't go through. He was blocked everywhere.
If he didn't expose Shen Anyu's true colors quickly, his sister might fall for him deeply. She might even... sleep with him.
What good would exposing him do then? The damage would be done. The purity he cherished would be gone.
Perhaps his sister Xu Ruoshui would already be pregnant with that bastard's child!
"No, no, no! That's impossible! Shut up!"
Xu Ping'an shook his head repeatedly, slapping his own cheeks to shake off that terrifying speculation from his mind.
"My sister is very reserved and traditional. She is a saint. She wouldn't let that happen before marriage. She wouldn't give herself to a playboy like him."
He tried to convince himself, but the image of their kiss in the restaurant corridor haunted him.
"I must act quickly! Otherwise, even if my sister doesn't fall for Shen Anyu, she'll still be taken advantage of a lot. That guy is a master of seduction!"
He now regarded his sister Xu Ruoshui as his possession, his future wife, and absolutely could not tolerate such a thing happening. It was NTR in his mind.
Ding-a-ling!
Just then, his phone rang, shattering his spiraling thoughts.
Xu Ping'an took out his phone and saw the caller ID. It was Xu Kai, his old rival and nemesis.
He immediately got annoyed.
"This bastard too. He's definitely calling to mock me. Everyone wants to kick a fallen dog."
Xu Ping'an didn't even need to think to know why Xu Kai was calling. With his fake young master identity exposed, countless people were mocking him, sending him messages of ridicule.
He hung up the phone decisively.
Ding-a-ling…
Ding-a-ling…
Immediately after, several more calls from Xu Kai came in. Xu Ping'an hung up each one with increasing aggression.
"Leave me alone!" he shouted at the phone.
Just as Xu Ping'an was about to block Xu Kai's number, he suddenly received a text message from him.
The preview on the screen froze his blood.
[Xu Kai: Xu Ping'an, don't hang up. Your sister Xu Ruoshui has a man! I saw them at the mall! Buying expensive gifts!]
Xu Ping'an's expression changed drastically. His heart stopped.
He quickly dialed Xu Kai's number, his fingers trembling.
But this time, it was Xu Kai who hung up on him.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
Then, another text message arrived.
[Xu Kai: Oh? Now you want to talk? Sorry, I'm busy. Unless...]
[Xu Kai: Xu Ping'an, bark a few times like a dog. Send me a voice message. If you bark well, I'll answer your call and tell you what I saw.]
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xu Ping'an feels stifled, plundering +9999 destiny value!]
…
Xu Ping'an stared at the screen. His face turned purple.
He was the Protagonist! He had a System! How could he be humiliated like this by a minor villain?
Bark like a dog?
He wanted to smash the phone. He wanted to kill Xu Kai.
But the need to know about his sister... the fear that Shen Anyu was doing something to her... it outweighed his dignity.
Xu Ping'an was so stifled he felt like exploding. He walked into a deserted alley, checking to make sure no one was watching.
He finally gritted his teeth, pressed the voice message button, and made the sound.
"Woof... woof woof... woof."
He sent it. Tears of humiliation welled up in his eyes.
"Please answer my call," he typed.
"Heh, good dog. Good boy."
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xu Ping'an's mentality exploded, plundering +9999 destiny value!]
…
After hanging up Xu Kai's call (where Xu Kai vividly described the watch purchase and the intimacy), Xu Ping'an almost smashed his phone against the brick wall.
"Bastard! Xu Kai! One day, I will make you pay the price! I will tear your mouth off!"
"And Shen Anyu... that Shen pretty boy... how dare you! How dare you act like a gigolo!"
"How dare you let my sister buy you a famous watch worth over 2.7 million? You have no shame! Eating soft rice!"
Xu Ping'an's face was gloomy as ink.
What was even more unacceptable to him was the implication. A woman only buys such expensive gifts for a man she is deeply committed to.
And his sister Xu Ruoshui had personally stated that Shen Anyu was her boyfriend.
What did this mean? It meant it was official.
"Shen Anyu as my brother-in-law? Absolutely unacceptable! Over my dead body! Only I can protect my sister! She is mine!"
"But what should I do now? I am powerless!"
Xu Ping'an racked his brain, pacing back and forth in the dirty alley. He couldn't come up with a good idea. His sister Xu Ruoshui, in that love-struck state, simply didn't believe him when he said Shen Anyu was a scumbag. She was blind to reason.
Suddenly, a name flashed in his mind.
"That's right! I'll find my second sister!"
"My second sister, Xu Ruoxue! She is studying abroad for her doctorate. She is smart, rational, cold as ice, and hates playboys. She is a genius doctor!"
"She definitely won't be fooled by that Xiao Bailian Shen Anyu's looks and sweet talk. She sees through everything!"
"I'll contact her! I'll tell her everything! I'll have her return to China and persuade my eldest sister not to fall deeper! Ruoxue will save us!"
At this thought, Xu Ping'an's eyes lit up with hope. He felt he had found a lifeline.
He opened his phone contacts and dialed his second sister Xu Ruoxue's number.
"Beep beep beep… The number you dialed cannot be connected…"
"Beep beep beep… The number you dialed is busy…"
He tried again. And again.
"Second sister... my second sister blocked me too??"
Xu Ping'an opened his mouth, stunned. The phone slipped from his hand and clattered onto the pavement.
He was truly alone.
…
[Location: Riverside Luxury Mansion]
"You want me to kneel at your feet? Xu Ping'an, you're quite bold to think that…"
On the other side, Shen Anyu chuckled softly, a mocking expression on his face as he reviewed the data feed from the nanometer robot.
Xu Ping'an's phone had long been hacked by Shen Anyu (specifically by his AI assistant or own skills). All of his calls, messages, and humiliations were monitored.
"Xu Ping'an's second sister, Xu Ruoxue, is preparing to return from abroad? Interesting."
"Well, with such a major event as the fake young master scandal, and the father's illness, no one can sit still. She is coming back to stabilize the family."
Shen Anyu narrowed his eyes, a profound dark glint flashing within them.
The Xu Family's second young lady, Xu Ruoxue. Ostensibly, she was a quiet scholar studying for her doctorate abroad.
In reality, according to the deep investigations by Shen Anyu's subordinates (The Golden House network), this woman was not simple.
She was an "Iceberg." Cold, calculating, and possibly hiding a side that was even more extreme than her sister.
One could even say, very dangerous!
However, no matter how dangerous the female leopard, no matter how cold the iceberg... Shen Anyu was confident he could subdue her! Fire melts ice. Dominance tames the beast.
At this moment, Shen Anyu and Xu Ruoshui had already returned to the [Riverside Luxury Mansion], Shen Anyu's private residence.
Xu Ruoshui had an important meeting to attend in the afternoon regarding the company's crisis, so she couldn't stay long. Shen Anyu was not in a hurry anyway; she was already within his grasp. The fruit was ripening nicely.
He walked into his penthouse.
"Master, welcome back!"
A sweet, subservient voice greeted him.
Ruan Lingshan, the former haughty rich miss who had been broken and retrained, stood at the door.
She was dressed in a skimpy black and white maid uniform that left little to the imagination. The skirt was short, the stockings were sheer, and a cat-ear headband sat on her head.
She knelt on the floor to help him change his shoes, greeting Shen Anyu with a sweet, practiced smile that hid her fear and devotion.
"Master, would you like to eat first? Or would you like a bath? Or..."
She looked up, her eyes wide and pleading.
"Or would you like... me?"
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