Chapter 215: The 100 Million Shock! The Villain's Electric Play!
Liu Qingyue's expression was blank, like a wooden chicken, holding her phone motionless.
The glowing screen illuminated her stunned face in the dimly lit bedroom. The notification from the bank app was simple, yet it felt heavier than a mountain.
Your account ending in 8899 has received a transfer of RMB 100,000,000.00.
She counted the zeros again. And again. Her breath hitched in her throat, and her heart pounded against her ribs like a trapped bird. It wasn't a dream. It was cold, hard reality.
"Daughter, what's wrong with you?"
He Xuemei sensed something was off. She pushed the bedroom door open, her face flushed with the lingering excitement of the financial news. Seeing Liu Qingyue's dazed state, her heart stirred with a sudden, misunderstanding panic.
She thought her daughter was traumatized by some "deal" she had made.
But then, He Xuemei glanced at the phone screen, saw the long string of numbers, and her worry instantly evaporated, replaced by a fanatical gleam.
"Daughter! This... this is one hundred million!"
He Xuemei grabbed Liu Qingyue's shoulders, shaking her slightly.
"Young Master Shen transferred it so readily! He didn't even blink! Where in this world can you find such a good man? Eh?"
He Xuemei's voice rose an octave, filled with persuasive fervor.
"Young Master Shen isn't one of those pot-bellied, greasy old men who smell like decay. You've seen him at the banquet. He's handsome, noble, and dominates the room like a king. You won't regret being with Young Master Shen. In fact, it's you who is taking advantage of him!"
"Isn't that a hundred times—no, a million times—better than being with that good-for-nothing Han Qi?"
She wasn't someone who would force a good person into prostitution, let alone her own daughter. She had her pride.
But in He Xuemei's eyes, this wasn't degradation; it was elevation. Young Master Shen was a dragon in the sky, while the useless live-in son-in-law, Han Qi, was a maggot in the mud. The difference was too vast to measure.
Even being Young Master Shen's mistress—a nameless lover kept in a golden cage—was better than being the legal wife of that waste, Han Qi. At least with Shen Anyu, there was dignity in power and wealth. With Han Qi, there was only endless humiliation and foot-washing water.
What's more, the Liu He High-End Lighting Factory was facing a major crisis. It was a matter of life and death for their family line. Only Young Master Shen could save them.
In this situation, submitting to Young Master Shen was not a sin; it was a survival strategy. It was filial piety!
The more Liu Qingyue listened, the more she felt something was wrong. The blood rushed to her face, a mix of shame and frustration.
Her delicate brows furrowed, and she pulled away from her mother's grip, saying helplessly:
"Mom, stop! You misunderstood! I... I didn't agree to any excessive conditions from Young Master Shen. I didn't sell myself!"
"What?"
He Xuemei was startled upon hearing this. Her jaw dropped.
"He gave one hundred million... without any excessive conditions? He didn't ask you to... to go to a hotel?"
Liu Qingyue's expression was somewhat dazed. She looked at the bank balance again, feeling a strange mixture of relief and hollowness.
She sighed faintly, pushing a stray lock of hair behind her ear.
"Young Master Shen... he seems to be with Liu Mi. He said he lent us this one hundred million on Liu Mi's account, because I am her 'distant cousin.' This one hundred million needs to be repaid eventually, though Young Master said there's no interest and no deadline..."
Silence.
The room fell into a heavy, stunned silence.
Then—
Smack!
He Xuemei slapped her own thigh directly, the sound echoing in the room. Her face twisted into a mask of utter regret and pain.
"Oh dear! Oh heavens! We missed out! We missed out on immense wealth and Opportunity!"
She paced around the room, wringing her hands.
"At the Riverside Luxury Mansion banquet, I saw it with my own eyes! Young Master Shen was clearly more interested in you! He kept looking at you! He didn't pay attention to that little girl Liu Mi at all!"
"But now... now that little fox Liu Mi has snatched him! She moved faster than us!"
He Xuemei looked at her daughter with a hateful iron-not-becoming-steel gaze.
"If you, daughter, were the one with Young Master Shen... with his generosity... immense wealth would be within your grasp! This one hundred million wouldn't be a loan; it would be pocket money!"
Liu Qingyue was so exasperated she laughed, a bitter, hollow sound.
"Mom, wake up. I'm a married woman. What immense wealth are you talking about? Are you wishing for your daughter to destroy her reputation?"
Hearing this, He Xuemei felt a pang in her heart. She grit her teeth, her hatred for her son-in-law reaching a boiling point.
"It's all because of him! That good-for-nothing live-in son-in-law, Han Qi!"
It was because of this useless waste occupying the position of "husband" that immense wealth was missed out on. If Liu Qingyue were single, she could have openly pursued Shen Anyu.
Young Master Shen was too generous! Simply because Liu Qingyue was Liu Mi's "distant cousin"—a loose connection at best—he directly lent one hundred million instantly.
If Liu Qingyue were Shen Anyu's woman... look at Qin Ningbing! The beautiful CEO of Renxin Hall Pharmaceutical Company. She used to be struggling just like them. Now? She walks with her head high, commanding billions, glowing with the radiance of a woman nourished by power.
He Xuemei regretted it so much her intestines turned green. She wanted to travel back in time and strangle herself for agreeing to Han Qi's marriage proposal.
Liu Qingyue, on the other hand, sat back down.
She didn't regret it as loudly as her mother, but deep in her heart, a seed of acid began to sprout.
Envy.
Her beautiful eyes were misty as she stared at the mirror. She softly said, her voice barely a whisper:
"With a man like Young Master Shen... who knows how many girls envy Liu Mi right now."
"From this matter... one can glimpse how good Young Master Shen is to his women. He protects them. He supports them."
She felt a little sour in her heart. A biting jealousy she had never felt before.
Although she didn't regret keeping her bottom line, the contrast was too stark.
She had worried herself sick over tens of millions. She had lost sleep, lost weight, and cried in secret. She had looked at Han Qi, hoping he would step up, only to see him uselessly washing feet.
Yet, simply because she was Liu Mi's cousin, she benefited. Young Master Shen waved his hand, and the crisis that threatened to destroy her life vanished.
This disparity... between the man she married and the man she rejected... it was impossible not to feel sour.
Both are men... but why is the gap between Han Qi and Young Master Shen so huge?
One makes me worry about the next meal. The other throws cities at a woman's feet just to make her smile.
[Ding! Detected that the Destined Heroine, Liu Qingyue, feels a sense of loss and envy! Favorability towards the Host +10!]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have plundered +30,000 Destiny Value!]
...
[Location: Riverside Luxury Mansion - Gaming Room]
"Her favorability increased?"
Shen Anyu sat in his custom e-sports chair, looking at the System panel floating before him. He was instantly delighted, a playful smile gracing his handsome features.
He hadn't expected Liu Qingyue's favorability to increase just because of this subtle manipulation.
Liu Qingyue had a calm personality, indifferent to fame and fortune, like a chrysanthemum blooming alone in the frost. It was usually too difficult to move her with money or status.
Shen Anyu didn't expect to use this matter to directly coerce Liu Qingyue into submitting physically immediately. That would be too crude.
Money could be used to win over a gentle, softer woman like Lin Keqing or a desperate one.
But for someone with a firm, proud personality like Liu Qingyue, it was difficult. She had a strange moral backbone.
If pushed too hard, she might rather die than yield, breaking the vase rather than letting him admire it. That would be unsightly and wasteful.
So Shen Anyu didn't directly give one hundred million.
Giving it would make her feel like a prostitute. It would trigger her defense mechanism.
But a loan? A loan without interest, based on a "relationship" with a cousin? That lowered her guard. It created a debt of gratitude, not just money. It made her feel inferior to the "cousin" who received such favor, triggering her competitive jealousy.
"Boiling a frog in warm water," Shen Anyu mused, swirling his wine glass. "Once the debt is established, the meetings will become frequent. And once the meetings are frequent... the fall is inevitable."
As for this one hundred million?
Shen Anyu had no intention of taking it back. Money was just a number to him. Besides, once he conquered the Liu He High-End Lighting Factory through her, he would get a cashback and then some.
Furthermore, Shen Anyu was not actually interested in money.
As for Destiny Value, the more the merrier.
The 30,000 Destiny Value from these ten points of favorability was far more valuable to Shen Anyu than three hundred million RMB. It was the currency of gods.
This alone had already brought a return on investment that Wall Street would kill for.
"A pleasant surprise. Good luck is in the air. Time for a lottery draw."
Shen Anyu glanced over at his System interface.
After dealing with the Son of Destiny Zheng Qingqing and completely winning over the Iceberg Doctor Xu Ruoshui (and receiving "medical treatment" from her), he now had over three million Destiny Value again.
He was rich.
"System, prepare the gacha. I feel lucky today."
"Thousand consecutive draws activated!"
[Ding! Consuming 1,000,000 Destiny Points...]
[Ding! Initiating 1000x Draw!]
In an instant, the room seemed to dissolve. Three thousand streams of colorful light bloomed before his eyes, like a magnificent fireworks display tearing through the void. It was dazzling, beautiful, and filled with the aura of treasure.
Among the sea of white (Trash) and blue (Common) lights, three profound and brilliant seven-colored glows shone brightly, like three suns rising in the east. They were accompanied by purple (Epic) and golden (Legendary) glows serving as accompanying stars.
"Three Divine-Tier rewards in one go? Not bad."
Shen Anyu looked over excitedly, anticipation visible in his brows.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received a Divine Reward: Divine Cooking Skill (Grandmaster)!]
Shen Anyu's face darkened slightly.
"Cooking?"
Although it was Divine-grade, meaning the food cooked would have effects comparable to high-level alchemy pills, increasing cultivation and beauty... as the dignified Young Master of the Shen Family, he wasn't a chef.
"I have Michelin star chefs on standby 24/7. Divine Cooking Skill... seems a bit wasteful."
He very rarely cooked. Unless... it was to reward a special Destined Heroine in a "naked apron" scenario, or to nourish their bodies after a particularly intense session of Dual Cultivation.
"Fine. I'll keep it for special occasions."
"What about the second Divine Reward?"
Shen Anyu focused his gaze on the second sun.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received a Divine Reward: Divine Lightning Ability (Law of Thunder)!]
Buzz!
Information flooded his brain. This wasn't just shooting lightning. It was the control of the fundamental force of electromagnetism.
"Divine Ability isn't bad. It will improve as my strength increases. It can increase my combat strength by 30% now, and it will become even stronger in the future. I can summon heavenly tribulation lightning..."
Shen Anyu raised his hand. Tiny arcs of blue electricity danced between his fingers, crackling with deadly power.
"Not bad, not bad. And it also has... wonderful uses."
Shen Anyu's lips curved into a half-smile, a wicked glint in his eyes.
With Divine Lightning Ability, his entire body could emit electricity. Even his fingers... even that thing.
He could control the strength of the current with microscopic precision.
He could use a faint, tingling current to stimulate a woman's nerves, amplifying their sensitivity by a hundred times. He could make a simple touch feel like an explosion of pleasure. He could use it for punishment, or for an intensity of pleasure that no mortal man could provide.
"Electric stimulation... nerve manipulation... Good heavens, this thing is a bit Heaven-Defying for the harem. I'll have to try it on Su Hongmian or the Blood Shadow Rose another day!"
Shen Anyu grew expectant, his imagination running wild with the "steamy" possibilities, and continued to look at the third Divine Reward.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received a Divine Reward: Divine Transformation Technique (Myriad Forms)!]
Shen Anyu raised an eyebrow.
"Divine Transformation Technique? What's it for?"
He carefully read the skill description.
This Divine Transformation Technique allowed Shen Anyu to transform his physical structure entirely. He could change into anyone's appearance, mimicking their voice, aura, and even DNA. It was far more miraculous than any disguise technique; it was true shape-shifting.
He could change at any time.
The most Heaven-Defying part was that there were no restrictions on gender or age.
A strange thought crossed his mind.
"If I wanted to... I could directly transform into a blonde, twin-tailed loli with tears in her eyes, timidly calling someone 'Daddy'?"
The image was... disturbing.
"Uh... I said it backward. Others should call me Daddy."
Shen Anyu shook his head, physically shaking off the strange, cursed thoughts in his mind. He was a Villain, not a weirdo.
He swiped the notifications away and continued to look at the remaining rewards in the pile.
At this moment, Shen Anyu saw a specific reward card shimmering with a strange, dark light, and his eyes instantly lit up...
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