He Jiong has been very happy ever since he lent the [ All-Illnesses-Vanquishing Lamp ] to Mo Ran.
He found himself finally starting to look like an "insider".
It's no longer because of Wang Wen's special treatment that I entered this industry, but because I genuinely feel that I can help out and contribute.
This feeling is wonderful.
It gave him a sense of accomplishment that felt like he was floating on air.
After all, this is the most elite circle in the world, and the experience of establishing oneself here is incomparable to how much money one can make.
After finishing his "meeting with his own people," he hummed a little tune contentedly as he ran off to find Xu Wa.
Xu Wa has been very happy lately.
Not only did her eyes recover, but she also found a boyfriend who shared her interests and values.
The so-called shared interests mean that the two of them both like to eat pickled fish and enjoy various hobbies such as escape rooms, haunted houses, adventure, wilderness survival, mountain climbing, and skydiving.
They got along extremely harmoniously and naturally.
Having similar values is even more precious.
Neither of them felt the need to change for the other or for the other to change anything; apart from their feelings, everything else remained unchanged.
He Jiong remained busy with his own affairs as always, and did not make a special trip to introduce his work to Xu Wa.
Xu Wa didn't care He Jiong was so busy with. As always, she didn't ask if he didn't tell her, and she treated him the same whether he was a poor boy or a big shot.
These two seem to share similar values.
But outsiders' values may not be as easygoing as theirs.
Upon learning that the two had officially started dating and were heading towards marriage, Xu Wa's relatives and friends began to express various concerns under the guise of "for your own good."
This concern is both similar to and different from previous ones.
Previously, my worry was that the other party didn't have money.
The current concern is that the other party is too rich.
I used to worry about He Jiong, lacking both ability and status.
The current concern He Jiong and has too high a status.
How incredibly skilled Tower Climber must be to carry Xu Wa up three hundred floors to heal her eyes all by himself?
Furthermore, I've heard a strange rumor circulating among those high-ranking officials and other influential figures: it seems many people are trying to curry He Jiong in order to get a seat on the bus.
Could it be that the poor boy from back then has really become some kind of important figure, controlling the allocation of seats on some kind of train to paradise?
Otherwise, why would so many people from the upper class, who are out of reach of ordinary people, go to such lengths to curry favor with them?
Relatives and friends witnessed the dramatic change in Xu Wa's family's life.
One after another, exquisitely decorated large houses are being delivered to our doorstep, from Fifth Region to First Region, all over the place.
Those that are near mountains, rivers, forests, or the sea.
We can't refuse to accept it.
The person giving away the house would cry until they fainted, as if someone in their family had died.
It wasn't until Xu Wa reluctantly called He Jiong and asked He Jiong to say a few words to the person who delivered the house that the person happily thanked her and left.
In just a few days, those big houses will be under Xu Wa's name.
Xu Wa, however, was carefree and went about her normal life, going to work and coming home as if nothing had happened. Others, on the other hand, would probably have trouble sleeping, living in fear all night and losing all their hair.
Her relatives and friends worriedly advised her to think it over carefully.
Judging from the He Jiong is acting now, the other party's identity must have been completely exposed.
You're just an ordinary girl from a wealthy family; I'm afraid you're not good enough for her!
Xu Wa was delighted.
I countered by asking them, "You used to think he was too poor to be worthy of me, and now that he's rich, you think I'm too poor to be worthy of him. So, should he be rich or poor? Why don't you give me a figure where neither of us has to be worthy of the other?"
Her relatives and friends were left speechless by her question.
I just felt this girl was hopeless.
If you don't care about anything and are always laughing like an idiot, you'll suffer a great loss sooner or later!
Xu Wa didn't suffer any loss; on the contrary, she gained a few pounds.
The company she works for now pays her salary very promptly; while other employees haven't even received their paychecks yet, she's always among the first to do so.
There has been no explicit increase in basic wages.
But all kinds of welfare subsidies were provided without exception.
Even the performance-based commissions and extra bonuses are exceptionally comprehensive.
If you have money in your pocket, you can eat more pickled fish, and naturally you'll gain weight easily.
Once, when Xu Wa was having dinner with He Jiong, she jokingly complained, "Experts are all liars; you can still get fat by eating fish."
He looked her up He Jiong down, then laughed and said she would look better if she were a little chubby, since she was too thin and had no curves.
Xu Wa, however, felt that losing weight was a lifelong pursuit for girls, and that being overweight was never right; she wanted to lose weight!
So the next day, He Jiong brought her a large bunch of [ Never-Fat Capsule ].
Xu Wa remained silent.
He never mentioned the word "weight loss" again.
That day, He Jiong came to find Xu Wa for dinner after finishing his meeting.
After discussing it, the two decided that since neither of them wanted to go out, they would simply make it themselves at home.
Since they weren't officially married yet, Xu Wa was still living at her parents' house. The two of them jokingly "kicked" Xu's parents out of the kitchen, indicating that they would now rule this "important place" of the kitchen.
I fiddled with it for ages.
In the end, they only served a bowl of pickled fish.
Mr. and Mrs. Xu have probably eaten this dish with their daughter so many times that they're almost tired of it.
He Jiong, however, was enjoying his meal, burying his head in his hands and stuffing slices of snow-white fish into his mouth.
Occasionally, Xu Wa would pick out the best parts of the fish without bones and put them in his bowl, then watch him eat with a smile.
After eating a few slices of fish, Mr. and Mrs. Xu lost their appetite. Looking at the two carefree young people who were completely absorbed in their own world, they couldn't help but sigh.
They exchanged a glance, and Xu Ma spoke first, asking Xu Wa, "When do you two plan to get married?"
He Jiong: "I'm available anytime. My parents also really like dolls."
Xu Ma asked, puzzled, "Then why hasn't anything happened yet?"
He Jiong turned to look at Xu Wa.
Xu Wa smiled and said, "I haven't taken my wedding leave yet. I've been quite busy with work lately. The company has a lot of new orders, and everyone's been very busy, so I was a little embarrassed to mention it."
He Jiong was displeased upon hearing this. "Did those people go and bother you at work again? I'll tell them to shut up later."
"Please don't," Xu Wa quickly shook her head, "Everyone has their own difficulties, please don't go to them because of me, just let things take their course!"
He Jiong placed a piece of fish in her bowl and carefully instructed, "Remember to tell me if you get annoyed, don't suffer in silence."
"Okay." Xu Wa smiled as she ate the fish.
Standing beside her, Xu's mother sighed inwardly, muttering "silly daughter" to herself. She glanced at Xu's father and continued tentatively asking Xu Wa, "If you two get married, who will be responsible for managing the marital property?"
"Pfft!" Xu Wa almost spat out the fish meat.
She covered her mouth and laughed uncontrollably, "Mom, you're hilarious! With my meager salary, managing and retaining employees would be difficult enough, hahaha!"
Xu Wa is heartless.
He Jiong seemed to have picked up on something.
He's always had a messy personality, and no matter how much money he makes, how good his job is, or how high his status is, he'll still have the same messy personality.
They thought Xu's parents doubted their feelings for Xu Wa.
He immediately took out his phone and transferred all the money in his account to Xu Wa, demonstrating that he was only responsible for making money and not for managing it.
Not long after, Xu Wa's phone started ringing incessantly.
Various notification messages kept popping up.
He Jiong also received a call, but he only answered a few words and verified his personal information before it was over.
Xu Wa, holding her phone, saw the amount in her account as her parents crowded around to look. Helplessly, she turned to look at He Jiong.
She believes it's best for the two of them to spend their own money, and even after marriage, they should keep it the same way. That way, there's no pressure or burden, and whoever has spare money can treat the other to a meal or buy some furniture, which is very romantic.
He Jiong agreed, but since the money had already been transferred, there was no reason to take it back, so he didn't care.
Xu Wa no longer consulted him and, despite her parents' dissuasion, insisted on transferring the money back herself.
He Jiong just smiled and looked at her.
It turns out that the reason he was able to transfer such a large amount of money at once was because he had specially opened a permission account after he started playing the Four Squares Formation" game, which required him to use a large amount of funds for a long time.
Ordinary girls don't have this kind of permission.
After transferring only 20 million, I was notified that my account was limited and I couldn't transfer any more that day. If needed, I would have to go to First Region to find the head office to reactivate my account.
Seeing He Jiong and fearless demeanor, Xu Wa gritted her teeth and pinched him.
It's a pity that an ordinary "big shot" who's only reached the 300th floor can't possibly squeeze the waist of a "true god" on the 600th floor.
Xu Wa pinched for a long time but ended up exhausted and had no choice but to give up.
Xu's parents, who had been "watching," were finally relieved and happily picked up their chopsticks to eat again, no longer mentioning the matter of property, and only discussing how best to arrange the wedding.
Inside the tower.
After a period of stalemate between Wang Wen and the Human Face,
In the end, the Human Face recognition system gave in and surrendered, saying they would talk about whatever they wanted.
Wang Wen asked it what it was, what it wanted to do inside the Scepter, and why it kept killing its own spirit.
The Human Face, however, knew nothing when asked, only explaining in a weak tone that it was a soul suffering from amnesia and needed to absorb a large amount of energy to gradually recover. During this process, no spirit could occupy the Scepter, otherwise it would become homeless and dissipate.
Wang Wen was unwilling to accept that all she got after all that effort.
Upon hearing that the Human Face needed energy, it conjured Little Sun in its palm and offered it to the face to tempt it, indicating that it had plenty of energy and could provide a large amount if it wanted it, but it had to exchange it for valuable information.
For example, information on how to defy the rules and destroy the spirit.