What Big Deal?

The police car pulled up to the side of the road.

The door swung open.

Clatter, clatter.

Five or six police officers climbed out, fully armed and ready for battle, wearing riot helmets and carrying riot shields, electric batons, and steel restraint forks.

To their surprise, they found the villain already on the ground, leaving them with no target for their gear.

The lead officer was none other than Gu Jia, Lin Shanshan's husband.

The moment Gu Jia stepped out, he saw Lin Shanshan lying on the ground, injured.

The other officers were stunned by the sight, never expecting the victim to be their own sister-in-law.

One hot-tempered officer raised his steel restraint fork, intending to finish off the drunken madman who was gasping his last breaths on the ground.

Another officer holding a riot shield quickly grabbed his colleague, whispering, "Don't be impulsive. This lunatic looks like he's dying anyway. Let him suffer a bit longer; don't give him a quick end."

"Fair point." The officer with the restraint fork lowered his weapon.

Gu Jia rushed over, his eyes rimmed with red, and tried to lift Lin Shanshan from the ground. "Shanshan! Are you alright? Where are you hurt?"

Ye Chen quickly reached out to stop him. "She's injured and shouldn't be moved carelessly. She's out of immediate danger now, though. Just wait for the paramedics."

"Honey..." Seeing Gu Jia, Lin Shanshan could no longer hold back the tears she had been fighting to suppress.

Gu Jia could only hold her hand gingerly, his voice trembling. "Shanshan, how do you feel? Where does it hurt? I'm sorry, it's my fault. I didn't take good care of you."

"How can you blame yourself? You have to work. It's that drunken lunatic's fault." Lin Shanshan stopped crying and pointed at Ye Chen. "I was at death's door just now. Thankfully, this gentleman stepped in to save me and the baby. He's the one who subdued that drunkard. You must thank him properly for me."

"Thank you for saving my wife and child. My name is Gu Jia. May I ask your name? I'm on duty today, but I will personally come to thank you another day," Gu Jia said hurriedly to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen responded modestly, "Officer Gu, it's a pleasure. My name is Ye Chen. There's no need for thanks. If anything, I should be thanking your wife—if she hadn't called out a warning, I would be the one lying on the ground right now."

"Mr. Ye, I'll have to trouble you to come back to the station with us to give a statement," Gu Jia said, having pieced together the sequence of events.

It was clear that the drunkard had gone on a rampage, stabbing at anyone in sight. Fortunately, Ye Chen had acted in self-defense, putting an end to the malicious assault.

It was a good thing Ye Chen was there, or it would have been a catastrophe.

Ye Chen feigned terror. "Alright. That man reeked of alcohol and was spouting nonsense. He tried to stab me twice. I was so scared, I don't even know how the knife ended up in his chest. Will I go to jail? I didn't mean to do it. I just became a father; I can't go to prison..."

The round-faced clerk at the baby store felt a wave of disappointment upon hearing that Ye Chen was already a father, but she immediately stepped forward. "I saw it. That lunatic was the one who attacked Mr. Ye with a knife first. Mr. Ye acted in righteous defense! If he hadn't stepped in, who knows how many more people would have been hurt?"

In an instant, the surrounding crowd began to speak up for Ye Chen.

"That's right! I saw the madman stabbing at everyone too. It was terrifying!"

"I saw it too, Officer. Please, don't wrong an innocent man."

"Exactly, this young man is a hero. We don't know what would have happened without him..."

"..."

Gu Jia nodded at Ye Chen. "Mr. Ye, you heard them. There are plenty of witnesses here to testify for you. Don't worry, this falls under self-defense and righteous action. We will handle this properly; you won't be going to jail. We'll even award you a banner of merit."

"A banner isn't necessary. I'll be satisfied enough if I can just get home to my wife and child sooner," Ye Chen said, pretending to let out a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, it will be over soon," Gu Jia replied.

Just then, the "wee-woo, wee-woo" of sirens echoed from the distance.

It was clearly the ambulance.

Sure enough, two ambulances pulled up to the roadside shortly after.

Lin Shanshan and the dying drunkard were both loaded onto stretchers.

Ye Chen climbed into a police car, entering a police station for the first time in his life.

The statement process was surprisingly quick.

He was even served tea, and the officers were incredibly polite.

After Ye Chen recounted the general situation, the officer finished the report and drove him back to the entrance of the baby store.

Once Ye Chen stepped out of the car, he went into the store to buy a container of safe baby powder, along with some other essentials like baby wipes.

The staff inside were exceptionally warm toward him.

When Ye Chen checked out, they charged him at the lowest possible discount.

They even stuffed his bags with plenty of high-end trial samples.

Seeing that the quality of the goods was quite good, Ye Chen figured the owner must be a responsible person who curated their products carefully, so he signed up for a membership card.

After purchasing the baby supplies, Ye Chen stopped by a supermarket to buy fruit and groceries before heading home.

On the way, the familiar loli voice of the system rang out in his mind.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the dual hidden tasks of "Righteous Action" and "Saving a Life."]

[Ding, congratulations on receiving a reward of ten years of lifespan.]

[Ding, congratulations on receiving a reward of +10 to your personal charm.]

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow; the perks of this system's hidden tasks were truly impressive.

It actually added ten years to his lifespan.

This was acceptable, truly acceptable.

Personal charm sounded quite good as well.

Ye Chen returned home in a pleasant mood and opened the door.

Su Ningwei immediately threw herself into Ye Chen's arms.

"Little ancestor, slow down, aren't you afraid of pulling your stitches?" Ye Chen hurriedly set down his things and wrapped his arms around Su Ningwei.

Su Ningwei hooked her arms around Ye Chen's neck and said, "It's fine, that ointment you applied works wonders; I don't feel any pain at all now. Did you sneak off to do something big behind my back this afternoon?"

"What big thing?" Ye Chen reached out a hand to close the door and asked with a smile.

Su Ningwei gently pinched Ye Chen's cheek, wondering why he seemed even more handsome and charming after just one trip out.

It must be that she loved Ye Chen even more.

Su Ningwei didn't overthink it, and with curved, smiling eyes, she said, "Don't think that just because you won't let me use my phone, I don't know what's going on. You're famous now; Sister An, Shi Yu, and Man Man have all called me. The singing videos you filmed have gone viral, yet you're still playing dumb. You're far too low-key."

Ye Chen supported Su Ningwei's hips, lifted her up, and sat down on the living room sofa.

"Is that all the 'big thing' is? I just set up a new karaoke room at home, sang a few songs I'd been thinking about, and posted the videos. Did they really go viral? I was out shopping just now and didn't check my phone," Ye Chen replied with a laugh.

Ye Chen had intended to give Su Ningwei a surprise, but he hadn't expected her to receive the news so quickly.

The day hadn't even ended yet.

It seemed the impact of those two acoustic videos was even better than he had anticipated.

"They definitely went viral. That song of yours, Lonely Warrior, is just incredible. I expect your phone will be ringing off the hook by tomorrow. Sister An specifically called me to tell me to keep an eye on you so you don't get poached by other companies. She's bringing a prepared contract over tomorrow to sign you," Su Ningwei said with a smile.