Jiang Cheng's Gift, The Protagonist's Overthinking

Under the pitch-black night sky, The entire Jiang Family residence was brightly lit. Jiang Tianxiong and his wife had already returned home.

The dining table was laden with all sorts of delicacies. Under Mother Jiang's arrangement, Jiang Cheng sat with Li Shiyao, albeit reluctantly.

"Shiyao, have some food."

Li Rou liked the well-behaved and sensible Li Shiyao more and more. She used her chopsticks to pick up a piece of braised pork and placed it in Li Shiyao's bowl.

"Thank you, Auntie!" Li Shiyao smiled sweetly.

"This child is so polite, isn't she, Old Jiang?" Li Rou looked at Li Shiyao with satisfaction, then subtly kicked Jiang Tianxiong, who was burying his head in his food.

She shook her head helplessly in her heart. This father and son were exactly the same!

"Mm, Shiyao is indeed quite polite." Father Jiang coughed dryly, then turned his gaze to Jiang Cheng, who was stuffing his mouth with food like a starving ghost, his cheeks puffed out.

"Jiang Cheng, look at yourself! Who did you learn that from?"

Jiang Cheng, who was eating, looked up in confusion. How could this be about me?

Seeing this, Li Shiyao chuckled, This senior is so cute! I really want to pinch his cheeks~

Jiang Cheng glared at Li Shiyao with wide eyes, as if saying, What are you laughing at? If you keep laughing, I'll spank your butt!

"Who told you to glare at Shiyao?! Hurry up and serve Shiyao some food. How can you be so impolite?" Li Rou shot Jiang Cheng a look and held Li Shiyao's hand with a beaming smile.

Who is the biological child here?

Jiang Cheng's mouth twitched. You guys are the real mother and daughter, right? Should I leave then?

"It's okay, Auntie. Senior might just not be used to it. He'll get better slowly."

Li Shiyao secretly observed Jiang Cheng with her beautiful eyes, then patted her head. "Auntie, I almost forgot. I brought you gifts too."

"This girl, we're all family, why are you being so polite!" Mother Jiang looked at Li Shiyao's figure as if she were looking at her future daughter-in-law. The smile on her face couldn't stop.

"Family? Mom, actually I think..."

"Shut up!" Li Rou's face instantly darkened. She looked at Jiang Cheng with disappointment, wondering why her son was such a blockhead.

What a great girl! If someone else snatches her away, you'll have nowhere to cry.

Jiang Cheng immediately covered his mouth and gave a sheepish smile.

A moment later, Li Shiyao came downstairs carrying large bags.

"Auntie, this is for you! And Uncle, this is the tea I bought for you. I hope you don't dislike it!"

Li Shiyao's move immediately won over Father Jiang and Mother Jiang.

The two exchanged a look and nodded. Such a filial, sensible, and beautiful daughter-in-law had to be kept.

Seeing this, Li Shiyao secretly rejoiced. As long as she won over Jiang Cheng's parents, winning over Jiang Cheng himself was only a matter of time.

Li's Law of Courtship, Rule Number One: Before winning over a man, win over his parents first!

Jiang Cheng watched this scene, dumbfounded. They were already won over?

"Senior, this is your gift!"

Li Shiyao shyly lowered her head and handed Jiang Cheng an exquisite gift box with both hands.

"Me? I have one too?" Jiang Cheng's mouth fell open. He pointed at himself with his finger, not expecting Li Shiyao to have prepared a gift for him as well.

But you think you can win me over with just this? I've seen all sorts of gifts, these little tricks won't work on me!

I really want to see what's inside?!

Jiang Cheng untied the knot, his face full of disdain as he opened the gift box.

The next second, with a "bang," he snapped it shut, staring in shock at the rosy-cheeked Li Shiyao.

"Cheng'er, what gift? Let us see!" Father Jiang and Mother Jiang stared curiously at the gift box in Jiang Cheng's hands.

Jiang Cheng quickly put the gift box behind his back and shook his head, "It's nothing. It's better not to look."

"This child, he's reluctant to show it." Li Rou pulled Li Shiyao and chuckled, "Shiyao, look how much Jiang Cheng likes your gift. He won't even let his own mother see it~"

Like my ass! Is that something that can be seen?

Jiang Cheng recalled what he had just seen and couldn't help but complain. What normal person gives a box full of condoms as a gift?!

It filled an entire gift box. I don't know how Li Shiyao dared to do it. What if one accidentally fell out...

I see it now. None of these heroines are normal. Is it because I'm not following the plot?

Whatever! In a month, I can get far away from them.

I really don't know what the protagonist is doing. Hurry up and win over all the heroines! You call yourself skilled in both medicine and martial arts, pfft! Useless!

"How dare you!"

Under a dilapidated overpass somewhere, Ye Bufan, wearing a tattered straw hat, glared fiercely at the Baldy Black Dog in front of him. "I'm commandeering this spot tonight."

The Baldy Black Dog bared its teeth and barked a few times at Ye Bufan. It never expected that while it was sleeping soundly, a beggar would suddenly appear, wanting to occupy its den.

I may not be human, but you are truly a dog!

"Still not convinced?" Ye Bufan raised an eyebrow and picked up a stone, tossing it at the Black Dog.

The Black Dog yelped in pain, cried out a few times, and then scurried away with its tail tucked and ears drooping. It only stopped twenty meters away to look back with a deep gaze.

Ye Bufan sat on a stone stool, his eyes vacant as he watched the large raindrops fall from the sky, lost in thought.

To think that he, the sole direct disciple of the Heavenly Mountain Sect, skilled in both medicine and martial arts, had fallen to living in a doghouse. This script was all wrong!

He had originally planned to roam freely in Huadu with his abilities, but as soon as he descended the mountain, he inexplicably ended up in the police station.

When he saw those police officers with dark circles under their eyes and haggard faces, he suspected they had calculated the timing perfectly and were waiting specifically for him!

"No!! Heaven is unjust!"

Ye Bufan pointed tragically at the sky and wailed on his knees.

Rumble!

A sudden clap of thunder echoed in the sky, followed by a dazzling bolt of lightning that streaked across the heavens and struck directly towards Ye Bufan.

Gulp

Ye Bufan opened his mouth and spat out a puff of black gas. His hair stood on end, and his entire face turned pitch black.

Damn it! I just said one extra sentence, and you can't handle it?!

The next second, Ye Bufan felt a warm current of energy flow through his body. His heart immediately rejoiced, and he quickly sat down cross-legged.

When he opened his eyes again, his aura surged, and a single palm strike left a deep imprint on a massive stone.

"I did it! I did it! I really am the Son of Destiny! Hahaha~"

Ye Bufan burst into laughter. After a year, he had finally reached the Internal Strength realm.

If I had known it was this simple, why would I have bothered cultivating? I could have just let the lightning strike me a few more times!

As the saying goes, good news makes a person feel refreshed. Ye Bufan felt like he was back in his prime, and even his previous unpleasant experiences now seemed more palatable.

It must have been Heaven's test for me!

Ye Bufan pondered, his eyes suddenly lighting up. "So it all had a pattern."

Why did that stunningly beautiful police officer lead the team to arrest him? And why did she show reluctance when he left the police station? It was clear she had been plotting for him for a long time.

She just wanted to seize the opportunity to attract his attention. Ye Bufan thought of this, and the corners of his mouth turned up to the sky.

Heh heh~ Women! I must say, your trick was very successful. I'll remember you!

And the lightning just now, why did it strike him and not others? Doesn't that prove his specialness?

Just as Ye Bufan was feeling smug, a bone-chilling gust of wind blew past...

"Hiss!"

He looked down. What the hell, where were his clothes?! What were those charred remnants?

Not a single hair left!