Chapter 1 & 2
Chapter 1 The Trouble with Boxed Lunch
"I'm sorry, but we require someone with a graduate degree."
"Sorry, I regret to inform you that you don't speak English. What? You haven't even passed the fourth level of English proficiency? Very well, turn left and exit through the back door of our company."
"Just graduated? No work experience? I'm afraid we need someone with at least two years of experience."
Qin Chao walked out of the Nth company he had interviewed at, looking dejected and wandering aimlessly on the pedestrian street like a zombie. It was already late at night and he had been running around all day, but without exception, he had been rejected by every company he had applied to.
To tell the truth, Qin Chao was quite tragic. He was even given the name Qin Shou when he was born. His father's intention was for him to endure everything, and he went by that name until he graduated from elementary school. It wasn't until his mother forcefully changed his name to Qin Chao that he was able to rid himself of that moniker. She didn't like people always calling her "Qin Shou's mother."
After four years of attending a third-rate college, Qin Chao had just graduated and was hitting a wall everywhere he turned, unable to find a suitable job. He had stayed in Sunan City after graduating, far away from home. Qin Chao, who had achieved nothing, didn't want to go back home and take over his father's small mobile phone business.
"Oh heavens, please give me a job!" Qin Chao howled at the dim streetlight, and suddenly the windows of the surrounding darkened homes lit up.
"Who the hell is making noise at this hour?!"
"Where did this stray dog come from? Go home and howl there!"
"It's impossible to sleep at night because of you. How about drinking my foot-washing water!"
As soon as these words were uttered, there was a clatter, and poor Qin Chao was soaked from head to toe. Dammit, it was autumn now. This drenching made Qin Chao feel as if he had gone to the Arctic and was as happy as a clam.
Especially with the smell of that foot-washing water...Goodness gracious, had this guy not washed his feet for at least two weeks?
"Who is making all this noise? Have you no sense of morality?!" Qin Chao was wet and stinky, and suddenly he was consumed with anger. Just as he was about to shout at them, a black vase suddenly flew out of a window somewhere and smashed down on his head with a loud thud.
It was like he had been hit hard on the head and his vision went black. Qin Chao held his head, which was bleeding profusely, and fell to the ground, his body limp. At this moment, a cloud of black smoke suddenly emerged from the broken vase and entered Qin Chao's body.
"Oh my goodness, a Song Dynasty vase that I found in the antique market!" At that moment, an old man on the high-rise building grabbed his mischievous grandson and spanked him hard on his buttocks.
"Imprisoned by the stinky Taoists for over a thousand years, I have finally returned... and this person is a born demon! Hahaha, my time has come, Taoists, wait for me, I will soon avenge myself!"
Looking down to the ground, Qin Chao slowly climbed up from the ground, muttering to himself.
At this point, a faint green light emanated from his eyes, appearing eerie and ghostly in the darkness, like a demon from hell. Just as he was about to unleash a slaughter and use the souls of the deceased to replenish his energy, a white light suddenly flew across the sky.
"Oh no... it's the people from Shu Gate... I have just been resurrected and my divine consciousness is unstable, I'd better hide for a second." Qin Chao sniffed, the green light in his eyes dissipated instantly, and his body went limp as he fell to the ground.
In the sky, there was a woman in a white robe, beautiful like a fairy, standing on a sword and hovering in the night sky.
"It's strange, I clearly sensed the aura of that demon, Luo De, nearby..." The woman frowned and said, "If Luo De, that old demon, were to appear, it would inevitably cause a bloodbath... No, I need to report back to the sect as soon as possible."
With that, the woman gestured with her sword, turning into a meteor and disappearing into the night.
As the woman left, Qin Chao slowly regained consciousness.
"Damn, that hurt so much." He seemed to have recovered his senses, rubbing his head as he got up. To his surprise, he couldn't find his wound.
"That's strange, is my head made of iron?" Qin Chao glanced at the broken vase on the ground and murmured to himself as he felt his grumbling stomach. "Never mind, I'll find a place to fill my stomach first."
Qin Chao walked slowly towards his doghouse where he lived in Su Nan City for four to five months after graduation. To prevent his family from worrying, he told them he had a decent job. As a result, his parents cut off his military supply.
If he couldn't find a job again, within three days, Qin Chao would starve to death on the streets. He was already half a month behind on his rent, and his landlord was asking for money every day. In desperation, Qin Chao pawned his only notebook.
Life is so unbearable, might as well take a knife and slit one's throat.
In the middle of the night, Qin Chao's stomach rumbled uncontrollably. He had no choice but to buy the cheapest boxed meal he could find and casually picked a park bench to enjoy his sumptuous dinner.
At that moment, Qin Chao suddenly heard some melodious sounds that were intermittent yet harmonious. Such harmonious sounds only appeared in some Japanese romantic action movies.
Qin Chao immediately understood that he had stumbled upon a legendary romantic rendezvous spot. He thought about his loneliness and could not help but sigh deeply. He held his boxed meal and became even more desolate.
Just then, a fashionable couple came over and embraced each other in front of him.
"Brother, can you give us some face and let us have this place?" The man wore gold-rimmed glasses, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, and looked like a wealthy second-generation. The woman in his arms was pretty, but her gaze at Qin Chao was full of contempt.
Qin Chao quickly understood that they looked down on him as a poor peddler.
Before Qin Chao could say anything, the man noticed the boxed meal in his hand and laughed.
"Hey buddy, don't eat that. Look at your appearance, you're obviously an unemployed youth with no car, no house, and no girlfriend, right? How about I give you 100 yuan? You can go to KFC or McDonald's and eat whatever you want until you puke. How about it?"
After speaking, the man sneered and pulled out a big red note from his wallet, throwing it onto Qin Chao's lap.
"That's it, just a hundred bucks. If you think it's not enough, I'll give you another two hundred. My man may not have anything else, but he has money." The woman twisted her waist like a water snake as she spoke, taking out two big red notes from her "man's" wallet.
Qin Chao felt depressed. He pushed away the big red note on his lap and stood up with his boxed meal.
"Keep the money and buy some condoms."
As he spoke, he was about to leave. Suddenly, a dark figure appeared behind him.
"Honey, what are you doing here?"
"Honey?"
Qin Chao was a little dazed. He turned his head and his eyes suddenly lit up.
A beauty!
She was definitely a super-duper beauty!
Beneath her fiery red hair, the beauty possessed a perfectly oval face with a small egg-shaped chin, which was so perfectly symmetrical that it seemed unreal. Her eyes were surprisingly large and had a hint of blue, and it was unclear whether she was wearing colored contacts or had mixed heritage. A pair of thin-framed glasses added a touch of elegance to her cute nose. Her small mouth was so sexy that it made Qin Chao unable to resist taking a bite.
Her figure was also incredibly perfect, and her towering chest had just caught Qin Chao's attention, causing him to drool uncontrollably. Judging from his observation, this chest was definitely a D+, which could be considered a lethal weapon!
As Qin Chao's gaze traveled down, the woman's white and tender thighs further stimulated his senses. He wanted to pick up those thighs and carry them on his shoulders...
"Are you talking to me?" Qin Chao was stunned. How could a beauty of this caliber have anything to do with him, Qin Chao?
He just held the lunchbox and stared at the beauty.
"Oh, dear, don't be silly." The beauty leaned over and snuggled into Qin Chao's arms, and he even felt the softness of her chest. "You're my only husband. Who else can it be?"
The two proud lovers beside them were almost green with envy, especially the woman. Seeing this peerless beauty that could easily overshadow her own beauty, and to think that she was the wife of a poor guy like Qin Chao, made her so angry that she was about to spit blood.
The eyes of the rich second-generation man turned green, and although his face looked unpleasant, there was a hint of lust in his eyes.
What a great woman... such a beauty riding on him... or occasionally using her as a toy wife would be very appetizing...
In his eyes, there was no beauty that couldn't be bought with money.
"Beauty, my name is Yang Shu, the Chairman of the Yangshi Building Materials Group. How about I treat you to a meal at a French restaurant?"
"Who cares!" The beauty rolled her eyes at him, making this Chairman Yang Shu unable to save face. "Honey, give me your lunchbox, I'm hungry."
She snatched the lunchbox from Qin Chao's hand before he could even react.
"Don't run away!"
"Damn it, where is that stinky woman?!" At that moment, several fierce-looking hooligans emerged from the forest, and upon seeing the beauty, their eyes lit up.
"It's her, grab her! How dare she hit me!"
A man with dyed blonde hair rubbed the red mark on his face and exclaimed angrily.
The rich kid saw the situation and ran away, and his girlfriend panicked and chased after him.
The beauty immediately leaned into the arms of Qin Chao, trembling as she said, "Husband, they bullied me!"
"This guy is your husband?" The hooligans suddenly noticed Qin Chao and sneered with a hint of cruelty on their lips.
"It's even better if he is your husband, you stinky woman. Watch me beat you in front of him!" One of the hooligans cursed with vulgar language and charged at Qin Chao.
Qin Chao was shocked and pushed the beauty away. He then used all his strength and charged towards the hooligan like a wild donkey, but the hooligan pulled out a bike chain from his pocket and swung it towards Qin Chao's face.
As a typical geek, Qin Chao had no fighting skills other than his courage. The move he used earlier, the wild donkey charge, was simply based on his guts. The chain hit him on the face, causing him excruciating pain.
"Aah!" The beauty was startled and panicked, screaming out of fear. She immediately threw the lunch box in her hand at the hooligan who was still trying to hit Qin Chao. The rice and vegetables scattered everywhere, causing the hooligan to curse and take a few steps back.
Meanwhile, Qin Chao's face was burning and he soon lost consciousness due to the pain. He touched his face and felt blood oozing out.
"Blood..." Qin Chao's body shook as if he had been injected with chicken blood. Something inside him seemed to have been awakened by the sight of the blood, and a strong desire to kill filled his heart.
The hooligan was also startled by the sudden burst of murderous intent from Qin Chao. His heart pounded in his chest as he gripped the chain tightly.
"Motherf*cker, do you think you're Stallone?" He swung the chain at Qin Chao's head.
"Die!" The fresh blood stimulated Qin Chao's body, and his blood boiled with excitement. He reached out and caught the chain, then used his other hand to grab the hooligan's neck and pushed him to the ground. Finally, he kicked him in the chest, causing him to pass out from lack of air.
Qin Chao wouldn't usually get into fights, but with just brute force and bloodthirst, he took down the thug who came at him. Another person charged at him, wielding a brick and slammed it against Qin Chao's head with a resounding crack, shattering it into several pieces. Qin Chao's soul trembled with pain, but in the thug's eyes, he appeared as a blood-soaked figure with green eyes staring back at him like a ghost.
The thug couldn't help but shiver with fear as if he were being stalked by a wild beast. Qin Chao flew at him with another punch, landing it on the man's chin. He could clearly hear the sound of bones breaking as the thug fell to the ground.
The remaining punk with yellow hair saw all this and was starting to feel unstable. At this moment, Qin Chao's blood-covered face and bloodshot eyes made him look like a ghost from hell.
"Murderer!" The thug screamed hysterically before sprinting away as fast as he could.
"Huff, huff, we finally got rid of them..." Qin Chao gasped for breath, and his newfound divine power dissipated like a receding tide, leaving him feeling weak and collapsed on the ground.
Qin Chao's head was pounding, and he groaned in pain. Though he had driven off those thugs, an even greater danger loomed over him. An evil laugh echoed in his ears.
"Die... if you die, the kid's demon body will be mine..." The voice grew louder and made Qin Chao feel nauseous.
Imagine having many people shouting constantly in your ear; you would feel sick too. Just then, the beautiful woman he had saved came over and gently patted him on the shoulder.
"I'm Su Ji. Thank you for saving me," she said.
As she made contact with Qin Chao, her Buddhist prayer beads on her wrist glowed briefly. Then, a warm sensation spread throughout his body. He moaned in pleasure, feeling like he had just experienced a climax.
The demonic howling seemed to be suppressed by the power of the prayer beads. Qin Chao's consciousness began to fight back. His soul seemed to tangle with another dark shadow before screaming and tearing the shadow apart. The consciousness of the demon god dissipated completely into Qin Chao's soul.
Upon hearing Qin Chao's voice, Su Ji's face turned red, and she looked like she could fry an egg on her face. Qin Chao, who had just survived a disaster, was now mentally exhausted and finally passed out, completely losing consciousness.
Chapter 2 The Arrival of a Beautiful Woman
Qin Chao had a dream, a chaotic one. He saw himself dressed in black, facing many unfriendly people. He held a strange bell in his hand, but before he could throw it, a sharp sword fell from the sky and stabbed him.
Then, a loud curse echoed through the air.
"Damn it, you brat! If you don't pay the rent, I'll throw your bedding out!" Qin Chao heard his landlord, a sleazy man who liked to wear oversized tank tops and shorts, push through the crowd with a cucumber in his hand and charge toward him.
"Don't! I'll pay the rent tomorrow!" Qin Chao shouted in fear, sitting up in bed. It was then that he realized he wasn't in his small, forty-square-meter room, but in a hospital filled with the scent of disinfectant.
"What the hell? A hospital?" Qin Chao immediately remembered the heroic act of saving a beauty from last night. As he touched his head, he winced in pain from his wound.
"Why are you shouting? Are you in heat?" A female nurse in her forties stood in front of him, scolding him. "Your head is fine. Remember to come back tomorrow for a bandage change. And hurry up and pay your bill downstairs. Here's the invoice!"
The nurse took out a white slip and slapped it onto Qin Chao's bed. He looked at it and saw that it totaled over two thousand yuan.
"Are you kidding me? Do I need an ultrasound just because I got hit in the head? Are you trying to rip me off?" Qin Chao was furious as he held up the bill.
"You could have damaged your prostate from the impact. We're just checking to make sure you're okay. Pay up!" The nurse rolled her eyes and said.
"I don't have the money!" Qin Chao thought to himself. He only had less than a hundred yuan on him, and he wasn't going to give up that money for this. "I got nothing. What are you going to do about it?"
"Hmph, you're just a poor wretch. I've seen plenty of your kind. No job, no girlfriend, can't even afford your hospital bill. You're no different from a beggar on the street. If you don't pay today, don't even think about leaving this hospital!" The nurse sneered at him.
"You!" Qin Chao was trembling with anger. This nurse must have been having her period or something. Her words were too harsh. Was this hospital just trying to rob him? He couldn't leave without paying?
As the old nurse in the hospital room asserted her authority, a stunning woman suddenly walked in. Her beauty was otherworldly, and as soon as she entered, the noisy hospital room fell silent. A patient who was drinking water was so busy staring at the beauty that he dropped his cup on the bed, spilling water everywhere without even noticing.
"Honey, you just focus on getting better. I'll go pay your bill," said the beauty as she snatched the payment slip from Qin Chao's hand. She then looked around with a furrowed brow and said, "Oh my, this place is too chaotic. Let's move to the VIP ward."
With that, the pretty lady left the room, leaving everyone in the ward dumbfounded.
As she departed, Qin Chao clearly saw the girl wink at him, causing warmth to spread in his heart. This girl named Su Ji was truly interesting.
The old nurse dared not say a word and left in a huff. Soon after, Su Ji returned and sat down next to Qin Chao's bed, carefully peeling an apple.
"Consider this money a loan from me. I'll definitely pay you back," Qin Chao stared at the beauty for a long time before finally blurting out these words.
"Comrade Qin Chao, huh!" Su Ji rolled her eyes at him and then shoved an apple that was nearly stripped down to the core into his hand. "You've been injured in the line of duty, and the organization is pleased with you. How can we let you pay for your own medical expenses?"
"Well... I can't let you do that. I'll pay you back," Qin Chao hesitated. Two thousand yuan was no small amount for him, and he was still a typical male chauvinist. It would be better to just swallow his pride and cover the costs himself rather than let a woman pay for his hospital bills.
"You're so stubborn. Fine, we'll call it a loan. When you have the money, you can pay me back," Su Ji looked at Qin Chao with a complex expression and then gave him a big smile. "Oh, and the doctor said there's nothing wrong with your head, so you can be discharged. Also, I heard from the nurse that you don't have a job yet, right? Perfect, my sister is a board member at Guangyuan School. I'll tell her about you, and you can work there."
"I can't do that. I can find a job on my own..." Qin Chao felt a little embarrassed. After all, he had saved Su Ji purely out of a sense of righteousness and not to expect her gratitude.
"What can't you do? Now I'm your creditor. If you don't have a job, how will you pay me back?" Su Ji took out her black apple phone and floated out of the hospital room like a butterfly. In no time, she came back and said to Qin Chao, "It's settled. You'll report to Guangyuan soon. I have some things to take care of in Jingyang City and have to catch a plane soon. I won't be able to accompany you. Just tell them my name when you get there!"
With that, the little girl hurriedly picked up her jacket and ran out again. At the door, she even turned around and made a silly face at Qin Chao.
"Goodbye, my fake husband!"
Holding the apple core in his hand, Qin Chao felt like he was dreaming. He seemed to have saved a wealthy young lady, and miraculously, his job problem was solved just like that.
After cleaning up, Qin Chao left the hospital immediately. He couldn't afford the extra hospital fees. Along the way, his turning rate was one hundred percent, something he had never experienced before. Despite being not fat, he was definitely not thin either, with a height of 1.75 meters and a weight of 150 pounds.
With this height and weight, even if Qin Chao were handsome, he would still not be well-liked. In the summer, it was not too bad, as he could wear tank tops and shorts that concealed his body shape. However, in the winter, with a set of cotton-padded clothes, Qin Chao looked like a ball.
At this moment, Qin Chao suddenly felt that his body was different. His eyes, which were originally a little near-sighted, were now completely healed, and he felt a surge of strength in his body, different from the chubby boy who had just graduated from school.
Could it be that the brick had given him some kind of superpower? Qin Chao pondered.
"Mom, look, a mummy!" A pink and tender little girl, who was holding her mother's hand, pointed at Qin Chao and said in a childish voice.
"Go away, don't talk nonsense!" The mother was more eloquent, patting her daughter and pointing at Qin Chao, saying, "This is Uncle Mummy. Remember to use polite language next time."
"I know, Uncle Mummy," the little girl said obediently, changing her words.
Tears streaming down his face, Qin Chao rubbed his head, which was wrapped in gauze, and walked up the street dejectedly. At this moment, his shanzhai mobile phone rang loudly.
"Master, that grandson is calling again..." The phone vibrated incessantly, and the speaker of the domestic product was amazing! Almost everyone on the street heard the ringtone and continued to stare at Qin Chao.
Embarrassed, Qin Chao took out his phone and saw an unfamiliar number. It could be his landlord, who had come to urge him for rent again.
"Big Brother, can you give me another two days? If you keep pressing me, I'll hang myself in your house!"
"Uh... is this Mr. Qin Chao?" Unexpectedly, a sweet female voice came through the phone, startling Qin Chao. Damn, the saying goes that when the left eye jumps, peach blossoms bloom, and when the right eye jumps, chrysanthemums bloom. Neither of my eyes have jumped these days, so how come I have such good luck?
"Yes, that's me, Qin Chao."
"Hello, I am Qin Ling, the secretary of Su Fei, the chairman of Guangyuan International School of Economics. Please come to our school this afternoon, and we will process your employment formalities."
After saying that, without waiting for Qin Chao to say anything, she hung up the phone. Qin Chao was extremely depressed. Damn, this secretary of the chairman's temper was so bad. He cursed her to have irregular periods and marry an impotent man in the future!
Regardless of the situation, at least his work was temporarily resolved. He glanced at his phone, it was already past 12 o'clock. Su Fei said it was in the afternoon, so there was still plenty of time. However, since he was asking her for a favor, it would be better not to make it too late.
Guangyuan University was far from here, about ten streets away. Qin Chao felt the few green bills in his pocket and was reluctant to take the bus, so he decided to walk for over an hour.
As he walked past two streets, he saw a lively and beautiful girl standing in the middle of the road. Although it was in the middle of the road, it was a pedestrian green light, so the vehicles were parked on both sides of the road.
The girl looked around, apparently looking for someone. At this moment, a red sports car, like an unbridled stallion, suddenly rushed out of the parked cars and rushed towards the girl.
The sports car made a whistling sound, and blaring heavy metal music came from the car.
The girl obviously didn't react, holding a very exquisite phone in her hand and talking on the phone. Meanwhile, the sports car had already whizzed past her.
Qin Chao didn't have time to think, it was a matter of life and death. The power within him suddenly surged, and he charged towards the street. At this moment, his speed was like that of a godsend, like a gust of wind, he flashed to the girl's side like lightning.
As the car approached, Qin Chao instinctively reached out his hand and blocked it. A tremendous force transmitted to his arm, causing it to tremble, and then black scales began to grow on his hand, like the arm of a monster, forcibly stopping the car.
At the same time, there was a loud bang, and the front of the car concaved and the entire front face was crushed. The car jerked forward and the tail also lifted slightly, but it was very weak and the surrounding pedestrians didn't notice.
Meanwhile, heavy metal music was still playing loudly from the car, making people's hearts beat along with the rhythm.
Then, a young man who was drunk climbed up from the car and leaned against the front of his car. He punched Qin Chao, who was still somewhat panicked.
"Fuck you! You guys don't watch where you're going when you walk!"
"You!" Qin Chao was almost hit and punched, and his heart immediately flared up. He frowned and glared at the man. The other party then sprayed alcohol and cursed.
"Fuck! Why are you staring at me? Do you know who my father is? Let me tell you, my father is Li Fumin!"
"Your uncle! My father is Li Shimin!" Qin Chao was instantly furious, thinking to himself what kind of person this was, hitting someone and being so arrogant! It was estimated that the man hadn't even seen the tragic bumper of his car yet. If he did, he would probably burst into tears.
"Let's go!" Just as Qin Chao was about to argue with him, the pretty female student beside him suddenly became a little panicked, pulling his hand and running away. And the two people who were just bystanders around them also came forward, accusing the drunken man.
While being pulled and running by the young girl, Qin Chao still heard the drunken man's yelling voice in his ear.
"Get out of my way! Do you know who my father is? My father is Li Fumin!"