Chapter 51

Chapter 51

Ye Weian quietly exited the Super Topic.

System: "Host, are you feeling shy?"

System: "Weren't you thoroughly enjoying all those… *unmentionable* fanfics in the Super Topic before?"

Ye Weian: "..."

He wasn't shy; he was simply stunned by the CP fans' boundless imagination.

System: "Go check out the Berlin Super Topic for Qi Zhangbai and Lin Chang. The CP fans have already imagined them having children."

Ye Weian: "?"

Curiosity compelled him to search for and enter the Berlin CP Super Topic.

The CP fans had somehow unearthed that Qi Zhangbai was the second son of the Qi family and had concocted a whole storyline about Lin Chang marrying into a wealthy family and then pulling a runaway pregnancy trope.

Ye Weian: "?"

Marrying into a wealthy family was fine, but the runaway pregnancy part was entirely unnecessary.

He silently exited Weibo and quietly placed his phone into Zhou Huaichen's hand.

Zhou Huaichen: "?"

Ye Weian said, poker-faced: "I need a moment of peace."

—"Super Topics are terrifying!"

Zhou Huaichen: "..."

It seemed something new in the Super Topic had rattled him again.

He smiled, gently pinched Ye Weian's earlobe, and said softly, "Then lie down for a while; we'll be home soon."

Ye Weian hummed in agreement, closed his eyes, and comfortably settled into Zhou Huaichen's lap. Meanwhile, he asked the system, "Have there been any movements from those suitors?"

Having read the original book, he naturally knew the names and identities of the remaining suitors.

When it came to serious matters, the system reverted to its flat, robotic tone: "I've been monitoring them constantly. Those individuals haven't made any moves for now."

Ye Weian: "What about Sheng Teng?"

Sheng Teng was the third-generation wealthy heir exposed by 'Under the Lemon Tree, You and Me.' He was the illegitimate son of the Sheng family's patriarch.

Though illegitimate, Sheng Teng was exceptionally shrewd. He attended an Ivy League university at fifteen, returned at twenty-five to become a university professor, using his professorship as a cover to secretly establish a company. Within a few short years, it rapidly expanded, eventually engulfing the Sheng family's enterprises and seizing complete control.

The book described Sheng Teng as ruthless. The Sheng patriarch's original wife and their three children were tormented to death by him, and his other siblings were all committed to psychiatric hospitals. He was one of the most capable yet most malicious among Yan Qing's pursuers.

Initially, Sheng Teng viewed Yan Qing merely as a plaything and prey. But later, seeing Yan Qing attract so many formidable admirers—even the president of Ye Corporation was deeply infatuated with him—Sheng Teng's interest intensified. A fierce competitive drive propelled him to relentlessly pursue Yan Qing.

Yan Qing, while enjoying his pursuit, felt his illegitimate status was not respectable enough, so he kept him on a string.

System: "Sheng Teng has also been quiet."

It had been keeping a close eye on Sheng Teng. Recently, Sheng Teng had been busy with his students and hadn't interacted with Yan Qing.

But Ye Weian narrowed his eyes and said, "He can't possibly be this quiet."

Sheng Teng was a master of biding his time and striking opportunistically; the Sheng family itself was swallowed up after his long period of dormancy.

Given what happened to Yan Qing today, Sheng Teng might well be plotting how to deal with the Ye and Zhou corporations.

Ye Weian suddenly recalled something and said, "If I remember correctly, Sheng Teng and Qi Zhangsong work at the same university."

He worried Sheng Teng might target Qi Zhangsong.

Most of Yan Qing's pursuers were unhinged, with no regard for the law. For instance, Bai Yuan, in order to sabotage Ye Weian's investment, orchestrated a car crash in an attempt to kill Lin Chang.

Human lives held no value in their eyes.

Sheng Teng was a psychopath, far more vicious than Bai Yuan. Today, the Qi family issued a statement defending Ye Weian, utterly humiliating Yan Qing. There was no guarantee Sheng Teng wouldn't retaliate.

Thinking of this, Ye Weian sat up from Zhou Huaichen's embrace and directly explained Sheng Teng's situation to Zhou Huaichen, concluding with, "It would be best to warn Professor Qi to be careful."

Zhou Huaichen mused: "Sheng Teng, you say?"

"Sheng Teng is indeed quite capable," he pondered. "I'll remind Zhangsong."

Ye Weian hummed in agreement.

Zhou Huaichen reassured him: "The Qi family is not to be trifled with, and Zhangsong won't allow himself to be manipulated. You don't need to worry too much."

"Sheng Teng's methods are certainly ruthless, but he hasn't reached a level that would make the Sheng family truly fear him."

Hearing this, Ye Weian suddenly relaxed.

A Chen was the ultimate power in this world. Since A Chen didn't consider Sheng Teng a threat, then he truly had nothing to worry about.

He lay back in Zhou Huaichen's arms and casually chatted with the system: "We discussed earlier that the ten humiliation tasks are likely aimed at Yan Qing and his pursuers. But now Bai Yuan, Xie Siming, and Chi Li are imprisoned. Excluding Zhou Yongnan, that leaves only five. Even if we include Yan Qing and Sheng Teng, that's only seven tasks—still short of ten."

System: "It's quite simple. The book only mentioned these specific pursuers, but there might be others who weren't written about."

Ye Weian: "..."

Author's Note: Darlings, just a small update for now. There will be more at 3 PM this afternoon!!!

Thank you all so much for your support. I will continue to work hard!