Chapter 153: Unworthy of Being a Son

With other expenses such as staff salaries, social obligations, and inventory restocking, Jiang Butong’s cash reserves remained stretched thin. He discovered that the more he sold, the more inventory he had to stock. The day before yesterday, he had paid off the two-hundred-thousand-yuan debt to Zhou Wenxiu, but he had already placed another fifty-thousand-yuan order to serve as marketing for the off-season clearance at both his new and old shops. This fifty-thousand-yuan order...

After three rounds of drinks and tasting the various dishes, Zhang Xinjie felt the alcohol go to his head. His pale face was as red as a cloth, and in high spirits, he rhythmically tapped his chopsticks against the table, humming softly while swaying his head.

"I am her father." A sharp gasp escaped Zhang Shaofei's lips as the middle-aged officer's words struck his heart with heavy force. Oh, for heaven's sake—Mu Qingxue’s father? How did this happen? Did he forget to check the almanac before leaving today? How could he run into her father like this? If Mu Qingxue’s father disapproved of their relationship and tried to tear them apart like star-crossed lovers, what would he do?

Subsequently, Zheng Zhong began attempting to break through the mid-stage bottleneck. It wasn't until his fifth attempt that he finally triggered the celestial phenomena of the bottleneck, yet in the end, he still fell short of success.

Ah Shui suddenly rolled along the ground, narrowly dodging the palm strike of the Seven-Fingered Yama. He wrapped his hands around the villain's legs and, with a fierce shout, sent the Seven-Fingered Yama crashing to the floor.

"I never said I wouldn't help, but favors always come with conditions. If the Immortal Lord agrees to my terms, I would be more than happy to assist. Since you have come to me in person, I suppose if I were to refuse, it would surely cause quite a bit of trouble, wouldn't it?" Fairy Ninghua said with a light chuckle.

Yang Jian sneered, extending his hand to cast a massive barrier that completely enveloped the entire sea area.

Ever since she graduated, Cui Jingxian had strived to get into Yikai’s company. Through silent, diligent effort, she had become his chief administrative assistant. She advanced toward her goal one step at a time, always believing that where dreams can reach, one’s footsteps can eventually follow.

"No way, is Gaimu inside?" After verifying with headquarters, they confirmed one thing: Gaimu was inside, investigating why Arglus had attacked the research institute.

Just as the room fell into a dead silence, the maid outside seemed to hear the movement within and immediately began knocking on the door.

Fu Sichen exhaled a final ring of smoke and immediately lit another cigarette. The smoke obscured his face, rendering his expression unreadable.

Seeing their companion destroyed, the crew of the other ship felt a heavy psychological burden. This pressure manifested in their handling of the vessel, and due to a series of operational errors, the ship was declared destroyed within a minute.

However, besides the Catherine sisters, Lorraine was also in the living room—Old Dad Tim was reading the newspaper and hadn't noticed them, while Aunt Susan was busy in the kitchen.

The rehearsal began at 1:30 PM, and stars arrived one after another. According to the schedule, Qiao Mu was supposed to be in the middle, but just as she prepared to go on stage, she was informed that her performance had been moved to second to last.

Liang Rou personally administered the IV drip to Yuan Lin and gave detailed instructions on the dosage to those around him before she finally left.

Netizens were also peculiar; their interest in her was never focused on her work, but rather they were tirelessly curious about her private life.

The "Holy Light Stripping Slash" entered the "Cage of Love" released by the Princess, and subsequently made intimate contact with the Sky-Blue Monster’s rebound shield. Just like the last time, the attack was deflected again... except this time, it didn't bounce back toward Elslan, but was instead blocked by the Cage of Love.

The Princess was horrified upon hearing this; she never would have imagined that Kyubey, who stayed by her side day and night, was actually a pawn for someone else.

Elslan and Angellia swaggered into the city and climbed the ramparts just as they had before. The Demon King had laid out a banquet there as usual, waiting for Elslan’s arrival.