Military headquarters.
Interrogation Room.
Xiao Yao and the other two were brought into separate rooms for interrogation. However, the program team had lowered their five senses to the minimum through the holographic chamber. No matter what methods they used, Xiao Yao and the others could endure it easily, and were even quite relaxed, enjoying the experience with interest.
"Let me tell you, you can fight as much as you want, but you'll regret it if you beat us to death." The three of them continued to be as shameless as ever.
Anyway if they died they would exit the game. They actually hoped they could exit, it was quite boring here, and with their senses lowered to the minimum, their bodies were paralyzed, they couldn't even control urinating or defecating. It was really disgusting.
Even the truth serum had no effect on them, making the interrogators grind their teeth in frustration.
"Damn it, just who are they? Aliens? Time travelers?"
"A more advanced civilization?"
"They mentioned words like 'audience' and 'this world' before..." Have you read "The Person in the Fish Tank"?
"What?"
"It's a fantasy novel, written by the Dragon Slayer Princess. They're even making a movie out of it, with huge promotions... I can't help but feel that we're like the people in the fish tank, just like the protagonist of this novel..."
The production team listened to their analysis, filled with fear and trepidation. Tan Wei turned to urge, "Has Mr. K not arrived yet?"
"Director Tan, Mr. K is the network maintenance officer of the royal palace, how can he come running whenever we call," the assistant replied.
"If he doesn't come soon, I'm going to die. You want me dead, right? Hurry up and urge him! How you urge him is your business!" Tan Wei shouted at his assistant.
The assistant could only reluctantly go and do his job.
……
Virtual world.
Wen Zhulian, who was kicked out by the Wen family, looked at the car that suddenly appeared beside her.
Just as Wen Zhulian was about to speak, she suddenly caught a glimpse of something from the corner of her eye. Looking over, she saw several paparazzi rushing over. Her face turned pale with fright, her mind went blank, and she turned to run away.
"Wen Zhulian! Wen Zhulian, answer a few questions!"
"Don't run Wen Zhulian! Tell us about the plagiarism!"
Wen Zhulian couldn't outrun the paparazzi, and was soon surrounded, with microphones and cameras shoved in her face. She was desperate and breaking down, but her cries fell on deaf ears.
"Get lost!" Just then, she heard a shout.
Immediately after, she fell into a solid, warm embrace. The voices of the paparazzi also faded away.
Looking up, she saw the handsome profile of the man from the car earlier. Those paparazzi had all been restrained by his bodyguards, and the cameras were snatched away.
Man: "Delete all the photos."
Wen Zhulian stared blankly at the man, too shocked to react.
【????】
【Who's this NPC?】
【He's quite handsome. Could it be that a romantic storyline is suddenly starting at this time?? But who wants to see her romantic plotline?】
……
Because Song Juyao suddenly decided to get married, her adoptive parents' home was thrown into huge turmoil. They immediately called back all the family members who were away on business trips, vacations, or having affairs, and the whole family rushed over hurriedly.
Jiang Baiqi also notified his parents to come back and meet with the future in-laws.
There is no impermeable wall. This piece of information was quickly sniffed out by reporters with keen noses. The Jiang family did not intend to conceal it, so related information quickly spread online.
Jiang Baiqi's identity as the boss of Fanxing Group was widely publicized.
"#Jiang Baiqi and Song Juyao's Relationship Exposed#" also became a hot search topic.
Netizens were shocked.
In the Survivor Island Paradise plot, Song Juyao fell in love at first sight with Jiang Baiqi, and the two seemed to have a past, garnering them some CP fans. But at the same time, another CP fan army quietly arose - the boss of Fanxing Group and the Dragon Slayer Princess.
As it was widely known, Survivor Island Paradise was created by the mysterious genius boss of Fanxing Group with his employees. It incorporated many elements from the Dragon Slayer Princess' novels. Hardcore fans analyzed every bit, matching them one-to-one with elements in Dragon Slayer Princess' books. As people read more, they couldn't help but ship them.
If this boss hadn't read Dragon Slayer Princess' every book carefully and pondered over them, there's no way he could achieve this level of detail. He was more hardcore than the hardcore fans. Moreover, according to anonymous inside information from Fanxing Group employees, they didn't even know many details, including the corridor of nails, which was designed and built solely by Jiang Baiqi himself, employees were completely unaware.
So they couldn't help but fantasize that this boss must truly love the Dragon Slayer Princess. This Survival Island Paradise looked like a love letter confessing to Dragon Slayer Princess. Coupled with the mystery and awesomeness of both parties' identities, the boss was single, Dragon Slayer Princess was also single, the boss was a genius, Dragon Slayer Princess was also a genius. So they became more and more obsessed with the shipping, and the CP felt more and more exciting, with even higher popularity than Song Juyao and Jiang Baiqi.
And now, the Fanxing Group boss turned out to be Jiang Baiqi, and Jiang Baiqi was going to be with Song Juyao.
The Xingtu CP fans instantly had their hearts broken.
[Boss, have you forgotten the Dragon Slayer Princess by the Daming Lake? 💔]
[My CP was just a dream after all, the dream is shattered, and I'm crying]
[Can the CP fans please calm down? Don't ship random pairings, okay? They have already announced it officially!]
[Please spare my princess, she's perfectly fine at home writing, don't wrongly accuse her, she probably has no idea who Jiang Baiqi is.]
Because Song Juyao often went online to read gossip, the livestream audience also saw these through her perspective. They were all eagerly waiting for the moment when Song Juyao, the Dragon Slayer Princess, would reveal her true identity and shock the virtual world audience.
However, Song Juyao just smiled as she watched, seeming to find it very amusing, but didn't come out to explain. The audience in the real world was so anxious they filled the livestream chat with comments like 【Song Juyao is Dragon Slayer Princess】, wishing the virtual world audience could see it. It was so frustrating, they wanted to help expose Song Juyao's identity so badly, they really wanted the secret to be known!
Keeping a secret is such a difficult thing! What's even more frustrating was that when they spoke out, no one could hear them!
The Wen family.
The family of three saw the news online and their expressions turned sour upon learning that Song Juyao was going to marry Jiang Baiqi.
"She's only 18, just became an adult, why get married! This is nonsense!" Wen Guohua slammed the table angrily. "18 years old is still a child, what does she understand? Getting married now, she will regret it sooner or later! I don't agree!"
"You don't agree? What gives you the right to disagree?" Li Xin said with an unpleasant expression.
"I'm her..." Wen Guohua paused, his expression becoming even more unpleasant. After coming out of Survivor Island Paradise, their family of three had been heavily criticized, especially Wen Guohua. Things like shameless, biased to the point of absurdity, completely unqualified to call himself Song Juyao's father... Even with Wen Guohua's thick skin, after such scolding, he could hardly say he was Song Juyao's biological father anymore.
But he still couldn't control his desire to manage Song Juyao's affairs. "She's not at the legal marriageable age yet, 18 years old can't get married!"
Li Xin: "Their nationality isn't in the Empire, over there 18 years old can get married."
"Why do you have to retort every sentence I say? Aren't you her mother?" Wen Guohua said unhappily.
Li Xin burst into tears, "Do I have the right to claim I'm her mother? I raised a white-eyed wolf for 18 years, lost my own daughter, and when I finally found her, I still didn't cherish her, only doted on that wretched white-eyed wolf. What kind of mother am I?"
Wen Guohua was instantly rendered speechless. Thinking of Wen Zhulian, he also felt annoyance, pain and hatred.
Wen Yingting said: "We can only see if her adoptive parents' side is a bit more reasonable."
Getting married at 18 is really too early. Many children this age still haven't matured in their perspectives yet, completely inexperienced in the world, don't even know what they truly want. They can easily be deceived into marriage by a man, have children, and be trapped in a confined world from then on, losing the chance to become someone else and see a different world.
Song Juyao may be a bit more mature than other kids, but it is still too early. How long has she known Jiang Baiqi?
The adoptive parents of Song Juyao, who were expected by the Wen family, have finally arrived in the Empire. Their true appearance and family background are finally revealed to the audience.
And then they were shocked.
Mainly shocked by the numbers.
One, two, three, four, five... ten, eleven...
Adoptive parents, eldest brother, sister-in-law, second brother, third brother, fourth brother, uncle, aunt, eldest cousin, eldest cousin's wife, second cousin, third cousin, second aunt...
It was like dumplings being served, kept coming down the plane one after another, with no end in sight.
This was clearly an entire family that had arrived, and the population of this family was also very large, making people feel very strongly that they needed family planning!
Jiang Baiqi's parents came to receive their in-laws, their hands were tired just from shaking hands and their expressions stiff from smiling.
【This side came aggressively!】
【Jiang Baiqi won't be able to marry his wife so easily.】
【QiQi, go for it, don't be afraid! Mom's got your back, you two are destined, past life and present!】
【Hahahaha what the, so randomly funny.】
【What's so funny? It's no wonder, Song Juyao is a good person again this episode, just like the last time, always smooth sailing.】
【Which eye can see this is smooth sailing? Just because there's a lot of family members means she'll be favored? It's likely she'll be ostracized and bullied instead. Don't forget why she designed that furniture set.】
【The only reason this family adopted Song Juyao is because of who she is, the adoptive dad stared at her like a pervert for so long before finally adopting her because she's such a good kid!】
The CP fans were worried sick for Jiang Baiqi, this huge family had come aggressively with unfriendly expressions. Anyone's heart would be uncomfortable with their precious daughter getting married off so young.
A large group of Song Juyao's family members arrived, and the private room they initially booked seemed a bit small, so they quickly booked out a whole hall instead. On Jiang's side, it was just a family of three, facing a large group of people on the other side. It looked like the family of three was surrounded like helpless little chicks, trembling with fear.
After receiving Evans' call and confirming with Song Juyao, her adoptive parents immediately gathered the whole family urgently and held a solemn, serious family meeting.
Although their family wealth couldn't compare to the Fanxing Group, they had many members who were doing well. Adding up the young and old, almost forty people spread through the political, legal, education, finance, entertainment, medical industries and more.
The family members in the legal industry launched an internal business investigation on Fanxing Group. Family in the news industry investigated Jiang Baiqi's personal affairs and gossip. Family in medicine investigated the Jiang family's health conditions...In short, inside and out, they investigated everything. Although whether the information obtained was accurate was another matter.
In summary, in terms of hardware, Jiang Baiqi was quite superior; in terms of software, aside from that magical sense of existence, there didn't seem to be other issues.
But even so, it couldn't guarantee their girl wouldn't be bullied, betrayed or hurt! Although they felt Song Juyao was outstanding, whether a man's eyes were blind was another matter! Who could predict the actions of these rich people?
They prepared thoroughly, coming aggressively in a negotiating, debating stance. They decided that if the Jiang family dared ask Song Juyao to sign a prenuptial agreement, requiring her to leave penniless in case of divorce, their 85-year-old grandma would first splash soup on Jiang Baiqi's face, followed by the underage younger family members launching an attack and beating him up. The adults would pretend to pull them apart while taking the chance to throw punches. The family lawyers were already prepared to battle with Fanxing Group's lawyer team...
The result...
"I have 65% of Fanxing Group's shares under my name. Including them, all patents, as well as all real estate and safe deposits under my name, I'm giving it all to Juyao. If I wrong her, I will leave with nothing at any time." Jiang Baiqi opened with this, pushing over a document. Their words were all stuck in their throats.
Jiang Baiqi's parents' eyes widened in disbelief as they looked at him. What was he doing? Was he marrying a wife or summoning an immortal? ... Although Fanxing Group was able to rise from near bankruptcy 20 years ago to its current position all because of Jiang Baiqi, and these were indeed earned by him, but giving it all away was still too...
But they didn't object publicly.
Song Juyao rested her chin in her hand, looking at Jiang Baiqi dressed formally and sitting upright with curved eyes.
Her gaze was fixed straight on him, her eyes were so clear that his ears started turning red. But he had to stay serious, and couldn't show any lack of composure in front of the parents.
But Song Juyao's mischievous side emerged because of this. Under the table she stealthily stretched out her foot and touched Jiang Baiqi's ankle.
Her toes slowly slid up teasingly, up his calf, causing Jiang Baiqi's muscles to slowly tense up as he started sweating. His fingers resting on his thigh slowly curled up.
He discreetly shifted his leg away a little, looking at her.
Song Juyao's eyes curved into a smile, stopping her teasing. Instead, she extended her foot straight and placed it on his knee.
Jiang Baiqi's fingertips brushed against her toes, initially recoiling as if electrified, but then realizing her feet were cold, he reached out and held her foot in his hand.
Ah Qi...is so warm, whether it's his hand or him as a person.