After the Protagonist Ascended, I Set My Eyes on His Woman - Chapter 12:

Chapter 12: Chen Lanyi’s Change

“What’s wrong?” Li Wanji asked.

“Nothing, I just wanted to ask,” Chen Lanyi replied, too embarrassed to say more.

At that moment, inside the villa, Chen Lanyi curled up in her room, trembling. She was terribly afraid of thunder. It was the rainy season in the south, with frequent thunderstorms. She hadn’t felt scared in the past few days because that bastard had been holding her when she slept. But just now, she had taken a nap, sleeping from the afternoon until dusk, and woke up to find the sky dark, thunder rumbling, and herself alone in the large villa. The empty, hollow atmosphere made her feel as though the world had abandoned her. That was why she gathered the courage to call that bastard—to have him come back early and keep her company.

“I’ll be back late. You go take a shower first and wait for me in bed,” Li Wanji said.

“Okay,” Chen Lanyi responded softly and hung up the phone.

At the same time, in the hospital—

“Ah Hu, Ah Hu!” A’Long felt like the sky was falling when he saw his close brother in such a mentally broken state.

“Who did this?” A’Long’s bloodshot eyes stared at the nearby underlings.

“Brother Long, we’re not really sure. The ones who went out with Brother Hu all vanished. Only Brother Hu came back.”

“It seems… it might be related to the young lady.”

“Yeah, and there are two strangers living in the young lady’s house now—one of them is a man.”

“What?” A’Long was shocked. Before ascending, Master Chen had entrusted him with protecting the young lady.

“Damn it. That man took over the young lady’s home and even harmed my Blood Wolves brother. I’ll make him pay!”

A’Long clenched his fists in anger, then gave orders to the underlings, “Get a car ready. Take Ah Hu back home!”

“The rest of you, follow me to the west side armory!”

After speaking, A’Long walked out quickly while calling their leader, Sister Wolf.

…

At 8 PM, thunder rumbled. Rain poured down outside, and lightning flashed. Under the covers, a naked girl curled up in a ball, shivering.

Chen Lanyi sobbed softly. She was hungry and scared. She didn’t know how to cook, and at home, it had always been the nanny who prepared meals. But after Li Wanji arrived, he had dismissed the nanny. Fortunately, she usually ate at the school canteen. Today, there were no classes in the afternoon, and feeling a bit tired, she came home to rest. She hadn’t expected to sleep until nightfall, let alone that there would be thunder and rain.

Just now, she had followed Li Wanji’s instruction to shower and then climbed into bed naked to wait for him.

“Why isn’t that bastard back yet? Does he want me to starve to death?” Chen Lanyi cried and muttered resentfully.

BOOM…

Suddenly, the sound of a car came from downstairs.

Chen Lanyi’s eyes lit up in surprise, “He’s finally back.”

After a few minutes, Li Wanji came upstairs. He opened the door and saw the lump under the covers. He smiled in satisfaction, walked to the bed, and lifted the blanket—just as expected, a flawless snowy-white body was curled underneath.

“Why are you crying?” Li Wanji leaned down to her delicate face and looked into her beautiful, black, shining eyes.

“I’m hungry,” Chen Lanyi bit her lower lip in shame and said.

“I brought back roasted goose. Put on some clothes and come eat with me downstairs,” Li Wanji said, his heart softening at the sight of the pitiful girl.

“Mm.” Chen Lanyi got up and put on a loose pajama set before heading downstairs to the dining room.

Li Wanji took out the roasted goose he had packed, saying, “Eat a few pieces to fill your stomach first. I’ll make you some egg fried rice.”

As he spoke, he scooped out the leftover rice, added egg liquid to the pan, stirred quickly, and once it was half-cooked, added the rice and crushed it down, stir-frying evenly. The aroma of egg fried rice quickly filled the air.

Watching his skillful movements, Chen Lanyi stared at him blankly, feeling something strange inside. What was this feeling? Suddenly, this man didn’t seem that bad. But he hated her brother deeply, which made it hard for her to truly like him.

Soon, the egg fried rice was ready. Li Wanji also blanched a lettuce, added soy sauce and peanut oil, and made a simple white boiled lettuce dish.

“Eat,” he said, placing the dishes on the table.

“Mm.” Chen Lanyi started eating. She was starving and couldn’t bother maintaining her usual goddess-like image, so she devoured the food quickly.

“I’m going to take a shower.” Li Wanji rubbed her head gently, then turned and walked away.

“Ding-dong.”

Her phone chimed. It was a message from Guoguo.

“Lanyi, are you doing okay recently?”

Because of what happened last time, Guoguo hadn’t dared to come to the villa to play lately.

Chen Lanyi replied, “I’m fine.”

Guoguo said, “Don’t worry, Lanyi. Uncle A’Long is taking action soon. He’ll rescue you. That bastard is just too disgusting!”

“But… can A’Long really do it?” Chen Lanyi’s face turned bitter. That bastard, like her brother, was a powerful cultivator. Ordinary mortals, even with modern weapons, couldn’t defeat him—unless they used a nuclear bomb. But was that even possible?

After a few more exchanges, Guoguo went offline since she still had to study.

BOOM…

Thunder roared outside.

Now that the man was at home, she wasn’t as afraid of the thunder anymore. Chen Lanyi realized that. She stared blankly, unable to believe it.

“Why… why am I like this…”

She wanted to cry but had no tears. Deep down, she didn’t like that man, but her body had already accepted him. Damn it!

“I’ll eat you!” She picked up a goose leg and bit into it hard, as if it were Li Wanji himself. She could only vent by imagining she was biting him.

It was all that guy’s fault for tormenting her every day and hugging her to sleep every night. She had already gotten used to his presence—and even started to rely on him.

Late at night, Li Wanji came out of the study and returned to the bedroom.

After finishing her meal and freshening up, Chen Lanyi lay in bed playing on her phone.

“Let’s sleep,” Li Wanji said as he took off his clothes and slipped under the covers, pulling her soft, fair body into his arms.

“A-Are you going to do that again?” Chen Lanyi rested her head timidly against his chest and asked.

“Yes,” Li Wanji replied.

…

The next morning at 9 AM, Li Wanji, Xiao Dai, Mo Ruyan, Li Qinglan, Hou Zi, and Hong Yue gathered in the office, discussing something.

“Let’s go. Time to check the place out,” Li Wanji stood up after a while.

“Brother, are we really going to visit Gu Qingning’s restaurant? There’s not much competition in the food industry,” Li Qinglan said, not really interested in entering the restaurant business.

“Relax. I know what I’m doing. Besides, our focus is on upper-class clients—we’re making premium, healthy cuisine. We’ll definitely beat Gu Qingning,” Li Wanji said.

He planned to completely devour Qingcheng International. So next, not only would he enter the food industry, but also venture into car manufacturing, real estate, smartphones, chips, and more—to build an unstoppable business empire and have endless wealth.

In his previous life, his dream was money and women. In this life, his dream was money, women, and immortality.

“Alright then,” Li Qinglan said no more.

The group headed to the garage.

Suddenly, footsteps echoed around them. A group of people appeared, surrounding them—more than fifty men, all armed with AK-47s, pointing directly at Li Wanji and the others.

“Open fire!” At the command, the man gave the order without hesitation, ready to eliminate Li Wanji.