After the Protagonist Ascended, I Set My Eyes on His Woman - Chapter 44:

Chapter 44: King’s Party

Just as Bai Ya was about to step forward to comfort her, Li Wanji walked over and said, “Go prepare tonight’s party feast. Leave this to me.” Bai Ya froze for a second, then nodded and carried Nuonuo back to the kitchen.

Chen Lanyi sobbed softly. She didn’t even know why she was crying. Her heart just felt so heavy and empty. She wanted to cry.

Suddenly, she heard something and turned around. Li Wanji was standing beside her, smiling as he looked at her. She quickly wiped her tears, turned away, and pouted in anger.

Li Wanji sat down beside her and asked knowingly, “Why are you crying?”

“None of your business,” Chen Lanyi snorted.

“I’ve noticed you cry a lot. Back when your brother was in high school in the city and you were still in the county, did you get bullied and cry all the time?” Li Wanji asked.

“What does that have to do with you!” Chen Lanyi snapped back, but deep down, she was confused. How did he know about her past with her brother?

Her hometown really wasn’t Mingyun City. She was from a county within the province. When her brother came to Mingyun City for high school, she was still studying middle school in their county. Later, for reasons she still didn’t understand, her brother suddenly made it big and brought her to the city to live in a luxury villa. Then he became a martial artist.

Li Wanji handed her a red pill and said, “Here.”

“I don’t want your Youth Preserving Pill!” Chen Lanyi glanced at it, clearly tempted, but still turned her little face away stubbornly. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and her pink lips were slightly pouted.

“Really don’t want it?” Li Wanji asked again.

“No!” she replied firmly.

“This pill can keep you looking youthful forever, and you actually don’t want it?”

“Why should I take yours? When my brother comes back, I’ll have my own. Who wants your stuff anyway?” Chen Lanyi huffed, still upset.

Li Wanji chuckled and said, “Hehe, by the time your brother returns, who knows how many years will have passed? You really think the Ancient Martial World is as safe as here? By then, you might already be thirty. Taking a Youth Preserving Pill at thirty will just preserve a thirty-year-old face.”

As he spoke, he shook his head.

His words made Chen Lanyi pause.

Li Wanji, noticing her hesitation, pretended to throw the pill away and said, “Since you don’t want it, I’ll toss it.”

“No!” Chen Lanyi shouted.

“Right, you don’t want it, so I’m throwing it,” Li Wanji teased with a grin.

“No!” Chen Lanyi grabbed his arm.

“Why are you grabbing me? What, you want to play cards now? I didn’t spoil you last night because I was sleeping with Guoguo. Hey, what are you pushing my hand for?” Li Wanji looked at her frantic actions and couldn’t help but laugh.

“Give it to me!” Chen Lanyi puffed up her cheeks and reached out with her slender, fair hand.

“What?” Li Wanji played dumb.

“The Youth Preserving Pill!” Her face flushed.

She felt a little shameless and couldn’t even meet his eyes.

“But just now you said you didn’t want it,” Li Wanji reminded.

“That was then, this is now! Can’t I change my mind?” she snapped. “Hurry up, are you giving it to me or not?”

Chen Lanyi really wanted it. Who wouldn’t want to keep their youthful appearance?

“You want it when you feel like it, don’t want it when you don’t. Makes me lose face,” Li Wanji said.

“Then what do you want?” Chen Lanyi knew he was doing this on purpose again—just trying to tease her before giving it.

She had already figured out his pattern.

“Kiss me,” Li Wanji said.

Without hesitation, Chen Lanyi leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

“On the lips,” Li Wanji frowned.

So, she leaned in and kissed him properly.

Li Wanji wrapped his arms around her.

After a while, she was out of breath. Her beautiful eyes were misty, her cheeks flushed, and she asked in a soft voice, “We kissed already. Now what?”

“Here.” Li Wanji handed the pill to her lips.

Without a word, she opened her mouth and swallowed it in one go—fingers and all, afraid he might change his mind.

“Ow!” Li Wanji yelped in pain. She had bitten his finger.

“You bit me!” he growled.

“I didn’t mean to. Who told you to hold it so tightly?” Chen Lanyi looked smug, finally having her revenge and letting out some of her frustration.

“I gave you the Youth Preserving Pill. As thanks, giving me a child isn’t too much, right?” Li Wanji lifted her delicate chin and gazed at her stunning face.

Chen Lanyi rolled her eyes. “You? Can you even do it?”

This guy was infertile and still brought that up every day.

“Well, we’ll find out if we try.” Li Wanji lifted her up and carried her into the bedroom for another round.

…

That night, the party was about to begin.

Inside the villa’s main hall, more than a dozen types of dishes were laid out—meat, fruits, vegetables, desserts, drinks.

“So much yummy food!” Guoguo had just woken up and came downstairs. Her eyes lit up when she saw all the delicious food, and she was thrilled.

“Guoguo, come here,” Li Wanji said as he sat in the main seat, with Chen Lanyi and Bai Ya on either side serving him like an emperor.

“Okay!” Guoguo ran over and stood beside him.

“My personal loli pillow,” Li Wanji said as he pulled her into his lap, seating her sideways and resting his chin on her head.

He took out his phone and called Gu Qingning.

“Why haven’t you arrived yet? The party’s already started,” he said.

“I’m already at your house,” Gu Qingning replied.

“Great. Lanyi, go greet your sister-in-law.”

Though confused, Chen Lanyi still went out.

She saw an electric scooter pulling in. Gu Qingning was wearing a T-shirt and jeans, with a pink helmet on her head.

“Sister-in-law, why are you here?” Chen Lanyi asked as she jogged over in her black-and-white maid outfit.

“He invited me,” Gu Qingning replied casually, parking the scooter and removing her helmet. When she saw her little sister-in-law dressed like that, she was stunned.

“Lanyi, why are you wearing that?” she asked.

“I didn’t want to either, but today’s party is called the King’s Feast, and I’m the maid,” Chen Lanyi said calmly. She had already gotten used to this kind of humiliation.

“That bastard!” Gu Qingning cursed angrily.

When she entered the hall, the lights were bright and the space spacious. Dozens of buffet trays filled the big table. In the center, a man sat in a wide chair holding a twin-tailed loli in his arms.

Even Gu Qingning couldn’t help but sigh at how well this guy knew how to enjoy life.

“Miss Gu, you’re here. Let’s start the party. Oh right, change into this first,” Li Wanji said as he pulled a maid outfit from his storage pouch and tossed it to Gu Qingning.

“This…” She held the black-and-white maid outfit, stunned.

“Lanyi has black stockings. Just borrow a pair,” Li Wanji added.

“Isn’t this supposed to be a buffet party?” Gu Qingning asked.

“Yes, but it’s also the King’s Game. I’m the king. You all have to serve me,” Li Wanji said with a smile.