After the Protagonist Ascended, I Set My Eyes on His Woman - Chapter 53:

Chapter 53: Taking Qin Ruoyun

The next day, Li Wanji got up feeling refreshed. Qin Ruoyun was already waiting for him in the main hall. As soon as she saw him, she stepped forward and asked, “How’s Qingning?”

“She’s fine. Just passed out from exhaustion. Now let’s talk,” Li Wanji said, sitting down.

“What do you want to talk about?” Qin Ruoyun asked.

“I’ll ask a few questions. Just answer honestly. I won’t make things difficult for you. But if you lie…” Li Wanji sneered, “I won’t hesitate to refine you into a beautiful corpse and store you away.”

A trace of fear flickered in Qin Ruoyun’s eyes. “Ask whatever you want.”

“Who was that woman yesterday?” Li Wanji asked.

“Her name is Iris, a lover Chen Fan took in while abroad.”

“What’s her identity? She’s quite powerful. Why didn’t she ascend with Chen Fan?”

“I’m not really sure. All I know is that she used to be the Saintess of the Church of Light, and now she’s the Holy Master.” Qin Ruoyun shook her head.

Li Wanji stroked his chin. Back in his previous life, while reading a novel, he remembered Chen Fan showing off abroad and fighting the Holy Master of the Church of Light, seriously injuring her. After that, he broke through to the 1st stage Foundation Establishment Realm overseas. He had skipped the rest of that arc because it was too dull, but who would’ve thought Chen Fan had actually taken a woman like that?

“From what I know, the Western cultivation systems are mostly supernatural abilities—things like wind, fire, lightning, and so on.”

“Since Iris is connected to Chen Fan, taking her down should earn me system rewards.”

“Tch… I’ve never experienced a Western beauty before. In my last life, I could only watch on Blue Bird. This time, I’m going to live that dream.”

Li Wanji chuckled to himself. Back then, he had even followed several big-bottomed influencers with that account.

“Miss Qin, let’s go.” Just thinking about it got him excited. He wrapped his arm around Qin Ruoyun’s waist and brought her back to the room for morning ‘training.’

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for taking Qin Ruoyun and exacting harsh revenge on Chen Fan.]

[Reward received: Cultivation Snack Gift Pack.]

[Received: Level-3 beast jerky – Golden-Horned Water Buffalo.]

[Received: Marinated Level-2 beast – Flaming Bird Claws.]

[Received: Thunder Mountain Spiritual Spring Water – Thunder Sprite.]

[Received: Level-4 beast – Rat-Headed Duck, Spicy Duck Neck with Rat Head.]

[Received: Three pieces of spiritual rice cake.]

Li Wanji was stunned by the rewards. These weren’t ordinary items. Everything was made from high-grade beasts or rare ingredients like spiritual water and rice. All of it greatly nourished the body. Overjoyed, he couldn’t stop grinning.

Qin Ruoyun lay in his arms with her eyes half-closed, seemingly lost in thought. Li Wanji gently stroked her snow-white back.

“Miss Qin, just now you called out Chen Fan’s name. What did that mean?” he asked.

Qin Ruoyun opened her eyes, her gaze complicated. “It’s nothing. Doesn’t concern you.”

Li Wanji smirked, “You called his name so Chen Fan could feel included, right? That way, it wouldn’t feel like you betrayed him?”

“You…” Qin Ruoyun hadn’t expected him to see through her so easily.

“I’ve seen plenty like you. While calling his name, were you screaming inside your heart, ‘Chen Fan, I love you’?” Li Wanji teased.

“Get lost!” Qin Ruoyun picked up a pillow and hurled it at him.

“Haha, alright. Time for me to head home.” With a flicker, Li Wanji dressed and stood on the ground fully clothed.

“Don’t take birth control pills. If you end up pregnant, let me know. I’ll reward you handsomely.” With that, he shot out the window.

Qin Ruoyun sat in a daze for a long time before covering her face and crying. “Wu… wu wu… Chen Fan, I’m sorry…”

Back then, during a crisis, she and Chen Fan had been trapped under rubble for four days. At first, Chen Fan wasn’t even interested in her. But a man and woman alone in such close quarters… in the end, it was inevitable. She had believed her body would never belong to a second man. But now…

“Uuuh… uuuh…” She wept with sorrow.

…

Back home, Li Wanji shared some of the spiritual rice cakes with Guoguo and Yiyi. He also gave Bai Ya some of the Thunder Sprite water, rich in spiritual Qi, to help the baby develop healthily in the womb.

“Wow! What is this cake? It’s so delicious!” Chen Lanyi’s eyes widened in delight after one bite.

“Mhm, it’s really good!” Guoguo also fell in love with the taste.

“This stuff is amazing. It’s great for beauty and skin. I only have three pieces. Let’s give the last one to Bai Ya,” Li Wanji said.

Since she was pregnant with his child, he still gave the last piece to Bai Ya.

“Thank you.” Bai Ya was moved. Even though there were only three, he didn’t eat any and gave one to her.

“We want some of that Thunder Sprite too!” Chen Lanyi giggled, ran over, grabbed the porcelain bottle, and dashed off.

“Hey, I haven’t had any yet! Save me a bit!” Li Wanji shouted.

“Nope! Guoguo and I are splitting it. Not a drop for you, hehe!” Chen Lanyi stuck out her pink tongue at him playfully and dashed away.

Li Wanji shook his head with a smile and calmly took out the spicy duck neck made from the rat-headed duck and started chewing. The spicy, savory flavor was amazing and packed with spiritual energy. As expected of a Level-4 beast, it had cultivation equivalent to late stage Foundation Establishment Realm. For someone like him, who was also at Foundation Establishment Realm, this was an excellent supplement.

He was already considering entering seclusion to break through to the Dan Jin stage.

“迎面走来的你让我如此…” That familiar ringtone rang again.

Bai Ya couldn’t help but ask, “What’s the name of that song? I’ve never heard it.”

“Oh, I wrote it myself,” Li Wanji replied. He later realized that in this novel world, there was no ‘Chicken Brother,’ so of course the song didn’t exist. The ringtone was actually a recording of his own singing.

“Hello? Miss Gu, you’re awake?”

“Just woke up,” Gu Qingning replied. Her pretty face was slightly flushed, and her waist was still sore, making her feel a bit awkward. Her tone was cool, but with a soft undertone, “I’ve made up my mind. I’ll be with you. But you must never force me to do anything I dislike. Also, in three days, you must get my company running again.”

That company had been left behind by her mother. She could never let it collapse—no matter the cost. Thinking of her mother, her thoughts turned distant. Her mother had also been a stunning beauty, just like her. She married a powerful man—her father—but Gu Qingning never even knew his name. From others, she learned that her mother had been an ageless goddess. Then one day, she vanished, leaving behind the still-young Gu Qingning.

Her father vanished too, and neither of them ever left a trace. No one knew where they had gone.

The company her mother left behind had ensured she lived comfortably over the years. That company was her only remaining connection to her parents.

“Of course, no problem. But I can’t hand over too many industries to you right now. Let’s start by giving you the entertainment company under Xiao Dai’s management,” Li Wanji said after thinking a bit. “Later, I’ll gradually give you more business.”

“But I don’t know how to run an entertainment company,” Gu Qingning said, slightly troubled.

“Haha, if I’m handing it to you, I naturally have a way to make it profitable.” Li Wanji gave a confident smile.

“You do?” Gu Qingning’s eyes sparkled. She asked quickly, “What’s your plan?”

“First, move into my villa. I’ve got your room ready. Once you’re here, we’ll talk business… under the covers,” Li Wanji said with a grin.

In his past life, Chicken Brother’s meteoric rise could easily be recreated. That man had taken Yanhuang by storm. The one true god of viral fame!

Gu Qingning paused, then said, “Okay. I’ll talk to Ruoyun first, then I’ll head over later.”

“Mm, then I’m hanging up.” Li Wanji ended the call immediately and dialed Xiao Dai next.

“Do you have any guys in that idol trainee boy group… who are a bit more feminine?”