Chapter Thirteen: Lovers

  The air seemed to solidify in an instant, and Beibei's palms were no longer sweating, but turned icy cold. Her pale face seemed even paler by three degrees, as if it could be called 'extremely pale'.

  "Because..." Xiang Bei's expression remained calm, but the changes in her body were keenly perceived by Shang Guan, who felt a pang in his heart. He tightly grasped Xiang Bei's hands and said with a pained tone: "Bei Bei, I have family! If it were just me, I'd die for you, but I have family! What happens to me doesn't matter, but I have family!"

  I have family!

  Three consecutive "I have family!", Beibei looked at Shang Guan Nian's painful eyes, Taibai's face floated with a blush, and his hands gradually regained their temperature.

  A smile crept back onto his face, and he slowly leaned in close to Shangguan Ning, their foreheads gently touching as they closed their eyes. In a soft voice, he said, "Close your eyes and listen to me."

  Shangguan Nengren had just thought that he was going to kiss Beibei, his heart still racing with excitement. Upon hearing this, he quickly closed his eyes and eliminated the distracting thoughts.

  "It's okay..." Bebe's gentle voice whispered in her ear.

  "As long as you know I like you..." I like you.

  "That's enough." Is it really enough?

  A gentle kiss on the cheek, so warm, warming up to the heart.

  Uncrossing his hands, Song Xiang Nian tightly hugged Bei Bei in his arms, two lines of tears falling: "I'll like you for a lifetime."

  Nestling in Shangguan Nengren's arms, a faint smile played on her lips as she whispered: "Fool..."

  I will also love you for all eternity.

  That night when I returned home, both of my parents had come back.

  They say that Little Loli's second uncle has already completed half of the work, and it will be fully completed tomorrow. This time, he can earn 300 yuan, which is still a preferential price for opening a business. Compared to his salary from working, this is much stronger. Even Li Xinhong had the idea of retiring and doing advertising decoration with Shangguan Yi together.

  Shangguan Yi expressed his opposition and let Li Xinhong feel at ease to go to work, and wait until the advertisement decoration is on the right track before making further plans.

  Anyway, this is a good start, and Upper Official is happy for Old Dad.

  It seems like everything that happened today was good, and Officer Guo felt like his luck had reached its peak.

  Back in his bedroom, Shang Guan Neng lay in bed and once again entered the learning space.

  "Welcome back, master." Asobi Natsuki had changed again, this time into a cat-eared maid outfit that could kill people in an instant.

  Kamigami no hito suddenly had stars in his eyes, rushed up and pounced on Asahina Miruku, rubbing his face non-stop: "So cute, so cute, so cute, so cute..."

  "Ah...... Ah! Master... I don't like it, hmm..."

  The screen automatically skipped... After the release, Shang Guan was lying on a virtual Persian carpet with a relaxed and stretched body, looking at the blue sky and sighing: "This is my dream life, comfortable, cozy, and carefree."

  Asahina Akari wiped the marks off her body, a faint blush on her face, and walked to Kamon Nai's side. She lifted Kamon Nai's head up and placed it on her lap, gently massaging his temples with her small hands: "Master, you seem very happy today!"

  Shangguan Nian's comfortable humming sound, hehe smiled and said: "Can you see it?"

  "Hmm." Asahina Mikuru nodded: "It's obvious!"

  "It's so obvious!" Recalling tonight's appointment with Xiang Beibei, Shang Guan Neng smiled slightly: "Yes! I'm very happy today."

  "The master is too happy, Asahina is delighted." As a virtual female created by the system, Asahina Shikurou doesn't have what's called curiosity. Unless necessary, she won't pry into Master Uesugi's secrets, which also makes Master Uesugi very satisfied. A peerless beauty who accompanies you in laughter and tears, always by your side no matter what you do - which man wouldn't like that?

  Relaxing his nerves for a while, Upper Official was finally able to catch his breath and stand up again. The comfortable surroundings suddenly transformed into an endless expanse of lush green grasslands.

  Seeing Uegawa's ability to change the environment into a grassland, Asahina Mirai was puzzled: "Master, what are you going to do?"

  Shangguan Nengren smiled slightly and said: "Having come to the learning space for so long, yet never having learned before, I'd like to learn today."

  "Does the master want to learn?" Asahina Miruku's face was filled with a happy smile: "But... even if we have to study, it doesn't mean we have to become a vast grassland!"

  "Hmm... don't you think the environment of the grasslands is great? Usually, masters exchange moves on the grasslands, listening to the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the grass, swords and sabers like frost, energy swords soaring..."

  Asahina Mirai: “……”

  Asahina Mikuru can't quite see through her master's facade anymore, but then again, everyone has their own perverted side.

  "Perhaps this is the owner's perverted side!" Asahina thought to herself.

  "System, I'd like to choose one aspect of my abilities to learn. Which one do you think I should learn?" Upper Official Neng Ren rarely thought seriously about improving his abilities through studying space, but his overall ability was only D-level after all. Many projects still had room for improvement, and he didn't know which aspect to study at the moment, so he might as well listen to the system's suggestion.

  The system prompt sounded quickly: "The host's ability to counterfeit has reached the highest standard in this era, it is recommended to enable the learning program."

  Is D-level counterfeiting already the highest?

  Shangguan was shocked, but after careful consideration, it wasn't unexpected. Even the top domestic appraisers might not be able to identify this fake, which in this era is considered top-notch.

  Nodded: "Okay, let's start with making a fake one, what should I do?"

  "Please start with the simplest aspects of calligraphy and painting..."

  Under the guidance of the system, Officer Able began his first learning in the learning space.

  The next day, the weather was fine, with bright sunshine, just like the mood of Shang Guan at this moment.

  "Hehe, tell me about this question." Xiang Beibei placed the physics book in front of Shang Guan Nengren, with a smile brighter than ever: "I don't quite understand."

  Shangguan Nian's bright and cheerful smile said: "Alright, let me take a look."

  Two people head to head, shoulder to shoulder.

  "Uh, for this question, you should think about it like this, substitute ooo with xxx..."

  The whole class looked at the two of them as if they were a young couple, and almost scared their pants off.

  "No no no no no...... It can't be!!!!!!"

  Cruel and ruthless rich beauty, miserable poor loser... Has this world really gone crazy!!!!!!!!!!

  This day was an unforgettable memory for all the students in Class 2, Grade 3 of Huabei No.1 Middle School, as their worldviews and views on love were impacted in an unprecedented way after more than a decade.

  It turns out that phoenix and pheasant can really be combined!

  "Tsk!" Zhang Tingting clenched her carbon pen tightly, a thread of anger flashing in her eyes: Shameless men and women, corrupting the campus atmosphere, detestable!

  Shangguan Naren is now in a really good mood. Last night, he told Beibei about his future plans.

  "I will definitely inherit the Brothers' Alliance in the future, so my parents and elders at home are quite strict with me. They allow me to make friends, but they don't allow anyone to have designs on me, because having designs on me is equivalent to having designs on the control of the Brothers' Alliance. Before I fully grasp the control of the Brothers' Alliance, there won't be any possibility between us."

  "But I've gradually gathered a group of trusted allies, within this circle, you and I are absolutely safe, but we can only maintain a friendship relationship. Beyond this scope, they will definitely intervene, just as you worry about, your family won't be able to escape, they will become the chips that threaten you, there's no need to doubt this."

  "Let's get one thing straight, I have no intention of marrying you. I think your parents wouldn't want their daughter-in-law to be someone like me either. Stop dreaming about walking into the marriage hall with me, unless one day your power is enough to easily destroy the Brotherhood Alliance, but I don't think that's likely."

  "If someone wants to harm you and your family, I won't just sit back and do nothing. In Huabei City, there shouldn't be anyone whose small actions can escape the eyes of the Brothers' Alliance. If a problem arises, I'll get the news in the first instance. As long as we don't cross that bottom line, you and your family will be absolutely safe, but only within Huabei City. Outside this city, I'm powerless."

  "For now, the time is still short, I think it's best to be good friends with you for the time being. When I'm mentally prepared, I'll agree to be your lover, and won't interfere with your marriage and having children. Your future kids will be my godchildren, as for mine? Hehe, it's too early to say, let's wait a few more years!"

  "Ask me why I made such a big sacrifice for you? Hmm... who knows? Hehe, unknowingly got captured by you, you're really a bad egg, so I kicked your egg, now it's corrected to be a good egg!"

  “……”

  Shang Guan Neng had no idea that Xiang Bei Bei actually had such deep feelings for him, if it weren't for her identity, Shang Guan Neng swore he would have married her. As for saying to overthrow the brotherhood alliance and snatch Xiang Bei Bei away...it seems like the brotherhood alliance will become Xiang Bei Bei's private property in the future, it's a pity to destroy it.

  There is also an important reason, through the understanding of the upper officials, the brotherhood alliance is a kind of folk moral society similar to Japan's underworld, although they are usually involved in shady dealings, but once they encounter natural disasters or man-made disasters, it is these societies that take action first to rescue the people (this is indeed true, during the Japanese earthquake, organizations such as the Yamaguchi-gumi acted faster than the police and rescued local residents, the underworld is also legal in Japan, and many lawmakers are from a society background).

  For such a gang, Officer Neng feels no need to destroy it. In the world where there is light, there is darkness, and this brotherhood that prioritizes loyalty is beneficial to local society. At least, Officer Neng has never heard of them committing robbery, rape, or forcing people into prostitution, nor do they ever touch drugs. What more can you ask for from a gang with a black society nature?

  On the other hand, if the Brotherhood Alliance were to disappear, North China would definitely enter a period of intense turmoil, affecting not only underground forces but also having a huge impact on the social environment above ground.

  The unknown is what's frightening, because the consequences of the Brotherhood being destroyed are unclear. After comprehensive consideration, maintaining the status quo and stability is the best choice. Moreover, what was said to Beibei in the end also put Ouyang Nian's mind at ease.

  "Wait until I'm mentally prepared, I'll agree with you, be your lover..."

  Lover...... "Hehe...... hehehehe......" Shang Guan Nengren seems to have understood what Xiao Luoli's natural stupidity is like.

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