Chapter 178: New Year

He beat her for a while until Zhong Ziyan was on the verge of death, and only then did he stop.

"Let me tell you, Zhong Ziyan, don't think I am out of options. As long as I extract your father's bloodline, I can break the seal your mother placed on you. When that time comes, I will torture you mercilessly!"

"And that person you love most—I will make him utterly bankrupt, and I will have his wives lying in my bed one by one."

Jiang Tao had completely lost his mind...

"Keep on daydreaming!"

"You just wait!" Jiang Tao cursed before storming out of the door. The moment he left, Yang Fan's figure materialized instantly.

This was the connection he had established using the doll, and besides, he was an ESPer now! Entering and leaving this place was as easy as turning over his hand.

"Ziyan!"

On the verge of death, Zhong Ziyan opened her eyes and saw Yang Fan.

"Yang Fan!"

"Don't speak, I'm taking you away!" Yang Fan waved his hand, and a doll appeared out of thin air. It looked exactly like Ziyan and even contained Zhong Ziyan's consciousness!

"Doll, substitution!" Yang Fan murmured softly. The doll instantly burrowed into Zhong Ziyan's body, and Zhong Ziyan could feel all the shackles on her being transferred into the doll.

In just a fraction of a second, Yang Fan scooped up Zhong Ziyan and vanished.

Others might not be capable of teleportation, but Yang Fan had rented a teleportation talisman.

His destination was right inside the car, and he immediately administered a healing pill to Zhong Ziyan.

"Your hand!" Huo Xinxi said from the front seat.

"Oh, my dear wife, just drive your car! The two of us have things to do in the back!"

"Get out!"

Furious, Huo Xinxi stepped right out of the car!

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to buy her some clothes. Whatever the two of you are going to do, hurry up and do it—out of sight, out of mind!"

Yang Fan smiled. His wife was truly good to him!

However, to avoid any prolonged complications, he had to claim this heart first!

As Zhong Ziyan recovered, she opened her eyes...

"This flower of yours has finally woken up. I said before, after one month, I would come to pluck it!"

Right there in the car, the heart in Zhong Ziyan's chest bloomed instantly, just like a beautiful flower!

Two hours later, Huo Xinxi returned carrying several bags, got into the car, and tossed them directly into the back.

"Thank you!"

"Not to you!" Huo Xinxi said decisively, then added, "Congratulations on becoming my husband's first mistress!"

"I am willing to be his mistress!"

"That's your own business, it has nothing to do with me!"

"Oh, come on, be nicer to her!" Yang Fan said.

"Get over to the front seat!"

Defeated, Yang Fan crawled back to the front...

"Yang Fan, my father..."

"It's fine. I haven't found the place where your father is imprisoned yet, because my memory-reading pupils failed against Jiang Tao. However, as long as the doll exists, your father will not be in danger! I will definitely rescue him!"

"Okay!"

Returning to the Women's Academy, Yang Fan settled Zhong Ziyan in the basement! This was the safest place.

With the Zhong family now in his hands, Yang Fan was in a fantastic mood!

"How about it, are the two of you happy? Husband earned you a lot, a lot, a lot of money tonight!"

"I'm happy!" Huo Xinxi slapped Yang Fan right on the back of the head.

"Hit him, hit him hard, that'll teach him to seduce another one!" Wang Yuan tapped on her phone from the back and chimed in!

"Are you two being unreasonable? If it wasn't to make money for you, would I have had to sacrifice my body?" Yang Fan wailed in despair.

Looking back at the whole year, he hadn't laid eyes on a single cent—well, those twenty million had already been transferred away by Huo Xinxi, who split it evenly with Wang Yuan, ten million each.

"You're still trying to argue! Tonight, you can obediently sleep in the living room!"

"Are you abandoning me?"

"Yes, we are!"

...

The true feeling of the Lunar New Year lies in silently awaiting the New Year's bell on New Year's Eve!

For several days, Yang Fan had been living quite happily, and finally, tonight was New Year's Eve!

Laughter and cheers filled the Women's Academy. Some were watching performances, some were grabbing red envelopes, and some were chatting. This finally felt like the atmosphere of the New Year!

As the bell chimed for the New Year, the brand-new year finally arrived!

The snow fell right on schedule!

Zhao Jing stood in the snow, her hand lifting gently. The moment a snowflake touched her fingertips, it melted from her body heat!

Such is the fleeting life of snow—a mere momentary embrace, only to vanish into thin air?

Is it a magnificent display, or is it a tragedy?

A girl walked over...

"Tell me, should we look on at this snow with cold detachment, or should we plunge right into it?"

"That depends on whether you can bear to let go. Actually, you have another choice: let me become the Demon Emperor. But can you bear to let go of this power?" the girl sneered.

"You don't understand, this is my destiny!" Zhao Jing smiled.

"You don't need to explain. If you can't bear to let go of power, then you just can't! Don't look for excuses for yourself!"

"Believe what you like!" Zhao Jing said calmly.

"Then hand it over!" The girl reached out her hand. Zhao Jing paused—every single night when she handed her phone over to the girl, she made this exact gesture!

After holding out for a few seconds, she still took out her phone!

"You're just a pathetic bystander. Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you—my husband has already become an ESPer!"

"Hus..."

Zhao Jing was about to utter that title, but stopped herself mid-word! Because the moment she transferred the marriage agreement to the girl, everything related to that title had nothing to do with her anymore.

"Two months left. I'm giving you time!" The girl returned the phone to Zhao Jing and strode away proudly.

The Women's Academy was bustling with lively excitement!

As another heavy snow quietly began to fall, when Yang Fan and the others stepped out of the performance hall, they were greeted by the boundless sea of falling snowflakes.

"Master, do you know the dance amidst the snowflakes?"

"I do, they always show it on TV!" Yang Fan said.

"I'll dance one for you too!"

"Come on, let's dance together!"

...

"Don't you guys fall over!" Yang Fan called out.

They were like elves in the snow, playing and frolicking. As for past grievances and former days, all they knew was that right now, they were very happy.

"Master, we want to film a series of movies too!"

"What kind of theme do you want to film?" Huo Xinxi asked.

"Let's film our daily lives, let's capture the best version of ourselves right now!"

"That's right, Master, no need for embellishments. Just film our daily life, film our joy and happiness!"

"Alright, then go ahead and film!" Yang Fan said. This was actually a good thing.

With Yang Fan's permission, everyone was even more delighted.

That night, because the heavy snow blocked the roads, they couldn't go back either. Xia Yufei's principal's office was large enough, and there was a resting room in the back—well, the very place Xia Yufei had always lived in!

Lin Ruo and Lin Xi brought Zhong Ziyan along, and then led Zhong Ziyan away again!

Looking back over the past half year since the arrival of Ai Xiaomei, Yang Fan felt that every single day had been wonderful.

The coming year would surely be even better. May all sorrow be terminated at this very moment, and may all happiness continue forever!