Underneath the Silhouette - Chapter 52: Red in the Dark

“Block him.”“He's technically still my boss.”“Then block him with dignity.”The call ended again.And then started again.I let out a sound somewhere between a growl and a sob, then finally answered with the enthusiasm of a snail crawling through salt.“Yes, Mr. Walton?”“Have you changed your mind yet?”I collapsed onto the towel and gazed at the sky as though it might consume me entirely if I pleaded sweetly enough.“Do you ever take a break?” I asked, shielding my eyes with one hand.“You're avoiding the question.”“Because it's a dumb question.”He exhaled, the sound sharp and irritated even over phone. “It's not a dumb question. It's a business offer.”“It's a weird offer-one that I already said no to.”There was a brief pause, and I could practically hear him clenching his jaw through the speaker.“You are acting unreasonably.”“ Unreasonable?” I sat up. “I'm not the one drafting fake girlfriend contracts like it's a normal Tuesday.”“Isabella-”“Certainly not, Mr. Walton.” I mimicked his tone perfectly. “I told you I'm not doing it. You need to find someone else to play pretend with.”SYNOPSISIsabella Miller thought saying no to her boss’s fake dating offer was the end of the story.But Adrien Walton doesn’t take no—especially not when he’s convinced she’s a gold digger.Suddenly, her student loans are piling up, her father’s vet clinic is on the brink of eviction and her brother is about to be kicked out of college. Coincidence? She thinks not.Adrien Walton is calm, calculating—and he's just pulled every string to corner Isabella into the perfect position.Now she’s stuck choosing between pride and survival.So she agrees to his offer: be his fake girlfriend.No feelings attached. No drama. Just business.Or so she thought.“Conference Room B. Fifteen minutes,” he said, passing by without a glance.The folder he pushed across the table landed with a thud.I opened it. The contract. All of it.---Enemies to lovers? Check.Slow burn? Hmmnyea.Banter so sharp it might file your nails? Yes.Delicious workplace tension? Of course.Tension that could melt steel?Absolutely.Smut?? Wanna find out?Welcome to corporate romance warfare. There’s no escaping this contract.

Shu Yu has passed through the book, and has become a poor cannon fodder who was implicated by the dead female supporting role and only appeared twice and was finally exiled for thousands of miles.

After finding that he could not change the result, Shu Yu decided to eat, drink, lie down and wait.

Who knew that the exile had not yet come, but she was suddenly told that she was not the daughter of the Shu family.

Her biological parents were peasant households who lived so hard to make ends meet that their house was leaking.

And the Shu family decided to obliterate her in order to hide her blemish.

Shu Yu: Come on, I can’t kill you.

Returning to his biological parents, Shu Yu finally sighed as he looked at the plate of pickles and a bowl of porridge on the table and placed in front of him, as well as his parents’ nervous and bewildered expressions.

You can’t lie flat, or you’ll starve to death.

Xie Gu, a generational boss, his hobby is money, his skills are making money, his characteristic is being rich, and his dream is that money can make money by himself.
Such a money-making madman died in an accidental car accident while hiding from a blind date.
When he mourned that he could no longer make money, the villain counterattack system came to him.
“Want to come back to life? Then let’s go through the plot and do the villain mission!”
Xie Gu: “The system lets you go, you are blocking me from making money.”
Xie·The new villain·Bone: The protagonists, are you ready to accept the economic sanctions from the boss?

World One: Black and Red Idols of Entertainment, Film and Television · Retire from the Circle and Go Home to Inherit the Mine (Completed)
World 2: E-sports team rookie player · Buy the team and blow your dog’s head (completed)
World 3: The Holy See of the Holy See in the West and the Believer in My God Shopping Discount (Completed)
World 4: The tyrant emperor in the feudal period, the rich country and strong army facilitate exploitation (completed)
World 5: Super school bully on high school campus · Study hard and make money every day (completed)
World 6: Xianxia World Evil Cultivation Demon, Deception and Diligence to Get Rich (Completed)
World 7: The Celestial Master’s Cultivation Waste Materials · A Taoist Talisman One Hundred Thousand Thanks (Completed)
World VIII: Interstellar War Prisoner Marshal Declares Surrender to Economic Invasion (Completed)
World Nine: The King of Zombies Strikes at the End of the World, Pulling Humans to Force a Trade (Completed)
World Ten: Wealthy Playboy · I’m ready to go to work (completed)

【Demining & Reading Tips】
1. Xie Gu is not a good person in the traditional sense. He is ruthless, ruthless, and unreasonable.
2. The original protagonist is not necessarily innocent but not innocent. If you doubt what you did wrong, please read a few more chapters before scolding
3. The protagonist only loves money, and the sexual orientation of the villain he possesses is uncertain
4. Although I want to write a slap in the face, this article has been crooked into a sand sculpture. There are elements of power and tricks, but there will inevitably be small bugs. If I can correct it and explain it, I will reply when I see it. If I can’t, I will apologize. Inclusive
5. My dream is to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, but I have a lot to say about my writing skills, and I hope I can be gentle when scolding
6. After completing the task, go away (pull X ruthless), but it is not a death escape, and did not return the body to the original villain
Kowtow to the readers

Content tags: System Quick Pass Shuangwen
Search keywords: Protagonist: Xie Gu ┃ Supporting role: Pre-received “Don’t Call Me Cub [Interstellar]” ┃ Others: Sand Sculpture
One sentence introduction: He is the man who wants to be the richest man
Conception: The world is turbid and messy, only with your own sword can you cut out your own light

- Description from novelbuddy

Long Tian was a genius cultivator who was known by many names , such as Ruthless Emperor , God Physician , and many other nicknames . He has lived in various eras, he even mastered various things such as medicine, the art of killing, martial arts, modern technology, and other abilities.

However, misfortune finally befell him, because he was too obsessed with resurrecting his wife Liu Lifen. He tried to defy fate and use forbidden arts but he failed miserably, and his obsession led to his death.

But just as his soul began to dissipate, Long Tian's soul was sucked in by a black hole. And by the time he regained his consciousness, he was already in a world he had never seen before.

And from the memory he knew that his current name was Xia Tian, ​​a sixteen year old debauchee. His father was killed by a mysterious person , and he himself was also a cripple.

But who is Long Tian? He was a genius cultivator with various abilities, and was well known by many nicknames. He is determined to return to his peak, and fight against his own destiny to become the strongest in this new world.