The Stepmother's Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era - Chapter 23 - Stirring Trouble!

Ye Zhen, a female Ph.D. in the Department of Mathematics of Huada University, changed her career to enter the entertainment industry in order to investigate the death of her birth father, Film Emperor Ye Yi. During her interview, she accidentally made CEO Rong Cheng Jue lose face in public. Yet Rong Cheng Jue, unlike what was to be expected, didn’t take old grudges into account and let Ye Zhen join his company. When everyone thought Ye Zhen would become Rong Cheng Jue’s personal secretary, she actually joined the entertainment department. After several twists and turns, Ye Zhen became an errand reporter for Rongcheng Entertainment’s “Treasures of Great Tang”.

Her colleagues’ bullying towards her, the pressure of changing career, and the many obstacles in her investigation all left her confused. Under Rong Cheng Jue’s silent guardianship, she didn’t forget her original purpose, overcame every obstacle, and eventually became an ace producer.

Ye Zhen and Rong Cheng Jue shared a common belief : no matter how bleak the hope is, how thorny and dark is the road ahead, they had only one thought in their hearts: to uncover the truth, and therefore bring peace to the soul of the Film Emperor Ye Yi.

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Five years ago, she replaced her twin sister to marry him who was burned beyond recognition and even became a eunuch. Five years later, when they met again, he pressed her against the wall in the corner A low voice sounded with doubt. "Is your daughter mine? " The corners of her mouth curled into a sneer. "Are you sure you have the ability to do that? " His originally cold face instantly turned into the darkness before the storm His voice was fierce and low as he growled, "woman, you are challenging me! "

This novel features: Bloodlines, multiple races, world-hopping, cultivation, magic, contracted beasts, kingdom-building, and brutal wars.Sollivan, a young man in his early twenties, miraculously survived the complete annihilation of his family—but at a terrible cost. Bound to a wheelchair, he is unable to live a normal life like his peers. Worse still, he lost all his cultivation, becoming nothing more than a powerless mortal in a world ruled by absolute strength.But fate had other plans...By sheer chance, he acquires a mysterious black book—one that grants him the ability to travel to another world, a realm governed by entirely different laws, where power is determined by strange bloodlines and overwhelming physical might. A world ruled by a superior race that looks down on weak humans.Trapped between two worlds, Sollivan finds himself entangled in sinister plots and terrifying secrets beyond human comprehension. Yet, the cunning young man who rose from the ruins of his tragic past sees this as an opportunity to reclaim his shattered destiny. As he pursues power and vengeance, he struggles to hold onto his humanity, which both worlds seem determined to strip away, forcing him to confront the fragility of his own soul.But can he manipulate both worlds to his advantage, or will his ambition lead him to ruin? In a reality where only the strongest survive…