The Substitute Groom Chases His Wife - Chapter 318: Shopping for Lin Xiao Feng

He was the continent’s strongest and most revered alchemist, Ye Zifeng. He was under one person and above millions. However, due to an unpredictable event, he had died. After his rebirth, he had become the supertrash of the Ye family and suffered disgrace. To make matters worse, he had an argument with his fiancé that led to the break off of his engagement. In this second life, he will work to change his own destiny. He vows to return to the peak of the world, trample on those who laughed at him and rewrite his legacy!

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“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.

Lu Changsheng traveled through the world of Xianxia, ​​but because of his poor spiritual roots, he failed the sect assessment.Fortunately, he activated the “Many Children, Many Blessings” system, which rewards him as long as he has offspring.Moreover, the talent and strength of future generations will be added to him.Seeing that he was poor, came from a farmer’s family, and had very little talent, Lu Changsheng directly chose to become the son-in-law of a family that cultivates immortals, and began to avoid fighting and start a branching path of cultivating immortals.While others were cultivating, Lu Changsheng was working hard to spread his branches.While others were running around for cultivation resources, Lu Changsheng was spreading his wings.While others were trying to break through bottlenecks and enter the secret realm and narrowly escaped death, Lu Changsheng was still branching out.As time passed and epochs changed, countless geniuses, beauties, supreme cultivators, demonic overlords, and great saints of the demon race rose and fell, disappearing into the river of time.Only the Immortal Lu family will live forever, standing at the top of the immortal path, and living as long as heaven and earth.The legend of the Lu family ancestors continued to be passed down through the ages!