Chapter 60 - Just Getting By, So-So

“Hiss! Hiss!!”

Long Yue reached a hand behind her and secretly pinched a chunk of flesh on Lin Fan's waist, causing him so much pain that he couldn't help but straighten his back and let out a pained groan on the spot.

In order to conserve spiritual power, he usually didn't use it to maintain his body's toughness, so his physical durability was only that of a normal person.

Long Yue used just two fingers to pinch a tiny bit of flesh on his waist, but the sharp, stinging pain felt as if that small piece of flesh was about to be twisted right off!

He was certain that the spot on his waist was at least bruised by now!

Lin Fan's pained sound caught the attention of Zhou Yan and Lu Zhai. From their angle, they could clearly see Long Yue's small movement of secretly pinching his waist.

The two couldn't help but stifle their laughter, revealing expressions of pure schadenfreude.

Although they knew Lin Fan was deliberately showing off his sister-in-law in front of that bitch Huang Shiying, they had to admit, daring to bring his current girlfriend in front of his ex-girlfriend—his courage was truly commendable!

“Hmph!”

Long Yue let out a cold snort to herself and released the hand on Lin Fan's waist.

For some reason, the moment she heard that the woman in front of her was the Demon Sovereign's first-love ex-girlfriend, she felt an inexplicable rage!

But anger was one thing. The other woman was already shamelessly provoking her to her face, and she, naturally, was not one to endure it.

She was the great Empress of the Immortal Realm; how could she allow herself to be mocked to her face by a mere mortal woman!

“So you're Lin Fan's ex-girlfriend. This is the first I'm hearing of it.”

“I am Lin Fan's current girlfriend, and it's a pleasure to meet you too~”

Long Yue narrowed her eyes, smiled slightly, and also extended her hand toward Huang Shiying.

The two women's eyes met. It was as if sparks flew between their gazes, crackling audibly. Their hands hung suspended in mid-air, a hand's breadth apart, yet neither moved an inch further.

“It seems things are getting interesting...!”

Zhou Yan stared blankly at the confrontation between Long Yue and Huang Shiying, then excitedly nudged Lu Zhai beside him.

“Quick! Go get some popcorn, and bring some watermelon over too! It's time to watch the drama unfold!”

Lu Zhai: “…”

Lu Zhai was speechless but silently got up and brought over half a large watermelon. The two of them, each holding half a watermelon and a spoon, stared intently at Long Yue and Huang Shiying, as if they were sitting in a movie theater, eagerly waiting for the good show to begin.

“As a woman, I have to say, your taste is really terrible. There are so many men in the world, yet you chose Lin Fan, who has nothing?”

Huang Shiying withdrew her hand and let out a sneer, taking the lead in the verbal assault.

“On the contrary, I think your taste is the one that's truly terrible. There are few men in the world who can compare to him, yet you didn't know how to cherish him at all. You have no idea what you've lost!”

Long Yue's delicate brows furrowed as she gave a cold laugh, not backing down an inch.

“Ooh! Sister-in-law's comeback was so cool!”

Zhou Yan couldn't help but exclaim in praise, and Lu Zhai, at his side, also nodded in approval.

At that moment, Long Yue stood with her head held high, her posture erect, like a queen looking down upon the masses. Her aura completely overwhelmed Huang Shiying!

Huang Shiying gritted her teeth in anger, indignantly clenching her fists.

How dare she! This woman in cheap clothes, a woman who doesn't even know how to dress up, how dare she speak to me like that!

“Yo, it looks pretty lively over here. You don't mind if I join in, do you?”

Zheng Shaohao slowly walked to Huang Shiying's side, wrapped an arm around her waist, and intimately pulled her into his embrace, as if deliberately putting on a show for Lin Fan, even giving him a pointed look.

Lin Fan had a flash of realization. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but lift into a mocking smile.

So you're the sucker. What a coincidence...

“Lin Fan, it's been so many years. You must be doing pretty well for yourself, so busy that you've never even attended our class reunions. Shouldn't you tell your old classmates where you've been holding such a high position these past few years, so we can all look up to you in admiration?”

Zheng Shaohao asked with a mocking smile, his question hitting right at the heart of the matter.

He had just been played by Lin Fan on stage and publicly embarrassed. He naturally had to get his revenge for that, along with all their grudges from four years of university!

He was going to use his absolutely superior status to viciously humiliate Lin Fan in front of everyone!

Lin Fan saw through Zheng Shaohao's petty desire to show off in front of him. He smiled, unconcerned, and asked in return:

“Do you really want to know where I've been and what I've been doing these past few years?”

“What, is it a secret, or is it just too embarrassing to say?” Zheng Shaohao mocked.

From the clothes Lin Fan was wearing, he was certain that he absolutely hadn't been doing well for himself these past few years, which was why he was too embarrassed to say anything.

“It's not that it's embarrassing to say, it's just that you might not believe it if I told you.”

“If you really want to hear, I can tell you. I'm just getting by, so-so. Can't compare to you.”

“These past few years, I went to a place called the Immortal-Demon Continent. I lived there for a while, got into a fight with a lot of people, and then inexplicably became the Demon Sovereign. I ended up with over a million subordinates to support and managed a territory of about one hundred million square units.”

“Among my subordinates, there are just a few dozen Immortal Emperors, a thousand or so Immortal Venerates, and some number of Immortal Sovereigns. As for the rest, there are too many to bother counting.”

“My work was just approving documents every day, fighting with people when I was bored, training my subordinates on the side, and strolling around here and there. Simple as that.”

“But, well, I'm back now, and my main occupation is a novelist.”

Lin Fan spoke eloquently, his tone casual and his manner calm and unhurried as he said all this.

For a moment, Zheng Shaohao and the others were completely dumbfounded.

Wait, I asked you about your job, and you're telling me a fantasy story?

Supporting over a million people, a hundred million square units of land... how can you bullshit so hard!

“Hahaha, the Immortal-Demon Continent, the Demon Sovereign… Lin Fan, you haven't written yourself stupid, have you?”

“If you write novels, you write novels. Did you have to tell us all a joke first?”

Coming back to his senses, Zheng Shaohao seized the opportunity to mock him again.

The others also chuckled along, treating the whole thing as a joke.

Lin Fan had expected this. He smiled and didn't bother to explain further.

He asked, he answered truthfully, and they didn't believe him. There was nothing more to be said.

Seeing that Lin Fan didn't reply, Zheng Shaohao thought he had completely gotten the upper hand, and his expression grew even more triumphant.

“Lin Fan, to put it nicely, writing novels makes you an 'author'. To put it bluntly, doesn't that just make you an unemployed vagrant?”

“You've really had it rough these past few years, haven't you~”

“How about this: do you want to come to my company? For old time's sake, I can arrange for you to work by my side. How about it? This is an opportunity others can only dream of~”

“Heh heh, sorry, but after all these years away, I've gotten used to managing others, not being managed.”

“Besides, if you want me to work for you, you should first consider whether you're even worthy.”

Lin Fan looked at Zheng Shaohao before him with a contemptuous gaze, a disdainful smile playing on his lips.

Zheng Shaohao's petty scheme was easy to see through. If he had accepted on the spot, it would have been a public acceptance of his charity, and he would definitely be looked down upon by everyone else in the future.

And even if he did join his company, he would only be harassed and humiliated in various ways under the guise of Zheng Shaohao being his boss.

“Lin Fan, for the sake of old classmates, I wanted to give you a job opportunity, but you don't appreciate my good intentions! You even speak to insult me!”

Having been looked down upon and humiliated by Lin Fan in public once again, Zheng Shaohao flew into a rage, gritting his teeth. Looking at Long Yue to the side, another idea suddenly formed in his mind.

Actually, to humiliate a person, you don't necessarily have to humiliate them directly!

“Miss, Lin Fan has no car, no house, and no money. Why do you need to suffer hardships with him.”

“A woman, especially a beautiful woman, has the right to pursue the life and freedom she yearns for.”

“My company just so happens to be in need of a beautiful lady like you. If you come, I can offer you a monthly salary of ten thousand!”

Zheng Shaohao turned his gaze to Long Yue, a rich young master's affable smile on his face, and elegantly extended his hand toward her…

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