He just broke up with his girlfriend and is already living with the devilish rich girl.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Bai Ziheng was wrapped in a quilt and curled up in bed, fast asleep.

After finishing my night shift, it was almost dawn when I got back. Perhaps it was because I had been busy absorbing the power within my body lately, so I was a bit tired.

As soon as he got back, Bai Ziheng collapsed onto the bed.

It's only 9 o'clock now, and he's only slept for less than two hours when his phone rang.

He groped his way to answer the call with his eyes closed, his voice hoarse.

"Who is it...?"

"Wake up, little puppy, I have a big surprise for you today!"

Bai Ziheng was stunned for a moment.

It was Luo Yao's voice.

"I just got off work... Let me sleep for a while."

He took the phone away from his ear, hung up, and tossed it next to his pillow.

Then she turned over and pulled the blanket over her head.

There was silence for about five seconds.

"If you don't get up soon, I'm going to get rough!"

Bai Ziheng suddenly opened his eyes.

wrong.

He just threw his phone to the left of his pillow, and that sound... came from under the covers.

He slowly lowered his head and lifted a corner of the blanket.

Luo Yao curled up in his arms, like a cat sneaking into its den.

She was only wearing his white shirt, the collar wide open, revealing a patch of fair skin below her collarbone pressed against his chest without any cover.

Two smooth legs were curled around his waist, their toes rubbing against his calves.

"When...did you come in?"

"Hmm, guess."

Luo Yao tilted her head back, rested her chin on his chest, and looked at him with a smile.

His face, which was not yet fully awake, was reflected in those golden vertical pupils.

"Didn't I tell you not to crawl under my covers?"

"Oh, don't worry about the details~ Get up quickly, come with me to the supermarket, I have a big surprise for you."

Bai Ziheng tried to push her face away from his chest, but she grabbed his wrist and used the momentum to sit up.

Then she grabbed his arms with both hands and dragged him to the bedside.

Bai Ziheng, a tall man over 1.8 meters, was pulled so hard that half of his body was hanging off the edge of the bed.

Her other hand was still gripping the blanket tightly, refusing to let go.

"What surprise are you going to give me?"

You'll find out when you get there.

"Can't you tell me now?"

"No, get dressed quickly."

...

...

Twenty minutes later.

Bai Ziheng stood at the supermarket entrance, his face blank.

He was wearing a wrinkled T-shirt, his hair was unkempt, he had a cigarette dangling from his lips, and his lifeless eyes were filled with utter despair.

He had just walked out of this door to leave work a little over two hours ago, and now he's back.

Zheng Xingguang and Xiaohua had arrived. The two sat upright on the folding chairs next to the cashier, with Xiaohua holding the bag of small bread she had bought from the supermarket.

The cat stood behind the cashier, dressed in a black and white maid outfit, with bows on her cat ears and her tail sticking up high behind her.

She had just finished her live stream and hadn't even had time to change her clothes when Luo Yao called her and dragged her down from upstairs.

Luo Yao walked out from behind the cashier and clapped her hands: "Alright, alright, everyone's here. I have something to announce."

Bai Ziheng leaned against the door frame and yawned, too lazy to even lift his eyelids.

In any case, the "big things" this woman can announce are nothing more than buying some strange counterfeit products or sending someone to run errands.

"First, I want to tell you about a personnel change."

"Starting today, Lao Zhou will be transferred to another branch as a store manager."

"So everyone who's left here now isn't human."

She opened her arms as if to announce something very happy.

Seeing that everyone was staring at her with deadpan expressions, Luo Yao pouted.

"Now I'll announce the important news: starting today, Bai Ziheng will be the owner of this supermarket, and he'll be in charge from now on."

Bai Ziheng's yawn stopped halfway through.

"what?"

He froze on the spot, his mouth still open, the cigarette almost falling off his lips.

"This, this won't do, I—"

"Mr. Bai, please don't refuse."

"No, this won't do, this won't do!"

Luo Yao quickly had Zheng Xingguang put the store manager's money into Bai Ziheng's hand.

Then Xiao Guang also handed the account book to Bai Ziheng.

Finally, the cat pressed him down and made him sit in the boss's office chair.

Bai Ziheng held the key in one hand and the account book in the other, his face full of bitterness.

"Oh dear, you've really put me in a terrible situation... you've really put me in a terrible situation..."

The cat then appeared beside him at some point, stood on tiptoe, covered its mouth with its paw, and whispered in his ear.

"Mr. Bai, you really don't need to feel guilty. The owner has more than a hundred chain supermarkets like this."

Bai Ziheng's eyes instantly cleared.

He took out a lighter from his pocket, lit a cigarette with a click, and took a deep drag.

When that wisp of smoke slowly exhaled from his nostrils, the expression on his face had completely changed.

"By the mandate of Heaven...may your life be long and prosperous."

"Alright, alright."

Luo Yao laughed and grabbed Bai Ziheng's sleeve, pulling him towards the supermarket entrance.

"A new broom sweeps clean, but I have more important things to tell you."

She pulled Bai Ziheng to the doorway, turned around, and stood facing him.

The morning sunlight streamed in through the glass door, casting a faint golden glow on her face.

"From today onwards, this supermarket will not only belong to you, Bai Ziheng, but it will also become our headquarters in the power struggle."

Bai Ziheng paused for a moment while holding the cigarette in his mouth.

"Headquarters?"

"Yeah, if you want to compete, you need a base of operations, otherwise where are people supposed to find you?"

Luo Yao said matter-of-factly.

Bai Ziheng nodded.

This logic is sound; you need a battlefield to fight a war, and you need a venue to challenge someone.

"I specifically found you a few helpers for this purpose."

"Help? Is it necessary? I feel incredibly strong right now." Bai Ziheng frowned.

"Please, my little knight."

Luo Yao turned around and walked towards the supermarket entrance with her hands behind her back, glancing at him with her golden vertical pupils.

A sly smile, as he always did, lingered on his lips.

"You don't really think you can compete with those people with your current abilities, do you?"

"Let's not talk about other organizations, just the Special Administration Bureau."

"If they're serious, either the director or deputy director of the General Administration could easily cause trouble for the others."

"However, these two old men don't usually like to meddle in other people's business. They're called bureau chiefs, but it's really just a title."

"Even if the real monsters from the Special Administration Bureau don't make a move, the Special Administration Bureau will probably still send at least two S-rank operators to participate in this competition."

Bai Ziheng's lips, which were dangling from his cigarette, moved slightly: "Are S-rank operators really that strong?"

"Well, how should I put it?"

Luo Yao turned her head and looked at him with a smile.

"Have you seen Tao Ye, the S-rank operator who was stationed in Ninghai City before? She's the short-haired woman who covered for you at the factory last time."

Bai Ziheng shook his head. That day, he was so focused on devouring those berserk beasts that he didn't even notice that someone was watching.

"Even if she gave you two hands and two legs, you wouldn't be enough for her to kill."

Bai Ziheng swallowed.

"But you don't need to worry." Luo Yao turned around, put her hands behind her back, tilted her head and smiled at him.

"The helpers I found for you are all highly capable people."

"She's still my best friend, and she's really easy to get along with, so just put a hundred on the list—"

Luo Yao's words came to an abrupt end.

A bread truck turned the corner and stopped in front of the supermarket at a speed far exceeding the city's speed limit.

The tires left four black marks on the ground, and the rear of the car swung in a dangerous arc, almost knocking over a roadside trash can.

It was a silver-gray Wuling Hongguang.

The car was covered in a layer of mud and ash.

Bai Ziheng, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, squinted as he examined the bread truck that looked as if it had just escaped a long-distance raid.