Playing the male antagonist in a melodramatic novel is fine for a bit of fun.

At Shanghai Airport, a tall woman in a black suit stood there.

She had a dignified demeanor, radiating an aura that kept strangers at bay.

Such an outfit and such a temperament are already very eye-catching.

At this moment, she is holding up a huge sign that reads "Welcome Chen Zhou back to China".

The sight of the beautiful woman holding up a sign made passersby wonder what kind of person Chen Zhou was that made her wait for him so long.

As the crowd came and went, a tall figure wearing a gray hoodie walked out, pulling an Ultraman-themed suitcase.

As the figure emerged, the woman's eyes lit up, and she quickly stepped forward to greet him.

"Senior, I've come to pick you up."

With that sound, Chen Zhou's gaze immediately turned to the woman.

"Liu Ruyan, you just ran out to pick me up like this? Aren't you afraid your Qin Yi will be jealous?"

Yes, Liu Ruyan, also known as Emperor Ruyan, was Chen Zhou's junior in high school.

Chen Zhou is a transmigrator who has traveled through time twice.

When Chen Zhou first traveled through time, he arrived in a world of cultivation.

Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Purple Mansion, Golden Elixir, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Body Integration, Mahayana, Ascension to Immortality.

Chen Zhou was exceptionally talented, and in just two hundred years he cultivated to the ninth level of the Ascension Realm, earning him the reputation as the most promising cultivator to achieve true immortality in tens of thousands of years.

Unfortunately, fate is jealous of talent. Chen Zhou failed his tribulation, and his physical body was reduced to ashes, leaving only his primordial spirit.

Chen Zhou originally planned to find a recently deceased person in the cultivation world to possess and start over, but unexpectedly a spatial rift appeared near his primordial spirit and sucked him in.

When I opened my eyes again, I was already an orphan in a welfare home.

He was adopted by the Chen family in Shanghai when he was three years old and became the second young master of the Chen family.

When Chen Zhou met Liu Ruyan in high school, and Liu Ruyan had a driver son named Qin Yi protecting her, he guessed that he had probably entered the world of female-oriented fiction.

When Chen Zhou chose to study abroad, Liu Ruyan announced at a banquet he held before leaving the country that she and Qin Yi were together.

However, after Chen Zhou went abroad, Liu Ruyan confessed her feelings to him on QQ.

When Chen Zhou saw this message, his expression was—囧!

Without hesitation, he deleted Liu Ruyan's contact information.

Now that she's back in China, no one knows how Liu Ruyan found out about her return.

Upon hearing Chen Zhou's words, Liu Ruyan's expression flickered with slight unease, before she quickly said, "Senior, you don't need to worry about him."

"We've been abroad for seven years, we should catch up properly."

Chen Zhou shook his head: "I heard that you and Qin Yi are already married. It's best if we keep our distance."

With that, Chen Zhou avoided Liu Ruyan, grabbed his luggage, and walked out of the airport.

Before returning, he had already communicated with his adoptive parents and arranged for their driver to pick him up.

After looking around, Chen Zhou did not find the driver.

Just then, Liu Ruyan drove up to Chen Zhou in her convertible and said with a light laugh, "Senior, would you like a ride?"

Chen Zhou frowned slightly, secretly made a hand seal, and Liu Ruyan felt a momentary daze, and somehow drove away.

Watching Liu Ruyan walk away, Chen Zhou sneered, "You little brat, you think I can't handle you?"

Although the spiritual energy in this world is meager, Chen Zhou still managed to cultivate to the late stage of Qi Refining thanks to his experience as an immortal and the allowance given to him by the Chen family. His return to China this time was also because the obvious spiritual veins abroad had been completely drained by Chen Zhou, and it was also to prepare for Foundation Establishment.

Before leaving the country, Chen Zhou had already altered the earth's veins in a remote mountain area in Shanghai.

Chen Zhou transformed that ley line into a natural alchemy furnace ley line, allowing heaven and earth to refine elixirs on their own.

Now, judging by the timeline, the Foundation Building Pill should have been completed by now.

If the spiritual energy in this world weren't so scarce that it wouldn't be enough to support Chen Zhou's breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage, Chen Zhou wouldn't have needed to alter the earth's veins to automate the alchemy process.

Chen Zhou picked up his phone and opened the group chat for the "Loving Family" group.

【Lonely Wolf Cub @Queen @Lonely Wolf】

[A lonely wolf cub: Mom and Dad, I'm out of the airport, where's the driver?]

[The Lonely Wolf Cub: My Nickname?]

[Eldest Princess: It must have been Dad who changed it.]

[Second Princess: Happy.]

[Empress: Let me ask Old Zhang.]

[Empress: Old Zhang said Ruyan went to pick you up.]

Chen Zhou remained silent for a moment.

[Unparalleled Throughout the Ages: Open it.]

[Empress: Okay.]

[Lone Wolf: I'll have Xiao Li pick you up.]

[Unparalleled throughout the ages: Good.]

It was obvious that his information was leaked by his driver, Lao Zhang.

There's no need to keep such a traitor around.

As a top-tier family in Shanghai, the Chen family offers excellent treatment for their drivers and has no shortage of suitable candidates.

Since Old Zhang can't recognize his own status and position, let the consequences teach him a lesson.

Because of his cultivation and good looks, while Chen Zhou was waiting for the new driver, many girls who were confident in their appearance came over and tried to get Chen Zhou's contact information.

Left with no other choice, Chen Zhou used the Concealing Breath Technique, which finally brought peace.

After waiting for about half an hour, my phone started vibrating.

[Lone Wolf: @Duduanwangu, Xiao Li said he didn't see you.]

Upon seeing this message, Chen Zhou, who was resting with his eyes closed, immediately canceled his breath-concealing technique.

Not long after, a kind-looking young man came to Chen Zhou's place.

"Young Master Chen, so you were here. I didn't even notice you." Xiao Li's tone was full of embarrassment and nervousness, because Chen Zhou's position was actually very conspicuous, but he hadn't noticed him.

Chen Zhou waved his hand: "It's okay, let's go home."

Seeing this, Xiao Li quickly opened the car door for Chen Zhou.

After Chen Zhou went inside, he picked up Chen Zhou's suitcase and put it in the trunk.

After getting into the car, Chen Zhou leaned against the window and began to think.

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, one will have the ability to barely use the Heavenly Secrets, which can help adoptive parents find their biological son.

Having lived in the Chen family for so many years, Chen Zhou knew that this had always been a source of worry for the two elders.

Having enjoyed such a comfortable life for so many years, it's only natural that I need to give something back.

As Chen Zhou pondered, he began to meditate, and the car soon arrived at the Xinghe Yipin villa area.

……

In the living room, Chen Zhou's favorite dishes had already been prepared.

However, Chen Zhou's expression was not good.

Simply because Liu Ruyan's figure was right there at the dining table.

At the same time, he was also somewhat surprised.

Liu Ruyan was, after all, just a mortal, not a cultivator, and shouldn't have been able to shake off his influence on her soul so quickly.

Curiosity gleamed in Chen Zhou's eyes.

The Eye of Delusion is a type of eye technique that allows one to perceive the connection between the laws and principles of the world.

Under the observation of the Eye of Truth, Chen Zhou discovered that Liu Ruyan's status in this world faintly possessed a golden hue.

In spiritual practice, such beings are generally referred to as the chosen ones.

Chen Zhou was only slightly surprised by this.

After all, Emperor Ruyan plays a very important role in the female-oriented genre, so it's not surprising that she is the chosen one.

If that's the case, then let's suck it in!