Oh no! My online romance partner is actually a Miao holy maiden!

Zhang Wei shoved his phone screen in front of Xu Yi with trembling hands.

"Old Xu, look! Isn't that your brother-in-law?"

Xu Yi followed Zhang Wei's finger and looked in that direction.

He only glanced at it, and the chicken leg meat he had just chewed almost sprayed onto Zhang Wei's face.

[A hardcore, pure-love warrior appears at Jiangnan University! All this time, it's to give Campus Belle Yu a little gift of love?]

The accompanying picture in the post is very clear, showing Shiro holding a bouquet of flowers.

He was striding wildly toward a Ferrari not far away, with an air of indifference towards his family.

Standing next to the Ferrari was Yu Jianyue.

Xu Yi was completely dumbfounded: "...He's pursuing Yu Jianyue?"

"More than that!"

Liu Zheyuan then looked down and saw another post.

He simply turned his phone sideways as well.

"Old Xu, take another look at this different title! The forum is exploding! This brother-in-law's move is like stabbing someone in the butt with a knife—it's an eye-opener!"

Xu Yi leaned over to take a look, and the title of another highly-rated post was even more shocking.

[Warning! A man was spotted with his head hanging from his body at Jiangnan University! The most beautiful girl in the Finance Department was terrified and turned pale, suspected of being exposed to a deadly poisonous insect!]

Xu Yi rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache: "Scared Yu Jianyue? What on earth did he do?"

Liu Zheyuan scrolled through the comments section at the bottom of the screen, revealing the latest news.

He read on gleefully, "According to firsthand intelligence from the onlookers, your brother-in-law rushed up to School Beauty Yu, took a big step to block her way, and shouted: 'Woman, this is a treasure I specially caught for you, isn't it better than those worthless flowers? It's yours!'"

Then, he slammed a glass bottle containing a huge golden fluttering moth onto the hood of someone's Ferrari.

School beauty Yu's face turned green on the spot, and she floored the gas pedal, almost sending your brother-in-law flying.

"puff!"

Chen Yang, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Holy crap, this is too hardcore! Other people's suitors send 999 roses or put up heart-shaped candles outside the dorm."

"My brother-in-law actually sent me mutated insects?! Is this supposed to be a pure love warrior? This is clearly a terrorist!"

Zhang Wei nodded in deep agreement.

"Is this the legendary top-tier straight-man tug-of-war? It dragged the favorability rating to negative infinity. My brother-in-law is single by choice this time; even the King of Hell would give him a thumbs up."

The forum's comment section has long since become a massive meme-filled space:

[Sexy Female Cockroach: I heard he's also from western Hunan. Is this the romance of men from western Hunan? If you love her, you give her the most precious thing in the whole village.]

[I stumbled upon a great white shark while slacking off: Help! The look in Yu Xiaohua's eyes back then... it felt like she was already contacting mercenaries.]

[Bang Bang Two Punches Ⱉฅ: To be fair, he's not bad-looking, but why does he seem a bit off-center?]

Looking at these two headlines, Xu Yi felt a pang of sympathy for Yu Jianyue.

He turned his head and looked at Bai Ling'er, who was quietly drinking plum juice beside him, with a somewhat complicated expression.

Then, Xu Yi silently moved his phone in front of Bai Ling'er and teased, "Ling'er, your brother's way of pursuing someone... is quite like yours."

Bai Ling'er stopped sucking on the straw, tilted her head slightly, and her eyes were filled with innocence.

"No, that's not true at all. Brother Yi, Ling'er is clearly so gentle and well-behaved, isn't she?"

"As long as Brother Yi is obedient, Ling'er will be devoted to Brother Yi for the rest of her life."

Xu Yiqian chuckled and ruffled her hair.

However, the moment Bai Ling'er saw the glass bottle in the photo on her phone...

She pouted somewhat unhappily and gave a cold snort.

"But... Third Brother is really generous. He was just lecturing me righteously, saying I was hopelessly love-struck."

"And what about him? This golden-red Gu worm is very precious. I asked him for it for a long time, but he kept it tightly under his wing and refused to give it to me no matter what."

Now they're actually giving it away to a complete stranger who doesn't know its value.

Xu Yi caught the key phrase and asked in confusion, "Golden Crimson Gu Worm? Is that the thing in the photo that looks like a large golden moth?"

"Yes." Bai Ling'er nodded.

He then explained, "That's one of Third Brother's treasures. This kind of Gu worm has excellent medicinal effects; it can keep a dying person alive for several more days. In the Chinese medicine market, it's even more effective than those hundred-year-old wild ginseng."

Zhang Wei immediately became interested and craned his neck to ask, "Is that amazing? Sister-in-law, how much would this thing be worth if converted into Han Chinese currency?"

Bai Ling'er blinked and extended an index finger very naturally.

Zhang Wei guessed, "Ten thousand yuan? That's quite expensive. My brother-in-law is going to lose a lot of money this time."

Bai Ling'er shook her head, her voice clear and crisp: "No, that's not right. Add another zero."

"hiss!"

In an instant, a series of gasps of astonishment filled the dining table.

Zhang Wei, Liu Zheyuan, and Chen Yang's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Several people exclaimed in unison, "One hundred thousand yuan?!?"

"Yes, that's about the price."

"Third Brother's is extremely well-raised, it should be twice as good, and... this Golden Crimson Gu worm is precious to begin with, even if you have money you may not be able to buy it."

Bai Ling'er glanced at them with some curiosity, as if wondering why they were making such a fuss.

"Our village's main source of income comes from these medicinal insects and rare herbs."

There are many wealthy Han Chinese people down the mountain; they're terrifying. That's why we have long-term partnerships with many large enterprises and private medical research institutes there. The village's annual dividends are countless.

"Holy crap..."

The chicken leg in Zhang Wei's hand fell onto the plate with a "thud".

He glanced at Bai Ling'er, then at Xu Yi.

His gaze gradually shifted from shock to extreme envy, jealousy, and hatred.

"Old Xu... no, godfather! I take back what I just said. My brother-in-law isn't just down there, he's a walking ATM! He gives the school beauty a 100,000 RMB fixed asset without warning, that's the superpower of RMB!"

Liu Zheyuan was also envious, "I originally thought my brother-in-law was a caveman, but I didn't expect him to be a tycoon with a mine in his family!"

"Hey sister-in-law, does your village need any more live-in sons-in-law? I don't need any dividends, just enough to eat. If all else fails, I can help my brother-in-law feed the pigs!"

Even Chen Yang, who had been in a daze, couldn't help but glance at him.

"100,000 yuan for a single insect... School beauty Yu actually rejected 100,000 yuan as if it were a moth."

Indeed, the world of the rich is completely beyond my comprehension, especially for someone like me who spends all my time dreaming about carrying cement.

Lin Xiao, though silent, was also somewhat shocked.

She originally thought Bai Ling'er was just an ordinary, pretty girl who came from a remote ethnic minority area, with at most a mysterious ethnic flavor.

It turns out that their family was actually a hidden super-rich family?

At this moment, Xu Yi's heart was also filled with turbulent waves.

Is this the world of the rich?

He used to think that his older sister, Xu Qin, was able to become a senior executive in a large company at such a young age, earning an annual salary of one million.

She can already be considered a semi-successful person, a wealthy woman.

Unexpectedly, Bai Ling'er, who was always by his side, had such a hidden background.

He had previously thought she was a poor girl from a remote mountain area.

So, it turns out the real pauper was himself?!

The clown is actually myself.jpg.