You're already divorced, why are you so anxious about him becoming a succubus?

From the sudden attack to the swift counterattack, the entire process took only a dozen seconds.

Shen Man, lying in the muddy water, was soaked to the bone. She stared blankly at the scene before her, her mind completely blank.

"squeak"

With a screeching sound of brakes, the Maybach finally came to a stop on the side of the road.

The driver, carrying a baton for self-defense, scrambled off the bus, ready to fight, only to find that the assailant had already been subdued.

Lu Ci casually tossed the tattered umbrella in his hand onto Gu Mingxuan.

He turned his head, pointed to the still brightly lit municipal police station building a few hundred meters away, and said to the driver holding a baton:

"Drive to the gate post and call out to the guards that the wanted criminal Gu Mingxuan has been caught."

The driver glanced at Gu Mingxuan, who was lying on the ground seemingly lifeless, swallowed hard, nodded repeatedly, ran back to the car, and sped off towards the city bureau gate.

Lu Ci slowly turned around and looked at Shen Man, who was sitting in the cold mud. She was looking at him with an extremely complicated expression.

"Do you think you're filming some kind of idol drama?"

Lu Ci pointed at Gu Mingxuan, who lay on the ground like a lump of mud: "Take a good look at this monstrous sight. A drug addict who can barely walk, trying to kill someone with a broken knife?"

"I don't owe you anything, and you shouldn't expect me to owe you anything. If you had really taken that knife just now, and I were to get entangled in this karma, given your reputation as President Shen, nothing good ever comes of running into you. I'm scared..."

A few minutes later, two police cars with flashing red and blue lights arrived.

Several criminal police officers quickly jumped out of the car, handcuffed Gu Mingxuan, who had been knocked unconscious by Lu Ci, and dragged him into the police car like a dead dog.

Because the case involved the arrest of a suspect in a major criminal case, Lu Ci and Shen Man, as the parties involved, naturally had to go back to the municipal police station building again to have a detailed statement taken again.

It took almost half an hour to finally finish taking the statement.

Shen Man was drenched in the rain and was already exhausted, so her face was pale and she kept sneezing, clearly having caught a cold.

She glanced at Lu Ci with a somber expression, then wrapped herself in a dry towel handed to her by a police officer, and with the driver's help, got into the Maybach and disappeared into the night.

Zhuang Xuan personally escorted Lu Ci to the entrance of the hall.

"I never knew Mr. Lu was so skilled," Zhuang Xuan said with a smile, looking at the handsome man before her. "You really did our team a huge favor tonight. Should I ask the bureau to send your unit or home a banner recognizing your act of bravery or something?"

"No, please don't." Lu Ci waved his hands repeatedly, his face full of refusal: "I hate trouble the most. Forget about the banner. Police-civilian cooperation is what we should do."

Zhuang Xuan was amused by his reaction and generously extended her hand again: "Okay, I respect your wishes. Thank you again, Mr. Lu."

Lu Ci shook hands with her, then walked into the rain under the umbrella provided by the police station.

It was already late at night when I got home.

Pushing open the door, a warm yellow floor lamp illuminated the living room.

Shen Nian was wearing her fluffy cartoon pajamas, sitting cross-legged on the sofa, intently scrolling through her tablet.

Hearing the noise at the door, Shen Nian immediately ran barefoot to greet them.

"Brother Lu, you're back!" Shen Nian proudly held up her tablet, her eyes sparkling. "Ta-da! Look, I got the inner circle tickets for the Jiangbei Music Festival you're going to attend!"

Lu Ci was changing into slippers in the entryway when he leaned over to take a look.

The screen displays the official promotional poster released by the music festival.

Shen Nian pouted and poked the screen with her finger in dissatisfaction: "The organizers are so biased! Why do all the big stars, like Xu Wei, Xue Zhiqian, and those veteran rock bands, have such big solo promotional photos, but here, all you have is a dry name printed in the corner, without even a picture!"

Seeing the little girl's adorable expression of righteous indignation on his behalf, Lu Ci couldn't help but chuckle and reached out to vigorously ruffle her soft hair.

"What's there to be angry about? They're all established big names in the industry, with millions of fans and box office appeal. I'm just a grassroots singer in a bar, and the fact that my name is even mentioned to get some attention is already a great favor from the organizers."

"Hmph, that's because they haven't heard you live yet!" Shen Nian arrogantly raised her chin. "Once you get on stage and start singing, the organizers will definitely regret not putting your photo in the center!"

At this point, Shen Nian grabbed Lu Ci's arm and shook it, "Brother Lu, it's a deal! I only have three more professional exams left this weekend, and they'll be over right after the music festival. Then, we'll head straight on a trip!"

Seeing the barely suppressed anticipation in her eyes, Lu Ci smiled and nodded, then turned and went back into the room to get a change of clothes before heading to the bathroom.

"Okay. We'll leave after the music festival."

In the bathroom, warm water sprayed from the showerhead, washing away Lu Ci's fatigue and the chill he had picked up from the rainy night.

Just then, the system's voice rang in my mind.

Main Quest: Youthful Rhapsody

At eighteen, you watched the sea of ​​glow sticks at the concert from the small screen of your phone, experiencing a crazy atmosphere completely different from listening to music with headphones.

Have you ever fantasized about how wonderful it would be if you were the one standing in the spotlight, being cheered by thousands?

Task Requirements: Perform a song at a music festival with tens of thousands of attendees. Use your talent to make at least five thousand audience members scream and cheer for you!

mission rewards:

1. Obtain the gold tag "Born Superstar": Whenever you stand on stage or under the spotlight, your personal charm and aura will be forcibly doubled, making it extremely easy to evoke emotional resonance from the audience. (Commonly known as: As soon as you step on stage, you will be the brightest star in the entire venue).

2. Gain the special skill "Mastery of a Top-Tier Instrument": Whether it's guitar, drums, bass, or keyboard, you'll reach a master level with any instrument from the start.

Side Quest: The Wilderness of Life

The heavy academic pressure of your senior year of high school is almost suffocating you. You look at the poster on the wall countless times.

The poster depicts a vast, wild grassland and a flawless blue sky.

You once secretly vowed that after the college entrance examination, you would definitely get a driver's license, drive yourself, and speed across the boundless grasslands!

Task requirements: Own your own off-road vehicle and drive to the grasslands.

On a deserted road, speed up to at least 100 miles per hour, face the strong wind, and shout "To freedom!"

mission rewards:

1. Acquire the skill "Hall of Fame Rally Pro Driver Technique".

Lu Ci abruptly stopped washing his hair under the showerhead.

He let the warm water meander down his deep-set face.

He was already used to the system suddenly issuing tasks.

But when he heard the name of the side quest, "The Wilderness of Life," his heart still clenched involuntarily.

Eighteen years old.

He had a very vivid memory of the scene described by the system.

Back then, he was overwhelmed by the endless tests and mock exams every day.

He had indeed looked at that grassland poster cut from an old magazine countless times in the dead of night, thinking that as soon as the college entrance examination was over, he must go to the wilderness and shout freely to release all the repression and frustration.

However, reality is not a fairy tale.

After graduating from high school, to ease his parents' financial burden, he had no time to go to the grasslands. He worked a summer job for the entire summer.

Later, I went to university, fell in love, and got married.

He often sees videos of people galloping across the grasslands on his phone, but that place seems to be getting further and further away from him.

That's why, when Shen Nian asked him where he wanted to travel that day, he subconsciously blurted out that he wanted to go to the grasslands.

The grassland is still the same grassland.

But he was no longer that boy...