"Angry? Of course I'm angry! But who can blame me when Cupid loves teasing me so? Out of everyone, I just had to fall for you, a clueless wooden head without a speck of romance. My fate is miserable!"Ava complained for a bit, but her sweet smile revealed she wasn't truly angry, just bantering with her boyfriend.Justin naturally understood her meaning. Without a word, he swept her up and pushed her against the wall in a vigorous "wall slam".Seeing that handsome face just inches from hers made Ava's heart thump rapidly, like a bunny hopping inside. Her face flushed shyly, not daring to meet Justin's eyes."What are you doing? Let me go!""Little vixen, didn't you call me a clueless blockhead? Fine, I'll devour you now and see if you dare mock me again."Justin made a suggestive motion as he spoke. His audacity panicked Ava - this was the closest he had been, openly teasing her. Oh my, the shyness!"You bully, always taking advantage of me. If you keep this up, I'll ignore you..."But
Unable to bear more, Derek grabbed a wine bottle from the table and marched over to twist Justin's head back forcefully, then poured the wine straight into his mouth. Now Justin couldn't speak.Seeing their antics, everyone else smiled. After long moments of messing around, the two finally returned to their seats.It was time to discuss proper business. Justin asked the couple's future plans. He had handed them Taylor Corporation, so surely they had ideas. He just wanted to know if they needed any help getting started and stabilizing quickly as newcomers. With his plentiful resources and connections in real estate, he was obliged to assist.Exchanging a look, the couple spoke in unison - cosmetics! High-end cosmetics specifically.Kimberly used to work at a top cosmetics firm in R&D, assisting in product development. Though only a junior role, she had learned much about cosmetics formulation.The two decided to create their own high-end cosmetics brand.As it happened, Justin had the
He stored it all in the basement for now until Taylor HQ was ready, then he would deliver it together with the materials.The materials required effort to source, so Justin drove to the hospital and picked up Noah before returning to their old village together.They didn't alert the other villagers, just quietly came to an empty plot of land nearby. This plot differed from the rest - it was the land given by the System when Justin had hurriedly left after curing Elder. He hadn't tended it since, but now saw not a single weed grew on the still fertile soil, extremely lush and pleasing."Mr. Wilson, why are we here?" "Why? Of course to plant things." Justin smiled and took out a bag of seeds from his pack. Don't underestimate these - they were special seeds from the System for producing cosmetics ingredients. Grown on this land with the System's nutrients, they would yield premium quality crops overnight practically.Incredible, right?At first, even Justin wondered - if the land could
Understanding the situation, Justin immediately called Emily to investigate the school. She soon reported back - it was quite small, with the elementary and middle schools squeezed together. Few teachers and students, in poor conditions.With the facts clear, Justin agreed to handle it. Building a school was no difficulty for him now.The villagers were overjoyed and invigorated at Justin's ready agreement. Even the chief turned red-faced with excitement, saying the village owed Justin more and more. But Justin just smiled - greater ability meant greater responsibility. He was simply following his conscience.Time passed quickly and it was soon noon. Things grew even livelier as every household wanted Justin to have lunch at their home.Seeing their enthusiasm, Justin was somewhat troubled over how to respond. Finally the chief stepped up and had Justin eat at his home, which Justin accepted as an excuse.He thought the matter settled, but unexpectedly, the villagers brought over tabl
The villagers gasped at the sum. They never imagined the destroyed plants could be worth that much! But they didn't doubt Justin's words - if he said that was the value, then it was.But Little Six's parents instantly fainted upon hearing this. Luckily some villagers noticed in time to help them, avoiding serious consequences.Justin had only meant to scare the punk, unexpectedly frightening the elderly couple too. He felt awful about it, but this seemed the only way to make the boy realize his mistake and reveal who had orchestrated it.Little Six still had some conscience. Seeing his parents nearly pass out, he became frantic, no longer caring about anything else. He struggled to speak:"It was Brother Dog's wife! She had me do it, spying on you to see why you came back and help her get revenge if possible. She promised $3000 - I was muddle-headed to agree. I swear if I knew your plants were so precious, I wouldn't have wrecked them! We have no enmity, I only did it for the money! I
Unable to decline such hospitality, Justin went along while Noah stayed happily with the chief who treated him like a godson.At Little Six's modest brick cottage, Justin saw their straitened circumstances - not even plastered walls or cemented floors, just bumpy dirt everywhere.The overjoyed elders served tea and water eagerly, even wanting to slaughter their prize goose for soup until Justin hastily stopped them, knowing what the bird represented for this family.After much persuasion, they only fried two eggs and prepared a hot bowl of noodles.After eating, Justin called Little Six over to ask about him. Turned out he had a story too - once the village's most promising student with high grades, everyone expected him to reach university. But right before that dream came true, he somehow failed catastrophically.Indeed, it was a familiar trope. He had always harbored affections for a girl in his school who was as beautiful as a prom queen, yet she had always scorned him. Heartbroke
After a night's growth, the seeds he had planted yesterday were now mature plants. Justin intended to harvest them for Derek, then handle the remaining ingredients—some still required resources to obtain, not everything could be grown. So Justin started gathering the plants himself. Seeing this, Little Six raced off, not to shirk work but to fetch several large sacks for holding the materials. After all, they couldn't haul away this field's worth by hand. Some ingredients also needed separate containers to avoid spoiling each other.Little Six then pitched in on the harvesting. For all his former idleness, he worked as swiftly as anyone, even outpacing Justin. But just the two of them could never harvest the whole field, so soon Little Six's father came with his wife, then Noah brought the village chief and others until everyone was helping Justin, working merrily away. Finally with much effort the materials were loaded into the vehicle. Justin thanked them all. He had considered o
Hearing this, Mia's expression shifted, but she steeled herself. "Justin, I sincerely want to make amends. I know you're upset, but I can wait, for as long as it takes until you accept my apology. I'll wait here all day. You go about your business—don't mind me."Per the System, this girl was hopeless. Her host's charm clearly needed reducing. At this rate, who knew how many ignorant girls might be deceived. Alas, it couldn't be helped when he was given so much."Suit yourself. If you want to wait, then wait. I've no time to indulge you. I have equipment to help Derek with."Indeed, overnight he had urgently ordered devices from abroad. Having arrived on a red-eye flight, they should have reached by now.Justin went to help the workers unload and install the machines, showing them how to operate and assemble the production line. All the while, Mia tailed him dutifully, even helping with the grimy, tiring tasks.Seeing a refined young lady doing so much manual labor for his sake made J