Chapter 51: Diablo 48 (End)

Tang Wan ignored the rest of what the system said and asked in surprise, “An S-level mission?”

The little cutie quickly explained, “Yes! Generally speaking, out of every ten thousand novice worlds, there’s one extremely difficult S-level world. Since this is your first time getting one, it’s both good and bad. I was afraid you’d suffer, so I didn’t dare tell you before because I couldn’t complete the task myself! If you succeed, the rewards are extremely generous. But if you fail, your soul will be weakened.”

Tang Wan naturally understood the system’s good intentions and nodded immediately. “I know you meant well.”

The little cutie was instantly moved.

The host was so sweet! She didn’t blame him at all!

...

At that moment, Tang Wan suddenly rubbed her hands together excitedly and clicked open the lottery panel.

“Can I draw now?”

To be honest, her luck had always been terrible.

Whenever she played cards with her friends, she was always the biggest loser. Even when she played games and spent money on them, aside from guaranteed SSR rewards from recharge events, she had never actually drawn anything good herself.

The little cutie was nervous too. “Yes! Host, please begin! A lottery chance rewarded by a 3S evaluation is incredibly rare. This is the first time I’ve ever seen one!”

“Alright!”

The next second, she clicked the word “Raffle.”

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple flashed one after another before a golden light suddenly appeared in front of Tang Wan’s eyes.

She forgot to breathe from nervousness.

Was this... an SSR?

But in the very next moment, the golden light faded away, replaced by a cyan-colored sphere. After it burst open, a single blue rhinestone-like drop appeared.

“Congratulations! You have drawn one drop of Mermaid Tears! Tears shed from your eyes can cure eye diseases and will turn into pearls after falling!”

Tang Wan: “???”

What kind of bizarre item was this?

She wasn’t even nearsighted!

Couldn’t they give her something more practical? Like some overpowered ability?

Seeing her expression, the little cutie hurriedly explained, “Host, even blind people can see light again after using Mermaid Tears! What if it becomes useful someday?”

Only then did Tang Wan look slightly satisfied.

After that, she opened the novice gift pack and received a drop of Soul Repair Liquid, the standard beginner reward.

...

At that moment, Tang Yitong walked in carrying food, a gentle smile resting between his brows.

It was the first time Tang Wan had seen him smile so relaxed and carefree.

For a moment, she found herself unable to look away.

“Wan Wan, should we get married?” Tang Yitong suddenly asked halfway through the meal.

Hearing this, Tang Wan blinked before swallowing the food in her mouth.

“But your household registration is still under my family, isn’t it?”

“Did you forget? Our hukou was already transferred out separately.”

Tang Yitong had handled all the necessary procedures when he went to university, so Tang Wan naturally hadn’t known their household registrations were no longer tied to the Tang family.

Under Tang Yitong’s expectant gaze, she nodded.

Seeing this, the tension hanging in Tang Yitong’s heart finally disappeared. He immediately took a diamond ring from his pocket and slipped it onto her finger.

Clearly, he had planned this in advance.

But why was she so happy?

Being proposed to willingly felt completely different from the desperate feeling she once had when she stubbornly tried to marry just to fight against fate.

Tang Wan raised her hand to admire the ring again and again, unable to stop giggling.

Seeing how delighted she was, Tang Yitong smiled as well.

That very afternoon, he impatiently took her to register their marriage. After they returned home, the person in charge of a famous wedding dress brand personally came over to take Tang Wan’s measurements and customize her gown.

A month later, the two held a simple wedding in a church and officially became husband and wife.

...

Five years later—

Tang Yitong, still not yet thirty years old, had become one of the country’s internet giants in a single leap. His net worth had already surpassed ten billion yuan, yet his whereabouts remained mysterious. Rumor had it he was married, but no one knew who his wife was.

Meanwhile, the Tang family gradually declined due to poor management and vicious internal conflicts. Zhao Xia and Tang Wansong’s beloved youngest son became a complete wastrel from excessive pampering, spending his teenage years drifting through bars and nightclubs.

The man and woman who were originally destined to be together also failed to unite.

Lu Yi married the daughter of a prestigious family and gave up scientific research to become a businessman.

As for Yun Nuan...

Although Tang Wan had let her off that time, Tang Yitong never forgot what she had done.

In fact, he had long since bankrupted the Yun family. Accustomed to a luxurious lifestyle, Yun Nuan ultimately chose to sell herself for money. Because she was skilled at socializing, she eventually became a well-known socialite within elite circles.

But none of this had anything to do with Tang Wan. She had never deliberately interfered with the male and female leads’ fate.

Twenty years after Tang Wan and Tang Yitong got together, they were involved in a car accident.

And this time, it was Tang Yitong who protected her.

Before dying, he looked at Tang Wan with deep reluctance in his eyes.

“Wan Wan... let’s... meet again in the next life. I... love you..."

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🌸 Translator's Note

And that's the end of our first arc!

So... what did everyone think? 👀

What did you think of Tang Wan? Did you like her personality and the way she handled this world? And, more importantly...

What did you think of our ML? 👀

I'm very curious about this one.

The blurb probably already gave away the fact that this is a 1v1 story, so yes—it's the same man appearing in different worlds. But every arc gives us a different version of him, and I want to know what you thought of this particular version.

Are you a fan of possessive, obsessive, slightly-yandere-potential MLs? 😂

Because if you are... well, you might have some thoughts about him.

And if you're not a fan of that type of ML, I'd also love to hear your opinion! Did you find him interesting? Too much? Not enough? Did you like the way his relationship with Tang Wan developed?

Tell me what you think! I'd genuinely love to hear everyone's opinions and theories as we move into the next world.

And since this is my first time sharing one of my translations publicly, I'm also curious about how everyone's experience of the novel compares with mine. I originally translated this for myself because I wanted to read it, so getting to actually discuss the story with other people is honestly one of the things I'm most looking forward to.

So please, comment, discuss, argue respectfully, gush and complain! (and tell me whether you love or hate our resident yandere-in-training👀). 

See you in the next world! 🌸

— Cy