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Given the Su family's current strength, they don't have a single character who can fight them, even if you include all the characters in The Vampire Diaries.
Just like an elephant living in an anthill, does it need to constantly monitor the movements of all the ants?
No need at all!
Because no matter what schemes or tricks the ants have, to an elephant it's just a tickle, or even less!
Not long after Jenna left, Sue received a call from Acting Mayor Carol Lockwood, inviting him to the founders' family gathering that evening.
Mr. Su agreed, and he also wanted to know if this gathering of the founder's family had another purpose.
I opened the system and glanced at my points. Before I knew it, I had accumulated nearly 40 million points.
lottery?
Let's upgrade; our current rank is still Chunin.
Upgrade—Upgrade—Upgrade—
He leveled up ten levels in one go, consuming more than 26 million points.
Host: Su
Rank: LV31 (Special Jonin) (Each heartbeat will earn a reward of $52) 14
Experience value: 0/6200000
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Good guy, I just call it good guy!
Special jonin?
If I'm not mistaken, the next level should be Jonin, and after that, it should be Elite Jonin, right?
I spent over 20 million points to get a new job title and an extra $10 in heartbeat rewards?
Do you know how hard it was for me to accumulate these 20 million points?
More than two billion! It will take more than two billion!
This is why the system lacks intelligent interactive features; otherwise, it would definitely shout "Key, come!"—and then verbally abuse the Su family!
For other people, spending money is easy, making money is hard. What about you? You don't have to do anything; just having your heart pounding makes you rich. And you still have the nerve to say money is hard to spend and points are hard to accumulate? Heh—tui—
In the afternoon, at the Lockwood house.
Sue brought Jessica and Vicky to the event in full regalia. Of course, "grandeur" meant suits and skirts. Although the styles were relatively simple, the details were perfectly designed. In addition, Jessica and Vicky both had excellent figures, making it a perfect example of a seller's advertisement!
The Lockwood family is arguably the most prestigious family in Mysterious Falls, with their spacious and luxurious villas, manor-like lawns, and a babbling artificial lake where flocks of ducks swim freely.
Going up the steps by the artificial lake leads to the back door of the villa. Under a large awning, tables and chairs are set up, with various fruits and drinks on the tables. Guests gather in small groups, chatting and laughing, creating a lively atmosphere.
"Mrs. Su." A graceful middle-aged woman greeted Mrs. Su warmly as she arrived at the door.
“Mrs. Lockwood.” Mrs. Su smiled and nodded, introducing them to her left and right: “This is Vicky, and this is Jessica.”
“Welcome.” Mrs. Lockwood, who is currently the acting mayor, Carroll, nodded to the two.
“You have to invite her in, you know what I mean,” Su said to Carol, her arm around Jessica beside her.
Carol's expression changed slightly, then she smiled and invited Jessica inside: "Okay, please come in. I hope you have fun."
A room is reserved for a vampire; vampires can only enter with an invitation.
The party was packed with people; almost everyone in Mysterious Falls Town was there. While young people might not be interested in the theme, they were definitely interested in the party itself. Besides, regardless of age or gender, almost everyone knew Su Shi, a celebrity who was still making headlines on television, newspapers, and the internet!
Therefore, as soon as she entered, a large group of people lined up to greet Su. Goodness, anyone who didn't know better would have thought Su was the organizer of the party.
It's no wonder everyone was so enthusiastic. First of all, the Su family is worthy of their acquaintance and greeting. Secondly, although many people know that the Su family currently lives in Mysterious Waterfall Town, the Su family is too low-key!
Not to mention never leaving the house, Su rarely goes out. As for making friends? Apart from Elena and the others, Su hardly interacts with anyone else.
Now that they finally have a chance, whether it's to curry favor with someone powerful or to gain recognition, they naturally don't want to miss it.
One person said something, another said something. After Su came in, she did nothing but spend more than half an hour dealing with the greetings of these people.
Although they are all minor roles that will be forgotten in the blink of an eye and will hardly have any further contact, one should not hit a smiling face and should still have the proper manners. Su herself is not a high-profile, pretentious or aloof person.
Vicky pulled Jessica to visit the exhibits contributed by the various founding families. Sue looked around, smiled, and walked over to Liz, who was wearing a police uniform.
"In this kind of occasion, at this time, you're still wearing your uniform?" Sue teased Liz with a smile. "Do you need me to sponsor you a few sets of your own clothes?"
“I’m on duty,” Liz explained.
Su curled her lips: "I really don't know whether to say you have a strong sense of responsibility or that you have terrible interpersonal skills? How can you be needed to be on duty in a situation like this?"
"It is precisely on occasions like this that I am needed to be on duty. The items on display are the most precious heritage of Mysterious Falls."
What is the purpose of holding this party?
"To help the town's residents better understand its history."
Su gave a noncommittal snort. Do you think I believe that reason? Perhaps Liz doesn't know the real purpose, or perhaps she knows but doesn't want to tell me. It doesn't matter; she'll find out sooner or later anyway.
"Hey." A soft exclamation came from the side, interrupting Sue and Liz's conversation.
"I'm going to get back to work." Liz nodded slightly to the visitor, politely greeted Sue, and turned to leave.
Su turned to look at Jenna, who had taken the initiative to strike up a conversation with her. Jenna was still wearing the clothes Su had given her.
He glanced down at the wine glass in Jenna's hand and chuckled teasingly, "If a woman doesn't get drunk, a man has no chance. Are you trying to give me a chance, or do you want to get another set of clothes from me?"
"You're overthinking it. I'll wash the clothes and return them to you later, or... I can buy them," Jenna said, pouting.
Madam Su smiled and said, "I can take off the clothes I give away, but to take them back? I can't afford to lose face like that."
"Do you know what kind of man I hate the most? A scumbag like you who flirts around everywhere! Your news with female celebrities is still on the headlines, and you're always hanging out with Elena and Caroline. Do you really think you can do whatever you want just because you have money?"
"I don't know if I can do whatever I want, but I do know that money can make me throw away your clothes and give you an even better and more expensive one, and you even wear that one to hit on me!" Su shrugged: "Whether it was last night or now, it seems like you're the one who's actively coming up to me. I'm curious where you get the right to call me a scumbag?"
"Also, I'm just doing what I can to take care of a few more girls and create a stable and comfortable living environment for them."
Chapter 413 Ex-boyfriend? Shield?
"Scumbag!"
Hearing Su's shameless sophistry, Jenna snorted and turned to leave. But as soon as she turned, she caught a glimpse of someone she least wanted to see.
The other person had obviously seen her too, and seemed to be walking towards her.
In a flash, Jenna turned around without thinking and grabbed Sue's arm tightly.
Just as Su raised an eyebrow and was about to speak, a man in a white suit walked towards her.
Sensing that Jenna, who was holding her arm, seemed tense and a little nervous, Su's lips curled up slightly.
“Jenna.” The man in the white suit approached the two of them, first greeting Jenna with a tone of reminiscence as if they hadn’t seen each other in a long time, then smiling and extending his hand to Mr. Su: “Hello, Mr. Su, I am Loganfeld, a journalist.”
Jenna forced a very fake smile. Su pulled her arm away from Jenna's, and seeing her slightly flustered appearance, she smiled and put her arm around Jenna's shoulder, saying to Loganfeld, "Reporter... if you want to interview me about my relationship with your ex-girlfriend, I can only say, as you can see!"
Loganfeld's smile froze instantly. He looked at Jenna, who was leaning slightly against Su's chest like a little woman, and said with a fake smile, "It seems you know Jenna very well. I just don't know if Jenna knows you as well as you do."
"Are you referring to my scandals or something else? Never mind, I'm different from you. Jenna and I were just playing around, and Jenna knows that, so she doesn't mind, right, darling?"
You big dummy!
Jenna was furious and cursed Sue in her heart, but she had to put on a smile: "Yes, I don't mind. At least this kind of honest interaction won't hurt people like some bastards do!"
Su shrugged smugly.
Loganfeld's face flushed red at a visible speed—from anger! He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he could only give a helpless, bitter smile and turn away.
Seeing Loganfeel turn away dejectedly, Jenna didn't feel the satisfaction of getting revenge on her scumbag ex-boyfriend.
"A prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold, but how many prodigal sons can actually return? At least he isn't one!" Mrs. Su released Jenna and said calmly.
Jenna said, "Whether he is or not has nothing to do with me. We broke up a long time ago."
"That's your problem, you don't need to explain it to me."
Jenna and Loganfeld were indeed ex-boyfriend and girlfriend. Sue didn't know the specifics, only that Loganfeld seemed to have dumped Jenna.
Loganfeld is a journalist and also a member of the committee.
In the TV series, he reconnected with Jenna because of the magical pocket watch belonging to Jenna's family. Later, while using the magical pocket watch to hunt vampires, he was killed by Damon, but he didn't die. He was turned into a vampire by Anna, and then he was finally killed by Alaric.
Jenna wasn't actually still hung up on Loganfeld; she just hadn't gotten over it yet.
Some people are like that; they don't care about the result or the future, but rather, "Why?"
This is also a common breakup scenario, such as: I'm so good to you, why do you want to break up with me? Or what do I lack compared to her, why did you dump me and get together with her?
In reality, there aren't that many things that don't matter.
Since you've already accepted the outcome, don't dwell on why. Doing so will only cause you pain and torment!
Of course, this has nothing to do with Su. As far as he was concerned, Jenna was using him as a shield against her ex-boyfriend, and he didn't undermine her; instead, he took the initiative to help her, which was enough.
As for the "just for fun" comment, that's perfectly normal!
Why should I be your boyfriend just because you use me as a shield?
"How...how do you know he's my ex-boyfriend?" Jenna put Loganfeel out of her mind; after all, what she couldn't get over was knowing why, not Loganfeel himself.
"I know a lot more than that," Madam Su smiled, then turned and left.
Parties are part of the local culture, and different types of parties have different activities, but generally speaking, they involve eating and drinking, relaxing, passing the time, and building social connections.
It would be easy for Su to build a social network, but he had no need or purpose for it, so even though there were many people at the party, he only hung out with a few people he knew well.
For example, Caroline and Bonnie came together, Elena came with her parents and brother, or Vicky and Jessica.
He didn't know many people, and they were all related to him, such as Elena's brother Jeremy and Vicky's brother Matt.
He also greeted Damon and Stefan, who had snuck into the party; or rather, they came over to greet Sue.
Stefan came alone, most likely intending to keep an eye on Damon. As for Damon, he had a female companion. In the TV series, he controlled Caroline, but now... his companion was named Amber Bradley, a rather pretty blonde girl.
If I remember correctly, in the TV series, this Amber Bradley competed with Caroline and Elena for Miss Mystic Falls, but failed. Instead, he was bitten by the out-of-control Stefan and almost died. Later, his memory was erased.
He's a character with a name and a role—a minor character.