Evening.

After taking care of the matters with Tianyu Media and Li's Hospital, Li Ze drove home. This time, however, he wasn't heading back to the Li family villa but to a new villa he had recently purchased.

Built in the Yushan neighborhood in the suburbs, Li Ze had bought Villa No. 1 at the peak of the Yushan neighborhood, aptly named "Yundian Villa."

The price? A staggering two billion.

Of course, where one lives signifies their status and face. Li Ze didn't care about this small amount of money; after all, he was about to inherit the Li Group!

Suddenly---

"Ding! Host villain value +100, protagonist luck value -100!"

"Ding! Host villain value +200, protagonist luck value -200!"

Hearing the mechanical voice of the system in his ear, Li Ze immediately smiled, "Heh, it seems the setup at the school worked. That guy has indeed shown up at Rising Sun University."

At this moment, a call came in from Sun Xuewen's side, reporting information about Ye Tian.

None of the news surprised Li Ze.

However, when he heard that Ye Tian had a chance encounter with Yao Ziyu, his brows furrowed involuntarily.

How did these two still manage to meet?

Li Ze asked in a deep voice, "What happened between them?"

"Here's what happened..."

The person on the other end recounted how Ye Tian tried to chat up Yao Ziyu but ended up leaving awkwardly after failing.

Only then did Li Ze breathe a sigh of relief, sneering, "This damn protagonist halo is really troublesome, trying every possible way to pair Ye Tian with Yao Ziyu... Luckily, I got ahead of him."

"Once I cure Yao Ziyu's father's illness and raise her goodwill a bit more, Ye Tian won't stand a chance anymore."

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This is just the beginning.

He would slowly take away the rest of Ye Tian's luck, then send him on his way in peace!

In his next life, he should think twice before being the protagonist.

"Keep an eye on Ye Tian, don't slack off."

Li Ze ordered before hanging up the phone.

Li Ze was driving into the Yushan neighborhood.

The security guards he encountered along the way all greeted him respectfully. They had been specially instructed in a meeting, knowing that Li Ze was the mysterious tycoon who bought "Yundian Villa"! Their attitudes were exceptionally courteous, not daring to show the slightest neglect.

The final stretch of the road to the mountain peak was inaccessible by car, so Li Ze walked up the path. Before long, the vast villa came into view.

Yundian Villa covered nearly ten acres, with exquisite decorations and a classic, grand style that exuded an aura of elegance.

As Li Ze swiped his card to enter the spacious and extravagant courtyard, he suddenly frowned. With a physique rating of 46, his mental acuity had also skyrocketed, making his perception of his surroundings extremely sharp.

The moment he entered, he realized—someone was inside the villa!

Li Ze's expression remained calm. He had just bought Yundian Villa and hadn't yet arranged for bodyguards or servants. There should be no one inside.

A thief?

"No, that's not right." Li Ze remained expressionless, focusing his senses on his surroundings. "This place is equipped with infrared and gravity sensing alarm systems. If it were an ordinary thief, the security would have caught them long ago. Besides, it seems like there's more than one person..."

As if he had figured something out, Li Ze paused and then smiled slightly.

He took a step forward and said loudly, "Come out, there's no need to hide... Iron Guards!"

The surroundings were utterly silent, shrouded in stillness.

Suddenly, a deep voice emerged from the darkness, "How did Young Master Li discover us?"

In the blink of an eye, several figures stepped out from the shadows and stood before Li Ze.

There were eight in total: seven men and one woman, the oldest being no more than thirty, and the youngest just over twenty.

The Iron Guards!

They had forsaken their names, each known only by a code from Iron One to Iron Eight, swearing lifelong loyalty to the Li family with an unparalleled level of devotion. They were the Li family's most formidable secret weapon, a dagger that would pierce the enemy's heart at critical moments.

Individual strength was a common trait among the Iron Guards, but they were far from being mere brutes with power alone. Assassination, disguise, reconnaissance... each possessed various specialized skills.

When the eight of them worked together, their destructive power multiplied exponentially!