People are in Honkai Impact 3rd, there's a villain simulator.

Upon hearing this, Cocolia said somewhat angrily, "You like the young lady of the Raiden family, so if you like him so much, why don't you compete fairly and squarely with the young master of the Beichen family? What kind of skill is it to win by relying on me and Anti-Entropy?"

"You can't even win over the girl you like, and you're asking me for help? Are you even a man?!"

Hearing Cocolia's reprimand, Walter was speechless. He hadn't expected Cocolia to turn on him so quickly.

Just moments ago, he was making confident promises of immediate success, but in the blink of an eye, he turned his back on everyone, while the other man was the one who got a severe scolding and didn't even dare to utter a word in rebuttal.

Walter gritted his teeth in resentment: "But I just love her... If I can't have her, I'd rather die together with that bastard Beichen Jiujiu!"

Hearing Welt's angry words, Cocolia stretched out her fair and smooth legs and strolled over to Welt's side.

“Walter, since Miss Mei doesn’t like you, why are you so persistent?” Cocolia said softly, “Every maid here is a beautiful woman. You can choose whichever you like.”

Upon hearing Cocolia's words, the three beautiful maids beside her trembled slightly, their faces turning ashen as if they had swallowed flies. Although they were merely servants, they were nonetheless Cocolia's capable assistants, possessing not only beauty but also a high status. They looked down upon the unassuming and thuggish Walter No. 1.

By marrying them off to Walter 1, isn't Cocolia pushing them into a fire pit?

Just as the maids were feeling hopeless, Walter heard Cocolia's suggestion and excitedly shook his head, saying, "I only want Raiden Mei. Only she is worthy of me. I don't even look at other women!"

Walter angrily said, "Don't insult my love for Raiden Mei by mentioning other women!"

Upon hearing Walter's words, Cocolia froze on the spot, while the maids breathed a sigh of relief, relieved to have escaped unscathed.

Thank you, merciful and compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva, for your protection!

Walter's unwillingness to compromise put Cocolia in a difficult position. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, revealing a hint of distress in her alluring beauty, making her as pitiful as a bewitching beauty.

Despite having a beauty like Cocolia by his side, Welt still only had Raiden Mei in his heart and couldn't care less about anyone else.

Cocolia's flawless, fair complexion, like that of a Western doll, looked particularly haggard and disappointed. She sighed helplessly, "At this critical juncture, we must not easily provoke the Beichen family. If we anger them, and the Beichen family joins forces with Tianming, we will also be in trouble. Our 'marriage' plan will have to be scrapped, and we will have to find another way to obtain the Conquest Gem."

Seeing Cocolia back down, Welt was furious. He was unwilling to hand over Raiden Mei to others. Suddenly, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. He thought to himself, "Since he is afraid of offending the Beichen family after killing Beichen Jiujiu, as long as he dies in a mysterious way and no one knows who the murderer is, no matter how angry they are, they will not be able to blame us, Anti-Entropy."

Thinking of this, Walter's lips curled into a fierce sneer.

Cocolia was unaware of his thoughts and could only walk away from him. She was wearing a bathrobe and gently covered her chest, which was covered with white water droplets, with her slender, fair fingers. She felt particularly strange.

Cocolia paid no attention to Walter's schemes, but was particularly interested in the young master of the Beichen family.

Wasn't that legendary Beichen Jiujiu supposed to have died three years ago? How could he suddenly reappear...?

And... why does my chest feel so tight every time I think of his name...?

Chapter 189 The Celebrity Engaged Couple of Changkong City

The news that Hokushin Shuku was still alive shocked the distinguished guests at the banquet. His formal engagement to Raiden Mei in front of everyone made people realize that the landscape of the Far East, and even the world, was about to change.

With the protection of the Beichen family, the Raiden family will surely prosper again and once more become the leading family in the Far East.

When Mei pinned the "Ray Cherry" ring to JoJo's chest, marking the successful completion of the engagement ceremony, the entire audience erupted in thunderous applause.

"Both the Raiden family and the Beichen family are prestigious families in the Far East. You two are a match made in heaven!"

"Young Master Jiu Jiu and Miss Mei, congratulations on your marriage and the arrival of your precious child!"

"congratulations!"

In the banquet hall, one after another, high-society guests came up to shake hands with Qiaoqiao and Mei to offer their congratulations.

Qiaoqiao and Mei had no choice but to shake hands and smile at each of the guests, as if they were the hosts of the banquet.

In reality, Mei arranged this engagement ceremony simply to prove to the world her engagement to Jojo, so that Walter and Cocolia, who had been pursuing her, would give up completely.

Although the Beichen family's reputation made many guests treat Qiaoqiao and Mei with utmost respect, they were, at most, just invited guests like everyone else here.

The host of this banquet, the current president of Me Company and the true leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance, Cocolia, has yet to make an appearance.

Cocolia, as the hostess of the banquet, was late in appearing at the party, which was strange. However, Mei smiled and shook hands with the guests who congratulated her on her engagement, responding politely as if she had just gotten engaged to her fiancé. Even Qiao Qiao couldn't help but secretly marvel at her acting skills.

Qiao Qiao's portrayal of Bei Chen Jiu Jiu was flawless, and none of the guests doubted his identity, which made Mei Yi very happy. This proved that it was an absolutely correct choice for her to entrust the kind-hearted Qiao Qiao to play her fiancé.

Qiao Qiao portrayed Bei Chen Jiu Jiu so well that not only the guests present, but even Mei herself was intimidated by his imposing aura as a young master from a prestigious family.

If she hadn't personally entrusted Qiao Qiao to play her fiancé and known the truth, Mei might have been intimidated by Qiao Qiao's sharp and cold aura and treated him as the real young master of the Beichen family, just like everyone else.

[Host, playing the role of Mei's fiancé, helps her escape Cocolia's scheme. Congratulations on receiving the reward: [Hokushin Ittō-ryū (Beginner)].]

Upon seeing the reward for doing good deeds, Qiaoqiao was initially taken aback, but then smiled slightly.

This is probably a reward given by the system because it judged that Qiao Qiao's role as Beichen Jiujiu, her formal engagement with Mei, and her helping her get rid of Walter and Cocolia's entanglements were "good deeds".

However, this [Hokushin Ittō-ryū (Beginner)] was a novelty for her. She had received skill-based rewards such as [Soul Steel Puppet Making Technique] before, but this was the first time she had seen a sword technique that could be directly applied to actual combat.

Moreover, the Hokushin Ittō-ryū is a style inherited from the Raiden family, which should be quite compatible with the two katanas that Qiao Qiao currently wields, [Purifying Seven Thunders] and [Frosty Prison Ice Sky], allowing them to unleash their full power.

Thanks to Jojo's excellent performance, Mei has achieved half of her goal in attending the Me Club banquet. She successfully deceived everyone and had Jojo impersonate Kita Shinjiu to formally get engaged to him, thus dissuading Cocolia, Walter, and others from getting engaged to her.

But the next step was Mei and Jojo's main purpose in attending the Me Company banquet—to find the ledger that could prove Raiden Ryoma's innocence and record where the billions of dollars raised by Me Company went.

According to information provided by Raiden Kunimitsu, the vice president of Me Company, the ledger that records evidence of Cocolia embezzling billions of dollars and framing Raiden Ryoma is now kept in Cocolia's office as president of Me Company.

As a key stronghold of Anti-Entropy in the Far East, ME Corporation's headquarters building is patrolled and scouted by Titan mechs both around and inside. Only by being invited as guests can JoJo and Mei successfully enter ME Corporation's headquarters.

With the First Herrscher missing, Cocolia is now the supreme leader of Anti-Entropy. Her office, the president's residence, is undoubtedly surrounded by quantum-modified Titan armor, making for a highly sophisticated security system.

If Cocolia herself were in the office, Jojo and Mei would have had absolutely no chance to steal the ledger.

Therefore, JoJo and Mei planned to target the moment when Cocolia attended the banquet, which was the time when the security in the president's office was weakest, and take the opportunity to break into the office and find the ledger.

But Cocolia has not yet appeared at the banquet, which makes Qiaoqiao feel a little strange. However, Mei is not worried at all. The Me Company's group banquet is usually held for three days. As the current president of Anti-Entropy, Cocolia usually only attends the banquet on the last day and gives a speech to the guests.

Mei calmly greeted each guest who came forward to greet her, and the guests gradually left as the first day of the banquet was about to end.

After the guests left, Qiao Qiao returned to the VIP room that Raiden Kunimitsu had prepared for him. He had been busy dealing with the guests all day and was so tired that he collapsed on the sofa. On the other hand, Mei seemed to be used to such banquets and social engagements. Even after a whole night of entertaining, she still looked calm and composed.

"Squeak-"

The door to the VIP room opened.

Grandpa Guoguang walked in with steady steps. He saw Qiaoqiao, who was exhausted and slumped on the sofa, and Mei, who was dressed elegantly. He walked up to them and said with a smile, "Young Master Qiao, Miss Mei, you two were really great at the banquet."

As he spoke, Old Man Guoguang glanced at Qiao Qiao and said, "Especially Young Master Qiao, the way you stood up to protect Miss Mei in front of Miss Freya was exactly like the real Young Master Beichen."

Hearing Guoguang's words, Qiaoqiao, who had been listless, seemed to regain some of her composure and straightened her back: "No way! If anyone dares to bully Mei, I, Qiaoqiao, will never let her get away with it!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Mei said coquettishly, "Do you know how close my heart was to Freya when you attacked her? If Freya hadn't repented and decided to change her ways, but instead wanted to fight you to the death, things wouldn't have been so easy to settle down."

"Please don't force yourself for me next time, okay?"

Hearing Qiao Qiao's words, Mei looked a little angry, but she firmly remembered his sincerity towards her, and a vague and inexplicable feeling arose in her heart.

Hearing Mei's advice, Qiaoqiao obediently shrugged and said, "As long as Mei is happy, I will listen to you."

Hearing this, not only did Mei smile, but even Guoguang couldn't help but laugh. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that the arrogant and sharp-tongued young master Beichen at the banquet was such an obedient and docile man in front of Mei, a complete henpecked husband.

With a smile on his face, Kunimitsu, whose temples were streaked with gray, said, "Miss Mei has made the right choice in choosing you."

Upon hearing this, Mei blushed instantly and said shyly, "Uncle Kunimitsu, you're talking nonsense again. My relationship with him is not what you imagine."

Qiaoqiao wasn't sure if he meant Mei asking him to play her fiancé or if he meant something else. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Mei is one of the most important people in my life. This is what I should do."

One of the most important people...

Upon hearing Qiaoqiao's words, Mei stood there stunned, then lowered her head shyly.

Old Man Guoguang glanced at the time and said with a smile, "It's getting late, and you two must be tired. Let me arrange a hotel for you to rest at tonight."

Mei nodded in agreement with the old man Guoguang's arrangement, while Qiaoqiao did indeed slightly narrow her eyes.

"One room?"

"Yes." The old man Guoguang's snow-white glasses gleamed, and a happy and satisfied smile appeared on his lips as he said, "As the young master of the Beichen family, you got engaged to Miss Mei in front of many social celebrities."

“You and Miss Mei are celebrities in Changkong City now. Everyone is watching your every move. As an engaged couple, if you don’t sleep in the same room, people will start to doubt your engagement.”

Upon hearing the name of Elder Guoguang, Qiaoqiao was immediately stunned and turned to look at Mei.

Clearly, Mei had only just learned that she would be sharing a room with Qiao Qiao tonight, and her expression was even more astonished than Qiao Qiao's. But beyond that, there seemed to be some strange emotion in her eyes.

"Mei, this arrangement is different from the script we originally discussed!"

Upon hearing Qiaoqiao's words, Mei pondered for a moment and said seriously, "Qiaoqiao, Uncle Guoguang is right. Our every move is being watched by many people. If we want your identity to remain hidden, as an engaged couple, we must live together."

Qiaoqiao had thought that Mei was too shy and introverted to agree to share a room with a man like her, but now it seems... that's not the case. She doesn't seem to have any resistance to sharing a room with Qiaoqiao at all, and even... seems quite willing to accept it?

Chapter 190 Qiao Qiao, Forced to Get Freebies

JoJo had made a prior agreement with Mei that he would fully cooperate with her in finding evidence to rescue her father, Raiden Ryoma.

If Raiden Ryoma is not rescued, Raiden Mei will not be able to fulfill her promise of a million-dollar reward.

Moreover, since Mei herself did not object to staying in the same hotel as Qiao Qiao, whether for reasons of benefit or personal feelings, Qiao Qiao would not refuse to spend the night in the same hotel room with Mei.

"Since Mei doesn't object, then let's do everything according to your wishes, Uncle Kunimitsu."

After receiving Qiao Qiao's approval, Lei Dian Guoguang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll have someone arrange a hotel room right away."

After speaking, Raiden Kunimitsu went out to arrange a hotel for Qiaoqiao and Mei.

Raiden Kunimitsu is over seventy years old, in his seventies. He took care of Mei from childhood and naturally dotes on her.

He doesn't trust anyone else with anything related to Mei; he does it all himself and strives for perfection.

Thanks to his doting affection for Mei, even though Qiao Qiao was just Mei's fake fiancé, he somehow won the old man's favor.

He treated Qiaoqiao as well as he would his own grandson-in-law.

Qiao Qiao could sense that Raiden Ryoma and Raiden Kunimitsu were particularly affectionate towards him. However, due to the Good Deeds System, he often helped girls and occasionally did good deeds such as helping old ladies cross the road.

In his view, the reason why Raiden Ryoma and Raiden Kunimitsu liked him so much was simply because he had helped their most precious daughter, Raiden Mei.

As a top student who often helps others and has excellent character, Qiaoqiao is often praised and favored by her elders, and she has long been used to the affectionate attitude of Raiden Ryoma and Raiden Kunimitsu.

After Qiaoqiao and Mei waited in the VIP room for a while, Raiden Kunimitsu brought in a man wearing glasses and a suit.

Raiden Kunimitsu pointed to the middle-aged man he had brought in and introduced him.

"Young Master Kita-chen, Miss Mei, this is President Matsumae of the Iboro Hotel in Changkong City. His hotels are arguably the most upscale in the entire Far East region, and he will certainly be able to provide you two with satisfactory service."

Upon hearing Raiden Kunimitsu's words, both Qiaoqiao, who was lying on the sofa, and Mei, who was standing prettily, turned to look at the unassuming middle-aged man. He was thin, with the typical business smile of a service industry worker, giving off a warm and welcoming feeling. He wore a bespoke suit and designer shoes, exuding an air of wealth. No wonder he was the president of the hotel industry in Changkong City; he was clearly well-off.

Qiaoqiao lay relaxed on the sofa, wondering if she should sit up straighter, at least to show some respect to the wealthy hotel president in front of her.

Before Qiao Qiao could react, Song Qian looked at Qiao Qiao, who was slumped on the sofa with an arrogant expression, and couldn't help but think, "As expected of the young master of the Bei Chen family, his imposing aura is extraordinary."