Looking at the claim prompt on the system page, Jiang Cheng clicked 'Claim'.
The system notified him of the success.
wishing card 'Blooming Flowers and Full Moon': The Host may speak a heartfelt wish to the card. After the wish, the system will redeem it according to the 'cause-and-effect' rule. Do not make unrealistic wishes—such as eternal life. If such a wish causes the system to fail, the Host bears the consequences.
Reading the card's footnote, Jiang Cheng frowned.
Looks like the system had guessed what he was thinking.
So immortality is definitely impossible.
After achieving financial freedom, the next goal is usually eternal life.
That's the ultimate pursuit of many super-rich.
Many tycoons spend fortunes on strict diets and medical regimens.
The poster child is Pretty Country billionaire Ryan Johnson.
Johnson, an anti-aging fanatic,
spends huge sums every year hiring teams for anti-aging projects and dietary therapy.
At 45, he suddenly felt no longer young.
He then conceived of sourcing young cells from outside to rejuvenate himself.
His first target was his own blood-related son.
So Johnson decided to swap blood with his 17-year-old son for anti-aging.
The 'Blueprint Plan' simply meant drawing half the blood from the 17-year-old into his own body.
Ever thoughtful, Johnson didn't waste his own blood; it went into his 70-year-old father.
Thus 45-year-old Johnson got his teen's young blood, while the 70-year-old father received the middle-aged blood.
The unluckiest was the 17-year-old, who ended up with his 70-year-old grandpa's blood.
In this way the three exchanged blood.
The Blueprint lasted half a year, with transfusions once a month.
After the sixth session Johnson abandoned the plan.
Tests showed the swaps didn't improve his body and raised infection risk.
The project shows how desperately the rich crave longevity.
As a fellow tycoon, Jiang Cheng could relate to Johnson.
When you have more money than you can spend, anxiety sets in.
The stronger you feel, the more control you think you have, the greater your hunger for life.
You become ever more reluctant to leave this world.
Life with money is just too blissful.
Seeing Jiang Cheng silent, Xia Meng slipped from his arms and looked at him in puzzlement.
Unable to think of a wish, Jiang Cheng set the card aside and happily pulled Xia Meng back into his arms.
Xia Meng was so easily satisfied she let him clear the system quest without effort.
No wonder her favorability toward him had hit 99.
He breathed in the scent of Xia Meng's Qingxue hair.
Jiang Cheng realized he truly adored this tiny, soft Xia Meng.
Especially when holding her—her chest was delightfully plush. So big!
What about Yu Xiaoxiao, Qiao Yinyin, Zhou Ying, Little Xia, and Lin Qingxue?
Jiang Cheng liked them all, naturally.
Jiang Cheng was a devoted man—when with someone, he focused only on her.
For a moment he couldn't help circling his palms.
Xia Meng stayed quiet, but a crimson blush crept across her cheeks.
The surroundings were silent, yet their breathing quietly quickened.
Jiang Cheng lifted his eyes; Xia Meng's glistened as if begging for something... An hour later the two quietly emerged from a deserted riverside path.
Unlike when they'd entered.
Now Xia Meng's cheeks were rosy; though the mountain night breeze was cool, a faint sweat dotted her forehead.
Her gaze drifted to the roadside weeds, then flitted anxiously around.
In contrast, Jiang Cheng looked smug and thoroughly relaxed.
After their joint sequence of motions, Jiang Cheng finally understood the allure of outdoor exploration.
No wonder so many risk discovery for an intimate tête-à-tête with nature.
Recalling the murmuring water, Jiang Cheng swallowed.
Glancing at the silently walking Xia Meng, he asked, 'Come back with me tonight?'
Still dazed from moments ago, Xia Meng
lowered her head shyly, then obediently nodded.
A quiet two seconds passed before she noticed Jiang Cheng's soaked jacket and seemed to recall the scene—
half-embarrassed, half-uneasy, she whispered, 'Was I too loud? I think I... screamed...'