Nighttime.
"Whoosh—" Ye Shuang stood under the showerhead, scrubbing his hair. After pushing his bangs back, he reached for his towel, only to feel something unexpectedly soft.
Wiping the water from his face in confusion, he blinked his damp eyes open—only to see Bai Yuyou standing beside him, clad in a snow-white swimsuit, hugging his towel. She gazed at him with an observant yet innocent expression.
"Ye Shuang… let’s make a baby," she said.
Ye Shuang: "…"
He snatched the towel from her arms and wrapped it around his waist.
"No," he said firmly, unsure what nonsense Tang Keke had been feeding Bai Yuyou that morning. Ever since she came home from school, she had been clinging to him like this.
Though he was somewhat pleased—even a little touched—that the girl was learning about these things, there was no way he could indulge her.
"Do you even understand what making a baby means?" he asked. Bai Yuyou nodded earnestly.
"That’s something only married couples do," Ye Shuang explained.
Bai Yuyou thought for a moment. "We’re not married now…"
"Right, so we can’t make a baby."
"But they weren’t married, and they still did it…" Bai Yuyou countered.
Ye Shuang: "…"
Who the hell were "they"?
What on earth had Keke shown her? Was she watching those ridiculous soap operas in class?!
Ye Shuang felt a sudden dizziness, his vision darkening for a second. Staring at the girl in front of him, he abruptly changed the subject. "Aren’t you cold?"
Bai Yuyou tilted her head.
"Good girl, sit down. I’ll wash your hair," Ye Shuang said, steering the conversation elsewhere—a tactic that always worked on her. Sure enough, she obediently took a seat on the stool.
Glancing at her swimsuit, he squeezed some shampoo into his palm and began lathering her hair.
Bai Yuyou’s hair was long, so long that even while seated, the ends pooled on the bathroom floor. Jet-black and silky, it shimmered under the light, a stark contrast against her fair skin.
Aunt Xian had once been a beauty pageant winner in her youth—a genuine stunner. Bai Yuyou had clearly inherited her parents’ flawless genes, as if blessed by the heavens themselves.
After rinsing off the suds, Ye Shuang said, "Alright, take off your swimsuit and finish your shower. I’ll get you some clean clothes."
"Mm."
Once he made sure Bai Yuyou was washing up properly, he grabbed a towel to dry his hair and stepped out.
After changing and fetching clothes for her, he sank onto the couch, lost in thought.
Hmm…
"Maybe I should find her some romance dramas to watch?" Ye Shuang mused. Bai Yuyou clearly lacked some essential knowledge, and not everything had to be learned through personal experience.
But he worried that romance dramas might turn her into a hopeless romantic.
Then again, men could be like that too—himself included.
But no matter who it was, a man only had that kind of all-consuming, reckless devotion once in his life—the kind where he’d throw himself into fire without hesitation.
Once burned, though, he’d start closing himself off.
Well, no harm in trying.
"Let’s see…" Ye Shuang pulled out his phone and searched online for recommendations on wholesome romance anime—nothing overly saccharine or artificial. Since he didn’t watch romance anime himself, he had to rely on netizens for advice.
Soon, replies poured in under his post.
[Oh, definitely School Days. A groundbreaking romance masterpiece—fresh and unconventional.]
Ye Shuang looked up the plot summary.
"An older anime, huh? The animation’s a bit dated, but if it’s this highly recommended, it must have something special…"
"The protagonist has a crush on a girl he sees on the train every day, even setting her photo as his phone wallpaper…"
"Hmm…"
"Then the female lead finds out, but instead of getting mad, she helps him get closer to the girl…"
Ye Shuang nodded approvingly. A pretty standard unrequited love setup. Though, given the genre’s tropes, the female lead would probably fall for him too, leading to a classic love triangle.
He skipped ahead to check the ending.
The female lead kills the other girl, then drifts away on a boat, cradling the protagonist’s severed head.
Ye Shuang: "…"
Silence hung in the air for several seconds.
"Wait, what?!" What kind of insane twist was this?! "Groundbreaking" literally meant taking someone’s head?!
Rubbing his temples, Ye Shuang realized showing this to Bai Yuyou might just spawn a yandere.
He promptly blocked the user named "Let’s Go Clubbing with Menma" and scrutinized the other replies. If Bai Yuyou got exposed to this kind of garbage, his carefully nurtured innocence would be ruined.
[Baka and Test. It’s about a dumb girl and the guy who helps her grow. Super heartwarming.]
"This one sounds promising." The title, Baka and Test, seemed to fit what he had in mind—a story about a guy guiding a clueless girl.
And honestly, the "dumb girl" description kinda fit Bai Yuyou.
Still, to be safe, he skimmed some reviews and clips.
A few minutes later, he popped a stick of gum into his mouth like a cigarette and exhaled. "Phew…"
"Can’t trust a single one of these netizens. Back when I first started using the internet, people were actually helpful. Now everyone’s just… abstract."
Resigned, Ye Shuang gave up on crowd-sourcing and instead scoured streaming platforms for well-reviewed romance anime, cross-referencing titles to filter out the trash.
By the time Bai Yuyou finished her shower, he had a shortlist ready.
"Huh? Why are you wearing my clothes again?" He frowned as she emerged in one of his T-shirts. "Where’s the pajamas I got you?"
Bai Yuyou averted her eyes guiltily. "I… picked these. Ye Shuang’s clothes… comfy…"
"Not giving them to you next time."
But Bai Yuyou bunched the fabric in her fists and hugged it close, shaking her head vigorously. "No…"
"Idiot, don’t just hike up your clothes like that—wait, where are your underwear?!"
"Forgot."
"Put them on!"
"Help me… Ye Shuang…" She held out a palm, a small piece of fabric resting on it.
"No."
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
+【Epic Battles!】 "Your Highness, they say Linxi Temple is miraculous. Won’t you make a wish?" "A wish? It should be making wishes to me." "That may be so, but since you’re already here..." "..." "Fine. Then grant this princess a consort to play with." "He must be obedient, devoted, and utterly infatuated with my body—so much so that he’d kneel and kiss my feet." "Your Highness, that’s not a consort. That’s a dog." "Then add clever, witty, heroic, ambitious yet pragmatic..." "Hmm, that’s enough for now. I’ll add more later." After tossing out these words half in jest, Princess Anle departed the temple—only to catch a fleeting glimpse of the Bodhisattva statue smiling at her. Meanwhile, Yang An, fresh out of university, was having a very bad day. Good news: He’d transmigrated into another world with a cheat granting tenfold combat power. Bad news: He’d immediately fallen into the clutches of a certain villainess. Good news: Said villainess possessed peerless beauty and royal status. Bad news: She was absolutely monstrous!!! In the frozen wilderness, Yang An knelt beneath Qin Guo’er’s feet, drenched in sweat despite the cold. Desperately clutching her porcelain-perfect foot—the very one poised to crush his throat—he could only think: How do I survive this?! Need answers NOW!
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
