Bai Yuyou stood in front of the school infirmary door, looking at the slightly ajar entrance before pushing it open with her hand—
What greeted her eyes were fluttering curtains and the tall figure of someone in a white coat standing by the windowsill. Nearby, a girl with shoulder-length hair was curled up, playing a handheld console while wearing stockings. On the laptop in front of her, zombies lunged forward with eerie, screeching sounds.
"Trying to ambush me right at the start? You really underestimate this grand disciple of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect," the girl muttered as she pressed buttons on her controller, launching rockets that blasted the zombies into dust.
"Pathetic. How could these things ever take over Raccoon City?"
"……"
An Shiyu glanced at the opened door but didn’t say much upon seeing Bai Yuyou, simply returning to her game.
At that moment, Ye Shuang turned around at the sound and smiled when he saw Bai Yuyou at the door. "You’re slower than I expected. Was the equipment room far?"
Bai Yuyou shook her head. "Not far…"
As the girl walked up to Ye Shuang, she noticed what he was doing—two white pigeons were perched on the windowsill!
"Coo coo." The pigeons tilted their heads, unafraid of Bai Yuyou, and let out soft coos.
Ye Shuang chuckled. "The school’s environment is great and spacious enough that quite a few animals live here. Cats and dogs practically hold seniority in this place."
Bai Yuyou stared at the head-tilting pigeons before asking after a few seconds,
"Chicken?"
"Coo?" The girl and one pigeon locked eyes in mutual confusion.
"Chickens wouldn’t show up here. These are pigeons," Ye Shuang explained, sprinkling a few corn kernels on the windowsill railing. The pigeons immediately pecked at them.
After feeding them, Ye Shuang shooed the pigeons away and dusted off his hands, catching a faint, pleasant fragrance. He looked at Bai Yuyou and smiled. "Why didn’t you dry your hair properly after showering?"
Her hair was still noticeably damp.
"Wanted to see Ye Shuang sooner…" she replied.
"Is that so?" Ye Shuang reached out and ruffled her hair affectionately before hanging his white coat on a nearby rack.
"Let’s go home. Where’s Keke?"
"Keke went to fix her uniform…"
"Fix her uniform?" Ye Shuang blinked, puzzled, but Bai Yuyou elaborated, "Keke bent over to pick something up…"
"Then when she stood up… a button flew off…"
Ye Shuang imagined the scene based on her description.
Ye Shuang: "……"
That’s… kind of impressive?
After packing up, they were ready to leave. Before going, Ye Shuang called out to An Shiyu, who was still gaming. "An Shiyu, we’re heading out."
"Mm~" she replied absently, fingers flying across the controller.
Ye Shuang closed the infirmary door behind them and walked side by side with Bai Yuyou.
Their footsteps faded, leaving only the zombie noises in the infirmary. An Shiyu played for a while longer before boredom set in. With a flick of her stocking-clad leg, she snapped the laptop shut.
"Hm."
"Time to find something else to do."
She stood up, stuffed her hands in her pockets, and sauntered out of the infirmary.
……
Ye Shuang led Bai Yuyou to the school’s underground parking garage. Once in the car, he drove the Toyota Supra out of the academy.
"What do you want for dinner tonight?" he asked.
With the weather getting hotter, Ye Shuang considered making mung bean soup to help cool her down—it could even be packed in a thermos for school.
But Bai Yuyou seemed lost in thought, staring blankly at the road ahead, completely zoning out. Seeing this, Ye Shuang didn’t disturb her. He slowed the car and headed toward the market.
Even after parking, Bai Yuyou remained dazed until Ye Shuang pinched her cheek lightly. "We’re here."
Her eyes gradually focused. She glanced outside before turning to Ye Shuang. "Soup."
"That’s some serious lag. I asked you about dinner over ten minutes ago," Ye Shuang said, amused, but stepped out of the car first.
After locking the doors, he asked, "What had you so distracted? Did some boy confess to you?"
Bai Yuyou shook her head.
"Girl secrets, then?" Ye Shuang grinned. "I won’t pry."
"No…" she murmured softly before recounting her encounter with a member of the Light Music Club on her way to the infirmary. Though her explanation was vague, Ye Shuang quickly grasped the key points.
"Are you interested in the Light Music Club?" he asked.
"Not sure…" Bai Yuyou lowered her gaze, fiddling with the hem of Ye Shuang’s shirt—a gesture that looked rather endearing.
Ye Shuang couldn’t help but smile. "Since you don’t have a club yet, joining one could help you make more friends. Wouldn’t that be nice?"
While he believed friendship was about quality and connection rather than quantity, for someone like Bai Yuyou, meeting more people with different personalities could only be beneficial.
"Friends…"
"Yeah, friends. Wouldn’t it be great to have more close friends like Keke?" Ye Shuang’s voice was gentle. Since befriending Tang Keke, Bai Yuyou had grown noticeably brighter—something that warmed his heart.
(If only Tang Keke would teach fewer weird things, though.)
Ye Shuang recalled knocking a bump on Tang Keke’s head earlier. Maybe that’d keep her in line for a bit.
Bai Yuyou hesitated, her eyes conflicted. "Guitar… sounds bad."
Now Ye Shuang understood her worry. "Clubs are formed around shared interests, not skill levels. Even if you’re just starting with the guitar, I’m sure there are members willing to help."
Bai Yuyou recalled the petite girl who’d greeted her warmly and nodded slightly.
"Ask about it tomorrow after school. I’ve heard Yinshan Academy has several music clubs, and the Light Music Club is the smallest and least popular… They’d definitely welcome you."
"Okay…" In the end, Bai Yuyou agreed.
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
