"Brother, can you play that thing... you know?"
Ye Shuang was sitting quietly in his seat when Tang Keke suddenly leaned in, mysteriously pulling out her phone.
"What thing?"
"The insert song from Attack on Titan Season 2, 'Call of Silence'," Tang Keke said.
Ye Shuang still looked puzzled, but then music began playing from the girl's phone—
【YOU WILL KNOW YOU’RE REBORN TONIGHT—
Tonight, you’ll realize you’re reborn】
Ye Shuang froze for a moment before listening quietly. The short passage carried an inexplicable emotional weight—something tragic, yet filled with power.
"It’s beautiful. Who’s the artist?"
"Hiroyuki Sawano."
"Oh, no wonder." Ye Shuang was familiar with the name—an internationally renowned singer and composer, famous for using music to heighten climactic moments.
"Brother, can you play it?" Tang Keke asked eagerly.
"If there’s sheet music, I can give it a try."
"Here." Tang Keke handed him the digital score.
Ye Shuang: "..."
At that moment, the other girls in the clubroom turned their attention toward him, their expressions full of anticipation.
"Alright, I’ll try." Ye Shuang sighed.
He sat at the piano, adjusting his posture slightly.
"Brother, you just need to play the chorus part—" Before Tang Keke could finish, Ye Shuang’s fingers were already gliding across the keys—the notes flowing smoothly, without a hint of hesitation.
"Teacher Ye’s sight-reading is amazing," Zhixia couldn’t help but comment.
"Sight-reading?"
"Yeah, it’s the ability to play a new piece directly from the sheet music without prior practice," Zhixia explained. "Playing flawlessly on the first try takes both talent and hard work."
"Normally, an 80% accuracy rate is already impressive, but Teacher Ye hasn’t made a single mistake since he started."
By the time Ye Shuang finished, he seemed quite taken with the piece, lingering over the sheet music even after playing.
"Not bad, though my fingers are a bit rusty," he said, turning to smile at the girls behind him.
"Ju~st~a~bit~ru~sty~," An Shiyu mimicked in a teasing tone, her exaggerated pout practically dripping with sarcasm—her voice pitched to a freshly-turned-18 sweetness.
"Thunk." Unsurprisingly, she earned a light chop from Ye Shuang.
Bai Yuyou, meanwhile, nodded softly. "Ye Shuang... beautiful... I like it."
Still, his angelic Yuyou was the cutest.
Zhixia and Linlin exchanged a glance before Zhixia stepped forward, hands clasped behind her back. "Teacher Ye, would you perform with us?"
"What do you mean?"
"For the school festival. We’d love for you to join us on stage—please?" Zhixia made it clear—there’d be an electric piano on stage for the performance.
Petite in stature compared to Ye Shuang’s height, her upturned face and pleading eyes gave the impression of a child begging a favor from an elder.
"A joint performance, huh?" Ye Shuang thought about his role as the club advisor, but his gaze unconsciously drifted to Bai Yuyou beside him.
Would it really be appropriate for an old man like him to intrude on such a youthful, memory-making band performance?
"Maybe it’s better if I sit this one out," he said with a gentle smile.
"But Brother, your piano skills are too good to waste!" Tang Keke lamented, echoed by the disappointed looks from Zhixia and the others.
Then, a small tug at his sleeve. Bai Yuyou stood beside him, whispering, "Ye Shuang... perform together."
"You want me to join?"
"With Ye Shuang... happy."
The way she looked up at him—like an adorable, pleading little animal—made Ye Shuang cough awkwardly. "Alright."
He still couldn’t refuse her.
"Wow, Brother’s playing favorites! He only agreed because Yuyou asked," Tang Keke teased with a sly grin.
Zhixia and the others brightened at his acceptance.
An Shiyu, however, smirked from the sidelines. "Totally wrapped around her finger, huh, Tom?"
"..."
With Ye Shuang’s participation settled, his daily routine expanded slightly—swapping tea-drinking in the clubroom for music practice.
Zhixia, skilled at baking, ensured their sessions were accompanied by snacks and tea.
Before long, it was time to head home.
After parting ways with the girls, Ye Shuang drove off alone to buy groceries.
Why? Simple—his sports car couldn’t fit three, and Bai Yuyou refused to let Tang Keke walk home alone, so the two always left school together.
"Maybe I should buy a family car," Ye Shuang mused. For daily use, something around 200,000 yuan would suffice.
As he walked through the underground parking lot, he noticed a boy in a Yinshan Academy uniform standing near his car.
"Luo Che?" Ye Shuang’s expression shifted slightly. What was he doing here?
Ignoring him, Ye Shuang opened the car door—only for Luo Che to speak up abruptly.
"You won. I can’t compete with you." Luo Che continued, "But... my future achievements might surpass yours!"
Ye Shuang: "?"
What was this guy trying to say?
"Bai Yuyou chose you, but I still love her. If you ever hurt her, I won’t let you off!" Luo Che declared earnestly.
Ye Shuang: "..."
Had this kid concocted some delusional narrative?
Ye Shuang’s lips twitched. "I think you’ve misunderstood something."
"What, are you just toying with Bai Yuyou?!"
"You should consider writing fiction," Ye Shuang sighed. Ah, the drama of teenage boys...
He popped a piece of gum into his mouth. "So, what’s your point?"
"Some self-indulgent loser’s speech? You don’t even understand the situation."
"I—I was just a step behind!" Luo Che clenched his fists. "If I’d acted sooner... I wouldn’t have lost to you."
"Tch." Ye Shuang scoffed. "Then tell me—what have you actually done for Yuyou?"
"Claiming to love her so much, yet standing by while she was bullied—is that love?"
Luo Che faltered. "It’s not... it’s more complicated than that."
"When you choose to remain neutral in the face of wrongdoing, you’ve already sided with the oppressor," Ye Shuang said. "This isn’t love. Right now, you’re just drawn to Bai Yuyou because she’s pretty."
"N-no, that’s not true!"
"Then what if Bai Yuyou were ugly?"
Luo Che fell silent.
"Don’t disguise your attraction to someone’s appearance with lofty justifications," Ye Shuang said coolly. "There’s nothing wrong with being drawn to looks, but refusing to admit it? That’s hypocrisy."
"And you? You’re even less deserving."
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?!
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
