"Alice, how old are you?"
"Eleven."
"You're so adorable! Are you mixed-race?"
"Yeah..."
"Can I hug you?"
"No!"
During breakfast, Tang Keke's infatuated behavior was quite unusual—like someone who had just encountered a tiny kitten barely a month old, practically wanting to stuff Alice into her mouth.
After all, even Keke hadn’t expected that the cute dancing girl she’d recently seen on a short video app was actually someone Ye Shuang knew!
Faced with Tang Keke’s overwhelming enthusiasm, Alice’s lips twitched slightly before she scooted closer to Ye Shuang.
"Keke, you’re scaring Alice," Ye Shuang chimed in. "Finish your breakfast first."
"Okay." Tang Keke scratched her head and toned it down a little.
Bai Yuyou remained quiet, eating her meal while observing everything with small, deliberate bites.
"Ding—"
Just then, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Ye Shuang glanced toward the entrance. "Who could that be at this hour? A delivery?"
"I’ll get it, Brother." Tang Keke stood up, having already finished eating—but as soon as the door unlocked, a shriek followed. "Ah?!"
Ye Shuang froze, turning to see a massive black beast standing before Tang Keke—no, more accurately, a towering man who stood well over seven feet tall.
Dressed in a black suit, his bulging muscles strained against the fabric, making him look like a human skyscraper.
"Who are you looking for?!" Ye Shuang quickly stepped forward, pulling Tang Keke behind him. The man’s sunglasses and imposing presence gave off the aura of a Tyrant from Resident Evil.
Had he wandered off a movie set?
The room fell silent for a moment before Alice’s voice piped up from the dining table, "Bobo, don’t scare them."
At that, the "giant" slowly removed his sunglasses and hat, revealing deep coffee-colored skin, strikingly white teeth, and a prominent scar over one eyebrow. In fluent speech, he introduced himself, "Mr. Ye, hello. I am Alice’s bodyguard, Bobo."
Alice hopped down from her chair and trotted to the door. Standing beside Bobo, she barely reached his waist.
"Bodyguard?" Ye Shuang relaxed slightly but couldn’t help tilting his head back to take in the man’s sheer size. "Isn’t this a bit… excessive?"
Those muscles—was he the Hulk? Even in a suit, the sheer intimidation factor was undeniable.
"Bobo has been my bodyguard since I was one year old," Alice explained before glaring at him. "And how did you even find me here?"
"Protecting you is my duty, Young Miss," Bobo replied.
Alice crossed her arms and huffed, "Fine, whatever."
"If you’re acquainted, come on in," Ye Shuang offered with a smile.
Bobo’s frame was so massive that he had to duck slightly to pass through the doorway.
"Um… Mr. Bobo, I don’t think I have slippers your size," Ye Shuang admitted, eyeing the man’s feet—probably size 15 or larger, a size impossible to find even online. He was about to tell him not to bother removing his shoes when Bobo reached into his inner jacket pocket and pulled out a pair of white shoe covers.
"No need to worry, Mr. Ye. I always come prepared."
With that, he slipped the covers onto his shoes.
"Don’t mind Bobo. He never forgets these details. Let’s just keep eating," Alice said, returning to the table.
Ye Shuang extended another invitation, "Would you like to join us for breakfast?"
"No need, Mr. Ye. You may ignore me entirely," Bobo replied.
"Uh…"
"Bobo’s like a block of wood. Just pretend he’s not here," Alice added.
Since Alice had said so, Ye Shuang didn’t press further.
The group resumed their meal while Bobo took a seat on the sofa. At that moment, Yi Wan trotted over, completely unfazed, and began rubbing against Bobo’s legs. "Meow."
Bobo extended a hand large enough to crush the cat in one squeeze—yet his touch was gentle as he stroked Yi Wan’s head.
It was a scene reminiscent of the Hulk tenderly caring for a flower.
"Adorable little cat. I believe you’ll enjoy this," Bobo said, pulling a cat treat from his suit pocket.
"Meow!" Yi Wan’s eyes lit up.
…
"Who carries cat treats around with them?" Tang Keke muttered from her seat, fascinated by the spectacle.
"Seems like a gentle soul," Ye Shuang remarked with a chuckle.
After breakfast, Tang Keke and Bai Yuyou left for school while Ye Shuang settled down to work on his novel—though the presence of Alice and Bobo nearby made typing feel oddly unsettling, as if he were being watched.
"Mr. Bobo, did you arrive this morning?" Ye Shuang asked, turning slightly.
"Please, just call me Bobo. I followed Young Miss Alice here yesterday afternoon," Bobo replied.
"Then just call me Ye Shuang, Bobo."
"Understood."
Alice blinked. "You followed me yesterday?! How did I not notice?"
"Mastering stealth is a fundamental skill for a bodyguard."
"Ugh, but I snuck out secretly..."
"Young Miss, your elegant wall-climbing was fully captured by the security cameras," Bobo said, pulling out his phone to show footage of Alice scaling a fence.
The video clearly displayed her tiny legs flailing mid-air under her skirt, followed by her struggling to squeeze through the bars.
Ye Shuang: "..."
"DELETE THAT!!!!" Alice shrieked.
"Done," Bobo said, promptly erasing the video without hesitation.
"Delete the one from the house cameras too!"
"Apologies, Young Miss. I don’t have the authority for that."
"Then what’s the point of deleting the one on your phone?!"
"I hoped it might ease your distress somewhat."
"It does NOT!" Alice fumed before plopping back into her seat with a pout. "So they already know I’m here?"
Ye Shuang smiled. "Why not just go back, then?"
"No way…" Alice grumbled before eyeing his laptop.
"Take me to school instead."
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
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!
