"Drip…"
"Drip…"
Beads of sweat the size of peas splattered onto the rubber track. The man who had been brandishing a knife just moments ago now knelt before Aunt Li, his face twisted in terror, lips trembling uncontrollably. "B-Big Sis," he stammered.
"Big Sis? I don’t know you," Aunt Li replied coolly, seemingly indifferent to his sudden prostration. She blew on her freshly manicured nails and asked, "I heard your hair is quite precious, huh?"
Suddenly, she smiled, clasping her hands together. "How about this? I happen to be a hairdresser. Let me tidy it up for you?"
Though her tone was light and cheerful, the man’s body shook uncontrollably. He forced a grin, uglier than a grimace. "N-Not precious at all! Not a bit! Heh, I was just messing with that kid… and this—"
He poked himself with the switchblade, demonstrating how it retracted—nothing more than a magic prop. "Fake! This is fake too… We’re all civilized people here, just joking around."
"That’s not a funny joke. Look, you scared the kid to tears," Aunt Li said, feigning distress. "How about an apology?"
"A-Apology? Yes, yes, of course!" The man immediately scrambled toward the two girls he’d confronted earlier and shouted, "I’m sorry! I—I apologize! Sorry!"
The girls, already stunned, were now utterly bewildered. When they didn’t respond, the man dropped to his knees again.
"Thud!"
"Thud!"
He started kowtowing to them, forehead slamming against the ground.
"Forgive me!"
"I’m sorry!"
"O-Okay…" one of the girls stammered, horrified as blood began to seep from his battered forehead.
The man glanced toward Aunt Li, but she and the others had already left.
He exhaled heavily, as if a weight had been lifted—better a scraped forehead than drinking hair tonic.
Noticing the crowd gathering, he quickly fled the scene.
......
"Aunt Li… an acquaintance?" Bai Yuyou asked softly after returning to the lemon tea stall.
"Not really. Doesn’t ring a bell," Aunt Li replied with a smile.
Bai Yuyou didn’t press further, and though Keke and the others found Aunt Li enigmatic, they didn’t dare ask either.
A short while later, Ye Shuang and the others returned.
Spotting Aunt Li at the stall, Ye Shuang raised an eyebrow. "Aunt Li, what brings you here? Lemon tea craving?"
"Tsk, can’t I visit our precious Yuyou?" Aunt Li waved a hand playfully.
"Is that so?"
"Aunt Li came to see me," Chen Qin chimed in. "I picked up that face cream she asked for overseas. It’s in my car. I’m heading back to the office soon—Aunt Li, come with me to the garage?"
"Really?!" Aunt Li perked up, swaying on her heels as she followed Chen Qin away.
"She left…" Bai Yuyou murmured.
Ye Shuang chuckled. "Yeah, don’t mind them." He turned to Zhixia. "Packing up?"
"Almost done. Are you leaving, Mr. Ye?" Zhixia pulled a thick red envelope from her pocket and handed it over with both hands. "This is for your hard work these past few days. Thank you."
"I’m the Light Music Club’s advisor. Helping out is part of the job," Ye Shuang said. "Zhixia, are you trying to exclude me?"
"N-No! That’s not what I meant!" Zhixia flustered, her face scrunching in distress.
"Then keep the money and treat everyone to a meal after the festival. Everyone’s put in a lot of effort," Ye Shuang suggested warmly.
Zhixia considered it, then smiled. "Okay."
"Alright, Yuyou and I need to stop by the piano store." Ye Shuang glanced at Tang Keke. "Keke, want to tag along?"
"Sure!" Keke paused. "But your car can’t fit three, right?"
"Ah…" Ye Shuang realized he’d forgotten Chen Qin had already left—her car would’ve worked.
They really needed a bigger car for outings like this.
"It’s fine, you two go ahead," Keke said, waving them off.
"Alright."
After driving Bai Yuyou to the garage, Ye Shuang noticed his car wedged between two tiny electric vehicles—one pink, one blue.
The pink one belonged to An Shiyu. The blue one…
Was that hers too?
Sandwiched between them, the sight was oddly amusing.
"Small cars," Bai Yuyou observed.
"Yeah, they’re cute and practical for short trips," Ye Shuang said, then asked, "Yuyou, want to learn to drive?"
"Drive…"
"Mhm."
"If you want me to…" Bai Yuyou had no strong feelings about driving, but if Ye Shuang suggested it, she’d do it.
She rarely refused him anything.
"It’s a useful skill to have."
"Driving."
"Yeah, but let’s focus on your exams first. For now, the piano store." Ye Shuang pinched her cheek lightly.
"Okay."
At the instrument street, Ye Shuang picked out a grand piano priced around 300,000 yuan, arranged delivery, and headed home with Bai Yuyou.
After dinner and a shower, Ye Shuang settled in front of his computer earlier than usual.
Not to write, but to revisit his cringeworthy past.
He opened his old social media, scrolling through long-abandoned posts and emo photos. Though he’d deleted most, some relics from middle school remained—posts he’d once thought were cool.
Now?
"Ye Shuang… what does ‘[Bro, guarding an empty city alone]’ mean?" Bai Yuyou asked, hugging a pillow as she peered at the screen. Her expression was blank. "Did you guard a city?"
Ye Shuang: "…"
Silently deleting the post, he coughed. "Don’t ask questions like that. And when did you sit down here?"
"A while ago…" she murmured, resting her cheek on the pillow. Her damp hair clung to her fair skin, amplifying her delicate beauty.
Tilting her head slightly, she looked even more vacant—but then asked another question.
"This one… ‘Walking on thin ice all my life, do you think I—’"
"Stop." Ye Shuang interrupted, scrolling frantically.
His mouse halted at a photo—a group shot.
Ye Shuang, Chen Hai, Chen Qin, and a pair of twins, a boy and a girl who looked nearly identical.
Five youthful faces smiled at the camera.
Ye Shuang stared at the photo in silence, as if lost in memories.
"Is this... Aunt Li?" Bai Yuyou pointed at the girl from the pair of twins.
"No, this one is." Ye Shuang hovered the mouse cursor over the boy in the twins. The boy in the photo had a bright, almost mischievous grin—a stark contrast to Bai Yuyou’s impression of Aunt Li.
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
