After buying tickets and entering the zoo, Ye Shuang held a booklet marked with the locations of various animals and asked the girl beside him,
"Yuyou, which animal do you want to see first?"
Bai Yuyou stared blankly at the booklet in Ye Shuang's hands for a few seconds before pointing at a spot. "This."
Ye Shuang glanced at where she was pointing and saw the words: [Animal World Carnival Roller Coaster].
He smiled. "Alright, let's start with the roller coaster..."
A second later, he snapped back to reality and muttered, "Wait, since when do zoos have roller coasters?!"
"..." After double-checking, Ye Shuang confirmed that this zoo did, in fact, have a roller coaster. He couldn't help but recall the time he and Bai Yuyou had ridden one together at an amusement park.
"Hey, Yuyou, since we're at the zoo, maybe we should..." Before he could finish, Bai Yuyou tugged at his sleeve, tilting her head cutely.
"No?"
"Pfft..." Ye Shuang exhaled slowly, then grinned and waved the booklet. "Fine, fine. If you want to ride it, of course we can."
And so, they rode it to their hearts' content.
"Ye Shuang... you okay?" An hour later, at the roller coaster exit, Bai Yuyou noticed Ye Shuang's legs seemed a little shaky. She bent slightly, resting her hands on her knees as she asked,
"Feeling sick?"
"I'm fine," Ye Shuang said, leaning against a lamppost with the stubbornness of a grown man. "Just some rheumatism acting up. An adult thing."
"Oh?" Bai Yuyou didn’t seem to understand what rheumatism was.
"Ready to see some animals now? What do you want to look at?" After resting for a bit, Ye Shuang reopened the booklet and asked.
Bai Yuyou seemed to recall something she’d seen on her tablet that morning and asked, "Do they have animal mating?"
"Uh... that’s probably premium content," Ye Shuang replied helplessly.
He skimmed the booklet. "How about we go see the tigers first? You don’t get to see such fierce beasts every day."
Bai Yuyou nodded and held Ye Shuang’s hand.
Perhaps because she liked the warmth of his touch, she leaned in even closer.
Thanks to the zoo’s plentiful signposts, they quickly found the tiger enclosure. But when Ye Shuang peered through the barrier, his expression froze.
There were no tigers inside—just several chubby orange cats rolling around on the ground or lounging lazily in the sun.
"Fierce... beasts," Bai Yuyou murmured, staring at the cats that looked strikingly similar to their own cat, Yiwan. She then read the informational sign about tigers aloud, clearly noting the stark difference between the description and the plump felines before them.
"Am I dreaming?" Ye Shuang rubbed his temples and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, the orange cats were still there.
He must’ve done something wrong.
"Meow-neh!"
"Meow-neh!"
"Meow-neh-gah!"
A few of the cats yowled, prompting Bai Yuyou to turn to Ye Shuang. "Ye Shuang... is Yiwan also a tiger?"
"Maybe in a past life," Ye Shuang muttered, comparing the booklet’s tiger photos to the cats in front of him.
Is this really you in the picture?
Soon, though, he overheard other visitors explaining that the zoo’s tigers had been temporarily relocated for some reason, and these orange cats—longtime residents of the zoo—had been brought in as substitutes.
Ye Shuang glanced around. Most visitors were families with young children. Though they hadn’t seen real tigers, the kids seemed perfectly happy watching the chubby cats.
If something could bring joy, then its actual value didn’t matter. After all, happiness had no price tag.
"The monkey enclosure is nearby. Let’s stop by," Ye Shuang suggested, since the tigers were a no-show.
Bai Yuyou nodded. "Okay."
The monkey area allowed feeding, so when they arrived, they spotted staff selling small biscuits for visitors to toss to the primates.
There were also fruits like bananas available—these monkeys were clever enough to peel open jelly packets, something even some humans struggled with.
And if they got desperate, biting the packaging didn’t help either.
Behind the barrier, a dozen or so monkeys chattered. Some lounged in trees, watching the visitors, while the bolder ones stood by the fence, waiting for treats.
A staff member kindly reminded everyone to use feeding tongs to avoid accidental scratches.
"Eek eek!" One particularly irritable monkey clung to the fence, screeching impatiently, as if demanding food immediately.
Ye Shuang turned to Bai Yuyou and gestured toward the staff. "Want to buy some food and try feeding them?"
Bai Yuyou studied the monkeys for a moment before nodding. "Okay..."
Ye Shuang bought some snacks from the staff. Not fond of the aggressive monkey, he led Bai Yuyou to a quieter corner to feed the others.
But the next second, the same irritable monkey rushed over, scaring off the rest before clawing at the fence again.
"Some monkeys are just annoying," Ye Shuang sighed, though he mainly wanted Bai Yuyou to enjoy the experience. "Here, Yuyou, you try."
Bai Yuyou picked up a biscuit. The monkey immediately craned its neck, staring intently and baring its teeth.
Then—
Crunch.
She took a bite herself.
Monkey: ?
Ye Shuang: ?
"Ye Shuang, it’s tasty," Bai Yuyou said.
Ye Shuang: "..."
You little glutton.
The monkey screeched, scratching its head and hopping around in frustration.
"Here." Though reluctant, Bai Yuyou reached out to slip the biscuit through the fence.
But the moment the monkey stretched its hand out, the biscuit slipped from her fingers and fell to the ground.
It bounced once before rolling back out through a gap in the fence.
The monkey frantically shoved its arm through, trying to grab it—only for a pale, delicate hand to swoop in and pick it up first.
"Can’t eat this," Bai Yuyou said seriously, holding the biscuit. "Dirty now. Might... upset stomach."
With that, she tossed it into a nearby trash bin.
Monkey: "Eek eek eek yah gah woah!"
"This monkey’s so mad it’s practically speaking," Ye Shuang chuckled, watching the scene unfold.
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?
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
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)
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
