But in the end, that little monkey still got to eat a banana.
Ye Shuang then took Bai Yuyou to visit the nearby gorilla exhibit. Compared to the irritable monkeys, the gorillas seemed much gentler, though they couldn’t just be separated by a simple fence—the viewing area was more like a massive open-air pit, with visitors looking down from above.
"Monkeys and gorillas… they’re similar," Bai Yuyou murmured as she observed the gorillas.
"Well, they’re both primates…"
Bai Yuyou suddenly lowered her gaze. "Why is everyone locked up?"
Ye Shuang wasn’t entirely sure how to explain it, so he answered based on his own understanding. "There are many reasons—sometimes for profit, sometimes to protect the animals."
"Ye Shuang."
"Hm?"
Bai Yuyou looked at him and asked, "Was I locked up for the same reason?"
Ye Shuang froze for a moment before falling silent for a few seconds. Then, he pinched the girl’s cheek lightly. "Yeah… probably."
"But…"
"That’s all in the past now."
Ye Shuang didn’t say anything more. He just hoped she could forget those dark memories—he firmly believed that once someone started living under the sunlight, the shadows in their heart would gradually fade until they disappeared completely.
"Ye Shuang, gorilla," Bai Yuyou suddenly said.
"Of course there are gorillas here."
But as Ye Shuang spoke, he noticed Bai Yuyou wasn’t looking ahead—she was staring behind him.
He turned around and saw a tall, dark figure looming behind them. The man’s imposing stature and deep, shadowy complexion gave off an almost oppressive presence, like a massive gorilla.
"Huh?" Ye Shuang was startled for a second before quickly regaining his composure. The man looked oddly familiar.
"Good morning, Mr. Ye Shuang," the man said slowly.
"Bobo?" Ye Shuang was surprised to run into Bobo here. Since he was Alice’s personal bodyguard, that meant…
"Hmph, what kind of grown-up comes to the zoo? What a childish loser." A doll-like little girl stepped out from behind Bobo. Standing next to his towering frame, the golden-haired, twin-tailed girl looked as tiny as a Barbie doll.
"And yet, here you are at the zoo too. How does that make us the childish ones?" Ye Shuang couldn’t help but chuckle at Alice’s remark.
"That’s different. I’m actually young." Alice lifted her chin proudly.
"Indeed. Our Lady Alice recently purchased children’s underwear," Bobo added solemnly. "With strawberry prints."
"BOBO, NOBODY ASKED YOU!!!!!!" Alice shrieked.
"And here I thought you said you were mature," Ye Shuang teased.
A few seconds later, Alice was sulking on the side of the path, drawing circles in the dirt.
"Taking care of a kid like her must be tough, Bobo," Ye Shuang said.
"Not at all. Serving Lady Alice is my greatest honor," Bobo replied earnestly, his sincerity making it clear he truly saw Alice as his master.
"So, are you two here to visit the zoo?" Ye Shuang asked.
"Lady Alice has a business partnership with this zoo," Bobo explained. "We’re here to film a short video."
"A short video?" Ye Shuang remembered Alice was quite a popular online streamer. Tang Keke had once shown him her follower count—it was staggering.
"Correct. Though we’re filming today, the editing process will take a few days before it’s uploaded," Bobo elaborated.
Ye Shuang glanced at Alice. So, the little brat was actually working.
But… was this something she enjoyed?
"Bobo, I’m hungry!" Alice suddenly announced.
She had been sulking for a while, but the two of them hadn’t even come to comfort her—instead, they just kept talking.
"Understood, Lady Alice. I’ve already reserved a table at the zoo’s restaurant," Bobo said before turning to Ye Shuang. "Would you and Miss Bai care to join us? I believe Lady Alice would be delighted."
"BOBO, IF YOU KEEP TALKING NONSENSE, I’LL FIRE YOU!" Alice huffed. "Who said I wanted to eat with them?!"
Ye Shuang laughed. "We don’t mind eating together, but Alice doesn’t seem too keen. Maybe next time."
Hearing his blunt refusal, Alice blinked in surprise. "You’re not coming?"
"You said you didn’t want to," Ye Shuang pointed out, amused by her sudden urgency.
"…Hmph." Alice hesitated, then twisted one of her pigtails, her cheeks faintly pink. "Fine, I guess you can join us. Consider it a favor, since you let me stay at your place before."
What a tsundere. But Ye Shuang was used to Alice’s prickly personality by now.
"Mr. Ye Shuang, please follow me." Bobo led the way, navigating the zoo effortlessly without even glancing at the map—as if he’d scouted the place beforehand.
There was no denying Bobo’s reliability. It was hard to imagine someone so massive could also be so meticulous and gentle.
Once seated in the restaurant, Ye Shuang noticed the large glass windows overlooking a group of giraffes—clearly the establishment’s main selling point. Just this gimmick alone probably justified the exorbitant prices.
"Thirty-eight yuan for a Coke? That’s insane." Ye Shuang skimmed the menu. Typical tourist trap pricing.
"Yuyou, what do you want to eat?"
He handed the menu to Bai Yuyou, who pointed at a few dishes.
"Got it."
Meanwhile, Alice sat primly in her chair while Bobo held the menu open for her like a waiter, flipping pages as she scanned the options.
"This, this, and this," she declared.
"Understood."
After Bobo placed the order, Ye Shuang noticed he’d only gotten a fruit salad for himself.
"Bobo, just a salad?" Ye Shuang raised an eyebrow. Was that really enough for lunch?
"Bobo’s a vegetarian. You’ll get used to it," Alice said dismissively.
"A vegetarian…?"
How did someone his size grow so big on greens?
"Mr. Ye Shuang, I’m not strictly vegetarian—I simply prefer lighter, vegetable-based meals," Bobo clarified. "I can eat meat if needed."
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
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!
