"An Shiyu, you're here?" A voice came from one side. Standing in front of a convenience store, An Shiyu tilted her head slightly, "Oh... yo?"
Seeing Tang Keke and the others gathered there, she asked,
"What are you all up to?"
"Uh..." Tang Keke was caught off guard by the question and looked a bit exasperated, "Isn't this the meeting spot before heading to Brother's place? Did you already forget?"
An Shiyu stayed silent for a few seconds before suddenly putting on a deadpan expression,
"I was just testing you guys."
"As if I'd believe that!"
Each of them was carrying something, since they couldn’t very well show up empty-handed at Ye Shuang’s place—so the girls had bought a cake to share.
"Let’s go."
"Okay."
...
Meanwhile, Ye Shuang and Bai Yuyou were at home prepping ingredients. If there was one thing more tedious than cooking itself, it was the prep work—the actual cooking was the easiest part. Most of the time was spent chopping, cleaning, and later, washing dishes.
"Thud, thud, thud~"
The sound of the knife against the cutting board echoed like horse hooves. Bai Yuyou stood beside Ye Shuang peeling garlic, occasionally stealing glances at his focused profile.
After a while, the doorbell rang.
"Yuyou, could you get the door?" Ye Shuang paused mid-chop and turned to the girl beside him.
"Mm."
After quickly rinsing her hands under the tap, Bai Yuyou hurried to the door and opened it.
"Hey, Yuyou."
"Good morning!"
"Yo."
The girls chattered noisily outside. For some reason, a faint smile appeared on Bai Yuyou’s pretty face.
"..." The girls exchanged glances. Did Yuyou just... smile?
They looked again, only to see Bai Yuyou back to her usual blank expression, tilting her head slightly.
"Was that my imagination?" Keke asked.
"Yeah, must’ve been," Zhixia and the others nodded in agreement. Yuyou never smiled, after all.
An Shiyu, however, cut in, "I’m hungry."
Just then, Ye Shuang’s voice called from inside, "Come on in, don’t just stand there."
Tang Keke, already familiar with the place, stepped in and immediately opened the shoe cabinet to grab a pair of slippers, even handing some to Zhixia and the others. "Here, wear these."
"Feels like we’re at Keke’s place," Zhixia remarked with a smile.
"Yeah, acting like the lady of the house," Linlin added.
An Shiyu chimed in, "Seems the busty one’s plotting a coup."
Tang Keke: "..."
I’m the strategist here—are you questioning my professionalism?
Ye Shuang, having washed his hands, walked over with a smile. "Keke’s just been here a lot. Don’t feel too formal—treat this place like your own home, just like her."
"Though it is a bit small," he added, glancing around.
Unconsciously, Yuyou had gathered quite a few friends around her...
"Excuse the intrusion, Mr. Ye," Zhixia said, holding up the cake. "We brought this to share. Want some?"
Ye Shuang replied, "We’re about to have lunch—how about saving it for afternoon tea?"
"Sure."
Since Zhixia was also good at cooking, she offered to help, but Ye Shuang politely declined. "Everything’s pretty much ready. Guests shouldn’t have to work in the kitchen."
"Alright." Zhixia and the others obediently settled in to chat.
Meanwhile, An Shiyu wandered around before noticing the orange cat sprawled on the floor. "Chubby..."
She crouched down to pet Yi Wan, who obligingly rolled onto its back. "Meow."
"Nice. Plenty of meat for stew," An Shiyu mused.
"Meow?!" Yi Wan bolted straight to Tang Keke in terror.
An Shiyu smirked. "Heh."
"Honestly, An Shiyu, even the cat isn’t safe from you," Tang Keke grumbled, cradling the trembling Yi Wan.
The poor cat shivered like a 200-pound baby, burying its head in Tang Keke’s backpack as if it were the only safe haven.
Once seated, Zhixia and the others took in the apartment’s decor—warm wooden furniture, a seashell wind chime swaying gently in the distance, everything cozy and natural.
"This place is so nice! And there’s even room for a piano..." Zhixia sounded almost envious. "It feels so warm."
Bai Yuyou nodded softly. "Yes. I love it too."
Suddenly, Zhixia and Linlin exchanged glances and pulled Bai Yuyou to a quieter corner of the sofa. "Yuyou," Zhixia whispered, "you and Mr. Ye live here alone, right?"
"Mm." Bai Yuyou didn’t understand why they were whispering but nodded.
"Doesn’t that get... awkward sometimes? Like, with bathing and stuff?" Linlin asked.
Bathing?
Bai Yuyou thought for a moment before nodding seriously.
"Right? I thought so," Linlin said. "I stayed with my cousin once, and it was super inconvenient, especially with showering."
"Right." Bai Yuyou nodded again.
"See? Told you."
"Yeah. Ye Shuang always locks the door when he showers... won’t let me join. Very inconvenient," Bai Yuyou agreed.
Linlin: "..."
Are we talking about the same kind of inconvenience?
Soon, lunch was served.
"Stir-fried water spinach with shrimp paste, poached prawns, steamed king crab with garlic, steamed red grouper, steamed abalone with garlic, poached chicken, fatty barbecued pork, and corn rib soup." Ye Shuang laid out all eight dishes, leaving the girls stunned.
"This is... such a feast..." Zhixia looked overwhelmed. She turned to Ye Shuang. "Mr. Ye, you didn’t have to go all out like this. It’s too much!"
Linlin was practically drooling.
An Shiyu, meanwhile, said to Ye Shuang, "Ye Shuang... adopt me too..."
Ye Shuang: "..."
Stop copying Yuyou’s speech.
"Aside from the king crab, these are all everyday dishes at home, so don’t feel too formal. Just enjoy the meal," Ye Shuang said, serving each of them a bowl of soup. "Here, start with some soup."
At first, Zhixia and the others worried there might be too much food—until they saw the mountain of shells and bones piled beside Bai Yuyou. Clearly, nothing would be left for leftovers.
After lunch, the girls clutched their full stomachs, groaning.
"No way... no way we can eat cake now."
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.
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】
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
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!
