Yet Ye Shuang still accepted it—after all, if he rejected Chen Qin again, that woman might just lose her temper on the spot.
But such an extravagant birthday gift left Ye Shuang at a loss for how to reciprocate. He couldn’t very well offer himself as a gift… though Chen Qin might actually be willing to take him up on that.
"Things just got more complicated. Being a kept man isn’t as easy as it seems," Ye Shuang muttered, pinching the bridge of his nose.
Meanwhile, Bai Yuyou sat quietly in the passenger seat, her delicate face tilted slightly as she gazed absently at the car window, lost in thought.
"What’s on your mind?" Ye Shuang asked, starting the car and noticing the fuel tank was full.
"The car…"
"A birthday gift from Chen Qin," Ye Shuang explained.
Bai Yuyou turned to him. "Birthday?"
"Yeah, my birthday’s next week. Another year older," he sighed before asking, "When’s yours?"
Bai Yuyou fell silent.
Ye Shuang seemed to understand. "You don’t know?"
"I don’t know," Bai Yuyou murmured, lowering her head. Her soft hair cascaded over her palms as she fiddled with the ends, her tone unreadable, neither sad nor indifferent.
"Your ID should have a date. Is it accurate?"
Bai Yuyou shook her head. "I’ve… never celebrated my birthday before."
As Ye Shuang maneuvered the sports car through traffic, he paused at a red light and suddenly smiled. "If the date on your ID isn’t right, why not pick a day you like? Make it your birthday."
"A day I like?"
"Exactly." Ye Shuang reached over and gently patted her head. "Any day you want… and I’ll celebrate it with you."
"I… I want to share the same birthday as you!" The words burst from Bai Yuyou with unexpected boldness.
Ye Shuang blinked in surprise before chuckling. "Why’s that?"
"If we share a birthday, it feels like we’re connected," she whispered, a flicker of hope crossing her delicate face. "Is that okay?"
"Whatever makes you happy. Sharing a birthday does sound fun."
Bai Yuyou studied Ye Shuang’s profile before abruptly asking, "The car…"
"Why bring that up again?" Ye Shuang glanced at her curiously.
"Do you like this car?" The question seemed random.
"Sure, at least the design. It’s a sports car, after all—not top-tier, but what guy doesn’t appreciate a sleek ride or a rugged off-roader?"
"Then I’ll buy you one for your birthday too," Bai Yuyou declared.
Ye Shuang nearly choked. "Who told you birthdays require car gifts?"
"They don’t?"
"Of course not! Cars are way too expensive. Most people don’t give those."
Bai Yuyou nodded obediently, assuming he meant she couldn’t afford it. "I’ll buy you one when I have money."
"No, your savings could buy several of these already," Ye Shuang said, then paused. "Why are you fixated on this?"
Bai Yuyou hesitated. "I don’t know."
Seeing that woman standing so close to Ye Shuang had left her with a strange, sour feeling in her chest—an emotion she couldn’t name.
It… hurt a little.
The girl pressed a hand lightly over her heart.
"Let’s drop it for now." Ye Shuang pulled into a parking spot near their apartment. "Time for bed."
"Okay."
Back home, as Bai Yuyou clutched her pillow, ready to sleep beside him as usual, Ye Shuang glanced toward her room.
"Let’s sleep in your room tonight. The floor’s too cold—you might get sick." If she insisted on sticking to him, they might as well share a proper bed.
Bai Yuyou nodded in agreement.
But when Ye Shuang stepped into her room, the musty smell hit him immediately. Flicking on the light, he was met with chaos—clothes strewn everywhere, books left open, and scattered sketches.
"You never cleaned this?" The mess rivaled the state of the living room from weeks ago.
Out of respect for her privacy, he’d avoided tidying her space, but now it was clear: this wasn’t sleep-friendly.
As Bai Yuyou started to enter with her pillow, Ye Shuang grabbed her collar and steered her back to the living room futon.
No way was he letting her sleep there after all the effort he’d put into keeping her clean and cozy. They’d deal with the room tomorrow.
Perched on the futon in a duck-sit pose, Bai Yuyou tilted her head, baffled by his back-and-forth.
"Alright, lie down."
Once the lights were off and he’d settled in, Bai Yuyou immediately curled against him, her warmth seeping through their thin clothes. Ye Shuang, now accustomed to this, turned to face her and tugged the blanket over her shoulders.
"Goodnight."
"Good… night."
Ye Shuang’s breathing soon steadied into sleep.
But Bai Yuyou’s eyes fluttered open in the dark. Moonlight sliced through the window, casting fractured silver over their blankets.
Her mind drifted back to the couple they’d seen earlier that day.
What had that felt like?
They’d seemed so happy.
Bai Yuyou didn’t understand—wasn’t that something only married people did?
But… did it really bring joy?
Gazing at Ye Shuang’s face just inches away, she inched closer, then tentatively lifted her chin, mimicking what she’d witnessed.
Ding.
A sudden phone alert shattered the quiet.
Ye Shuang stirred, glancing at Bai Yuyou, who quickly buried her face. Dismissing it, he silenced his phone and checked the message—from Chen Hai.
Chen Hai: You asleep, man? Sigh… Since you’ve already done the deed with that girl, I’ll stop pushing you and Chen Qin together. But damn, you really went for someone that young? Yeah, guys joke about always liking 18-year-olds, but you actually did it.
Ye Shuang stared at the screen, baffled.
"What the—?"
Where had that come from?
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
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.
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?
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)
