Returning to the present timeline, Ye Shuang sat on the sofa, lost in thought.
It wasn't until he saw Yi Wan (Ten Thousand) scratching its butt nearby that he slowly withdrew his gaze.
He felt a bit empty.
He actually missed those times a little, no, he missed them a lot.
People are always nostalgic.
"The duration I can stay is getting longer and longer, meaning I can stay for a long time in the future?" Ye Shuang pondered. If that were the case, he could even go to Bai Yuyou's side, though finding the right timeline wouldn't be so easy.
After all, everything was random. There were too many uncontrollable factors in trying to go from Chen Qin's timeline to check on Bai Yuyou's situation.
If only Bai Yuyou had a clock on her, Ye Shuang couldn't help but think.
Perhaps the time wasn't right yet. Otherwise, he could have learned the truth about Yuyou's abduction, that mysterious phone number.
Thinking of Alice's status as a secret love child, Ye Shuang could only hope it wasn't Uncle Zhou.
He suddenly felt that he wasn't too far from the truth.
...
As it was getting dark, Chen Qin returned, carrying various shopping bags, with two little followers behind her.
"A Ye, look what I bought." Chen Qin said with a smile, then shook the shopping bags in her hand. "I bought you lots of clothes."
Bai Yuyou also held up bags. "We have some too."
"Rich sister!" Tang Keke also raised the bags in her hand and cheered, "Long live Sister Chen Qin!"
Tang Keke was a staunch believer in online shopping, even looking down on buying things in physical stores, thinking the value for money was too low.
Physical stores were basically all scams.
But after going shopping with Chen Qin, Keke realized how great physical stores could be.
No need to look at prices, just buy whatever you like. What value for money? Doesn't exist. Being able to touch the actual item and take it home right away isn't that great?
It has to be said, Chen Qin's spending habits shook Tang Keke's beliefs.
Tang Keke looked at the various figurines in her hands; she had almost bought herself into a dazed, babbling state earlier.
Awesome.
"See if these clothes look good." The clothes Chen Qin bought for Ye Shuang were all the right size. After all, she knew Ye Shuang's height, weight, and suitable measurements very well. Even when having clothes tailored by a specialized designer, she could accurately report all his measurements.
"They look pretty good." Ye Shuang took them out to look and tried on a few sets.
"Hehe."
At that moment, Bai Yuyou also rummaged in a bag and finally took out a Santa hat, putting it on Yi Wan's head.
"Meow?"
"It's for you." The girl said.
Yi Wan blinked.
After putting everything away, Ye Shuang and Chen Qin exchanged a glance, as the two of them had plans for the evening.
"Hmm..." Just as Ye Shuang was thinking of an excuse to leave home with Chen Qin, it was Chen Qin who smiled and said to the two girls, "A Ye and I have some work to handle later. You two take care of yourselves tonight."
"Oh, okay?" Tang Keke and Bai Yuyou didn't think much of it and nodded, as they knew Ye Shuang and Chen Qin were very busy.
After settling the two girls, Chen Qin turned to Ye Shuang and winked with one eye, as if saying, "Praise me."
Ye Shuang smiled slightly.
After a while, they went out.
"Whose car should we take?" Ye Shuang asked in the elevator.
"Yours, A Ye."
"Okay."
Driving the Supra sports car, Ye Shuang took Chen Qin and left the residential complex.
But at the garage exit, his gaze caught the little Corgi sitting by the roadside. It was lying there with its eyes closed, as if sleeping.
"So it's still at the garage," he murmured.
"What did you say?" Chen Qin beside him asked curiously.
Ye Shuang then told her about the Corgi. After hearing it, Chen Qin said, "That dog is quite spiritual. Why don't I take it back? It can play with Xian Dan (Salted Egg), and there are people at home to help take care of it."
"Why don't you say take it to my house?" Ye Shuang chuckled.
"You have to work, and those two have school. A dog that doesn't go out for walks will destroy the house, you know." Chen Qin said with a smile. She had considered a lot for Ye Shuang and understood that he actually wanted to adopt the dog.
"Let's not for now. That guy is actually quite willful." Ye Shuang had asked last time; the Corgi was very human-like and didn't seem interested at all.
"Where shall we eat?" Ye Shuang stopped talking about the Corgi and asked the girl beside him.
Chen Qin said, "Let's go to that restaurant we often go to."
Ye Shuang: "..."
We were just there at noon.
Ye Shuang didn't say anything more and drove to the same Western restaurant they had visited at noon. As Chen Qin said, this restaurant was an old haunt they had frequented since middle school.
"Hello, is it for two... uh." A server came up to ask, but his voice hesitated slightly.
Wasn't this customer here just at noon?
And the girl he brought was different?
A player...
"Two, please give us a private small room." This time, Ye Shuang didn't ask for a booth, perhaps due to some psychological shadow.
"Oh... okay." The server glanced at Chen Qin, seeming to hesitate as if wanting to say that Ye Shuang had brought another girl for lunch.
But to avoid trouble for himself, he chose to pretend he knew nothing.
Besides, maybe the girl he brought at noon was his sister; she looked like a middle school student.
After the two sat down in the private room, the server poured glasses of water and brought the menu.
"What would you like to eat?" Ye Shuang asked.
"The usual stuff, a steak." Chen Qin said. "I also want some wine. You're driving, A Ye, so you won't drink, right?"
"That's fine." Ye Shuang then ordered their favorite dishes. After placing the order, Chen Qin rested her beautiful face on her hand, looking at Ye Shuang.
"A Ye, was your lunch good?"
Ye Shuang paused slightly, a bit unnaturally. "It was alright."
"Actually, I came here at noon too, with Yuyou and the others." Chen Qin said with a giggle. "You know what I found out?"
Ye Shuang: "..."
"Huh?"
"Guess?" Chen Qin said.
Ye Shuang was quiet for a few seconds, as if admitting defeat. "You noticed?"
"I know your voice too well, even if you're choking on water." Chen Qin had actually known all along that Ye Shuang was in the booth next door. Although Ye Shuang didn't speak normally, his lowered voice speaking to the server and his choking on water were all keenly detected by Chen Qin.
She understood everything about Ye Shuang too well, even the sound of his cough.
"Hmph, trying to hide from us." Chen Qin took a sip from her water glass, then leaned close to Ye Shuang. Her high heel gently rubbed against his pant leg, and she whispered near his ear,
"You can't hide from me, oh~ A Ye."
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
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.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
