Click, click, click-click-click.
The sound of fingers tapping on a keyboard echoed. Ye Shuang glanced at his glowing low-profile keyboard, his fingers lingering on the spacebar for a long time.
Stretching slightly, Ye Shuang looked at the novel he was writing, his eyes shifting to the comment section.
[Is it ending soon?]
[Congratulations on the completion!]
[Why does it feel like the grand finale? I haven't read enough!]
Ye Shuang: "..."
"Ending, ending, why are these readers spreading rumors every day that I'm ending the book?" Ye Shuang couldn't help but complain, sounding like the chubby emperor from Empresses in the Palace.
He tapped in the comment section and finally wrote,
[It's too early to end. My dear readers, please send some free gifts.]
Then, Ye Shuang thought for a moment and silently typed a few more words,
[I'm so hungry, I can't afford to eat.]
Hmm...
Perfect.
After updating his novel, Ye Shuang got up to make himself a cup of coffee.
Today was the weekend, and the weather was starting to warm up. Tang Keke and Bai Yuyou were both curled up on the sofa watching a TV drama. Perhaps because they were too familiar with Ye Shuang, both of them were dressed very casually. Bai Yuyou's loose T-shirt slipped down casually, and she didn't even mind her shoulder being exposed.
She was hugging a small dolphin plushie that they had bought the last time they visited the mall.
Tang Keke was sitting cross-legged on the sofa in her shorts. The edge of a polka-dot cartoon pattern could even be seen in her absolute territory, but she just held her popcorn, talking and laughing, completely unbothered.
Ye Shuang suddenly felt that Keke was also a member of this family. However, this feeling was not bad. After all, Chen Qin was like this back then, and his parents had treated Chen Qin as half a daughter.
Anyway, he didn't mind Yuyou making more good friends.
"Brother, have you finished writing your novel?" Seeing Ye Shuang brewing coffee at the coffee machine, Tang Keke poked her head out curiously.
"Yeah, just about. I'm having a cup of coffee first."
"Making a cup of coffee is so troublesome. I saw online that there are coffee pills, you just need to take one," Tang Keke said after thinking for a moment.
Hearing this, Ye Shuang couldn't help but smile and said,
"Do you take me for a beast of burden? I don't mind taking the time to brew coffee, because it allows my brain to relax a bit... Taking a coffee pill directly makes me feel like an exhausted draft animal taking stimulants to keep working."
"Is that so?"
"Yes, it's like eating. I enjoy the process. If I gave you a pill and said it contained enough nutrition for the day, would you take it?"
"Uh..." Tang Keke thought about it. Beside her, Bai Yuyou immediately spoke up,
"I want to eat food."
If you're not proactive about eating, there's something wrong with your mindset.
At this time, Ye Shuang also sat on the sofa. He planned to rest for a while and think about some things. Who knew that as soon as he sat down, Bai Yuyou stuffed the small dolphin plushie behind her and threw her entire self into his arms.
Feeling the soft girl in his arms, Ye Shuang said, "You're hugging me too tightly."
The next second, Bai Yuyou lay on Ye Shuang's lap with a blank expression.
"Can you watch TV lying sideways like this?"
"Yes."
Ye Shuang took a sip of his coffee. Looking at Bai Yuyou's long, fine hair, he couldn't help but recall his experience living in another timeline a while ago.
Thinking of the voice coming from that phone, Ye Shuang couldn't help but wonder what the probability was that the voice belonged to Bobo.
If Ye Shuang remembered correctly, Alice had once said that Bobo was already in the Zhou family when she was born.
In other words, Bobo was a member of the Zhou family?
Why would Bobo instruct Bai Laoqi to kidnap Yuyou? Or rather, was there someone else behind Bobo?
Ye Shuang pondered. He wasn't clear about the situation in the Zhou family. The only ones whose names he could call were probably Aunt Xian and Uncle Zhou.
Between these two, it was highly unlikely to be Aunt Xian. As for Uncle Zhou...
Why would he do such a thing?
Because Alice was about to be born, so he kidnapped Yuyou? And ultimately let Alice stay in the Zhou family?
It was unlikely. The existence of Alice and Bai Yuyou didn't actually conflict, and both were daughters, so there was no issue of dividing the family property. Not to mention, Uncle Zhou was in the prime of his life at the time, so he probably wouldn't have thought about that.
If Uncle Zhou wouldn't do this, then was there anyone else in the Zhou family?
Ye Shuang frowned. He only knew Aunt Xian and Uncle Zhou, and had absolutely no information about anyone else. He couldn't figure anything out just by guessing.
After all, in situations like this, it wouldn't be strange if Uncle Zhou had a brother, sister-in-law, or someone else who maliciously kidnapped Yuyou. Such things were common in the news.
Ye Shuang pondered for a moment and finally realized that the source of everything could only be traced back to Bobo.
Perhaps finding people associated with Bobo would also provide different clues.
"Yuyou, in the past, did you know someone named Bobo?" Ye Shuang suddenly spoke up, bringing up the matter of Bobo.
Bai Yuyou, resting on Ye Shuang's lap, tilted her head. "I don't remember."
Well, Yuyou was still young back then, and plus she was a bit absent-minded, so it wasn't surprising that she didn't remember.
Ye Shuang thought about it again.
Perhaps he could ask Aunt Xian? She had always stayed in the Zhou family in the past, so maybe she knew about Bobo's situation.
Thinking of this, Ye Shuang took out his phone and sent a message to Aunt Xian.
After first sending a polite greeting, the other party replied to the message a little while later.
Ye Shuang: Aunt Xian, I want to ask about the specific situation of Alice's bodyguard, Bobo. Do you know anything about him?
Aunt Xian: Shuang, why are you asking about this?
Ye Shuang: There are some things I want to understand. It might have something to do with Yuyou.
Aunt Xian: I'm not very clear about Bobo either. He seemed to have been a mercenary abroad in the past... Later, he was brought home by my man and stayed as a bodyguard in the Zhou family. After Alice came to the Zhou family, Bobo was assigned to take care of her.
Aunt Xian: What's wrong with my daughter? What happened?
Ye Shuang: Is there anyone in the Zhou family who has a close relationship with him?
Aunt Xian: Only Alice.
Ye Shuang: "..."
Unable to get any useful information, Ye Shuang sent her a few beautiful photos of Bai Yuyou and ended the conversation.
He pinched the bridge of his nose. It seemed he could only get the answers straight from Bobo's mouth.
After all, the other party didn't know that he already knew all of this.
But it was also possible that this whole thing was just a big misunderstanding.
Ye Shuang still needed more information.
Or maybe he should find a chance to ask Alice out?
Ye Shuang took out his phone, his eyes falling on Alice's profile picture. This was the contact he had added last time. Alice herself was the type who loved to post on her social media feed, though mostly they were selfies.
Ye Shuang clicked on her recent posts. Within the three-day visibility limit, there was a cute picture of Alice showing off her little canine teeth.
The caption read:
"Properly admire this lady's peerless beauty."
Sure enough, she was a vain little kid.
"Should I try asking her out?" Ye Shuang thought to himself.
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
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.
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!
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】
