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"I'm exhausted. Why does this trashy script require me to act all cute and whiny? Can't they get an actually talented male lead? It's always the same effeminate guys coming and going. They might as well just put on a little skirt and dance in a music video." Inside the hotel room, Alice looked at the script that was a full size larger than her face, tossed it aside, and sprawled out flat on the floor.
Standing to the side like a towering pagoda, Bobo spoke up, "Do you want me to turn it down?"
"Forget it, I still have my professional ethics." Although Alice loved to complain, she began to memorize her lines. Not only was she cute on the outside, but her work ethic was also incredibly professional.
Alice rolled around on the bed while holding the script and reading it carefully. It wasn't until she heard her phone ring that she reached out to grab it.
However, the girl's arm was just a bit too short. Alice stubbornly stretched her body but refused to actually get up and move closer.
It was very much that feeling of being in bed and wanting something that could easily be reached by sitting up, yet still choosing to strain your arm from a lying position.
In the end, Bobo handed the phone over to her.
"Hmm... oh?" Seeing a rather rare profile picture, Alice raised an eyebrow. Propping her small face up with one hand, she used the other to open the message.
Ye Shuang: Alice, do you have time right now?
Ye Shuang?
That was truly rare. No, to be exact, Alice had never seen Ye Shuang initiate a conversation with her before.
Alice lay on her stomach on the blanket, kicking her white-socked legs. A second later, she replied.
Alice: I am very busy, you know, but I suppose I can reluctantly spare a little time to answer your questions.
Ye Shuang: Typing...
Ye Shuang: Have you been busy with work lately?
Alice paused for a moment. Why would a guy like Ye Shuang care if she was busy or not?
She thought about it. Could it be that he was captivated by her charm?
Ye Shuang: Are you free to come out and hang out?
Alice shot up, striking a pose like the Sphinx. "I knew it!"
Bobo, standing nearby: ?
"My, my, I am quite busy, you know." Alice revealed a smug expression. "The line of people wanting to ask me out stretches all the way from here to another world."
Although Alice said that, she still sent a reply back.
Alice: What is it? I will consider it at my discretion.
Ye Shuang: I want to see Bobo.
Alice: ...
Bobo?
She subconsciously glanced at Bobo beside her, who was currently standing there casting an inquiring look.
Why would Ye Shuang be looking for Bobo out of nowhere?
Alice thought about it. That probably wasn't what he meant, right? If he wanted to find Bobo, why not ask Bobo directly? Why look for her?
Could it be that this bobo...
Alice subconsciously looked down at her own chest, her eyes widening instantly. "?!"
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Ye Shuang also received a message from Alice.
Alice: You animal!
Ye Shuang looked at the word and couldn't help but freeze for a moment. Did she make a typo? Why would she curse at me out of the blue?
Ye Shuang had no choice but to reply with a head-scratching emoji.
Alice: You pervert, you creep! You're even interested in something so small!
Ye Shuang: Huh?!
Ye Shuang: I just meant that I wanted to see your bodyguard, Bobo.
On the other end of the chat box, things went eerily quiet.
A few seconds passed before Alice sent another message.
Alice: That was Bobo chatting with you just now. It absolutely wasn't me.
Ye Shuang: ...
Alice: What do you need Bobo for? Why did you come ask me if I had time?
Ye Shuang: I wasn't precise enough. What I meant is that I want to see both of you. Do you want to come over and hang out sometime?
Alice: Hmph, no time.
After saying that, Alice stopped replying altogether.
Ye Shuang looked at the messages, stunned for a few seconds. Did he say something wrong just now?
Were kids this age just a bit harder to communicate with?
Helpless, seeing that Alice wasn't replying, Ye Shuang could only set the chat window aside for now and casually browse his WeChat Moments while waiting for her to respond.
Ye Shuang's Moments feed was very clean. Aside from a few former subordinates, the rest of the people on his list were basically classmates.
And most of them were added during graduation season, belonging to the type of contacts he almost never chatted with.
At Ye Shuang's current age, his Moments feed was uniformly filled with people getting married, getting their marriage certificates, or even having kids.
After browsing for a while, he accidentally came across a post by Taozi.
It was a selfie. Taozi was cheerfully holding a white plastic bag filled with bottles and cans, and standing next to her was a tall girl who was also excitedly giving a thumbs up.
Obviously, both of them had collected quite a few bottles.
The caption read:
[Picking up bottles with a foreign classmate, very happy.]
Seeing the familiar-looking girl, Ye Shuang couldn't help but feel a bit surprised that Taozi had actually built a good relationship with her.
What was this girl's name again...
I'm Fishy?
No, that's not right...
Ye Shuang suddenly realized he couldn't remember her name. After all, he hadn't made a special effort to memorize it back then, and it had been several years. It was actually perfectly normal for him not to remember.
His finger then continued to scroll down.
He found another post, this one from Chen Qin.
Chen Qin had posted a photo taken at her office desk. On it sat a chibi figurine, and Ye Shuang noticed that its appearance was somewhat similar to his own. No, to be precise, it looked almost exactly like him.
The caption read:
[Today is another beautiful day.]
It looked quite fresh and sweet.
After giving Chen Qin's post a like, Ye Shuang scrolled down a bit more and found a photo posted by Bai Yuyou.
The photo was very simple; it was just a picture of her and Tang Keke sitting together on the sofa, not forgetting to flash a peace sign.
However, one look at the caption and it was obvious Tang Keke had written it:
[Sob sob sob sob sob sob]
Looking at the slimes that took up a quarter of the photo, Ye Shuang couldn't help but avert his gaze. Was this girl Keke getting more and more confident about her figure?
But thinking about it carefully, Yuyou's close friends were basically girls like Keke, Taozi, An Shiyu, Zhixia, and Linlin, so Keke had nothing to worry about?
Still, having confidence was a good thing. It was much better than having low self-esteem.
Ye Shuang kept scrolling. As for what was left, it was a post made yesterday by An Shiyu.
The content was a bit perplexing: four legs in pantyhose, stretched out straight.
Ye Shuang: ...
Posting pantyhose legs on Moments?
What did that mean?
There wasn't even a caption.
Ye Shuang finally exited Moments. He glanced at his message list; Alice still hadn't replied. Although Ye Shuang had no idea why she had such a huge reaction just now, she was probably busy at the moment.
Probably.
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
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!
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
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."
