"I probably won't have time. For this May Day holiday, I'm going abroad." An Shiyu's voice continued to come through the phone.
"Oh?" Ye Shuang looked a bit surprised, but he still smiled. "Are you traveling abroad? Where to?"
"Japan. I have some things to take care of," An Shiyu said.
"Uh..." Ye Shuang suddenly felt it was weird for An Shiyu to say she was going "abroad," considering she was mixed-race. But remembering that she had grown up locally and only went back occasionally, it didn't seem wrong to phrase it that way.
"Alright then, have fun." Ye Shuang smiled. "Okay, I'll hang up now."
"Wait," An Shiyu suddenly spoke up.
"What is it?"
"..." There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, before a different voice rang out. "She wants you to go with her, suki~"
Then came the sound of things being smashed, and the call was abruptly cut off.
Ye Shuang: "..."
Are they fighting again?
Go to Japan with An Shiyu?
Ye Shuang thought for a few seconds, then glanced at Tang Keke and Bai Yuyou. "Little Yu is going to Japan for the holidays. Are you guys interested in going?"
"Can we buy all the merch we want over there?" Tang Keke's eyes lit up.
"What kind of local specialty do you need to go to Japan to buy?"
"Little Boys?"
"What kind of dark humor is that."
"Just kidding. It's just that they have a huge variety of stuff over there, and I've always wanted to go take a look," Tang Keke said after some thought.
"If it's for shopping, it's hard to say, though we can plan our own itinerary." Ye Shuang smiled, then looked at Bai Yuyou. "What about you, Yuyou? What do you think?"
"I'll just follow you wherever you go, Ye Shuang," Bai Yuyou shook her head.
"But going abroad is indeed a good choice. After all, there are way too many people traveling during the May Day holiday. For domestic trips, it's best to pick an off-peak season; not only is it more affordable, but there are also fewer crowds," Ye Shuang said.
"Then let's go!" Tang Keke said immediately. However, she wasn't going for the scenery or anything like that; her sole intention was to go shopping.
"Let me ask around."
Ye Shuang didn't really mind where they went. He just felt it would be nice to take a walk outside during this rare holiday, and perhaps it could also cheer Chen Qin up.
He then gave Chen Qin a call.
"Sure, Ah Ye. Let's tag along with Little Yu," Chen Qin's laughter came through the phone.
"Then we'll go check it out."
"Mhm."
After hanging up, Ye Shuang looked a bit surprised. Why did it feel like Chen Qin was in a better mood? Had her problem been resolved?
It had only been a short while. Did something good happen?
Ye Shuang didn't know that it was entirely due to Chen Qin's own positive mindset, which had digested all her internal emotional friction. She had always been like this, able to face anything with the most optimistic attitude.
Because of this, the internal struggle of her unrequited love had never truly defeated Chen Qin. No matter where Ye Shuang went, all he had to do was turn around, and Chen Qin would always be there.
"Brother, what did Sister Chen Qin say!" Tang Keke asked curiously from the side. She was by far the most enthusiastic one.
"She said it's fine. Why are you suddenly so eager?" Ye Shuang couldn't help but smile.
"Because I can buy the merch I like," Tang Keke said, taking out her phone to check her little savings account. "Hmm... I guess I'll just spend it all."
"You sure are willing to part with it."
"No, no, no, no, the money isn't gone; it's just staying with me in another form," Tang Keke wagged her finger.
It felt like he had heard that line somewhere before.
Since everyone was on board, Ye Shuang sent a message to An Shiyu.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side—
"You've been exceptionally presumptuous lately."
"Oh? Have I?"
The furniture was in disarray, and various articles of clothing had been torn and scattered across the floor, along with a mishmash of metal weapons. At this moment, the two girls were sitting on the sofa, staring at each other. Their hair was as messy as a bird's nest, a far cry from their usual meticulous appearance.
"You're so mean. Did I say something wrong? Wasn't that exactly what was in your heart?" An Shiyi touched her long hair, smoothing it out as she asked.
"Who told you that was what was in my heart?" An Shiyu crossed her arms and crossed her slender legs, which were clad in pantyhose.
"As if I don't know you?" An Shiyi whistled.
"You clearly want the old man to go back with you. What, are you too shy to say it out loud? Have you gotten even more bashful?"
"..." An Shiyu looked away without saying a word.
An Shiyi leaned in closer, shaking her head next to An Shiyu's cheek. "Is that it? I'm right, aren't I? Dummy, dummy—"
"It's not like that at all," An Shiyu snapped back.
"Oh?"
"..." An Shiyu finally said, "I just don't want to put him in a difficult spot."
"Wow." An Shiyi was a bit surprised. "Why does it feel like something you wouldn't say? Is this the power of love?"
An Shiyu gripped her skirt, her ears already burning red. She didn't dare meet An Shiyi's eyes. Her jelly-like lips parted slightly.
"Mind your own business."
"Dummy."
An Shiyi looked at An Shiyu's current state, and in the next second, a delighted smile appeared on her face as a camera materialized in her hands.
Click. The sound of the shutter going off.
"What are you doing?!"
"Nothing, I just feel like it's really rare to see you look like this." An Shiyi bared her teeth in a grin. "You didn't think I was going to comfort you, did you?"
"Give it to me!"
"No way!"
The two of them started tussling in the room again, eventually falling to the floor together as they fought over the camera, practically shoving their feet into each other's mouths.
Beep beep. Just then, a distinct phone ringtone sounded. An Shiyu instinctively let go, causing An Shiyi to bump her head against the sofa behind her.
"Ouch."
"That hurts!"
"Serves you right." An Shiyu expressionlessly picked the camera back up and began clicking away to delete the photos.
After she was done, she casually tossed the camera into a nearby trash can and took out her phone.
It was a reply from Ye Shuang.
Ye Shuang: Since you're going to Japan, how about we all go together? Just like our last vacation to the island.
An Shiyu: "..."
"Why aren't you replying? Isn't this perfect?" An Shiyi stood up, glanced at the message, and asked, "I didn't think you were the tsundere type."
"Oof." In the next second, she took an elbow strike to the abdomen from An Shiyu.
An Shiyu gave An Shiyi an annoyed glare before replying to Ye Shuang.
An Shiyu: Okay.
A few seconds later—
Ye Shuang: Where's the destination?
Ye Shuang: See you tomorrow then. I'll go ask Taozi and the others.
An Shiyu held her phone, a faint smile suddenly appearing on her face. Instead of typing a reply, she simply whispered, "Okay."
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
