Su Qi's breathing had completely lost its rhythm.
Ding-ling~
Ding-ling~
One chime after another.
He felt his blood rushing faster with each sound, eroding what little rationality he had left.
His gaze remained fixed on the cake still smeared with cream and chocolate sauce.
Liu Yuan's voice, laced with amusement, brushed against his eardrums like a feather—light yet maddening.
An indescribable tension filled the air, one that made his heartbeat erratic.
Seeing Su Qi frozen in place, his expression shifting between conflict and hesitation, Liu Yuan tilted her head.
"Gege?"
She drew out the word, her voice soft and slightly nasal—a blend of coquetry and playful insistence.
"Really won’t eat it?"
She pushed the cake closer, nearly touching his lips.
The sweetness of chocolate and cream grew more intoxicating.
Su Qi could almost taste its velvety texture.
He knew.
From the earlier "accidental" fall to this calculated feeding, every step was part of Liu Yuan’s scheme.
But...
His eyes met hers—bright, clear pools reflecting his own flustered state.
There was innocence there, yet also mischief, like a fox wagging its tail after a successful prank.
The words of refusal lingered on his tongue.
Phrases like "Wipe it off now" flashed through his mind for all of 0.01 seconds.
But faced with her expectant, slightly smug expression, they dissolved before he could speak.
The mood was set.
Wouldn’t outright rejection seem needlessly cold?
Besides... it might only make her pout more.
He could justify the first incident as her being playful and himself needing to stay composed.
But this?
Honestly, his resolve was crumbling.
His silence seemed to embolden her.
Her smile deepened, radiating a "I knew gege would indulge me" glow.
"Carry me to the sofa, gege. Dinner should be eaten sitting down."
"Otherwise... how can I feed you properly?"
Su Qi: "..."
What was this?
Some kind of... feeding ritual?
Absurd.
Utterly absurd!
Yet, amid the chimes of the bell and her honeyed voice, his body moved almost involuntarily.
Before he knew it—
They were on the sofa.
The scene mirrored ten minutes prior, save for the reduced distance between them.
Liu Yuan’s eyes curved into satisfied crescents.
Su Qi’s mind short-circuited.
Rationality screamed "Stop this!"
His body, however, obeyed a different script.
The cake hovered centimeters from his lips.
Chocolate and cream swirled together, their rich aroma overwhelming.
Time stretched.
The room held only their shallow breaths and the faint jingle of the bell.
Finally, Su Qi shut his eyes.
Eating cake at night wasn’t that unusual...
Right?
He parted his lips slightly.
Then—
Warmth. Softness. The cool sweetness of cream against his mouth.
The cake melted instantly.
Chocolate and cream flooded his senses, decadent and smooth.
It was... undeniably good.
The bell at his ankle chimed again with his movement.
Ding-ling, ding-ling.
Su Qi opened his eyes, slowly savoring the bite.
The sweetness lingered on his tongue.
He looked at Liu Yuan.
The girl who’d been all confidence moments ago now stared at her lap, ears burning crimson.
After three heartbeats, she peeked up, voice small:
"...Was it okay?"
"A bit... too sweet."
Su Qi stood and walked to the sofa’s edge.
Under Liu Yuan’s wide-eyed gaze, he grabbed a tissue from the side table.
Then knelt.
Reached out.
Liu Yuan stiffened.
The bell trembled.
Ding-ling~
He dabbed at the remaining cream and chocolate with meticulous care.
Her pulse raced; her cheeks scalded.
The bell, sensing its owner’s turmoil, shivered in response.
Ding-ling... ding-ling...
The last traces vanished, though a faint sugary scent remained.
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
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.
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)
