Finally, the two returned home.
Seizing the opportunity, Su Qi proposed testing his theory that sharing a bed might halve the required sleep time for both.
Logically, such a thing was impossible.
Yet, his little sister still agreed to this absurd request.
……
When Su Qi woke again, the sky was tinged with orange-red hues.
It was already evening.
Clearly, his experiment had failed.
Moreover, the blanket beside him had been thrown aside, and the sweet, soft little sister was nowhere to be seen.
As Su Qi stretched and stepped out of the bedroom, he found Liu Yuan rummaging through the fridge in the living room, creating a clattering noise.
Why "clattering"?
Because the fridge was two meters tall.
This height was rather inconsiderate for Liu Yuan.
Su Qi had suggested multiple times that she use a small stool to easily reach the top shelves.
But she stubbornly refused, preferring to jump and yank things out instead.
"Huh?"
"Eh? Ehhh?"
While pondering what to cook for dinner, Liu Yuan suddenly felt her view elevate again.
There’s a saying: "A good girl doesn’t weigh over a hundred—either flat-chested or short."
Coincidentally, Liu Yuan was all three.
Even an average person could easily lift her.
Though aside from Su Qi, no one else ever got the chance.
By now, Liu Yuan had grown somewhat accustomed to the sensation of her feet leaving the ground.
She didn’t struggle much.
At this height, she could finally see everything inside the fridge.
"What should we take out?"
Liu Yuan’s eyes scanned the sparse ingredients inside.
Incidentally, she was also the one who haphazardly tossed them in earlier.
"Seems we forgot to buy groceries today… Let’s see what we can—eek?!"
Su Qi’s mischievous touch made Liu Yuan’s ears flush pink.
Her legs stiffened, toes curling briefly before relaxing again. "Big Brother, if you can’t cook, don’t mess around~"
Liu Yuan swiftly grabbed the ingredients and wriggled out of Su Qi’s hold.
She then deftly tied on her apron.
Watching her petite figure bustling about, Su Qi thought about helping in the kitchen.
The apron’s loose straps swayed slightly with her movements.
"Want me to tighten those straps for you?"
Su Qi approached, but before he could reach out, Liu Yuan pushed him away with a tiny hand.
"Big Brother, get out already! Don’t distract me."
"But the straps are loose."
"No buts! Do you still want dinner or not?"
After a moment’s thought, Su Qi relented.
June in Jiangxia was sweltering.
A full stomach after dinner would leave him warm and content…
Ah, right.
His package from Ningxia should’ve arrived.
Time to go pick it up.
……
After retrieving the package, Su Qi lounged on the sofa, idly scrolling through his phone.
He occasionally sipped hot tea, stealing glances at the kitchen.
Liu Yuan stood with her back to him, her small hands busily stir-frying.
As time passed, Su Qi finished his tea, yet dinner still hadn’t appeared.
Instead, the kitchen noises grew louder—clattering and sizzling.
Curious, Su Qi peeked inside.
Liu Yuan was locked in battle with a tomato on the cutting board, the knife rising and falling.
Red juice splattered everywhere, dotting her fair cheeks like tiny stains.
"Ugh, this knife sucks. I’ll make Big Brother buy a new one tomorrow."
She muttered under her breath, pursing her lips before dumping the haphazardly chopped ingredients into the pan.
About forty minutes later, Liu Yuan finally emerged with plates in hand.
One held scrambled eggs with tomatoes, another green peppers and meat, and a bowl of something vaguely resembling clear soup, plus two bowls of rice.
She shoved chopsticks into Su Qi’s hands.
He picked up a bite of the tomato-egg dish—surprisingly decent in flavor, sweet and sour, though the presentation was rough.
Wait… had his airheaded sister actually improved?
Liu Yuan took a bite of meat, her brow furrowing almost imperceptibly.
"Um… the meat’s a bit tough…" she murmured.
Su Qi stayed silent, sampling each dish methodically.
The peppers were undercooked, the meat oddly chewy—how one dish managed such contrasting textures was a mystery.
Still, none of that mattered.
Clearly, his sister’s "love-filled" cooking skills had leveled up.
Dinner wrapped up in about ten minutes. Liu Yuan swiftly cleared the table.
Under Su Qi’s "guidance," she had gone from vehemently resisting chores to grudging compliance, and now she tackled them with practiced ease—and even a smile.
Yes, housework.
Once the dishes were done, she plopped down beside Su Qi, who was once again glued to his phone.
She craned her neck, trying to peek at his screen.
Su Qi subtly shifted the phone away.
After months of "in-depth observation," Liu Yuan knew this behavior meant he was browsing something… questionable.
"Big Brother, let me see~"
She poked his arm, leaving a faint indentation.
Su Qi locked the screen and pocketed the phone.
Undeterred, Liu Yuan scooted closer, draping her arms over his shoulders until her nose nearly brushed his cheek.
"It’s just news."
"Your fight today made headlines."
That caught her attention. "Huh? I’m famous?"
"Then will Big Brother be my little fan? I remember you had that file about fans stalking idols… hehe~"
Maybe it was the heat, the full stomach, or lingering card effects, but tonight, his usually timid sister was unusually bold.
Her snooping through his files had been exposed long ago.
After all, she’d occasionally blurt out phrases that made his ears burn.
Su Qi wasn’t dumb.
Such knowledge either came from experience… or being a keyboard warrior with zero real-world practice.
And their "sparring sessions" confirmed she fell squarely into the latter category.
Under interrogation, she’d finally cracked: "I saw those things on Big Brother’s computer!"
A confession that left Su Qi red-faced and speechless.
While the idea was tempting, Su Qi shook his head. He couldn’t just admit: "Yep, I’m into that."
"Nope. Your opponent’s the one who got famous."
"Eh?"
Liu Yuan blinked, confused. Why would the loser gain fame?
"The internet’s calling him ‘Imperial Capital’s Yellow Water Bro.’"
"If he ditches the martial exams and starts livestreaming sales, he might strike gold."
"Liar," Liu Yuan pouted. "Big Brother’s hiding something naughty."

transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”

with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!

saw a female celebrity tied up and stuffed in the trunk! Little did he know, countless cameras were aimed at him at this moment - this was a new type of reality show. The first randomly selected passerby was caught in less than an hour. But when Xu Moru was selected, things started to take an unexpected turn. "Damn, this isn't how the script goes. This Xu Moru is too bold, he's not following the rules at all." "Crap, is this guy taking it seriously?" "The female celebrity has been scared to tears!"

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."