Chapter 124
Early the next morning—
Sunlight shone through the balcony door into the room, where the young girl on the bed was sleeping soundly.
A few playful strands of hair stuck to her face, but she seemed oblivious, rolling over and continuing to sleep.
The sunlight sprinkled gently on her face, making her look tender and beautiful.
Outside the room, the kitchen was in full swing, forming a sharp contrast with the peace and tranquility inside.
"Achoo!"
"A... achoo!"
Flour flew everywhere in the room, causing the boy to sneeze continuously.
Gu Ran looked at the recipe, then at the exquisite and cute strawberry cake pictured on it, and fell deep into thought.
"How the hell do you make this thing?"
"Right, this is how you put it in!"
"Milk... eggs... stir the flour..."
"Hiss... achoo!"
The mixer whipped up the flour in the bowl, sending it into the air and causing the boy to sneeze again.
The above steps had been repeated many times, because he could never get the proportions quite right.
The mixture in the bowl went from too runny to too dry, and back to too runny again.
Looking at the substance in the bowl, the boy fell silent.
He thought making pastries would be the same as cooking; he didn't expect to stumble so hard first thing in the morning.
He had even managed to create a non-Newtonian fluid!
Taking another deep breath, he regrouped and started again!!
......
"Done!!!"
"As expected of me, I am just a different kind of firework!"
Looking at the cake in his hands, the boy was grinning from ear to ear.
If he gave this to Ye Zhenzhen, she would be thrilled to death. After all, it was made by her future... ahem, her dear brother's own hands.
It was one of a kind!
With a smirk, he covered the little cake, preparing to take it to the bedroom to give her a surprise.
As soon as he turned around, he was startled by Ye Zhenzhen, who had a resentful expression and looked as if she had nothing left to live for.
"Holy crap!!! You scared the life out of me!"
"Are you a wandering ghost, Ye Zhenzhen!!"
Still in shock, Gu Ran patted his chest and silently placed the little cake on the counter, trying to block her view with his body.
The girl narrowed her pretty eyes, looking dangerously at the sneaky boy in front of her, and said faintly.
"I should be asking you that. What are you barking about so early in the morning?"
She hadn't rested well last night because of a certain someone, and now she couldn't even get any peace in the early morning!
The thought of it made her angry. Her delicate, slender fingers unconsciously curled inward, making a crisp cracking sound.
Hearing the sound, Gu Ran's left cheek suddenly twitched with phantom pain.
The thrill from last night was still fresh in his memory, so he quickly stepped forward with a flattering attitude.
"I've been busy all morning just to prepare a gift for my dear sister."
Saying that, he naturally reached out, held the girl's small hand, and led her to sit at the dining table.
Looking at her held hand, she suddenly became obedient.
She quietly followed the boy and sat down by the table.
Her eyes, however, never left the hand that was holding hers.
The straight-A student suddenly felt a bit lost. Usually excellent at everything, she picked up any subject extremely fast.
From the moment her hand was taken, Ye Zhenzhen remained silent. She didn't even notice when the boy beside her had let go.
She just kept staring at her hand, and the moment it was released, her heart felt empty.
When Gu Ran came back carrying the cake, he saw the girl looking silly.
He couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheek, saying teasingly.
"What, are you dumbstruck with joy? Have you never seen such a beautiful cake before!"
The girl snapped back to reality, not even noticing the boy's punchable action.
That inexplicable sense of loss in her heart hadn't completely faded, making her feel a little irritable.
She shot the boy a faint glance, as if to say...
You're very noisy??
Hmm?
She thinks he's noisy!
The boy clutched his chest, looking hurt, which earned a soft chuckle from the girl.
Hmm???!
He was so hurt, and she could actually still laugh.
How heartless!!
The girl provocatively raised her eyebrows.
I laughed, what are you going to do about it!
Saying that, she seemingly unintentionally revealed her shiny little canine teeth.
Gu Ran's mouth twitched, and then he felt a numbness at the back of his neck.
The feeling from yesterday was still vivid, and the tooth marks hadn't even faded yet!!
Is there no justice left in this world!
Thinking of this, he sighed. What could he do?
Who told him to like...
Before he could finish his thought, his mind was interrupted by the girl's actions.
He saw her pick up a spoon, take a small bite, and then furrow her pretty brows.
Gu Ran couldn't help but feel nervous. He pulled out the chair next to her and leaned in anxiously.
"How is it?"
Ye Zhenzhen savored it carefully and didn't speak.
Then she repeated the same action.
???
Is this... delicious or not????
Gu Ran was hopping mad with anxiety on the side, while the girl was still slowly taking her time tasting it.
Hmph!
Dog! Who told him to make her the only one feeling flustered.
She just wanted to make him anxious!
This childish act of revenge thoroughly satisfied the girl's frustration from the whole night.
Both her body and mind felt refreshed~
Hmm...
But then again, this cake...
Is actually quite tasty~
Seeing that it was about enough, Ye Zhenzhen narrowed her pretty eyes and said slowly.
"Hmm... it's passable."
The boy's eyebrows twitched suddenly, sensing that things were not that simple.
She clearly looked like she was enjoying it, but actually said it was just passable?
Was this her getting back at him?
At first he wasn't sure, but seeing the girl's mouth munching non-stop, he was certain.
Tch!
Childish!
Neither of them spoke, enjoying this rare peaceful moment.
One ate sweetly, while the other watched happily.
......
The small piece of cake was soon finished. Ye Zhenzhen looked up and happened to meet the boy's unblinking eyes staring at her.
"!!!"
The girl hurriedly looked away, asking to cover up her embarrassment.
"Ahem! What are you going to do later?"
Speaking of this, Gu Ran became interested and started talking endlessly.
"I have big things to do. I'm going out later to check out the feng shui and geographical locations..."
The girl, who had been listening with great interest, had a face that grew darker and darker.
His itinerary for the whole day didn't have a single item related to her.
For some reason, her chest suddenly felt a bit stifled, and at the same time, that sense of confusion surged up again.
Why should she be in Gu Ran's itinerary?
They are just siblings...
Aren't they?
It seems... not!
An answer suddenly seemed to appear in her heart, and the truth slowly surfaced.
They are step-siblings, aren't they.
She suddenly remembered what Pei Susu had said to her.
"Do you really not have any inappropriate thoughts about Gu Ran?"
At this moment, it all clicked for her.
She stood up abruptly. The sudden movement startled the boy, who was still chattering away on the side.
Looking at the girl's strange behavior, he thought to himself.
Did he say something wrong to provoke this little ancestor??
Ye Zhenzhen didn't notice the boy's guarded look at all and continued her analysis.
Could it be that she...
Has fallen in love with this younger brother!!!!
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
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.
