Chapter 138
Not leaving?
Waiting for you to eat me up and wipe me clean?!
I'm an Innocent Chu Nan!
After pouring a glass of water for the drunk girl, Gu Ran ran back to the next room.
The first thing he did upon entering the door was rush into the bathroom and turn the water temperature to the lowest.
Splash—
The freezing water poured down over his head.
The bone-chilling coldness finally forcibly suppressed the explosive heat in his body.
Gu Ran supported himself on the wet tiles with both hands, looking at himself in the mirror with slightly red corners of his eyes, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
An eighteen-year-old body, too much firepower.
If that girl had pulled his clothes just a bit more just now, he was afraid he would have chosen the former in tonight's multiple-choice question of "beast" and "worse than a beast".
"Color is emptiness, emptiness is color..."
Muttering the Heart-Clearing Mantra twice, Gu Ran came out wrapped in a bath towel and dug out a heavy laptop from his suitcase.
Developer backend data showed that "Temple Run" had completely dominated overseas.
With the blessing of the App Store recommendation slot, daily active users skyrocketed exponentially.
These foreigners probably hadn't seen what a dimensional strike was.
Gu Ran's fingers tapped rapidly, and the underlying code of the next game, "Fruit Ninja", began to jump on the screen.
The current smartphone market was still a blue ocean.
Penguin hadn't turned around yet, and those otakus at miHoYo were still worrying about rent.
This was the best of times, and it was also his time.
"The code architecture is almost done, but I'm missing an artist."
Outsourcing wasn't reliable; he needed his own people.
A figure flashed through his mind.
The fashionable and beautiful teacher—Li Sinan.
Calculating the time, that "bomb" was about to explode, right?
In his past life, she was falsely accused by parents and left sadly. In this life, why not come with me to change the world?
After typing the last line of code, the time was 4:30 AM.
Gu Ran closed the laptop, stood up, and stretched, his joints popping.
Sleep?
Nonexistent.
There was still a drunkard next door waiting for a wake-up call.
After all, she had been clamoring to see the sunrise for a long time.
...
Next door, Room 201.
Ye Zhenzhen groggily got up to go to the bathroom, but as soon as she stood up, she felt a splitting headache and her throat was so dry it felt like she had swallowed a pound of sand.
Who am I?
Where am I?
Hugging the quilt and kneeling on the bed, her mind wandered for two seconds before her brain rebooted.
Thump, thump, thump.
Before she could fully recover, the balcony's French window was suddenly knocked on.
Ye Zhenzhen was instantly scared out of her wits.
This was the second floor!
She stiffly turned her head, and by the morning light, she saw a tall figure standing outside the window.
Dressed in refreshing white clothes, hands in his pockets, bearing a mouthful of stark white teeth at her.
Gu 'Dog' Ran?!
While the girl was still in a state of confusion, Gu Ran skillfully pushed open the unlocked French window and swaggered in.
"Morning, Dr. Ye."
Gu Ran leaned against the doorframe, his gaze sweeping over her recklessly, and said in a punchable tone:
"Quite a unique look, did you just get hit by an Italian cannon?"
Ye Zhenzhen subconsciously touched her hair.
Frizzed.
She looked down again.
Her collar was crooked, and her pajama pants were rolled up to her knees, revealing a section of fair calf.
"Ah—!"
A scream caught in her throat, and the recovered girl dashed into the bathroom at the speed of a hundred-meter sprint.
Bang!
Locked!
"Gu 'Dog' Ran! Are you sick! How did you get in!"
"Climbed over."
Outside the door came someone's righteous voice, "Long legs, willful. What, not welcome?"
Welcome your big head ghost!
This guy was addicted to taking the back door every day, wasn't he?
Even when staying at a homestay, he could find one with a balcony?
Ye Zhenzhen leaned on the sink, looking at the red-faced madwoman in the mirror, wishing she could die on the spot.
Wait.
As her consciousness returned, the fragmented memories from last night began to madly attack her brain.
"Gu Ran, I'm so tired..."
"If only we weren't siblings..."
"But I think I kind of like the bastard..."
And finally, that fierce bite, the sensation of biting his shoulder...
Boom!
The girl felt that at this moment, she was a little dead.
Biting?
Confessing?
And acting spoiled on her stupid brother's back?
This wasn't just social death; this was being cremated on the spot!
"Dr. Ye? Did you fall into the pit?"
Gu Ran knocked on the door panel, "We're leaving for Dongzha in ten minutes. If you don't come out, I'll go in and help you brush your teeth."
"You dare!"
"Watch me."
Five minutes later.
The bathroom door opened a crack.
The neatly dressed Ye Zhenzhen dawdled out, head down, submissive like a quail.
"Drink it."
A thermos cup was handed to her.
"Honey water, warm." Gu Ran stuffed it into her hand, "Don't show off if you don't have the tolerance, you're bad at drinking but love to drink."
Ye Zhenzhen held the cup, her nose filled with sweet fragrance.
The words she originally wanted to curse were stuck in her throat.
The warm liquid went down her throat, instantly relieving the burning sensation in her stomach.
"What are you standing there for? Change your shoes."
Gu Ran pointed to the flat white shoes on the ground, "Don't wear your high-heeled sandals anymore. Dongzha is all flagstone roads. If you sprain your ankle, I won't carry you."
Hearing this, the girl's dead memories attacked her madly again.
"You... don't say anymore."
Ye Zhenzhen pursed her lips, reaching out to poke the chattering Gu Ran.
The latter raised an eyebrow, "Then hurry up and put on your shoes."
"Oh."
Hearing this, the girl obediently sat down, the corner of her mouth curling up imperceptibly.
At least this kid has some filial piety~
...
5:30 AM, Dongzha.
The river was covered in thin mist, and the air was damp and cold.
"Cold?"
On the awning boat, Gu Ran asked.
Ye Zhenzhen shrank her neck. Wearing only a T-shirt was indeed cold, but being stubborn was necessary: "Not cold, my body is fine."
The next second, a sports jacket with body heat covered her.
Zipping it straight to her chin, Gu Ran reached out to put his arm around her shoulder, pulling her into his arms.
"Don't move."
Just as the girl was about to struggle, her stupid brother's voice came from above her head: "The boat is rocking, if you fall in, no one will save you."
Excuse!
This boat was so steady she could embroider on it!
But in the end, Ye Zhenzhen didn't push away her stupid brother who was full of lies.
The boy's embrace had a nice lemongrass scent, like a safe haven.
The girl's body only stiffened for a moment before slowly softening, like a lazy cat, unconsciously resting her head on his chest, quietly listening to someone's heartbeat, the corners of her mouth rising accordingly.
The boat sailed into open water, and the east turned golden red.
"Ye Zhenzhen, look, the sun is coming out."
A red sun broke through the clouds, ten thousand golden rays spilling over the water, plating the entire Wuzhen in gold.
"So beautiful..."
Ye Zhenzhen murmured to herself.
But Gu Ran didn't continue to watch the sunrise.
Instead, he turned his head, his gaze falling on the girl's face in his arms.
The morning light plated her with a soft glow, her eyelashes trembling slightly, breathtakingly beautiful.
You are looking at the scenery.
And I am looking at you.
"Yes, very beautiful," Gu Ran said meaningfully.
Ye Zhenzhen noticed a hot gaze, and her cheeks flushed.
...
It was already 7:00 AM when they returned to the homestay.
After shooing the sleepy Ye Zhenzhen back to her room to catch up on sleep, Gu Ran had just returned to his room when his Penguin notification tone started bombarding him madly.
It was all from Ye Jinliang.
[Golden Spear Never Falls]: Brother Ran! Something big happened!
[Golden Spear Never Falls]: Where are you? You're not answering your phone!
[Golden Spear Never Falls]: Our English teacher, Li Sinan, is done for!
[Golden Spear Never Falls]: The average English scores were low this time, and a bunch of parents have teamed up to make a scene at the school!
[Golden Spear Never Falls]: They're saying Teacher Li is too young, dresses too provocatively, and is trying to seduce the male students! Now they're taking the fuss all the way to the Education Bureau to force her to resign!
Looking at the words on the screen, Gu Ran's eyes instantly turned cold.
Sure enough, it was happening again.
In his previous life, Li Sinan's future was completely ruined by these fabricated allegations about her moral character, and she eventually disappeared without a trace.
Such a brilliant person, swallowed up by the prejudices of society.
But this time, things would be different.
Teacher Li, just wait and change the world with me!
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
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)
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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."
