The next day.
Though they had planned to go for morning tea, it was already past ten, and Chu Lintian still hadn’t gotten out of bed. After waking up, Lin Mo glanced over at Chu Miaomiao’s side—she was still asleep too. It seemed everyone’s sleep schedules had shifted a bit after the holiday.
So, Lin Mo decided to drag them out of bed one by one.
Last night, after knocking Chu Lintian out, Lin Mo had carried her back to her room and even sobered her up. After all, the liver metabolizes alcohol slower when a person is asleep, which was why many people woke up with hangovers and headaches after passing out drunk.
The proper way was to soak your feet and browse the internet after drinking, waiting until most of the alcohol had been metabolized before going to bed.
Of course, Lin Mo could simply extract the excess alcohol from Chu Lintian’s system.
So when Lin Mo patted her awake, Chu Lintian quickly regained consciousness.
Her eyes fluttered open, dazed for a moment, before she suddenly reached out from under the covers and wrapped her arms around Lin Mo.
In a soft, drowsy voice, she blurted out—
“Husband~”
Wait—
What the hell?!
They hadn’t played that wild last night, had they?
A second later, Chu Lintian fully snapped out of it. Realizing what she’d just said, she immediately let go and yanked the covers over her head.
“Get up. Weren’t we going for tea? I’ll go wake Miaomiao.”
With that, Lin Mo left the room and headed to the other side of the house.
Chu Miaomiao’s door wasn’t locked—or rather, the family had a habit of closing doors but not locking them. Many parents didn’t allow their kids to shut their doors, always suspecting they were hiding something.
In reality, there wasn’t much to hide—just the usual preparations for a solo flight.
But personal space was essential for a child’s growth.
Chu Lintian had once been a child too, so she understood the importance of respecting privacy.
Lin Mo, however, didn’t bother.
He pushed the door open and saw Chu Miaomiao curled up in her pajamas, hugging a bundle of blankets.
A small puddle of drool stained her pillow—clearly, her sleeping posture wasn’t great. Xie Yuling had complained about it more than once.
Lin Mo shook the girl gently, but she didn’t stir.
He shook her again, only to notice something else swaying along with the motion.
The visual impact was… overwhelming.
Especially since none of them wore bras at home.
The scale was bold, but Lin Mo, the ever-disciplined cultivator, remained unfazed.
He pinched Chu Miaomiao’s slightly chubby cheek.
“Hey, wake up. Did you stay up late last night?”
Finally roused, Chu Miaomiao blinked up at him without alarm, her lips curling into a sleepy smile.
“Oh, it’s you, Momo. Good morning.”
“Morning. Time to get up.”
Lin Mo tugged her upright with a firm hand.
The long-haired girl’s hair was a mess, but she was at least somewhat awake now. She stretched out her arms and pulled Lin Mo into a hug.
“Big brother, you won’t leave me, right?”
Oh, so now both aunt and niece were taking turns attacking him?
Too bad it wasn’t his turn yet!
He’d endure!
Lin Mo patted her head.
“Of course not. I’ll always be with you, Miaomiao.”
Chu Miaomiao understood everything—she knew Xie Yuling liked Lin Mo, knew Jiang Yunlu liked Lin Mo, and knew she liked him too.
But she didn’t think she could compete.
All she wanted was to stay by his side.
Her mind drifted back to that day at the hot springs.
The other girls had already left, leaving just the three of them soaking.
The boys had gone too.
Jiang Yunlu had turned to Xie Yuling first.
“You like Lin Mo.”
A statement, not a question.
Then she looked at Chu Miaomiao.
“You like Lin Mo too.”
Finally, she pointed at herself.
“And so do I.”
Young girls were shy, and this kind of confrontation was almost unbearable.
But Xie Yuling and Chu Miaomiao didn’t react—completely defying expectations.
Then, Xie Yuling asked calmly, “So?”
Jiang Yunlu smirked. “No ‘so.’ Lin Mo already said he won’t date or accept any confessions in high school. So, I want to invite you both to help me block any other girls from getting close to him.”
Xie Yuling remained expressionless but nodded. Then she glanced at Chu Miaomiao.
Chu Miaomiao shrank back, curious. “How?”
“Simple. Take up his time. Don’t let him be alone with other girls. Don’t let them cling to him.”
A united front.
If they were going to compete, it would only be among themselves.
Chu Miaomiao had somehow ended up joining.
The terms of their alliance were simple: don’t interfere with each other’s plans, don’t snipe at each other in front of Lin Mo, and don’t spill secrets.
In short—whoever cracked first lost.
If someone couldn’t take it, they’d forfeit.
And the most important rule: no cheating.
Cheating meant any behavior the divine Shenhe would forbid.
Right now, hugging Lin Mo like this—Chu Miaomiao didn’t think it counted as cheating.
She had her own competitive streak. At the very least, she wanted to stay with him until the day he left her.
The hug didn’t last long. Though occasionally bold, Chu Miaomiao mostly knew her limits.
Letting go, her face flushed, she whispered, “I need to change.”
“Got it. I won’t peek.”
Lin Mo chuckled and turned to leave—but the girl suddenly grabbed the hem of his shirt.
When he looked back, she was biting her lip, her voice barely audible.
“You… can look if you want.”
Lin Mo immediately turned away, laughing. “Don’t mess around.”
With that, he shut the door behind him.
Trying to sneak ahead, huh?
No way.
As he closed one door, another opened—Chu Lintian stepped out, fully dressed.
Since they were heading out, her outfit was slightly bulky, but it did nothing to hide her figure.
When she saw Lin Mo, her cheeks tinted pink before she hurried to the kitchen.
Every morning, she made herself a latte.
Standing in front of the coffee machine, she froze, seemingly focused—but her gaze was distant.
Her mind was replaying last night’s events.
She’d downed a few glasses of wine in frustration, then grabbed the key to the study.
At the time, she’d been certain Lin Mo wouldn’t push her away.
What happened next felt like a dream—or maybe it had been real.
She’d kissed him.
And he’d kissed her back.
Only now did she remember—Lin Mo was just sixteen.
What she’d done was a betrayal—to Miaomiao, and to Lin Mo himself.
Her hands trembled at the thought.
“Sis Chu, you okay? Hungover? Last night, you got drunk in the living room. When I carried you back, you kept mumbling about some key.”
“Huh? Really?!”
Chu Lintian exhaled in relief.
So it had just been a drunken dream after all.
None of this counts as a sin.
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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)
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?!
