"Are you alright?"
At the dinner table, the atmosphere was a bit delicate.
Jiang Yunlu's chopsticks were suspended in mid-air, forgetting to shovel the rice into her mouth. Her eyes were unfocused, not knowing what she was thinking about.
Lin Mo picked up a piece of luncheon meat and casually glanced at the opposite side, noticing Jiang Yunlu's abnormality.
He just asked casually.
This sound was like waking up a dreamer. Jiang Yunlu shivered all over, her chopsticks almost dropping on the table. She then shook her head vigorously, her voice a few pitches higher than usual.
"I'm fine! I was just thinking about tomorrow's matters."
This reaction was a dead giveaway.
Even Chu Miaomiao and Xie Yuling next to her stopped their chopsticks, staring at her curiously.
Lin Mo's gaze turned to Xie Yuling, his eyes sending a clear signal: What did you guys do? Scaring her like this?
Xie Yuling felt the gaze and looked back: I don't know, nothing happened when we came back.
Well, asking was in vain.
Lin Mo shrugged, too lazy to dig deeper, and buried his head in his meal.
After dinner, the crisp sound of bowls and plates colliding came from the kitchen, mixed with the girls' lowered chatter and laughter.
It was hard to imagine that girls who considered each other rivals could talk and laugh so cheerfully when alone.
As the unanimously recognized head chef, Lin Mo was naturally deprived of the right to wash the dishes. He slumped alone on the living room sofa, scrolling through his phone.
A local news push notification popped up.
Shocking! Mother murdered, son kills domestic violence father in self-defense!
Lin Mo's fingertip paused on the title, lacking even the desire to click in, and casually swiped past it.
This title was still too conservative. If it were those media from Hong Kong, they would probably write it into a wealthy family feud record, adding some taboo plots to spice it up.
As for whether the people from Yanhuang Awakening would trace it back to him, he didn't care at all.
The spiritual energy fluctuations had long been wiped clean by him. No matter who came to investigate, this would only be a family ethics tragedy with no traces left behind.
The sky gradually darkened, and the sound of opening the door came from the entrance.
Zheng Yuan entered carrying an eco-friendly bag, and at a glance, she saw Lin Mo on the sofa, a gentle smile appearing on her face.
"Have you all eaten?"
Lin Mo put down his phone and smiled in response, "We've eaten. What about you, Auntie Zheng?"
"I ate over at the ancestral hall. Where are Yuling and the others?"
Lin Mo pointed in the direction of the kitchen and joked, "They're all washing dishes in the kitchen. They said I'm the head chef, so I don't need to wash dishes."
Zheng Yuan was amused by him and nodded, "As it should be. By the way, regarding what happened at noon, I heard Yuling's uncle mention it briefly. You don't need to pay attention to that person. Our family doesn't interact much with theirs, so don't take it to heart."
"It's fine, Auntie Zheng. I didn't mind, as long as I didn't cause you any trouble."
Looking at Lin Mo's calm and sensible demeanor, Zheng Yuan felt increasingly satisfied.
Right at this moment, Lin Mo's phone vibrated on the coffee table.
Picking it up for a look, it was a message from the Old Geezer.
"When can Yunlu come back"
There wasn't even a punctuation mark, the tone urgent yet restrained.
Looking at this message, Lin Mo couldn't help but chuckle softly. He slowly typed a reply.
"Don't worry, she just finished eating at my landlady's house and is washing the dishes now."
"!!!"
He could guess that Jiang Chengshan was beating his chest and stomping his feet behind the phone. His daughter didn't have to do any chores at home, but ended up having to wash dishes when she went to your place.
"Alright, I'm coming to pick her up now."
After the Old Geezer lost his composure, he became somewhat submissive.
There was no longer the initial feeling of teasing him.
He could only say he was slightly disappointed.
"What's wrong?" Zheng Yuan asked.
"It's Jiang Yunlu's father saying he's coming to pick her up. I'll just walk her down in a bit."
Zheng Yuan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. "Jiang Yunlu, huh? Are you very familiar with her father?"
Lin Mo thought for a moment and said, "Met a few times, exchanged contact info."
This made Zheng Yuan feel a sense of crisis. Could it be that her daughter couldn't snatch the good cabbage?!
Thinking of this, Zheng Yuan smiled and said, "By the way, do they want some zongzi? We still have a lot of zongzi that haven't been given away."
"Sure, I was going to pack a few for Miaomiao and the others anyway."
The three girls who were washing dishes in the kitchen walked out gracefully.
Although Jiang Yunlu rarely did chores, she wasn't like the young ladies in TV dramas who would break the bowls when washing them.
This young lady was not truly completely out of touch with household duties.
When Lin Mo mentioned the news that Jiang Chengshan was coming to pick her up, Jiang Yunlu's face fell.
"I wanted to play a bit longer."
At this time, Chu Miaomiao raised her hand, "My mom isn't home tonight, so can I sleep here?"
Zheng Yuan actually didn't mind, as it wasn't the first or second time Chu Miaomiao had stayed over.
Seeing that Chu Miaomiao was staying, Jiang Yunlu was somewhat envious, but she couldn't well suggest it, and besides, her dad was already coming to pick her up.
If she really could stay, she would prefer...
Thinking of this, Jiang Yunlu's cheeks flushed slightly, but she quickly lowered her head.
In just half an hour, Jiang Yunlu's phone rang.
Jiang Chengshan had arrived.
Lin Mo also took the opportunity to stand up, "Alright, I'll walk her downstairs, and then go back to rest."
Everyone waved goodbye.
Xie Yuling and Chu Miaomiao didn't say they wanted to follow downstairs either.
It seemed they were leaving space for Lin Mo and Jiang Yunlu.
One could only say that girls' thoughts are hard to understand.
Going downstairs, Jiang Yunlu was actually in a pretty good mood. At least today she had seen many things she had never seen before.
She even got to sleep on Lin Mo's bed, and even ate the food Lin Mo cooked.
As the two walked down the stairs, Jiang Yunlu suddenly pinned Lin Mo against the wall.
The legendary kabedon.
Lin Mo looked at this stairwell.
Wait! Why did you two both choose the same stairwell?
What kind of feng shui treasure land is this?!
Jiang Yunlu leaned in close to Lin Mo's ear, "Thank you, Lin Mo. I'm really happy today."
Her pearly white teeth gently bit on Lin Mo's ear.
The next second, the girl ran off like the wind.
Lin Mo stood in the stairwell, his heart beating slightly faster.
"I really couldn't imagine before how proactive girls could be."
Lin Mo muttered to himself, and then followed her.
Then he saw the girl standing at the bottom of the stairs, fiddling with the main door, trying to figure out how to open it.
"Let me do it." Lin Mo bypassed the girl, gave the lock on the downstairs door a twist, and the door opened.
Jiang Yunlu saw how simple it was and tilted her head somewhat awkwardly, "You're really capable."
"You're just clumsy."
"Don't call me clumsy! At any rate, my grades are among the top."
"Alright! Silly Girl." Lin Mo nodded.
"Hmph! I'm ignoring you." Jiang Yunlu turned and wanted to leave.
However, she had only taken two steps when she stood frozen in place. Looking at the people coming and going, she didn't know which way to go, after all, this was an urban village.
Lin Mo raised his hand and held the girl's hand.
"Let's go, I'll lead you out."
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
] [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!"
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
