"Amazing! Senior Brother! When can you teach me this trick?"
Ning Qingcheng had appeared at the kitchen door at some point, holding a large bowl filled with garlic cloves she had just peeled. Her eyes were wide and perfectly round, filled with shock.
"Depends on your performance." Lin Mo glanced at her and took the bowl from her hands.
The girl peeled them quite fast; obviously, she had used her powers.
Lin Mo picked up a garlic clove, only to see it covered in tiny pits. In some places, a small chunk had even been ground away by her power, clearly showing that her control was not yet up to par.
"Wait until you can use your powers to peel garlic without damaging the cloves in the slightest, then we can talk about this."
Saying this, Lin Mo casually picked up a whole bulb of garlic nearby.
He didn't even look. With just a casual squeeze and release, a thin layer of garlic skin fluttered down, and plump, snow-white garlic cloves, as smooth as jade, rolled onto the cutting board.
Without a single trace of damage.
Ning Qingcheng's cheeks instantly puffed up like an angry pufferfish.
"Hmph! I can definitely do it! Don't look down on me!"
Unconvinced, she turned around, grabbed several more garlic bulbs from the bag, and angrily stomped back to the living room to continue her struggle.
"Hey, you don't need to peel that many. Who knows if they'll even eat it," Lin Mo reminded her from behind.
"If they don't eat it, I will!"
The little girl's muffled voice came from the living room.
Little girls are just so competitive.
Lin Mo chuckled and shook his head. He ignored her and turned back to continue preparing the chicken.
The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the horizon a warm orange-red. The last ray of light passed through the gap between the curtains, casting long shadows on the floor.
It had been a long time since Lin Mo's home had seen such a lively scene.
The aroma of boiled minced garlic and soy sauce drifted out from the kitchen in wisps, mingling with the faint, sweet fragrance of the young girls, filling the house with the breath of life.
With a thought, Lin Mo deactivated the soundproofing array on the room. He walked to his bedroom door, bent his knuckles, and knocked with moderate force.
"Hey, time to get up."
The voice wasn't loud, but it transmitted clearly into the room.
The first to react was Xie Yuling.
She didn't need much sleep to begin with, but the clean scent belonging to Lin Mo lingering on the bed was too soothing, causing her to unknowingly fall into a deep slumber.
As her consciousness returned, the first thing she felt was a trace of warmth and heaviness around her waist.
An arm was tightly wrapped around her waist.
She turned her head, and what caught her eyes was Jiang Yunlu's peaceful sleeping face. Her long eyelashes cast small shadows in the dim light.
It was just that this posture... was a bit ambiguous.
Xie Yuling's movements paused for a moment, and the air seemed to take on a subtle meaning.
She held her breath and carefully raised her hand, wanting to move the arm that didn't belong to her away.
The moment her fingertips covered the back of the other girl's hand, the warm and soft touch made her heart skip a beat.
At that very instant, Jiang Yunlu's eyelashes fluttered violently, and she opened her eyes.
Their eyes met.
Jiang Yunlu's gaze first fell blankly on Xie Yuling's face, then slowly moved down to see Xie Yuling's hand covering hers. Finally, she clearly saw where her own arm was resting.
Boom!
A rush of heat shot straight to the top of her head. As if she had been burned, she abruptly pulled her hand back.
"S... Sorry!" Her voice was thin and trembling, and a thin layer of red quickly spread from her cheeks to the roots of her ears.
"Uh, it's fine." Xie Yuling appeared rather calm, though her movements were a bit faster as she sat up.
Jiang Yunlu immediately sat up as well, frantically straightening her slightly wrinkled clothes, not daring to look at Xie Yuling again.
Outside the door, Lin Mo's voice sounded again, this time carrying a bit of a teasing smile.
"Get up, lazy pigs! Didn't we agree to cook? The sun has already gone down!"
"We're awake! Don't come in!" Jiang Yunlu immediately raised her voice in response, afraid that he would push the door open and see this slightly messy scene.
A soft chuckle came from outside the door.
In reality, he had already seen it.
"Too late, I already came in and took pictures of you hugging each other while sleeping."
As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Yunlu's cheeks, which had just cooled down, burned up again.
She knew that she was the one who had taken the initiative to hug Xie Yuling.
However, Xie Yuling, one of the parties involved, didn't seem to care much. She turned around and pinched the chubby cheeks of Chu Miaomiao, who was still sound asleep.
"Time to get up, Little Lazy Meow."
Disturbed in her dreams, Chu Miaomiao whimpered in dissatisfaction and mumbled something in her sleep.
"Mmm... don't, Brother Lin Mo... don't pinch there..."
The voice wasn't loud, but it was terrifyingly clear in the quiet room.
Xie Yuling: "!!!"
Jiang Yunlu: "!!!"
The voice wasn't loud, but it was terrifyingly clear in the quiet room.
The hand Xie Yuling used to pinch her cheek froze.
Beside her, Jiang Yunlu's eyes widened even more.
The two exchanged a shocked look.
What kind of dream was this girl having?! So wild?!
"You're still sleeping!"
Xie Yuling snapped back to reality and decided to be ruthless. She increased the strength in her fingertips and launched a full-scale attack on those soft cheeks.
"Ah?!" Chu Miaomiao was finally completely awakened. She opened her eyes in confusion, the lingering afterglow of her shattered sweet dream still hanging on her face.
Opening her eyes, she saw a smiling Xie Yuling.
"Tell me," Xie Yuling leaned closer to her, lowering her voice, her tone full of teasing, "what good things were you just dreaming about?"
Chu Miaomiao's brain crashed for a second, and then the images from her dream overlapped with reality.
Her face instantly turned completely red, like a boiled shrimp.
"I... I didn't dream about anything, I just fell asleep."
She defended herself haltingly, her eyes darting around, clearly lying.
Xie Yuling didn't press the matter. After all, dreaming was something no one could control.
It was just that this girl's dream was a bit too bold.
A trace of envy also arose in her heart; she couldn't even dream anymore now.
On the other side, Jiang Yunlu felt the same way in her heart.
She didn't often have dreams either.
She lowered her head, inconspicuously pulled her collar closer, and took a gentle sniff.
That clear and pleasant scent belonging to Lin Mo still lingered on the fabric.
She quietly took a breath, as if this would retain the scent a little longer.
Her little movement did not escape Xie Yuling's eyes.
Xie Yuling also subconsciously raised her own sleeve and smelled it.
It indeed... smelled very good.
It was a scent that could make one's mind completely relax. Otherwise, in her current state, she wouldn't have fallen asleep so easily.
"Are you done yet? Come out and eat."
Lin Mo's urging voice came from outside the door again.
"Okay! Coming!"
The three girls replied in unison, and carrying their own complex and subtle feelings, they walked out of the room.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
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!"
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
