Upon arriving at the destination and entering the banquet hall, Lin Yu, who had eaten something before leaving, wasn’t in a hurry to grab food. Instead, he politely accompanied Qing Mo as they wandered around.
After a while, Lin Yu was somewhat surprised.
Unexpectedly, the people here were quite friendly. There were no troublemakers popping up like in movies or TV dramas.
Or was it because Qing Mo’s status was too prestigious, and no one dared to make a scene?
Most likely the latter.
Lin Yu turned his head toward a nearby sofa. When his gaze landed on two individuals, their expressions immediately softened into smiles. Lin Yu silently reached his own conclusion.
Putting aside those messy thoughts, Lin Yu decided to grab some food.
After all, he only had half a year left in this place.
Once he got into university, he’d definitely settle down in the city where his school was located.
He had no property here, no family, and no particularly close friends. There was no reason for him to ever come back.
So, whatever.
Who cared what they thought of him?
He wouldn’t be staying much longer anyway.
Ignoring the scrutinizing gazes from behind, Lin Yu walked toward a table laden with desserts...
The entire evening, Lin Yu focused on eating and drinking his fill.
When the banquet ended, slightly tipsy from the alcohol, Lin Yu declined Qing Mo’s offer to drive him home. Instead, he decided to take a taxi to avoid any drunken mishaps.
The cold winter wind seemed to have a sobering effect.
Walking along the deserted street, Lin Yu felt his mind clearing up.
The longer he walked, the more alert he became.
Hearing the ghostly, persistent footsteps behind him, Lin Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, finding it almost amusing.
Couldn’t escape the cliché after all?
Here came the troublemakers.
Not in the mood to drag this out, Lin Yu turned around and faced two burly men wearing black masks and baseball caps. He cut straight to the point:
“You two have been following me for a while.”
“Is there something you want?”
The two seemed unaware they’d been spotted. When Lin Yu called them out, they exchanged a brief, surprised glance.
After a moment, a ruthless glint flashed in their eyes. Without a word, they strode toward Lin Yu with menacing intent.
Seeing their silent, aggressive approach, the smile faded from Lin Yu’s lips.
This seemed a bit more complicated than he’d thought.
These two didn’t just want to rough him up and warn him to stay away from someone.
A biting dog doesn’t bark.
And that saying didn’t just apply to dogs.
The two men closed the distance quickly under the cover of night. Lin Yu stood his ground, unmoving.
When they were less than a meter away, one of them reached out to grab Lin Yu’s shoulder.
The next moment, a brief, sharp cry pierced the winter night.
Looking down at the baseball-capped man writhing on the ground, legs clamped together and hands clutching between them, Lin Yu clicked his tongue in mock sympathy.
Too bad Xia Yueshan wasn’t here.
A rare opportunity to show him what a real "family-ending kick" looked like!
Shifting his attention to the other man, Lin Yu quickly engaged him in a fight.
After a few exchanges, Lin Yu felt significant pressure.
Hard punches, sharp kicks—this guy was a trained fighter.
Blocking a few strikes, Lin Yu’s untrained body ached all over from the impact.
Gritting his teeth, he endured until he spotted an opening. Seizing the moment, he drove a punch straight into a vulnerable pressure point.
One-hit KO.
Lin Yu hissed in pain, rubbing his sore forearm.
Staring at the two men lying in the snow, he didn’t hesitate to call Qing Mo.
These two were definitely not hired by small-time thugs like the Fire Scorpion Gang or Purple Hair.
That left only one possibility.
His role as Qing Mo’s "boyfriend" tonight must have offended some big shot, who then sent these men after him.
This was Qing Mo’s problem to handle.
After all, it was because of her in the first place.
Besides, someone at that level wasn’t someone Lin Yu could afford to provoke.
The call connected quickly. After explaining the situation, Lin Yu ignored the two men still gasping for breath on the ground and strode toward the main road to hail a cab home.
Back at his apartment, he went through his usual routine—undressing, showering, and burrowing under the covers—before lying in bed, idly scrolling through his phone.
Ding~
A notification popped up—a message from Gu Yue.
Model Student: Brother Long, are you free this Sunday?
Model Student: Want to go ice skating?
Model Student: Looking forward to it! (☆▽☆)
Lin Yu paused, recalling Qing Mo’s words in the car earlier.
But he quickly dismissed the ridiculous possibility and, considering his empty schedule, agreed without much thought.
Dragon Proud Sky: Sure.
Model Student: Yay!
After this small interruption, Lin Yu continued scrolling aimlessly.
As time passed, drowsiness crept in. He set his phone aside and closed his eyes, ready to sleep.
But then, Qing Mo’s words in the car condensed into a tiny thought that flashed through his mind.
No words, no voice—just the vague implication lingering.
Gu Yue likes you.
A cold smirk curled on Lin Yu’s lips. That wasn’t just absurd—it was completely unfounded!
Gu Yue liking him?
No way...
...
...
Lin Yu opened his eyes, staring at the fine cracks in the ceiling paint, his brow furrowing slightly.
Wait...
This did seem a little off...
Recalling Gu Yue’s behavior toward him at school, her odd reactions whenever Tang Manman was mentioned, and how she insisted on walking to and from school with him, rain or shine...
No, no!
Lin Yu rubbed his tightly knitted brows, reassuring himself:
“Gu Yue only walks with me because it’s on the way. It’s just a buddy thing—totally normal!”
“No big deal!”
“Don’t overthink it!”
“Don’t overthink it...”
He closed his eyes again, willing himself to sleep.
But once a thought takes root, it’s hard to shake off.
The more Lin Yu tried not to dwell on it, the more memories of Gu Yue surfaced.
Finally, one crucial detail made his eyes snap wide open.
Hold on!
Why did the original owner—White Hair’s—memories show that in two whole years of commuting, he never once ran into Gu Yue?
Oh.
Right.
Lin Yu recalled Gu Yue mentioning before that she was currently staying with relatives, which was why their routes coincided...
Smacking his lips twice, Lin Yu still felt something wasn’t quite right.
After a moment of thought, he pulled out his phone and sent a message to White Hair.
Dragon Overlord: You awake?
White Hair: Yeah, what’s up?
Dragon Overlord: You know anything about Gu Yue’s family situation?
White Hair: Nope.
White Hair: What’s the matter, Dragon Bro?
White Hair: Did she piss you off again?
White Hair: What do you wanna know? I can ask around for you.
Dragon Overlord: Check with her friends—see if she’s been staying at her relatives’ place in Qinghe Community this past semester.
White Hair: Got it.
A short while later, Lin Yu stared at White Hair’s reply, eyes wide, and two words slipped out involuntarily:
“Holy shit!”
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?!
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
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!
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
