Xia Yueshan’s face fell, clearly unwilling.
But under Lin Yu’s domineering pressure, he obediently started clearing the dishes.
Lin Yu and Xia Muzhu, like any couple deep in the honeymoon phase, began acting all lovey-dovey.
Just then, Lv Pengju, who had just returned from outside, saw Lin Yu video-calling his girlfriend. Overflowing with curiosity, he bounced over and craned his neck to peek at Lin Yu’s phone.
After one glance, he suddenly went silent, the smile from when he entered completely gone.
Without a word, he sat down on a chair, neither speaking nor touching his phone. After a long while, he abruptly stood up, pulled out an unopened pack of cigarettes from his desk drawer, and headed to the balcony.
Lin Yu, lying on his bed, ignored him and kept chatting with Xia Muzhu.
A little later, Lang Hua returned.
He was carrying four cups of milk tea in one hand and a heart-shaped box—likely chocolates—in the other.
Hearing the noise, Lin Yu glanced at him, raising an eyebrow slightly in surprise, though not overly so.
Lang Hua wasn’t bad-looking—in fact, among the four roommates, he was easily the most handsome.
So when Lin Yu saw him holding milk tea for four and what seemed like a gift of chocolates from a girl, he was only mildly surprised, mostly just intrigued.
Wait, do college confessions require this much milk tea now?
Four cups!
Even the roommates get bribed.
This girl’s really thorough!
Wu Zhen hadn’t returned yet, so Lang Hua placed his share of milk tea on his desk. Without greeting Lv Pengju, who was still on the balcony, he set his cup on his desk too.
Lin Yu knew one of those cups was his, so he didn’t pay much attention, continuing his video call with Xia Muzhu while waiting for Lang Hua to hand him his drink.
Soon enough, a hand placed a cup of milk tea by his bedside. Just as Lin Yu reached for it, the hand withdrew—then returned.
Along with it came the heart-shaped box of chocolates.
Lin Yu’s eyes widened. Sensing trouble, he quickly muted his mic. A second later, Lang Hua’s voice came from below the bed.
"Ye You asked me to give this to you."
Ye You?
One of the two girls who tried to bring him water after military training?
Lin Yu remembered who she was but didn’t react.
He was still on a video call with Xia Muzhu, and if she noticed anything off, things could get messy.
He didn’t want her to worry.
Hiding the chocolates under his blanket, Lin Yu kept talking to Xia Muzhu.
"What happened just now?" Xia Muzhu asked casually.
"Nothing," Lin Yu said, waving the milk tea in front of the camera. "Someone treated me to tea."
Xia Muzhu nodded and didn’t press further, letting Lin Yu smoothly brush it off.
Usually, after dinner, cleaning up, having some fruit, and resting, Xia Muzhu would turn on the TV at 9 p.m. sharp to follow a yoga livestream.
Today was no different. When the time came, she tried to end the call to start her routine.
But this time, Lin Yu didn’t let her.
At his insistence, she propped her phone horizontally on the TV stand, framing herself in the camera as she performed yoga live for him.
Lin Yu stared wide-eyed at the screen, watching her stretch, bend, and relax into various poses.
Absolutely mesmerizing!
After half an hour of dedicated viewing, Lin Yu had a rough assessment of Xia Muzhu’s yoga skills.
She was decent—for an amateur.
Her movements weren’t perfectly fluid, occasionally giving off a slightly clumsy vibe.
Not because she lacked flexibility, but because she was carrying… quite the burden up top.
Heavy is the head that wears the crown, indeed!
While Lin Yu was engrossed, a box of fruit salad was handed up to him from below.
Too focused on the screen, he didn’t notice until Wu Zhen’s voice came from under the bed.
"Wang Yanyan sent this for you."
Before Lin Yu could process that, another box of fruit salad was placed on his bedside.
"Luo Xiaoxiao sent this one."
Then two more cups of milk tea appeared. This time, before Wu Zhen could speak, Lin Yu leaned over the bed and urgently signaled for him to shut up.
Wu Zhen, looking grim, didn’t say another word. Mission complete, he walked away, grabbed something from his desk, and joined the others on the balcony.
Lin Yu glanced at the snacks on his bedside—each with a sticky note—then quickly looked away, afraid Xia Muzhu might catch on.
She was still diligently performing her unintentionally alluring yoga poses, but Lin Yu’s mind was elsewhere now.
Uneasy, he stole another look at the gifts, his suspicion growing.
Are these girls serious?
What the hell?
What’s so special about me?
Why are they so persistent?
What, do I smell like cough syrup or something?
After ending the call with Xia Muzhu, Lin Yu pulled out the heart-shaped chocolates from under his blanket.
A heart-shaped note was stuck to the packaging. He peeled it off and read: a bunch of flirty lines and a string of numbers.
Lin Yu tapped the note, thinking avoidance wasn’t solving anything.
Might as well ask them what they really want.
With that in mind, he opened a messaging app and entered the number.
The search results popped up immediately—a profile with a cute female avatar. He sent a friend request, adding "Lin Yu" as a note.
The request was accepted almost instantly. Lin Yu wasted no time typing.
Dragon Overlord: What’s your game? Why go through all this trouble to get close to me?
It’s Yuzu~: ?
It’s Yuzu~: I just wanted to be friends. What "game"?
Dragon Overlord: Out of thousands of people here, why me?
It’s Yuzu~: Because you’re handsome...
It’s Yuzu~: (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)
Dragon Overlord: Are you blind?
Dragon Overlord: Or do you think I am?
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
Heart] Chen Yi traversed the cultivation world for eight hundred years, charging his way to the Tribulation Transcendence stage. Just as he was outwitting his 81st Heavenly Tribulation to ascend to immortality, he was suddenly pulled into a chat group called the "Multiverse Transmigrators Support Group." To his surprise, the group was filled with nothing but fresh-faced newbies who had just transmigrated. [Help! I transmigrated into a disgraced concubine in the cold palace, and the tyrant emperor is about to execute me!] [I ended up as a cannon-fodder villain, and the protagonist is still chasing me—WTF!] [I woke up as the protagonist’s father, but I’m about to be sacrificed in a ritual! What do I do? Urgent!!!] Chen Yi stared at the chaotic flood of desperate pleas in the group and fell into deep thought. "Seriously? You drag me into a newbie transmigrator chat group… only after I’m one step away from becoming an immortal?"
reezy rom-com) Good news: Jiang Liu is quite the ladies' man. Bad news: He’s lost his memory. Lying in a hospital bed, Jiang Liu listens to a parade of goddesses spouting "absurd claims," feeling like the world is one giant game of Werewolf. "Jiang Liu, I’m your first love." "Jiang Liu, you’re my boyfriend—she’s your ex." "Jiang Liu, we’re close friends who’ve shared a bed, remember?" "Jiang Liu, I want to have your baby." The now-lucid Jiang Liu is convinced this must be some elaborate scam... until someone drops the bombshell: "The day before you lost your memory, you confessed your feelings—and got into a relationship." Jiang Liu is utterly baffled. So... who the hell is his actual girlfriend?! ... Before recovering his memories, Jiang Liu must navigate this minefield of lies and sincerity, fighting to protect himself from these women’s schemes. But things spiral even further out of control as more people show up at his doorstep—each with increasingly unhinged antics. On the bright side, the memories he lost due to overwhelming trauma seem to be resurfacing. Great news, right? So why are they all panicking now?
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
