After a fairly long wait, Wang Shuo and the others finally searched their way over along the riverbank.
Lin Yu and Tao Yaoyao got into the car. After returning to the city, the two parted ways without saying a word.
Wang Shuo had someone bring over a clean set of clothes. Lin Yu did not decline and simply accepted them.
Taking the clothes, he checked into a hotel. Upon entering the room, Lin Yu immediately took off his soaking wet clothes and took a hot shower.
Having dispelled the chill from his body, Lin Yu dried himself with a towel and stepped out of the bathroom.
Lying on the hotel's soft, large bed, Lin Yu felt somewhat bored.
Because his phone was ruined by the water, Lin Yu couldn't use mindless short videos to lull himself to sleep this time.
With nothing to do, Lin Yu silently recalled the time since he had transmigrated.
Emmmm...
How should he put it?
It was as chaotic as a pot of mush.
Everyone better drink it up while it's hot!
Raising a hand to rub the corners of his eyes, Lin Yu yawned, settled his mind, and began to sort through the plot of the erotic manga and its female leads in his head bit by bit.
First was Tang Manman.
Yeah.
Surely, after their conversation earlier today, she should be able to understand his feelings. So her issue, if not completely resolved, was pretty close to it.
Nothing to worry about!
Next was Xia Muzhu.
Her first story arc was resolved long ago. As for the second arc, the main culprit was dead, even though the label of a rapist seemed to have fallen on his own head.
But at least she wouldn't have to experience that soul-crushing pain anymore, nor would she show that broken, neurotic expression full of pleading, nor tearfully beg him not to leave her.
Her future would be spent walking alongside him.
Getting married, having kids, and growing old together.
Although the process of getting together with her had been a bit bumpy and not entirely satisfactory, ending up in a pure romance ending was still pretty nice to think about.
Being able to find such a gentle and considerate wife meant his transmigration hadn't been in vain.
At this thought, the corners of Lin Yu's mouth curled up gently. His heart eased, and his whole body relaxed significantly.
Actually, thinking about it carefully, given Sister Zhuzi's gentle and stable personality, even if he were to break up with her now and say they should never see each other again, she would probably just look at him softly, trying to make him stay with tears in her eyes.
She would absolutely never do anything out of line or lose her composure.
Yeah.
Her personality was truly reassuring.
Next was Qing Mo.
As for this girl, Lin Yu really found her quite amusing.
She was clearly an existence looked up to by thousands, belonging to that tiny handful of people at the very top of the world's pyramid, yet she just had to have such an extremely contrasting fetish.
And because of that fetish, she couldn't even force herself on him.
It really was a trick of fate!
Lin Yu was just about to laugh, but suddenly, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, he spat a few times in succession.
What fate?
Fate my ass!
Bad luck!
Shaking his head, he tossed that unwelcome theory of fate to the back of his mind and slowly let out a breath.
Anyway, there shouldn't be any problems on her end either.
Unless he actually crossed her bottom line, like she said, by two-timing her.
But how could that be possible?
He just wasn't that kind of person!
Pure romance!
Do you even know what pure romance is?!
Next were all the messy things he had encountered in college.
Tao...
...
As he thought about it, Lin Yu suddenly furrowed his brows.
Did he miss something?
Oh!
Right!
There was still Su Yuyao!
Lin Yu slapped his forehead. How could he have almost forgotten about her?
Sigh.
Actually, it didn't really matter whether he forgot her or not.
When it came to her, Lin Yu was full of indifference.
As the most worry-free girl among all the female leads, Lin Yu felt very at ease about her.
Right now, the two of them had absolutely nothing to do with each other. They were the furthest apart, had the shallowest relationship, and saw each other the least. So what if she had a relative who was the principal?
She was currently going to school in City H every day. By the time she had her holidays and came over, he would also be on his holidays and heading back home.
It's a closed loop, guys!
Moreover, in terms of the plot, her storyline was the simplest.
It was basically a case of curiosity killing the little loli, tricked into going to a hotel, forced into it, and then getting addicted to the taste.
And that was it.
It was impossible for him to go to a hotel alone with her, and as for that kind of thing, it was the most absurd of all absurdities.
The safest one of all!
After finishing his thoughts on this worry-free girl, Lin Yu continued to ponder his experiences over the past year or so in college.
All these messy events seemed completely nonsensical.
But in reality, there was only one reason.
And that was Qing Mo.
Xu Mingyao must have been the person who interrupted him and Qing Mo that night.
Qing Mo liked him, Xu Mingyao liked Qing Mo, and Xu Mingyao couldn't stand the sight of him. That was why she had stirred up this whole series of events.
And what about Qing Mo?
She definitely knew all of this, but...
Perhaps she was hoping that Xu Mingyao would succeed?
Damn it!
The more Lin Yu thought about it, the angrier he got. Qing Mo, that bastard, just watched as he was framed and schemed against. Not helping was one thing, but she actually helped cover it up!
Bastard.
He would never scold her again!
He wouldn't even be the slightest bit fierce to her!
Having sorted all of this out, Lin Yu let out a long, satisfying breath, feeling as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
Finally.
Everything was cleared up.
The original high school arc had been perfectly resolved by him, and now he had also seen through the conspiracy of the sequel's college arc.
This way, he could finally rest easy.
Yeah.
Yeah...
...
There shouldn't be some kind of society arc coming out later, right?
Lin Yu bit his lip, feeling a bit apprehensive in his heart.
There shouldn't be.
If there really was a society arc, shouldn't the erotic manga he transmigrated into be called The School Beauty's Personal Blonde Bastard?
It can't be an infinite flow novel like that!
After confirming this point, a carefree smile spread across Lin Yu's lips.
It's over.
Everything is finally over.
Lin Yu slowly closed his eyes, his body and mind relaxing at the same time in this moment...
...
Wait!
Lin Yu opened his eyes.
Why did he still feel like he had forgotten someone?
Lin Yu raised his hand and rubbed his chin, quickly remembering the side story he had overlooked.
Mother Tang's Arc!
Tang Manman's mother, Tang Jun. In the original plot, she also had an entanglement with the original blonde bastard.
But he had resolved that a long time ago.
Not to mention, he didn't even have any involvement with Tang Manman anymore, so what could possibly happen with her?
So there was absolutely no problem anymore!
Lin Yu happily threw his hands up high and gave a forceful stretch.
After lowering his arms, Lin Yu let out a long breath, his smile lazy and satisfied.
It's over.
It's finally all over.
There wouldn't be any more accidents.
He would spend the rest of his life peacefully with Xia Muzhu.
Lin Yu raised his hand. The light passed through the gaps between his fingers, slanting down onto his clear eyes and eyelashes.
Lin Yu looked at the bright light, as if looking at his own bright future.
Fate!
Is nothing more than this!!!
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!
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?!
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.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
