He straightened up, stunned.
Lin Yu stood there, his feelings complicated.
There was a sudden realization of enlightenment, a numb sense of loneliness, and also a comical sense of amusement.
He wasn't exactly happy.
Nor was he unhappy.
At this moment, what filled Lin Yu's heart the most was actually still confusion.
Even now, Lin Yu couldn't quite understand Gu Yue's affection for him.
Because her liking him was truly a bit bizarre.
Regarding that incident back then, if he had been in Gu Yue's shoes...
Forget about liking him.
If he didn't bite that bastard's throat out, it would only be because he had a toothache those few days.
It was precisely because of this that Lin Yu had never thought of Gu Yue's various behaviors in that way.
It was like a farmer who had never been exposed to the internet.
No matter how well a gay man treated him, he would never think that the man was falling in love with him.
And now, like a slow-witted otter, Lin Yu finally realized all of this.
And then...
...
There was no "then."
After a brief moment of sighing with emotion, Lin Yu once again focused his attention on his current life.
Just as if he hadn't realized that Gu Yue liked him.
Lin Yu knew very well.
In fact, whether he realized it or not, the result was the same.
For him and Gu Yue.
Maintaining the status quo was already the best outcome.
He couldn't possibly keep Gu Yue by his side too, right?
Not to mention that their feelings hadn't reached that level, nor how reluctant Tang Manman would be.
Just talking about the matter itself, perhaps it wouldn't be a good thing for Gu Yue either.
Yeah.
Let's just leave it at that.
Lin Yu now only hoped that his messed-up life wouldn't have any more unexpected troubles.
After the table and chairs were wiped clean, Su Yuyao sat down on the clean chair.
Lin Yu subconsciously walked to the other side of the table, wanting to sit opposite her.
His legs had just begun to bend, and before he could sit down, Lin Yu's attention was drawn to Su Yuyao's beautiful eyes staring straight at him from across the table.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Yu asked with concern, looking at Su Yuyao's eyes that seemed to carry a hint of grievance and a touch of pitifulness.
Su Yuyao didn't speak; she just reached out a finger and gently tapped the empty seat next to her.
Wearing a pitiful little expression that said, "I don't want you to be so far away from me."
Let me reiterate once again.
I, Lin Yu, am not a lolicon!
But looking at Su Yuyao's adorable little actions, Lin Yu's heart felt as if it had taken a heavy blow, and his whole being practically short-circuited.
What else was there to say?
Let alone sitting next to her.
Even letting her sit on his lap would be fine!
Lin Yu immediately changed positions, sat next to Su Yuyao, and then joined her in laying siege to the various snacks and drinks on the table.
While eating, Lin Yu watched Su Yuyao's gentle, small bites.
He just thought she was quite cute.
Yeah.
She was cute even when she wasn't eating.
Cute no matter what she did.
Like a little child.
Well-behaved and obedient.
Thinking of this, Lin Yu couldn't help but start getting a headache again.
Making this girl who seemed like a child have a child of her own, he had truly committed a sin of no ordinary magnitude.
To be honest, whenever he felt Su Yuyao's well-protected innocence and purity.
Lin Yu couldn't help but put himself in her parents' shoes and imagine how they would feel.
There was nothing to say.
It felt like an overwhelming sense of despair.
Lin Yu couldn't help but start to doubt.
On the day he actually went to visit her family, would he really be able to leave Su Yuyao's house alive, or at least in one piece?
Thinking about it.
Lin Yu felt that leaving alive was possible.
But leaving in one piece probably wasn't very likely.
Retracting his gaze, Lin Yu took a couple of bites of grilled squid, then glanced sideways at Su Yuyao again.
This time, Lin Yu looked at her slightly bulging abdomen, hidden under her loose clothes.
Lin Yu stared blankly.
Regarding this unexpectedly appearing little fellow.
Lin Yu's pressure was still very high.
Putting aside destiny and all that.
He was only a sophomore in college this year!
At this age, some boys hadn't even touched a girl's soft little hand.
Yet he already had a child.
The pressure was imaginable.
On the other hand, Lin Yu also knew clearly.
His future life might be firmly trapped by this little guy.
Regarding his soon-to-be-lost freedom, Lin Yu inevitably felt a little anxious.
But whenever he thought that in the near future.
There might be a little cutie just like Su Yuyao softly clinging to him and calling him Daddy.
Lin Yu suddenly felt that all of this didn't seem so bad after all.
He was even looking forward to it a bit!
Wait!
Lin Yu furrowed his brows.
He suddenly remembered a widely circulated folk saying.
It said that boys usually inherit their mother's looks, while girls inherit their father's looks.
He wouldn't end up having a female delinquent daughter in the future, would he?
Lin Yu suddenly felt like the sky was falling.
"Baby, look more like your mom."
"Look more like your mom."
"Your old man is begging you."
Lin Yu couldn't help but start praying silently in his heart.
Attempting to engage in a telepathic conversation with the little one.
Su Yuyao's appetite today was clearly not as good as last night.
For many snacks, she just took a shallow bite and then put them down.
For some of her favorites, she would do the honor of eating a few more bites, but mostly she would put them down before even finishing a third.
Beside her, Lin Yu was like a gluttonous beast.
Upon learning that Su Yuyao wasn't going to eat a certain food anymore, he would stuff it into his stomach in two or three bites, and then pick his teeth with a toothpick while waiting for the next food Su Yuyao wouldn't finish.
After eating and drinking their fill, the two walked home hand in hand.
On the way, Lin Yu noticed that Su Yuyao seemed very happy and couldn't help but ask:
"Did you eat something delicious?"
"Why are you so happy?"
Hearing this, Su Yuyao first shook her head, indicating that she wasn't happy because of the delicious food.
Then she tilted her face up, her bright, watery eyes curving into joyful arcs as she looked happily at Lin Yu.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Su Yuyao just smiling without speaking, Lin Yu asked curiously.
"Nothing."
Su Yuyao softly spat out the word, then turned her head back and continued looking forward.
Only she seemed even happier now.
Even her soft body pressed a bit closer to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu didn't know what was up with Su Yuyao.
But seeing her quite happy, Lin Yu didn't continue pressing the issue. Instead, he held her hand and kept walking with small steps.
Su Yuyao was very happy.
She was happy that Lin Yu had eaten all her leftover food.
He didn't find her gross at all.
Su Yuyao smiled radiantly.
She didn't feel useless at all for being so happy over such a tiny bit of sweetness.
Besides, didn't this count as an indirect kiss with him?
Thinking of this, Su Yuyao's cheeks couldn't help but grow a little hot.
Wu...
I wonder when it won't be indirect...

ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!

lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...

or! A blessing for those who struggle with love, a guidebook for dating novices. Quickly match with your dream goddess! Complete walkthroughs earn rewards, and perfect walkthroughs unlock limited achievements!】 Shen Yi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally downloads a mini-game called Dating Simulator. The mini-game is simple: randomly search for dating targets, simulate dates, and receive rewards upon successful confession. Rewards include but are not limited to money, attributes, and skills. The higher the evaluation, the better the rewards, with perfect ratings unlocking mysterious achievements. Shen Yi plans to use this mysterious mini-game to continuously pursue targets and improve himself, making his life better and better. ...... However, after several successful walkthroughs, Shen Yi suddenly notices something strange - the targets he previously simulated dating seem to be searching for him in real life?

transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”