Afternoon
The latest blood test results came in, showing a significant increase in the virus levels in his body. Cross-referencing experiments suggested that the most likely cause was his midday meal intake.
Simply put, all the energy from his lunch had been absorbed and assimilated by the "Elixir of Life." These test results indicated that his metabolic rate had worsened compared to the morning.
"Viral activity... has increased?" Ji Qingyi stared at the test report in her hand, her tone laced with impatience.
She handed the report to Gu Ruoxue, revealing a rare hint of exhaustion. "What do you think?"
Gu Ruoxue took the report, skimmed through it quickly, and then let out a cold laugh. "The timing is too perfect. I think he did this on purpose."
She didn’t mince words. "He’s trying to guilt-trip us into softening up."
"So, Senior Gu is saying this situation was deliberately shown to us?"
Even Li Guanqi couldn’t hide her displeasure. "How could he be so reckless with his own health?"
The doctor who had submitted the test results stood trembling beside them, terrified of provoking Ji Qingyi—the "Princess"—and facing dire consequences.
In his initial tests, he hadn’t detected this issue, which was why he had allowed Su Cheng to eat normally.
But now, things had taken a completely different turn.
"Miss, the substance in the young master’s body may not be purely a virus." Beads of sweat dotted the doctor’s forehead as he cautiously explained. "The energy inside him and the extracted samples might represent two entirely different concepts."
"What do you mean by 'two different concepts'?" Ji Qingyi snapped impatiently.
The doctor flinched, stumbling back a few steps before steadying himself. He spoke carefully, "Life and death. The energy inside him represents life, while the samples we extracted are in a state of death."
"Are you suggesting he should stop eating and drinking?" Li Guanqi asked gravely, her brows furrowed in confusion. This idea went against everything she knew.
"Theoretically, yes."
The doctor shook his head. "The young master wouldn’t even feel hunger. The energy inside him is vast and complex—it can repair his organs and tissues on its own, keeping them in a perpetually active state."
"So, he really doesn’t need to eat or drink?"
Li Guanqi exhaled in relief, but then frowned again. "That... truly fits the concept of a 'god.'"
"During his physical, he referred to himself as the 'Sun,'" the doctor added, glancing hesitantly at the four women before lowering his voice to Ji Qingyi. "So, for now, we’ve tentatively named this energy 'the Sun.'"
"What about his mental state?" Gu Ruoxue suddenly interjected, raising a critical question.
All eyes turned to the doctor.
"Well..." He hesitated for a long moment, struggling to find the right words. Only when Ji Qingyi pressed him did he finally explain in one breath, "Because this energy keeps him in a constant state of activity, he doesn’t need sleep. In other words... he physically cannot sleep."
At this, even Li Guanqi’s pupils contracted in shock.
How horrifying was that?
"Then, if he doesn’t eat or drink and engages in intense physical activity for over seven days, can the virus be completely expelled?"
All signs pointed to this conclusion, but Ji Qingyi, growing weary of the clumsy probing, asked the question perfunctorily.
"That..."
The doctor stammered, unable to give a clear answer.
"What about his mental state?" Liu Qingyue pressed further.
"The young master is still human. The extreme physical activity might affect his brain, leading to a series of negative psychological effects." The doctor sighed. "His mental state will gradually deteriorate, and his behavior may become increasingly erratic, even violent."
He paused before adding, "Most critically, once this energy surpasses a certain threshold, he..."
The doctor trailed off, his gaze drifting toward the door.
This time, everyone followed his line of sight, looking through the window at the man standing in the hallway.
"What will happen to me?" Su Cheng’s calm voice broke the eerie silence in the room.
The doctor froze, surprised that Su Cheng had appeared. He glanced at Ji Qingyi, who waved him off, so he quickly excused himself, leaving the space to them.
"Don’t listen to that doctor’s nonsense."
Su Cheng walked in, heading straight for Ji Qingyi. His eyes locked onto the report in her hands before shifting to the four women. "I overheard everything in the hallway. This is just fearmongering!"
When they remained unmoved, Su Cheng repeated his usual rhetoric. "I’ve told you not to judge me by conventional standards. Modern medicine can’t explain what’s happening to me—because the blood flowing in my veins is divine..."
"Enough."
Ji Qingyi cut off his rambling. "Since you’ve gone to such lengths to force this match, fine. The archery range and training staff are ready. You’ll train day and night. Unless it’s an emergency, you won’t leave until the day of the competition."
"What about you all?"
"You’re the one competing, not us. We’ll visit if necessary."
"Oh."
A steward then escorted Su Cheng out.
Once he was gone, Liu Qingyue spoke up first. "Miss, if his condition is the same as before, there’s still a way to stabilize him."
She was referring to the scent unique to Li Guanqi—an ability many envied.
It could calm Su Cheng’s mind.
But as his fiancée, how could Ji Qingyi allow Li Guanqi to get close to him?
"He seems perfectly stable to me."
Ji Qingyi’s gaze flickered as she said to Liu Qingyue, "Draft an exchange student plan. Swap that troublemaker Cornelia from abroad with Li Zhaohao. Get her in here within two days—let her stir things up for him."
"As you command!" Liu Qingyue bowed respectfully before stepping aside to make the arrangements via phone.
"Why does it have to be my sister? Can’t someone else go?" Li Guanqi protested, unhappy that Ji Qingyi had decided Li Zhaohao’s fate so casually.
Ji Qingyi shot her a glance. "It seems you still don’t fully grasp the consequences of breaking our agreement. This is already a lenient punishment, considering our temporary cooperation. Besides..."
She pointed at the ring on Li Guanqi’s finger.
"You used the item you got from Gu Ruoxue, so you probably already know what your perceived relationship with Su Cheng is. Now take a look at what my relationship with him is—do you still think there’s anything wrong with what I did?"
Li Guanqi bit her lip, unable to find a rebuttal.
With things having reached this point, Ji Qingyi loosened up a little and spoke more candidly, her tone laced with implication. "From what I remember, before you lost your memory, you were always the one actively approaching Su Cheng. I suspect a big part of the reason was that he had something like this potion, something that gave you hope of curing your facial paralysis. That’s why you clung to him so desperately, like a drowning person grasping at the last straw."
Li Guanqi’s eyes widened, speechless for a long moment.
"Exactly, I think so too," Liu Qingyue chimed in, her voice soft but pointed. "Otherwise, given your usual personality, even with a family history like yours, becoming so fixated on a man in such a short time is a bit… unbelievable."
"I…" Li Guanqi’s lips trembled. "I don’t think I’m that kind of person. There must be other reasons!"
"Oh?" Liu Qingyue raised an eyebrow. "Then tell me, from your current perspective, what exactly do you like about him? Is it his self-proclaimed 'godlike' delusions? Or his talent for courting disaster?"
Li Guanqi found herself at a loss for words.
"Not that I blame you," Ji Qingyi sighed. "It’s only human to want relief from suffering."
She fixed Li Guanqi with a steady gaze, enunciating each word clearly. "But you must remember—no matter what, you can’t let yourself become a slave to your emotions. You can’t just keep giving and sacrificing endlessly. Understand?"
"I… understand." Li Guanqi bit her lip again and nodded reluctantly.
"Good." Ji Qingyi smiled in satisfaction. "Then starting now, you’ll work with us to… properly 'take care' of Su Cheng. I believe that as long as we work together, we can keep him alive."
"I understand…" Li Guanqi lifted her head, taking a deep breath as if steeling herself for something.
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?"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
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'!"
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.
