Evening.
"I'm not hungry."
Ye Chuan, seated at the dining table, turned his gaze toward the cold-faced young woman sitting stiffly on a chair not far away. He had prepared a lavish meal the moment he returned home, only for Bai Qianshuang to remain unmoved when he called her to eat.
Bai Qianshuang had changed back into her white robe, her jet-black hair cascading down like an ink painting, her demeanor so ethereal she might as well have been an actual celestial being.
No—she was a celestial being.
"Not hungry?" Ye Chuan asked.
"Not hungry." Bai Qianshuang’s expression remained indifferent, her beautiful eyes devoid of any emotion. She sat quietly, unwilling to say another word.
Even as her stomach growled thunderously.
If I hadn’t seen the logs of you rolling around starving in bed, I might’ve believed you…
Of course, Ye Chuan didn’t voice that thought. Noticing Bai Qianshuang’s frosty attitude, he asked, puzzled, "Did I do something to upset you? Why the sudden cold shoulder? Is it that time of the month?"
"My aunt has long passed away."
"That’s not the kind of 'aunt' I meant," Ye Chuan said.
"I only have one aunt." Bai Qianshuang’s peripheral vision kept drifting toward the fragrant dishes on the table. Her throat moved involuntarily before she muttered,
"You—the scoundrel who stole my undergarments last night."
Huh?
Ye Chuan blinked. Undergarments?
"When did I ever do such a thing?" he asked, baffled. Last night, he had been on the verge of suffocating all night due to his weak heart—when would he have had the time to steal undergarments?
Had a thief broken in?
Bai Qianshuang studied Ye Chuan’s expression and saw no trace of deception. She frowned slightly but still explained, "This morning, you placed my undergarments on the table along with my robe."
With the robe…
Oh, so that wasn’t a belt—it was underwear?
Finally understanding, Ye Chuan realized why Bai Qianshuang had been treating him like a pervert since he got home.
But was it really his fault?
The system had given it as a reward, and he had assumed it was just a belt, so he’d left it with the robe. Even if he had known, he wouldn’t have cared.
I’d rather have gotten another Tiger Strength Pill.
Ye Chuan valued practicality—especially things that could cure his illness.
"I thought it was a belt and washed it with the robe," Ye Chuan said, straight-faced, sensing the tension.
"When I changed into that black dress, I didn’t take it off," Bai Qianshuang retorted coldly, convinced he was just making excuses.
"Are you sure?" Ye Chuan raised his voice. "You were exhausted yesterday, barely conscious—can you really be certain?"
Bai Qianshuang hesitated at his words, seeing the mix of indignation and hurt on his face. "I…"
But she distinctly remembered…
Slap!
Ye Chuan’s palm struck the table with a loud bang, jolting Bai Qianshuang out of her thoughts. Clutching his chest in exaggerated anguish, he cried,
"Not only did I wash your clothes, but I rushed back from school to cook for you because I was worried you’d be hungry—and this is how you repay me?!"
"You passed out multiple times yesterday. If I really wanted to do something, why would I just steal undergarments? I could’ve—ahem—done way worse! And even if I had stolen them, would I have washed them and given them back?"
His words left Bai Qianshuang speechless. Her eyes flickered as she realized his logic was flawless.
Who would steal something only to clean it and return it?
Besides, she had been in no state to resist—depleted of spiritual energy and injured, she had been weaker than an ordinary person.
Realizing she might have wronged Ye Chuan, guilt immediately flooded her heart. "I’m sorry, Ye Chuan. I misunderstood you."
"Too late. You’ve wounded my soul," Ye Chuan said icily, slumping into his chair.
When Bai Qianshuang met his gaze, he deliberately turned away.
Silence. Let her stew in it.
Seeing his refusal to acknowledge her, Bai Qianshuang quickly moved to sit beside him. "Please give me a chance to make it up to you."
Her voice grew quieter, her head bowing in shame.
"Fine, I’ll let it go," Ye Chuan relented after a pause, waving a hand.
"But you’d better give me some legendary immortal cultivation technique as compensation."
Bai Qianshuang looked troubled. "My storage pouch is gone, and the Jade Void Sect’s techniques are only suited for women."
"Then do you have anything that can boost strength or cure illnesses?" Ye Chuan pressed.
"Dual cultivation," Bai Qianshuang suggested after a moment.
"You know it?" Ye Chuan was surprised.
"I grew up training in the Jade Void Sect and have never taken a cultivation partner," Bai Qianshuang admitted. Though many of her fellow disciples kept companions for dual cultivation, she had always relied on herself.
"So you can’t do this, can’t do that—how exactly are you going to make it up to me?" Ye Chuan challenged.
Stumped, Bai Qianshuang fell silent before finally murmuring, "Ye Chuan, I’ll do anything you ask. Consider it my apology."
"Oh? So if I said I wanted to touch you, you’d agree?"
Bai Qianshuang shuddered slightly, her fingers tightening around her robe. "Since I was at fault… yes."
"Then just promise you’ll stay here with me," Ye Chuan said with a grin.
Bai Qianshuang closed her eyes, her long lashes trembling. "Very well."
A second later, her eyes flew open. "You… don’t want to touch me?"
"Did I say I would? You’re the one with the dirty mind," Ye Chuan teased, raising an eyebrow.
Bai Qianshuang’s ears turned red, the flush spreading down her neck. "I—I didn’t mean anything by it," she stammered.
"Just keep your promise—no running off," Ye Chuan said.
Obviously, the daily 2,000 yuan is way better than groping some woman.
His biggest fear was Bai Qianshuang leaving.
The longer she stayed, the better—ideally, forever.
She was like a sunflower that passively generated sunlight, occasionally dropping cultivation tools. If Ye Chuan weren’t so principled, anyone else might’ve just locked her up.
Besides, he needed to build goodwill. Doing something like that would only ruin it.
Ye Chuan wasn’t that stupid.
"Ye Chuan, you’re a righteous man," Bai Qianshuang exhaled softly, clearly moved by his integrity. His actions over the past two days had earned her deep trust, and the sight of the table full of food stirred genuine gratitude.
He had cared for her without expecting anything in return.
The thought of having nearly wronged such a selfless person filled her with remorse.
Grrrr— Another loud growl from her stomach.
Ye Chuan shot her a glance. "Let’s eat first. Your stomach’s about to start a symphony."
Later, he’d have to teach her how to use the shower.
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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."
