"……"
At noon, Ye Chuan stood in Luo Xi's kitchen, watching the girl tie on an apron and stir a pot of soup with a ladle. He hummed a tune beside her to liven the mood.
"What kind of nonsense song is that?" Luo Xi rolled her eyes at him before pinching his waist with her crab-like grip.
"Hey, can’t I at least try to cheer you up?" Ye Chuan sighed, his tone laced with three parts resignation, five parts grievance, two parts innocence, and ninety-nine parts deliberate mischief.
Sigh~
"You’re such a pest." Luo Xi scolded him lightly before swatting away his wandering hands. "Still hungry after breakfast, Chuanchuan?"
"Eh, so-so." Ye Chuan mused. "But you seemed pretty satisfied too."
[Battle begins]
[Luo Xi used Fury Swipes]
[It’s not very effective…]
[Ye Chuan’s Attack rose!]
[Ye Chuan used Bullet Seed—it’s super effective!]
[Luo Xi fainted!]
……
By lunchtime, Ye Chuan and Luo Xi had set the dishes on the table. Since it was the weekend, Luo's father would be home later after wrapping up work at the company.
Meanwhile, Luo's mother had gone to visit an old friend she hadn’t seen in ages and would return with Luo's father.
After recovering her health, Luo's mother had even started considering going back to work. However, due to her lack of recent education and prolonged absence from society, she was thinking of taking up a job like cleaning or housekeeping.
Having burdened Luo Xi and her husband for so many years, she was filled with guilt and wanted to make it up to them however she could.
But Luo's father wasn’t keen on her working outside. He preferred the comfort of someone waiting for him at home.
"Chuanchuan, do you think my mom could still have a baby at her age?" Luo Xi asked as she smoothed her hair and turned to Ye Chuan after sitting down.
"Sure, why not? Isn’t Auntie only in her thirties?" Ye Chuan shrugged. "And her health’s been restored. I don’t see why she and Uncle couldn’t have another one."
The effects of the rejuvenation pill were impressive—not only did it cure illnesses, but it could even repair damaged organs. It was practically a miracle drug.
While it couldn’t turn back time, having a baby should still be easy.
"True." Luo Xi nodded. "Chuanchuan, do you prefer boys or girls?"
"I like both." Ye Chuan had never been hung up on gender, and at his age, he wasn’t even thinking about kids yet.
"Oh?" Luo Xi’s eyes curved with amusement.
Just then, the sound of the door unlocking announced the return of Luo's parents.
Seeing Ye Chuan and Luo Xi at the table, they both smiled.
"Mom, Dad, you’re back." Luo Xi stood up to serve rice.
"Uncle, Auntie." Ye Chuan greeted them.
"Chuanchuan’s here! Try the fruit I bought." Luo's mother placed a bag of fruit on the table. "Just need to wash them first."
"Mom, let’s eat first. Have some soup."
"Alright."
After lunch, Luo's mother gathered the dishes. "Xixi, you and Chuanchuan go rest in your room. I’ll handle the dishes."
"You’ve already worked hard preparing lunch. Go relax." Luo's father chimed in, standing up to help her.
"Mm, okay~" Luo Xi didn’t argue, simply leading Ye Chuan back to her room.
The girl sat cross-legged on the bed while Ye Chuan sprawled across it, scrolling on his phone.
"Chuanchuan, has Zhao Ruyan come looking for you again?" Luo Xi asked curiously.
"Not that I know of." Ye Chuan replied casually, shifting until his head rested on her soft thighs. "Hey, how about you put on some black stockings? I like napping on those."
"No such service here." Luo Xi retorted.
"You could provide it."
"They’re in the wash, still drying."
"Tch."
After some playful bickering, Luo Xi began teasing his face with strands of her hair. "Chuanchuan, the school festival’s coming up, and our class still hasn’t decided on a theme."
"Anything’s fine, right?"
"I’m the class monitor—I can’t just wing it."
"Then set up a poll in the class group chat. Whichever theme gets the most votes wins."
"That’s actually a good idea." Luo Xi nodded, pulling out her phone to draft the poll.
Just then, Ye Chuan’s phone buzzed.
He checked it—a message from Wang Yanran.
Wang Yanran: Ye Chuan, the car’s ready. Should I bring it over now?
Ye Chuan: Sure.
Wang Yanran: Be there in twenty.
Ye Chuan rolled over on Luo Xi’s lap, deciding to take a quick nap.
Seeing his closed eyes, Luo Xi pulled a blanket over him, watching his sleeping face with a faint smile.
A while later, Ye Chuan woke to another message—Wang Yanran had arrived with the car.
"Gotta step out for a bit." He yawned and sat up.
"What for?"
"Ordered a car online. Delivery’s here."
Luo Xi: ?
Since when could you buy cars online?
"Wanna come see?" Ye Chuan grinned.
"Sure." Luo Xi stood, but her legs had gone numb, forcing Ye Chuan to scoop her up.
……
Outside, Wang Yanran stood waiting by the roadside. Spotting Ye Chuan and Luo Xi, she smiled. "Ye Chuan, Miss Luo Xi."
"Oh… it’s you." Luo Xi recognized her—the girl who often sought out Ye Chuan.
She studied them from behind Ye Chuan. Were they close?
Ye Chuan eyed the black SUV parked nearby. "This the one?"
"Yes. A Mercedes-Maybach GLS 680—perfect for your needs." Wang Yanran said.
"Thanks." Ye Chuan, clueless about cars, took the keys from her.
With a nod from him, Wang Yanran smiled. "Then I’ll take my leave. Let me know if you need anything else."
"Got it."
Wang Yanran drove off in her sedan.
"Chuanchuan, how much was this car?" Luo Xi eyed the new vehicle. "And why did Wang Yanran deliver it?"
"Her family knows a lot of car dealers. Easier to buy through connections." Ye Chuan chuckled. For a big family like hers, arranging a car was no trouble.
"Oh, really?"
Just as Ye Chuan was about to get in, he froze.
"What’s wrong, Chuanchuan?"
"I don’t have a driver’s license."
"……"
A few minutes later, Wang Yanran came huffing back.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
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!
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
