"Chuan Chuan, my mom made some soup this morning. Let's share it with everyone." Around noon, Luo Xi arrived carrying a thermal soup pot, along with a bag full of groceries.
"Sure." Ye Chuan was still sitting on the sofa, watching the news on TV, and responded absentmindedly.
Luo Xi walked into the kitchen, stuffed the groceries into the fridge, tied an apron around herself, and started bustling about. She had been coming over to help with cooking lately.
According to her, there were too many tenants at Ye Chuan's place, and without her help, Chuan Chuan wouldn’t be able to handle everything alone.
"The number of rifts is still high, and the monsters are getting stronger." Ye Chuan listened to the news report, which aligned with the updates he’d received from the alliance.
Although the impact of the rifts had been somewhat contained, their sudden appearances remained unpredictable and destructive.
If only they could foresee when the rifts would emerge.
"Should I ask Ke Ning?" Just as Ye Chuan was lost in thought, a pair of fair arms wrapped around his neck from behind.
"Hey, Chuan Chuan, wanna go shopping with me later?"
He turned his head to see a pair of bright eyes blinking at him. "What? No time today?"
"Alright, let’s go." Ye Chuan didn’t mind accompanying Luo Xi. After all, she was his girlfriend, and he didn’t want to spend all his time training. Enjoying life was important too.
The city had mostly returned to normal. Despite the casualties, life had to go on.
"Wow, that was so half-hearted!" Luo Xi teased.
"Was it?" Ye Chuan chuckled, pinching her cheek. "Fine, we won’t go then."
"Hmph, no way. We’re still going." She patted him playfully.
By lunchtime, everyone except Ke Ning—who was still fast asleep—had gathered. Bai Qianshuang and Lan Xiaoke were already at the table.
Bai Qianshuang seemed unusually reserved, especially around Ye Chuan, and silently focused on her meal.
"Qianshuang, is the food not to your liking?" Luo Xi noticed her unusual silence and couldn’t help but ask.
Bai Qianshuang: "…"
She shook her head lightly, picking at the rice in her bowl, though her eyes occasionally flickered toward Ye Chuan.
"Don’t mind her, she’s always like this," Ye Chuan said with a smile.
After what happened last night, it was no surprise she was acting shy. She’d loosen up eventually.
"Really?" Luo Xi didn’t press further. Instead, she asked, "Qianshuang, wanna come shopping with us later?"
"…" Bai Qianshuang shook her head.
"Got other plans?"
"No."
"Then come with us! We can pick out some pretty clothes together," Luo Xi insisted.
Bai Qianshuang glanced around before finally nodding with a quiet "Mhm."
After lunch and a short break, Luo Xi announced it was time to leave. "Let’s go!"
Bai Qianshuang changed into a white T-shirt and black jeans, while Luo Xi wore a light-blue tee with denim shorts. Their outfits were similar, yet they carried completely different vibes.
As they stepped out, Ye Chuan walked in the middle, flanked by Luo Xi and Bai Qianshuang.
Today, he didn’t call Wang Yanran to drive them. Instead, they took a regular taxi to the nearby shopping plaza.
Throughout the ride, Bai Qianshuang seemed distracted. Her gaze drifted out the window, but she kept stealing glances at Ye Chuan.
Memories of last night flooded her mind—how he had touched her, reshaping her curves in ways that left her flustered yet not entirely displeased. She just didn’t know how to face him now.
"Qianshuang." Ye Chuan suddenly spoke, making her stiffen. "Huh?"
"Luo Xi and I were just discussing what kind of clothes would suit you best," he said, amused by her nervousness.
Was she still hung up on yesterday?
"What clothes…?" Bai Qianshuang turned to Luo Xi.
"Yeah! I think you’d look amazing in dresses. You’ve got such an ethereal vibe," Luo Xi said confidently, tapping a finger to her chin.
"I don’t really care what I wear," Bai Qianshuang replied. Material things had never mattered to her.
"In that case, black stockings and cat ears it is," Ye Chuan quipped to Luo Xi.
"No way we’re buying that!" Luo Xi rolled her eyes.
But she noticed Bai Qianshuang’s dazed expression and the way her eyes lingered on Ye Chuan. A flicker of understanding crossed her face.
After getting out of the taxi, Bai Qianshuang surveyed the plaza. It wasn’t her first time here, but compared to before, the area bore scars of destruction—workers busy repairing buildings while shoppers came and went.
"Everyone seems… normal," she remarked.
"Life goes on. People still need to eat," Ye Chuan said, his eyes landing on a nearby store. "Let’s go."
As they entered, a saleswoman greeted them warmly.
"Welcome!"
"Chuan Chuan, this place looks expensive…" Luo Xi glanced at a price tag—3,000 for a scarf—and stuck out her tongue.
Way too pricey.
"Don’t worry about it. Just pick what you like," Ye Chuan said.
"Really?"
"Keep hesitating, and I’ll punish you later," he teased, crossing his arms.
Luo Xi was about to retort but quickly caught his meaning. She flushed and huffed, "You’re the worst."
"Here." Ye Chuan showed her his phone screen—the balance displayed an eye-watering number of zeros.
"…" Luo Xi blinked, momentarily dazzled.
How much was that?
Had Chuan Chuan struck gold again?
Seeing her stunned expression, Ye Chuan gave her a light smack on the rear. "Alright, start picking."
Though unused to splurging, Luo Xi began browsing the racks. The saleswoman was ecstatic—since the rift incidents, most people prioritized survival supplies like non-perishable food, generators, and emergency gear.
Some were even building doomsday bunkers.
Luxury stores like this had been deserted, and she’d been considering quitting.
"These look nice. Wanna try them, Qianshuang?" Ye Chuan held up a few outfits.
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."
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
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.
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)
