"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.
lan, the Luo family, tracked him down - along with the babies in their arms. Mo Xuan stared pensively at the paternity test results from over a dozen top institutions, both domestic and international, showing a 99.99% match between himself and the two baby girls. At 23, Mo Xuan, a doctoral student, had become the father of two three-year-old children. The kicker? The mothers weren't even the same person! He gradually realized he was being lured step by step into an elaborate trap designed by these two yandere sisters. "Be good, little Xuan. Sister's life belongs to you entirely." "Brother, if you try to run away, I'll have no choice but to tie you up." Mo Xuan: "Do whatever you want, ladies. I give up."
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
