School is great.
But Ye Chuan didn’t want to go to school.
While the boys and girls at school were basking in their youth, he had to worry about his next meal—or rather, where to scrounge up some money. After all, his phone was a seven- or eight-year-old Blue Rice model, bought for 70 bucks at a secondhand shop.
Enjoying youth? That seemed a little too luxurious for him.
He just needed to be a sewer rat and quietly die, whether from starvation or illness.
But even such thoughts were quickly tossed aside by Ye Chuan. At the very least, he didn’t have to worry about three meals a day anymore. Two thousand bucks a day was way too good to be true. And with some elixirs or other items, he might even have a shot at curing his terminal illness.
As long as Bai Qianshuang didn’t run away.
Wait… she wouldn’t, right?
Just as Ye Chuan was starting to doubt himself, he suddenly noticed footsteps approaching, followed by a sharp elbow to his arm.
"Hey hey, morning, Chuanchuan!"
The voice was as crisp and lively as a silver bell. When Ye Chuan turned, he saw a ponytailed girl grinning at him. She wore the same style of school uniform as him, and with every light step of her long, straight legs, her high ponytail swung with energy.
"Morning, beauty Luo," Ye Chuan replied, looking at the girl in front of him.
"Glad to see you’re still alive."
"Pfft! I’ll outlive you, no question." Luo Xi stuck out her tongue playfully, then leaned in closer, her bright eyes darting around. "Huh? Why do you look so worn out? Did you… relieve stress last night?"
"Yeah, using you as material." The moment the words left his mouth, Ye Chuan’s arm was met with a swift punch from her small fist.
Having grown up together, the two of them bantered back and forth before Ye Chuan suddenly remembered something. He pulled out his phone and transferred a thousand bucks to Luo Xi.
"Here’s the thousand I owe you. Consider it repaid."
Luo Xi seemed genuinely surprised when she received the money. This was the sum Ye Chuan had borrowed from her long ago when he couldn’t afford tuition. She knew his situation—how did he suddenly have money to pay her back?
Hesitating, she finally asked, "Uh… did you… sell yourself?"
"Actually, I found a sugar mommy." Ye Chuan deadpanned.
Luo Xi clearly wasn’t buying it. She lowered her head slightly, her eyes blinking as if to say, Keep spinning tales, I’m listening. Ye Chuan rolled his eyes. "I rented out a room, so I got some rent money. Figured I’d pay you back first."
"Really? How much?" Luo Xi looked genuinely surprised. In Ye Chuan’s neighborhood, plenty of places were up for rent, but his was in a mediocre location and condition, making it hard to find tenants.
"Two thousand."
"Wow." Luo Xi’s eyes widened. Seeing her reaction, Ye Chuan naturally didn’t mention that it was two thousand per day—no way she’d believe that.
Luo Xi stared at the transfer on her phone but shook her head and refunded it. "Keep it for now. You need it more than I do."
"Why?" Ye Chuan was taken aback. Luo Xi’s family wasn’t well-off either. After her parents divorced, her mother remarried, but she was bedridden, leaving her stepfather to scrape by with a street stall.
If anything, Luo Xi was only slightly better off than him, an orphan—at least she had someone to lean on.
"You’re poorer than me. What if you snap one day and check out early? Daddy here would be heartbroken." Luo Xi crossed her arms and shook her head, then patted Ye Chuan’s shoulder solemnly.
"Promise me you’ll stay alive."
Ye Chuan: "…"
A second later, he lifted his foot and kicked Luo Xi square in the butt.
"Ow! What was that for?!" She jumped back, clutching her rear with a flushed face. "I’ll bite you!"
"No reason. Just felt like it."
"So mean!"
After walking side by side for over twenty minutes and taking a ten-minute bus ride, they finally arrived at the school gates. Their academy was the most prestigious in the area—sprawling in size, packed with students and teachers alike.
The massive stone archway bore the engraved words: Silver Mountain Academy, grand and imposing.
"Oh yeah, Chuanchuan, I heard you and Zhao Ruyan broke up?" Luo Xi asked as they strolled along the tree-lined path circling the campus lake.
"You’re that well-informed?" Ye Chuan’s lips twitched. It had only happened yesterday—how did Luo Xi already know?
"Of course! I’m the academy’s little gossip hub. Ears everywhere." Luo Xi grinned. "So? Did you do something to wrong her?"
"Got cheated on." Ye Chuan kept it blunt.
"Huh?!" Luo Xi’s smile froze for a few seconds before twisting into indignation. "How could she?! If she fell out of love, she should’ve broken up properly! That’s just cruel!"
"Come on, let’s go confront her!" She grabbed Ye Chuan’s hand and started dragging him toward the classroom.
"Forget it. It’s over." Ye Chuan shook his head.
"How can you just let it go? She trampled all over your feelings!"
"I never gave her my feelings." Ye Chuan scoffed. "I was just in it for the free meals. Saved on food costs."
Luo Xi: "…?"
"Now I’ve lost my free meal ticket. Eh, it’s a shame, but whatever. I don’t really care." He shrugged, feigning indifference, only to notice Luo Xi staring at him intently.
"What?"
"Liar." Luo Xi said firmly.
Ye Chuan fell silent for a moment before muttering, "At least let me save face."
Luo Xi released his hand and studied his expression. "You about to cry? I can lend you a shoulder."
Ye Chuan glanced at her. "Your backpack’s too big. I’d suffocate."
He smirked. "Or do you have a thing for me? Trying to take advantage?"
Luo Xi’s cheeks puffed up instantly. "Hmph! I wasted my worry on you!"
With that, she kicked Ye Chuan in the shin, her ponytail bouncing as she stomped away.
Watching Luo Xi’s retreating figure, Ye Chuan’s expression gradually settled into quiet contemplation as he gazed at the scenery beyond the walkway.
"You really are the worst at being honest." A voice came from behind. He turned to see a short-haired girl staring at him.
Dressed in the same school uniform skirt, her shoulder-length hair cut sharp and neat, she looked at him with undisguised disdain.
"Always here to mock me, An Shiyu," Ye Chuan said. "Your bestie’s pissed. Go comfort her."
An Shiyu shrugged. "Price is lunch."
"Deal."
"Oho? Rolling in cash now?"
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)
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."
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
