Wang Yanran, standing nearby, couldn't help but wear a peculiar expression as she watched Luo Hao’s flustered demeanor.
"Hey buddy, you’re practically becoming part of their little drama—haven’t you noticed?"
Picking up her tray, Wang Yanran said, "Well, I won’t disturb you any further."
After a glance at Ye Chuan, she turned and walked away.
Since her goal was already achieved, she could just reach out again in five days.
"Give me one of your spare ribs," Ye Chuan said, eyeing the steamed ribs with black bean sauce on Luo Xi’s plate.
"Get it yourself," Luo Xi replied without looking up from her phone, where she was watching an online lecture.
"Can’t you feed your dear old dad one?"
"Fine, fine. Only because of that ‘secret family recipe’ of yours," Luo Xi relented, picking up a rib and feeding it to Ye Chuan.
As Ye Chuan chewed, he glanced at Luo Hao’s constipated expression.
"I’m done eating," Luo Hao said stiffly, his face dark as he stood up with his tray.
"Mm," Ye Chuan responded nonchalantly, spitting out the bone.
Hmph.
With Luo Hao gone, only Ye Chuan and Luo Xi remained at the table. Still focused on her phone, Luo Xi asked curiously, "Chuan Chuan, why are you so hard on Luo Hao?"
She wasn’t stupid—she’d noticed Ye Chuan’s pointed jabs at him.
"That guy obviously has a thing for you," Ye Chuan said with a smirk.
"No way. We barely talk," Luo Xi replied, puzzled. "How’d you even notice?"
"A man’s sixth sense."
"Men have sixth senses?"
"Actually, I’m a woman who just happens to be a lesbian with a thing for girls. So having a sixth sense isn’t weird… Oh, and I’m also a vegan environmentalist—just with a slight case of pica." Ye Chuan deadpanned, stacking absurdities like buffs.
Luo Xi: "…"
She was used to Ye Chuan’s nonsense, though it had rubbed off on An Shiyu too—when the two were together, their mouths never stopped.
"Even if Luo Hao likes me, can’t I date someone? I am in college now," Luo Xi said playfully.
"Go ahead. Just don’t come crying to me when you get taken advantage of," Ye Chuan muttered.
Hmph~ Luo Xi seemed oddly pleased.
Propping her chin in her hand, she gazed at Ye Chuan, her eyes glimmering. "Chuan Chuan, since you’re single too… why not date me instead?"
"Sure."
"That casual?"
"Not casual at all," Ye Chuan said, side-eyeing her. "I know you’ve been eyeing me."
"Ugh, stop being so full of yourself!" Luo Xi swatted at him repeatedly.
This guy had zero romantic flair, making it impossible for Luo Xi to gauge his real feelings.
"I don’t care—you just called me your girlfriend, so you owe me some girlfriend privileges!" She poked his cheek, acting as if she’d been shortchanged.
"Oh? The nearest hotel off-campus isn’t far…" Ye Chuan pulled out his phone to check the map.
"Why a hotel?"
"To do it, obviously."
"?!"
Unsurprisingly, Ye Chuan’s bluntness turned Luo Xi’s face scarlet. When it came to verbal sparring, she was hopelessly outmatched.
"Tch. I’m even offering myself up for you to nibble on, and you’re the one hesitating." Ye Chuan sighed, looking at her like she was pitiful.
"I gave you a chance, and you blew it."
"I—I was just joking! No way is that a girlfriend privilege!" Frantically, Luo Xi pulled out her phone and searched, landing on a guide.
"Found it! First one says… feeding each other!"
She paused. Wait, didn’t they already do that all the time? Was that really a couples-only thing?
Ye Chuan watched with amusement.
"Uh, scratch that. Second one… holding hands in public…"
Luo Xi looked at him. "Hand-holding?"
"Haven’t you done that enough?" Ye Chuan countered. "You’ve been dragging me around by the hand since forever."
Luo Xi: "…"
"Third one… spanking each other." She fell silent again—they’d literally kicked each other’s butts that morning.
Why did it feel like they’d already checked off all these boxes?
"Told you. Only the hotel’s left."
But Luo Xi had gone quiet. In a small voice, she murmured, "Then what are we? Just… childhood friends?"
As she said it, her eyes lifted to meet Ye Chuan’s, shimmering with unshed emotion.
Suddenly, she hated that label.
It felt like a barrier—one they could never break through.
"We can be more."
With a smile, Ye Chuan leaned in and kissed her.
The moment their lips touched, Luo Xi stiffened—then melted into it.
A few seconds later, Ye Chuan pulled back, studying her flushed face. "Well?"
"You’re sneaky…" Luo Xi mumbled, clutching his sleeve. "Do you do this with other girls too?"
"Hard to say." Ye Chuan grinned.
At her indignant glare, he added, "But that was my first kiss. Treasure it."
"…" Luo Xi touched her lips, then broke into a giddy smile.
"At least you’ve got some decency."
After a beat, she asked, "So… are we official now? Am I your girlfriend?"
"If you want. Or we can just call it ‘fun’—I don’t mind."
"No!" Luo Xi instantly protested. "You’re my boyfriend now!!"
Ye Chuan smirked. "Mm."
"Then… I guess I could go to a hotel with you," she stammered, her voice shrinking to a whisper.
"That eager?" He raised a brow.
"N-No!!"
Ye Chuan pinched her cheek. "You’re kinda cute sometimes."
"Jerk~" She let him squish her face, then mumbled, "So how do we act now? Should we tell our parents?"
"That fast? Up to you."
"I want your opinion," Luo Xi insisted. "Besides, girls love it when their boyfriends shout from the rooftops that they’re taken."
Ye Chuan stood up abruptly. "Honey, I’m done eating!"
His voice, loud and clear, instantly drew stares from everyone nearby.
"Y-You idiot! Not like this! Let’s go!" Mortified, Luo Xi nearly dove under the table.
Ye Chuan shrugged. "Let’s go. I’m full anyway."
"H-Hurry up!"
Clutching his arm, Luo Xi scurried out of the cafeteria in retreat.
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)
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."
saw a female celebrity tied up and stuffed in the trunk! Little did he know, countless cameras were aimed at him at this moment - this was a new type of reality show. The first randomly selected passerby was caught in less than an hour. But when Xu Moru was selected, things started to take an unexpected turn. "Damn, this isn't how the script goes. This Xu Moru is too bold, he's not following the rules at all." "Crap, is this guy taking it seriously?" "The female celebrity has been scared to tears!"
