"Everyone has things they feel compelled to do—I understand that. Like how I sometimes want to visit everyone at the institute too."
"Mengli..."
Ye Feng felt a warmth in his heart as he looked at the understanding Shen Mengli.
"Thank you, Mengli."
"Don’t thank me so quickly, Xiao Feng."
At this point, Shen Mengli’s tone shifted. The gentle, considerate demeanor vanished, replaced by sudden seriousness as she unconsciously gripped Ye Feng’s arm.
"Even though you can tend to your own matters, the condition is that you don’t break our agreement. Just like you promised to take care of me, if you don’t return by the agreed time, I’ll... I’ll bite you to death!"
Shen Mengli thought for a while but couldn’t come up with anything scarier to threaten Ye Feng with. She didn’t want to go too far and upset him, so she settled on this line.
"......"
Ye Feng suppressed a laugh as he watched Shen Mengli put on a fierce act. "Don’t worry, I’ll come back on time as promised."
"Then it’s settled~"
Shen Mengli thought her performance had successfully intimidated him, secretly feeling a little smug.
"Mmm... But Mengli, your grip might be a bit too tight."
Ye Feng didn’t want to bring it up, but seeing the red marks her fingers had left on his arm, he had no choice.
"Ah!"
Shen Mengli gasped and immediately let go, quickly apologizing.
"I-I’m sorry, Xiao Feng! I got too carried away. Is your arm okay?"
"It’s fine, just a little red. No big deal."
"Mmm..."
Shen Mengli picked up the stuffed bear she’d tossed aside earlier, hugging it tightly while lightly tapping its head with a fist.
"Honestly, why do you keep wandering off? So disobedient," she muttered under her breath.
As their conversation ended, the room fell into quiet. Shen Mengli peeked at Ye Feng, noticing him staring at something on his phone.
Curious, she leaned closer and asked cautiously, "Xiao Feng, what are you looking at?"
"Ah!"
Ye Feng tried to turn off his phone when he noticed her gaze, but his old device lagged badly, the screen freezing before he could react—giving Shen Mengli a clear view.
The image showed a strikingly beautiful woman in a pristine white dress.
"Uh..."
Shen Mengli quickly pulled away, lowering her head.
"Sorry, Xiao Feng... I didn’t know you were looking at a girl. Is she that Mu Cheng from earlier? She’s... really pretty."
Her voice wavered, eyes glistening with unshed tears, her nose tingling with suppressed emotion.
"Huh? Mengli, you’ve got it wrong! I was just browsing clothes. Here, look."
Ye Feng denied it vehemently, closing the image to reveal a shopping link for the dress.
"Oh..."
Shen Mengli lifted her head hesitantly, confirming that it was indeed a product listing for the white dress.
"But... why were you looking at clothes? The headmistress once said some people have... unusual preferences. Xiao Feng, don’t tell me you—"
"Of course not! Don’t jump to conclusions!"
Ye Feng cut her off, desperate to dispel the misunderstanding.
"I was picking clothes for you."
"For... me?"
"Yeah."
He handed her the phone, showing her the image.
"I thought you’d look beautiful in this white dress, so I was debating whether to buy it. But I wasn’t sure if you’d like the color, so I kept hesitating..."
Mid-explanation, Shen Mengli suddenly buried herself in his chest, her tears dampening his shirt.
"M-Mengli? Are you okay? Don’t like the color? I can find another—"
"N-no..."
Her voice was fragile, trembling with emotion.
"I’m just... so happy. That you’d think of me like this... I really... really am."
"Mengli..."
Ye Feng’s heart ached for this girl who always tread so carefully. He resolved again to protect her, gently stroking her silver hair as he comforted her.
"Don’t cry. You won’t look as pretty if you keep crying."
"Mm..."
Shen Mengli slowly pulled back, wiping her tears before smiling at his flustered expression.
"Xiao Feng... thank you."
The sight of her smile stunned Ye Feng. In all their time together, he’d learned to read her moods through her tone—her expressions were usually guarded. This was the first time he’d seen her smile so openly.
Like a parched flower revived by rain, blooming into its most radiant form.
"Xiao Feng? What’s wrong?"
Shen Mengli tilted her head, waving a small hand in front of his dazed face.
"Mengli... you smiled just now."
"Smiled?"
She didn’t seem to grasp his meaning, having simply expressed her feelings without restraint.
"Yeah. It’s the first time I’ve seen you smile so brightly."
Ye Feng grinned back at her clueless expression.
"It’s beautiful."
"B-beau... b-beau..."
This time, she seemed to understand, immediately pinching his arm again while her eyes darted everywhere—anywhere but at him.
"X-Xiao Feng! L-let’s just... focus on the clothes!"
"Right, right."
Ye Feng realized he’d overstepped and hurriedly pulled up the shopping link again. Just as he was about to hand her the phone to browse freely, Shen Mengli set her bear aside and crawled into his lap.
"M-Mengli? What are you—?"
Before he could finish, she’d nestled against his chest, awkwardly turning to sit facing the phone.
"I-I just... wanted a better view, that’s all~" she mumbled.
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
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!"
reezy rom-com) Good news: Jiang Liu is quite the ladies' man. Bad news: He’s lost his memory. Lying in a hospital bed, Jiang Liu listens to a parade of goddesses spouting "absurd claims," feeling like the world is one giant game of Werewolf. "Jiang Liu, I’m your first love." "Jiang Liu, you’re my boyfriend—she’s your ex." "Jiang Liu, we’re close friends who’ve shared a bed, remember?" "Jiang Liu, I want to have your baby." The now-lucid Jiang Liu is convinced this must be some elaborate scam... until someone drops the bombshell: "The day before you lost your memory, you confessed your feelings—and got into a relationship." Jiang Liu is utterly baffled. So... who the hell is his actual girlfriend?! ... Before recovering his memories, Jiang Liu must navigate this minefield of lies and sincerity, fighting to protect himself from these women’s schemes. But things spiral even further out of control as more people show up at his doorstep—each with increasingly unhinged antics. On the bright side, the memories he lost due to overwhelming trauma seem to be resurfacing. Great news, right? So why are they all panicking now?
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
