“Teacher, can I ask you a question?”
Li Mucheng hesitated for a moment as the end of the class was approaching, but she couldn't help but speak up.
“What is it?”
“What do you like to do in your free time, Teacher?”
“That’s quite a broad question, but what I look forward to most is buying a small house of my own when I have the money. I’d like to grow some vegetables and fruits in my spare time and live a carefree life.”
Seeing that Li Mucheng didn’t respond, Ye Feng continued talking to himself.
“Sounds pretty unambitious, doesn’t it? In a bustling city like this, who would want to live a rural life?”
“Not at all!”
Li Mucheng shook her head in denial.
“I think your idea is wonderful, Teacher. It sounds so peaceful and happy.”
It seemed that Li Mucheng had already imagined herself living Ye Feng’s life, her eyes filled with his image.
“Is that so? I guess we think alike.”
“Hehe.”
“Well, it’s getting late. Miss, you should rest now. I’ll take my leave.”
“Mmm... Goodbye, Teacher~”
This time, Li Mucheng didn’t try to stop Ye Feng from leaving. She could see a hint of weariness in his expression, and she knew it was because of the trouble she had caused him.
“Goodbye.”
As Ye Feng left, Li Mucheng’s smile instantly vanished. She stared at the empty chair beside her, lost in thought.
...
“Ding dong.”
As the elevator doors opened, the crowd inside rushed to exit, and Ye Feng quickly stepped aside to avoid any unnecessary conflict.
Sure enough, Ye Feng noticed a frail figure struggling to stay upright in the chaotic flow of people, at risk of being trampled.
“Ugh...”
Su Yuxin looked around, overwhelmed by the crowd, unsure of where to go. In her panic, she ended up standing still, which only made things worse as people bumped into her shoulders.
Her fragile body couldn’t handle the repeated collisions. After one particularly hard bump, she lost her balance and fell straight to the ground.
Su Yuxin was so scared that she could barely think straight. She regretted not telling her family about her plan to visit Li Mucheng. If only she had brought a bodyguard along after hearing the news.
Just as she was about to hit the ground, a strong arm caught her, and her head buried itself into a warm chest.
“Umm...”
“Are you okay?”
A soothing voice echoed in Su Yuxin’s ears, filling her with a sense of security and warmth.
“So... so warm...”
“Miss? Are you listening?”
“Huh?”
Under the gentle reminder, Su Yuxin finally snapped back to reality. She realized she was still in someone’s arms and quickly pulled away, her face as red as a ripe apple.
“Th-thank you, really, thank you so much~”
Su Yuxin bowed repeatedly like a little chick pecking at grains, her movements almost mechanical.
“It’s alright, as long as you’re safe. Next time, don’t just stand still in a crowd like that. It’s dangerous.”
“I’ll be careful, thank you.”
Su Yuxin finally looked up to see the face of her savior. When she recognized Ye Feng’s features, she froze, her mouth hanging open.
“Hmm? Did I have something on my face?”
Seeing her dazed expression, Ye Feng touched his own face.
“Ah!”
Realizing her rudeness, Su Yuxin frantically waved her hands.
“N-no, it’s not that, I just...”
“Alright, don’t worry about it. The elevator’s empty now, so I’ll head out. Goodbye.”
With the crowd mostly cleared, Ye Feng took the opportunity to step into the elevator, completely unaware that Su Yuxin had more to say.
“I just wanted to know your name... Huh?”
Blushing, Su Yuxin finally voiced her thoughts, but when she looked up, Ye Feng was already gone.
“Strange... where did that kind man go?”
Disappointed, Su Yuxin pouted and made her way to Li Mucheng’s ward.
Soon, with the help of a nurse, Su Yuxin arrived at Li Mucheng’s room. Ah Fu, who was guarding the door, immediately stood up when he saw the daughter of his boss’s good friend. He greeted her with a bow.
“Miss Su, hello.”
“Ah Fu, is Mucheng in there?”
“Yes, Miss Su. You can go right in.”
“Thank you.”
Excited, Su Yuxin knocked on the door and entered.
Li Mucheng noticed the door opening and initially thought it was Ah Fu with something to say. But when she saw it was Su Yuxin, she was surprised.
“Yuxin? What are you doing here?”
“Mucheng~ Are you okay~”
Seeing her best friend safe and sound, Su Yuxin’s heart finally settled. She rushed to Li Mucheng’s bedside and hugged her.
“You scared me to death. If it weren’t for my father telling me you were sick, I wouldn’t have known.”
“Wait, Yuxin... how did your father know I was sick?”
“Well, it was Mucheng’s father who told my father over the phone. Actually, Uncle Li...”
Su Yuxin suddenly realized she was venturing into forbidden territory and quickly changed the subject.
“Anyway, that’s how I found out. What? Are you keeping this from me too?”
“No! I just didn’t want you to worry about me, Yuxin. You’re my best friend.”
“Well, you should have told me, Mucheng! You can’t keep things from me next time!”
“Alright, alright, I understand.”
Li Mucheng finally showed a genuine smile in front of Su Yuxin, knowing she was her only true friend.
“By the way, Mucheng, do you have time next weekend? Let’s go to the amusement park together~”
“Uh...”
Li Mucheng apologized and shook her head, declining Su Yuxin’s invitation.
“Sorry, Yuxin, I might be busy next weekend.”
“Why? You haven’t come to see me in ages, Mucheng.”
Su Yuxin’s mood visibly dropped when Li Mucheng still refused. Ever since the kidnapping, it was as if Li Mucheng had changed, distancing herself from her.
“Because... I missed some classes, and my teacher decided to make up for them this week. That’s why I won’t have time.”
“Oh... okay, then. Mucheng, just let me know when you’re free, alright?”
Li Mucheng held Su Yuxin’s hands and nodded seriously.
“Of course, no problem!”
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
