"Xiao Feng, what’s the method you mentioned earlier? Can I know more about it?"
After finishing their meal, the two sat on the sofa. Shen Mengli hugged a small teddy bear plushie tightly in her arms, visibly nervous. Even without looking, it was clear that despite her claims of being fine, the looming crisis had left her frightened. Ye Feng, of course, noticed Shen Mengli’s unease.
"Mengli? Are you okay?"
"Me? Of course I’m fine!"
Shen Mengli forced a brave nod, offering Ye Feng a strained smile.
"Xiao Feng, don’t worry. I’ve been through so much already—this won’t break me either~"
"Mengli."
"......"
"You’re actually really scared, aren’t you?"
"......"
Seeing Shen Mengli bury her head like an ostrich, Ye Feng’s heart ached. He knew she was trying to show her best side to him, but the slight tremble in her body betrayed her fear.
Was telling her about this method the right decision...?
"X-Xiao Feng..."
After a moment, Shen Mengli finally whispered.
"Y-yes. Even though you’re here with me... I... I’m still so afraid."
"Drip, drip."
A few large teardrops rolled down Shen Mengli’s chin and onto the back of her hand. Unable to bear the torment any longer, she lifted her head and looked at Ye Feng with pitiful eyes.
"Before I met you, I used to think... disappearing from this world might’ve been a kind of relief. But now, I feel completely different."
Shen Mengli choked back a sob, her voice thick with reluctance to part from Ye Feng.
"Now... now that I have you, my life feels full of hope and happiness. But I can’t accept it... There are still so many meaningful things I haven’t done with you yet. I don’t want you to keep taking care of me in this broken state! I want to do things for you too, even if they’re small..."
Ye Feng gazed at the girl whose eyes were filled with nothing but him, his heart tangled in knots. On one hand, he wanted Shen Mengli to recover. On the other, he feared the side effects of the pill even more.
If this pill caused irreversible changes to Shen Mengli, no amount of regret would undo it.
"Xiao Feng."
Shen Mengli could see the conflict in Ye Feng’s heart. Wiping her tears, she continued.
"I... want you to hold me. When we do the treatment, I mean."
Ye Feng didn’t refuse or question her reasoning. He simply asked, "Are you sure?"
"Mm. If I can be in your warm embrace, even if something goes wrong... I’ll have no regrets. Maybe... this is just fate."
Shen Mengli forced a weak smile before turning her gaze back to Ye Feng.
"Can you?"
"Okay."
Without hesitation, Ye Feng reached out, wrapping his arms around Shen Mengli’s waist and pulling her close. In turn, Shen Mengli leaned into him, pressing herself tightly against his chest as if this alone could ease her fears.
"Rustle, rustle."
After finding a comfortable position, Shen Mengli rested her head against Ye Feng’s shoulder, looking up at his handsome face. Her cheeks flushed pink.
Mmm... I still can’t handle Xiao Feng’s closeness. Why does my heart race every time he touches me?
"Mengli, is this okay?"
Ye Feng inhaled the faint scent of her hair, unable to see her expression but gauging her emotions from her movements. Still, to be safe, he softly asked again.
"Mm, so warm. Your arms are even cozier than my little bear."
"Cough..."
Ye Feng’s face reddened at her words. Shen Mengli’s soft body felt like cotton candy, and he suddenly understood why she loved hugging her teddy bear so much.
"Then, Mengli, I’ll explain the method to you now."
"Okay."
"Actually, I got this method from a mysterious person by chance."
"A mysterious person? Who?"
Curious, Shen Mengli tilted her head up, her face full of questions.
"Well, this person..."
Of course, Ye Feng wouldn’t mention the "system." That was a secret he’d take to the grave. But to give Shen Mengli confidence in the treatment, he crafted a plausible explanation.
"Once, during a protection mission, I accidentally saved a masked man. To thank me, he gave me a pill, saying it could heal severe injuries—but with one drawback: the user might experience unpredictable side effects. Because of that, I’ve kept it stored away until now."
"Really? That’s... amazing."
"Right? At the time, I found it hard to believe too. But I also had my doubts. Medically speaking, the only way to heal your injuries would require extreme measures, and that..."
"I understand, Xiao Feng. That’s why you hesitated to mention it until now, right?"
"Mm."
"Do you know the mysterious man’s name?"
"No... After he disappeared, I only heard something like ‘Yuzu’..."
(Ciallo~ Just a cameo~)
"Yuzu? Never heard of them..."
"Me neither. That’s why it feels so surreal."
"Mm..."
After a brief silence, Shen Mengli spoke again.
"Xiao Feng, can I see the pill?"
"Of course. Wait here on the sofa for a bit, okay?"
"Okay."
Gently placing Shen Mengli back on the sofa, Ye Feng took a deep breath and headed into the bedroom. Out of her sight, he rustled around the drawers, pretending to search—though, through the system panel in his mind, he’d already retrieved the pill.
Holding the small, pitch-black sphere in his hand, Ye Feng hesitated. The image of Shen Mengli’s tearful face flashed in his mind, and he finally stood up and walked out.
Everything will be fine. It has to be.
+【Epic Battles!】 "Your Highness, they say Linxi Temple is miraculous. Won’t you make a wish?" "A wish? It should be making wishes to me." "That may be so, but since you’re already here..." "..." "Fine. Then grant this princess a consort to play with." "He must be obedient, devoted, and utterly infatuated with my body—so much so that he’d kneel and kiss my feet." "Your Highness, that’s not a consort. That’s a dog." "Then add clever, witty, heroic, ambitious yet pragmatic..." "Hmm, that’s enough for now. I’ll add more later." After tossing out these words half in jest, Princess Anle departed the temple—only to catch a fleeting glimpse of the Bodhisattva statue smiling at her. Meanwhile, Yang An, fresh out of university, was having a very bad day. Good news: He’d transmigrated into another world with a cheat granting tenfold combat power. Bad news: He’d immediately fallen into the clutches of a certain villainess. Good news: Said villainess possessed peerless beauty and royal status. Bad news: She was absolutely monstrous!!! In the frozen wilderness, Yang An knelt beneath Qin Guo’er’s feet, drenched in sweat despite the cold. Desperately clutching her porcelain-perfect foot—the very one poised to crush his throat—he could only think: How do I survive this?! Need answers NOW!
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
