"Xie Yuyan, do you finally realize your mistake now?"
Ye Feng had been lecturing for so long that his throat felt dry before he finally stopped.
"I understand..."
"Alright, alright. Let's put this matter behind us, but you better remember this lesson well!"
"Okay... Ye Feng, stop talking now. You might aggravate your injuries."
"Now you’re worried about me?"
Ye Feng glanced at Xie Yuyan with a smirk. Hearing this, Xie Yuyan’s expression visibly dimmed.
"I... I’ve always cared about you..."
"Yeah... almost cared me to death."
"Wuwu... I’m sorry..."
"Enough. Let’s not dwell on other things for now. I still have some questions for you, Xie Yuyan. This time, don’t try to make excuses."
"O-okay... Ye Feng, I’ll tell you everything I know."
Xie Yuyan obediently sat sideways on the edge of the bed, staring at her palms as she mumbled softly.
"First, Xie Yuyan, are you hurt?"
Ye Feng asked this question first. Truthfully, when he heard that Xie Yuyan had single-handedly wiped out the entire Shadow Pavilion after leaving, his first reaction wasn’t fear—it was concern that she might have suffered severe injuries.
"Hurt?"
Xie Yuyan hadn’t expected Ye Feng to ask this. His concern warmed her heart, and she quickly shook her head in denial.
"No... no lasting effects or anything..."
"So you were hurt?"
"...Mhm."
"How bad?"
"I... I didn’t die..."
"......"
A sigh sounded beside Xie Yuyan’s ear, followed by Ye Feng’s voice from the bed.
"Lean your forehead over here."
"Mm..."
Thunk!
The sound of a flick echoed as a red mark bloomed on Xie Yuyan’s fair forehead. She obediently pulled her head back, accepting the punishment without complaint.
Seeing her so contrite and well-behaved, Ye Feng was somewhat surprised. Still, he pressed on, "Promise me you won’t do something like this again, understand?"
"I understand."
"Good. Next question... Xie Yuyan, why did you act this way?"
Ye Feng stared straight into Xie Yuyan’s eyes, searching for any clues. After hesitating for a long time, she finally answered with a hint of resentment.
"Because... because I thought you... didn’t want me anymore..."
"......"
"When I came home and saw someone else in the place that used to be mine, it felt like a knife had stabbed my heart. That’s why... I ended up like this..."
Xie Yuyan’s voice carried a trace of blame toward Ye Feng, but she eventually lowered her head.
"Then why didn’t you just ask me about the truth? I was waiting for you the whole time. Who’d have thought we’d reunite like this?"
"I... I wanted to surprise you, but that vixen made me lose my mind."
"Vixen? You mean... sigh..."
Ye Feng roughly guessed she was referring to Shen Mengli. Calmly, he explained, "Mengli is a child I took in from the orphanage. She needs care because of her health, so I’m living with her. It’s the same as when I saved you after you were injured."
"But why save her? I... I was here first."
Xie Yuyan’s dissatisfaction flared at Ye Feng’s affectionate tone for this girl named Mengli, but the memory of what she’d done to him quickly doused her anger.
"Why... why save her?"
"Because I have reasons I can’t explain. I’m sorry, but I can’t tell you."
"Why not? I could’ve helped you too!"
"Because it’s my mission."
Ye Feng vaguely framed the system’s tasks as a "mission."
"Mission? Wh-what kind of mission requires this?"
"To save you all... and myself, in a way."
"Save me? Save yourself?"
Xie Yuyan’s mind flashed back to how Ye Feng had once rushed to save Li Mucheng the same way. Then there were those mysterious pills that suddenly boosted his physical abilities, and the knife that had stabbed his heart earlier but bounced off inexplicably. These things defied logic, yet they’d happened.
Could Ye Feng... really have no choice?
"Alright. I’m just glad you’re back safely. But Xie Yuyan, care to explain why the house is such a mess?"
Ye Feng blew away a stray cotton fluff floating near his nose and weakly gestured at the slashed-up quilt beside his bed.
"I... I was so angry I needed to vent a little..."
"So that’s your excuse for nearly demolishing the place?"
"Sorry..."
"Forehead. Now."
Thunk!
......
After that, the two continued talking, and Xie Yuyan’s unease gradually eased. The fact that Ye Feng had been waiting for her all along was enough to soothe her heart.
"So promise me you’ll think before acting from now on, okay? We can talk things through."
"I promise." Xie Yuyan pressed her lips together and nodded, even proactively leaning her forehead toward Ye Feng.
"Xie Yuyan, what’s this?"
"I... I’m presenting myself for punishment."
"Enough fooling around. We’ll deal with the mess later. Right now, there’s something I want to tell you."
"Is... is it about that Mengli girl?"
"No. I wanted to say that while you were away from Shucheng, I prepared a gift for you."
"Huh? A gift? You got me a gift?!"
Xie Yuyan had been feeling off-balance because of Shen Mengli, but the mention of a gift from Ye Feng instantly widened her eyes, sparkling with anticipation.
"Mm. It’s in my bedside drawer. Just open it."
"Okay!"
Without hesitation, Xie Yuyan sprang up and hurried to the drawer. Sure enough, inside was the phone Ye Feng had once given her, a square gift box, and a key—though she wasn’t sure what it unlocked.
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
iving with nine beautiful women. [Ding! Welcome back to the Joyous Sect, Host…] Lin Yu: ??? I’m clearly in a shared rental, but you’re saying I’m in the Joyous Sect? Watering plants is now [Tending to Spiritual Flora]? Cooking becomes [Researching Elixirs]? Making the bed turns into [Setting Up Formations]? A gentle and innocent auntie, twin classmates, a mysterious hacker girl on leave, a severely socially anxious artist, an elementary school Chinese teacher, a community hospital nurse, a pet shop owner, an antique clock restorer… This system… is kinda interesting.
at random stations. Passengers can choose to disembark and explore, or stay on board and wait for departure. This world holds endless treasures, but also unknown dangers. The goal is to explore stations, gather resources, upgrade the train, and survive. Unlike others who received food in their newcomer gift packages, Qi Xiao got a module card that activated a special ability—Station Forecast. Every time the train starts moving, it updates detailed information about the next station, warning of dangers and revealing potential treasures. While others must cautiously explore, Qi Xiao can rapidly develop his strength by relying on the station forecasts. [Next Station: Sunshine Gym, a large fitness center with no dangers.] [Next Station: Cai Family Village, contains zombie chickens, danger level: 2. One level-1 treasure chest located in the village chief's house at the center.] [Next Station: Three Mountains Station, contains one large supermarket, no dangers.]
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
