"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.
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
