"My acquaintance with Meng Li was... quite accidental."
Ye Feng summarized how he first met Wenwen, then later got to know Shen Mengli at the orphanage, followed by the Old Dean's request, and finally bringing Shen Mengli home. Of course, he omitted any mention of the system.
"So... just like that, you took her in?" Xie Yuyan asked incredulously. She knew Ye Feng fairly well. In her eyes, he wasn’t the type to act out of pure kindness for everything. Though she didn’t understand why he had saved her, she knew he wouldn’t just help someone in such a situation without reason—unless he was forced.
It was almost as if some rule compelled him to act. But these were just speculations. She’d have to meet this girl named Shen Mengli before drawing any conclusions.
"Ah... so that’s how it is. Our Ye Feng is really..."
Xie Yuyan’s words dripped with jealousy as she let go of Ye Feng’s arm and suddenly settled onto his lap, nestling into his embrace. She traced circles on his chest with her fingertip.
"So~ gentle~"
Gentle again? Ye Feng frowned inwardly while hurriedly pushing her shoulders.
"Xie Yuyan, stop messing around and get off! Is this how you treat an injured person?"
"Ehh~ I’m not that heavy. What’s the harm in sitting on your lap for a bit?"
Snap
A crisp flicking sound echoed, and the living room fell silent.
"Mean Ye Feng, always bullying me."
Sitting at the far end of the sofa, Xie Yuyan turned her back to him, muttering under her breath like a wronged little girl. Her pitiful expression was enough to melt anyone’s heart—but Ye Feng employed the most effective countermeasure: averting his gaze. This way, he avoided the fluster of meeting her eyes and got a moment’s peace.
After her complaint, Xie Yuyan sneakily glanced at Ye Feng and clenched her fists in frustration. Taking advantage of his diverted attention, she inched closer before speaking again.
"Ye Feng, why aren’t you saying anything? Do you really not want to talk to me?"
Yet silence was all she received. Realizing Ye Feng was deliberately avoiding her, Xie Yuyan dropped the act and suddenly clung to his arm.
"Xie Yuyan?"
The familiar pressure broke Ye Feng’s composure. He turned to see her eyes closed, wearing a blissful expression.
"Didn’t you say I was bullying you? Why are you back?"
"I... I..."
She stammered, scrambling for an excuse before giving up entirely and blurting out,
"I like it! Not your business!"
"......"
After a long pause, Xie Yuyan finally lifted her head. Meeting Ye Feng’s gaze, she smiled softly and whispered,
"Ye Feng... after all this time, I’ve found you again. From now on, I’m sticking with you. Don’t even think about making me leave—unless... unless I die."
Snap
The same sound rang out again, though much lighter this time.
Ye Feng glared at her pouting face. "Xie Yuyan, can you stop saying things like that? You’re safe now. If anything happens in the future, I’ll help you. Just live your life well—you’re not an assassin anymore. You’re just an ordinary girl."
"Thank you, Ye Feng~"
Xie Yuyan beamed, relishing his concern. She wished he’d give her everything he had.
"I really like... being with you. I won’t leave you again, and you better not leave me either~"
"I’ll help wherever I can, but could you loosen your grip? My arm’s about to break."
"Hehe~ Sorry, sorry~ Got a little carried away~"
She released his arm and stood up from the sofa.
"Rest here for a bit, Ye Feng. I’ll go arrange my things."
"Mm... but Xie Yuyan, about your place..."
Before he could finish, she cut in, "Not the time for that! We’ll talk later. I just got back—give me a transition period. Besides, your injury is my fault too. I should at least wait till you recover before making plans."
"Alright then."
Ye Feng nodded. Given his condition, he really couldn’t manage much. Though his wound was healing quickly, sudden movements still strained it. Everything else would have to wait until he got better.
At that thought, he realized he needed to check the system for any updates. With one less decoy doll, he’d lost a lifeline. He used to scoff at the system’s rewards, but now they seemed invaluable. Without that doll, he’d have been a goner...
Hmm~
Xie Yuyan hummed as she began organizing her belongings. She’d make sure those vixens knew who truly owned this place. Anyone daring to encroach on her territory wouldn’t get off easy.
......
The moment Ye Feng opened the system, a gift notification popped up—labeled Evasion Reward. In the illustrated catalog, under Crimson Rose, he spotted a number: Evasion Count: 1.
Evasion Reward? Wasn’t this supposed to be in the exploration catalog? And what’s this Crimson Rose? It wasn’t there before. Where did this evasion count come from?
Lost in thought, his gaze inadvertently drifted toward Xie Yuyan, who was pulling a towel from the living room cabinet. Sensing his stare, she smirked and wiggled her fingers in a playful wave.
!!!
Ye Feng snapped his eyes away, a realization dawning.
Crimson Rose... Could that be Xie Yuyan’s alias?
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.”
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
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…
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
