"To change it... Yes, if there are any obstacles in my way, then I just need to overcome them, right?"
Xie Yuyan's lips curled slightly upon hearing this, clearly misinterpreting Ye Feng's words. She even began to believe that Ye Feng was encouraging her to actively confront and overcome these difficulties for the sake of a happy future.
"Yuyan, that’s the right mindset. If you keep avoiding problems, they’ll never be resolved. In fact, they’ll only leave behind more trouble. What we need to do is uproot them completely!"
"Mhm! I didn’t expect your perspective to align so closely with mine, Ye Feng. Since you put it that way, I feel much more at ease."
"Huh?"
Xie Yuyan’s response left Ye Feng momentarily baffled. All he’d done was offer her some motivational advice—how was that "aligned"? Why did it feel like they were having two entirely different conversations?
"Oh, it’s nothing, Ye Feng. I’ve figured things out now."
Xie Yuyan rose from the couch, took Ye Feng’s hand, and led him toward the bedroom.
"Thank you for your suggestion, Ye Feng. I finally understand what I need to do."
"Uh... Yuyan, maybe you should tell me what you’re planning? Something feels off here..."
As Ye Feng followed her into the bedroom, a sudden, leaden heaviness crashed over his head.
"Ugh..."
"What’s wrong, Ye Feng? Are you okay?"
Noticing the drug taking effect, Xie Yuyan turned to him with feigned concern.
"This... this feeling is..."
Ye Feng clutched his forehead with one hand, his body swaying unsteadily. The dizziness was all too familiar to someone like him, who’d weathered countless battles. He knew immediately—he’d been drugged.
"You must be exhausted, Ye Feng. Let me help you lie down. Once you wake up, everything will be better."
"Why... why?"
Ye Feng grabbed her arm, his eyes wide with disbelief.
"Hmm? What are you talking about, Ye Feng? I don’t understand."
"Why would you do this?!"
The fatigue gnawed at his body, and his grip on her wrist weakened.
"You’re just tired, Ye Feng. Rest now."
Xie Yuyan guided his limp body onto the bed, avoiding his gaze.
"No... Yuyan, don’t do this. Don’t do anything reckless. Can’t we just live peacefully?"
In his final moments of consciousness, Ye Feng desperately tried to reason with her, but Xie Yuyan was beyond persuasion. She stood up slowly.
"I’m sorry, Ye Feng. I’ve always been insecure. I can’t stand seeing other women near you—they’ll ruin our happiness. And didn’t you say we should overcome obstacles?"
"No... Xie Yuyan..."
A wave of overwhelming drowsiness pulled him under, and Ye Feng lost consciousness before he could stop her.
"I’m sorry, Ye Feng. You must hate me now, don’t you? But I have no choice. I can’t tolerate the way they look at you—filled with desire."
With one last glance at Ye Feng, Xie Yuyan stepped into the adjacent room, where the weapons she’d brought back earlier lay waiting.
......
"Mmm..."
Ye Feng’s eyelids fluttered as consciousness gradually returned. Despite the grogginess, he forced himself upright, clutching his throbbing head.
"Yuyan... Xie Yuyan!"
The moment he regained his senses, he called out her name, hoping for a response. But only silence answered.
This is bad! She must’ve done something reckless! I have to stop her!
From their earlier conversation, Ye Feng deduced Xie Yuyan had gone after one of the three other girls. His first task was figuring out where she’d gone.
"My phone! Right—my phone!"
He frantically patted his pockets, intending to call the others and check if they were safe.
Whether due to overconfidence or oversight, Xie Yuyan hadn’t taken his phone. Thanks to his contacts’ alphabetical order, the first call went to Li Mucheng.
"Ring."
The call connected almost instantly, and Li Mucheng’s voice came through.
"Hello? Professor, it’s late—is something wrong?"
"Mucheng, are you okay?!"
"Eh?"
Confusion laced her voice. The abrupt question left her at a loss.
"I... think so?"
"Listen, Mucheng, find somewhere safe to hide. If anything happens, contact me immediately, understand?"
"But Professor, what’s going on—"
"Promise me, Mucheng."
"Okay... I promise."
"Beep—beep—"
The call ended abruptly, leaving Li Mucheng bewildered. Still, she obeyed, rushing toward the manor’s emergency exit in her fluffy animal pajamas...
Meanwhile, Su Yuxin’s phone rang next.
"Hello? Brother Ye Feng, are we going to the amusement park?"
"No, Yuxin. You might be in danger. Are your parents home?"
"Dad’s working overnight, and Mom’s away on business. She won’t be back until tomorrow."
"There’s no time to explain. Go somewhere safe and call me if anything happens, okay?"
"O-okay..."
"Beep—beep—"
Relieved that Li Mucheng and Su Yuxin were unharmed, Ye Feng dialed Shen Mengli next. But her phone was off. The silence sent a chill down his spine, freezing him in place.
"No... it can’t be. Yuyan wouldn’t..."
As he muttered to himself, a message notification popped up—from the orphanage director. Hands trembling, Ye Feng opened it. It was a video, filmed in the hallway outside Shen Mengli’s room, featuring both Shen Mengli and Xie Yuyan.
His heart stopped. With unsteady fingers, he pressed play...
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!
+【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!
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
. 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!"
