Staring at the towering, endlessly rotating Ferris wheel before her, Su Yuxin had, through a twist of fate, ultimately followed Ye Feng to this place. Perhaps it was because a stubborn hope still lingered in her heart, or maybe she simply wanted to see what tricks Ye Feng had up his sleeve—only Su Yuxin herself could say for sure.
"Yuxin, let's go up. I'll explain everything to you slowly, okay?"
"......"
Su Yuxin didn’t respond, but when the next gondola arrived, she stepped inside. Ye Feng followed closely behind.
The moment Su Yuxin sat across from Ye Feng, a shadow flickered at the edge of her vision. Following its movement, her gaze landed on a mascot costume standing motionless in the distance, its pitch-black eyes fixed on her.
But she quickly averted her eyes from the window. For some reason, her heartbeat began to race.
"What’s wrong, Yuxin? If you’re feeling unwell, I can take you down right now—"
"Keep going!"
Su Yuxin’s sharp tone cut Ye Feng off mid-sentence. Her expression now perfectly embodied the word "determined."
"Tell me everything you have to say."
"Alright..."
Ye Feng settled back into his seat, closing his eyes as he voiced his concerns.
"Truthfully, I did all this because I didn’t want you to get dragged into this mess, Yuxin. Everything… everything is just the consequences of my own mistakes."
"Your mistakes? So now you realize you were wrong?"
"Maybe. Perhaps I never should have clung to the hope of survival at the cost of hurting all of you."
Ye Feng let out a bitter laugh, his hands clenching into fists so tight his knuckles turned white.
"Hope of survival? What… what do you mean, Ye Feng?"
"I made a mistake—a huge one. I thought wounds could be healed just by patching them up. But when you finally peel back the bandage, you realize the scars never truly fade. That means… I wasn’t fixing things for you. I was just hurting you all over again."
His voice trembled slightly. At first, Su Yuxin thought he was just putting on an act—until she saw him clutching the strawberry plushie she had once given him, holding it tightly against his chest.
"I’m sorry… Yuxin, I’m so sorry… I really… I don’t know what to do anymore. I just wanted you all to live better lives because of the ways I tried to make up for my mistakes."
"But I was too idealistic. When I finally took that step, I realized I was tangled in threads, wrapped up so tightly that they’ve turned into knots I can’t undo…"
"Ye… Ye Feng, what are you talking about? I don’t understand any of this!"
Su Yuxin’s heart ached as she met Ye Feng’s sorrowful gaze, as if an invisible force had shattered the gloom inside her. Without thinking, she moved to his side, clinging to his arm just like she used to.
"Yuxin, the truth is… Mu Cheng and I, even now… I still feel guilty toward her."
"Wh-what do you mean? Are you saying the Li family helped you?"
"It wasn’t the Li family. It was Mu Cheng who helped me. But by the time I realized what I’d done, it was already too late to turn back…"
"Ye Feng…"
"Yuxin, a while ago… Mu Cheng and I… we slept together. At the time, I wasn’t in my right mind. By the time I came to my senses, it was already…"
"Wh-what?! You’re saying Li Mucheng just… just forced you to—"
Su Yuxin clamped her mouth shut, her eyes widening in disbelief.
"No, Yuxin. Maybe I was the one who took advantage of her in my confusion. But what’s done is done. I can’t just walk away from this…"
As the pressure on his arm grew tighter, Ye Feng tried to pull free, but Su Yuxin clung to him like an octopus. Watching her pensive expression, a sense of foreboding rose in his chest.
So that’s it!!!
No wonder Li Mucheng could bind Ye Feng to her so tightly—no wonder she could always earn his forgiveness, no matter what she did. The reason for all those privileges was this… Why hadn’t I realized it sooner?
Of course. Knowing Ye Feng’s personality, if something like that really happened, he’d never run from it. Why didn’t I figure this out before?
But since Ye Feng is telling me this now, it means he still trusts me completely. I was the one who misunderstood him.
Su Yuxin lowered her head, lost in thought for a moment, before suddenly looking up to meet Ye Feng’s eyes.
"Ye… Ye Feng, I’m sorry… I had no idea this was what happened behind the scenes… I even got angry at you over it. I’m sorry! I’m so, so sorry!"
Her voice choked with tears as she buried her face in Ye Feng’s chest, her hot tears soon soaking through his shirt.
"......"
"It’s alright, Yuxin. I just wanted to clear things up between us. I never blamed you. I never planned to tell you about Mu Cheng, but to prevent more misunderstandings because of me… I had no other choice."
Ye Feng sighed. After everything he’d been through, he recognized the signs—Su Yuxin’s earlier demeanor had been the prelude to one of her dark moods. He had to stop it before it escalated. The last thing he wanted was another round of being locked in that dark room.
"Sniff… sniff…"
Su Yuxin inhaled deeply, the familiar scent of Ye Feng soothing her sorrow.
"Alright, now that we’ve cleared the air, don’t be sad anymore, okay? The whole reason I came today was to fulfill our promise, wasn’t it? Just seeing you happy is enough for me."
Ye Feng gently patted her head, his eyes warm with relief.
"Now, Yuxin… could you maybe loosen your grip on my arm? It’s getting a little… too warm."
"No way!"
Su Yuxin shook her head vigorously, her twin ponytails swaying like golden silk ribbons. The coldness in her expression had melted away, replaced by her usual lively charm.
"I want to… I want to stay close to you, Ye Feng! I want to make up for it too!"
"Make up for what? What do you have to make up for?"
"Because… because I ruined our rare chance for a date…"
"A date?"
"Yep~ A date just for the two of us~"
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
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!"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
