After gathering Ye Feng's clothes and bringing them to the bedside, Shen Mengli handed them over to him.
"The clothes are all washed and clean now, Xiao Feng. You should put them on quickly."
"Alright."
Just as Ye Feng was about to take the shirt from Shen Mengli's hands, he noticed his coat was missing. Realizing this, Shen Mengli hurriedly explained.
"Xiao Feng, your coat was already torn beyond repair, so I disposed of it. I’m really sorry for not discussing it with you beforehand."
"I see."
Unaware that Shen Mengli had used his coat to fabricate evidence of his death, Ye Feng simply nodded and put on his shirt. Just as he was about to ask Shen Mengli to step out for a moment, a soft figure pressed against him.
"Mengli?"
"Didn’t you say earlier that it was inconvenient without a shirt on? Now that you’re dressed, I can hug you as much as I want~"
"So this is what you’ve been scheming all along."
"Of course! I... I’ve been thinking about you all this time~"
Ye Feng couldn’t help but poke Shen Mengli’s forehead in exasperation, but seeing how content she looked, he let her be. Coincidentally, there was something he wanted to discuss with her.
"By the way, Mengli, have you informed the headmistress since you’ve been staying here? When I spoke with her recently, she was really worried about your disappearance."
"I did consider letting her know I’m safe, but in a place like this, sending a message out is either too difficult or risks being discovered by others."
In truth, Shen Mengli had already discussed this with the headmistress back at the orphanage. The reason the headmistress hadn’t told Ye Feng about Shen Mengli’s planned disappearance was largely because she preferred the two of them to be together.
"I see... Still, I think we should let her know. What do you think?"
"Of course! I’d love to tell her I’m safe and that I’m with you, Xiao Feng. But for now, I think we should stay hidden. I don’t want those awful women to take you away from me again!"
As she spoke, Shen Mengli buried her face deeper into Ye Feng’s chest, as if afraid someone might snatch him away.
"Alright, you’re right. I just didn’t want the headmistress to worry. We’ll find a way to contact her once things settle down."
"Mhm! Xiao Feng is the best—I love you the most~"
"Ahem... Mengli, could you step out for a bit? I’d like to get dressed and move around."
Ye Feng awkwardly gestured to the pants beside him, hinting that she shouldn’t make this harder for him.
"Hmph... We’ve been living together for so long now. Why are you still so shy about these little things?"
"Well, it’s just not proper. Imagine if I were watching while you changed clothes—wouldn’t you feel..."
"I’d love that!"
"Love your head!"
Shen Mengli’s playful reply left Ye Feng at a loss. Finally, he resorted to pinching her soft cheeks between his fingers.
"Mmph... Nngh..."
Under Ye Feng’s relentless teasing, Shen Mengli eventually surrendered, and he finally released her.
"If you’d just admitted your mistake earlier, you wouldn’t have suffered like this. Now that you’ve lost, hurry up and step outside."
"Hmph!"
Rubbing her reddened cheeks, Shen Mengli shot him a glare before stomping out of the room, muttering under her breath.
"Fine, I’ll leave. Xiao Feng just loves bullying me."
"......"
Watching her adorable antics, even Ye Feng couldn’t help but chuckle. Quickly dressing in the clothes laid out by the bed, he carefully stood up.
Having not walked in a while, Ye Feng stumbled slightly but managed to steady himself. Just as he was adjusting to standing, a slender arm looped around his, and he turned to see Shen Mengli—who had just left—now back at his side.
"Mengli? You..."
"I told you to be careful! What if you’d fallen just now? Good thing I secretly—I mean, good thing I noticed in time!"
"Just ‘noticed in time,’ huh?"
"Same difference! The point is, your health is what matters!"
With that, Shen Mengli guided Ye Feng to a wooden chair, poured him a cup of hot water, and handed it to him.
"You’re all I care about, Xiao Feng. You can’t afford to get hurt. As long as you’re safe, nothing else matters."
"I know you mean well, Mengli. Look, I’m already recovering bit by bit."
"But you still shouldn’t push yourself like that! I promised I’d take good care of you."
Moving behind him, Shen Mengli gently rested his head against her stomach.
"From now on, no matter what you do, be careful, okay? I don’t want anything to happen to you. I just want us to be together, safe and sound."
Touched by her concern, Ye Feng nodded solemnly. After finishing the water, he extended a hand to her.
"Then I’ll leave it to you for now, Mengli."
Shen Mengli brightened instantly, gripping his hand tightly.
"Leave it to me!"
......
"Young Mistress, are you sure this is alright?"
Ah Fu watched Xie Yuyan—seated on the sofa in the manor’s hall, sipping coffee—with visible concern, whispering his doubts to Li Mucheng.
"Don’t worry, Ah Fu. Xie Yuyan may still have some shadows in her heart, but she’s sharper than anyone. She knows what’s most important right now and won’t act recklessly."
"Understood..."
Li Mucheng motioned for Ah Fu to withdraw, then walked over and sat across from Xie Yuyan.
"How are you feeling? Any discomfort?"
"I’ve sorted myself out. I’ll adjust soon enough."
Xie Yuyan pursed her lips, setting down her coffee cup before adding a few sugar cubes.
"Good. Yu Xin will be here shortly. Let’s keep any unnecessary conflicts at bay during our discussion, alright? The bigger picture comes first."
"I know. I’ll keep my emotions in check. After all the mistakes I’ve made, I won’t run from them."
"......"
+【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!
esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.
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!
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!"
