"Mengli?"
Ye Feng gently patted Shen Mengli's back as she lay quietly in his arms.
"Mmm..."
Shen Mengli lazily nuzzled against Ye Feng's chest, reluctant to move, the blush on her cheeks still lingering. It was obvious what had just transpired between them.
"Xiao Feng."
"What is it, Mengli? Do you want to rest? I can carry you back to bed."
"No."
Shen Mengli whispered weakly into Ye Feng's ear.
"I just... wanted to tell you something."
"What is it that’s so mysterious?"
Ye Feng glanced at her curiously, only to find her soft eyes brimming with affection.
"I... I just wanted to say..."
Her ears flushed red as she shyly blinked, her long lashes shimmering faintly.
"I love you so much ♡"
"......"
Hearing the honeyed tone that could melt his very bones, Ye Feng took a deep breath.
"Mengli, do you know how badly this kind of talk shakes my resolve?"
Shen Mengli giggled in response, even blowing a teasing breath into his ear.
"That just means my purpose is to shake your resolve, Xiao Feng~"
"Cough..."
Seeing how utterly unrepentant she was, Ye Feng abandoned any thought of reasoning with her.
"Mengli, are you trying to make life difficult for me? How dare you provoke me like this!"
"Don’t be mad, Xiao Feng. Of course I want to live happily with you."
"Then rest properly! And take your hands out of my clothes!"
"Ehehe, you caught me~"
After another bout of affectionate teasing, Shen Mengli suddenly cupped Ye Feng’s face in her hands. Locking eyes with him, she spoke earnestly, "Xiao Feng, I don’t want to lose you again."
"You won’t. Didn’t I promise I’d always stay by your side? How could you lose me?"
"But... but..."
She bit her rosy lips, hesitating as if struggling to find the right words.
Though she was happy with Ye Feng, she couldn’t shake the feeling that he was hiding something from her. No matter how subtly she probed, he always deflected the topic, unwilling to share.
Given her painful past, Shen Mengli had almost no sense of security—except when she was with Ye Feng. Yet now, this unspoken secret gnawed at her heart like an unsolvable knot. She could bear it no longer and mustered the courage to confront him, knowing that silence would only deepen the rift.
"But I want to know everything about you! I can’t stand seeing you look so troubled anymore!"
Clutching his collar desperately, she seemed terrified he might vanish.
"Mengli..."
Ye Feng remained silent for a long moment, simply holding her tight before finally speaking, each word deliberate.
"What if I told you... our meeting was arranged on purpose? How would you feel?"
"Arranged?"
The question caught Shen Mengli off guard, but she quickly realized this might be the key to the secrets he’d been keeping.
"Yes. As if no matter what, we were destined to meet—but the initiative was always mine."
Supporting her slender waist to keep her from slipping, Ye Feng’s gaze burned with resolve.
If he had chosen to spend his remaining time living as he wished, did that mean he could finally reveal the truth? But would she think he had been using her?
Torn between honesty and secrecy, Ye Feng chose the former. Shen Mengli deserved to know, even if it sounded unbelievable. The so-called "system" and "missions" no longer mattered to him—he was done with them.
"Xiao Feng, I might need time to understand. Can you explain it slowly? But don’t worry!"
Suddenly, she looped her arms around his neck, pulling him down to press a soft kiss to his lips.
"Mwah~"
"I want to hear everything while lying in your arms. Because no matter what happens, I’ll stay by your side."
"Mengli..."
Her words made his nose sting with emotion. Nodding slightly, he replied in a hoarse voice,
"Okay."
"Mm!"
......
"Beep beep."
Hearing her phone ring, Li Mucheng immediately answered. Su Yuxin’s voice came through.
"Mucheng, I’ve got an update from the search team along the riverbank. They found no trace of Ye Feng—no signs of him, no wild animals, not even footprints."
"Nothing...?"
"Right. Should I have them search again?"
"No need, Yuxin. If they found nothing, another sweep won’t help. I’ll ask Xie Yuyan—maybe she has ideas."
"Alright. Keep me posted. I know Ye Feng will be fine!"
"Okay."
After hanging up, Li Mucheng hurried to Xie Yuyan’s room. A brief knock later, the door opened to reveal Xie Yuyan’s face.
"What is it, Li... Mucheng? Any news?"
"Yes. Yuxin said..."
After relaying Su Yuxin’s report word for word, Xie Yuyan’s expression turned grave.
"Something’s wrong. I think I should investigate personally."
"Now? But it’s almost sunset. Shouldn’t we go together tomorrow?"
"No, time is critical. I’ll go alone. If even the search teams found nothing, I might return empty-handed too. This is just for my own peace of mind."
"But... I’m worried something might happen to you."
Xie Yuyan gave her a surprised look, then—uncharacteristically—smiled.
"Thank you, Mucheng. I appreciate the concern. I’ll contact you if anything comes up. And..."
"I will definitely bring Ye Feng back! Believe me!"
u serious?" Chen Feng watched helplessly as his painstakingly trained disciple, fresh off a championship victory, publicly abandoned him. "You had your chance, but you didn’t appreciate it. Now, face the consequences of your choice!" Chen Feng possessed the "Master System," a treasure trove of supreme martial arts techniques, capable of molding ordinary individuals into peerless prodigies. "Legs like yours? A shame not to train in the Crippling Kick." "Ever heard of a palm strike that descends from the heavens?" "Auntie! I see extraordinary bone structure in you—a martial arts prodigy, one in ten thousand." The once-defiant senior disciple, now watching her juniors rise to fame one after another, dominating the internet, was consumed by endless regret.
lan, the Luo family, tracked him down - along with the babies in their arms. Mo Xuan stared pensively at the paternity test results from over a dozen top institutions, both domestic and international, showing a 99.99% match between himself and the two baby girls. At 23, Mo Xuan, a doctoral student, had become the father of two three-year-old children. The kicker? The mothers weren't even the same person! He gradually realized he was being lured step by step into an elaborate trap designed by these two yandere sisters. "Be good, little Xuan. Sister's life belongs to you entirely." "Brother, if you try to run away, I'll have no choice but to tie you up." Mo Xuan: "Do whatever you want, ladies. I give up."
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
reezy rom-com) Good news: Jiang Liu is quite the ladies' man. Bad news: He’s lost his memory. Lying in a hospital bed, Jiang Liu listens to a parade of goddesses spouting "absurd claims," feeling like the world is one giant game of Werewolf. "Jiang Liu, I’m your first love." "Jiang Liu, you’re my boyfriend—she’s your ex." "Jiang Liu, we’re close friends who’ve shared a bed, remember?" "Jiang Liu, I want to have your baby." The now-lucid Jiang Liu is convinced this must be some elaborate scam... until someone drops the bombshell: "The day before you lost your memory, you confessed your feelings—and got into a relationship." Jiang Liu is utterly baffled. So... who the hell is his actual girlfriend?! ... Before recovering his memories, Jiang Liu must navigate this minefield of lies and sincerity, fighting to protect himself from these women’s schemes. But things spiral even further out of control as more people show up at his doorstep—each with increasingly unhinged antics. On the bright side, the memories he lost due to overwhelming trauma seem to be resurfacing. Great news, right? So why are they all panicking now?
