Watching Xie Yuyan, fully equipped, disappear into the distance from the manor, Li Mucheng's eyes were filled with concern.
"Young Mistress, should we send someone to protect her?" Ah Fu asked quietly from the side.
"No need. Doing so might only make Xie Yuyan misunderstand. Since she insists on searching for clues alone, let her go. I trust her."
Only when Xie Yuyan's figure vanished completely did Li Mucheng finally loosen her tightly clenched hands. She turned and walked back into the manor.
......
Feeling the warmth beside him, Ye Feng gazed at Shen Mengli, who lay beside him, sharing his bed. His heart swelled with emotion. He hadn’t expected that even after everything he’d said, Shen Mengli would still refuse to leave his side.
"Mengli, since you’ve prepared yourself mentally... I’ll tell you now, alright?"
"Mm."
Shen Mengli tightly grasped Ye Feng’s hands, giving him an encouraging look.
"It’s alright, Xiao Feng. Just say it. I’ll stand by you through thick and thin, never leaving you."
"Mengli..."
Ye Feng gently stroked Shen Mengli’s silky hair. Though countless words swirled in his mind, they all condensed into one.
"Okay."
"Mengli, have you ever read any sci-fi books?"
"Sci-fi books? Xiao Feng, why are you suddenly asking that? Don’t tell me... you have the power to change the world!"
"No, no, of course not—nothing that outrageous."
Ye Feng chuckled, pinching Shen Mengli’s soft cheeks. The tender sensation was something he could never grow tired of, even after a whole day.
"My ability is... a bit unusual. It’s like there’s a system inside my mind."
After saying this, Ye Feng paused deliberately, as if gauging whether his words would trigger some punishment from the system.
"A... system? What does that mean?"
"Mengli, you might not be familiar with the term. Let me explain what this 'system' actually is."
After Ye Feng’s detailed explanation, Shen Mengli gradually grasped the concept—though the hand clutching his sleeve only tightened further.
"Xiao Feng, are you saying there’s something in your mind that forces you to complete tasks you don’t want to do?"
"That’s the gist of it. Meeting all of you, even kidnapping you... those were tasks it forced on me. If I don’t complete them..."
Shen Mengli’s heart clenched at his words. Trembling, she whispered, "What... what happens?"
"I’d probably... disappear."
Ye Feng phrased the consequence of defying the system as gently as possible, offering a helpless smile.
"H-how could that be?! W-why... why would that happen?!"
Hearing Ye Feng’s answer shattered Shen Mengli’s composure like an invisible hammer. Even though he’d warned her to brace herself, the thought of him leaving was enough to strip away all her rationality.
"No! Absolutely not! I won’t let you leave me, Xiao Feng! I won’t let you disappear!"
Without hesitation, Shen Mengli threw herself into Ye Feng’s arms, desperately clinging to him as if only his presence could soothe her frantic heart.
"I’m sorry, Mengli. I originally planned to keep this secret buried forever..."
"Wuu... no... Xiao Feng, don’t leave me..."
As Shen Mengli’s sobs filled the room, Ye Feng lowered his head, gently patting her back. The reality was unavoidable, and there was no escaping it.
"It’s alright, Mengli. Didn’t I promise? I’ll stay by your side."
"Why... why?"
"Mengli?"
"Why didn’t you tell me sooner?! Why didn’t you confess the truth from the start?!"
Shen Mengli lifted her head, her swollen eyes locking onto Ye Feng’s with an almost desperate intensity.
"Because I didn’t want you to bear pain that was never meant for you. Without the system... we might never have even met."
Ye Feng loosened his embrace, intending to tuck the disheveled blankets around her—only for Shen Mengli to seize his wrist in a death grip.
"Mengli?"
"D-don’t leave me..."
"Mengli, I’m not leaving. I’m just fixing the blankets—"
"No no no no no!"
Shen Mengli buried her face against Ye Feng’s neck, tears still streaming down her cheeks.
"Xiao Feng, don’t leave me... please... I’m sorry for how I acted. I just... I can’t lose you."
"Mengli, calm down first, okay?"
Faced with her despair, Ye Feng did his best to console her—yet no words seemed to reach her. Finally, he sighed softly, waiting for her emotions to settle.
"......"
"Wuu... sniff..."
As her sobs gradually quieted, Shen Mengli realized Ye Feng hadn’t spoken at all. Startled, she looked up—only to find him still tenderly wiping the tears from her face.
"Feeling better?"
"Wuu... Xiao Feng..."
"It’s alright, Mengli. In situations like this, the best we can do is face them head-on. Honestly, I’ve come to terms with it. Before, I might’ve done anything to complete the system’s tasks—no matter the cost. But these days with you... they’ve made me realize that chasing after missions isn’t worth sacrificing the life I truly want."
"But... but you said you’d disappear..."
"So what? I’ve already lived the life I wanted. Even if I abandoned everything for the tasks, wouldn’t I still leave this world in the end?"
Ye Feng took a deep breath, intertwining his fingers with Shen Mengli’s limp hand.
"So now, my only wish is to live the rest of my days well. Mengli... you’ll stay with me, won’t you?"
"Mm... as long as you don’t hate me..."
"How could I ever hate you? You’re the one who showed me the answer I was searching for. If anything, I should be thanking you."
"Xiao Feng... earlier, when you mentioned redemption... were you talking about kidnapping us?"
"Ah, that..."
Ye Feng didn’t hide it, nodding in confirmation.
"Yes. The system’s task was to kidnap all of you. But I’m not some heartless villain—of course I didn’t want to do it. Back then, though, I was just a desperate pawn under the system’s control. To survive, I carried out those missions. But deep down, I knew kidnapping was unforgivable. To make up for it, I wanted to compensate you all by getting closer to you. Yet somehow... things ended up like this instead."
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
