"Creak."
The heavy sound of the manor gate echoed, followed by a petite figure rushing inside.
"Tap, tap, tap."
After receiving Li Mucheng's call, Su Yuxin didn’t even bother changing out of her pajamas. She dashed out of her house wearing a rabbit onesie, startling Su Wanli so much that he thought a burglar had broken in.
By the time Su Yuxin reached the hall, she saw Xie Yuyan and Li Mucheng sitting side by side on the sofa, their faces dark as storm clouds.
"Wh-what’s wrong? Mucheng, why did you call me here so late? Did something happen? Could it be… Ye Feng?"
Su Yuxin couldn’t bring herself to finish the sentence, but a wave of sorrow crashed over her heart.
"No, Yuxin. The teacher is still alive," Li Mucheng stood up from the sofa and pulled Su Yuxin down to sit beside her.
"What?! Ye Feng is alive?!"
Su Yuxin hadn’t expected this news. In an instant, her grief turned to exhilaration, and she grabbed Li Mucheng’s arm tightly.
"Then let’s go find him! We’ll apologize—I’m sure he’ll forgive us!"
"Yuxin, it’s not that simple," Li Mucheng sighed. "This time, his disappearance wasn’t accidental. He left us on purpose."
"Huh? On purpose? How… how is that possible? Ye Feng would never abandon us! He even saved Xie Yuyan before!"
"Su Yuxin, look at this. Then you’ll understand."
Xie Yuyan, who had been silent until now, finally spoke. She pulled out a carefully preserved handkerchief from her embrace and laid it flat on the coffee table.
"Th-this is…?"
Seeing Xie Yuyan’s solemn expression, Su Yuxin’s racing heart stilled. After hesitating for a moment, she unfolded the handkerchief.
Inside was a bullet casing, its edges stained with traces of dried blood.
"A bullet? Is this… the one from Ye Feng’s body?!"
Su Yuxin’s eyes widened in realization, and she turned to Xie Yuyan for confirmation.
"Yes."
Xie Yuyan gave a slight nod before continuing, "When I found this, I already had my suspicions. Ye Feng must have used some kind of recovery item to survive. And his decision to fall into the river… it was all planned."
"How could this be…?"
Su Yuxin stared at the bullet casing in disbelief, her breathing growing ragged.
"Does this mean… Ye Feng doesn’t want us anymore?"
"No… no way… He wouldn’t do that!"
"There must be a reason, right, Mucheng? Ye Feng would never abandon us!"
Li Mucheng pressed her lips together before pulling Su Yuxin into a hug.
"Yuxin, please calm down. At least we know he’s alive—that’s what matters most right now."
"But… but if Ye Feng doesn’t want me… doesn’t want us anymore…"
The thought of the person she longed for choosing to leave her sent a wave of despair crashing through her heart.
"Wah… I don’t want to lose Ye Feng… I can’t!"
"Yuxin, breaking down won’t solve anything."
Li Mucheng gently patted her back, though her tone sharpened.
"Right now, the teacher is still alive. That means we still have a chance. If we find him and apologize sincerely, I believe he’ll forgive us."
"St-still a chance…"
"Yes, still a chance!"
......
"Xiao Feng, about that ‘system’ you mentioned before… does it ever force you to do things?"
Dinner had just ended when Shen Mengli set down the chopsticks Ye Feng had handed her. She rose from her chair and slowly walked over to him before, to his surprise, settling onto his lap.
"Mengli, why are you suddenly asking about this?"
"I just felt like asking."
Seeing the seriousness in her eyes, Ye Feng knew she wouldn’t eat another bite unless he answered properly. To keep her steady, he wrapped his arms around her waist and said, "It does force me sometimes, but not often. These days, it doesn’t assign tasks anymore, though there are still some important things left unfinished."
"Important things? Like what?"
"Even if I say they’re important, at this point, they don’t really matter anymore. Mengli, you could say it’s about my connection with all of you."
"Connection?"
Shen Mengli tilted her head, not quite understanding. Yet the way her fingers tightened on his shirt betrayed how much this topic weighed on her.
"Right. The system required me to form deep bonds with each of you. That’s why I had to move between you all the time."
Ye Feng let out a heavy sigh, his eyes clouded with an indescribable melancholy.
"But while interacting with you—with all of you—I always tried to make up for intruding on your lives. Yet somehow, it only made your obsession with me grow stronger. Eventually, I realized something crucial: my system panel has a ‘charm’ skill. I started wondering if that was the reason you all became like this."
Suddenly, Shen Mengli cupped his face in her small hands, her crimson eyes locking onto his as she whispered,
"Xiao Feng, haven’t you realized? Your so-called ‘charm’ comes from who you are inside."
"My… inside?"
"I remember what the headmistress told me. She said the way you treat others with kindness—that’s the real reason our feelings became so twisted. It’s because of the warmth you brought into our lives that we found something to hope for in this world. That’s why we’d do anything to keep you."
"But… how? Before I came into your lives, you were all—"
"—just waiting for something more."
Shen Mengli finished his sentence, pressing her nose lightly against his.
"Am I wrong? Think about it, Xiao Feng. Compare the before and after. The moment you stepped into our lives, everything changed."
"......"
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.
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] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
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]
