After Li Mucheng and the others left, Shen Mengli and Ye Feng also began making their way toward the village. As they walked, the two engaged in conversation.
"Mengli, did Xie Yuyan give you any trouble?"
"Not at all~"
Shen Mengli shook her head, nestling closer to Ye Feng’s arm as she murmured,
"Xie Yuyan just talked to me about the mistakes she made before. Most of it was her apologizing and admitting her faults."
"R-really?"
"Mhm. Though Xie Yuyan seems remorseful now, it’s still too early to say for sure. I won’t allow her near you until I’m certain she won’t hurt you."
"I see..."
"What? Can’t bear to see Xie Yuyan looking so sad?"
"Mengli, don’t say things like that! I’m just surprised by how much she’s changed. You know how extreme she used to be—it’s hard to believe she’d turn around so quickly."
"Tch, that’s because you don’t get it, Feng."
Shen Mengli muttered under her breath before pinching Ye Feng’s arm.
"Get what?"
"It’s because you’re too soft!"
She pouted, lightly thumping his chest in frustration at his clueless reaction.
"Haven’t I told you before? Sometimes you need to be firm, or people will think they can walk all over you! Look at Xie Yuyan now—she’s behaving properly when talking to me, isn’t she?"
"Alright, alright, our Mengli is the best, okay?"
Ye Feng chuckled, pinching her cheek playfully before brushing a fallen leaf from her hair.
"Of course! With me around, no one’s getting any funny ideas about you!"
"Mhm, being with you makes me feel so safe."
"Hehe, since I’ve worked so hard today, shouldn’t I get a little reward?"
Shen Mengli’s tone shifted as she wagged her fox tail mischievously.
"Oh? So this is what you were after. Fine, what do you want?"
Ye Feng assumed she’d ask for something simple—like accompanying her somewhere or staying in the mountains a few more days.
"Mm... three times! No, five! Wait, that’s still not enough... eek!"
Before she could finish mumbling to herself, Ye Feng rapped her lightly on the head.
"Ow! Why’d you hit me for no reason?!"
"No reason? Mengli, listen to yourself. Don’t think I didn’t catch your drift—none of your word games."
"Hmph, you’re the one misunderstanding me!"
"Misunderstanding?! Alright, then explain what you really meant. If you can’t give a proper answer, you’re in for it!"
"I just meant... the number of times you’d take me back to the orphanage after we get home!"
Shen Mengli pouted, putting on an innocent act as if he’d truly misjudged her.
But Ye Feng knew her too well and saw right through it.
"Oh? I don’t buy that for a second. We can visit the orphanage whenever we want, can’t we?"
"Ugh... busted!"
"Honestly, I ought to scrub your brain clean. Look how far you’ve fallen."
"Well, it’s your fault... you’re just too addicting. And if you really want to empty my mind, go ahead—that just means more space to fill with you~"
Now fully dropping the act, Shen Mengli gazed at Ye Feng like a starved wolf, her love laid bare. Ye Feng quickly decided to end the conversation.
"Ahem... Mengli, let’s focus on dinner instead."
......
"Yuxin, what’s wrong? Things with the teacher didn’t go badly today—at least he didn’t seem impatient."
In the car on the way back, Li Mucheng noticed Su Yuxin resting her chin on her hand, staring gloomily out the window, and tried to comfort her.
"Mucheng, I know the teacher’s attitude wasn’t too bad, but I’m just... scared."
Su Yuxin turned her head, listlessly tugging at her pants.
"I’m afraid Ye Feng might disappear again, just like before."
"So that’s what’s worrying you. Don’t be—the teacher wouldn’t do that."
"R-really? I was even thinking of having someone watch the cabin. If he tries to leave, I could stop him in time."
"No! Yuxin, you can’t do that. The fact that the teacher was willing to talk to us today and open up means there’s still room to work things out. If we push him too hard and make him uncomfortable, it’ll backfire. Right now, we need to trust him, not let our fears take over. Understand?"
"Mm..."
"Li Mucheng’s right. We should wait and see, not panic and ruin things."
Xie Yuyan, who had been silent until now, spoke up, her eyes tinged with something complicated.
"Yeah."
Pleased by Xie Yuyan’s agreement, Li Mucheng smiled at her before continuing.
"Did you notice? When the teacher was explaining his situation earlier, he mentioned a 'method'—something that could free him from this ordeal. But he brushed past it quickly."
"So you caught that too."
Xie Yuyan sighed softly, recounting her private conversation with Shen Mengli in the room. After she finished, the car fell into heavy silence.
Finally, Su Yuxin broke it. "I’ll help too! Whatever it takes to save Ye Feng, I’ll do it. I won’t let him vanish again."
"Same here. I never expected Shen Mengli would cooperate with us, though. If it were me, I’d want to keep the teacher all to myself."
Li Mucheng clenched her fists, clearly surprised by Xie Yuyan’s revelation.
"But we should be careful. Shen Mengli might be hiding something. Right now, the teacher trusts her more than any of us."
"True. Once Ye Feng returns, we’ll find a time to discuss this together. No matter the cost, I’ll help him overcome this danger. Whatever it takes..."
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
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】
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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!
