"Then... be careful on your way. Call me immediately if anything happens, alright?"
At the crossroads, Ye Feng gently stroked Shen Mengli's head, his voice laced with concern.
"Okay~ You take care too, Feng."
After bidding each other farewell, they parted ways toward their respective destinations. Ye Feng couldn't help but worry whether Shen Mengli would be safe visiting Li Mucheng's estate. Yet, recalling how well Li Mucheng had been treating both him and Shen Mengli lately, he pushed those thoughts aside.
Watching Ye Feng's figure disappear into the distance, Shen Mengli's lips parted slightly, as if murmuring something. A lip-reader would have caught her whispering an apology.
"I'm sorry, Feng..."
......
"Yuyan, are you sure you don’t want to eat anything?"
Li Mucheng glanced at Xie Yuyan, who sat stiffly on the sofa with a grave expression, and couldn’t help but ask. Beside her, Su Yuxin chimed in, "Yeah, Yuyan, you should at least have a bite. Mucheng told me you’ve been up since dawn and haven’t rested at all."
"I’m fine. Don’t worry about me."
Xie Yuyan merely tossed them a reassuring look, her calm tone betraying the fact that she was mentally preparing for what lay ahead.
"Shen Mengli should be arriving soon. Everyone, be ready."
"Ugh..."
Su Yuxin, who was prone to nervousness, instinctively clutched her dress at Xie Yuyan’s words and turned to Li Mucheng for reassurance.
"Let’s trust Yuyan. No matter what happens, we’ll face it together, right?"
"Mhm."
Just as Li Mucheng squeezed Su Yuxin’s hand to soothe her, a maid approached from the hallway, bowing slightly before speaking. "Miss, your guest has arrived."
The words sent a ripple of tension through the room. Li Mucheng only snapped back to attention when she felt Su Yuxin’s fingers twitch against her palm. "Bring her in at once," she instructed.
"Yes."
After the maid retreated, light footsteps soon echoed down the hallway. The three on the sofa turned their gaze toward the sound—sure enough, it was Shen Mengli.
"Shen Mengli, you’re here."
As the hostess, Li Mucheng was the first to step forward, a welcoming smile playing on her lips.
"Good morning."
Shen Mengli responded coolly, her eyes scanning Li Mucheng up and down.
Noticing the odd scrutiny, Li Mucheng remained unruffled but couldn’t resist asking, "Is something wrong, Shen Mengli?"
"Li Mucheng, how do you feel about Feng?"
The abrupt question left everyone stunned—especially Li Mucheng, who was put on the spot.
Though puzzled by Shen Mengli’s sudden inquiry, Li Mucheng sensed an unusual patience in her tone. After a brief hesitation, she decided to voice her thoughts honestly.
"My feelings for Teacher... I’d say I’m striving to care for both his life and mine. I made grave mistakes before, and that made me realize love shouldn’t be twisted or possessive. Instead, I want to earn his acceptance with sincerity. No matter the outcome, I’m content just staying by his side, quietly protecting him."
Shen Mengli’s expression softened at Li Mucheng’s explanation. Under Li Mucheng’s puzzled gaze, she murmured, "No wonder Teacher said your progress is the fastest among us. I never expected you to be the most open-hearted."
"Huh? What do you mean by that, Shen Mengli?"
The mention of "progress" and "open-hearted" struck a nerve in Li Mucheng. Though unsure whether Shen Mengli intended any slight, her usually gentle demeanor faltered, her brow twitching slightly.
"Sorry, I didn’t mean it like that. I’m just surprised by your attitude."
"Why would that surprise you? And what’s this about 'progress'?"
"That... ties into what I learned from Feng last night."
With that, Shen Mengli stepped past Li Mucheng and stood before Xie Yuyan, locking eyes with her.
"Xie Yuyan, you were right. Feng... has been hiding things from us."
Xie Yuyan nodded thoughtfully.
"This secret must be deeply connected to all of us, right? What else is there about the system inside Ye Feng?"
Though momentarily startled by Xie Yuyan’s deduction, Shen Mengli quickly dismissed it—given Xie Yuyan’s sharp intuition, it wasn’t unexpected. Slumping onto the sofa beside her, Shen Mengli seemed resigned to an unchangeable fate.
"Feng... is going to die."
"What?!"
The shocking declaration sent the others into a collective gasp—even Xie Yuyan, who had braced herself, widened her eyes in disbelief.
"Explain properly, Shen Mengli. What exactly is happening?"
To steady the room, Xie Yuyan spoke firmly, shooting a warning glance at Li Mucheng and Su Yuxin to prevent interruptions.
Though grief threatened to overwhelm them, the two swallowed their emotions, waiting for Shen Mengli to continue.
With all eyes fixed on her, Shen Mengli repeated everything Ye Feng had confided in her the previous night. The weight of her words turned the atmosphere increasingly somber.
......
"What? How could this be?!"
Ye Feng chuckled at Wenwen, who stood with her hands on her hips, puffing her cheeks in outrage.
"Don’t be mad, Wenwen. Next time, your sister and I will take you to the beach too, okay?"
Ever since Ye Feng mentioned his seaside trip with Shen Mengli, the little girl had been sulking, forcing him into the role of a nursery teacher who comforts children.
"No way! Sister totally forgot about me! I’m really, really mad!"
"Come on, Wenwen, don’t be like that. Your sister said she went this time to scout the location for you."
"Scout the location? What does that mean?"
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】
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
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!
