Only a few breaths had passed before Ye Feng wanted to push Xie Yuyan away from his shoulder. But Xie Yuyan seemed to have anticipated his next move and straightened herself up again.
"Sorry, Ye Feng. You had to see me make a fool of myself again."
"Xie Yuyan, you..."
Ye Feng opened his mouth but found himself at a loss for words, eventually letting out a sigh. Then, he began analyzing the situation.
"So, Xie Yuyan, what you're saying is that ever since you changed your attitude, you've been staying at Li Mucheng's estate?"
"Yes."
Xie Yuyan nodded slightly, speaking in a calm tone.
"Actually, when you fell into the river that day, I once thought about following you. It was Li Mucheng who..."
"What?! Xie Yuyan, what did you just say?!"
Ye Feng had no patience to hear the rest of her explanation. The moment he heard Xie Yuyan's intentions, a surge of fury ignited within him.
"What do you mean by 'following me'? Explain yourself clearly!"
Xie Yuyan hadn’t meant to provoke him, but she knew that if she didn’t stir his emotions now, his detached gaze would soon turn him into an unfeeling machine. If that happened, all the efforts she and the others had made would be in vain.
"I... I'm sorry, Ye Feng... I misspoke."
A look of panic flashed across Xie Yuyan’s face.
"What I meant was that no matter what, I had to find you."
"Even now, Xie Yuyan, you still refuse to be honest? What you really meant was that if I died, you wouldn’t want to live either, right?"
Noticing how Xie Yuyan’s eyes kept darting away, avoiding his gaze, Ye Feng grabbed her shoulders and forced her to face him.
"N-no, that’s not..."
"Xie Yuyan, if you don’t tell me the truth now, from this moment on, we’ll be strangers. I won’t care about anything you do ever again."
"Ugh..."
Xie Yuyan’s body trembled as if her soul had been ripped away, and she collapsed weakly into Ye Feng’s arms.
"I... I’m sorry, Ye Feng... I just didn’t want to lose you. I was willing to do anything to bring you back."
"Tell me, was what I guessed about your thoughts correct?"
"...Yes."
"And after that, what did you do?"
"After that, Li Mucheng gave me a room. Every day, I stayed there, refusing to eat or drink, trying to escape the foolish things I’d done by wallowing in grief. But in the end, it was Mucheng who woke me up and made me pull myself together to search for you."
"......"
Listening to her words, Ye Feng slowly helped Xie Yuyan sit up, his stern gaze never leaving her.
"Why would you do this? It’s all in the past. If you could just learn to let go, you wouldn’t have to suffer anymore. For someone like me, why..."
"I can let go of anything—except you!"
Xie Yuyan cut him off before he could shoulder all the blame, then tightly grasped his hand.
"Ye Feng, do you really think things would just pass? Didn’t you realize that it was your presence that saved us? Whether it was me in danger, Shen Mengli’s poor health, or Su Yuxin and Li Mucheng needing companionship—it was because of you that we found a better path."
"This wasn’t the worst-case scenario because of you. It was because of you that we had a brighter future."
"I... I’m so confused..."
Ye Feng clutched his head, his expression pained as he gritted his teeth against the mental anguish.
"Ye Feng!"
Seeing him like this, Xie Yuyan abandoned reasoning with him. She immediately stood up, moved behind him, and began massaging his temples with both hands.
"It’s okay. Just leave it to me. Relax. Everything will be fine."
Miraculously, with Xie Yuyan’s help, Ye Feng’s discomfort gradually faded. As time passed, the tense atmosphere softened into quiet calm.
"Xie Yuyan... I-I’m fine now. You can stop."
"It’s alright. Let me keep going for a while. This is the only thing I can do for you right now."
Hearing this, Ye Feng fell silent, quietly savoring this fleeting moment of peace.
"If only..."
"Shh."
Before Ye Feng could continue, Xie Yuyan gently hushed him, leaning close to his ear and whispering,
"Let the past stay in the past. Right now, I just cherish this time with you. That’s enough."
"Xie Yuyan... I know your heart isn’t as stubborn as before, but things are different now..."
"Ye Feng, please tell me what you truly feel. This isn’t the real you."
Perhaps because she knew him so well, or perhaps because their past interactions had forged an unspoken understanding, Xie Yuyan cradled his head gently and spoke softly.
"Xie Yuyan, you’re oversimplifying things. Even if what happened on the cliff never occurred, I still couldn’t..."
"How do you know without trying? Ye Feng, you’ve already taken so many steps. Why stop right before the finish line? If things are truly set in stone as you say, why not test it yourself? See if reality matches what’s in your mind."
"It wouldn’t be fair to you all! And I’ve already..."
"I love you. That’s all that matters."
"Xie Yuyan..."
She held his head against her chest, bending down as if to melt his reservations with her warmth.
"I love you, Ye Feng. I know your heart must be in turmoil right now. But we’ve been changing too. I believe that before the end comes, we’ll find a way to overcome any obstacle. So please, give us some time, okay?"
"Xie Yuyan... how could you..."
Ye Feng stared at her in disbelief. The once-proud Xie Yuyan was now humbling herself before him. What had happened to her during their time apart?
"Ye Feng, love can change a person. It’s only now that I truly understand what that means. So... please, just look at me. Watch how I change, okay?"
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
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.
