Watching Shen Mengli dart into her room without even eating dinner, Ye Feng couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Was this girl doing it on purpose? How could she just head straight to her own room like that...
Suddenly, it occurred to Ye Feng that Shen Mengli’s blatant behavior might stir some discontent among the others. Just as he was about to go upstairs to comfort her, a pair of chopsticks suddenly darted toward his bowl.
"Huh?"
When Ye Feng snapped out of his thoughts and followed the chopsticks to see who was responsible, he found Xie Yuyan had placed an oyster in his bowl without him noticing. Meeting his puzzled gaze, she said, "Ye Feng, try this and see how it tastes."
"Ah... okay... thanks, Yuyan..."
As Ye Feng was still chewing the oyster in his mouth, he hadn’t expected Xie Yuyan to immediately pick up another piece and place it in his bowl. He hadn’t even finished the first one yet.
"Mmph! Hmm?"
Muffled sounds escaped Ye Feng’s mouth as he tried to signal to Xie Yuyan that he was still chewing. But she seemed completely oblivious, as if his gestures were invisible to her.
"Eat more, Ye Feng. It’s good for your health. And I hope you won’t overexert yourself in the future. If your body becomes depleted, it’ll be hard to recover. I really don’t want that to happen."
"Huh?"
Finally swallowing the food in his mouth, Ye Feng immediately protested.
"Yuyan, what are you talking about? My body is perfectly fine!"
"Teacher, I think Yuyan is right."
At that moment, Li Mucheng suddenly spoke up, clearly agreeing with Xie Yuyan’s reasoning.
"Even though our lives are stable now, we still need to take care of your health. The best way to nourish your body right now is through proper meals."
"......"
Ye Feng almost blurted out that he possessed many abilities that made such concerns unnecessary. But just as the words reached his lips, he realized something.
If he told them about his powers, wouldn’t that just put him in even greater danger?
Gulp.
Swallowing hard, Ye Feng reluctantly nodded in surrender.
"Fine... I get it."
"That’s more like it~ Here, Teacher, have another oyster~"
Li Mucheng beamed and proceeded to mimic Xie Yuyan’s earlier actions...
"Mu... Mucheng, I really can’t eat anymore!"
After what felt like an eternity, Ye Feng clutched his stomach and shook his head violently. The entire table was filled with dishes meant to "nourish" him, and at this rate, he was going to overheat from all the supplements.
"Hmm..."
Li Mucheng studied Ye Feng’s expression and, deciding he wasn’t faking it, finally relented.
"Alright, if you really can’t eat anymore, I’ll let it go."
"Th... thanks for the meal, Mucheng. I... I need to go for a walk to digest this."
Without wasting another second, Ye Feng stood up from his chair and hurried out of the house.
The moment his figure disappeared from the dining room, Xie Yuyan set down her chopsticks and calmly asked, "Who’s going?"
"......"
Though neither of the other two spoke, their eyes betrayed their desire to accompany Ye Feng on his walk.
"Let’s do this fairly—rock-paper-scissors!"
Su Yuxin suddenly broke the silence with her suggestion. Li Mucheng and Xie Yuyan exchanged glances before nodding in agreement. There was no denying that this was the fairest method. If they lost, they could only blame their own luck.
"Fine!"
The three gathered, took deep breaths, and focused intently...
Gulp... cough...
Meanwhile, as Ye Feng strolled through the garden to aid his digestion, his eyes caught sight of a glass greenhouse filled with fruit trees near the estate.
"Huh? I didn’t know Mucheng had a little orchard here. Maybe I can come pick some fruit when I’m free."
Without another thought, he stepped inside.
The moment he entered, a sweet, fruity fragrance enveloped him. Breathing in the sugary air, his mood instantly lifted.
"Let’s see... oranges, apples, and—oh, strawberries! Of course there are strawberries."
Kneeling beside a patch of strawberry plants, Ye Feng admired their plump, glossy appearance and, for some reason, found himself smiling.
After plucking one, he rinsed it lightly in a nearby water basin.
"If Yuxin saw all these strawberries, she’d be over the moon."
Just as he was about to pop the strawberry into his mouth, a sweet voice called out from behind him.
"Ye Feng~"
"Hmm? That voice... Yuxin?"
Before he could turn around, the sound of light footsteps on the brick path grew closer, and then a soft, warm body pressed against his back.
"Yuxin? What are you—"
Ye Feng paused mid-sentence, gently pried her hands away, turned around, and pulled her into his arms instead.
"What brings you here to find me?"
At first, Su Yuxin thought he was annoyed by her clinginess and was about to apologize when he suddenly hugged her tighter. Blushing, she pursed her lips and whispered, "Because I missed you~"
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!
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
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."
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
