“Clang!”
The plate in Xie Yuyan’s hand suddenly slipped, followed by the sound of it shattering.
“I’m... I’m sorry... I broke the plate again... Am I useless? I keep causing trouble for you, Ye Feng...”
“Stop saying that. It’s fine, really. It doesn’t matter.”
Ye Feng gently stroked Xie Yuyan’s hair while wiping away the tears on her cheeks. His tender voice whispered softly in her ear.
“I’m not scolding you. Eating is essential for your health. Seeing you skip meals so often worries me. I just wanted to lecture you a bit today, but it’s all my fault. I’m sorry.”
“No... Ye Feng, don’t apologize...”
Xie Yuyan’s vacant gaze had already returned to normal the moment Ye Feng embraced her. Seeing him rush to her without hesitation, she had no other thoughts except wanting to stay by his side forever.
She interrupted Ye Feng before he could speak further, resting her head on his chest and listening to his heartbeat.
“I know... Ye Feng, everything you do is for my sake. From the very beginning, you saved me without expecting anything in return, letting me stay here and taking care of me every day. I’m the one who should apologize. I’ve been spoiled by your kindness~”
“......”
“You know, during my days as an assassin, my tasks were either endless surveillance or assassinations assigned by the organization. We had no thoughts of our own, just empty shells of robots.”
“If the organization hadn’t tried to kill me, maybe I wouldn’t have met you, Ye Feng.”
As she spoke, Xie Yuyan couldn’t help but reach out her smooth hand to touch Ye Feng’s cheek.
“You made me who I am, and you... gave me this happy life.”
“Xie Yuyan...”
“But I realized that this so-called beautiful life is meaningless without you. Without you, it feels like I’ve returned to that terrifying place from before.”
“That’s when I understood. Even without the organization chasing me, without the worries of hunger or cold, this world would still be colorless. But since meeting you, Ye Feng...”
“I’ve come to love this world filled with happiness.”
This was perhaps the most heartfelt confession.
“......”
Ye Feng wasn’t a fool. He could hear the affection in Xie Yuyan’s words, and he admitted that his heart stirred slightly. But what did it matter?
As long as the system existed, he could never focus on such things. On one hand, it was for survival; on the other... he didn’t want a girl like Xie Yuyan to live under his false facade.
Had he truly saved Xie Yuyan out of pure intentions? No, he just wanted to survive. Xie Yuyan and he were tied to the same rope.
“Xie Yuyan... I’m sorry...”
The light in Xie Yuyan’s eyes dimmed instantly upon hearing Ye Feng’s response. She hadn’t expected him to reject her confession so decisively.
Of course... it must be because of her identity, right? If only she had a happy family like Ye Feng’s students, maybe he would have agreed. Who would want someone tainted like her? She was the most despicable of professions...
On the surface, Ye Feng seemed to be apologizing for rejecting her, but if one listened carefully, his tone was more like an apology to Xie Yuyan, not a rejection...
“Alright... alright!”
Xie Yuyan took a deep breath and slowly pulled away from Ye Feng’s chest, her light tone seemingly trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.
“But Ye Feng, you better be ready! I’m not the type to give up so easily! Now, this lady is going to take a nice bath. Before that... give me your shirt.”
“My shirt? Why do you need it for a bath?”
“To wash it, of course. After all, it’s stained with oil now. Consider this my way of making it up to you~”
Perhaps to comfort Xie Yuyan, Ye Feng didn’t refuse her request and nodded. “Alright then.”
Just as Ye Feng was about to unbutton his shirt, he suddenly remembered something.
Right! The mark on my neck! Xie Yuyan mustn’t see it, or it’ll be over. If she misunderstands and thinks I rejected her while having someone else’s mark... it’s not just about emotions anymore. Anyone would go crazy.
“Wait... no! I’ll go change in my room first. You go ahead and take your bath, Xie Yuyan.”
“Who knew Ye Feng could be shy in a situation like this? Fine, just leave the dirty clothes by the sink later. I’ll get them myself.”
“Okay.”
With that, Xie Yuyan quickly gathered her toiletries and headed into the bathroom.
Only after Xie Yuyan disappeared did Ye Feng let out a sigh of relief. After sweeping the broken pieces of the plate into the trash, he returned to his room to change.
“Splash, splash...”
“So... so heartless... I thought I could finally hold onto you... Ye Feng...”
Xie Yuyan stood motionless under the shower, letting the water pour over her.
But... but why did I feel his heartbeat suddenly race when he held me? Even if it was brief, was it just a coincidence?
Although Xie Yuyan’s subtle first confession to Ye Feng didn’t succeed, she wasn’t the type to give up. She wouldn’t admit defeat until the task was complete.
She didn’t feel too anxious either. In her heart, the answer was already decided: either Ye Feng would be happy with her, or she would be happy with Ye Feng. There was no other outcome.
After experiencing Ye Feng’s kindness, she could no longer endure the lonely, cold days of the past.
......
“Knock, knock.”
Just then, there was a sound at the bathroom door, pulling Xie Yuyan out of her thoughts.
“Ye Feng, is that you?”
“Yes, I left the shirt by the sink. I also made some vegetable soup. Make sure to have some after your bath to warm your stomach, okay?”
“Got it. Thank you, Ye Feng~”
Detecting a hint of concern in Ye Feng’s words, Xie Yuyan’s eyes sparkled as she bit her lip, thinking of something.
I’m in the middle of a bath... I can’t let this opportunity go to waste~
A moment later, the bathroom door slowly opened, and a delicate hand reached out from the crack, grabbing the white shirt by the sink. The shirt was quickly pulled into the bathroom...
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?"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
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."
] 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.
