"Let me make it clear, today is just an exception. To avoid any misunderstandings, I’ll place a pillow in the middle of the bed as a barrier," Ye Feng said as he sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Xie Yuyan, who was already lying down with her back turned to him.
"Got it, let’s sleep already. I’m so tired~" came a faint voice from Xie Yuyan’s side.
"Ugh," Ye Feng sighed deeply. He never imagined things would turn out like this. It all started earlier...
......
"What should I do, Ye Feng? Am I really going to lie here all alone, cold and scared, on this lifeless couch, waiting for my time to run out?" Xie Yuyan put on a look of utter despair, the bed sheet she had been clutching falling to the floor as she spoke in a dejected tone.
"Even the weather is against me. In this vast world, where do I truly belong? Don’t worry, Ye Feng, even if I freeze to death in this icy living room, I won’t act like a thief and take over your room... I just... I just want to spend a little more time with you before the end."
"......"
Why does it feel like there’s more to her words than meets the eye? She’s really missing her calling as an actress.
After delivering her carefully prepared lines, Xie Yuyan sneakily glanced at Ye Feng. Seeing that he remained unmoved, she doubled down on her pitiful act.
"Making you a delicious breakfast every morning was the happiest part of my day. I haven’t even finished learning all the recipes, and now I’ll lose that chance. It’s so unfair... so unfair~"
Ye Feng couldn’t take it anymore. If this went on, Xie Yuyan’s one-woman show would drive him insane.
"How about... you just sleep in my bed tonight..."
"Deal!"
Before Ye Feng could even finish his sentence, Xie Yuyan dropped her exaggerated act. Under Ye Feng’s watchful gaze, she grabbed the pillow and thin bed sheet from the couch and stood before him.
"I’m ready!"
"......"
Now she’s not even pretending anymore, huh?
"Xie Yuyan, maybe I should just sleep on the couch tonight. I’m sure I’ll be fine for one night."
Ye Feng proposed another solution, but Xie Yuyan’s lips twitched slightly before she quickly regained her composure.
"So, Ye Feng, you really hate me that much? Even in a special situation like this, you don’t want to be near me? If I’m such a burden to you..."
"Wait, stop right there!"
Ye Feng quickly interrupted her before she could go any further. He realized that Xie Yuyan wouldn’t let this go unless she got her way tonight.
"Fine, I won’t sleep on the couch. Happy now?"
"Hehe~"
Xie Yuyan flashed a triumphant smile as Ye Feng reluctantly gave in. She happily padded over to Ye Feng’s room in her slippers, pausing at the doorway to add,
"Thank you, kind soul. I’ll make it up to you~"
"Alright, alright. I’ll go wash your bed sheet."
"Thanks for the trouble~"
......
Although Ye Feng usually came across as calm and collected, sitting on the edge of the bed while Xie Yuyan lay in his bed made it impossible for him to hide his nervousness.
Fortunately, Xie Yuyan didn’t do anything out of the ordinary. Maybe she really just needed to borrow his bed for the night.
"Xie Yuyan."
Ye Feng softly called her name to check if she was asleep. Normally, she’d be quite sensitive to any noise, but this time, there was no response.
Is she really asleep? That fast? No way! Someone as sharp as her, who notices even the slightest movement, couldn’t possibly fall asleep so quickly.
Ye Feng saw right through Xie Yuyan’s act. Annoyed, he walked over to the other side of the bed to see what she was up to.
There she was, wide awake, staring silently at the wardrobe in front of her.
"What are you thinking about? Why didn’t you answer me when I called you?"
"Ye Feng, have you fallen?"
Xie Yuyan pouted as she looked at him.
"Fallen? What are you talking about, Xie Yuyan?"
"Hmph, I guess I’ll have to show you the evidence before you admit it. I thought you’d at least try to explain..."
Under Ye Feng’s puzzled gaze, Xie Yuyan slowly pulled out a brand-new smartphone from her pocket and waved it in front of him.
"So? The evidence is clear. What do you have to say for yourself now?"
As she spoke, her expression grew increasingly strange, and she began muttering things Ye Feng couldn’t quite make out.
"I’ve been thinking all night, and I can’t find any reason to deceive myself... I wanted to pretend it didn’t exist, but... this phone is like a thorn in my heart. To you, I must just be a burden, right?"
"Can you stop being so sensitive? This phone was forced on me by Li Mucheng. I didn’t want it, but I had no choice but to take it."
"Is that so?"
"Of course! Look, I’m still using my own phone at home, aren’t I?"
Ye Feng sighed in exasperation, but then it hit him—how did Xie Yuyan know about the other phone in his pocket?
"Fine, but next time, don’t accept anything from her! People like her only give you things because they want something in return! I’m the only one who’s truly sincere and has no ulterior motives, got it?"
"Even you don’t believe that when you say it, do you?"
"Ugh... I don’t care! You’re not allowed to use the phone she gave you!"
"Alright, alright. Now that we’ve cleared this up, can you finally sleep?"
"Mm."
Once the misunderstanding was resolved, Xie Yuyan nodded contentedly. In truth, she had discovered the phone while Ye Feng was showering. Seeing that the phone’s interface was clean and hadn’t even gone through the initial setup, she knew Ye Feng had likely been pressured into accepting it. Her earlier silence was just her simmering anger at Li Mucheng’s actions.
"Ye Feng..."
"Yeah?"
"Let me buy you a phone next time, okay?"
"Sure."
"Then it’s settled. Only I can buy you a phone~"
"Alright, let’s sleep now."
"Mm, goodnight."
"Goodnight."
As the lights went out, Xie Yuyan lay quietly in bed, breathing in the familiar scent of Ye Feng’s sheets, her heart filled with joy.
Finally... finally, I’m sharing a bed with Ye Feng! Even if it’s just for now, this is a huge step toward a better future!
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
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!"
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
