The summer night revealed everything in its truest light, softer and more tranquil compared to the intensity of the daytime heat.
The dark night served as a backdrop, casting its reflection on the windows.
Cheng Jun stared at her own face, feeling a heavy weight in her heart, as if a great stone were pressing down, impossible to shift.
She wasn't afraid, nor did she shy away from any confrontation. She had the courage for it.
But even with her determined spirit, Shen Yi had already surrendered.
It was as if the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu had stopped fighting and simply shook hands in peace, unifying the world. From then on, they were all one nation, no longer separate.
"Stop fighting."
"Liu Bei, you are the rightful empress. Cao Cao, you are also the rightful empress. Sun Quan, since you arrived later, you can be the noble concubine."
To her, this all seemed so surreal. Cheng Jun had fought her way to where she was, not to share the spoils of victory with others.
This made her feel tired—not physically, but her weary heart needed rest.
Cheng Jun had survived alone, sleepless and relentless, for a year in the apocalypse, relying on her inner strength to keep going.
Now that she had no more reason to hold on, she immediately felt utterly exhausted.
"It's late... I need to go back and rest," she said softly, not looking at Shen Yi, and turned to leave.
Shen Yi instinctively grabbed her arm.
"Don't go."
He had a premonition that if he let her leave like this, he might lose her forever.
He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her.
This was the first time in reality that Shen Yi had actively hugged her. It felt nostalgic, warm, and comforting.
Cheng Jun suddenly didn't hate the world anymore and even hoped to return to the past.
"If that were all real, how wonderful it would be."
In that small Western-style house, with only Shen Yi and herself in the entire world, undisturbed by anything irrelevant, they could live happily together.
"Fate is cruel..."
What had once been the most agonizing moment had now become the most nostalgic. Fate really knew how to play jokes, she muttered to herself.
Though the embrace tempted her to sink into it, Cheng Jun quickly regained her composure.
She broke free from his arms.
"Let go."
"My heart is in turmoil, and I'm exhausted. I need some rest, let me be alone for a while."
With that, she ignored his pleas and resolutely pushed the door open, leaving Shen Yi's outstretched hand suspended in the air.
Returning to her own home, she shut the door and leaned against it, breathing heavily.
"It's all wrong."
"You don't owe me a debt of gratitude for saving your life, and I don't need your guilt or pity. What we should have is love."
"Whatever it is, thank you."
Back then, Shen Yi was fearless, full of confidence, and always full of vitality.
Cheng Jun had felt an enduring spirit from him, something that surpassed everything in the mundane life.
...
The door shut.
Shen Yi chuckled bitterly.
"I failed..."
The more resolute the belief, the quicker the defeat.
Every individual's thoughts are independent, not like NPCs generated in a game. Completing a task doesn't necessarily grant a reward.
Cheng Jun had left, and though only a wall separated them, their hearts were far apart.
His bold thoughts had extinguished the passionate fire in Cheng Jun's heart.
Everything had to be achieved through one's own efforts. The simulator had only provided an opportunity.
The system hadn't imposed any mandatory favorability bindings or handed out magical pills that could make someone obedient.
"The road is long and challenging."
Shen Yi sighed, bent down, and scooped the dirty clothes from the lazy sofa into a basket, then turned off the lights and entered the bedroom, throwing himself onto the bed.
In two different rooms, two people lay tossing and turning, far from the calm exteriors they had shown.
Shen Yi pondered over many things, writhing in bed until 3 a.m. before finally falling asleep.
Before 7 a.m., Shen Yi opened his eyes on time.
He didn't need any time to wake up and got up to wash.
His full-level energy meant he only needed a short sleep to fully recharge.
After getting ready, Shen Yi stepped out of his room.
Across the hallway, Cheng Jun's door remained closed. Shen Yi paused briefly at her door before going downstairs.
He bought some breakfast from the aunt downstairs, then got into his car, ready to pick up Fu Nanzhi.
He drove to Songping Garden and, after greeting the security guard, finally gained entry.
He circled to building 114 and took out his phone to message Fu Nanzhi.
Soon the door opened, revealing Fu Nanzhi sneaking out with large bags.
The moment she turned around and saw Shen Yi, she lit up and, with a smile, dashed over.
Shen Yi got out of the car to take the bags and asked her,
"Why are you carrying so much stuff?"
Fu Nanzhi quickly covered Shen Yi's mouth.
"Shh!"
"Quiet, my mom's still asleep. I told her I was going for a hike."
Then she pushed Shen Yi's back and said,
"Hurry, hurry! There's wine at the door, let's grab it and let's go."
Opening the trunk, Shen Yi put the bags inside, and they both got into the car to leave the neighborhood.
In the passenger seat, Fu Nanzhi was happily nibbling on a tofu-filled bun with both hands.
"Tofu fillings are the best, even tastier than meat."
Seeing this, Shen Yi freed one hand to poke a hole in the soy milk and handed it to her.
"Slow down, be careful not to choke. Here's some soy milk, it's not hot anymore, drink directly."
"Mmm, mmm..."
She hadn't eaten breakfast yet, so Fu Nanzhi happily sipped the soy milk with her bun in hand.
After finishing her meal with great satisfaction, she pulled out some tissue to wipe her mouth, then quickly opened the tiny mirror on her dash to check her makeup.
Shen Yi glanced over and said,
"You look great already, no need to check."
Fu Nanzhi rolled her eyes and pouted.
"Not acceptable. First impressions are crucial when meeting your parents. Even the slightest thing could affect my image in front of them."
Shen Yi laughed helplessly.
"You don't realize your own charm."
"With that face of yours, you don't need to do anything. Just standing in front of my mom would make her disown me for your sake."
Fu Nanzhi was flattered and giggled, covering her mouth.
"You exaggerate."
"Hmph, don't you remember? The first time you came to our house, my mom thought I'd kidnapped you from somewhere."
Shen Yi smirked, teasing her.
Since his mother had Fu Nanzhi as a daughter-in-law, she barely spared a thought for her own son, constantly ordering Shen Yi around until his feet practically smoked.
Shen Yi made up his mind that this trip home, he would act like a king for once.
"And wasn't I the one you 'kidnapped'?"
Fu Nanzhi laughed mischievously, looking at Shen Yi pretending to be oblivious.
"Once I 'kidnapped' you, you're mine. There's no running away now."
Shen Yi joked with her,
"That's slander. Tell me, how did I 'kidnap' you? I didn't even sell you off."
Fu Nanzhi lifted her chin proudly.
"Hmph, no one but you could afford me~"
"Listen, don't get too cocky. When you see my parents, don't slip up and call them mom and dad right away. Remember to address them as uncle and aunt first."
Shen Yi turned onto the highway, his attention still on the road, but he couldn't help but remind her.
If she called his parents mom and dad right away, it might shock them.
"Am I that clueless?"
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.
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!
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
] 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.
