"Ximan..."
Gu Luo wore a complicated expression, hesitating as if he wanted to say something but held back.
Should he take Gu Ximan to get her IQ tested?
Of course, that was just a joke.
After all, when she wasn’t acting silly, Ximan was actually quite sharp.
"No... I... Ugh!" Seeing the look of pity in Gu Luo’s eyes, Gu Ximan immediately flew into a rage. She smacked the bed hard and shouted, "Stupid big bro, what’s with that attitude?!"
???
Here we go again, classic Ximan.
After self-destructing, she immediately pivoted 360 degrees to make it about his "attitude."
Gu Luo’s expression grew even more complicated. After a moment of hesitation, he couldn’t help but ask, "Did Shu He teach you that line?"
"No! Absolutely not!" The moment Shu He’s name was mentioned, Gu Ximan exploded like a firecracker, her anger flaring even hotter. She smacked the bed again, harder this time.
After apologizing to Shu He following their last argument, she had carefully replayed the whole thing in her head.
And she realized—something was off. Very off.
If she wasn’t mistaken, Shu He had completely outplayed her.
But how could she admit something so embarrassing?
She’d have to get her revenge someday.
Seeing Gu Ximan’s furious reaction, Gu Luo had already pieced most of it together in his mind.
That blunt way of speaking was textbook Shu He, the little devil.
Combined with Ximan’s current tantrum…
Most likely, the little tsundere had been quietly dominated by the little devil behind the scenes.
Not that it was surprising.
If this were a game, Shu He would be the top-tier Grandmaster, while Gu Ximan, the little tsundere, would barely be scraping the bottom as a Bronze player.
The two weren’t even on the same level.
As far as he could tell, the only one who could rival the little devil was Shu Ning, the little angel.
Gu Ximan, still fuming, pressed on, "Stupid big bro, who were you thinking about just now?! Who’s that woman?!"
Hearing this, Gu Luo opened his mouth but didn’t know how to respond.
The irony was, this silly girl had actually stumbled onto the truth by accident.
It was like getting randomly headshotted by the worst player in the game.
Hard to describe the feeling.
Also, to an outsider, this whole scene probably looked like she was interrogating him about an affair.
If he admitted he had been thinking about her, she’d never believe him anyway.
Better to stick to his guns.
Gu Luo scrambled for an excuse. "I was just... uh... suddenly feeling a little embarrassed..."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Gu Ximan’s curiosity was piqued.
"Well, think about it, Ximan. The last time we slept together was back in elementary school. Now, with a super-duper, universe-level beauty like you right next to me, of course I’d feel a little awkward... haha..." Gu Luo lied without batting an eye.
Embarrassed around Gu Ximan?
Impossible.
He’d literally wiped her butt when she was a baby.
There was no such thing as "awkwardness" between them.
Hearing this answer, Gu Ximan’s face still showed skepticism, but her heart swelled with joy, as if she’d just eaten honey.
Did this mean her stupid big bro was finally starting to see her as a grown woman, not just a kid?
The thought made her grin uncontrollably, a silly smile spreading across her face.
Seeing this, Gu Luo sighed in relief.
Yep, his little airhead was still easy to placate.
Though he had no idea what she was giggling about.
After laughing to herself for a while, Gu Ximan suddenly mumbled under her breath, "I thought you were thinking about Xuexue..."
"Huh? Who?"
Gu Luo had been puzzling over her weird reaction when he caught that whisper. He didn’t quite catch the name, only a faint "Xue."
Xue?
Lu Xuexue?
Why would Ximan suddenly bring her up now?
"Ah, I didn’t say anything!" Gu Ximan panicked, realizing she’d slipped up.
Right now, the last thing she wanted was for Lu Xuexue and her stupid big bro to get tangled up.
And she definitely didn’t dare confront Xuexue about it.
She was terrified her best friend would ask her to play wingman.
If it came to that, she’d be the ultimate clown—stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Help? She’d feel awful.
Don’t help? She’d feel guilty toward her friend.
Whatever. There was still time.
After turning it over in her head, Gu Ximan decided to keep watching from the shadows. She absolutely wouldn’t be the one to bring it up.
The thought made her inexplicably gloomy.
She treated Xuexue like a sister, and yet Xuexue wanted to be her sister-in-law?
She didn’t even know how to face Xuexue anymore.
Deciding to take out her frustration on Gu Luo, she barked, "Stupid big bro, come here."
"What now?"
The second he sat down, Gu Ximan yanked his ear.
"Ow! Easy! This is domestic abuse!"
"Hmph."
Gu Ximan pouted, her tsundere pride on full display.
Still holding his ear, she grabbed her phone with her other hand and snapped a photo of his pitiful expression.
Then, grinning, she posted it in her fan group.
Thanks to being Gu Luo’s little sister, she was now a mod there.
[Gu Ximan: [Photo] (dog emoji.jpg)]
The moment the photo went up, the previously calm group exploded like a bomb had been dropped.
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he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
