At the same time.
After much hesitation, Gu Luo finally decided to talk things out with Shu He.
In four more days, it would mark the anniversary of him and Shu Ning being together.
Now, the only person in the entire household he hadn’t won over was Shu He.
After sending a message and receiving Shu He’s approval, Gu Luo walked straight into her room.
The faint scent of ink lingered in the air. Shu He, clad in a form-fitting black nightgown, was bent over her desk, her delicate hand guiding a brush across rice paper with fluid, practiced strokes.
The warm light cast a hazy glow around her, and though her expression was cool, there was an undeniable aura of quiet elegance about her.
Noticing Gu Luo’s entrance, Shu He set down the brush with the grace of a sheathed sword.
“Have a seat, brother.”
She tilted her chin slightly, gesturing to a stool nearby.
Seeing this, Gu Luo felt a complicated mix of emotions.
Since when did the little devil have a stool in her room?
Was this really the same Shu He?
He sat down silently, his gaze involuntarily drawn to the elegant calligraphy on the paper.
“It’s beautiful,” he couldn’t help but praise.
“Mm.”
Shu He responded simply, her fingers absently tracing the edge of the inkstone before abruptly changing the subject. “Brother, aren’t you afraid sister will get jealous, coming to my room at night?”
“......”
Gu Luo opened his mouth but found himself at a loss for words, his emotions growing even more tangled.
Before he could reply, Shu He pressed on.
“Brother, why have you never asked me about my boyfriend?”
She lowered her lashes, shadows dancing beneath them as she masked her emotions.
The room fell into a brief silence, broken only by the occasional chirp of insects outside.
After a pause, Gu Luo spoke softly.
“Even though I can’t return your feelings, I’ve never doubted them.”
“It must have been a misunderstanding from that night I was drunk.”
“Oh?”
Shu He’s lips curled almost imperceptibly as she crossed her arms. “At least I didn’t misplace my affection.”
“......”
Gu Luo didn’t know how to respond, so he cut straight to the point. “This Sunday, Shu Ning and I will officially be together.”
“Mm, I know.”
“...I’m sorry. I can’t return your feelings.”
“Mm, I support you both.”
Shu He nodded calmly, her expression unchanging.
Su...support?
None of the expected protests or interrogations came. Instead, this unexpected tranquility left Gu Luo at a loss.
He stared at Shu He in disbelief, taking a deep breath. “Then, Shu He, you...”
“I concede.”
Shu He stated bluntly. “I hope you and sister will be happy together.”
“She can be stubborn sometimes, set in her ways. Because of things in the past, she might not be perfect, but I hope you’ll be patient with her.”
“Sister really is a wonderful girl.”
Hearing these completely unforeseen words, Gu Luo’s mind short-circuited for a long moment before he finally found his voice again. “Then...what about you, Shu He?”
“Me?”
Shu He tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, tilting her face slightly away. Her voice was distant, almost ethereal. “If brother is willing, I’ll be your secret lover, yours to take. If not, then I’ll be a good little sister, staying by your and sister’s side.”
Gu Luo’s heart ached at her words, and before he could stop himself, he asked,
“Is it worth it?”
“It is.” Shu He answered without hesitation.
The air in the room seemed to thicken, becoming so dense that Gu Luo could barely breathe.
After another stretch of silence, his voice came out hoarse.
“Shu He...have we met before?”
At this, Shu He turned her face fully toward the window, her tone cool. “I don’t remember. I visited grandma’s place a few times during holidays as a child. Maybe we crossed paths, but...it doesn’t matter now, does it?”
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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.
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...
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
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?"
