"Alright, I’ll take Monday off."
Gu Luo responded softly, tightening his embrace around Luo Shuning in his arms.
The delicate warmth of the girl’s body pressed close to him, her faint, elegant fragrance lingering in the air, reminding him of last night’s intimacy.
Back then, he had held Luo Shuhe the same way, savoring her tenderness, his fingertips still carrying the memory of her hair’s softness.
What a scoundrel I am.
Falling for both sisters at once—while indulging in this sweetness, he had deeply hurt one of them.
Gu Luo had long recognized the conflict in his heart: clinging to Luo Shuning’s gentleness while yearning for Luo Shuhe’s passion.
He wanted to hold them both, but reality stood like an insurmountable chasm before him.
Even putting aside the impossibility of convincing his stepfather and Aunt Luo, the mere thought of voicing such an absurd idea to Luo Shuning left him speechless, as if choking on his words.
At this point, there was no choice but to let Shuhe down.
But once he officially confirmed his relationship with Shuning, could he really resist seeking Shuhe out in secret?
Gu Luo had no answer.
Truly, no answer at all.
Maybe he would. Maybe he wouldn’t.
But one thing was certain—no matter what the future held, Luo Shuhe was no longer just a little sister in his heart.
Unbidden, he recalled Shuhe’s words from before: "A half-hearted rejection is no rejection at all."
The two remained locked in their embrace until a cool voice shattered the quiet.
"Brother, Sister, I’m really sorry to interrupt your lovey-dovey moment, but I’m starving."
Luo Shuhe leaned against the kitchen doorway, watching them for who knew how long.
A yogurt carton dangled in her hand, its straw mangled with messy bite marks.
Hearing this, Luo Shuning blinked at Shuhe in disbelief, wondering if she’d misheard.
"Really sorry"?
"Interrupt your lovey-dovey moment"?
Since when did Shuhe talk like this?
Was this another one of her mind games?
Not long ago, Shuhe had outright declared war, vowing to "devour Gu Luo whole."
That was why Shuning had rushed to solidify her relationship with him.
This sudden shift in attitude was too bizarre—what was going on?
"Shuhe, you… what did you say?" Shuning asked reflexively.
Shuhe chewed on the ruined straw, her expression unreadably calm as she repeated,
"I said, I’m really sorry to interrupt your lovey-dovey moment, but I’m hungry. Breakfast, please."
"Oh—right! Coming right up!"
Shuning snapped out of her daze, hastily pulling away from Gu Luo to scoop up servings of pork and preserved egg congee.
Her heart raced with excitement.
She even piled extra shredded pork into the bowl.
To her, this was Shuhe waving the white flag.
Who’d want to be rivals with their own sister if they could avoid it?
Yet guilt crept in alongside her relief.
The matter of those photos weighed on her like a boulder, gnawing at her conscience.
Gu Luo stood frozen, his gaze flickering between Shuhe’s impassive face and Shuning’s barely contained joy, emotions churning inside him.
A thousand words clogged his throat, but all he managed was a silent nod at Shuhe before turning to fetch sandwiches.
Together with Shuning, he brought Shuhe’s breakfast to the table.
"Thanks."
Shuhe sat down, offering only that quiet word of gratitude before focusing on her meal.
"I… Shuhe, you…"
Caught between happiness and guilt, Shuning’s words stumbled, her mind tangled with questions she couldn’t voice.
"Sister, you and Brother can go back to—"
Shuhe started to say, "You two can go back to hiding in the kitchen and being all lovey-dovey," when Gu Ximan’s cheerful shout cut her off from upstairs:
"Hey, Gu Luo! Turns out Sister Ling and the others visited that little park in our county a few times when we were kids!"
Her bright, girlish voice rang through the kitchen, brimming with excitement.
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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?"
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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.
