Gu Luo sat quietly on a bench deep within East Lake Park, clutching a thick envelope in his arms while checking the time on his phone.
October 31st, 2055, Sunday, 4:47 PM.
It was also the last day of October.
Yet, compared to a week ago, the temperature had risen instead of dropping.
Neither too hot nor too cold—just pleasantly cool.
Caizhou was a southern city, and the period from late October to late November was usually the most comfortable month of the year in terms of weather.
Of course, conditions varied annually—last year had been unusually chilly, requiring jackets most of the time, while this year, girls could comfortably wear short skirts.
There were still thirteen minutes left until the time he had agreed to meet Shu Ning.
No—twelve minutes now.
Gu Luo’s fingers unconsciously traced the edge of his phone as he watched the numbers flicker on the screen, a faint nervousness creeping in.
Even though he and Shu Ning had already shared several intimate moments, every second of waiting now felt agonizingly slow.
Under the spell of the word "first love," even the most mature man would revert to a restless, anxious boy.
A gentle breeze brushed past, carrying the dampness of the lake and the fragrance of grass and trees, cooling his cheeks.
The soothing temperature, however, did nothing to calm the turmoil in Gu Luo’s heart.
After two months of getting closer, he had finally gained his family’s approval to officially define his relationship with Shu Ning.
But at the thought of this, Gu Luo’s mood soured again.
He could now openly be with Shu Ning.
But before this, he and Shu He had only been able to sneak around in secret.
Though Shu He had repeatedly claimed she didn’t mind—even insisting she was willing to remain his hidden lover—Gu Luo wasn’t naive enough to believe any girl would truly be content with such an arrangement.
He had planned to keep things under wraps for a while, but sooner or later, he’d have to come clean to his family.
Besides, even if Shu Ning cooperated fully, living under the same roof as Little Man and Shuling meant the truth would inevitably come out. It was only a matter of time.
His legs were doomed to be broken—sooner or later.
Gu Luo suddenly wondered if he should follow the ancients’ example and go to his cheap dad and Aunt Luo to apologize with a bundle of sticks.
Maybe he’d get off lightly.
...Or maybe not.
Putting himself in their shoes—if he ever became a father and some guy ran off with both his twin daughters, with one of them willingly becoming his secret lover...
Yikes.
Just the thought made his blood pressure spike, filling him with the urge to grab a kitchen knife.
Not just to kill—but to slice the guy into a thousand pieces.
And here he was, the very guy stealing away a pair of twins.
In that light, broken legs seemed like a merciful punishment.
Well... at least on paper, the Luo sisters’ father was his cheap dad.
Gu Luo shuddered, recalling the nightmare he’d had during his morning nap.
Just as his thoughts spiraled, a voice suddenly called from behind:
"Brother."
Hearing it, Gu Luo snapped back to reality and quickly stood, turning to face Luo Shuning, whose complexion still looked somewhat frail.
The breeze played with the hem of her usual pure white dress, the fluttering fabric lending her an inexplicably poignant beauty.
The sight tugged at Gu Luo’s heart, and the words spilled out before he could stop them:
"Da Bao... I still need to take you to the hospital first."
"I’m fine."
Luo Shuning shook her head slightly, stepping closer with light but unsteady footsteps.
She pressed her lips together, her eyes brimming with unspoken words, before speaking softly:
"There’s so much I want to say to you, Brother."
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【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
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...
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?"
