"Xuexue, what are you doing here? Waiting for someone?"
Lu Xuexue sat on the pearwood bench in the first-floor corridor, her slender legs clad in white thigh-high socks pressed together. Hearing a passing female classmate greet her, she smiled and nodded. "Yes, waiting for someone."
"Alright, I’ll head to the art studio first."
"Mm, bye."
After bidding farewell to her classmate, Lu Xuexue let out a soft sigh and leaned back against the bench, tilting her head to gaze at the ceiling. The elastic bands of her white thigh-high socks left gentle indentations on her calves.
Her eyes were filled with worry.
How was Manman doing up on the rooftop with Brother Gu Luo?
Would she cry?
She never expected Brother Gu Luo’s confession would be directed at Shu Ning.
Not only that, but he’d been rejected.
This should have been good news for her, yet Lu Xuexue couldn’t bring herself to feel happy.
Brother Gu Luo must be really upset.
And Manman was heartbroken over it too.
Lost in her thoughts, Lu Xuexue’s phone suddenly vibrated.
She glanced at it and immediately stood up, hurrying toward the stairs.
A few minutes later.
Lu Xuexue pushed against the rooftop door, finding it blocked by something.
But with a little effort, she managed to open it.
Peeking her head in cautiously, she saw Gu Ximan waving excitedly at her:
"Xuexue, you’re here! Remember to block the door again."
Lu Xuexue blinked in confusion. Her best friend’s cheeks were flushed like a little fox that had secretly sipped wine, and she couldn’t understand why Manman seemed so cheerful.
Despite her bewilderment, she obediently used an empty bucket to block the door again, then walked over to the two with a blush, her steps slow and hesitant.
"Brother Gu, good afternoon."
Her voice was soft and shy.
"Have a seat, Xuexue."
Gu Luo smiled and patted the empty space beside him.
Only now did he finally understand why Lu Xuexue was always blushing around him.
The reason was simple—it was the bashfulness of a young girl in front of the person she liked.
"Mm."
Lu Xuexue sat down obediently, only for Gu Luo to continue, "Xuexue, do you like me?"
Huh?!
At those words, Lu Xuexue stiffened. A flush spread from her earlobes down to her neck, and even her legs, wrapped in white thigh-high socks, tensed up.
She turned into a blushing mess on the spot, too flustered to speak.
"Calm down, calm down."
Just as he had done earlier with Gu Ximan, Gu Luo gently patted her back before explaining everything simply.
Finally, he sighed. "Xuexue, thank you for always taking care of Manman."
Laying it all out.
No more hiding.
Everything was laid bare on the table.
Willing or unwilling—there was no in-between.
Otherwise, it would only lead to endless misunderstandings and pain.
Gu Luo’s mindset had undergone a complete transformation.
He had never been a so-called "pure love warrior." His past inability to reject Shu He outright was proof enough.
He had been too indecisive, deceiving himself while sinking deeper into a lucid downfall, retreating until there was nowhere left to retreat—until he hurt both himself and others.
Of course, this didn’t mean Gu Luo would accept just anyone now.
The prerequisite was that he had to genuinely like the girl.
And Xuexue fit that condition perfectly.
Who wouldn’t adore a wealthy little lolita in white thigh-high socks who blushed every time she saw you and shyly called you "Brother Gu"?
Not to mention they had known each other for years, she was Manman’s best friend, and she made delicious desserts.
Lu Xuexue kept her head lowered, her face still burning. Though she was a little surprised that Brother Gu liked both Shu Ning and Shu He, she didn’t feel much resistance to the idea.
For her, Manman was also a leap from 0 to 1.
Seeing that neither girl objected, Gu Luo grew bolder. He wrapped an arm around each of their shoulders and said softly,
"Once I’ve sorted things out, I’ll respond to your feelings properly. Consider tomorrow a small compensation."
Achievement unlocked—one arm around each beauty.
Gu Luo, now holding two soft, fragrant girls close, felt a little dazed. He never expected Manman to be so agreeable from start to finish, not even protesting his scumbag behavior.
At first, he hadn’t dared to tell her about Shu Ning, let alone imagine holding them both like this.
Something felt off, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.
Time passed second by second.
The three chatted, their words flowing effortlessly.
The setting sun wove golden threads through their overlapping shadows.
Gu Luo gazed at the distant school building, now bathed in honeyed light, and suddenly realized—
Some shackles, once broken, don’t lead to an abyss.
Sometimes, they reveal an unexpected warmth, sunlit and tender.
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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?"
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.
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...
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
