Just as someone was immersed in the utmost tenderness brought by a little angel, two young souls on a park bench had already crumbled, their emotions spilling over like dewdrops.
"I really didn’t crumble!" Gu Ximan took a big gulp of grape taro ball drink, chewing the taro balls fiercely as she huffed, "Seriously, I didn’t crumble!"
"Who would crumble just because their stupid big brother went clothes shopping with another girl?"
"Hah? As if! It’s just buying clothes, nothing more..."
"Nothing!"
As she spoke, her soft, pink cheeks puffed up, and she stomped her foot angrily. "Tch, it’s just clothes! That stupid brother of mine used to do my laundry every single day!"
She lifted her chin, her expression full of pride, trying to prove her indifference with past "glorious achievements."
"So yeah, this is nothing!"
"I didn’t crumble at all!"
"Ahhhhhhh!"
The more Gu Ximan talked, the angrier she got, wishing she could bite Gu Luo to death right now.
Bite! Bite! Bite him to death!
Hearing all this, Lu Xuexue, who was also sipping her grape taro ball drink, crumbled too.
She really couldn’t gauge how far Gu Luo and Shu Ning had progressed in their relationship.
Lu Xuexue believed her looks and charm were no worse than Shu Ning’s, but unfortunately, the latter had seized the advantage—proximity had given her the upper hand.
She had to take the initiative. No delays!
And the only way she could get close to Gu Luo was through Ximan.
In her heart, she silently murmured:
"I’m sorry, Ximan... Rather than letting some other girl have him, I’d rather... I swear I’ll treat you twice as well from now on!"
"And in the future, I’ll definitely help you win over the guy you like!"
"I promise!"
Lu Xuexue made this vow in her heart, then softly comforted Gu Ximan:
"Ximan... you don’t need to worry too much. It’s just clothes shopping, no big deal..."
However, instead of calming down, Gu Ximan grew even angrier, immediately flailing her arms. "He hasn’t bought me clothes in ages!"
"That stupid brother is a heartless jerk!!!"
"A total heartless jerk!!!"
"Ximan... I remember you once said you told him not to buy you clothes because you thought his taste was tacky—always picking stuff with panda prints..." Lu Xuexue cautiously added.
Though her own heart was a tangled mess, her instinctive urge to defend Gu Luo made her speak up for him.
"Uh... well..."
Gu Ximan faltered, her face flushing red and pale in turns.
But she immediately retorted, "Just because I told him not to buy them, doesn’t mean he couldn’t have secretly gotten me something anyway!"
"If he’d forced them on me, it’s not like I would’ve thrown them away..."
"Honestly, he’s just too dense..."
The memory made her furious. Back then, when she’d received the clothes, she’d just wanted to act tsundere and throw a little tantrum, so she’d said things like "These are so tacky, don’t ever buy me clothes again, stupid brother!"
But in the end, her act backfired—Gu Luo actually took her words at face value.
And then? She couldn’t bring herself to ask him directly.
The regret of "tsundere ruins lives" was something she’d learned the hard way, and thinking about it now still filled her with remorse.
"Then, Ximan, how about this..." Lu Xuexue carefully chose her words, speaking softly. "Tomorrow, I’ll make some snacks in advance, and we can bring them to Gu Luo’s class..."
"You said he doesn’t want to reveal his relationship with Shu Ning at school, right? That means the school is completely your territory..."
"What do you think, Ximan?"
Hearing this, Gu Ximan only needed a moment’s thought before her face lit up with gratitude.
Setting down her grape taro ball drink, she immediately hugged Lu Xuexue tightly.
"You’re absolutely right! That way, the school will be our domain!"
"Xuexue, you’re the best bestie ever! You’re even willing to wake up early to make snacks for me!"
"I love you so much!"
She planted a loud kiss on Lu Xuexue’s cheek, giggling. "Don’t worry, Xuexue, I’ll totally help you chase after that senior in the future!"
"Cross my heart!"
Then, another loud "mwah!"
"Ahhh, your cheeks are so soft and bouncy, like jelly! I’ve gotta kiss them as much as I can before you start dating!"
"Otherwise, I won’t get to later!"
Hearing this, Lu Xuexue blinked her big eyes, her long lashes fluttering as she instinctively replied, "Even after I start dating, you can kiss me whenever you want, Ximan."
Gu Ximan immediately waved her hands, shaking her head like a rattle-drum. "No way! I don’t want to indirectly kiss the senior you like."
"..."
Lu Xuexue pressed her lips together, hesitating.
If Ximan were a stepsister like Shu Ning, it’d be game over.
She wouldn’t have the heart to compete.
But honestly, if that were the case, sharing with Ximan wouldn’t be so bad.
Lu Xuexue truly was willing to share everything with Gu Ximan.
As for Shu Ning, though—she’d fight tooth and nail. No way she’d give up easily.
"Hey, Xuexue, when are you planning to start pursuing that senior?" Gu Ximan, now in a slightly better mood, couldn’t help but gossip.
She was genuinely invested in Lu Xuexue’s love life.
After all, she was her best friend.
At the question, a faint blush spread across Lu Xuexue’s fair, delicate face.
"Very soon... I’ll definitely tell you when the time comes, Ximan."
Her voice was as soft as a breeze, tinged with unmistakable shyness.
"Okey-dokey!" Gu Ximan flashed a double 'OK' sign. "I swear on our bestie bond—I’ll be Xuexue’s ultimate wingwoman!"
Lu Xuexue’s face reddened further, though whether from bashfulness or guilt was unclear.
Then, she slowly extended her slender pinky finger, speaking earnestly:
"Ximan is the most important person to me. I swear on our bestie bond too—I’ll do everything to make sure Ximan finds happiness!"
"Yeah! Pinky promise!"
Gu Ximan hooked her pinky around Lu Xuexue’s.
Two delicate little fingers intertwined, swaying gently.
Then, the two unbearably adorable girls chimed in unison:
"Pinky promise, sealed forever!"
"Liars turn into puppies!"
Their bright, cheerful voices echoed through the park, as if bearing witness to their friendship and vows.
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] [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!"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
