The next morning, soft sunlight streamed through the window, casting a warm glow over the cozy kitchen.
"Good morning, brother."
Luo Shuning greeted him with a bright smile, stepping lightly into the kitchen. Her voice was brimming with energy and affection.
"Morning, Shuning," Gu Luo turned around, his face softening into a gentle smile as he returned her greeting.
"What are we having for breakfast?"
"How about sandwiches?"
"I’ll eat anything you make, brother!"
And so, the two fell into a comfortable rhythm, working together to prepare breakfast. The kitchen soon filled with a sweet, homely atmosphere.
As Gu Luo sliced the tomatoes he’d carefully picked the night before, he suddenly chuckled. "You know, Shuning, you seem different lately."
"More relaxed and lively."
Hearing this, Luo Shuning flashed an angelic smile, her voice tender and sincere. "Mhm, it’s all thanks to Uncle and you, brother."
"I can be too stubborn sometimes... and Mom’s the same way."
"Some things are harder to say to the people closest to you," Gu Luo mused with a hint of wistfulness. "Maybe I’ve misunderstood Dad in a lot of ways too."
"Parents and children always seem to have this invisible gap between them."
"Yeah..."
"Anyway, let’s not dwell on it. You’ve got the school festival performance today—give it your all!" Gu Luo changed the subject, even pumping his fist in encouragement.
"Go, go, go!"
Luo Shuning mimicked his gesture, waving her small hands playfully like an energetic little sprite.
But then her expression turned slightly worried. "Brother, do you really think Qu Meimei would go that far?"
"Hard to say, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. We’ve prepared for every possibility," Gu Luo replied calmly, his tone reassuring.
Hearing this, Luo Shuning clasped her hands behind her back, hopping closer to him with a mischievous blink. "Brother, you’re so good to me."
"And you’re good to me too," Gu Luo laughed.
Then, without hesitation, he held out a slice of tomato to her lips, the gesture natural and intimate.
"Ah."
"Ah~" Luo Shuning obediently opened her mouth like a well-behaved kitten, happily accepting the tomato.
Her face immediately lit up with delight. "Mmm, sweet and tangy—so delicious!"
"Brother really is the champion grocery picker. You always choose the best."
"Amazing, just amazing. Brother’s the best!"
"Wow, such high praise," Gu Luo couldn’t help but laugh. "I think even the sweetest tomato can’t compare to your sugary little mouth."
The little angel’s compliments were downright therapeutic.
"Oh? How does brother know my mouth is sweet?" Luo Shuning narrowed her eyes, a sly glint flashing in them.
Caught off guard by the direct question, Gu Luo’s eyes widened slightly.
"Brother, why so quiet?" Luo Shuning’s playful side was clearly taking over. She tilted her head, feigning innocence as she pressed, "So, how exactly does brother know my mouth is sweet?"
"Ahem..."
Gu Luo took a subtle breath to steady himself, about to face the question head-on, when Luo Shuning suddenly burst into giggles.
"Alright, alright, I’ll stop teasing you," she waved her hand, still laughing.
"You..."
Gu Luo opened his mouth, then closed it again, at a loss for words.
"Oh, brother, I have a question for you," Luo Shuning said, her smile fading slightly.
"What is it?"
"Do you squeeze toothpaste for Little Man and Shu He every day?"
She emphasized Shu He’s name just a touch.
"..."
The question made Gu Luo’s heart skip a beat.
But he kept his composure, replying with a smile, "Yeah, Shu He saw me doing it once and asked me to squeeze hers too."
"I thought about doing the same for you and Shuling, but it felt a bit... awkward."
"I see... I get where you’re coming from," Luo Shuning nodded, though her expression still showed a hint of disappointment.
Seeing this, Gu Luo panicked internally.
"Shuning, I..."
But he didn’t know what else to say.
Offering to squeeze her toothpaste now just wouldn’t feel the same.
"Brother, if you want to make me happy, promise me one thing," Luo Shuning suddenly said.
"Huh?" Gu Luo blinked, half-wondering if Shu He had somehow switched places with her.
Since when did the little angel start making demands?
But he didn’t hesitate, nodding immediately. "I promise."
"You’re not even going to ask what it is?"
"I promise."
Gu Luo trusted her unconditionally.
No need for disclaimers.
"Then from now on, I’ll be the one to squeeze toothpaste for you!"
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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?!
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!
tions: attribute allocation, analysis, proficiency, and simulation. Specializing in mechanical alchemy, from crafting sorcerous battle armor to handcrafting mechanical maidens, his mechanical legion conquers endless realms... Relying on his wits, he begins with a student-teacher romance, wins over a female director, enslaves a female assassin and a underworld queen, becoming the husband of a Grand Duchess... He enslaves the Goddess of Magic from the divine realm, developing his power simultaneously in both the Wizard World and the Realm of Gods...
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
