Seeing Lin Yu lost in thought, Chen Qimeng, dressed in her pajamas, quickly added,
"O-or you can take them back and try them on."
"You can tell me tomorrow morning whether they fit or if you like them… that’s fine too."
Lin Yu snapped out of his thoughts and walked straight to Chen Qimeng’s door.
Chen Qimeng forced a smile and continued,
"I know you’ve grown up now, Lin Yu. You can buy things for yourself."
"You have your own tastes. As a middle-aged woman, I don’t understand young people’s styles."
"Today was just… just a coincidence. I happened to see these shoes at noon."
"I thought you might like them, so I bought them for you to see."
"If you don’t like them, it’s fine. Tomorrow, you can pick out what you like, and I’ll buy them for you…"
Lin Yu looked down at Chen Qimeng, who was speaking so cautiously.
Sigh.
Had he really been that difficult to please before?
Auntie Qimeng went out of her way to buy things for him, and he’d still nitpick?
Thinking back…
With his "little man" mentality back then, he probably would’ve said something like: "I’m a grown-up now, I’ll buy my own clothes and shoes from now on."
The shoes she bought for him at noon…
Wait, wasn’t she tricked by He Jing into moving vases at noon?
How could she have "happened to see" them?
She must have gone out of her way to buy them for him.
Truly, those who are favored act without fear.
Lin Yu met Chen Qimeng’s eyes and said sincerely,
"Auntie Qimeng, what are you talking about? Of course I like them!"
"Your taste has always been impeccable. Anything you pick is a sure hit."
"I’ve always been too embarrassed to say it, but I’ve loved every piece of clothing you’ve bought for me."
"Summer’s here—if you have time, could you pick out a couple of new T-shirts for me?"
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host! Daily quest "Preferred Choice (New Shoes Liked)" completed successfully. Reward: 50 Sect Contribution Points, 20 Spirit Stones!]
Lin Yu: "!!!"
This…
This was a daily quest tied to Auntie Qimeng?
This woman… she’s really too naive!
Don’t be like this.
Suddenly, his heart ached, and his nose tingled.
Lin Yu quickly pulled up Chen Qimeng’s information panel to check her details.
[Chen Qimeng]
[Age: 35]
[Sect Status: Acting Sect Leader of the Joyous Sect]
[Intimacy Level with Host: 59% (Fifth Realm, Close and Comfortable)]
[Number of Dao Companions (Soul Cultivation/Body Cultivation): 0/0]
[Attribute Skill: Clear Spring Physique (Additional information currently unavailable)]
[Other Information: (Host’s status too low to view)]
[Current Quests: None]
Aside from this one daily quest…
Auntie Qimeng had no other desires or goals?
Lin Yu swore he was genuinely moved—deeply moved.
But damn this stupid system…
Why did it have to suddenly pop up with a [Clear Spring Physique] now?!
Given Lin Yu’s comprehension, it wasn’t hard to guess what that meant.
Once this thought entered his mind, it wouldn’t leave.
Couldn’t he just bask in the warmth a little longer before dealing with… other matters?
Clear Spring…
Auntie’s got some hidden talents, huh!
Meanwhile, Chen Qimeng was stunned for a long moment.
Had Lin Yu really grown up to be so considerate?
So all this time, he hadn’t disliked the things she bought for him?
This expressive side of him left her feeling pleasantly surprised—even flattered.
"No problem!"
"Lin Yu, I’ll go check out the mall again tomorrow!"
"A boy should have plenty of clothes for summer!"
Chen Qimeng felt invigorated.
She was already planning what styles of T-shirts to get for Lin Yu.
Might as well pick up a couple of shorts too.
With the rent worries gone, spending a little on him was no issue at all.
"Great, thanks for your hard work, Auntie Qimeng."
"So now…"
"Are you blocking the door because you don’t want me to come in?"
Lin Yu teased the dazed woman.
Chen Qimeng finally snapped out of it and quickly stepped aside, letting him in:
"Of course not! I got carried away talking."
"Come in and try them on!"
The smile on Chen Qimeng’s face now was a stark contrast to her earlier hesitation.
Was she really this happy just being asked to buy clothes for him?
Already prepared, Lin Yu pulled up his system inventory.
[Forbidden Zone Exploration Talisman]!
[Description: Where the sect’s inner chambers veil their truth, this talisman parts the veil of illusion. Once used, the true form is revealed.]
The moment he stepped into the room—
Lin Yu focused his will, and the talisman in his mind dissolved into golden light, vanishing without a trace.
Instantly, the scene before him transformed…
The queen-sized bed by the entrance became an "elegant wooden daybed draped in silk brocade."
The simple vanity table turned into a "carved rosewood dressing table."
The bottles, combs, and mirror on it morphed into "jade vases, a rainbow-hued treasure mirror, a floral wooden comb…"
The wardrobe, the lamps, the wallpaper—
Everything in the room took on the style of an "immortal’s abode!"
And many of the objects shimmered with a golden glow.
Lin Yu had a feeling that if he touched them, something extraordinary might happen.
Now this really was a Joyous Sect sanctum!
Damn, this talisman was something else! Its effect was basically…
"O hidden power of the Joyous Sect within this apartment, reveal your true form before the future Saint! By the contract bound to you, the Saint commands you—seal, release!!"
"Lin Yu, what’s wrong?"
"Why are you just standing there?"
"Has it… has it been so long since you’ve been in my room that it feels unfamiliar?"
Auntie Qimeng’s voice drew his attention.
Lin Yu looked over: "!!!"
Too busy gawking at the room’s changes, he hadn’t noticed the transformation on her…
Her face was the same, but her clothes were completely different!
She now wore a flowing, translucent cyan robe, so sheer it hinted at the skin beneath.
The style resembled a Daoist priestess’s garb.
A moon-white silk sash embroidered with cloud patterns cinched her waist.
Her dark hair was pinned up with a jade hairpin.
She looked every bit the transcendent immortal maiden.
This outfit…
Was way too damn good!
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
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?"
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
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...
