Why Lv Rou?
Why did it have to be Lv Rou?
Why did it have to be Lv Rou—the same Lv Rou who once played "secret lovers" with Lin Yu in their class?
Chi Qingshui desperately wanted to blurt out:
How do you know it’s her?
What evidence do you have that it’s her?
Lin Yu, have you been hoping all along that it was Lv Rou on the other end?
Then what does all her effort and companionship online mean to you?
At this moment.
Lin Yu was genuinely impressed by Chi Qingshui’s composure.
Even though her heart was shattered into pieces.
Her online boyfriend had mistaken her for someone else.
Yet she still clung to the principle that "if you don’t take off your sunglasses, no one can see your tears."
She forced herself to salvage the awkward situation:
"Oh, so it wasn’t me after all. I thought so."
"Given how long we’ve been classmates, you wouldn’t jump to such a misunderstanding."
"Lv Rou… she is indeed very pretty."
"But as your classmate, Lin Yu, I have to warn you."
"From what I know—actually, what most of the class knows—"
"Lv Rou had a boyfriend all through freshman and sophomore year."
"Is she really serious about this online relationship with you?"
Chi Qingshui assumed all love-struck boys were blind.
She meant well with her warning.
The girl never stopped dating other guys!
Isn’t that obvious?
How could your online girlfriend possibly be her?
Chi Qingshui also knew Lin Yu wasn’t stupid.
What could make him overlook such a glaring red flag?
Then.
Lin Yu sat on the stone bench in the pavilion, his voice quiet but oddly confident as he spun his tale:
"Qingshui, I’ll be honest with you—just don’t laugh at me."
"After we confirmed our relationship, I asked Lv Rou to meet up many times."
"When she kept refusing, I started to suspect…"
"That my girlfriend probably already had a boyfriend in real life."
"Maybe I’m just a backup, right?"
"But I don’t mind. Being a backup is fine."
"If… if I keep treating her well, won’t she eventually be moved?"
"And now, Lv Rou doesn’t have a boyfriend in real life anymore, right?"
"Qingshui, look!"
"I think my chance has finally come."
"She doesn’t know I’ve figured out she’s my online girlfriend."
"But she sent me this!"
With that.
Lin Yu showed Chi Qingshui the WeChat message he’d received.
Chi Qingshui: "!!!"
What’s going on?
Why would Lv Rou send something like that to Lin Yu?
Wait…
Girls understand girls better.
Chi Qingshui didn’t like badmouthing her classmates in public.
But that didn’t mean she didn’t know what kind of person Lv Rou was—or what kind of guys she usually dated.
Lin Yu was definitely not her type.
Unless…
A sudden memory struck Chi Qingshui.
Wu Chuntian, Lv Rou’s roommate, once lost a bet.
At two or three in the morning, she climbed out of the dorm window.
And ran a full lap around the building—completely naked.
Since the security cameras didn’t catch her face, no one could prove who the girl in the footage was.
Only their class—
And a few hundred students in the film department—knew the truth.
How could something like that stay hidden?
At most, she escaped punishment because there was no solid evidence.
The reason for the midnight sprint?
A drunken game of "truth or dare."
Wu Chuntian had been the one to draw the short straw that night.
With that precedent in mind.
Chi Qingshui found it easier to believe.
That Lv Rou’s sudden flirtatious behavior was just another lost bet!
But compared to that…
Lin Yu’s long, heartfelt speech twisted Chi Qingshui’s heart even more.
She hadn’t refused to meet because she had a boyfriend in real life!
Lin Yu…
Could he really be this foolishly in love?
Suspecting he was just a backup, yet willingly accepting it without complaint?
No…
That wasn’t quite right.
Maybe Lin Yu hadn’t accepted it willingly at all.
Hadn’t he repeatedly asked to meet in person?
Hadn’t he drowned his sorrows alone?
Weren’t those all signs of his inner struggle?
So the truth was.
Chi Qingshui’s own choices had slowly led Lin Yu to "accept" this reality.
After reading Lin Yu’s chat logs, Chi Qingshui stayed silent for a long time, unsure how to respond.
If she spoke too bluntly, she might accidentally damage "Lv Rou’s" image.
Wouldn’t that just repeat the scene from the taxi?
She didn’t want Lin Yu saying harsh things to her over another girl.
But if she tiptoed around it, would a "love-struck" Lin Yu even understand?
"It’s true that Lv Rou’s message seems a little ambiguous."
"But are you really sure your online girlfriend is her?"
"What if… what if you’re wrong?"
This approach was safe.
Until the other person admitted it, wasn’t it all just speculation?
"I can’t just march up to Lv Rou and confront her, can I?"
"I promised my girlfriend online that I wouldn’t pressure her to meet again."
"I don’t mind if she never acknowledges me as her boyfriend."
"But I don’t want to ruin whatever friendship we have."
This explanation was tailor-made for Chi Qingshui.
If she confronted her "girlfriend" based on guesses alone, would she even admit it?
Of course not.
So what now?
Lin Yu had said so much, but his surface-level request was for Chi Qingshui to help him figure it out.
It almost felt like helping Lin Yu pursue… herself.
And now, of all times, a "fake Monkey King" had to show up!
If she gave advice, who knew if it would just benefit the impostor?
"Lin Yu, there’s something important I need to ask you."
Chi Qingshui suddenly turned serious.
Lin Yu probably guessed what was coming and nodded in agreement.
Chi Qingshui asked:
"In your heart, who do you really like—your online girlfriend, or Lv Rou herself?"
"Of course, your theory is probably right, and the girl you’re dating online is her."
"But just hypothetically, if it were someone else, which one would you truly love?"
Lin Yu didn’t hesitate:
"Of course it’s my online girlfriend!"
"It’s just that I realized she’s Lv Rou."
"After all…"
"A guy like me—how many girls would ever like me in real life?"
"Hah, I’m lucky if anyone shows even a little interest!"
"I’m thinking of confessing to her soon."
"What do you think, Qingshui?"
Chi Qingshui: "!!!"
That’s not true…
You’re not some unlovable guy!
Even if you want to confess, it shouldn’t be to Lv Rou!
You idiot, the person you love isn’t her—how can you be so careless?
...
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transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
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."
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
