The reply contained only a single word.
A word where "woman" came before "man."
Seeing it laid out so plainly—
How utterly exhilarating!
No wonder this was counted among life's four greatest joys.
Suppressing the thrill in his heart, Lin Yu maintained his gentlemanly demeanor and continued:
"That's wonderful. I knew we... were on the same wavelength."
"Let's eat first. You eat so little, no wonder you're so slim."
"I'll check my phone to see if there are any good spots nearby where we can... rest."
"It's my first time here, and my first time booking online, so it might take a little while."
"Little Fufu, just relax and eat. No need to rush."
Lin Yu's "first-time formula" made yet another appearance—who knew how many times he'd trotted it out by now.
Having survived the most nerve-wracking part of the exchange, Ye Mengfu felt her ability to speak returning.
Hearing Lin Yu preparing to book a room, she quickly grabbed his hand and stammered:
"The tickets... the meal... you paid for everything."
"This time... could I... be the one to pay?"
Ye Mengfu's slender arm exerted almost all its strength in that tug.
Yes, they were a couple.
And yes, Lin Yu was very well-off.
But if he covered every single expense during their dates,
Ye Mengfu couldn't help feeling an overwhelming sense of indebtedness.
She wasn’t some unemployed drifter who couldn’t support herself.
On the contrary—
She’d even managed to save up a tidy sum this past year.
Seeing the determination in Little Fufu’s eyes and the way her fingers were already swiping across her phone screen,
Lin Yu knew he wouldn’t win this battle.
His socially anxious little artist had her own brand of stubbornness.
As Ye Mengfu tapped away at her phone, she murmured under her breath:
"Open the app first... nearby hotels..."
"Then search..."
Every step was accompanied by a soft repetition.
Clearly,
These were all tips she’d memorized from online guides!
Afraid of forgetting, she’d even rehearsed them.
Earlier, Lin Yu had worried that being too forward might upset her.
But now it seemed
Little Fufu had already braced herself for this long before stepping out today.
Her lack of defenses made things so much easier for him.
Leaning closer, Lin Yu eyed the three hotels she’d shortlisted and couldn’t resist teasing her:
"Little Fufu, you seem... pretty experienced at this, huh?"
Ye Mengfu: "!!!"
The words struck like a bolt of lightning.
Flustered, she rushed to explain:
"N-no... that’s not it..."
"I... I’ve never booked before either."
"Really!"
Seemed experienced?
Even the most innocent person would catch the insinuation.
She could tolerate misunderstandings from anyone else—just not from Lin Yu.
Watching Ye Mengfu’s breath quicken in her panic,
Lin Yu gently kissed her cheek:
"Don’t be so tense, I was just teasing."
"Of course I know you looked all this up online beforehand."
Ye Mengfu nodded rapidly in agreement—
Only to immediately bury her face in her hands the moment she realized what she’d just confirmed.
This was practically an admission
That she’d already planned for this...
The blush creeping across her cheeks only made her all the more endearing.
Lin Yu didn’t press further on her shyness.
Instead, he took her phone and scanned the three hotel options.
All were within two kilometers,
The closest just 300 meters away—an easy walk.
As a chain budget hotel, the room types and prices didn’t vary much.
As long as it was clean and nearby,
The rest hardly mattered.
"Little Fufu, how about we pick this one?"
"The three-hour and five-hour rates are only twenty yuan apart."
"I’d like to... book the five-hour one. What do you think?"
Still hiding her face, Ye Mengfu replied in a whisper:
"Okay... I’ll book it now."
Though Lin Yu had only mentioned the duration,
For some reason, his words sent her imagination spiraling.
......
After leaving the restaurant in the mall,
The two walked side by side under an umbrella, strolling through the light rain until they reached the hotel lobby.
The ID Lin Yu had reminded her to bring now proved its worth.
During check-in,
Ye Mengfu lingered several meters back,
Gripping her backpack straps, too timid to even glance at the front desk staff.
Once the registration was complete,
She glued herself to Lin Yu’s side, clutching his hand tightly.
The unfamiliar environment left her craving reassurance.
Even though she’d once stayed in a hotel room with Ying’er before,
The two experiences couldn’t have been more different.
Only after entering the room, locking the door, and fastening the security chain
Did Ye Mengfu finally exhale, as if stepping into a sanctuary.
"Let’s put your bag here. I think... we should swap the sheets and covers for disposable ones."
Lin Yu stayed true to his "germaphobe persona," committed to the bit.
Ye Mengfu gave a soft "Mmm"
Before quietly moving to the table and unzipping her backpack.
From it, she produced sealed packages of disposable sheets, duvet covers, pillowcases...
Even a set of disposable towels!
Lin Yu’s eyes widened: "!!!"
Biting her lip, Ye Mengfu kept her flushed face turned away.
She’d prepared all these to respect Lin Yu’s habits.
Yet now,
She wished the ground would swallow her whole.
Not bringing them would’ve seemed thoughtless, like she’d forgotten his preferences.
But bringing them...
Would he read too much into it?
How stupid of her!
Who brings so much bedding on a first date?
Would Lin Yu think less of her now?
Just as her mind spiraled in regret,
Lin Yu wrapped his arms around her waist from behind:
"Little Fufu, I want to say thank you, but ‘thank you’ feels unnecessary between us."
"So just this once—thank you. Thank you for remembering my habits."
"Secretly... I brought the same things!"
At this,
Ye Mengfu instantly relaxed.
So Lin Yu had prepared them too.
Once again, they’d thought alike...
Yet before her relief could settle,
Lin Yu blindsided her with another question:
"Little Fufu, you brought all this."
"Then... did you pack pajamas too?"
Ye Mengfu: "!!!"
That hit the bullseye.
After the incident at his place where her outerwear had been deemed "impolite,"
Now that she’d come prepared with everything else...
The answer was obvious.
Ye Mengfu: "Y-yes... I did."
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!
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
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?!
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
