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."
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.
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?"
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
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...
