Lin Yu moved much faster than Ye Mengfu.
With permission granted,
he had already neatly removed his armor in just over ten seconds.
To avoid appearing too eager,
Lin Yu deliberately waited a moment before approaching the bed.
Gazing at the shy beauty under the covers,
his mischievous impulses flared up again.
...
Ye Mengfu, buried under the blanket, felt as though several minutes had passed.
Yet there was still no movement beside her.
Had Lin Yu changed his mind? Was he not coming after all?
Staying under the covers in her pajamas
was making her unbearably warm!
Carefully, she lifted a corner of the blanket, keeping her eyes shut,
and asked softly:
"Lin Yu, are... are you done changing?"
Silence followed her question.
Ye Mengfu: "???"
Where was he?
Why was there no sound at all?
Surrounded by darkness and utter quiet,
the unease of being left in an unfamiliar situation slowly turned into panic.
She warned:
"I... I'm opening my eyes now?"
Again, there was no response.
Ye Mengfu slowly opened her eyes and looked up.
The next moment—
"Whoosh—"
The blanket was flung into the air before her eyes.
Immediately after,
the cool breeze from the motion brushed against her nightgown.
By the time she realized what was happening,
the mattress trembled beneath shifting weight.
Her legs were completely seized by the intruder under the covers.
"Ah— Mm!"
In emergencies,
timid people instinctively think...
the safest place is under the covers!
Ye Mengfu was no exception.
She quickly pulled the blanket back over her head.
But her tugging and Lin Yu's lifting created an odd synergy—
on the bouncy mattress, a brief... "blanket roof" formed!
Then, in a flash—
the man was right beside her under the covers!
"Mm!!"
Ye Mengfu didn’t get a clear look at Lin Yu’s face.
The image flickered past,
leaving only the memory of his hands grazing her skin.
She had just burrowed back in when she immediately scrambled out again,
pressing down on the blanket with her arms
as if sheer force could seal Lin Yu inside.
Little did she know,
this wouldn’t "trap" him at all—
it only encouraged the "blanket monster’s" mischief!
When vision is blocked,
the body’s sense of touch sharpens intensely.
Every tiny shift of Lin Yu’s hands sent signals straight to Ye Mengfu’s brain.
Stay calm... stay calm...
Hadn’t she prepared for this?
This was just a natural step for couples in love...
Nothing to fear. Lin Yu was gentle. He would—
"Pfft!"
...What was he even doing under there?
Ye Mengfu froze completely,
only feeling something skimming along her waist.
The last line of defense around her hips
seemed to be slipping away.
Soon,
she faced the truth:
Not "seemed"—it was happening.
She knew the difference between coverage and exposure!
Once the barrier pooled at her knees,
Lin Yu lightly tapped her leg, lifting and lowering it gently.
Ye Mengfu: "..."
So... he wanted her to help?
To fully remove the obstacle?
If she complied,
what purpose would her nightgown even serve?
At best, it’d just set the mood!
It wasn’t that she wanted to refuse Lin Yu.
But...
her nerves were too frayed.
Her limbs wouldn’t obey—locked in place.
Not quite cramping,
but the effect was the same.
Overwhelming emotions, good or bad,
left girls like Ye Mengfu utterly helpless.
This, of course,
was something Lin Yu noticed as he prepared to advance.
Such a sweet, considerate Mengfu—
if she stayed this tense during such an important moment,
the memory would be far from perfect.
He left the last barrier at her knees for now,
then moved upward...
The "blanket creature" emerged from the covers near her pillow,
free at last.
Before Ye Mengfu could shy away or avoid his gaze,
he gently pulled her into his arms.
"Don’t be nervous. Don’t be scared."
"I’ll hold you until you relax..."
"If you’re still tense today, I’ll just keep holding you. Nothing more."
"Even if we do nothing but this,"
"I’d still feel at peace."
These words
made Ye Mengfu forget that Lin Yu was the source of her nerves.
Now, his embrace felt incredibly safe.
Without thinking, she wrapped her arms around him, clinging tightly.
"What do you usually do when you’re nervous, Mengfu?"
Lin Yu softly patted her back,
his touch now tender, not teasing.
"Usually... I just space out."
Lin Yu chuckled.
Ha! Wasn’t that just freezing in fear?
Clearly, waiting for her to suggest solutions was pointless—
he’d have to ease her tension himself.
He reached for the remote on the nightstand
and turned on the TV across the bed.
"This concludes our live coverage..."
The TV’s noise immediately caught Ye Mengfu’s attention.
She glanced up, but the awkward angle strained her neck,
so she settled back into Lin Yu’s arms.
After a few seconds,
she peeked again...
She’d hoped TV would ease the tension,
but didn’t dare ask him to let go.
Rather than trouble him, she troubled her neck instead.
Adorably foolish.
"Let’s prop up the pillows and sit to watch?"
"But I’m keeping an arm around you—no escaping!"
Ye Mengfu bit her lip and nodded obediently.
Lin Yu adjusted their pillows to a comfortable height
and flipped channels for a show or movie.
Then, on one station,
a familiar transition song grabbed his attention—
"Don’t tell me forever, forever~~"
Followed by
the golden title: The Storm Riders.
Lin Yu: "Mengfu, have you seen this drama?"
Ye Mengfu nodded. "Mhm... it’s good."
Lin Yu: "Then let’s watch this together."
He pulled her close again.
As the opening credits faded,
a man with wild hair and chains appeared in a ruined temple.
Cut to—
A girl in pink clothes rushed in after him.
"Brother Jian Chen? How did you also get captured by Duan Lang?"
"Miss Chu Chu, don't touch me!"
Lin Yu: "!!!"
Hiss!
This plot twist...
Brilliant!
...
(Second update for today. There will be an additional chapter later tonight—it might be a bit late, but it’s guaranteed!)
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
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...
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?"
