Lin Yu stared at the other hand now resting on his own: "???"
Seriously?
This time, he had given a clear, directed request!
Obviously.
That line was meant for the little mutt, Little Yu'er.
Mao Ruirui's sudden move.
Left the puppy utterly bewildered!
It tilted its head, paw hovering mid-air, beady eyes fixed on Mao Ruirui, its tail frozen mid-wag.
The expression practically screamed:
"Uh, sis?
Pretty sure I’ve never fought or snatched anything from you?
So why’re you cutting in on the male human’s affection like this?
Rude much…
Why don’t you two just go hold hands somewhere else?
Flirting right in front of a dog?
A dog’s life is still a life, you know!
I’m out! Send me back to the countryside!"
Mao Ruirui’s cheeks gradually warmed: "..."
Placing her hand there was easy—pulling it back? Not so much.
What was wrong with her?!
The moment she heard Lin Yu’s tender "put your hand here,"
Her body moved on pure instinct, zero overthinking.
How could a guy’s voice be so gentle…
Now what?
Snatching her hand back and calling it a misunderstanding…
Wouldn’t that just make her look like an idiot?
Would Little Yu even buy that?
He might think…
She was trying to take advantage of him!
Scrambling for an out, Mao Ruirui blurted:
"Any time…"
Lin Yu raised a brow: "Huh?"
Mao Ruirui straightened up: "Oh, uh… maybe you haven’t seen it? N-never mind… just a dumb joke."
As she began retracting her hand,
Lin Yu chimed in: "Any place…"
Mao Ruirui’s eyes lit up: "!!!"
He knows it?!
Since when was Little Yu into stuff like this?
She pressed her palm tighter against his: "Super detective…"
Lin Yu: "On the case!"
They both turned to Little Yu'er.
The pup, looking like it was humoring two overgrown kids, reluctantly placed its paw on top.
"Woof!"
It even threw in a spirited bark for good measure.
Lin Yu chuckled, withdrawing his hand.
Well played.
Ruirui-jie’s quick thinking was impressive.
She’d somehow salvaged the awkwardness.
This "Paw Patrol Saves the Day" moment further confirmed the terrifying power of the Beast Command.
Time to test further…
"Good boy, go play in your crate. I’ll check on you later."
Little Yu'er happily trotted to the crate, tail wagging nonstop.
Meanwhile, Mao Ruirui remained crouched, motionless this time.
Her expression showed no signs of battling "rationality."
Meaning… this "command" didn’t register?
Lin Yu mentally dissected it—
Was it because "in your crate" explicitly targeted the dog?
After all,
No sane human would willingly "play" in a crate.
He silently apologized to Ruirui-jie in his heart.
To verify, he addressed Little Yu'er again:
"Turn around, lift your chin—let’s get you comfy."
As he spoke,
Lin Yu deliberately avoided looking at Mao Ruirui,
Instead scratching the pup’s neck with feigned focus.
Even peripherally,
He could see Mao Ruirui shuffling into position, tilting her head toward his side.
The movement was fleeting—
She quickly reset, assuming he hadn’t noticed.
Lin Yu: "!!!"
Bingo!
So ambiguous phrasing was the key?
Yikes.
His relationship with Ruirui-jie was firmly in "good friends" territory.
Nowhere near romantic!
Yet her reactions outdid even his flirty roommates…
Like her body was sprinting ahead of her brain.
This was a full-blown test of Lin Yu’s morals.
It reminded him of those ethical dilemmas:
"You have a button. Press it, and any girl obeys you—even offers… Do you press it?"
Mao Ruirui: "!!!"
Reaching out earlier was already bizarre enough.
Now what was she doing—offering her neck?!
Recalling her behavior…
Lin Yu’s tone and gestures had been unbearably tender.
In that moment,
Her traitorous brain whispered:
"I wish he’d pamper me like that…"
Thank goodness he didn’t see!
How would she even explain this?
Was years of singlehood warping her mind into thirsting over her cute neighbor?!
Gnawing her finger, Mao Ruirui studied Lin Yu with conflicted eyes.
Her zero dating experience left her clueless about these feelings.
But—
No other guy had ever made her react this way.
Let alone spark…
thoughts of being touched.
Could this be… a crush?
The more she dwelled, the more flustered she grew.
Her teeth worried at her finger, tangled in confusion.
Lin Yu paused petting Little Yu'er, glancing at Ruirui-jie’s bewildered face.
Confused?
Good.
Some things thrive in chaos—overthinking kills the magic.
Sigh.
And the chaos was just getting started.
"Ruirui-jie, Little Yu'er’s adorable."
"Thanks for inviting me over to see him."
"Watching him happy and healthy makes me happy too."
Lin Yu spoke earnestly.
If Mao Ruirui truly just wanted to show him the dog,
This reply gave her an easy out.
Hearing this,
Mao Ruirui yanked her finger free, forcing a smile:
"Yeah, he’s even livelier with you around."
"See how well he follows your commands?"
"Actually, Little Yu… I asked you here for another reason…"
There it was.
Just a dog visit wouldn’t warrant the effort.
An additional agenda made sense.
"Ruirui-jie, just say what’s on your mind."
"Need my help with something?"
Mao Ruirui stood abruptly, shifting the mood:
"Gosh, I’ve been rambling—"
"Come sit, Little Yu. Let’s talk properly."
She guided him to the table.
Lin Yu wasn’t one to wait passively.
He pulled up Mao Ruirui’s info panel,
Actively scanning for new quest triggers.
…
(Bonus chapter delivered! More battles tomorrow—goodnight, all!)
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.
transmigrates into the role of a villainous rich second-generation kid in an urban fantasy novel, and gets bound to a god-tier choice system. Right at the start, he catches the female lead stealing exam papers! This triggers the villain's choice options! [Choice 1: Pretend you didn't see anything] [Choice 2: Loudly call her out, drawing everyone's attention] [Choice 3: ...] And thus, a twisted villain is born. To avoid getting killed by the protagonist, he has no choice but to take down all the protagonists first. Jiang Che: Nobody understands being twisted better than me!
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...
