In the twins' bedroom.
Chi Qingshui held her phone, leaning against the desk.
Her eyes were fixed nervously on the screen.
The open interface displayed her WeChat chat dialog with Lin Yu.
At this moment, Chi Qingshui’s palms were slightly sweaty, her entire being overwhelmed by unprecedented panic.
This was so unlike her!
How could she have been so careless, accidentally sending an "Okk"?
Had Lin Yu seen it?
What would he think if he had?
Could he have noticed something?
Otherwise…
Why hadn’t he accepted the red packet she sent yet?
Was he really suspicious?
……
Her mind swarmed with questions, her brain cells rapidly depleting.
Finally.
A new message popped up.
Lin Yu: Boss, do you have cash? Can you give me some? It’ll be easier to buy medicine later.
Chi Qingshui frowned slightly.
What medicine did Lin Yu need to buy?
Was he sick?
Of course, she couldn’t ask too much on this WeChat account.
Still, judging by his reaction, he probably hadn’t noticed—thank goodness.
Back when this alternate account received Lin Yu’s friend request,
Chi Qingshui had initially added him out of boredom, just for fun.
She wanted to see if this seemingly well-behaved guy would secretly send something like "Wanna hook up?"
To her surprise,
Not only did nothing like that happen, but Lin Yu was also extremely respectful—even though she was just a virtual stranger.
Over time, as they chatted more and more,
Their shared topics grew increasingly intimate.
When a confession finally came through, Chi Qingshui hesitated for a long, long time.
Eventually, she settled on the idea of never meeting in person, opting for a permanent online relationship—and so, she began dating Lin Yu in secret.
At this age, no matter how aloof and cold a girl might appear in real life,
Her heart would still yearn for the sweetness of romance.
Lin Yu’s presence filled the void in Chi Qingshui’s heart.
Even she couldn’t explain how things had naturally progressed to… such risqué conversations.
The deeper she fell, the more terrified she became of Lin Yu discovering that [Dreaming Rain] was actually her.
They still had at least two more years as classmates and housemates—how could they face each other if he found out?
Earlier, Chi Qingshui had even prepared for the worst.
If Lin Yu ever confronted her, she would deny it to the death.
After all, as long as she didn’t log into the [Dreaming Rain] account, he’d have no proof.
Fortunately, that scenario hadn’t happened.
Everything could continue as usual.
Once her heart settled, Chi Qingshui replied to Lin Yu’s message, agreeing to his request.
Come to think of it… since returning from his hometown, Lin Yu seemed more talkative than before.
And his looks… had he gotten a little handsomer?
Earlier in the courtyard, when it was just the two of them, she hadn’t dared to look too closely.
"Sis, this is everything, I swear…"
Her younger sister, Chi Qingchi, reluctantly pulled out all the merchandise she’d bought recently.
She laid them out on the bed one by one.
Aside from the few items Lin Yu had given her, most were purchased with her own allowance.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been reduced to moaning ice cream off Lin Yu.
Originally, she’d planned to hide everything before her sister’s scheduled return.
But who could’ve guessed—
Chi Qingshui had come back a day early!
Chi Qingchi had still been asleep when she was mercilessly caught red-handed.
Chi Qingshui: "Are you sure?"
Chi Qingchi: "I swear!"
Chi Qingshui: "I’ll cover the debt this time. But if you ever borrow money to buy this stuff again, you’re working it off yourself."
Chi Qingchi pouted: "…Okay. Thanks, sis. Oh—Aunt Qimeng said we’re having breakfast together downstairs today."
Chi Qingshui opened her bag: "I already told Aunt Qimeng we’re skipping it. I brought you a double-egg burger from Good Eats."
Chi Qingchi’s eyes instantly sparkled: "Sis, you’re the best! The greatest sister in the world!!"
Chi Qingshui couldn’t help but laugh: "Cut it out. Just eat."
……
Downstairs, in the common area.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host! You have successfully completed the daily quest ‘Cleaning the Sect Courtyard.’ Reward: 50 Sect Contribution Points, 20 Spirit Stones!]
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host! You have successfully completed the daily quest ‘Tending the Sect’s Spiritual Plants.’ Reward: 50 Sect Contribution Points, 20 Spirit Stones!]
For now, Lin Yu suppressed the urge to confront Chi Qingshui and force a real-life meeting.
He wasn’t stupid.
Given the persona she presented to the world, barging in now would only backfire spectacularly.
She would absolutely deny everything!
Worst-case scenario—
His online girlfriend, Dreaming Rain, would vanish forever.
And winning her back would be next to impossible.
First things first.
To avoid another misunderstanding like the Ye Mengfu incident,
He needed to get close to Chi Qingshui and confirm his suspicions.
Speculation was just speculation—hardly reliable.
Only the system’s official verification held real authority.
Once he confirmed it was her…
Playing dumb, huh?
The untouchable ice queen, huh?
Pretending not to know him while throwing shade, huh?
Lin Yu had plenty of ways to play along.
In his mind, he’d already drafted "100 Ways to Tease Your Secret Online Girlfriend."
Just thinking about it…
A wicked grin crept onto Lin Yu’s face.
Luckily, Aunt Qimeng had already left for the flower shop—otherwise, seeing his expression,
She might’ve gained a whole new perspective on "Little Yu."
After breakfast,
Lin Yu sent Chi Qingshui a WeChat message.
Lin Yu: Hey, Chi Qingshui, can you give it to me now? I’m heading to the community clinic to buy medicine. I’m in the dining area on the first floor.
Less than a minute later,
The sound of footsteps descending the stairs reached his ears.
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
