From the way Antique Sister was talking, it seemed she was venting her frustration over a "hopelessly incompetent" teammate.
Anyone Shen Buyao would call a friend…
Who else could it be but Huang Feirong?
If Shen Jiuyi were the one being scolded, she’d probably egg the other person on to curse even harder.
Besides, Shen Jiuyi was a gaming prodigy—she’d never stumble over something like this.
Lin Yu let out a helpless sigh.
Seems like he’d arrived too early!
Lin Yu strolled leisurely into the shop.
Polite greetings—if you could call them that—were still echoing one after another.
"What’s wrong with going 0/6? You useless toothpick of a man!"
"Go call your dad and ask him which trash can he fished you out of!"
"Give me your address? You dare? If you don’t show up, you’re my son!"
"……"
To Lin Yu’s surprise,
Shen Jiuyi was also in the shop, not just Shen Buyao.
Weren’t they supposed to be one-on-one?
How did this turn into a 1v2?!
At that moment,
Shen Jiuyi had her headphones on, feet propped up on the seat, a laptop resting on her knees as she leaned back against the wooden chair, seemingly watching a video.
The commotion in the shop didn’t faze her at all.
Only when a shadow moved across the room did she notice Lin Yu’s arrival.
Shen Jiuyi hit the spacebar and raised a hand in polite acknowledgment.
Casually, she remarked:
"Buyao’s inside. I’m leaving at twelve."
Without waiting for Lin Yu’s response,
she tapped the spacebar again and resumed watching, tuning everything else out.
Lin Yu’s hand hung awkwardly mid-air, his smile frozen on his face: "……"
Seriously?!
Acting like they were barely acquaintances?
After sharing the same damn blanket once?!
And still this cold?!
[Ding!]
[Masterstroke move! The sudden appearance of the Holy Son sends the Honorary Elder of the Astrology Pavilion into a flurry of wild thoughts, too flustered to even look directly at him!]
[Reward: 50 Spirit Stones]
Lin Yu’s inner thoughts: Oh-ho?
So she’s just pretending to be aloof!
No way two people this close could be so distant.
She’s probably terrified Lin Yu might pull some sneaky move while Buyao’s too busy raging in-game.
Making her blurt out something like: "Just because I’m cursed with the fate of a born temptress, so…"
Trying to escape?
Too bad—he’d make sure there was nowhere to run!
Instead of heading straight for Shen Buyao, Lin Yu walked over to Shen Jiuyi.
Under her suspicious gaze, he lifted the laptop off her lap and placed it on the table.
The headphone cord yanked Shen Jiuyi forward, forcing her to lean in abruptly.
She quickly pulled them off, frowning:
"What’s the meaning of this? Need something?"
Lin Yu glanced around before asking out of nowhere:
"You’ve got security cameras in here, right?"
Shen Jiuyi was puzzled but answered honestly:
"There’s one in the corner. Been broken for ages—just for show now."
Lin Yu: "Good. That’s a relief."
Shen Jiuyi: "???"
Before she could decipher his words,
Lin Yu’s hands were already on her ankles, giving a light tug.
Shen Jiuyi’s legs dropped straight down, forcing her to sit upright.
The momentum nearly sent her crashing face-first into Lin Yu.
Her calm façade shattered instantly, breath hitching.
Was it just because of her "born temptress" fate that Lin Yu dared to manhandle her so brazenly?
Buyao was still in the shop…
The thought barely formed before
Shen Jiuyi didn’t even have time to demand what Lin Yu thought he was doing.
Her first instinct was to check if Buyao had noticed his arrival.
Thankfully,
Buyao was too absorbed in her verbal onslaught to pay attention to whatever was happening behind her.
Shen Jiuyi wanted to scold Lin Yu harshly, to demand he show some respect.
But when she turned and saw his face—
[Ding!]
[Masterstroke move! The Holy Son’s transgression against societal norms leaves the Honorary Elder of the Astrology Pavilion breathless and utterly disoriented!]
[Reward: 50 Spirit Stones]
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host! Your bond with the Honorary Elder of the Astrology Pavilion has deepened, advancing to the Seventh Realm: "Threads of Affection Entwined!"
[Reward: 50 Spirit Stones]
Lin Yu: "!!!"
It wasn’t that he had the guts to take such risks.
It’s just…
Little Nine was way too cooperative!
This felt like…
Her mouth kept saying "no" and "don’t," but her actions screamed "yes" and "more."
Not only was she showering him with Spirit Stones, but their intimacy level even rose.
Tsk!
Thankfully Buyao was here as a buffer.
If it were just him and Little Nine alone,
Lin Yu wasn’t sure he could keep his belt fastened—temptation to cross the line might win.
"Lin Yu, what are you—?"
Shen Jiuyi pinched her own thigh hard.
Damn it—had her voice actually trembled?!
Lin Yu, cunning as he was, would surely pick up on her fear.
No… she couldn’t let him dominate her like this!
Blame it on those two damn dreams lately—
They’d left her so disoriented she couldn’t even distinguish her own feelings anymore.
Lin Yu suppressed his restless urges and calmly stated:
"Watching a screen that close will ruin your eyesight."
"This distance is the safe zone. Don’t you know basic common sense?"
Shen Jiuyi was speechless: "……"
That was all?!
She’d nearly had a heart attack!
She thought Lin Yu had lost his mind, planning some audacious stunt right under Buyao’s nose.
After all, last time in his room,
they’d already had that infamous "shared blanket" incident.
This time, it was impossible not to overthink.
Yet Lin Yu hit her with such a mundane excuse.
Shen Jiuyi: "Thanks…!!!"
Wait—
What was she thinking?!
Where was her IQ?!
Lin Yu’s actions were clearly meant to provoke misunderstanding.
Who touches someone’s feet and then claims it’s for their own good?!
Yet here she was, instinctively rationalizing his behavior,
even about to thank him!!
But by the time she tried to retract it, it was too late.
Lin Yu leaned in to put her headphones back on, pinched her cheek, and said:
"Don’t mention it. Keep watching."
"If I catch you putting it on your lap again, I’ll readjust your posture myself."
Shen Jiuyi: "!!!"
Of course.
She should’ve known better than to expect normalcy from Lin Yu.
Even with Buyao right there, he still dared to…
Watching Lin Yu walk away, then at the laptop on the table,
Shen Jiuyi’s eyelashes fluttered faintly.
In the end, she didn’t dare pick it back up.
She just sat stiffly upright and resumed watching—
Though her mind was now anywhere but on the video.
Behind the counter,
Shen Buyao suddenly shot up from her seat, one foot on the chair, the other hand grabbing the standing mic.
"Your big sis here—"
Her stance suggested an upgraded, even more savage verbal beatdown was coming.
But the moment she spotted Lin Yu approaching,
her words lodged in her throat, and she blurted out instead:
"Your big sis here… can’t be bothered with trash like you."
……
(First update today! As usual, bonus chapters will follow later!)
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?"
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...
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]
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.
