Miao Haixin had barely finished speaking when she immediately slapped her own mouth.
Her words didn’t sound like anything good, no matter how you spun it.
Then again… Lin Yu’s way of phrasing the question was the problem!
But what could you expect from a college student who had just gone through such a traumatic experience?
Could anyone really expect him to say anything nice under these circumstances?
Miao Haixin just hadn’t expected…
A moment ago, Lin Yu had seemed completely lifeless, without a trace of breath.
So how was he now acting as if nothing had happened?
There was no time to dwell on it.
At least he was alive—that was what mattered!
“Lin Yu, just now I was trying to… Huh?”
Miao Haixin wanted to explain herself clearly.
But Lin Yu wasn’t about to give her the chance.
After being dragged through this absurd scenario for so long, he had finally seized the upper hand.
No way was he going to let Miao Haixin clear up the misunderstanding between them so easily.
Of the thirty-six stratagems, fleeing was the best… Run!
Miao Haixin knelt there, dumbfounded, while Lin Yu had already scrambled to his feet and bolted into the distance.
His sudden movement terrified her.
She had condemned Yan Miaozhu’s vile actions, scorning her behavior.
Yet now, Lin Yu had mistaken her for being just like Yan Miaozhu—thinking she also wanted to…
She was here to save her student, not to harm him!
How could the situation have spiraled in this direction?
“Lin Yu, stop running! Let me explain properly!”
“I really didn’t mean it like that—I was just trying to save you!”
“Lin Yu, are you even listening? You’ve got it all wrong!”
Miao Haixin leapt up and chased after him with everything she had.
Lin Yu glanced back.
He and his advisor were practically a medical miracle at this point.
What kind of person could survive a fall off a cliff and then sprint like they were running an 800-meter race, playing cat and mouse?
And damn.
His advisor was fast.
Was this some kind of self-buff in the dream world?
Lin Yu wasn’t holding back at all, yet she was still hot on his heels.
He could still hear her desperate explanations from behind.
So he resorted to the same tactic he’d used against the green-snake woman…
He covered his ears!
Nope!
Not listening, not listening~
Whatever she said, he’d just pretend not to hear.
Lin Yu wasn’t running aimlessly—he was searching for the right spot.
The dream world his advisor had created must have been based on a real-life scenic mountain area she’d visited, right?
It felt incredibly realistic, with the landscape meticulously arranged in a way that felt natural.
It would be hard to imagine something this coherent from scratch.
Where there were shallow waters, there had to be deep ones too.
After running for what felt like forever, Lin Yu: “…”
All freaking shallow banks?!
After all this time, he still hadn’t found a single stretch of deep, wide water.
Too safe!
No choice.
If he kept running like this, it would never end.
Since there was no danger, he’d just have to create some himself.
With a flick of his will, a vast, bottomless lake appeared ahead.
Perfect.
This was his chance!
Lin Yu dashed into the water, submerging half his body.
Then he turned and shouted at Miao Haixin, who had reached the shore:
“Miao Haixin, don’t come any closer!”
Hearing him call her by her full name, Miao Haixin froze in place.
Oh no, oh no.
This poor kid wasn’t giving her a chance to explain—he’d completely misunderstood.
“I won’t come closer, Lin Yu! Just don’t go any further!”
“I’ll stay right here, I promise!”
“Let’s just talk this through calmly, okay? Please, don’t do anything rash!”
Hearing his advisor use the word “please,” even in a dream, Lin Yu felt a pang of guilt.
She was someone who had quietly helped him before.
Without her support back then, he wouldn’t have made it this far in life.
He apologized silently dozens of times and abandoned his harsh tone.
Instead, he switched to a gentler approach…
Not the “Hey, guess what stung ya” kind of gentleness from the suburbs.
But a softer, more measured way to keep emotions from escalating.
“Why are you all doing this to me? I’ve never hurt any of you.”
“Yet you all just want to ‘play’ with me. Yan Miaozhu was like that.”
“Advisor… are you the same?”
Miao Haixin frantically waved her hands.
“No! I don’t want to ‘play’ with you!”
“Lin Yu, why won’t you just listen to me?”
The moment she said it, her eyes widened in shock.
Because she saw…
Lin Yu walking out of the lake!
Lin Yu waded back to shore, thinking:
Enough of this. He really couldn’t stay harsh with his advisor.
At least he’d gotten a response—enough to justify his “clueless guy acting clueless” act.
Miao Haixin exhaled in relief as Lin Yu returned.
“You scared me to death, Lin Yu! Don’t be so reckless, I was really—”
Once again, before she could finish, Lin Yu pulled her into a tight embrace.
“I knew it, I knew you weren’t just playing with me.”
“So… you really mean it, don’t you?”
Lin Yu held her so firmly she couldn’t even squirm free.
Miao Haixin: “!!!”
Was that what she’d said?
How had he interpreted it like that?!
This kid…
Had some serious cognitive distortions!
“Advisor, why aren’t you saying anything?”
“Was kissing me… not from the heart?”
“Your silence is scaring me. Please, answer me.”
Miao Haixin: “……”
Lin Yu’s questions had backed her into a corner.
Here was a young man with emotional struggles, fresh from the lowest point of his life.
He needed warmth and reassurance more than ever.
Her CPR had become the lifeline he clung to, the hope that kept him going.
If she explained everything now…
Who knew how he’d react?
Would he run straight back into the lake?
Lin Yu had jumped off the cliff because of Yan Miaozhu’s cruelty.
But if something happened to him in the water now, wouldn’t the blame fall on Miao Haixin?
As his advisor, how could she bear to hurt him?
The best option was to calm him down first.
Once his emotions settled, she could slowly clarify things.
If a white lie could save a life, then telling one wasn’t such a sin.
“Yes, Lin Yu… I mean it.”
“So please, don’t be upset. There are people in this world who truly care about you.”
Lin Yu held her even tighter.
This time, it was genuine emotion.
After a long moment, he loosened his grip slightly, cupping her face gently as he leaned in.
When their eyes met, Lin Yu could see the conflict in her gaze.
Yet even so…
She didn’t pull away.
Instead, she closed her eyes…
……
(Note: This was supposed to be yesterday’s bonus chapter. Woke up today and facepalmed—wrote it past 11 PM, shut my computer with misplaced confidence, and completely forgot to post it. My bad, my bad. Doesn’t count toward today’s three chapters, will make up for it with extra updates later. Sorry, everyone!)
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]
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!
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
reezy rom-com) Good news: Jiang Liu is quite the ladies' man. Bad news: He’s lost his memory. Lying in a hospital bed, Jiang Liu listens to a parade of goddesses spouting "absurd claims," feeling like the world is one giant game of Werewolf. "Jiang Liu, I’m your first love." "Jiang Liu, you’re my boyfriend—she’s your ex." "Jiang Liu, we’re close friends who’ve shared a bed, remember?" "Jiang Liu, I want to have your baby." The now-lucid Jiang Liu is convinced this must be some elaborate scam... until someone drops the bombshell: "The day before you lost your memory, you confessed your feelings—and got into a relationship." Jiang Liu is utterly baffled. So... who the hell is his actual girlfriend?! ... Before recovering his memories, Jiang Liu must navigate this minefield of lies and sincerity, fighting to protect himself from these women’s schemes. But things spiral even further out of control as more people show up at his doorstep—each with increasingly unhinged antics. On the bright side, the memories he lost due to overwhelming trauma seem to be resurfacing. Great news, right? So why are they all panicking now?
