"Yan Miaozhu: You didn't reply to my messages at all yesterday, I really thought you were so scared that you decided to ignore me. I was quite sad for a while."
"Yan Miaozhu: But, seeing your message this morning, all my sadness is gone!"
"Yan Miaozhu: Ah, I regret it so much, I actually did such an impulsive thing yesterday (sobbing)"
Lin Yu read the WeChat messages in the taxi.
He genuinely admired Teacher Yan Miaozhu's perseverance!
After such a major incident yesterday, she could still smooth things over and chat with him so coherently?
Teacher Yan was truly someone who had seen the world, her mindset was absolutely unbeatable.
However, Lin Yu understood clearly in his heart.
Despite her light-hearted, casual, and cheerful tone on WeChat,
she must hate Lin Yu to the core.
Yesterday, the interruption by counselor Miao Haixin led Lin Yu to leave Yan Miaozhu alone in that small motel.
Before he left, Yan Miaozhu had even boldly tried to get him to stay.
Yet, she still failed to keep a man determined to leave.
Such a humiliating insult, how could she possibly accept it calmly?
Who knows how many schemes she's been concocting in her mind, plotting her personal revenge!
Lin Yu casually replied a few words, putting her on the back burner for now.
Let Yan Miaozhu see the opportunity but not grasp it, unable to let go.
Let her experience firsthand what it feels like to be strung along and played with.
The person Lin Yu really wanted to chat with was Aunt Qimeng, who had sent him a "love menu"!
For tomorrow's birthday dinner, Aunt Qimeng had gone all out with preparations.
She seemed even more invested than Lin Yu.
She had privately surveyed what dishes the girls in the apartment could make.
Compiled them on a piece of paper, took a photo, and sent it to Lin Yu.
With such a packed menu, they certainly couldn't cook everything.
The power of choice naturally fell upon Lin Yu, the birthday boy.
The paper also noted the names of the contributors for each dish.
He wasn't surprised by the names of those who frequently cooked.
Chi Qingchi, Shen Buyao, Mo Shangying?
Their three names appearing on the menu made Lin Yu especially cautious.
Whether it tastes good is secondary; the key is whether it's edible!
His body is sturdy and resilient, he could probably withstand some organic toxins.
But he absolutely must not harm the others!
Besides those not usually seen in the kitchen.
Du Ruxue, Huang Feirong, Fang Xinran, Shen Jiuyi?
Their four names were actually on there too?
This truly caught Lin Yu off guard.
Lin Yu knew that even if he didn't choose and left it to Aunt Qimeng to arrange,
she would still insist on sending messages, demanding he make the choice.
To avoid unnecessary back-and-forth,
Lin Yu made his selections openly and generously—after all, the birthday boy's word is law!
...
Getting out of the taxi,
Lin Yu walked into the supermarket near his home.
His invited "provisions officer," classmate Chi Qingchi, had already sent her location and was waiting for him inside.
When it comes to buying snacks, who could be more of an authority than classmate Chi Qingchi?
Others might find it tiresome, reluctantly agreeing to help just to avoid turning Lin Yu down.
But inviting Xiao Chi came with no psychological pressure at all.
Even through the "hehehe" and "hahaha" peppered in her WeChat messages,
you could feel her genuine excitement about being invited!
However, when Lin Yu arrived at the designated "meeting point," a slight unexpected situation arose...
Chi Qingchi, wearing a purple little sister-style dress with her hands behind her back,
bounced over to Lin Yu's side.
"Xiao Lin, why are you so late? We've been here for over ten minutes!"
Lin Yu stared blankly at the two people in front of him: "..."
Shen Buyao? Xiang Tiange?
What kind of strange combination is this?!
Xiao Chi, oh Xiao Chi!
You're hiding it really well.
Before arriving on the scene, Lin Yu had absolutely no idea.
He was completely certain that Xiao Chi had done this on purpose!
Noticing Lin Yu's expression, Shen Buyao stepped closer and said:
"Hey, damn Lin Yu, what's with that look?"
"Do you look disappointed that two more people came to help you?"
Xiang Tiange wasn't as fierce as Shen Buyao.
She stood to the side, smiling and waving a greeting at Lin Yu.
Lin Yu waved back, trying his best to keep his expression natural.
Without some mental fortitude, he really wouldn't be able to hold it together!
This antique sister's fierce mouth was completely in an uncontrolled state.
Today, her "limiter," Shen Jiuyi, wasn't present.
Wouldn't she think she's the greatest under heaven? It's hard to imagine how she'd act normally.
And then there's Xiang Tiange beside her.
Just last night, Lin Yu had made plans with her to have a late-night snack alone today.
He had already planned where to go and what to eat.
And now she shows up?
And in front of two fellow apartment mates!
This isn't a dream coming true; it's a nightmare descending upon the world!
What's done is done.
The only thing to do now is try to speed up the shopping to avoid them spending too much time together outside.
"Sister Yao Yao, what are you talking about?"
"Of course I'm overjoyed that you all came to help me."
"It's just... how did you end up with Xiao Chi?"
Lin Yu asked suspiciously.
Xiang Tiange was somewhat easier to understand.
At least she and Xiao Chi had a frenemy relationship.
Ever since the comic convention a couple of days ago, they had planned to get a meal together.
Maybe they had time today, so they arranged to meet up.
But as for Antique Sister?
She was completely outside Lin Yu's expectations!
Usually in the apartment,
he almost never saw her and Xiao Chi hanging out together.
Apart from group meals, they didn't seem to have much interaction?
Xiao Chi immediately stepped forward to explain:
"Xiao Lin, should I explain?"
Lin Yu looked at Chi Qingchi with a helpless expression.
Wasn't that obvious?
If she didn't explain, could the other two, who don't know each other, possibly explain?
Lin Yu had been waiting for Xiao Chi to speak up.
He had to prompt her before she knew to talk!
"This is how it happened..."
"The tripod and audio/lighting equipment for our group arrived, right!"
"Since my sister needs to stay home today revising the script, I went on behalf of our group to pick them up."
"Ehehehe, Gege happened to have nothing to do today, so she came to the university to hang out with me."
"I was about to call a taxi, but when I went downstairs, I ran into Sister Yao Yao who had just gotten up."
"Sister Yao Yao heard we needed a car to transport the equipment. She's really nice and offered to help us out."
"It's just, there was a little hiccup..."
...
(Summarizing the edited/removed parts so everyone can understand. Friends reading this later will also know why some earlier parts might seem off:)
(1. The part about Teacher Tang's novel writing lessons; this section will see significant changes;)
(2. The part about going to Antique Sister's old family house for some "hmph"; basically all of it got flagged, probably won't be able to keep much;)
(3. Several dream-entry sequences, involving many dreams, won't list them all;)
(4. Ying'er's Thursday; not much will be left either;)
(5, Recently written, the sibling role-play between the cat and Lin Yu in a dream. Tsk, I don't really understand this part. The later section about not talking to strangers was marked up, which I can understand. Sibling role-play? Siblings! Alright then, I don't get it, but I respect it.)
(6, Some system-rewarded cultivation techniques and items. As you might have noticed earlier, the Nine Cauldrons Technique is already gone, and I don't dare write about it anymore. As for the items and other skills, I'll try to preserve as many as possible.)
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...
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
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.
