The trait that Lin Yu found most refreshing about Xiang Tiange was this kind of frankness, never feigned or hesitant.
Things had been said to this point.
How could Lin Yu not have thought of these things?
He had come out for a late-night snack with genuine sincerity in tow.
Going back to the same place was one thing.
But how could he possibly force someone who couldn't eat any more to frantically stuff themselves?
"Don't worry, the place I'm taking you to, you can still have a little even if you're full."
"The light drizzle has stopped now; eating outside has a different feel!"
Lin Yu kept her in suspense, not telling Xiang Tiange which shop it was.
Xiang Tiange was genuinely intrigued by Lin Yu.
When it came to food, Chi Qingchi was absolutely an authority.
She had pretty much introduced Xiang Tiange to all the best snacks on the food street.
Xiang Tiange really couldn't imagine where the place Lin Yu had chosen might be...
Not long after.
Lin Yu led Xiang Tiange to a stop in front of a shop called "Old-Fashioned Ice Cream & Ices."
Calling it a shopfront.
was really just two small stalls set up in a modified shipping container.
Next door was another stall for "Everything Wrapped in a Pancake."
The two businesses shared one container.
The site usage fee for this little night market area wasn't cheap.
For venues with already slim profit margins, it was even more necessary to save space to reduce expenses.
"So many kinds of ice cream?"
"I was still guessing what kind of mysterious place it could be."
"Haha, I didn't expect it to be a place for ices!"
Only then did Xiang Tiange understand why Lin Yu had seemed so confident.
He hadn't planned to take her for a meal from the start, but for ice cream.
This unconventional, different idea made Xiang Tiange very happy.
Sure enough.
She hadn't misjudged him!
Lin Yu really was a guy with high emotional intelligence.
During their dinner appointment with Chi Qingchi today, the topic of the comic convention event had inevitably come up.
Without Xiang Tiange even asking, Chi Qingchi had described how Lin Yu saved the day at the event.
Someone not from the anime circle, yet performing so well on stage at a comic convention!
And effortlessly winning over their club's performance.
Xiang Tiange was super, incredibly envious of Little Chi for having such a treasure of a friend by her side.
Of course.
Right now, he wasn't just Little Chi's friend, but her friend too.
Maybe...
in the future, they could be even closer than just friends.
Xiang Tiange chose a full two servings: one of ice cream scoops, and a double-flavored cone.
Lin Yu's choice was common and old-school.
He directly ordered a shaved ice with syrup poured over it!
A decade or more later.
You wouldn't even know where to find this kind of thing in one go.
People around would even use terms like "frankenfood science" to describe these things.
Lin Yu's physical condition wasn't worried at all.
If a man eats healthy, keeps regular hours, doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, doesn't go online, doesn't play games...
what's the difference between that and being dead already?
Young people should do things young people do.
Don't wait until you're old, past your prime, to... shed tears over nothing.
The two of them, holding their ice creams, sat on the small folding stools beside the shipping container.
They chatted while eating their ice creams.
"Hey, Lin Yu, let me ask you a question, answer me honestly..."
Xiang Tiange ate her ice cream with a tiny spoon, first throwing out a teaser to start the conversation.
Lin Yu said nonchalantly:
"Sure, what's the question?"
Xiang Tiange suddenly leaned close to Lin Yu, looking up slightly to stare at him as she asked:
"Treating me to ice cream... were you trying to see if I could eat cold things today?"
Lin Yu: "!!!"
He knew Xiang Tiange was straightforward and frank, but he hadn't expected her to be this direct!
Her level of sharpness was in no way inferior to Little Chi's.
Today, Lin Yu really hadn't had that intention.
He hadn't been expecting anything to happen at all.
Tomorrow was his birthday party where he'd get to enjoy the company of both beauties.
Before the party, it was better to keep things quiet.
At least for now, the fellow sect member drifting outside the sect wasn't yet part of his cultivation goals.
Lin Yu was just shocked by Xiang Tiange's associative thinking and bold statement.
Most girls, even if they thought of this layer, would rarely dare to say it out directly.
Xiang Tiange, impressive, truly impressive!
"Ahem..."
"Tiange, you know quite a lot, huh?"
Lin Yu looked at her with an expression of surprise.
Xiang Tiange nibbled on her spoon, laughing happily:
"Of course! I'm not a silly girl, not that easy to fool!"
"So, you're basically admitting it?"
"You're something else, Lin Yu..."
Before Xiang Tiange could finish.
Lin Yu directly raised a hand to stop her, then said:
"'No ice, no spicy food during your period' is purely a myth."
"Medicine has long proven that 90% of menstrual cramps are primary dysmenorrhea, related to constitution."
"It has nothing to do with what you eat!"
"If you normally don't feel much discomfort during your period, you can eat whatever you want."
Xiang Tiange's big eyes were filled with even bigger confusion:
"Really? You know so much about this?"
Lin Yu responded with a completely serious expression:
"Look at my face, does it seem like I'm joking with you?"
How did he know so much?
He had to thank all kinds of marketing accounts from every field!
Whether it was actually true or not, Lin Yu didn't know.
He wasn't a girl, after all, and couldn't verify it himself.
Anyway, the marketing accounts said it was true, and even provided data that seemed credible.
Lin Yu never produced opinions; he was merely a porter of opinions!
It was perfectly sufficient for dealing with female college students.
Wasn't Xiang Tiange beside him completely taken in?
Xiang Tiange continued eating with a smile on her face.
Even though Lin Yu had given a reasonable explanation and spoken with great confidence.
Hearing him defend himself so "impartially and dispassionately," Xiang Tiange felt a bit of inexplicable disappointment in her heart.
The frequency and force of her nibbling on the spoon increased noticeably compared to before.
Lin Yu quickly followed up:
"Why does it seem like after my explanation, it's worse than not explaining at all?"
"You don't seem happier at all?"
How could Lin Yu not see through Xiang Tiange's little thoughts?
What girl at this age doesn't want to prove her charm in front of someone she's ambiguously involved with?
It seemed Lin Yu's "fair and impartial" performance had dealt a small blow to her.
Under normal circumstances.
Lin Yu wouldn't ask such a brainless follow-up question.
If he already knew the answer in his heart, why ask it out loud?
Today, facing Xiang Tiange, he was using a method he normally didn't employ.
The girl was saying whatever was on her mind, not hiding or holding back at all.
He, a straightforward, never-been-in-love "gentleman," why should he hide?
Might as well lay all the cards on the table!
...
(Second update for today. There will be an extra update later. Continuing to work hard to maintain steady updates without hiccups, stabilizing my mindset to write well first.)
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...
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e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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?"
