Lin Yu’s brows twitched slightly, and without hesitation, he replied:
“No time.”
He had expected Miaomiao to immediately slip into her usual feisty-cat mode.
Instead, she simply nodded calmly and murmured softly:
“Alright.”
Whether she was asking him out on a date or picking a fight, it didn’t matter.
Lin Yu wasn’t going to agree to anything.
He’d already put on an Oscar-worthy performance to convince Miaomiao that he was ZerO.
Too much interaction now, and he might slip up.
After this, it’d be best if their paths never crossed again.
Let the two hackers duke it out online—even if one ended up dead, it was none of his business.
“Ding-dong!”
“Ding-dong!”
“…”
His phone buzzed with WeChat messages.
Lin Yu picked it up and glanced at the screen: “…”
The sender? None other than Nurse Xia Yiwei from his apartment complex!
Tch, he already had his hands full with the “flowers” at home.
Who had time to entertain wild ones outside?
Even the most diligent gardener had their limits.
「Xia Yiwei: Little Master, kiss and run?」
「Xia Yiwei: Think playing the tough guy scares me?」
「Xia Yiwei: Tomorrow, you’re having dinner with your beloved disciple. Time and place TBD!」
「Xia Yiwei: Consider it compensation for her.」
「Xia Yiwei: (Animated GIF of a couple making out passionately)」
Lin Yu was tempted to show Miaomiao the chat log.
See this?
This was how you properly asked someone out.
Asking if he had time?
Childish.
A real pro just sent a notice.
Lin Yu tapped his phone and fired back a reply.
「Lin Yu: I’ll compensate you with an egg!」
Then, he muted his phone.
Whatever Miaomiao wanted from him, he didn’t know.
But Xia Yiwei? She was actually trying to pick a fight!
Lin Yu, a model citizen of the new era, wasn’t about to follow some fishnet-stocking nurse into a brawl.
Especially when the target was her own sister!
If their sibling relationship was this bad… just cut ties already!
Why keep it around for the New Year?
…
A few minutes later.
The manager from 860 Headquarters, here to discuss business, finally showed up at the café.
The man was a middle-aged businessman with a slick side-part, looking to be around forty.
Approaching the table, he asked politely:
“Are you two ZerO and Miaomiao?”
After receiving confirmation, the manager launched into a two-minute self-introduction.
Lin Yu didn’t bother memorizing any of it.
Ying’er was the one handling the collaboration, not him.
He had zero interest in technical jargon.
The only thing worth noting? This guy was the money man.
“Ahem, if you two have no questions, perhaps we could…”
The manager stood awkwardly by the table, unsure where to sit.
The booth was a long, face-to-face setup with a divider.
Lin Yu and Miaomiao had, quite uncharacteristically, taken seats on the same side near the aisle.
Ever the gentleman, Lin Yu stood up, grabbed his stuff, and moved to the opposite side.
“Manager, take this seat. I’ll sit over here.”
Hey, the guy was paying—basic courtesy was a must.
Damn cat, glued to her seat.
Weren’t you all about manners?
Would it kill you to give the money man some space?
Miaomiao scooted inward slightly, smugly thinking: This round goes to me—ZerO moved first!
Once seated, Lin Yu shoved the bouquet in front of Miaomiao.
It was meant for her anyway.
Whether she liked it or whether it was her birthday didn’t matter.
Carrying it around was just a hassle.
But the moment the flowers touched her, a familiar mechanical chime echoed in his mind.
【Ding!】
【High-quality talent detected—meets sect recruitment criteria!】
【Time-limited mission issued: Recruit the Exceptional!】
【Target: Du Miaomiao!】
【Time limit: 72 hours.】
【Recruit the Exceptional: This woman possesses extraordinary bone structure and innate talent—a one-in-ten-thousand prodigy for dual cultivation. Host must recruit her into the sect within three days.】
【Rewards: All of the recruit’s skills, +200 sect contribution, +400 spirit stones, 2 free system mall draws.】
【Friendly reminder: Exceeding the time limit will permanently void this recruitment opportunity.】
Lin Yu: “!!!”
Holy hell.
The system had hidden features like this?
Couldn’t it just come with a damn manual listing all its Easter eggs?
Instead of making him stumble into them like some lucky draw?!
Yesterday, interacting with people outside the apartment hadn’t triggered anything.
He’d assumed the system only judged women within the complex.
Now it seemed…
A rare few “talents” out there still qualified for recruitment.
And the most eye-catching reward? All of the recruit’s skills.
No need to grind intimacy levels—just a straight copy of her entire skill set.
Talk about a free EXP boost!
On closer inspection…
Raised in a well-off family, this young lady had quite the refined air.
Just her face alone could easily rank top ten in the apartment.
Du Miaomiao, huh… tsk tsk tsk.
Miaomiao, now holding the flowers, noticed the shift in Lin Yu’s expression.
Just moments ago, he’d looked utterly annoyed with her.
Now?
His eyes burned with something… unreadable.
If she had to guess? Lust.
The blatant staring made her uneasy, and she averted her gaze.
But then she remembered an old saying—
When two people lock eyes, the first to look away loses.
Crack.
Her fists clenched, and she snapped her gaze back.
Lin Yu, suddenly all charm, asked:
“What were you asking me earlier about tomorrow?”
Miaomiao, confused: “Asking if… you were free tomorrow?”
Lin Yu answered instantly: “I’m free.”
Miaomiao wasn’t just confused now—she was stunned: “???”
What were boys, really?
Two minutes ago, he’d refused her outright.
Now this?
…
In a room at the budget hotel across the street.
Mo Shangying lowered her binoculars urgently, her face grave:
“Oh no…”
“Master wants to handle her.”
From this distance, Shangying hadn’t gotten a clear look at Miaomiao’s face.
Earlier, she’d accessed some intel files but found no photos.
But as Miaomiao shifted closer to the window…
It was clear—this girl was delicious.
Beside her, Ye Mengfu:
“Huh? Handle her?”
“You mean… beat her up?”
Shangying waved her off.
Then, with a sharp grin, she locked eyes with Mengfu and raised a brow:
“Heh. Yeah, ‘beat her up’—just not the kind you’re thinking of…”
Mengfu tilted her head: “???”
Shangying suddenly clapped her hands together.
The clapping sped up.
Mengfu’s glasses nearly slid off her nose: “!!!”
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
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ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
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.
