This scene.
It gave Lin Yu an uncomfortable feeling.
"Ying'er, give the money back to Xiaofu!"
"What's the meaning of this? Were the two of you betting on me?"
Mo Shangying's smile widened as she replied:
"Hehehe, as expected of my shifu."
"Xiaofu and I made a bet—that when shifu returned, you'd definitely say..."
"you only agreed to eat with that stinky cat because of me."
Lin Yu: "..."
The girls in this apartment are really hard to fool!
Are they all this sharp?
With Ying'er saying everything first, Lin Yu was left with no dignity at all.
Was the word "pervert" written on his forehead? How could they see through him so easily?
"Ying'er, you better take responsibility for your words."
"I had nothing but good intentions. At the time, I was considering..."
Before Lin Yu could finish, Mo Shangying cut him off:
"Shifu, I get it, I get it."
Lin Yu: "..."
You get nothing!
You clearly don’t believe me at all!
"But shifu, I don’t mind you going on a date with that stinky cat."
"As for bringing your disciple along, at most, I can help remotely as your wingman like today."
"I don’t want to show my face!"
"If I wanted to be seen in public, why would I need you to go in my place in the first place?"
Mo Shangying spoke with an exaggerated look of distress.
As expected.
Even if the cat girl believed Lin Yu was ZerO...
Getting the little hacker to join them for dinner wouldn’t be so easy.
"Ah, but I already said I’d bring my disciple. If you don’t go..."
Lin Yu had planned this in advance, cornering Mo Shangying.
Once the words were out, how could he take them back?
However.
Mo Shangying clapped her hands, analyzing shrewdly:
"Oh, so that’s what shifu’s worried about? Easy fix!"
"Just tell the stinky cat your disciple got sick, got hit by a car, got beaten up, or just straight-up died..."
"Any excuse will do, right?"
Lin Yu: "..."
Damn, she’s ruthless to herself.
Just to avoid showing up, she’d say anything!
It seemed his plan to trick Ying'er into joining the dinner was completely ruined.
Having her as a remote wingman was better than nothing, at least ensuring he wouldn’t slip up.
With the ZerO persona intact, Lin Yu was confident he could create the perfect opportunity to lure the cat girl to the apartment.
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After entering the hotel room.
Before Lin Yu could even take a sip of water, Mo Shangying rushed to say:
"Shifu, Xiaofu, wait here for me."
"To celebrate today’s successful negotiation, I ordered cake, crayfish, mantis shrimp... a whole bunch of food!"
"It’s at the shop across the street—I’ll go pick it up."
The whirlwind of a girl didn’t even wait for their response.
She excitedly bounced toward the elevator.
Lin Yu stood at the doorway, pretending to complain:
"Hey! Ying'er, what kind of arrangement is this?"
"You’re leaving the two of us alone in a hotel room? That’s not right..."
Click!
While calling out, Lin Yu casually shut the door.
At the same time, he took two deep breaths, steadying his expression.
Must not look too perverted!
Behind him, Ye Mengfu: "..."
Oh no.
That familiar feeling is back.
As Lin Yu turned to face her, Ye Mengfu instinctively wanted to pull up the hood of her cherry-pink sweatshirt.
Her hand hovered, then dropped.
In the end, she didn’t do it.
After a moment’s thought, she hurried to the TV stand and picked up a drawing board, holding it up for Lin Yu to see.
Lin Yu: "???"
This again?
The board displayed another illustration of a rabbit holding a sign.
This time, the sign read: You worked hard.
Compared to Mo Shangying’s fiery enthusiasm, Ye Mengfu’s "hardworking rabbit" was like a gentle stream—
soothing and sweet, flowing straight into the heart.
Lin Yu waved it off warmly:
"Not hard at all. A promise is a promise."
"Though this room’s setup is weird—only one chair?"
"Who sits and who doesn’t?"
"How about... we both sit on the bed and chat?"
Hearing this, Ye Mengfu’s legs trembled slightly.
Every time Lin Yu spoke, she got a strange feeling.
Yet if she didn’t overanalyze it...
on the surface, his words sounded perfectly reasonable, with no obvious issues.
She’d already misunderstood him once before.
She couldn’t let that happen again.
Lin Yu took the lead toward the bed, his mind already racing with mischievous thoughts.
But when he reached it, he froze—
The bed was covered with a disposable bedsheet!
Lin Yu turned back in surprise: "You prepared this?"
Ye Mengfu nodded and flipped to the next page of the drawing board.
This time, the rabbit was diligently spreading out a bedsheet labeled Clean.
She’d clearly anticipated his question.
What a treasure of a girl...
She took even his offhand jokes so seriously.
If only more girls were like this—quiet but thoughtful—life would be perfect.
"Xiaofu, thank you. I appreciate you remembering my habits. Come, sit."
Lin Yu gestured to the bed, politely making space.
However.
Ye Mengfu remained standing, her eyes expectantly fixed on the bed.
Lin Yu followed her gaze and noticed—
a gift box tied with a ribbon, placed neatly on the mattress.
Ye Mengfu didn’t move, as if waiting for him to discover it.
[Ding!]
[Masterful move—the Joy Sect’s Talisman Master voluntarily presents a gift to the host!]
[Reward: 20 Spirit Stones.]
"For... me?" Lin Yu pointed at himself.
Ye Mengfu flipped to another page:
The drawing was split into two panels.
Left: A little boy sticking a bandage on a bunny’s shoulder.
Right: The bunny handing a gift box to the boy.
It really was a gift for him!
"Tsk..."
Lin Yu sucked in a sharp breath.
Don’t do this to him.
This was too much to handle.
What a sweet girl...
How could he keep having impure thoughts about her?
Among the apartment’s many petite girls, she was the rare one with long legs.
And today, she was wearing her sweatshirt like a dress—
Just look at those legs.
Straighter than his moral compass!
"Listen, Xiaofu, don’t be too nice to me..."
Lin Yu muttered, but his hands obediently picked up the gift box.
Ye Mengfu clutched the drawing board nervously, watching his expression.
Ever since returning from Lin Yu’s room last night,
she’d spent over an hour researching—
just to decide what to give him in return.
Even if she didn’t know whether he’d like her gift...
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
lan, the Luo family, tracked him down - along with the babies in their arms. Mo Xuan stared pensively at the paternity test results from over a dozen top institutions, both domestic and international, showing a 99.99% match between himself and the two baby girls. At 23, Mo Xuan, a doctoral student, had become the father of two three-year-old children. The kicker? The mothers weren't even the same person! He gradually realized he was being lured step by step into an elaborate trap designed by these two yandere sisters. "Be good, little Xuan. Sister's life belongs to you entirely." "Brother, if you try to run away, I'll have no choice but to tie you up." Mo Xuan: "Do whatever you want, ladies. I give up."
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
