Around 9 PM, inside the apartment.
At the door of Lin Yu’s room.
Chi Qingshui held a plastic bag containing three or four types of stomach medicine, which she had specifically bought from the pharmacy that afternoon.
Earlier that morning, after rushing back from the community hospital, Lin Yu had insisted he was fine—but Chi Qingshui didn’t believe it.
How could he be fine when he looked so miserable this morning?
She had no idea what Sister Weiwei had said to him.
The studious girl even suspected that Lin Yu might be neglecting his health just to "save money."
Over the years, she had come to understand the relationship between Lin Yu and Aunt Qimeng quite well.
From her younger sister, she’d learned that Lin Yu was "writing novels as a side gig" and had even earned some royalties.
But exactly how much he made, neither she nor her sister knew.
A boy who had been "taken in" for so long must be desperate to become financially independent—hence the side hustle.
"Saving money" was probably ingrained in his bones!
When Chi Qingshui first heard about this from her sister, she felt a tiny pang of disappointment.
Even my sister knew about this, but I, his "official girlfriend," was kept in the dark…
Still.
Chi Qingshui was a girl of extreme self-discipline.
She only allowed herself to wallow in the fleeting melancholy of online romance for…
One hour!
Two hours!
Three hours!
Four hours!
…
Fine.
Even now, she hadn’t fully shaken off that gloomy feeling.
But while the emotions lingered, they didn’t stop her from doing something impulsive.
Like.
Repeatedly searching online: What medicine should you take for a stomach damaged by alcohol?
After her research, she bought the medicine that very afternoon.
Yet, from then until 9 PM, she hadn’t mustered the courage to deliver it.
During that time, her mood was unusually restless.
As self-punishment, she forced herself to study for three more hours—until it was finally 9 o’clock.
"I’ve lost it. Chi Qingshui has absolutely lost it."
"I actually bought medicine for a guy?"
"And… I’m even delivering it in person!"
Moving as stealthily as a thief, she tiptoed across the floor.
Once she finally reached Lin Yu’s door, she raised her hand to knock—
Only to lower it again.
Raise.
Lower.
Raise.
Lower…
After several attempts, she still couldn’t summon the courage to face him directly.
In the end.
She hung the medicine bag on his doorknob and bolted downstairs like a gust of wind.
Back in the room she shared with her sister.
"Click!"
Chi Qingshui slipped inside and swiftly locked the door behind her.
At the desk, Chi Qingchi—who had been watching anime while swinging her little legs—immediately took off her headphones upon seeing her sister’s flustered state.
"Big sis… did you just go steal something?"
Suppressing her ragged breathing, Chi Qingshui frowned.
"Steal your head! I just went to… take out the trash!"
Chi Qingchi tilted her head, sharp-eyed.
"But didn’t you already take out the trash this afternoon?"
"And the fresh trash bag is still on the bin."
Chi Qingshui’s heart skipped a beat.
"I—I found some more… scrap paper to throw away."
"Is that not allowed? Since when do you police me?"
Chi Qingchi blinked, then grinned innocently.
"Wouldn’t dare~"
With that, she quickly put her headphones back on and resumed her anime.
But such a flimsy excuse couldn’t fool her sister.
They were twins, after all.
Having lived together for so many years, they could instantly tell when the other was lying.
Something’s up with sis!
She must be sneaking around behind my back.
Judging by how quickly she left and returned…
Whatever she did, it didn’t require leaving the apartment.
What could it be?
A seed of suspicion took root in Chi Qingchi’s heart…
Meanwhile, Chi Qingshui changed into her pajamas and lay on the bed, finally calming down a little.
After much internal debate.
She decided to message Lin Yu directly from her main account.
If this turned into a "mystery benefactor delivers medicine" situation, and Lin Yu later found out it was her…
That would be way worse.
Better to take the initiative and give a plausible reason upfront.
After careful deliberation, she finally sent the messages:
Chi Qingshui: Sister Weiwei was looking for you earlier. She wanted to tell you what medicine to take but couldn’t find you, so she told me instead.
Chi Qingshui: Since I was going to the pharmacy anyway, I just bought it for you. Get better soon—I don’t want you showing up to our filming assignment looking like a wreck.
Chi Qingshui: No need to pay me back. Consider it me repaying my sister’s debt to you. We’re even now!
…
At the same time.
Inside the Treasureless Pavilion of Ghost Market Street.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host! You have completed the emergency quest "Clinic Treatment"!]
[Your fated partner stepped into the mortal world to personally seek spiritual medicine for you—what an enviable romance!]
[Rewards: 300 Sect Contribution Points, 600 Spirit Stones, 1 free System Shop draw.]
Lin Yu: "???"
What’s my little girlfriend sneaking around for at home?
Earlier that day, he had wondered why Chi Qingshui’s emergency quest hadn’t been marked as completed.
Turns out the "treatment" condition hadn’t been met yet.
From a rewards perspective, having a girlfriend was pretty great.
No need for him to coax or cajole her at home.
She’d take initiative all on her own!
"Ding-dong! Ding-dong! Ding-dong…"
Immediately after—
The phone kept buzzing with WeChat notifications.
No need to guess—it was definitely his girlfriend switching to her main account to spam him.
However, now wasn’t the best time to check the messages.
Because he was already seated in front of the computer behind the counter.
Shen Buyao’s tactics were downright diabolical.
She didn’t even ask if he knew how to play the game.
Instead, she treated him like an idiot and asked if he knew how to press keyboard keys.
What else could he possibly say?
Of course, he had to say yes!
"Listen up, college boy. You’ll get the hang of it after I explain it once."
"Just follow the arrow prompts in order and press them as fast as you can."
"Show me that youthful, energetic typing speed of yours!"
"But while your hands are busy, don’t forget one thing…"
"There’s a little ball moving up there too, bouncing around."
"When you feel like it’s inside the circle, just… smack!"
"Hit the spacebar."
"Got it?"
Lin Yu: "…"
Shen Buyao’s teaching method was way too professional.
If you had zero knowledge about the game Dance Battle,
You honestly couldn’t tell whether she was explaining the game or hinting at something else entirely.
"After you help your ‘sister’ play one round, then we’ll talk about your business."
Shen Buyao added.
There was no refusing.
It was obvious.
Shen Buyao had already figured out that Lin Yu had come to Ghost Market Street specifically to find her.
If he wanted her help, he’d have to help her first.
From the speakers, the coquettish voice of "wifey" piped up again:
"Hubby Buyao, where’d you find this college boy?"
"Ohohoho, are you cheating on me?"
Without missing a beat, Shen Buyao grabbed the mic and fired back:
"Shut your damn trap, hehe…"
"This is the ‘new’ hubby I arranged for you tonight!"
Lin Yu: "…"
Damn, better not overthink that statement.
Then, the "wifey" on the other end giggled:
"Fine, fine, as long as we clear the mission."
"Ohohoho!"
Lin Yu: "…"
Damn, this one’s no pushover either!
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
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?!
