Shen Jiuyi clenched her jaw.
She desperately wanted to organize her words to refute Lin Yu.
But...
Truth be told.
There didn't seem to be anything wrong with what Lin Yu said.
Harsh as it was, vulgar as it was, the logic was sound!
Even if she wanted to retort, she couldn't find a suitable angle.
After holding it in for a long time, Shen Jiuyi could only respond helplessly:
"Yes, that's roughly what I meant."
The next moment.
Lin Yu quickly let go of the hand he had resting on Shen Jiuyi's shoulder:
"Little Jiu, aren't you making things difficult for me?"
"Even if I were the kind of person you described, I don't just do it with anyone on command!"
Shen Jiuyi: "..."
How awful!
The way Lin Yu spoke was truly awful!
With the conversation reaching this point, he could still backtrack and smooth it over?
Could it be that he was worried Shen Jiuyi was just testing him, and not genuinely asking for help?
Shen Jiuyi still tried her best to maintain her rationality, continuing to express herself:
"Lin Yu, please don't twist my words."
Lin Yu pressed on:
"Then tell me, what exactly are you trying to say?"
"Don't you just want to sleep with me to see if your nature is truly someone who loves sleeping around?"
The corners of Shen Jiuyi's eyes twitched incessantly: "..."
W-well, he didn't seem to be wrong.
But it made her extremely reluctant to admit it!
When you didn't know how to wrap things up, the best approach was always to remain sincere.
Shen Jiuyi launched into a rare lengthy speech, detailing her inner thoughts step by step...
"Lin Yu, I'll be honest with you."
"Ever since you read my destiny chart, I've been having dreams lately."
"The contents of the dreams are mostly the same, basically revolving around my destiny."
"I've been deeply troubled by this for many days, and I don't want it to continue like this."
"It makes me feel like I'm very strange, both in my behavior and my thoughts."
"I haven't felt this way in a long time. It's like when I was a child and didn't know how to do something, desperately hoping someone would tell me what to do."
"Actually, coming to you now, I'm not saying we absolutely have to do anything."
"I just want to see, if under circumstances with absolutely no interference."
"Whether I would do the same things as in my dreams, whether I would truly be completely powerless to resist my destiny."
"Putting it this way, can you understand?"
Shen Jiuyi expressed her thoughts sincerely and methodically.
Although if one thought about it carefully, there were many points worth criticizing in this idea.
But this was indeed the best solution she could come up with at this stage.
The room fell quiet for a moment.
Shen Jiuyi didn't disturb Lin Yu; she knew he also needed time to think.
This was perfectly normal.
No matter what kind of person Lin Yu was.
Faced with someone suddenly making such an absurd request, especially a familiar friend.
It would be too strange if he didn't stop to think!
Would such a person even be salvageable?
After the silence, Lin Yu suddenly blurted out:
"Alright, I get it... You're just shifting the blame onto me, huh?"
Shen Jiuyi: "???"
How did he get that from what she said?
She didn't mean that at all!
Was her explanation not sincere enough, not clear enough?
As long as he used his brain a little, he should have understood what she was trying to say!
Lin Yu continued his frantic tirade:
"You're basically saying that I read your destiny chart and messed it up!"
"And now you want me to bear the consequences of this mistake and continue solving your problems?"
Shen Jiuyi: "..."
Lin Yu's bizarre way of thinking always managed to push Shen Jiuyi to the brink of irritation and breakdown.
It seemed like every time she followed Lin Yu's train of thought, his logic actually made sense.
Shen Jiuyi took a deep breath, adjusting her breathing rhythm as she said:
"Because of Yaoyao, I hesitated for a long time."
"If you're unwilling to help me out of this concern, I can accept that."
"I also know my behavior is terrible, and I might lose my very last way out."
"You can think whatever you want of me. This matter has nothing to do with Yaoyao, and it won't have anything to do with her in the future."
"If you don't want to help me, just pretend today..."
Halfway through her sentence.
Shen Jiuyi abruptly stopped, unable to continue.
Because she noticed that Lin Yu's hand...
Had once again grabbed her shoulder, though with a lighter touch than before.
He was rubbing it gently, almost imperceptibly, causing Shen Jiuyi's little heart to leap into her throat.
Then.
Lin Yu spoke up:
"I should still help you out."
"Since this whole thing started because of me, I can't just stay out of it."
"I can't just watch you find some strange man to help you, right?"
"I'll take responsibility for the mess I've made."
Shen Jiuyi pondered this blankly for a moment.
There didn't seem to be anything else to say.
She could only say...
"Thank you."
Inexplicably, she felt that something was bizarrely wrong.
It felt like Lin Yu's agreement, right after his subtle refusal, came a bit too quickly?
So fast that Shen Jiuyi was left in a daze.
It seemed...
She had been completely figured out by Lin Yu once again!
Shen Jiuyi continued:
"I won't make things difficult for you."
Lin Yu: "Yeah, not difficult."
Shen Jiuyi: "..."
Before Shen Jiuyi could elaborate further, Lin Yu's hand had already slid from her shoulder to her waist.
His movements were so fast and practiced that Shen Jiuyi had absolutely no time to react.
Shen Jiuyi: "We... Mmph!"
Following immediately.
Was a dizzying, passionate long kiss.
Shen Jiuyi had indeed planned to ask Lin Yu for help, and had roughly thought about how to go about it.
But not right now!
Tonight was just about creating a chance to be alone and talk to Lin Yu.
After all.
She still had no way of judging Lin Yu's thoughts, not knowing if he would agree.
The result turned out to be unexpectedly smooth.
Next.
There should have been a time for proper planning, specifically agreeing on which day.
Who knew Lin Yu...
Had no intention of setting a time at all; he had already started right then and there.
Shen Jiuyi desperately wanted to open her mouth to explain herself, and also to tell Lin Yu not to rush in so fast.
But after her lips were sealed, even speaking became a difficult task.
During the few fraction-of-a-second separations, she wanted to seize the opportunity to speak.
However.
Lin Yu changed his kissing angles too quickly, giving her just a little bit of oxygen before starting the next wave.
Once a person's brain entered a state of hypoxia, it was hard to have any rational thoughts.
Led by Lin Yu, Shen Jiuyi stumbled backward.
"Clang!"
Until the two of them bumped into a shelf.
Several empty boxes fell from the shelf before they finally stopped moving.
"Lin Yu!"
Seizing the opportunity, Shen Jiuyi pressed both hands against Lin Yu's face, pushing him back a little.
"What's wrong? Worried about the time?"
"I'm a man who knows his limits. I won't make things difficult for you."
Lin Yu directly threw out the words Shen Jiuyi wanted to say, plunging her back into a state of blank thought.
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?"
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)
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.
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...
