"Little Master, it's okay if we don't meet up at noon today."
"Can we have lunch together tomorrow?"
"My treat! I promise I'll arrange everything perfectly!"
"Hehehe, give me a chance to host you personally, please?"
Xia Yiwei's laughter was very bright, but to Lin Yu's ears, it had a completely different flavor.
The events of yesterday were still vivid in his mind.
How could Lin Yu trust Xia Yiwei so easily again?
Even through the phone, Lin Yu could practically hear the sound of Xia Yiwei calculating her little schemes.
Lin Yu cut straight to the chase:
"Weiwei, answer me honestly first. Is it just the two of us eating this time?"
"You'd better think carefully before you answer. I was very cooperative with you last time."
"If you lie to me this time..."
"There absolutely won't be a repeat of yesterday's good deeds!"
Before Xia Yiwei could answer, Lin Yu issued a warning.
He knew full well that Xia Yiwei was up to no good and was plotting something.
But since Lin Yu already had half a foot in the door and had a private agreement with Xia Yiwei.
No matter how troublesome Xia Yiwei's request might be, as long as it wasn't too outrageous, Lin Yu would still agree to it.
But then again.
Guessing it and having Xia Yiwei admit it herself were two completely different things.
Lin Yu really wanted to see if Xia Yiwei could be honest with him.
If, at this point, Xia Yiwei still intended to laugh it off and fool him.
That would be too hurtful.
It seemed that Xia Yiwei on the other end of the line also sensed Lin Yu's displeasure.
After a bit of an internal struggle, she chose to tell Lin Yu the truth.
"Little Master, don't you know me by now?"
"You trusted me so much yesterday, how could I hide anything from you today?"
"It's not just the two of us this time. My older sister will be there, and... my dad!"
Hearing this news, Lin Yu didn't feel surprised at all.
On the contrary.
The situation was exactly as he had imagined.
The time had finally come to meet Old Man Xia!
Their encounter in the dream world had left a deep impression on Lin Yu.
He wondered if the Old Man Xia in reality was really that exaggerated.
Previously, in Xia Yiwei's dream world, her impression of Young Master Lei wasn't entirely realistic.
It was perfectly normal for there to be some element of exaggeration.
Although Lin Yu had guessed that they would be having a meal with Xia Yiwei's dad.
He couldn't show it directly during the phone call with Xia Yiwei.
Therefore.
Lin Yu feigned shock and said,
"What?!"
"Having a meal with your dad? Me?"
"Isn't that a bit too presumptuous!"
"I've never even met your uncle, and we're jumping straight into a meal?"
"Weiwei, you never said that playing your boyfriend meant I had to play the part in front of your father!"
"What if we act too well and your father actually believes it? How are we going to explain ourselves later?"
"No, no, this is completely different from what I originally had in mind."
From a moral standpoint, Lin Yu naturally had to speak with righteous indignation.
In his heart, however, he didn't feel any real resistance to the matter.
It was all just an act for Xia Yiwei.
And also to see what kind of compromises Xia Yiwei would make.
Without a reasonable arrangement, Lin Yu couldn't agree easily.
Otherwise, even a little thought would make the whole thing feel highly unreasonable.
Xia Yiwei didn't notice anything amiss and hurriedly tried to coax Lin Yu over the phone.
"Oh, Little Master, you're really overthinking this."
"Playing a couple in front of Lei Siren is basically the same as playing one in front of my dad."
"Just think about it..."
"Isn't it normal for couples to break up?"
"We might be a couple today, but couldn't we break up tomorrow?"
"All I want is a... a you-know-what, you know."
"How could I really make you marry into our family as a live-in son-in-law?"
Lin Yu caught the key point in her words and started roasting her wildly again:
"Marry in as a live-in son-in-law? Your family is so domineering!"
"Xia Yiwei, let me make this clear to you."
"In all my years, I've never once thought about marrying into anyone's family as a live-in son-in-law."
"If you're trying to trick me into marrying into your family, I absolutely will not help you!"
Xia Yiwei realized she had said too much.
She hurriedly tried to backtrack, saying,
"No, no, I absolutely didn't mean that!"
"Look at my clumsy mouth. I know you definitely wouldn't want that, Little Master."
"It's all my dad's fault. He's always talking about getting a live-in son-in-law, so I got used to saying it."
"Little Master, please don't rush to refuse me."
"If you're willing to help me this once, in the future I'll..."
"..."
Over the next five minutes.
Xia Yiwei did her best to list all kinds of benefits.
Like helping Lin Yu clean his room;
Like acting as a laborer when Lin Yu had filming assignments;
Like running errands for daily grocery shopping at his apartment, and so on and so forth...
Xia Yiwei had racked her brains to come up with all sorts of ways to treat Lin Yu well.
When making her promises, she didn't forget to swear solemnly.
Deeply afraid that Lin Yu wouldn't believe her resolve.
Even if he hadn't mentally prepared himself beforehand to help Xia Yiwei.
After her whole spiel, Lin Yu would have been persuaded anyway.
The nurse sister really understood men; every little thing she mentioned perfectly resolved an aspect of Lin Yu's daily life chores.
It sounded like there were no major, important tasks.
But what major tasks could a college boy in his youth possibly have?
Xia Yiwei's ability to easily grasp this point was quite an impressive strategy.
On the phone.
Just as Xia Yiwei finished listing her terms, Lin Yu also finished collecting his tickets.
Seeing that the timing was about right.
Lin Yu finally relented and agreed:
"Alright, I have to say, Weiwei, you really understand a guy's mind."
"We have a deal. It's just pretending to be a couple. If your dad is too satisfied with me, you have to find an excuse to tell him we broke up."
"If you can't cover for it, don't blame me for selling you out right in front of him."
"Sister Xiaxia should be there during the meal too, right?"
Xia Yiwei replied,
"Of course she'll be there. If she's not, there'll be no one to help me share my dad's firepower."
"And one more thing, Little Master..."
"Lei Siren might also be present during the meal."
"As for whether his cousin will come, I have no idea."
"But don't worry, Little Master, just eat generously and casually."
"If Lei Siren dares to try any little tricks, I'll just bring out the recording!"
"Hehe, when the time comes, we won't even need to lift a finger."
"My dad will deal with Lei Siren directly!"
"I'm just asking for your permission in advance to use the recording, Little Master?"
After all.
If the recording was exposed, it would mean exposing Lin Yu's abilities.
The incident of beating up Lei Siren in the underground garage that day would take on a different story.
It might bring a certain amount of trouble for Lin Yu.
Unless it was an absolute last resort, Xia Yiwei definitely wouldn't reveal the existence of the recording.
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?"
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...
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
