Move, you stupid legs!
Tang Yuyao originally thought she was mentally prepared to face Shen Qinghan and Dongfang Zhixia. She just needed to put on a normal attitude and speak like she usually did.
As a result... ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel. The moment Shen Qinghan opened her mouth, Tang Yuyao completely lost her composure. All the plans and little schemes she had thought up on the way here shattered instantly.
She didn't dare to meet the eldest miss's eyes at all. She felt so guilty that her only remaining thought was to run away.
Hmm?
Why couldn't she move?
Tang Yuyao tried to step back, but after two steps, she found she couldn't retreat anymore. Instead, she was being pushed forward.
Tang Yuyao: "???"
Behind her, Lin Baizhi was using every ounce of her strength, absolutely refusing to let this detestable older leftover woman desert the battlefield. Hold the line, you useless woman!
If Tang Yuyao fell back, she would be the one forced to the front line later. Lin Baizhi wasn't afraid of Dongfang Zhixia or Shen Qinghan.
In Lin Baizhi's eyes, they were nothing more than a combination of an arrogant eldest miss and an autistic problem child. Combined, the two of them didn't pose as big a threat as this detestable leftover woman.
Those two were just playing around; they were the type to get dizzy for half a day just from a single kiss. They were nothing to fear. On the other hand, a certain older leftover woman was much more ruthless—she was extremely thirsty!
She gave even more than she did!
Dammit, boohoo...
Although Lin Baizhi knew that her brother couldn't possibly be seduced by these petty favors, but... what if?
What a detestable leftover woman!
What Lin Baizhi was actually afraid of was Ye Cheng. Despite usually being a confident person, she became incredibly awkward in front of Ye Cheng, blushing like a little girl with her heart pounding...
She could never go back. The days in the orphanage, where she played the sweet, innocent fool all day long, calling him brother with every breath and taking advantage of him, were gone forever.
Of course, the current Lin Baizhi was no longer satisfied with just sneaking a few touches. She wanted more, more, more...
She was a typical representative of the repressed faction.
Tang Yuyao wanted to retreat backwards, but Lin Baizhi refused and kept pushing forward. The two of them were deadlocked at the door, creating an inexplicably bizarre scene.
Tang Yuyao was under the most pressure. Not only was she being backstabbed by Lin Baizhi from behind, but she also had to face the intense glare of the eldest miss. Her scalp felt like it was going to split open.
This is too despicable! Is it appropriate for the dignified CEO of the Lin Corporation to use a slacker doctor like me as a meat shield?!
Nonsense, of course it's appropriate!
Tang Yuyao was completely out of options. Staying deadlocked like this wasn't a solution. She simply bit the bullet, stopped, and pretended as if this was all a coincidence.
"Hahaha, I was just kidding earlier. I didn't actually go to the wrong room. I'm here to see Xiao Cheng. I heard Xiao Cheng got hurt or something, so I came to see if it's serious."
Tang Yuyao forced herself to speak, laughing while quickly scanning the room. The smile on her face was incredibly unnatural.
She quickly locked onto Ye Cheng, who was lying on the hospital bed wrapped up like a Teletubby. Tang Yuyao's heart skipped a beat... It was this serious!
Photos really couldn't compare to reality. The visual impact was intensely stronger. Tang Yuyao's heart pounded wildly, feeling as if she had just been punched.
Unknowingly, she walked in and stopped by the bed.
"What happened to you, kid? It's so serious, you look just like a Teletubby, hahaha..." Tang Yuyao tried her best to make herself laugh; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to hold back the stinging tears in her eyes.
Her performance was very successful. Shen Qinghan didn't overthink it and simply made room for Tang Yuyao to stand. The first person Ye Cheng saw at the start of the semester was Dongfang Zhixia, the second was Shen Qinghan who sprained her ankle outside the door, and the third was Tang Yuyao slacking off in the infirmary...
To both Shen Qinghan and Dongfang Zhixia, Tang Yuyao was just an insignificant person. Her only connection to Ye Cheng was their brief interactions in the infirmary.
During the time Ye Cheng was abducted by Tang Yuyao, both girls thought the other party was responsible.
Only Lin Baizhi, who had witnessed the entire process, felt a heart-wrenching pain. That detestable leftover woman...
Tang Yuyao cleverly stood in an unregulated middle ground. At this stage, Lin Baizhi was the only one who knew the truth.
But don't expect Lin Baizhi to deal any useful damage. Right now, Lin Baizhi herself was a useless coward who could only throw elbows at the little secretary or Xia Tongxin, the two at the very bottom of the food chain.
However, hitting the little secretary meant bringing out the big boss. If she bullied the little secretary, the President would immediately arrive on the battlefield. So all things considered, Xia Tongxin was the easier target to bully.
Tang Yuyao was the one truly developing stealthily, fooling everyone.
Even the eldest miss hadn't considered this possibility. After all, there was a significant age gap between Ye Cheng and Tang Yuyao; they weren't in the same age group, making it highly unlikely.
Coupled with Tang Yuyao's sloppy, slacker demeanor, there was even less to worry about. They figured the only things that could tempt Tang Yuyao were new idol dramas or apples... An apple a day keeps the doctor away, oh yeah.
Great, my savior is finally here!
Hearing that Tang Yuyao had arrived, Ye Cheng was so moved he almost cried.
He couldn't help it. The eldest miss was just too gloomy. She didn't look at her phone or read a book; she just stared blankly at him without blinking for minutes on end.
Ye Cheng wanted to carry his bedboard and run away. He would rather spend time with the President. At least the President wouldn't stare at him motionlessly for minutes. Was that even human behavior?!
Out of habit, Ye Cheng coughed twice, putting on a weak posture to prevent the eldest miss beside him from noticing anything amiss.
"Cough, cough... I'm fine, Dr. Tang. I'm much better, cough, cough... I'll be fine in a couple of days..."
It would have been better if he hadn't spoken. The moment he did, Tang Yuyao completely broke down. She had been holding her breath the entire way here, but Ye Cheng's two coughs instantly shattered her resolve, snapping the tense string in her heart.
Her already stinging eyes instantly turned red and filled with mist, uncontrollably welling up into tears.
Tang Yuyao hurriedly rubbed her eyes. "Where did this sand come from? Hiss, it hurts..."
Tang Yuyao rushed to the window and started rubbing the sand out. By the time she came back, tiny teardrops hung from her long eyelashes, and her eyes were red, making it look as if she had truly just gotten sand in her eyes.
The whole process was incredibly smooth. Shen Qinghan, watching from the side, merely blinked in confusion. She looked at her own long hair, seeming to sense something...
Where did the wind come from?
Without wind, how could sand get into someone's eyes?
But if there was no sand, why did she react like that?
Or perhaps the gust of wind just hadn't blown in her direction...
Various conjectures began to form in Shen Qinghan's mind, listing them as clearly as a computer, filtering them one by one, and ultimately arriving at a few of the most probable answers.
First, there really was a breeze, and it carried some sand. The breeze was just too weak for her to feel it on her side, but Tang Yuyao got hit by it.
Second, there was no breeze, and Tang Yuyao simply got some microscopic particles or dust from the wall in her eyes...
Third, there was no breeze and no dust in her eyes; Tang Yuyao was crying.
Too sinister!
Now, whenever Ye Cheng saw the eldest miss with that thoughtful look on her face, he felt scared. Who knew what she was plotting this time? She was way too overpowered; he highly recommended the developers nerf her...
Shen Qinghan leaned more toward the first two possibilities. The last one was just too unlikely. After all, Tang Yuyao and Ye Cheng barely interacted, so why would she cry?
It must have been the wind and sand in her eyes...
Tang Yuyao collected her emotions and finally sat down on the other side of Ye Cheng. Just like the eldest miss, she sat there motionless, staring.
Staring contest participants plus one...
Ye Cheng: "..."
Look how creepy this is, do they even look human anymore?
To avoid suspicion, Tang Yuyao looked away after a little while. As her gaze swept across the room, she suddenly realized something was off.
Why did it feel like something was missing?
Wait, where did the person go!
Tang Yuyao's eyes widened in shock. No wonder she felt something was missing. Hadn't the two of them come over together just a moment ago? How did it suddenly become just her?
Sister Lin had fled before the battle even began. She had slipped away the moment Tang Yuyao braced herself and walked in, which was also the exact moment Ye Cheng turned his head to look...
She was an absolute cowardly lizard in this regard!!!
"What are you looking at?" Shen Qinghan followed Tang Yuyao's line of sight toward the empty doorway, her eyes filled with confusion.
Tang Yuyao: "..."
What was she looking at... she was looking at her rival.
"Nothing, I just saw a very pretty person walk past..." Tang Yuyao said casually, choosing not to sell out Lin Baizhi.
Meanwhile.
In the hospital restroom.
Lin Baizhi was frantically touching up her makeup, trying to use her appearance to remind Ye Cheng of the old her, the innocent and romantic girl she used to be!
"It is okay, Lin Baizhi, you can do this, you can do this..."
Lin Baizhi took a deep breath, checked that everything was perfect, and charged out of the restroom!
A one-on-one situation, the advantage was hers!
Step, step, step. The sound of footsteps approached and then stopped. Lin Baizhi opened the door, and the three people in the room all looked over at the same time: Shen Qinghan, Tang Yuyao, and... Ye Cheng.
"Can I help you?" Shen Qinghan asked calmly, asking the exact same question she had asked when she first saw Tang Yuyao!
All of Lin Baizhi's pride and all of her preparations were completely forgotten the moment Ye Cheng, who was bundled up like a Teletubby, looked her way. Her mind went blank, buzzing, and all she could hear was the sound of her own heartbeat...
"I am sorry, I walked into the wrong room." Lin Baizhi's face instantly turned red, and she surrendered at the speed of light!
"Bang!"
Lin Baizhi chickened out even faster than Tang Yuyao. Before anyone could even react, the door was already shut.
Tang Yuyao: "..."
Ye Cheng: "..."

e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"

young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."

shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]

transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”