Beauty combined with excellence is an absolute winning start, but if one doesn’t know how to utilize it, it becomes a dead end.
A shy personality and poor social skills make one an easy target.
The reason people dare to bully Hu Yuying is simply because she doesn’t fight back—they see her as an easy target.
Take the example of the pretty girl who interviewed them today.
She’s also very beautiful and has excellent academic performance.
But why doesn’t anyone dare to bully or harass her?
Eighty percent of the reason is her good family background. The care and love she received from a young age nurtured her into a cheerful, optimistic, and confident personality.
People like her can quickly make friends and form their own little social circles.
But Hu Yuying is different. In the original novel, her family circumstances were poor, and her upbringing shaped her into a shy and obedient person.
The saying goes, “The crying child gets the candy; the obedient child gets no love.”
Even though she is exceptionally talented, her plain appearance, shyness, lack of eloquence, reluctance to compete, and introverted nature all contribute to her being out of sync with her classmates.
Being marginalized, isolated, and bullied is only a matter of time.
“So, to truly change all this, you must first become strong and confident.”
Hu Yuying looked at Long Aotian. Even though he was the same age as her, his words somehow struck a chord deep within her.
It was as if an elder was gently guiding her out of a dead end with kind words.
Step by step, he was pulling her out of that dead end.
“I want to change, so I’ll slowly learn to be strong and confident.”
“Don’t speak too soon. To change, you first need to thicken your skin. I think you’re too thin-skinned—you blush at the slightest remark!”
Hu Yuying instinctively touched her cheeks.
They weren’t warm—was she really blushing?
“I can practice slowly.”
Seeing Hu Yuying’s determination, Long Aotian nodded in satisfaction. “First, say ‘Long Aotian is so handsome.’”
“Huh?” Hu Yuying’s courage instantly halved.
This… this is way too embarrassing!
Although Long Aotian is indeed very handsome, wouldn’t saying it out loud make her seem too forward?
Thinking this, her ears suddenly felt hot.
She quickly covered her ears and stole a glance at Long Aotian, hoping he hadn’t noticed.
“Take your hands away,” Long Aotian said.
Hu Yuying’s eyes, glistening with innocence, looked at him, and she shook her head.
“Take them away now, or I’ll hit you!”
Hearing this, Hu Yuying bit her lip, her cheeks flushed, and she slowly lowered her hands.
Long Aotian swallowed hard. Was this girl truly naive, or was she deliberately trying to charm him?
That innocent expression of hers was practically an invitation for people to take advantage of her.
As Hu Yuying lowered her hands, Long Aotian turned his head away. “See? You’re blushing!”
“Watch and learn. Let me show you how thick my skin is!”
With that, he suddenly leaned closer to Hu Yuying, looking into her eyes. “Hu Yuying, you’re so beautiful.”
“You’re also very talented.”
“Your life deserves the best.”
The moment Long Aotian leaned in, Hu Yuying instinctively wanted to lean back to create distance.
But to change herself, she forced herself to stay still!
However, as Long Aotian told her she was beautiful, talented, and deserving of the best in life…
Her heart began to race uncontrollably.
Her hands clenched tightly, and as she met Long Aotian’s gaze, her breathing became labored.
She forced herself to keep looking into his eyes, her breath shallow.
Suddenly, her heartbeat returned to normal, her hands relaxed, and her breathing eased.
It was only because…
She noticed that Long Aotian’s ears were also turning red.
Looking at Long Aotian, who was still pretending to be serious, Hu Yuying lowered her gaze, then stole another glance at him. Finally, she decided to pretend she hadn’t noticed.
“See that?” Long Aotian said arrogantly. “This is what thick skin looks like!”
Hu Yuying instinctively glanced at Long Aotian’s ears and quickly nodded. “I see.”
“Hey, what are you looking at? Watch it, or I’ll hit you!” Long Aotian said, unreasonably.
Hu Yuying nodded like a chick pecking at rice and whispered, “Understood.”
Seeing her like this, Long Aotian couldn’t help but laugh.
This girl was quite good—at least she was very obedient.
She just needed someone to guide her. With his help, Hu Yuying would soon regain her confidence.
And his name wouldn’t become a meme for being a villain anymore!
Thinking this, Long Aotian took a deep breath and looked out the window.
The sky had darkened, and the stars and moon were emitting faint, glowing light.
He wondered if he could ever go back.
But that thought only lasted a second.
Long Aotian was never one to dwell on sentimentality.
Even if he returned to his world, he’d still be the same person, living the same life.
In this world, for him, it was a fresh start.
After all, life goes on.
As the self-study bell rang, Hu Yuying tidied up her desk.
Then she came over and cleaned up Long Aotian’s desk as well.
“See you tomorrow.”
“See you tomorrow, Long Aotian.”
Watching Long Aotian’s retreating figure, Hu Yuying headed toward the school gate.
Just as she reached the stairwell, a voice called out.
“What a coincidence. Remember me?”
Ye Liangchen stepped out from the stairwell, grinning brightly at Hu Yuying.
Looking at him, Hu Yuying was momentarily stunned. He seemed familiar, but she couldn’t quite place him.
Noticing her confusion, Ye Liangchen smiled bitterly. “It’s me, Liangchen. Ye Liangchen. We met in the cafeteria today.”
After the reminder, Hu Yuying quickly recalled and apologized, “I’m sorry.”
Ye Liangchen, seeing that she remembered him, smiled and said, “No need to apologize. You never have to say sorry to me.”
Hu Yuying, who had been smiling, gradually lost her smile upon hearing this.
His words made it seem like they were very close.
But they had only met once before, and this was just their second encounter.
They weren’t that familiar, were they?
“I… I need to go home. I’ll be leaving now.”
Ye Liangchen wanted to stop her, to tell her that he was her salvation.
But his raised hand ultimately didn’t reach out.
He knew their fate wasn’t here yet.
She wasn’t his treasure girl, and he wasn’t her savior.
Speaking those words rashly would only scare Hu Yuying.
Watching her leave, Ye Liangchen took a deep breath. “It’s fine. We still have plenty of time.”
“I just wanted to see if Long Aotian, that jerk, had upset you. I’m glad you’re okay.”
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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.”
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
