In the boys' dormitory.
Xue Shaohua stared at his phone, his expression darkening as the friend request remained unanswered. His roommates, equally clueless about what was happening, hesitated to speak up.
No one knew—but Xue Shaohua did.
He had never met a girl so unforgettable. The moment she smiled, her beauty was indescribable, a radiance that seared itself into his heart.
If only Hu Yuying would smile at him like that. He was certain he’d never fall for another girl again.
But no. That smile wasn’t meant for him. It was meant for another man.
The thought twisted inside him, a surge of jealousy he couldn’t suppress. Especially when he saw Hu Yuying running toward that man without hesitation.
In that instant, Xue Shaohua felt an overwhelming sense of injustice. If he weren’t so strong-willed, he might have broken down right then and there.
His pride, his confidence—everything was rattled.
Why? He was right there beside her, yet she hadn’t even glanced his way before throwing herself into someone else’s arms.
Unconsciously, a possessiveness toward Hu Yuying took root in him.
Admission into A University was proof enough of Xue Shaohua’s brilliance. Men like him carried an unshakable pride.
He knew he wasn’t any less handsome than that guy—in fact, he might even be better-looking in some ways.
So why had Hu Yuying chosen someone else over him?
A girl like her… she should be with someone like him.
Maybe at first, Xue Shaohua had only been drawn to her beauty, thinking of her as just another pretty face to chase after.
But after today, she had become an obsession.
They shared the same campus, the same class, the same major. Out of millions, fate had brought them together.
That alone convinced Xue Shaohua—he would make her his. He’d make sure her smiles were reserved for him alone.
"Shaohua, you okay?"
Taking a deep breath, Xue Shaohua forced a smile. "I’m fine."
His roommates exchanged glances before one asked, "So? How’d it go today? We set things up for you—did you make your move?"
Xue Shaohua’s jaw tightened, but he kept up the act. "It’s a process. Give me time. I’ll win Hu Yuying over."
He had gotten into A University. That guy hadn’t. That alone proved he was superior.
And he still had four years ahead of him with Hu Yuying. Four years was more than enough to change things.
Xue Shaohua had the confidence—because he was that good.
His friends didn’t push further.
Beautiful girls never lacked suitors.
They didn’t believe Xue Shaohua stood a chance. If anything, they hoped his pursuit might draw Hu Yuying’s attention… and maybe, just maybe, she’d notice them too.
"Let’s go grab some drinks. My treat," Xue Shaohua muttered, his mood sour.
The campus store didn’t sell alcohol, so they’d have to venture outside.
No one turned down free drinks, especially not after surviving military training. A little indulgence was overdue.
After some discussion, they headed for the school gates.
Xue Shaohua cracked open a can of beer and downed half of it in one go.
Standing there amidst the crowd, he thought the gesture made him look cool—untouchable.
After swallowing hard to suppress a belch, he exhaled dramatically and declared, "Believe it or not, I will make Hu Yuying mine."
The moment the words left his mouth, a passing figure paused.
Then turned to look at him.
Xue Shaohua felt the gaze and glanced up—only to meet the scrutinizing eyes of a guy with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
When their eyes locked, the stranger smirked, oozing confidence, then flicked his hair back.
Xue Shaohua’s pupils contracted. Instinctively, he straightened his posture and tilted his head slightly—everyone knew the side profile was the most flattering angle.
The stranger frowned at Xue Shaohua’s pose, then lowered his gaze at a perfect 45-degree angle before slowly lifting it again.
A silent battle of egos.
Xue Shaohua’s brows furrowed. This guy’s aura… he wasn’t ordinary.
Noticing Xue Shaohua’s guarded expression, the guy scoffed and sauntered closer. "Let’s get acquainted. The name’s Ye Liangchen."
A hand extended toward him.
Xue Shaohua relaxed his frown and shook it. "Xue Shaohua."
Ye Liangchen’s smirk deepened. He pulled out a pack of cigarettes, lit one, took a long drag, and exhaled slowly, savoring the moment. "You smoke?"
Xue Shaohua nodded. He didn’t usually, but seeing how effortlessly cool Ye Liangchen looked, he decided to try.
"So," Ye Liangchen said, blowing out smoke, "I heard you’re after Hu Yuying?"
Xue Shaohua narrowed his eyes. "What’s it to you?"
Ye Liangchen chuckled but didn’t answer.
Ever since he’d heard Long Aotian was in the capital, he’d suspected Hu Yuying would be here too.
Fresh out of military training, he’d treated his dormmates to a meal with his stock market earnings and decided to swing by A University.
And what did he hear the moment he arrived? Some nobody boasting about chasing his former treasure.
Admittedly, Xue Shaohua had some style—but compared to him? Amateur.
When Xue Shaohua snapped, "What’s it to you?" Ye Liangchen couldn’t help but laugh. "What if I told you to back off?" He tilted his head, flashing another smirk, and flicked his hair again.
Xue Shaohua froze, visibly shaken.
Ye Liangchen clapped him on the shoulder, then—with deliberate slowness—slipped his hands back into his pockets.
The sheer audacity of the move was peak arrogance.
"But the guy she was with today wasn’t you either!" Xue Shaohua shot back, frustration bubbling over.
Ye Liangchen’s expression darkened instantly.
He didn’t need to guess who Xue Shaohua was talking about.
His fists clenched.
That damn bastard.
First Hu Yuying. Then Li Qingxue. And now Lin Wanning…
Clutching the phone in her pocket, she turned her back to Xue Shaohua, tilted her head toward the sky, and took a deep breath. "Who’s to say it won’t be me?"
Watching Ye Liangchen’s retreating figure, a slow smile curled at the corners of Xue Shaohua’s lips. "Things are getting interesting."
"You’re right. No one can predict the future. At the very least, I have the advantage of being close..."
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
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.”
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.
