The next morning.
"Still mad?" Lin Wanning looked at Li Qingxue, who had her arms crossed and her cheeks puffed up in a sulk, refusing to acknowledge her. Unable to resist, she reached out and poked Li Qingxue’s plump cheek, amused.
Li Qingxue shot her an annoyed glance.
Not only had Lin Wanning made her watch that video yesterday, but she’d also left her hanging mid-story. For someone who thrived on gossip like her, the emotional damage was real.
She’d assumed Lin Wanning would come to coax her soon enough.
But she’d ended up falling asleep without so much as an apology.
Now, even after waking up, she was still a little miffed.
"Alright, alright, how about I treat you to breakfast?" Lin Wanning gently tugged at Li Qingxue’s arm.
After a moment of serious consideration, Li Qingxue nodded. "Fine."
"Wait a sec, let me call my brother and grab some for them too."
She pulled out her phone and dialed Long Aotian’s number.
The call was about to time out when he finally picked up.
"Wanning?"
Long Aotian’s voice came through, rough with sleep and laziness.
Glancing at the time—only six in the morning—he asked, "Why are you up so early? Something wrong?"
As he spoke, his gaze drifted to the long legs draped over his waist beside him.
He pulled the blanket up, tucking the figure snugly beneath it.
Feeling him stir, Hu Yuying blinked drowsily, brushing her messy hair aside with a hand. Her voice was soft, laced with a hint of a whine. "Long-ge…"
On the other end of the line, Lin Wanning froze at the sound of that honeyed, sleep-laden voice.
"I’ll bring breakfast over soon," she blurted before hastily hanging up.
Staring at the disconnected call, Long Aotian chuckled and pinched Hu Yuying’s soft cheek. "Rest for another forty minutes. I’ll wake you then."
"Mmm." Hu Yuying stretched, savoring the comfort of the bed. She’d slept so soundly.
Unable to resist, she rolled over to Long Aotian’s side of the bed, burying herself in the warmth and his lingering scent.
After getting up, Long Aotian left the front door unlocked and ran out to grab some groceries.
When he returned, Hu Yuying was still in bed—awake now, but lounging lazily, watching him with a smile.
"Long-ge, was that Wanning on the phone earlier?" She’d heard the voice but wasn’t entirely sure in her half-asleep state.
"Yeah. She said she and Qingxue are coming over soon."
"Then I should get up!" Hu Yuying scrambled out of bed. If they arrived and saw her still lying in Long Aotian’s bed, they’d never let her live it down.
Now that she had a boyfriend, her body was for Long-ge’s eyes—and hands—only. No way was she letting those two tease her.
She smoothed out the wrinkles in her clothes—sleeping in them had left them slightly crumpled.
Long Aotian sat on the edge of the bed, carefully straightening her outfit before gathering her hair into a simple ponytail.
"Long-ge, you know how to tie hair?" Hu Yuying couldn’t see, but she could feel his fingers working deftly.
"Just the basics." With a final adjustment, he let her hair fall back into place.
Running her fingers over the ponytail, Hu Yuying’s smile was radiant.
Nothing compared to the joy of having the one you love tend to you like this.
"Long-ge, I’m gonna freshen up." She grabbed the toiletries he’d bought her and headed to the courtyard.
Taking in the ever-changing space, she couldn’t help but daydream about their future life together.
After a quick wash, she returned. "Long-ge, I’m done!"
She blinked up at him, eyes sparkling with unspoken expectation.
Long Aotian sighed in mock exasperation. "You’re impossible."
Then he pulled her close and kissed her.
Hu Yuying stiffened, overwhelmed by the heat and the intensity of his presence. Her legs wobbled, and her hands instinctively clutched his shoulders for balance.
She stared up at him, dazed and flustered.
Had… had Long-ge misunderstood?
She’d just wanted him to praise her—tell her she was cute or something…
Not this!
All her unspoken words melted into breathless little gasps.
......
Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning pushed open the courtyard gate, their playful bickering echoing ahead of them.
At the sound, Hu Yuying’s eyes flew open. She hastily broke away from Long Aotian’s embrace.
"L-Long-ge, you’re terrible!"
Her embarrassment morphed into a shy pout as she lightly punched his chest before fleeing to the courtyard.
Watching her retreating figure, Long Aotian touched his lips, amused. "Did I misread that?"
Out in the courtyard, Hu Yuying took a deep breath, willing the blush on her cheeks to fade. "You two never wake up this early. What’s the occasion?"
She knew Li Qingxue especially loved sleeping in—this was unusual for her.
Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning handed her the breakfast they’d brought. "We went to bed early. Brought you guys some food."
"Thanks." Hu Yuying accepted it, turning to take it inside for Long Aotian.
As she moved, Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning caught sight of her lopsided ponytail and burst into giggles.
"What?" Hu Yuying glanced at them, confused.
"Did Long-ge do your hair?" Lin Wanning asked.
Hu Yuying touched her ponytail. "How’d you know?"
"It’s practically sideways."
Hu Yuying just smiled. So what if it was crooked? She loved it anyway.
Seeing her flustered but happy expression, Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning exchanged knowing looks, stifling their laughter.
Then Li Qingxue leaned in, sniffing. "Yuying, what’s that smell on you?"
Hu Yuying immediately panicked, sniffing at herself. She couldn’t detect anything unusual, but the thought of Long Aotian noticing something unpleasant horrified her.
"W-what smell?" she whispered, cheeks burning.
"You need a shower."
Hu Yuying’s gaze dropped. It had been two days since she’d last washed up.
Lin Wanning chimed in softly, "Go change, and we’ll all head to the baths together."
Hu Yuying stole a glance toward the house. She didn’t want to leave Long Aotian yet.
"You don’t want him noticing, do you?" Lin Wanning sniffed pointedly.
With that, after a quick goodbye to Long Aotian, the two successfully whisked Hu Yuying away.
Watching the trio leave, Long Aotian smiled to himself.
He was growing accustomed to—even fond of—having Hu Yuying by his side.
A solitary life had its perks, but this?
This was something else entirely.
Once you've grown accustomed to having someone by your side, their absence leaves a hollow ache in your heart...
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
