Before long, hurried footsteps echoed from behind.
Long Aotian glanced back and casually waved at the approaching figures.
The first to arrive was Huang Fei.
His expression was grim, clearly agitated, and his inner turmoil was unmistakable.
Equally flustered was Han Xiaojing, who jogged over, slightly out of breath. "Shen Mengjie."
"I'm fine," Shen Mengjie replied, shooting Long Aotian a sidelong glance as she noticed Han Xiaojing and the others searching for her.
If there was ever proof that a woman’s mood could shift faster than flipping a page, this was it.
One moment she had been meek and seeking guidance, and now—nothing but an eye-roll.
Han Xiaojing first nodded at Long Aotian in gratitude before turning to Shen Mengjie, her voice tinged with hurt and reproach. "You didn’t even answer my calls."
Shen Mengjie swayed slightly as she stood. "Sorry, I just... needed some quiet time alone today. Didn’t mean to worry you."
Han Xiaojing, along with Wang Lijuan and Zhang Mengmeng, who had just caught up, quickly moved to steady her.
The three exchanged glances—they knew exactly what had darkened her mood.
"Thanks," Shen Mengjie murmured as she passed Long Aotian.
Han Xiaojing finally mustered the courage to speak to him directly.
Long Aotian waved it off with a grin. "Just happened to run into her."
His breath, heavy with the scent of alcohol, brushed against her face, and Han Xiaojing felt her skin warm where it touched. She lowered her gaze, suddenly too flustered to meet his eyes.
Huang Fei studied Shen Mengjie, her usually sharp, alluring eyes now clouded and unfocused from drink, her fair cheeks flushed. He’d never seen her like this before.
The Shen Mengjie he knew was always confident, vibrant, radiant.
Now, she seemed more like a rose on the verge of wilting...
When Huang Fei had first seen those posts and screenshots on the school forum, his resolve had wavered.
But now, faced with this version of her, something in him tightened. The hesitation vanished, replaced by an urge to shield her—to stand firm.
At the end of the day, it all came back to one thing: he still cared. He couldn’t let go, not so easily...
He stepped forward softly. "I was really worried about you."
"You’re such a fool. A sweet one, though," Shen Mengjie chuckled.
"She’s had a bit too much—don’t take it to heart. We should get going," Wang Lijuan said apologetically to Huang Fei.
They’d all seen how frantic he’d been when Shen Mengjie went missing. For her to call him foolish now—was she trying to break his heart?
"Take care on your way back," Xu Shuai said, glancing between Long Aotian and the four girls before adding gently, "Text me when you’re home."
"Will do. You guys head back soon too."
Once the four had left, Huang Fei and Xu Shuai approached Long Aotian, voices hushed.
"Hold on."
Long Aotian tossed Huang Fei a beer from his pocket, then walked off to relieve himself under the cover of darkness. "Another minute, and my bladder would’ve exploded."
Finished, he felt instantly lighter.
Without waiting for questions, Long Aotian recounted everything.
"I was almost back at the dorm when I overheard some people talking. From what Shen Mengjie said, I thought she blamed me, so I rushed over..."
Huang Fei kicked an empty can across the ground. "Damn it! I can’t stand spineless cowards!"
"If I ever find out who that bastard is, I’ll make him regret it!"
"Hiding behind anonymity, smearing a girl to save his own skin—disgusting!"
Long Aotian met Huang Fei’s gaze solemnly. "Loving someone like Shen Mengjie won’t be easy."
He didn’t know her past, but from their earlier conversation, it was clear her personality was shaped by her upbringing.
After everything that had happened—last time and now—it was obvious how much Huang Fei cared for her. He’d said enough.
Huang Fei stared at the beer can in his hand, silent for a moment before popping it open. "I know. I know all of it. But I can’t help myself..."
"When I saw those things on the forum, when I couldn’t find her, I kept thinking—once I did, maybe then I could finally stop loving her..."
"But when I actually found her and saw her drunk from heartbreak with my own eyes, my heart kept telling me, over and over, that I should protect her, that I shouldn’t let her get hurt again..."
At this point, Huang Fei took a big gulp of beer and forced a bitter smile. "How pathetic. And here I was, calling myself the top of the 'Four Great Love Kings of 147'—turns out I’m the biggest joke of them all..."
Long Aotian and Xu Shuai patted his shoulder.
For a moment, neither of them knew what to say.
"Where’s Li Longlong?" Long Aotian changed the subject—this one was too heavy.
Xu Shuai seized the opportunity. "That guy’s been getting cozy with his senior lately. They went to see a movie today."
Long Aotian frowned slightly.
Xu Shuai immediately regretted his words and smacked his own mouth in frustration.
The two coughed awkwardly and glanced at Huang Fei.
They saw him, with a twisted expression—half-smile, half-sob—down the entire can of beer in one go.
"Come on, Ah Fei, let’s head back first."
"Yeah, the weather’s really turned. It’s getting chilly at night."
Not long after they returned to the dorm, Li Longlong barged in, phone in hand.
He took one look at Huang Fei smoking on his bed, then at Xu Shuai and Long Aotian.
Li Longlong swallowed hard. Even someone as oblivious as him could sense the tension in the room.
Whatever he’d been about to say was abruptly swallowed back.
He sidled up to Long Aotian and Xu Shuai and whispered, "What’s the situation here?"
"For now, it’s fine," Xu Shuai muttered back. "Old Huang’s taking it hard today. Don’t say anything, don’t ask anything."
Li Longlong nodded silently and unlocked his phone.
"What are you doing? Not in the mood for gaming tonight."
"Just checking if my senior has any single, high-quality friends..."
"Damn, you’ve got the right idea!" Long Aotian couldn’t help but give him a thumbs-up.
"Just doing my part... Though I’m nowhere near as dedicated as our dear readers, who power up the vultures every night..."
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?"
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】
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!
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
