At this thought, Li Qingxue quickly shook her head.
"What's wrong?" Lin Wanning asked softly when she noticed Li Qingxue suddenly shaking her head.
"Nothing." Li Qingxue suddenly looked up at Lin Wanning with a smile, pinching her cheek. "You’re so naughty."
Lin Wanning blinked, struggling to follow Li Qingxue’s train of thought.
But at least she now knew there was definitely something between Shen Mengjie and Ye Liangchen. She’d have to tell her brother about it later.
Ye Liangchen was such a stupid and awful person, and that Shen Mengjie—the way she looked at her brother was downright disgusting...
Seeing Lin Wanning’s puzzled expression, Li Qingxue found it even more amusing. The feeling of being the only one who knew a secret was just too satisfying.
She still had no idea that Li Qingxue already knew about what she and Long Aotian had done.
Hmph!
Long Aotian, you’re in for it now—how dare you betray Hu Yuying behind her back?
Hmph! And you even had the nerve to bully me before. This time, I’ll make sure to step on your face and force you to lick my shoes!
Wait, no—this is about getting revenge for Hu Yuying. I’ll definitely stomp on him a few extra times!
Suddenly, her forehead was poked.
Snapping out of her thoughts, Li Qingxue saw Lin Wanning prodding her with a finger.
"What’s with that silly grin?"
Lin Wanning was baffled. Just a moment ago, she was fine, and now she was spacing out and giggling to herself?
Li Qingxue looked at Lin Wanning and snorted. Silly woman, I’ve already got your little secret figured out.
Taking a deep breath, she crossed her arms and gave Lin Wanning a smug look. "I’m thirsty. Buy me some fruit tea."
Seeing Li Qingxue’s inexplicably haughty expression, Lin Wanning smirked. "Oh, so you want fruit tea now? And you just called me naughty, didn’t you...?"
She immediately started tickling Li Qingxue. "Let’s see if you say it again! Say it again, will you?"
Li Qingxue huffed indignantly. Even though she knew Lin Wanning’s secret, this fake friend still dared to attack her? Clearly, she needed to teach her a lesson.
In the end, Li Qingxue came out on top.
After all, Lin Wanning’s energy had been thoroughly drained not long ago, so she was no match for Li Qingxue.
"Ah, I give up! I’ll buy you fruit tea, okay? I’ll go get it right now—just spare me, please...!"
Seeing Lin Wanning surrender, Li Qingxue finally let her go, straightening up with her hands on her hips, feeling incredibly proud of herself.
Still catching her breath from the tickling, Lin Wanning took Li Qingxue around the area.
They didn’t just buy fruit tea—they also grabbed some snacks.
"Don’t go back tonight." Since it was Friday and the next day was a holiday, Lin Wanning made the suggestion.
Li Qingxue, munching on snacks and sipping her tea, nodded in agreement.
Then, her eyes sparkled mischievously as she pointed at a nearby hotel. "Let’s stay there."
At the sight of that hotel, Lin Wanning instinctively replied, "That one’s not good. Let’s find another place."
Watching Lin Wanning’s brief panic, Li Qingxue found it way too entertaining.
Playing dumb, she asked, "Have you stayed there before? How do you know it’s bad?"
Lin Wanning froze, unsure how to answer.
The music school was right next door—she couldn’t exactly say she’d stayed there because she didn’t like the dorms, could she?
As Li Qingxue started heading toward the hotel, Lin Wanning panicked.
She’d just checked in there with Long Aotian. The front desk staff knew her—if they went now, Li Qingxue might find out something.
Finally, her face flushed red as she blurted out, "I—I’ve been there with him before, so I know it’s not good."
"Him?" Li Qingxue raised an eyebrow, smirking. "Your boyfriend?"
Lin Wanning hesitated before shaking her head. "N-not yet..."
Honestly, Li Qingxue was a little surprised by that answer.
She’d expected Lin Wanning to use "boyfriend" as an excuse, but she didn’t...
Was it because Long Aotian was Hu Yuying’s boyfriend?
But she’d already betrayed Hu Yuying with him...
Seeing her conflicted expression, Li Qingxue chuckled softly. "Fine, let’s find another hotel then."
But Lin Wanning didn’t move, staying silent instead.
Li Qingxue thought she might have taken the joke too far.
Just as she was about to lighten the mood, Lin Wanning spoke first.
"Do you think I’m a bad person?"
Li Qingxue paused. "Why would you say that?"
A strained smile crossed Lin Wanning’s usually cool face. Recalling her brother’s words, her voice grew heavy. "I did something wrong, but I don’t regret it. I’m just... scared of losing all of you as friends."
Her brother couldn’t bear to keep lying to Hu Yuying anymore. He wanted to confess, to take all the blame himself.
But how could she let him? The mistake had been hers from the start—she couldn’t let him shoulder the guilt that wasn’t his.
She’d already made up her mind. If he confessed, she’d tell the truth—that she was the one who seduced him, that she forced him into it...
It was stolen happiness, after all. Just knowing he’d once cared for her was enough.
But in the end, there’d be nothing left—no fond memories, no sweetness.
A sword hung over her head, and she didn’t know when it would fall.
"It’s fine. Let’s go. Do you want to take a bath tonight? I’ll go with you," Lin Wanning said with a smile.
"Then I’ll scrub your back."
"Ew—" Lin Wanning fake-gagged. "No way. You’d just take the chance to grope me."
"You’re rejecting me? Well, now I’m definitely scrubbing you!"
They started playfully bickering again.
"Should we call Hu Yuying to join us?" Lin Wanning suggested. "It’s been so long since we all hung out. I miss it."
"Yeah, it’s been two weeks. She really should make time for us," Li Qingxue agreed, pulling out her phone. "Want to call her?"
"Aren’t you afraid my brother will get jealous?"
"Long Aotian isn’t that petty, is he? Would he really be jealous over girl time?"
"You’re not even a woman yet."
"Who knows?" Li Qingxue grinned mischievously. Once she’d had a taste of Long Aotian, she’d become one.
Hmph! Then she’d punish him properly for betraying Hu Yuying!
She’d step on him while washing him!
Hehe, I’m such a genius...
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
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."
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
