Ye Liangchen's confidence only gave Li Qingxue a headache, and she instinctively didn’t want to engage with him.
"Ye Liangchen, don’t you think you’re being a little too full of yourself?"
"I’m really not upset, nor am I moved by your sudden appearance. In fact, your presence has briefly disturbed me."
"If you really want to act like a lunatic, could you please do it somewhere else? I genuinely don’t need your so-called protection or redemption."
"And honestly, I don’t understand what mindset you’re in to say things like this."
When he had criticized her before, his words had been downright cruel. How could he possibly think she’d be moved by him now?
Hearing this, the smile on Ye Liangchen’s face cracked slightly.
"Qingxue, what are you saying? It was me—me who made you see Long Aotian for who he really is. It was me, misunderstood by all of you, yet still trying to save you. After everything I’ve done for you, how can you say something so hurtful?"
"You saw that photo too. Long Aotian is nothing but a scumbag who can’t control his urges. He doesn’t cherish you. If he can kiss another girl today, he’ll dare to sleep with someone else tomorrow. He doesn’t care about you at all."
"Only I… only I have been silently watching over you all this time..."
Li Qingxue shot Ye Liangchen a disgusted look. If not for Hu Yuying, she might have actually been misled by him.
How could he have the audacity to belittle Long Aotian at every turn just to elevate himself?
"First of all, even if Long Aotian makes mistakes, I’ll be the one to correct him. That’s none of your concern!"
Li Qingxue had already made up her mind—she would steer Long Aotian back on track and guide him so he’d never wrong Hu Yuying again.
But to Ye Liangchen, these words were like nails on a chalkboard.
He couldn’t even begin to comprehend Li Qingxue’s mindset anymore.
"Li Qingxue, what’s happened to you? You’ve become almost unrecognizable. The old you would never say something like this."
"Wake up, will you? We’ve been friends for ten years. I’ve poured my heart into trying to save you, and yet you choose to wallow in your own downfall. Can’t you even tell right from wrong anymore?"
Seeing him like this, Li Qingxue had no desire to continue. "There’s just no talking to you."
With that, she turned to leave.
At that moment, something inside Ye Liangchen—something he had been suppressing for so long—snapped.
Remembering all the effort he had put in for Li Qingxue, the bitterness in his heart surged to its peak. He grabbed her arm forcefully.
"If you can’t talk to me, then who can you talk to? Long Aotian?"
"Do you have any idea how much I’ve sacrificed for you? Why can’t you just try to understand me?"
"Everything I’ve done has been for your own good. I’m the one who cares about you the most in this world..."
Li Qingxue struggled free, her eyes flashing with anger. "Was I not clear enough before?"
"If not, then listen carefully—you, Ye Liangchen, disgust me!"
Even a gentle soul has its limits, let alone someone like Ye Liangchen, who had been rejected time and again.
Recalling all he had done for Li Qingxue, all the effort he had invested, only to be met not just with indifference but outright revulsion—it was unbearable.
He had laid his heart bare before her, only to be met with disgust instead of understanding.
Nothing could have hurt him more.
"Come with me. I’ll make you see just how despicable Long Aotian really is." Ye Liangchen tightened his grip, trying to drag her away.
"Let go of me! I don’t want to go with you. I know Long Aotian better than you ever could!" Li Qingxue fought to break free.
"You don’t know anything! If you insist on being deluded, on throwing yourself into ruin, then as your knight, I can’t just stand by and watch!"
Just then, Ye Liangchen let out a pained "ugh" as he was suddenly kicked to the ground.
"Are you okay?" Hu Yuying rushed to Li Qingxue’s side, checking her over with concern.
Long Aotian stepped in front of them, glaring down at Ye Liangchen with a frown. He was getting a headache—why did it always have to be this guy?
He had been dropping Hu Yuying off at A University when he spotted Ye Liangchen manhandling Li Qingxue.
At Hu Yuying’s urgent plea, Long Aotian hadn’t hesitated—he’d charged forward and delivered that kick without a second thought.
Seeing Hu Yuying’s worried face and Long Aotian standing protectively in front of her, Li Qingxue—who had held back her emotions until now—suddenly felt the sting of tears.
"He’s insane! He keeps insisting on ‘saving’ me, even though I’ve told him a hundred times I don’t want it. It’s so infuriating..."
Hearing this, Hu Yuying’s heart ached even more. "It’s okay, it’s okay. Long Aotian’s here. He’ll protect us..."
Ye Liangchen, now sprawled on the ground, recognized Long Aotian and Hu Yuying.
Clenching his teeth, he forced himself up, his glare fixed on Long Aotian with pure hatred.
This man was the root of all his suffering.
If not for Long Aotian, none of this would have happened.
He had only wanted to save Li Qingxue, but not only had Long Aotian refused to repent, he’d even resorted to violence to stop him.
Rage.
Pure, unbridled rage.
"How dare you kick me!"
"Do you have any idea how long I’ve known Li Qingxue?"
"Ten years! Everything I’ve done has been for her sake. What right do you have to interfere?"
Long Aotian ignored him, turning instead to Li Qingxue.
Seeing her red-rimmed eyes and the slight shake of her head, he didn’t hesitate—he slapped Ye Liangchen across the face.
"Stop using ‘what’s best for others’ as an excuse to do disgusting things."
Ye Liangchen worked his jaw, slowly turning his head back to face Long Aotian.
"What I do is disgusting? Hah. That’s rich. Really, really rich."
"Long Aotian, you’re the last person who should be saying that. I’ve been the one protecting them, while you—you’ve been the one hurting them. You’re the one who hides behind noble intentions while doing the most vile things. And you have the nerve to call me disgusting?"
With that, he swung a fist straight at Long Aotian’s face!
"At least I don’t force them to do anything against their will." Long Aotian caught the punch mid-air and countered with a brutal strike of his own.
The moment his fist connected, time seemed to slow.
In the blur of his vision, Ye Liangchen could almost see his Great-grandma’s gentle face smiling down at him from the heavens.
Around him, the world erupted into chaos.
"Long Aotian… he—he’s not dead, is he?" Li Qingxue sniffled, her voice trembling.
"No way, Brother Long just barely touched him. Look, his eyes are still open," the little girl said, pointing at Ye Liangchen's open eyes, her words full of defense for Long Aotian!
Glancing at Ye Liangchen writhing on the ground,
Long Aotian walked over to the electric bike, took a bottle of water from the back seat, took a sip, and then sprayed it onto Ye Liangchen. "Hey, you okay?"
"I think I saw Great-grandma coming to take me away..."
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?"
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.
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."
