Early in the morning, after finishing his workout, Long Aotian couldn't wait to rush to the subway station. Having spent the night away from home, lying alone in his dormitory bed, he found it hard to fall asleep—his heart had grown too accustomed to having someone by his side.
Just one night apart, and he already missed his little darling terribly.
The feeling of being unable to live without someone is this: when you can't see them, your heart grows restless.
After stepping out of the subway, he sprinted all the way home, flung open the door, and hurried toward the bedroom.
Pushing the door open, he was just about to pounce onto the bed and smother his little darling with affection when—
He saw two graceful figures nestled together in sleep, their delicate forms faintly visible beneath the covers, like a mesmerizing painting that stole one’s breath away.
Hu Yuying, hearing the noise, drowsily opened her eyes. Spotting Long Aotian frozen awkwardly at the doorway, she smiled softly and soothingly patted Lin Wanning, who had stirred uneasily in her arms from the disturbance.
In a soft, gentle voice, she said to Long Aotian, "Go buy some breakfast."
"Alright." Long Aotian nodded, quietly stepping back and carefully closing the door behind him.
"Mmm~" With Long Aotian sent off to fetch breakfast, Hu Yuying stretched lazily on the warm bed. After last night’s massage from Lin Wanning, her body felt wonderfully relaxed, and she couldn’t help but let out a contented hum.
She got up gently, dressed herself, and casually pinned up her slightly disheveled long hair with a claw clip before returning to the bedside. Her fingertips lightly brushed over Lin Wanning’s nose.
Lin Wanning, feeling the ticklish sensation, instinctively burrowed deeper under the covers, rubbing her nose against the blanket.
Watching this, Hu Yuying couldn’t help but chuckle.
Soon, Lin Wanning peeked her little head back out from under the covers, her eyes still hazy with sleep. She blinked at Hu Yuying, adorably rubbing her eyes before finally waking up properly.
Scratching her messy hair, she called out, "Sister..."
"Hurry up and get dressed. Long Aotian went out to buy breakfast."
At these words, Lin Wanning’s half-yawn abruptly stopped, and she scrambled out of bed to start putting on her clothes.
Hu Yuying laughed. "Are you really afraid of being seen by him?"
Lin Wanning paused, then blinked in realization. After all, they’d already tried every imaginable—and mortifying—position together. What was there left to be shy about?
So she clung to Hu Yuying, whining playfully. "Sister, did you enjoy last night’s massage?"
"Mmm, it was wonderful." Hu Yuying stretched again, and Lin Wanning took the chance to wrap her arms around Hu Yuying’s slender waist. "Then I’ll give you massages every night from now on."
Just then, the sound of the front door opening echoed through the room.
Lin Wanning released Hu Yuying and quickly tried to tidy her messy hair.
"Here, take my hair tie." Hu Yuying handed hers over, and soon Lin Wanning’s long hair was pulled up into a neat ponytail.
This time, Long Aotian didn’t barge in directly. Instead, he knocked first.
"Come in, we’re decent," came Lin Wanning’s voice.
Only then did Long Aotian push the door open.
The moment he saw the two of them, he cleared his throat awkwardly. "Breakfast is ready. Come eat."
Lin Wanning merely covered her lips, suppressing a giggle at his behavior.
Hu Yuying, however, rolled her eyes. He acted all proper now, but once they were in bed, he was the least restrained of them all.
"Long Aotian, I’ve noticed something," Lin Wanning said between bites of breakfast. "You don’t like eating fried dough sticks, do you?"
Hu Yuying had actually noticed this long ago. Back when they were still in Haiwan City, she once tried making fried dough sticks for him, but he refused to eat them. In the end, she had to make him pancakes instead.
Now, she too turned to Long Aotian, curious about his aversion to the breakfast staple.
Hearing the question and feeling Hu Yuying’s gaze on him, Long Aotian’s lips twitched. He didn’t quite know how to explain.
Truthfully, he used to enjoy fried dough sticks—especially paired with a bowl of savory tofu pudding.
But ever since transmigrating into this world and learning that his original fate was to die clutching half a moldy fried dough stick by a trash bin, he’d developed an instinctive revulsion toward them.
So he simply said, "I just don’t like them."
Both Hu Yuying and Lin Wanning could tell this wasn’t the real reason, but they didn’t press further. After all, everyone had foods they disliked.
Over breakfast, Hu Yuying shared her concerns with Long Aotian—the same ones she’d discussed with Lin Wanning the day before.
"So I was thinking… maybe we should just have Wanning and Qingxue move in with us."
Long Aotian understood her worries. From their very first day in Capital City, Li Qingxue had been the one to welcome them at the train station.
The bond between them ran deep. Seeing Li Qingxue unhappy and alone, it was only natural that Hu Yuying, as her close friend, wanted to help.
"Mmhm! After the beating you gave Ye Liangchen and Xue Shaohua, they wouldn’t dare cause any real trouble. But they’re like toads—disgusting even if they don’t bite," Lin Wanning chimed in.
"You could call the police, but Ye Liangchen hasn’t actually done anything extreme. Instead, he keeps harassing Qingxue under the guise of their nine-year ‘friendship.’ It’s infuriating!"
Long Aotian knew exactly what she meant. Those two were experts at being insufferable—always acting in the name of "what’s best" for someone while completely disregarding others’ feelings.
From the moment he’d met Li Qingxue, she had always been cheerful, optimistic, and full of life—as if all the world’s joy resided in her.
But seeing her reduced to tears by Ye Liangchen’s antics, powerless to stop him…
"Alright. Once the workers arrive later, I’ll talk to the foreman about prioritizing one of the rooms. The weather’s getting colder, and right now, there’s no proper door or windows—it’d be freezing."
Hearing this, Lin Wanning excitedly burrowed into Hu Yuying’s arms. "The three of us can finally share a bed again and whisper secrets all night!"
"We’ll invite Qingxue out this afternoon—none of us have major classes then."
Watching their delighted expressions, Long Aotian couldn’t help but smile too.
On the way to A University after breakfast, Hu Yuying walked beside Long Aotian and said softly, "Thank you… for always indulging me."
Gazing at his back, an indescribable warmth spread through her chest.
It seemed no matter what she asked, Long Aotian always yielded to her wishes. Even back then, despite his grumbling threats to "spank her," he’d inevitably give in…
"Do we need ‘thank you’ between us?" He glanced back at her with a grin. "Besides, didn’t I promise to always put you first? If I don’t spoil you, who else would I spoil?"
"My dear little wife…"
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.
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
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!
