After hanging up the video call,
Lin Wanning hummed a cheerful tune as she rummaged through her wardrobe, searching for an outfit.
She crouched down and pulled out a pair of stockings from a box, slowly sliding them up her slender legs.
Sitting on the bed, she kicked her long, tightly wrapped black-stockinged legs playfully. Even now, Lin Wanning couldn’t understand why her brother had such a fascination with tearing stockings.
Luckily, she had plenty of spares.
Today, her sister mentioned she had a long lecture. Taking a deep breath, Lin Wanning flopped onto her bed.
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At noon in University A’s cafeteria,
Li Qingxue placed her tray in front of Hu Yuying, her smile never fading.
Lin Wanning’s slap earlier had finally given her a chance to vent her frustration.
Hu Yuying affectionately pinched Li Qingxue’s cheeks. "Qingxue, how can you be this adorable?"
Having known each other for so long, they had gone from being reserved to casually tickling each other, even showering together and playfully teasing one another. Such intimate gestures had long become second nature to them.
"I’m just happy," Li Qingxue said, sitting beside Hu Yuying with a grin.
"You have no idea—when I heard Wanning slapped Ye Liangchen across the face, I wished it had been me!"
She clenched her fist and mimed a slap in the air.
"Alright, if you keep this up, I’m afraid you’ll turn into a little violent demon," Hu Yuying teased. "When we get home, I’ll have to talk to Wanning. Luckily, this time she ran right after hitting him and didn’t get hurt. If she had, I’d have been worried sick."
The strength gap between boys and girls was huge. Just like how Brother Long could easily lift her—this time, they got away with it, but Wanning shouldn’t do something like this again.
Li Qingxue gave Hu Yuying a suspicious look. Lately, she had noticed how obedient Wanning could be around Yuying.
When Wanning was leading her and Yuying astray, it was a different story.
But now, that aloof girl called Yuying "sister" so naturally.
"Why does Wanning call you ‘dear sister’?" Li Qingxue asked.
"Tell me—I want her to call me that too."
Hu Yuying shrugged with a soft laugh. "Sorry, but being her sister is a title only I can have."
Watching Hu Yuying’s radiant smile, Li Qingxue sighed inwardly.
Wanning, Wanning… look how good Yuying is to you. How could you betray her trust? Luckily, I found out—let me set things right again.
With that thought, Li Qingxue suddenly asked, "Yuying, you have a long lecture this afternoon, right?"
"Yeah, until 8 PM." Hu Yuying exhaled, her energy visibly draining.
College life might seem carefree, but it all came down to self-discipline.
If you could control yourself, it was both joyful and painful.
If you couldn’t, the fun came with the agony of failing exams.
Li Qingxue nodded subtly. Last time, during Yuying’s long lecture, she had discovered Wanning’s little secret.
Would she catch them this time?
"What are you thinking about so deeply?" Hu Yuying waved a hand in front of Li Qingxue’s dazed face, chuckling.
Li Qingxue quickly shook her head. "Nothing. After we eat, come take a walk with me on the field?"
"Alright, but you better eat quickly. I'm almost finished already."
Gently wrapping an arm around Hu Yuying's slender waist, she teased, "You always eat more than me, yet somehow you never gain weight. How is your waist still this tiny?"
Hu Yuying picked up a bite of meat with her chopsticks and popped it into her mouth, grinning smugly. "Yuying is just amazing—no matter how much I eat, I never get fat."
Li Qingxue's expression twisted in mock despair. "Ugh... so unfair! I wish I could eat without gaining weight too..."
Hu Yuying chuckled and placed a piece of spare rib into Li Qingxue's mouth. "You have no idea how much Wanning and I envy your figure. It's practically the perfect golden ratio—you should be grateful!"
Chewing on the rib, Li Qingxue gestured proudly from head to toe. "Well, of course. I make sure to exercise and run every single day."
But with the cold weather and thick layers of clothing, no matter how much she tried to show off, all anyone could see was her bundled-up silhouette.
After strolling around the track to walk off their meal, the two prepared to part ways.
Suddenly, Li Qingxue called out to Hu Yuying just as she was about to leave. She placed a solemn hand on Hu Yuying's shoulder. "Don’t worry!"
Hu Yuying blinked in confusion. "About what?"
Li Qingxue shook her head mysteriously. "Nothing." Then, silently in her heart, she added, If everything goes well today, things will finally go back to normal!
Having said her piece, Li Qingxue jogged off with a wave. "I’m heading out now!"
Watching her retreating figure, Hu Yuying couldn’t help but giggle behind her hand. "Slow down!"
Just as she turned to leave, it dawned on her—Li Qingxue had run in the wrong direction. That wasn’t the way to her lecture hall.
She spun around to call after her, but Li Qingxue had already vanished from sight.
Back in her dorm, Li Qingxue changed into a fresh outfit, tied up her short hair, and pulled on a knit cap. She wrapped a scarf around her face, leaving only her eyes visible. After checking herself in the mirror to ensure she wouldn’t be recognized, she finally stepped out.
"Wanning, even though you helped me get revenge, I can’t let you two keep going down this wrong path. I’ll be the one to end this!"
Hopping onto her bike, she pedaled toward the music college.
She’d come early today, afraid she might miss them.
As she wandered through the shopping street, Li Qingxue kept an eye on the small hotel where she’d last seen Lin Wanning and Long Aotian.
In one hand, she held a steaming cup of milk tea; in the other, a piping-hot roasted sweet potato.
She had no idea if Lin Wanning and Long Aotian would show up today, but Li Qingxue was perfectly content enjoying her snacks and people-watching. She was naturally restless, thriving on laughter and lively energy.
Just as she was about to buy some fried skewers, she spotted Lin Wanning.
A mischievous grin spread across her face. Abandoning the skewers, she watched as Lin Wanning entered the hotel.
Adjusting her scarf to cover everything but her eyes, Li Qingxue hurried after her.
Seeing Lin Wanning head upstairs, Li Qingxue approached the front desk. "I’d like a room next to the person who just checked in."
"The adjacent single room is already booked," the receptionist replied after checking. "But there’s another room nearby. Will that work?"
"Sure."
Key in hand, Li Qingxue dashed upstairs.
The moment she reached the second floor, she saw Lin Wanning glancing around the hallway before slipping into the very last room.
Seeing Lin Wanning enter the room, Li Qingxue wore an expression that said, "Now I've caught you red-handed." Following the room key, she made her way to the corresponding room: "The label was crooked, no wonder it took so long to find."
She opened the door, closed it behind her, and immediately flopped onto the bed, lazily wriggling under the covers. "Full and satisfied... so comfortable..."
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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."
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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?!
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
