After a long while!
As Li Qingxue withdrew her gaze, Long Aotian suddenly let out a sigh of relief, as if the weight pressing on his heart had vanished.
"I'll take you to find Ying," Li Qingxue said, pulling Lin Wanning along as she headed inside.
Long Aotian quickly followed suit, though he wisely kept a respectful distance from the two girls.
He was afraid Li Qingxue might see him and recall unpleasant memories, resentfully scold him, and end up crying alone in a corner again.
Lin Wanning stole a glance at Long Aotian before whispering to Li Qingxue, "You’ve always had a way of keeping Brother in line. Look at him now—seeing you is like a mouse spotting a cat."
Hearing this, Li Qingxue instinctively straightened her posture, cast a sidelong glance at Long Aotian, and replied smugly, "Of course. The two of you spoil him too much."
"Alright, stop giving him those looks. Weren’t you quite happy last night too?" Lin Wanning teased softly by Li Qingxue’s ear.
Others might not know, but Lin Wanning had seen everything clearly the night before.
That delicate, flushed face, cheeks so red they could drip, and especially the way their lips had parted with a silvery strand between them...
At these words, Li Qingxue’s face instantly turned crimson, and she pinched Lin Wanning’s thigh. "S-stop talking! Forget what happened last night..."
"Then call me 'sister' first," Lin Wanning giggled behind her hand.
Li Qingxue gritted her teeth but finally relented with a soft, "Sister..."
The word sent a thrill through Lin Wanning’s heart, and she leaned in close to respond with a delighted, "Mhm."
The two shared a knowing smile.
After all, it was only with Lin Wanning’s encouragement that they’d finally managed to "tame" Long Aotian the night before.
"Then I’ll leave you two some time to talk," Lin Wanning said before walking off toward the artificial lake.
Li Qingxue remained standing where she was.
Long Aotian, trailing behind them, grew nervous again as he watched Lin Wanning leave and Li Qingxue stay behind.
But as a man—and the one who’d crossed the line with someone so close—he steeled himself and approached her. "Uh... Wanning’s gone..."
The moment he spoke, Li Qingxue suddenly turned and began pounding his chest with her small fists, her voice laced with complaint. "Why were you so rough last night? Do you have any idea how much it hurt?!"
Long Aotian stood frozen, letting her half-hearted blows land without resistance.
"Wasn’t having Wanning enough? Now none of us three escaped your clutches—you’ve ruined us all!"
As Li Qingxue vented her frustration, Long Aotian bent down slightly, and her hand accidentally struck his face.
The impact stunned even Li Qingxue herself. She stared blankly at Long Aotian, then at her own palm.
"Y-you... are you okay?" she asked hesitantly. She wanted to say it was an accident, but her prideful nature flared up, and the words stuck in her throat.
"Feel better now?" Long Aotian leaned closer. "It’s my fault. If hitting me helps, go ahead and do it a few more times."
Li Qingxue lowered her eyes, fiddling with her fingertips. "I... I’m done venting."
"Are you... really okay?"
"I’m fine. My face is pretty thick-skinned."
Li Qingxue let out a soft laugh but avoided his gaze. "Yeah, your face is definitely thick."
"Long Aotian... what am I to you?"
As she asked this, her heart clenched.
He was the first person she’d ever truly fallen for—Long Aotian.
But she’d never known how he truly felt about her.
If he liked her even a little—just a tiny bit—she’d cling to him for the rest of her life.
But if he felt nothing, she’d go back to keeping her distance, treating last night as nothing more than a fleeting dream.
So she needed an answer.
"Qingxue," Long Aotian called her name softly.
Her hands tightened into fists, but she still couldn’t bring herself to face him.
It wasn’t just Long Aotian who didn’t know how to act—Li Qingxue felt the same.
Then, a large, rough hand cautiously enveloped her clenched fist.
Despite the chill in the air, his palm was warm.
Li Qingxue’s tension melted away, her fingers gradually relaxing until they intertwined with his.
"Ew, PDA in broad daylight?"
Lin Wanning’s voice suddenly rang out.
Li Qingxue yanked her hand back, too embarrassed to look at Long Aotian.
"Our tsundere princess is actually blushing?"
Faced with Lin Wanning’s teasing, Li Qingxue lunged at her. "Laugh at me, will you? I’ll ruin your makeup!"
As the two girls playfully tussled, Long Aotian glanced at his hand, his smile widening at the sound of their laughter.
"Want to come to our dorm?" Li Qingxue asked Lin Wanning.
"Sure! But what about Brother?"
Li Qingxue glanced back at Long Aotian. Meeting his gaze, she bit her lip lightly. "He’ll be fine."
With that, she left Long Aotian behind and led Lin Wanning back to her dorm.
Once inside, Li Qingxue eagerly began changing outfits.
Even simple clothes couldn’t hide her lively charm. "How do I look in this?"
"Pretty."
"What about this one?"
"Also pretty."
"And this?"
"Are you going on a blind date? Even then, you wouldn’t dress this formally!" Lin Wanning laughed.
After much deliberation, Li Qingxue settled on the first outfit. She then opened her small bag, took out a box of earrings, and pulled out her makeup kit.
A light dusting of makeup accentuated her cheeks, and when she smiled faintly, adorable dimples appeared.
Noticing Lin Wanning’s red lips, she whispered, "I don’t have any lipstick."
Lin Wanning patted her coat pockets. "I didn’t bring mine."
"Liar, you do."
Lin Wanning shrugged. "I really didn’t. If I had, I’d share—after all, I wouldn’t let that 'sister' go to waste."
Li Qingxue slowly approached, cupped Lin Wanning’s face, and pressed her lips against hers.
Lin Wanning’s eyes widened in surprise.
When Li Qingxue pulled back, she licked her lips and checked her reflection in the mirror. "There... now I have some."
"I've grown so accustomed to everyone's company every night, and it's been over a hundred days now. I'm truly, deeply grateful for your unwavering support. But this time... sigh... I'm working hard to make revisions, though it breaks my heart to step away. I really, really don't want to say goodbye—not even for a little while..."
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?"
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
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."
