The next morning.
Long Aotian watched as Hu Yuying carefully repackaged the hanfu. He propped his head up with his hand and asked, "There should be other outfits in the hanfu club, right?"
"I think white suits you better. You look like a little fairy in it."
Hu Yuying got up and shot him a mock scolding glance. "Don't even think about it, you despicable, lying bad man who likes to trick me!"
"Then you’ll be sleeping alone tonight."
At the same time, she felt a little regretful. If only she hadn’t told Long Ge about the hanfu.
"Wrong."
"Even if it’s wrong, it’s not allowed!"
He had taken all the advantages, so even if she was wrong, it was still not okay!
With that, she snorted lightly and left the room, heading to the room where Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning were staying.
She knocked on the door and went inside.
The two of them were still lying together under one blanket, fast asleep.
Hearing the door open, Lin Wanning opened her eyes and glanced over. Seeing it was Hu Yuying, she reached out her hand.
After Hu Yuying took her hand, Lin Wanning lazily asked, "Sister, why are you up so early?"
Hu Yuying replied with a sour tone, "It’s all because of Long Aotian."
Early in the morning, he had pointed that thing at her, demanding she surrender quickly or else he wouldn’t be merciful.
Before long, he had already roused her from sleep.
She glanced at the clock—it was just a little past six, and it was still dark outside.
She really wanted to bite him to death. She didn’t understand how someone his age could have so much energy—it couldn’t be good for him.
Hearing it was because of her brother, Lin Wanning chuckled and shifted her body inward. When they bought the bed, it was big enough for the three of them to lie down comfortably.
"Do you want to sleep here for a while?"
It was still early, and there was no early class today. Lying down for a bit was nice—at least here, she wouldn’t have to deal with Long Ge, who liked to mess with her when bored.
Snuggling under the blanket, feeling warm and cozy, Hu Yuying stretched contentedly.
"You sleep a bit longer, Sister. I set an alarm. When it goes off, I’ll wake you."
In a daze, Li Qingxue saw Hu Yuying and snuggled into her arms with a whimper, "Sister, why are you here? Did that bad guy Long Aotian try to do something to you again?"
"Yeah, he’s the worst. Stay and sleep with Sister a bit longer."
As they spoke, Li Qingxue gradually woke up.
Since none of them felt sleepy, the three chatted for a while and played around, feeling quite carefree and happy.
"How much have you all written?"
Hu Yuying opened her phone and glanced at the word count for the past couple of days: "I’ve only written ten thousand words."
"I’ve written more—twenty thousand words."
"I’ve only done twelve thousand," Li Qingxue said, then opened a short message on the site. "By the way, did you guys get this?"
"Yes, but haven’t you been pretty busy lately? I’m worried if I sign a contract now, I’ll have to stop updating, so I’m planning to wait until after the event."
"I was actually going to sign yesterday, but then I agreed to help out at the hanfu club."
"Let me see, Sister," Lin Wanning wanted to take a look at what Hu Yuying had written.
"How about we exchange and read each other’s work?"
Even if they didn’t agree now, once the contract was signed and the book was published, others would see it anyway. It was better to exchange now and take a look.
“Let me say this first—you’re not allowed to laugh at me after reading. I’m not a very good writer,” Li Qingxue said, warning them that if they disagreed, she wouldn’t share her work.
The three of them exchanged their phones.
Through each other’s writing, they learned how they had each met and gotten to know Long Aotian.
Their writing was all quite naive, but because the stories were about themselves, even the simplest words, without any embellishments, managed to draw them in, making them eager to read on.
When Lin Wanneng saw the novel Li Qingxue had written, she couldn’t help but scoff, “You used to be heartbroken over Ye Liangchen?”
A little note popped up on the screen:
“Can’t find the book by title? Try searching by author—maybe it was renamed!”
Li Qingxue was speechless. “I told you not to laugh at me!”
“I’m telling you, Ye Liangchen wasn’t like that before,” Li Qingxue tried to explain, though she didn’t really know how. The Ye Liangchen of now was completely different from the Ye Liangchen of the past.
“If you laugh at me, I won’t let you read anymore.”
Hearing this, Lin Wanneng promised she wouldn’t laugh.
Just then, Li Qingxue, holding Hu Yuying’s phone, saw a message from Long Aotian.
“Ying, Long Aotian is going out to buy breakfast. What do you want to eat?”
Li Qingxue handed the phone back to Hu Yuying as she spoke.
“What do you guys want?”
“Anything’s fine. We’re not picky.”
Soon, Long Aotian sent another message saying breakfast was on its way back.
Hu Yuying got up and opened the door. Not far away, Long Aotian was carrying bags of breakfast.
“Aren’t you guys getting up yet?” Long Aotian asked.
“Our beds are so warm, we don’t want to get up just yet.”
“I already apologized. I’ll come back tonight,” Long Aotian said, taking advantage of Hu Yuying grabbing the breakfast to pull her into his arms.
“Let go quickly, or Qingxue and Wanneng will see us.”
“If they see, they see. I’ve got thick skin—I don’t care at all.”
Faced with Long Aotian’s playful stubbornness, Hu Yuying had no choice. “Alright, alright. I’ll wait for you tonight. Can you let me go now?”
“Did you forget something?” Long Aotian asked, pointing to the corner of his mouth.
mua~
“Always finding new ways to take advantage of me,” Hu Yuying said shyly after the kiss, about to leave.
“I just like taking advantage of you.”
Hearing Long Aotian’s words behind her, Hu Yuying didn’t turn around, but the slight smile on her lips showed her mood was quite good.
...
After sending away the woman who had spent the night, Gao Quan couldn’t wait to knock on Ye Liangchen’s door.
He wanted to share the good news with Ye Liangchen!
If it weren’t for Ye Liangchen taking him to the bar, he wouldn’t have been able to pick up a girl. After being single for nineteen years, he finally transformed that night!
Seeing the door unlocked, Gao Quan pushed it open.
He saw Ye Liangchen lying shirtless with Xue Shaohua.
Xue Shaohua was even resting her head on Ye Liangchen’s arm...
Startled by the noise, Ye Liangchen and Gao Quan exchanged shocked glances.
In an instant, Ye Liangchen thought of an excuse: “I drank too much last night. Renting an extra room would’ve been a waste of money, so I just stayed with Xue Shaohua for the night.”
“What’s going on?”
Gao Quan found Ye Liangchen’s explanation somewhat reasonable.
Unable to wait any longer, he eagerly told Ye Liangchen that last night, he had completely transformed into a man!
“Quan, remember this: as long as you stick with Brother Chen, Brother Chen will never let you down!”
“I promised I’d take you flying.”
Seeing the joy and trust shining in Gao Quan’s eyes, Ye Liangchen smiled and said, “Go downstairs and grab me some breakfast. I drank a bit too much last night and now my head hurts.”
Watching Gao Quan leave, Ye Liangchen turned his gaze to Xue Shaohua, who was still sound asleep. Was he really that impressive last night? He didn’t even wake up!
With that thought, a sly smile curled on Ye Liangchen’s lips.
Glancing at the time, two minutes would be just enough to finish the “battle” before Gao Quan returned. Heh heh...
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
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."
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?!
] [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!"
