"Aotian, you're back?"
"You've changed so much. Your dad mentioned you got into university in the Capital City..."
"What's the Capital City like? Compared to our small town, it must be really bustling..."
"Have you eaten yet? Come over to Auntie's place for lunch later..."
As Long Aotian walked downstairs, neighbors who noticed how much he'd changed greeted him warmly, asking questions one after another. Long Aotian smiled and patiently answered each one. By the time he reached the bottom of the stairs, he let out a quiet sigh of relief.
Such overwhelming enthusiasm could be a bit hard to handle.
Despite the snow, the market was crowded. Soon, he arrived at his father's stall.
His father didn’t say much, but he was overjoyed that his grown-up son wasn’t ashamed of his humble work and even came to help.
"I’ll take you to buy some new clothes later," Long Aotian said.
The old man waved it off. "No need. Your old man’s got plenty to wear."
Hearing his father’s words, Long Aotian couldn’t help but chuckle.
"Well, in a little while, my little teacher might come visit us. Are you sure you don’t want to dress a bit sharper?"
At that, his father froze for a second before bursting into laughter. "Alright, we’ll go shopping when we have time."
"I’m planning to visit her family soon."
"Good! Make sure you dress handsomely. Whatever her family says, just agree. Your old man might not have much, but I’ve saved up enough for you. Here, take some money for clothes—" He started digging into his pockets.
"No need, I’ve got my own money," Long Aotian said, amused by his father’s excitement.
"How much could you possibly have? Keep your money for yourself."
"Really, it’s fine. At school, I met friends who share my interests, and we’ve started a small business. I’ve saved up quite a bit."
"You’re right, Dad. I didn’t understand before—I made you worry so much. But after leaving home and seeing the wider world, I’ve realized that while education isn’t the only path, it’s still the best one."
"Thank you for never giving up on me."
In the original novel, his father had exhausted everything to send him to college.
"Ah, what’s there to thank? Your old man’s got no real skills. This was all I could do for you. Everything you’ve achieved is because of your own hard work."
Looking at the middle-aged man before him, his voice suddenly hoarse, Long Aotian felt an indescribable emotion welling up inside.
Just then—
His phone rang.
It was a video call from the little girl.
Long Aotian answered. Before her face even appeared on screen, her soft, laughing voice came through the speaker: "Long-ge, I’m home."
"Long-ge, are you outside?" She could hear the noise and the crowd behind him.
"Guess who’s here," Long Aotian said, turning the camera toward his father.
His father fumbled awkwardly, wiping his hands on his clothes. "Little Teacher, you’re back home."
"Ah—!" Hu Yuying gasped softly, surprised that Long-ge was with his father right now.
In a shy, hesitant voice, she called out, "Uncle..." She wasn’t sure if Long-ge had told him about them yet.
What would Uncle think if he knew?
She had no idea.
But seeing how happy he looked, it was probably fine!
His father shot Long Aotian a meaningful look while grinning. "Good, good that you’re home..."
He was too caught off guard to say much else.
Noticing his father’s awkwardness and the little girl’s shyness, Long Aotian turned the camera back to himself and stepped outside the stall.
The signal was bad with so many people around—the video kept freezing.
Once he was outside, the call smoothed out.
"Long-ge, did you tell Uncle?"
"Tell him what?" Long Aotian teased, pretending not to understand.
Watching her struggle to say it, cheeks flushed, he laughed. "I told him I’ll be visiting you soon. Coming to your house."
On screen, Hu Yuying bit her lip nervously and started fiddling with the snow on some old items in the yard.
"So… what did Uncle say?"
Her eyes darted away, avoiding the screen.
"Why won’t you look at me?"
He was about to tease her some more—this girl was too easy to fluster—
But then, her grandfather’s voice came through the video: "Nini, it’s cold outside! Come in, your grandma roasted sweet potatoes for you..."
Hearing the old man’s voice, Long Aotian’s playful confidence vanished instantly.
Seeing his sudden nervousness, Hu Yuying giggled behind her hand. "Hehe, when you come, I’ll roast sweet potatoes for you too."
"I’ll go inside now. I’ll call you tonight, Long-ge."
"Alright."
After the call ended, Long Aotian realized he was actually a little nervous too. He’d talked big, but the thought of meeting her family made his stomach twist.
But it was just a little nervousness.
No matter how old you were, meeting your girlfriend’s parents for the first time always felt like this.
......
Hu Yuying walked back into the house.
The warmth from the stove instantly melted away the chill.
Seeing her grandparents roasting sweet potatoes, she smiled and walked over. "Grandma, let me do it."
Her grandmother glanced at her, noticing the bright, slightly mischievous smile on her face. "What’s got our Nini so happy?"
Hu Yuying immediately thought of Long-ge’s stunned, flustered expression and nearly laughed.
And the fact that he’d already told his father about them—her heart swelled with joy.
She shook her head. "Nothing."
But her happiness was impossible to hide. Her grandparents didn’t press further.
They were old. Young people’s affairs were beyond them.
But seeing A-Ying smile like this made them happy too.
Using the tongs, she pulled out a sweet potato, poked it with chopsticks, and peeled it open.
The sweet, rich aroma filled the room.
"Grandpa, Grandma, you eat first." She handed the first one to them.
"Tomorrow, I want to take you both to town to buy new clothes."
"Just get some for your grandma. Grandpa’s got plenty," the old man said.
"No, both of you have to go." She explained, "With Long-ge’s help, I’ve started making money now. I even opened an online shop—it brings in earnings every day."
Her grandparents exchanged a glance.
Every time their granddaughter mentioned this "Long-ge," the affection and delight in her eyes were impossible to miss...
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."
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!
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】
