In the shopping mall, Li Qingxue took off her hat, tucking her short hair behind her ears, looking youthful and radiant.
"Long Aotian, I’m going to a class reunion in a couple of days. What do you think I should wear?"
"That dress-and-coat combo you wore before looked great."
"It had this hazy, dreamy beauty, like first love."
"First love?" Li Qingxue laughed, eyeing Long Aotian skeptically. "Was our first time really that dreamy?"
She thought he was talking nonsense—she had practically fallen into his arms without much thought. Where was the so-called "first love beauty" in that?
"Do you remember our first boat ride?" Long Aotian said softly. "You got seasick and leaned on my shoulder for a moment..."
"Did your heart skip a beat?" Li Qingxue asked eagerly.
"Of course not. Back then, I just saw you as a little sister," Long Aotian replied.
"Really?" Li Qingxue didn’t buy it.
Sure, Sister Aying was gentle and beautiful, but she wasn’t lacking either! She was a pretty young woman who had leaned on him willingly—there was no way he hadn’t felt even a tiny flutter.
Under her persistent questioning, Long Aotian turned his head away. "You’re talking too much."
From his reaction, Li Qingxue already knew the answer.
Watching him stubbornly refuse to admit it, she rolled her eyes. "You always say I’m the stubborn one, but honestly, you’re the most hard-mouthed person in the world. I’m your woman now, and you still won’t even try to sweet-talk me."
Her pouty, spoiled-princess act was undeniably adorable.
"Fine, fine, I admit it. I felt a little something back then—just a tiny bit."
"Just a tiny bit?"
"Yeah, not a speck more."
Li Qingxue chuckled. "Good answer. Come on, I saw a jacket a couple of days ago that would suit you. Let’s go check it out."
"No refusing. If you say no, I’ll pinch you, pester you, annoy you..."
She dragged Long Aotian toward the men’s section.
"Isn’t this cat-poop green a bit... abstract?" Gao Quan stared at the tie Ye Liangchen had picked, his lips twitching as he voiced his concern.
Ye Liangchen smirked, turning to explain that this was called individuality, standing out from the crowd—something bold enough to instantly grab attention.
But the moment he turned, his heart clenched in pain.
Right outside the store, he saw Li Qingxue pulling Long Aotian along, their carefree laughter piercing his heart like a knife.
Noticing Ye Liangchen frozen in place, Gao Quan nudged his shoulder. "Bro, what’s wrong?"
Ye Liangchen forced a bitter smile. "Nothing. Let’s just take this." He moved to leave, his despondent expression making Gao Quan smirk.
"Sir." A polite, gentle voice called out. Ye Liangchen glanced up to see a saleswoman smiling at him.
He sighed inwardly. It was his own fault—his natural charm was impossible for women to resist.
Shaking his head slowly, Ye Liangchen thought, Even though I’m down right now, and this clerk is somewhat attractive despite being a bit older, not just anyone can strike up a conversation with me!
"It’s not that I want to reject you, but my sorrow has consumed my heart. Thank you for your admiration, but I’m in no mood."
The clerk frowned. "Excuse me, sir, I have no idea what you’re talking about."
Ye Liangchen chuckled, flicking his hair confidently. "It’s fine. Being rejected by me isn’t anything to be ashamed of. After all..."
He raised his gaze slightly. "After all, I’ve turned down at least a thousand women, if not eight hundred."
The clerk took a step back.
To Ye Liangchen, this was clearly her struggling to accept his rejection.
But then she pulled out her phone, dialing a number while eyeing him warily. "Hello, this is Men’s Section, A125. There’s a customer trying to leave without paying. I think he might be mentally unstable. Please send someone over."
She backed away, putting distance between them.
Ye Liangchen’s brow furrowed. Just because I rejected you, you’re going to slander me like this?
Before he could retort, Gao Quan quickly grabbed him, smiling apologetically at the clerk. "Sorry about that, my friend isn’t all there. How much for the tie?"
Only then did Ye Liangchen remember—he was still wearing the cat-poop green tie around his neck. Clearing his throat awkwardly, he asked, "Right, my mistake. How much is it?"
"Please proceed to checkout," the clerk said stiffly, pointing toward the counter.
As they left the store, they could still hear her muttering about encountering a lunatic today...
Ye Liangchen took a deep breath, fists clenched. "Unbelievable. Just because I turned her down, she has to ruin my reputation?"
"Bro, are you okay? You’ve been acting weird lately. You can’t just walk out without paying—of course she’d stop you."
"Why do you always assume every woman is into you?" Gao Quan asked, genuinely baffled.
Ye Liangchen didn’t bother explaining. Instead, he asked, "Gao Quan, do you trust me?"
One day, when he reached the pinnacle of success, women would flock to him wherever he went.
Mid-conversation, Ye Liangchen’s eyes suddenly sharpened, and he strode forward.
Gao Quan hurried after him.
"Whoa, bro! The class president and Long Aotian just went into a hotel!"
Ye Liangchen had seen it too, his grip tightening until his knuckles turned white. The fury inside him was beyond words.
The memory of being beaten by Long Aotian still felt fresh.
He had endured so much humiliation for the sake of saving them—only to now witness their shameless behavior.
Disappointment festered in his heart at Li Qingxue’s lack of decency, hardening his resolve.
If Long Aotian can have her, why can’t I?
He could always blame it on drunken impulsiveness later.
And Ye Liangchen was certain Li Qingxue wouldn’t dare speak up—because if she did, her reputation would be ruined, and even Long Aotian would despise her...
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!
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.
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】
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
