After finishing their morning cultural classes and a brief training session, Long Aotian and his two friends left the school and took a car to the hospital.
"Will Shen Mengjie be discharged tomorrow?" Xu Shuai asked.
"Yeah, the doctor said she needed at least three days of observation, so she should be able to leave tomorrow," Li Longlong added.
"Sigh, what’s going to happen to Shen Mengjie now?" The school’s punishment had already been decided, and continuing her studies was almost impossible. The key issue was that Shen Mengjie still refused to reveal who the man involved was—clearly, she intended to shoulder all the blame herself. How foolish!
But deep down, they couldn’t help feeling furious at the man who still hadn’t stepped forward.
"Alright, don’t overthink it. What’s done is done, and dwelling on it won’t change anything," Long Aotian said with a light sigh.
Though he said that, he couldn’t help but feel that the person responsible for all this had no sense of responsibility. How could someone as smart as Shen Mengjie end up with such a man...?
Even if they were in love, they should’ve taken precautions.
And now, look what happened.
"What’s Huang Fei’s attitude toward Shen Mengjie?" Xu Shuai asked quietly.
He had left early that day and didn’t know what happened afterward. Later, because he felt uncomfortable, he hadn’t asked Li Longlong about it. But after Long Aotian’s reassurance earlier, he felt less conflicted and finally brought it up.
"He’s probably disappointed, but he hasn’t gone back to the dorm. Instead, he’s been staying here. Do you think there’s a chance..."
Long Aotian shook his head, understanding what Li Longlong meant. "No, I don’t think so. Staying here is probably his way of putting a final end to his feelings for Shen Mengjie."
"Come to my place tonight. I’ll ask your sister-in-law to cook something good, and we’ll have a drink with Huang Fei. He’s not doing well."
"Alright." None of them were in high spirits, so they didn’t dwell on the terms "sister-in-law" or "brother’s wife."
As they spoke, they arrived at the hospital entrance.
After getting out of the car, the three headed straight for the inpatient ward.
When they reached the floor, they spotted Huang Fei from a distance, sitting on a bench outside, his head bowed and his hands gripping his hair.
"Old Huang!" Li Longlong called out.
Hearing his name, Huang Fei looked up.
When he saw Long Aotian smiling and waving at him, his own prejudice made him interpret that smile as mocking and scornful!
Taking a deep breath, he stood up and walked toward the three.
"He’s going to apologize later. Don’t hold it against him—we’re all brothers. Li Longlong and I will back you up," Long Aotian said, nudging Xu Shuai with his shoulder.
Xu Shuai nodded. Truthfully, he had been upset at the time, but afterward, it didn’t matter as much—after all, Huang Fei hadn’t actually meant to hurt him.
"Let’s go." Patting Xu Shuai’s shoulder, the three walked toward Huang Fei.
Xu Shuai cleared his throat, about to say, "You little punk, finally ready to apologize? Buy me a few drinks tonight, and I’ll forgive you!"
But before he could get the words out—
BAM!
A fist landed squarely on Long Aotian’s cheek!
For a moment, Xu Shuai and Li Longlong were stunned.
Their minds went blank, unable to believe what they had just witnessed.
Huang Fei had just punched Long Aotian in the face...
Long Aotian hadn’t expected Huang Fei to attack him either. Completely unprepared, a trickle of blood immediately seeped from the corner of his mouth.
"You bastard!" Huang Fei panted heavily, cursing as he moved to strike Long Aotian again.
"Have you lost your mind?!" Li Longlung lunged forward, grabbing Huang Fei’s clenched fist.
Xu Shuai did the same. "Huang Fei, what the hell are you doing?"
"Let me go! Don’t stop me, or we’re no longer brothers!" Huang Fei struggled, glaring at Long Aotian with hatred before trying to kick him.
The commotion in the hallway drew the attention of patients peeking out from their rooms, and the nurses at the station at the end of the corridor rushed over.
Three staff members—one male doctor and two female nurses—hurried toward them.
The nurses tried to calm the onlookers, urging them to return to their rooms, while the doctor stepped between Huang Fei and Long Aotian.
"What’s going on here?"
Long Aotian wiped the blood from his split lip, frowning at Huang Fei. "This is a hospital. If you have something to say, let’s take it outside."
"There’s nothing to say between us, Long Aotian. I really thought of you as a brother, but you just saw me as a joke, didn’t you?" Huang Fei grew more agitated, to the point where Xu Shuai and Li Longlong could barely restrain him.
Long Aotian’s frown deepened. "I never thought of you that way."
"Really?" Huang Fei laughed bitterly, tears welling in his eyes. "Then what did you do to Shen Mengjie? How can you keep pretending like this, letting a woman take all the blame for you?"
"Long Aotian, you disgust me!"
Huang Fei’s words left not only Long Aotian but also Xu Shuai and Li Longlong completely bewildered.
The implications were too heavy, freezing their thoughts.
Taking advantage of their momentary shock, Huang Fei broke free and grabbed Long Aotian by the collar.
"You piece of—"
"Stop it, Huang Fei!" The voice was weak with exhaustion.
Hearing it, Huang Fei’s raised fist trembled but didn’t fall.
He stared at Long Aotian for a long moment before finally letting go with a bitter laugh. "I don’t have a brother like you anymore."
Without another word, he turned and walked away.
Watching Huang Fei’s retreating figure, Long Aotian turned to Xu Shuai and Li Longlong. "Go after him. Make sure he’s okay."
The two exchanged glances, then nodded and ran after Huang Fei.
"What did Huang Fei mean by that?" Long Aotian asked, looking at Shen Mengjie.
"Come inside," Shen Mengjie said quietly before turning and walking back into her room.
Once inside, she sat on the edge of the bed.
Despite two days in the hospital, she looked even more exhausted than before—her usual vibrancy and confidence gone.
She was like a shattered porcelain doll, pieced back together but covered in cracks, fragile to the touch.
The old Shen Mengjie had been bold, sharp-tongued, and effortlessly charming, treating romance like an entertaining game.
As she once put it, she was "a natural-born hunter."
"Can you now—"
Before Long Aotian could finish, Shen Mengjie interrupted. "You’re a good person."
"What do you mean by that?" He didn’t understand.
"Nothing." She smiled faintly, her eyes glistening. "I was just thinking... if I had met you back when I needed help the most, would you have helped me? Would my life have turned out differently?"
If the old Shen Mengjie had said something like this, Long Aotian would’ve thought she was teasing him.
But ever since Shen Mengjie's mother appeared, and now with this incident, these two events have made him feel the pressure and coercion Shen Mengjie faces from her family. That's why she said there was no way to change it...
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?"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
] [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!"
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
