Thinking of Long Aotian's words and seeing Ye Liangchen grinning at her with rainwater dripping from the corner of his mouth, creating an impression of drooling, Hu Yuying couldn't help but shiver.
Noticing Hu Yuying's gaze, Ye Liangchen flicked his wet hair.
With a confident smirk, he said, "I assume you didn't bring an umbrella today. I was worried about you, so I came to give you one."
Unable to bear looking at the two small dark spots on Ye Liangchen's chest, Hu Yuying turned her head and muttered softly, "Thank you, but no need."
"I told you, you don't have to be polite with me. Take it. Even though bringing you the umbrella left me soaked, I'm very happy because I finally helped you."
After saying this, Ye Liangchen stretched his arms out, making a gesture of embracing the sky, letting the rain pour over him, face, and body, unperturbed.
Instead, he looked like he was savoring the moment.
Seeing this scene, Hu Yuying felt extremely awkward and instinctively wanted to distance herself from him.
But Ye Liangchen suddenly hugged himself.
"Miss Hu Yuying, it's so cold today, but nothing can dampen the passion in my heart."
"Since I helped you, my heart is burning with warmth."
Hu Yuying watched as Ye Liangchen still stood in the rain instead of coming under the overhang to take shelter.
Her conviction grew stronger that his mind might really be off.
So she whispered softly, "No need, I'll leave once the rain subsides."
Ye Liangchen chuckled, "You're worried about me, aren't you?"
Hu Yuying was puzzled, "Wha... what?"
Ye Liangchen looked earnestly at Hu Yuying and said word by word, "I said, you're worried about me."
"It's okay though. I'm a guy; these wind and rain are just like a cold shower for me."
This scene attracted many onlookers.
The plaza was large, and there were plenty of people who hadn't brought umbrellas and were temporarily taking shelter from the rain.
At the moment, all of them were watching this spectacle.
"Mom, is that soaking wet brother proposing?" asked a little boy, looking up at his mother with innocent curiosity.
At this age, kids like to watch TV, and such a scene felt familiar from what they had seen on screen before.
Upon hearing this, Hu Yuying felt flustered and angrily glared at Ye Liangchen.
But Ye Liangchen, on seeing Hu Yuying's glare, confidently flicked his hair and smiled.
"See, even a child can sense the love between us."
"It's as if our feelings have already been blessed by heaven."
Hu Yuying frowned and stepped back, putting some distance between her and Ye Liangchen.
"Please don't talk nonsense, okay?"
Ye Liangchen let out an exasperated sigh, his voice somewhat low, as he tilted his head 45 degrees, letting the rain hit his face.
"I'm not talking nonsense; some things, you just don't understand yet."
Their emotional bond began with the mutual care of two wounded souls.
Ye Liangchen's previous confession was rejected, leaving him emotionally hurt.
Hu Yuying was tormented, both mentally and physically, by bullies.
But Ye Liangchen had been reborn, gifted with memories from a dreamlike future.
Perhaps that was the reason for his reincarnation: to remember everything and come to Hu Yuying's side early to care for her, save her, and journey toward the best life together.
Ye Liangchen knew that saying such things would likely make Hu Yuying think him a fool.
But what did it matter?
What was wrong with being a lovesick fool?
Hu Yuying took a deep breath; arguing with someone whose mind wasn’t quite right would be futile.
"Sorry, I don't understand what you're saying. Please step aside, I need to leave."
Without further ado, she shielded her phone with her arms, hunched her shoulders, and bolted into the pouring rain.
"Don't go!" Ye Liangchen blocked Hu Yuying’s path, gently holding onto her long sleeve.
"If you go like this, you'll get soaked."
The rain soon drenched Hu Yuying’s messy hair and her shoulders. She was getting anxious.
On one hand, she didn’t want to be harassed, and on the other, Long Aotian was waiting for her.
Being pulled back by Ye Liangchen made her more panicked and angry.
But due to her personality, even in her panic and anger, Hu Yuying couldn't bring herself to say something harsh. She just awkwardly tried to pull her sleeve back.
Just as Hu Yuying was getting increasingly distressed, a deep, icy cold voice cut through behind her.
"Let go!"
The chill in his voice seemed colder than the pouring rain.
Both Hu Yuying and Ye Liangchen were stunned; then they turned to look at the source of the voice.
Seeing a tall, composed figure standing in the rain, holding an umbrella with one hand and holding a plastic bag of market groceries with the other, both froze for a moment.
The young man's posture, like a tall wall, gave her an unexpected sense of security.
It was unbelievable that Long Aotian came to find her.
Long Aotian, with a knowing smirk, looked at Ye Liangchen, whose gaze was like a wintry night sky, filled with sharp, invasive frostiness that evoked an unshakable apprehension.
Meeting Long Aotian’s gaze, Ye Liangchen instinctively let go.
Hu Yuying pulled her sleeve free, and the next moment, the rain was blocked. Looking up at Long Aotian, who had held the umbrella above her, she smiled, "Brother Long."
Long Aotian didn’t speak, just turned his gaze to Ye Liangchen.
If he remembered correctly, Hu Yuying had mentioned that this person had knocked on her door.
Taking two steps forward, due to the height difference, Long Aotian looked down at Ye Liangchen.
"This classmate, I don't know your name, but bothering a girl like this on the street is not appropriate."
"Having feelings for the opposite sex isn't a sin, but with the college entrance exam coming up, there is still a long path ahead. Focus on your studies for now."
"Last time, it was you who knocked on Hu Yuying’s door, right? That’s equally unacceptable. I’m speaking to you reasonably now. I hope you listen, or else, I do have some understanding of martial arts."
With that, Long Aotian lightly rapped Hu Yuying on the head with his knuckles in her admiring eyes: "Why didn't you call me?"
Hu Yuying rubbed her head, feeling a little pain; however, wrapped up in inexplicable joy, it didn’t feel significant.
"Why aren’t you moving?"
"Yeah, yeah."
Ye Liangchen’s lips trembled, unclear whether it was due to the cold or Long Aotian’s intimidation.
He just stood there, blankly watching Long Aotian take Hu Yuying away.
Ye Liangchen opened his mouth, the words on the tip of his tongue, yet he couldn’t utter them, only clenching his fists tightly.
Damn it!
He just hit Hu Yuying’s head!
He was still forcing Hu Yuying to submit to him!
Was it truly impossible to change anything?
In the heavy rain, Ye Liangchen looked up at the sky, the rain stinging his face... But it was nothing compared to the pain in his heart.
"Is it really impossible to change anything?"
"Do I have to wait until Hu Yuying is pushed to physical and mental exhaustion before I can become her savior?"
"Why must my love be so torturous?"
"Fate, why do you always enjoy playing these tricks on me..."
"Why must two truly loving hearts endure unnecessary hardship?"
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.
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
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.”
【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.)
