"Brother~"
Helena once again handed over a slice of the cut steak, eagerly anticipating Luo Wei's reaction.
At first, Luo Wei was a bit suspicious that Helena might have poisoned the food...
But upon further reflection, he realized Helena was seriously considering keeping him imprisoned in this dark old mansion.
To prevent him from escaping, she had even arranged the house to be like a prison...
So there was no real reason for her to poison him to death.
Even so.
Despite this, Luo Wei had no appetite to eat, even though Helena's cooking skills were truly as good as she claimed.
Under the influence of various emotions, the food tasted like chewing on wax to him.
"Is it delicious, brother?" Helena asked, full of expectation as she looked at Luo Wei.
"It's good," Luo Wei said, chewing only a few bites before forcibly swallowing the steak.
"It's really delicious..."
Helena smiled even more happily and reached out with another piece of vegetable.
"Try this! You need a balanced diet, can't just eat meat~"
Luo Wei stared at the vegetable held before his eyes, then looked at the smiling Helena, feeling that her mood had calmed considerably.
So he tentatively said:
"Brother is actually not hungry anymore, brother is full."
But unexpectedly.
Helena's face changed in an instant.
The atmosphere in the dining room suddenly dropped by several degrees.
[Helena]
[Affection: 100]
[Pollution level: 72↑]
Luo Wei was shocked to find that the pollution level had actually increased a bit.
"Bro-ther!" Helena said with a gloomy face, her lips pursed, and even her arms showing slight twisting movements.
This was a sign that she was about to mutate...
"Don't waste food!" She stared at the long dining table and said word by word: "These things, you must! Eat them all up!!"
"Huh?" Luo Wei was startled. Is this going too far? Such a big reaction?
He could only smile helplessly.
"Okay, okay..."
"Eat, eat, eat!"
Luo Wei wanted to cry but had no tears as he picked up a plate and swallowed hard.
How could he possibly eat so much?
But under Helena's gloomy gaze, he had to eat even if he didn't want to.
He couldn't let her detect that thought in his mind, only this way could he...
Secretly wait for an opportunity.
To control her when she least expects it.
Seeing Luo Wei obediently eating, Helena's expression softened considerably.
[Pollution level: 71↓]
Dinner continued in silence.
After eating the steak and bread, Luo Wei felt like he was about to burst.
But fortunately, Helena shared some of the pressure.
He ate while secretly glancing at Helena.
Helena had moved her chair to sit beside Luo Wei, like a supervisor.
Of course, while supervising, she was also eating.
Luo Wei noticed that she ate very quickly, even faster than himself who was being forced to eat.
And she ate very cleanly, each plate ending up spotless in the end.
This reminded him of some past events...
In previous storylines, Helena was also this capable of eating, her small frame seeming to contain a stomach leading to another dimension.
And every time she ate, she would show an extremely joyful and satisfied expression, just like now.
This should be related to her childhood experiences. Her time wandering the streets had a big impact on Helena.
That day, Luo Wei had picked up this small, starving child in the lower city of Saint Callen.
In the dark and filthy slums, her first line was:
"I'm so hungry..."
This child, abandoned by her family as a monster, had escaped from the orphanage and was constantly being pursued by agents of the Special Affairs Department. As a result, she often went from one meal to no meal, with hunger and cold filling the first half of her life.
That's why she had such a crazy obsession with food, especially hot food.
Thinking of this, Luo Wei looked at Helena, who was stuffing food into her little mouth non-stop, and his emotions became somewhat complex.
If not for what happened before, the two siblings sitting quietly at the dining table eating like this would actually be quite a heartwarming scene.
However...
The heart-wrenching pain was still fresh in his mind, and every time he thought about it, Luo Wei's chest would ache faintly.
His sister was a monster.
An out-of-control, alien monster who had once killed him.
In her current state, if it happened once, it would undoubtedly happen a second time.
Luo Wei's life was not in his own hands, but entirely at her whim.
He hated this feeling, and he also hated this selfish "love".
So he absolutely could not allow feelings of sympathy to arise!
Luo Wei's hand involuntarily moved slightly towards his pocket.
"Brother... are you unable to eat anymore?" The dining table suddenly fell silent, and Helena quietly looked at Luo Wei.
"Is the food I made not tasty?"
"No, that's not it..." Luo Wei quickly withdrew his hand and reached for the borscht on the other side.
"Hehe, brother just... just wanted to take a breather..."
"Eating non-stop is very tiring, you know." He smiled, trying to lighten the atmosphere.
Helena didn't dwell on this topic, however. She wiped her mouth with a napkin, then gave Luo Wei a somewhat meaningful look.
Luo Wei was thoroughly examined by her gaze, making his hair stand on end.
Had she discovered something?
"Brother, don't you like living with Helena?" She tilted her head slightly, wearing an innocent yet sweet smile.
"How could that be?" Luo Wei immediately denied.
He was a bit confused, why would Helena suddenly bring this up? Had she discovered his "premeditation"?
"That's good..." Helena looked around the empty house.
This two-story Western-style house only had the two of them, indeed feeling a bit desolate.
Helena hugged her arms, her small body curling up, giving an impression of lacking security.
"Although Helena is by brother's side, I feel that brother must still feel lonely..."
"Lonely?" Luo Wei frowned, not knowing what kind of trick she was trying to pull.
Helena stared into Luo Wei's eyes, her lips suddenly curling into a strange smile.
"Although brother never says it..."
"But brother actually misses them very much, right!"
Luo Wei's heart tightened. This was a devilish test!
The last time it was because of this question that she suddenly lashed out and killed.
"Them? Who are they?" Luo Wei immediately laughed, "Brother only needs Helena, that's enough!"
"Oh~" Helena smiled meaningfully, "Really?"
"Really!"
"Oh..." Helena stood up and went back to the kitchen, seemingly looking for something.
"That's good, I thought brother would still miss being surrounded by girls like before..."
"Haha... how could that be possible..." Luo Wei laughed awkwardly.
However, as Helena walked over carrying a black object, Luo Wei's smile instantly vanished.
Thud!
That heavy, pitch-black spherical object was tossed onto the floor by Helena as if throwing away garbage.
As this thing slowly rolled towards Luo Wei's feet.
A strong smell of blood wafted over.
At this moment, when he clearly saw what was at his feet, even if Luo Wei's acting skills were superb, he could no longer remain calm.
His pupils constricted, tension instantly spreading through him.
It was a human head.
A woman's head!
The head slowly came to a stop at Luo Wei's feet, its eyes staring fixedly at him, filled with fear and unwillingness.
He recognized this person.
It was his female classmate who sat next to him...
"Brother, guess what I was doing earlier?"
"When I was out buying groceries, I ran into that classmate of yours~"
Helena looked at Luo Wei's shocked expression, smiling with unusual happiness.
"This girl really liked you, didn't she."
"When I met her, she was even greeting me~"
"She must have been trying to get close to you by pleasing me!"
As Helena said this, she glanced at the severed head with disgust.
"Hehe, what a stupid and lowly woman, actually daring to have designs on my brother!!"
"Die! Die! Die! Die! Die!"
She cursed almost maniacally, her once clear eyes gradually filling with bloodshot.
She even stomped on the severed head.
The head exploded with tremendous force.
The smell of blood became even stronger, making one nauseous.
After venting her emotions, she looked at Luo Wei, her frenzied state noticeably calmer.
Helena lovingly caressed Luo Wei's slightly trembling cheeks.
"Brother promised Helena that from now on, he would stay with me, forever by my side..."
"From now on... those women will never disturb us again..."
In the dim restaurant, Luo Wei's expression was flickering in the firelight, indistinct.
"Brother?"
Seeing Luo Wei silently lowering his head without a word, Helena started to laugh.
"Does brother want to say something?"
"Brother?"
Finally, Luo Wei moved.
He clenched his fists, trying to stop his body from shaking.
An indescribable, complex emotion swept through his entire being.
He met those terrifying eyes, with only one thought in his mind.
Monster.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
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pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
] [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!"
