"That group of experts was so enthusiastic," Su Yang whispered to Lu Ruoxi, his tone tinged with a hint of helplessness.
"Thank you for your hard work," Lu Ruoxi replied with a smile.
Then, Lu Ruoxi took the initiative to hold Su Yang's arm.
Shoulder to shoulder, they walked past Li Jinchuan.
After that, they didn't spare Li Jinchuan another glance.
However, as Su Yang passed by Li Jinchuan, he gave him a cold look.
The look in his eyes carried both a warning and disdain, as if he were looking at a buzzing fly.
Li Jinchuan's fists clenched tightly.
He felt an unprecedented sense of humiliation.
This was not the script he remembered.
In that "correct" world, Lu Ruoxi was supposed to fall head - over - heels in love with him at first sight.
She was supposed to rely on him, look up to him, and regard him as her only salvation.
Su Yang, on the other hand, was supposed to be a pathetic supporting character who should have died long ago.
Why?
Why had things turned out this way?
He stared at the intimate backs of Lu Ruoxi and Su Yang, and the paranoia in his eyes turned into a malevolent flame.
Mild methods were no longer effective.
His "leading lady" had been snatched away by someone else.
So, he had no choice but to use more extreme measures to take her back.
To destroy this... wrong reality.
...
At the top - floor apartment of Cloudtop One, Lu Chenyuan was in the kitchen, dealing with the freshly delivered ingredients.
Mo Qingli was sitting on the living - room sofa, flipping through a financial magazine on an e - ink screen.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the huge floor - to - ceiling windows.
The whole space was quiet and warm.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
Lu Chenyuan was a bit surprised. Who could it be at this time?
His mother had the key, and Lin Yuan and the others wouldn't come over without saying hello.
Mo Qingli got up and walked over to open the door.
It was Lu Ruoxi standing outside.
"Ruoxi?" Mo Qingli was also surprised.
"Sister Qingli, is Big Brother here?" Lu Ruoxi's face seemed no different from usual.
However, Mo Qingli could sense that there was something unusual about Lu Ruoxi today.
"Yes, come in quickly," Mo Qingli quickly invited her in.
Lu Chenyuan peeked out from the kitchen.
"Ruoxi, why are you here?"
Lu Chenyuan also noticed that Lu Ruoxi's complexion looked off. He immediately put down what he was doing, washed his hands, and walked out.
"What's going on?" Lu Chenyuan asked.
"Big Brother," Lu Ruoxi looked at him, her lips moving as if she didn't know how to start.
"Sit down and talk," Lu Chenyuan pointed to the sofa.
He poured her a glass of warm water.
Lu Ruoxi held the water glass and was silent for a long time.
Then Lu Ruoxi said, "Big Brother, I want to talk to you alone."
Both Mo Qingli and Lu Chenyuan were a bit surprised.
Lu Chenyuan and Mo Qingli exchanged a look. There was no trace of displeasure in Mo Qingli's eyes.
Lu Chenyuan gave an apologetic look, and Mo Qingli returned a reassuring one.
After the siblings went into the study, Lu Ruoxi told Lu Chenyuan everything that had happened on the forum today, without missing a single detail.
Her account remained as objective and calm as that of a scientific researcher.
There were no emotional descriptions, just a simple statement of facts.
"... He said that he remembered another story, just like me."
"He said that he would correct the wrong reality."
"His logic is seriously confused, and he shows a high degree of aggression and paranoia."
After finishing, she looked up, her gaze fixed directly on Lu Chenyuan.
This time, there was no longer the calm analysis of a bug in her eyes.
Instead, there was a deep, unmaskable confusion.
And also a hint of fear that she herself hadn't even noticed.
"Big Brother."
She called him.
"Strange images also appear in my head."
"In the images, there's a girl who looks a lot like me. She's stupid and cries a lot, and she takes a man as her whole world."
"There's also you in the images. But that you makes me feel very strange and scary."
"Li Jinchuan's appearance made me realize that those images might not just be hallucinations."
As Lu Ruoxi told her story, her voice began to tremble slightly.
"So..."
She took a deep breath and finally asked the question that had been weighing on her mind.
"Big Brother, who exactly are you?"
There was no hatred or accusation in her eyes.
There was only fear.
Fear that this big brother, who had pulled her out of the mire and sheltered her, might suddenly disappear.
Fear that everything she had now was just a false bubble.
The air in the study seemed to freeze.
Lu Chenyuan looked at Lu Ruoxi.
He saw the panic and dependence in her eyes.
He knew that this question would come sooner or later.
He didn't evade it, nor did he go into a long - winded explanation about time travel or the world in a book.
It was too complicated and too strange.
Lu Chenyuan just calmly looked at her and then slowly smiled.
That smile was as steady as ever, with a reassuring power.
"Ruoxi,"
he said, his voice as gentle and reassuring as always.
"In ancient times, there was a man named Zhuang Zhou. He had a dream where he turned into a butterfly."
"He flew happily in the dream and completely forgot that he was Zhuang Zhou."
"When he woke up, he was very confused."
"He didn't know if it was Zhuang Zhou who dreamed of being a butterfly or the butterfly that dreamed of being Zhuang Zhou."
He looked into Lu Ruoxi's eyes and asked word by word:
"Do you think it matters?"
Lu Ruoxi was stunned.
Zhuang Zhou dreamed of the butterfly, and the butterfly became Zhuang Zhou.
Of course, she knew this allusion.
"Whether it's Zhuang Zhou or the butterfly, what does it matter?" Lu Chenyuan continued.
"What's important is that the butterfly experienced the joy of flying in the dream."
"After Zhuang Zhou woke up, he still lived his own life."
"That stupid, crying girl who relied on others was the butterfly's dream."
"And you, Lu Ruoxi, the chief scientist of Yuanlong Technology, standing here, you are real. That's enough."
"As for me..."
There was a hint of calmness in Lu Chenyuan's smile.
"I'm your big brother. This will never change."
His words were like a warm stream, slowly flowing through Lu Ruoxi's confused heart.
Yes.
Did it matter?
Who she was, who her big brother was, which was the dream and which was the reality...
Did these really matter?
What was important was that she loved her current life.
She loved this big brother in front of her.
That was enough.
The panic and confusion in her eyes gradually faded away, and her eyes became clear and determined again.
"I understand, Big Brother,"
she said with a relieved smile.
At that moment, the nightmare of the so - called "past life" that had been haunting her began to slowly dissipate.
Lu Chenyuan nodded and picked up his phone.
"I'll call Su Yang and ask him to come over for dinner."
He dialed the number.
"Su Yang, come to Cloudtop One. Ruoxi is here too."
His tone was as natural as if he were calling a family member.
Lu Ruoxi looked at him, and the last trace of doubt in her heart completely vanished.
Big Brother not only accepted her reality but also her choice.
He respected her.
Consistent from beginning to end.
u serious?" Chen Feng watched helplessly as his painstakingly trained disciple, fresh off a championship victory, publicly abandoned him. "You had your chance, but you didn’t appreciate it. Now, face the consequences of your choice!" Chen Feng possessed the "Master System," a treasure trove of supreme martial arts techniques, capable of molding ordinary individuals into peerless prodigies. "Legs like yours? A shame not to train in the Crippling Kick." "Ever heard of a palm strike that descends from the heavens?" "Auntie! I see extraordinary bone structure in you—a martial arts prodigy, one in ten thousand." The once-defiant senior disciple, now watching her juniors rise to fame one after another, dominating the internet, was consumed by endless regret.
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
Explosive Plot Song Gua crossed over into another world, bringing along a whole crew of his doppelgangers—all of them mischief-makers. This was a world where everyone could choose a class. Song Gua became a "Bondweaver," capable of borrowing power, while his doppelgangers took on a wide variety of classes, covering just about everything. The number of doppelgangers grew day by day, each one a talented individual with a charming way of speaking. Under Song Gua's brilliant leadership, they would "greet" each other daily and engage in friendly "sparring," pulling off one major scheme after another on Earth. Sometimes they were bandits—stealing bosses, plundering mines, snatching resources. Sometimes they were saviors—descending like divine warriors to face world bosses threatening to massacre cities. Sometimes they even went undercover, infiltrating various major factions to stir up trouble from within, keeping their enemies constantly on edge. To prevent their doppelganger abilities from being exposed, Song Gua made them wear masks with mahjong tile patterns and don Taoist robes in various colors. "Remember, in front of outsiders, call me 'The Dice.'" "Got it! Boss!" "Not 'Boss'—it's 'The Dice.' Think about the vibe, pay attention to the vibe." "Yes! Boss!" "For crying out loud..." From then on, whenever they appeared, they would have their own theme song playing: ~Hey~ paying respects at the mountain stronghold at night~ whose arm is draped over whose shoulder~ gather your courage and follow along...
