The news of the Lotus Pond Moonlight being reserved at the behest of Gu Chenan spread throughout the entire Suhang city.
Reserving a hotel is a common occurrence and should not have caused any ripples.
But the Lotus Pond Moonlight was different.
Every time it was reserved, something significant happened!
Either the younger generation of a prominent family held a wedding, or two influential forces conducted negotiations.
So when the news of the Lotus Pond Moonlight being reserved broke out, it immediately caught the attention of various media outlets in Suhang.
Underneath the hotel, many journalists with press badges stopped in their tracks. Since they didn't know who had reserved the Lotus Pond Moonlight today, everyone was filled with anticipation.
Soon, a convoy consisting of all-black SUVs arrived at the entrance of the Lotus Pond Moonlight Hotel.
The journalists who were gathered there immediately turned their attention to the convoy.
Who could be the main guest today?!
Click, click, click...
The convoy parked, and numerous black-suited bodyguards wearing sunglasses stepped out of the cars, splitting into two teams on either side of the road.
Seeing this display, the expectations of the journalists and onlookers skyrocketed.
Who on earth had reserved the Lotus Pond Moonlight? They must have significant influence to warrant such a grand entourage!
Under the gaze of the crowd, a man dressed in a deep blue suit, exuding a handsome aura, descended from one of the vehicles.
The journalists raised their eyebrows in surprise.
Gu Shaoye?!
The young master of the Gu family from Donghai!
They didn't expect him to visit Suhang!
But at the same time, a question arose in everyone's minds.
Why did Gu Shaoye reserve the Lotus Pond Moonlight? Was it for a business negotiation? Or to host a gathering with the prominent families of Suhang?
However, at that moment, the door on the other side of the car opened.
A slender and well-proportioned leg, clad in silk stockings and silver high heels, stepped out.
The crowd held their breath, their eyes fixed on the other side of the car door.
In the next second, Xiao Yajie, wearing a pure white evening gown, emerged from the vehicle.
Immediately, the onlookers widened their eyes.
Miss Xiao?!
Miss Xiao actually came to the Lotus Pond Moonlight for a meal with Gu Shaoye?
No, it was Gu Shaoye who had reserved the Lotus Pond Moonlight for Xiao Yajie!
So, was Gu Shaoye pursuing Xiao Yajie?!
Given Gu Shaoye's notorious reputation in Donghai, Xiao Yajie shouldn't accept, right?
"Gu Shaoye, Miss Xiao, please come inside," said the manager of the Lotus Pond Moonlight, standing in front of the hotel entrance, welcoming Gu Chenan and Xiao Yajie.
Gu Chenan tightly held Xiao Yajie's flawless jade hand. "Let's go, Yajie."
"Okay," Xiao Yajie nodded, showing no signs of refusal. She even took the opportunity to link her arm with Gu Chenan's.
Witnessing this scene, the journalists and onlookers were stunned.
This wasn't just Gu Shaoye pursuing Miss Xiao, they were already in a relationship!
Otherwise, why would Xiao Yajie show no signs of refusal and even take the initiative to link arms with Gu Shaoye?
For a moment, various emotions filled the hearts of the onlookers.
There was displeasure, regret, but above all, curiosity.
Xiao Yajie was from Suhang, while Gu Chenan was from Donghai. Before this, there had been no news of them knowing each other.
Furthermore, it's difficult to understand how Gu Chenan, who has a terrible reputation, ended up with Xiao Yajie, who is known in Suhang for her pure sexiness.
What's more, both the local reporters and the onlookers from Suhang felt a sense of frustration and dissatisfaction, as if their own prized cabbage had been taken by a pig.
...
Ding! The elevator doors opened.
Gu Chenan and Xiao Yajie stepped out.
Suddenly, Xiao Yajie was taken aback.
The lights were dim, candles flickered, rose petals floated in the air, and the scent of roses filled the atmosphere.
There were even signs made of rose petals and candles on the ground, pointing the way.
Her heart couldn't help but beat faster.
She was familiar with the moonlight in the lotus pond, but the current scene of lotus pond moonlight was completely unfamiliar yet romantic.
After walking a few steps, a banner appeared, which read: "Miss Xiao Yajie, thank you for accepting my love - Gu Chenan, who loves you."
"Was it arranged so well?" Xiao Yajie turned around and smiled.
"Well, it's just average. We must go all out when acting," Gu Chenan smiled and walked forward, grabbing Xiao Yajie's hand. "Let's go inside."
The two of them walked along the path made of candles and rose petals and entered the restaurant.
The lighting in the restaurant was extremely dim, or rather, all the lights were off except for the emergency exit signs.
The only light came from the candles.
In the center of the restaurant, there was a table with flickering candlesticks and scented smoke.
They took their seats.
Xiao Yajie looked at Gu Chenan's face, which was illuminated by the candlelight, and her heart started beating rapidly for no reason.
She had never been in a relationship before, but she had fantasized about such a romantic scene.
However, she didn't expect that when she actually encountered such a scene, she would be playing the role of someone else's girlfriend.
For a moment, Xiao Yajie felt a bit disappointed.
Gu Chenan crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair. He glanced at the reporters and onlookers outside the window, then looked at his watch.
"What's wrong? Is there something else?" Xiao Yajie asked.
Gu Chenan nodded and then pulled Xiao Yajie up from her chair and took her to the floor-to-ceiling window.
"What else do we need to do?" Xiao Yajie asked nervously.
She wasn't afraid that Gu Chenan would do something to her, but she was afraid that if things continued like this, her heart would jump out of her chest.
Gu Chenan held Xiao Yajie's wrist with one hand and put his arm around her slender waist with the other. "We need the journalists down there to take photos."
Feeling Gu Chenan's breath so close, Xiao Yajie blushed and turned her head to the side, slowly nodding. "Oh."
"By the way, I need you to do one more thing for me," Gu Chenan said.
"W-what is it?"
"Give me a kiss."
"What?" Xiao Yajie was startled and was about to refuse.
Bang!
A firework burst in the sky!
The dazzling colors of the fireworks illuminated the two people in front of the window, and the attention of the reporters immediately shifted to them.
"Now is the perfect time," Gu Chenan said.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several fireworks flew into the pitch-black night sky, blooming with brilliant colors.
Meanwhile, the sound of fireworks exploding masked Gu Chenan's voice. Xiao Yajie couldn't hear clearly, and she shouted, "What did you say?"
Gu Chenan shouted back, "I said, right now, give me a kiss!"
Xiao Yajie shook her head. "I can't hear!"
The background sound of fireworks continued to echo, and the red and yellow fireworks reflected corresponding colors on the two of them.
Gu Chenan stopped speaking and suddenly tightened his hold on Xiao Yajie's waist, pulling her into his arms.
Their bodies pressed against each other, and Gu Chenan's other hand embraced Xiao Yajie's head as he leaned in for a kiss.
This sudden kiss caused Xiao Yajie's pupils to dilate. She wanted to push Gu Chenan away, but for some reason, her hands remained on his chest without making any effort to push him away.
Bang!
The fireworks bloomed once again, casting a golden hue on their figures.
Click, click, click!
At the same time, the reporters downstairs went crazy, capturing this scene by rapidly pressing the shutter button.
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?"
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!"
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!"
